Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Chapter 013

'''Showdown! Who will Win?'' is the thirteenth chapter of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga. It was first printed in Japanese in the V Jump magazine and in English in the Shonen Jump magazine. Both of which were printed in volume 2 of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX graphic novels afterwards.

Plot
Jaden Yuki manages to inflict damage on Koyo with his Skyscraper-powered Flame Wingman, but Koyo manages to summon Ocean and Woodman, and uses the Skyscraper effect to defeat Flame Wingman and damage Jaden. Jaden retaliates with Clayman, which despite its excellent defense, would not have enough attack to defeat either of Koyo's heroes, and forces Koyo to dispel the Skyscraper effect. Midori then realizes that Koyo could have dispelled the effect in the damage phase and destroyed Clayman, but that he wants to enjoy his duel with Jaden. Jaden takes advantage of Koyo prematurely using Cyclone and uses Swords of Sealing Light to stop him from attacking.

As the duel goes on, Koyo begins to suffer the effects of drawing cards from the curse the shadow placed on him but he is determined to not collapse during the duel, let alone in front of Jaden. His condition worsens as the duel goes on, but he does not understand why this is happening. He draws Winged Kuriboh, his "partner," and notes that he is grateful for its existence. At this point, Jaden moves to finish him off by activating Elemental Hero Thunder Giant with a card that can negate monsters in defense mode's ability to guard their user from damage.

Duel

 * Jaden (2400 LP) uses Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (2100 ATK) to attack Inferno (2300 ATK). The Skyscraper effect increases Flame Wingman's attack by 1000, so it destroys Inferno and reduces Koyo's LP to 3200. Flame Wingman's effect, damaging Koyo by the attack of the monster that it had destroyed, reduces Koyo's LP to 900. Koyo uses Hero Signal to summon Ocean (1500 ATK) from his deck. As a result of Flame Burst's special effect, he adds Pot of Greed to his hand.


 * Koyo (900 LP) activates Pot of Greed to draw two cards. He summons Woodman (1000 ATK) in attack mode. He attacks Flame Wingman with Ocean, whose attack is increased to 2500 as a result of the Skyscraper, while Flame Wingman's is not, and Jaden's LP is reduced to 2000. He attacks Jaden directly with Woodman, reducing his LP to 1000.


 * Jaden (1000 LP) draws Clayman in Attack Mode (800 ATK). He tries to attack Ocean, but Koyo dispels the Skyscraper effect with Cyclone. Jaden plays the Swords of Sealing Light, preventing Koyo from attacking for three turns.


 * Koyo (900 LP) plays Remnant Memory face-down. He switches Woodman and Ocean to Defense mode. (2000 DEF and 1200 DEF, respectively)


 * Jaden (1000 LP), summons Elemental Hero Sparkman (1800 ATK) to attack Ocean, destroying it.


 * Koyo (900 LP) draws Hero Alive and ends his turn.


 * Jaden (1000 LP) draws and uses Polymerization, fusing Sparkman and Clayman to form Elemental Hero Thunder Giant (2400 ATK). He uses its ability to destroy a monster with lower attack to destroy Forestman. He tries to directly attack Koyo, but he uses Remnant Memory to remove Ocean and Woodman to reduce his damage to 0. The Swords of Sealing Light fade.


 * Koyo (900 LP) draws Winged Kuriboh and sets it in defense mode (100 DEF).


 * Jaden (1000 LP) equips Meteor Strike on Thunder, enabling him to inflict damage on a player with a monster in defense mode equal to the difference between his monster's attack and Koyo's monster's defense. He launches an attack on Koyo, but the result is not seen in the chapter.