Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 002

"The Gauntlet is Thrown", known as "The Trap of Illusionist No Face" in the Japanese version, is the second episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! second series anime. It first aired in Japan on April 25, 2000 and in the United States on October 6, 2001.

School
In class Joey plays Duel Monsters against Téa. He Summons "Rock Ogre Grotto #1, claiming it will rock her block off. However Téa flips over her face-down "Happy Lover". Joey laughs that wimpy card doesn't stand a chance against his giant rock guy and urges her to give it up. Téa agrees that she doesn't stand a chance, unless she plays the "Breath of Light" card, sliding it onto the field as she does so. Startled, Joey asks Yugi if she can do that. Yugi replies that the "Breath of Light" card wears down Rock-Type monsters and reduces them to rubble. "Rock Ogre Grotto" is hit and falls apart, stunning Joey, whose Life Points hit 0. Téa celebrates over defeating Joey yet again and Tristan tells Joey he stinks at this game. Joey moans and buries his head onto the desk.

Afterwards outside school, Joey hangs out with Yugi and admits that Tristan is right, he does stink at the game and couldn't win a game of Duel Monsters to save his life. He asks Yugi for help, so Yugi decides to take a look at Joey's Deck, and finds it is made up entirely of Monster Cards. Joey explains that he filled it with the most powerful monsters he could find, but Yugi tells him that's not how the game works; Duel Monsters about combining Monster Cards with Magic Cards to make them stronger. Without Magic Cards, his monsters will get creamed every time, Yugi says. Joey rushes over and seizes Yugi excitedly, saying that's the kind of advice he needs and Yugi has got to help him more.

Game shop
Yugi takes Joey home to his Grandpa's game shop. His grandfather is the real game expert in the family, Yugi says, maybe he can help. (In the English version, the words "Kame Game", which are written in katakana, are removed from the sign at the shop). Inside, Yugi's grandfather, Solomon Muto is on a ladder, putting up a poster, advertising an upcoming National Duel Monsters tournament with a 3,000,000 yen prize. In the Japanese version, the poster contains "Elf Swordsman" ("Celtic Guardian") and "Hercules Beetle". In the English version, it contains "Black Luster Soldier" and "Harpie's Pet Dragon".

Joey's all excited about the tournament, and wants to enter it and win the money. Grandpa says if Joey thinks he's going to win that tournament, it's just an illusion. Yugi asks Joey if it's true. Joey falls to his knees and bows to Yugi, telling Yugi he really wants to win that tournament. Yugi protests that there's not even a month until the tournament, and Grandpa says he'll help. Yugi tells Joey that Grandpa's a great duelist, despite how he looks. Grandpa's not impressed with that, but says that he's a great trainer. Joey asks him for help, and Grandpa says he must start by changing his attitude. He shouldn't want to win for the prize. Grandpa will teach him about the Heart of the Cards. They beging training and Joey screams, while Grandpa orders him to try again.

(In the English version, the conversation between Yugi, Joey and Grandpa is rewritten. Yugi tells his Grandpa he's brought him a new student. Since Grandpa knows more about Duel Monsters than anyone, Joey says he was hoping that he'd teach him. Grandpa climbs down from the ladder and states that Duel Monsters is a very complex game. Joey agrees, say Téa beat him in three games in a row. Yugi corrects him, saying that it was five. Joey looks up at the poster and Grandpa says that he could teach Joey to be a great tournament duelist, but only if he's willing to spend endless days and sleepless nights training. "Piece of cake", Joey says and Grandpa says that with an attitude like that, teaching Joey may not be worth his effort. Joey withdraws and Yugi sarcastically compliments him. Joey drops to his knees and bows to Yugi, begging him to help convince Grandpa to teach him, promising to work hard. Yugi starts to argue that his grandpa can't do it, reversely affecting Grandpa, who decides he can do it. If he agrees, he tells Joey he must hard. Joey promises, and Grandpa says they'll begin immediately. He cracks his fingers, saying under his tuition, Joey will learn. He asks Joey if he can name the most powerful and weakest Duel Monster and if he knows what a Trap Card is, but Joey has no idea.)

Téa Gardner vs. Joey Wheeler
The beginning of the Duel is skipped.

Joey's turn

Joey Normal Summons "Rock Ogre Grotto #1" in Attack Position (800/1200)

Téa's turn

Téa Flip Summons "Happy Lover" (800/500). She then activates "Breath of Light" to destroy "Rock Ogre Grotto" (Joey 0).

Rex Raptor vs. Weevil Underwood
The beginning of the Duel is skipped.

Rex's turn

Rex Normal Summons "Two-Headed King Rex" in Attack Position (1600/1200).

Weevil's turn

Weevil Normal Summons "Basic Insect" in Attack Position (500/700).

Rex's turn

Rex attacks "Basic Insect" with "Two-Headed King Rex", but Weevil activates his face-down "Vortex", negating the attack and preventing "Two-Head King Rex" from attacking as long as "Vortex" remains face-up.

Weevil's turn

Weevil equips "Basic Insect" with "Laser Cannon Armor" to "Basic Insect", increasing its ATK and DEF by 300 ("Basic Insect" 500/700 800 1000). "Basic Insect" attacks and destroys "Two-Headed King Rex"

Yami Yugi vs. Maximillion Pegasus
'''Turn 1: Pegasus

Pegasus Sets a card.

Turn 2: Yugi

Yami Normal Summons "Koumori Dragon" (1500/1200) in Attack Position. Pegasus activates "Dragon Capture Jar", which imprisons "Koumori Dragon".

Turn 3: Pegasus

Pegasus Sets a monster.

Turn 4: Yugi

Yami Normal Summons "Silver Fang" (1200/800) in Attack Position.

Turn 5: Pegasus

Pegasus Flip Summons "Dragon Piper" in Attack Position (200/1800), which releases "Koumori Dragon" from "Dragon Capture Jar" and puts it on Pegasus' side of the field. "Koumori Dragon" attacks and destroys "Silver Fang" (Yugi 2000 → 1500). Pegasus then Sets "Sun Shower".

Turn 6: Yugi

Yami's hand contains "Beaver Warrior", "Horn Imp", "Breath of Light", "Zombie Warrior", and "Book of Secret Arts". Yami draws and Normal Summons a monster without looking at it. Pegasus activates his face-down "Sun Shower", thinking that Yami would Summon "Zombie Warrior". The monster is "Dark Magician" (2500/2100), who is not affected by "Sun Shower". "Dark Magician" attacks and destroys "Koumori Dragon" (Pegasus 2000 → 1200).

Turn 7: Pegasus

Pegasus draws and Normal Summons "Illusionist Faceless Mage" (1200/2200) in Attack Position. He equips it with "Eye of Illusion". "Illusionist Faceless Mage" attacks "Dark Magician", with "Eye of Illusion" negating the attack and equipping itself to "Dark Magician" without Yami knowing that.

Turn 8: Yugi

During the Standby Phase, Pegasus gains control of "Dark Magician" via "Eye of Illusion" without Yami knowing. Yami draws and Normal Summons "Celtic Guardian" in Attack Position (1400/1200 DEF. "Celtic Guardian" attacks "Illusionist Faceless Mage", but the effect of "Eye of Illusion" redirects the attack to "Dark Magician" (Yugi 1500 → 400).

Turn 9: Pegasus

Pegasus Sets a card.

Turn 10: Yugi

Yami Normal Summons "Summoned Skull" in Attack Position (2500/1200). "Summoned Skull" attacks "Illusionist Faceless Mage", but time runs out before the attack is completed, so Pegasus wins as he currently has more Life Points.

Differences from the TCG
The Duels in this episode followed the earlier Duel Monsters rules, so 2000 Life Points were used, Tributes were not required for Level 5 or higher monsters and players could not attack each other directly.

Differences in individual cards included:


 * "Infinite Dismissal" is named "Vortex". It negates the attack of 1 monster and seems to be a Normal Trap Card.


 * "Koumori Dragon" has 1700 ATK instead of 1500.


 * "Dragon Capture Jar" "seals" Dragon-Type monsters within itself and is a Monster Card rather than a Trap Card.


 * "Dragon Piper" can destroy "Dragon Capture Jar" without being flipped.

Differences in adaptations

 * The poster in the dub that Yugi's Grandpa was putting up was "Black Luster Soldier" and "Harpie's Pet Dragon". In the Japanese version, it's an advertisement for an upcoming National Duel Monsters Tournament with a 3,000,000 yen cash prize. The Japanese poster shows ("Elf Swordsman" and "Hercules Beetle".)


 * In the dub Pegasus tells Yugi about Egypt, the Shadow Realm and the Millennium Items. In the Japanese version he was telling Yugi about the tournament.


 * When Pegasus tells Yugi that the world they're in is called the Shadow Realm, a pyramid is added over the shot of Pegasus in the US version.)


 * Pegasus giggles, saying the monsters are quite real, and quite dangerous! He tells "Yugi-boy" that he's quite entertaining—so defiant yet helpless, and completely ignorant of the power of his Millennium Puzzle. (Japanese Pegasus says Yugi played right into his hands, then giggles, saying "Joke! It's a joke," in English. In the Japanese, Pegasus is an American, and often speaks heavily-accented English.)