Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 052

The Graduation Match, Part 2, known as VS Kaiser (Part 2) - Final Fusion in the Japanese version, is the fifty-second episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. Jaden Yuki's rematch with Zane Truesdale continues, with them both unveiling counter after counter before the ultimate end of the duel.

Summary
Zane Truesdale expresses his disappointment that his last duel at Duel Academy had to end this way, and attacks Jaden Yuki's "Elemental Hero Wildedge" with his "Power Bond"-enhanced "Cyber End Dragon". Jaden activates his face-down "Soul Union", which adds the attack of the "Elemental Hero Bladedge" in his Graveyard to that of "Wildedge". Zane comments that that still isn't enough - Jaden's Life Points will still go from 1900 to zero with this attack. Jaden is flustered, as he has been using his head in this match, yet is still losing. The attack hits, and his Life Points go down to 100. He reveals that the chained his face-down "Emergency Provisions" at the last moment, sending "Soul Union" to the Graveyard to gain 1000 Life Points before the attack hit. He then activates his face-down "Hero Signal" to Special Summon" "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" from his Deck in Defense Position, drawing two cards via its effect. Zane Summons "Cyber Kirin" and immediately Tributes it using its effect. This negates any effect damage he would take during this turn, thus preventing the game-ending damage he'd have taken from "Power Bond".

Zane again reminds Jaden that using his head isn't something that comes naturally to him. Jaden realizes that in doing so, he's exhausted himself. He calls for Ms. Dorothy and asks her to bring him a snack. Zane allows him to take a break, and Dorothy brings out a rice cooker and prepares Jaden a snack, assisted by Sadie. After eating, the duel continues, with Jaden playing "Pot of Greed" to draw two more cards. He then Summons "Elemental Hero Avian" in Defense Position, before playing "Spy Hero", which allows him to randomly discard two cards from his Deck in order to take a random Spell Card from Zane's Graveyard. It ends up being "Future Fusion", which Jaden immediately plays to fuse the "Elemental Hero Burstinatrix" and "Elemental Hero Clayman" in his Deck to Fusion Summon "Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster". The monster Summoned via "Future Fusion" cannot attack in the turn it is Summoned, so Jaden Sets two cards to end his turn. Zane Summons "Cyber Phoenix", whose effect allows him to negate a card effect that would target a single Machine-type monster on the field as long it remains in Attack Position. Zane attacks with "Cyber End Dragon", but Jaden activates his face-down "De-Fusion". Zane reiterates that "Cyber Phoenix" will negate an effect that targets "Cyber End Dragon", but Jaden splits his own "Rampart Blaster" into "Burstinatrix" and "Clayman" instead. A replay would then occur, but Jaden activates his face-down "Elemental Burst", Tributing the "EARTH"-attribute "Clayman", WIND-attribute "Avian", FIRE-attribute "Burstinatrix" and WATER-attribute "Bubbleman" to destroy all cards Zane controls. As this effect is not targeting a specific monster, "Cyber Phoenix" is unable to negate it, so both of Zane's monsters are destroyed, though the second effect of "Cyber Phoenix" lets him draw a card.

Zane activates "Time Fusion", which requires him to remove a card in his hand from play in order to Special Summon a Fusion Monster from his Graveyard during his next Standby Phase, while Ignoring the Summoning Conditions. Jaden simply Sets a card, and Zane begins his next turn. He reveals that the card he removed from play was "Card from a Different Dimension", which returns to his hand and lets both players draw two cards. "Cyber End Dragon" is then Special Summoned via "Time Fusion". However, the monster Summoned with "Time Fusion" cannot attack during the turn in which it was Summoned, so Zane Sets a card to end his turn. Jaden plays "Fusion Recovery", adding "Burstinatrix" and "Polymerization" from his Graveyard to his hand. He Summons the former, and then plays "Miracle Fusion" to remove it and the "Avian" in his Graveyard from play and Fusion Summon "Elemental Hero Flame Wingman". He then uses "Polymerization" to fuse that with the "Elemental Hero Sparkman" in his hand to Fusion Summon "Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman", whose attack increases to 4900 due to the seven "Elemental Heroes" in Jaden's Graveyard. He attacks and destroys "Cyber End Dragon", reducing Zane to 1100 Life Points. "Shining Flare Wingman's" effect would then activate to inflict damage equal to his destroyed monster's attack points to Zane, but he plays his face-down "Damage Polarizer", negating the damage and letting both players a draw a card. Both draw the same one - "Battle Fusion". Jaden Sets his copy, and ends his turn.

Zane activates "Power Bond", and declares he'll Summon "Cyber End Dragon" once more, despite not having any "Cyber Dragons" to use as Fusion Material Monsters. He activates the Quick-Play Spell Card "Cybernetic Fusion Support", which lets him pay half of his Life Points to remove Machine-type Fusion Material Monsters in his Graveyard from play to perform a Fusion Summon. "Cyber End Dragon" is Summoned, with its attack doubled via "Power Bond". Zane then activates "Limiter Removal", doubling its attack points again. He attacks "Shining Flare Wingman", but Jaden activates his face-down "Battle Fusion", increasing the attack of "Shining Flare Wingman" by that of "Cyber End Dragon", for a total of 20,900. Zane chains his own "Battle Fusion", increasing "Cyber End Dragon's" attack by that of "Shining Flare Wingman", for a total of 36,900. Zane and Jaden both compliment each other, and Jaden activates "Final Fusion", which deals damage equal to the attack of the monsters currently engaged in battle to the Life Points of both players, meaning they both 57,800 points of effect damage, thus ending the duel in a Draw. The gathered crowd all rise and begin to applaud.

Zane's turn
Turn continues from the previous episode.
 * Has just declared an attack with his 8000-attack power "Cyber End Dragon".
 * Jaden activates his face-down "Soul Union", adding the attack of the "Elemental Hero Bladedge" in his Graveyard to that of the "Elemental Hero Wildedge" on his field, for a total of 5200.
 * Attacks with "Cyber End Dragon", but Jaden activates "Emergency Provisions" to send "Soul Union" to the Graveyard before the attack hits, thus leaving him with 100 Life Points.
 * With "Wildedge" destroyed, Jaden activates "Hero Signal", letting him Special Summon "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" (800/1200) from his Deck in Defense Position, with its effect letting him draw two cards.
 * Summons "Cyber Kirin" (300/800) in Attack Position.
 * Tributes "Cyber Kirin" using its own effect, negating the Effect damage he would have taken from his earlier activation of "Power Bond".

Jaden's turn

 * Activates "Pot of Greed", drawing two cards.
 * Summons "Elemental Hero Avian" (1000/1000) in Defense Position.
 * Activates "Spy Hero", discarding two random cards from his Deck to add "Future Fusion" from Zane's Graveyard to his hand.
 * Activates "Future Fusion", fusing the "Elemental Hero Burstinatrix" and "Elemental Hero Clayman" in his Deck to Fusion Summon "Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster" (2000/2500) in Defense Position. The monster Summoned via "Future Fusion" cannot attack the turn it is Summoned.
 * Sets two cards.

Zane's turn

 * Summons "Cyber Phoenix" (1200/1600) in Attack Position. Its effect will negate any of Jaden's card effects that specifically target a single Machine-type monster on the field as long as it remains in Attack Position.
 * Attacks "Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster" with "Cyber End Dragon", but Jaden activates "De-Fusion", splitting "Rampart Blaster" into "Burstinatrix" (1200/800) and "Clayman" (800/2000), both in Defense Position.
 * Jaden activates his face-down "Elemental Burst", Tributing the "EARTH"-attribute "Clayman", WIND-attribute "Avian", FIRE-attribute "Burstinatrix" and WATER-attribute "Bubbleman" to destroy all cards Zane controls. The effect of "Cyber Phoenix" allows Zane to draw a card.
 * Activates "Time Fusion", removing a card in his hand from play to select a Fusion Monster in his Graveyard and Special Summon it during his next Standby Phase, though it will be unable to attack that turn.

Jaden's turn

 * Sets a card

Zane's turn

 * The "Card from a Different Dimension" that was removed from play via "Time Fusion" returns to Zane's hand, letting both players draw two cards.
 * "Cyber End Dragon" (4000/2800) is Special Summoned from the Graveyard via "Time Fusion".
 * Sets a card.

Jaden's turn

 * Activates "Fusion Recovery", returning "Burstinatrix" and "Polymerization" from his Graveyard to his hand.
 * Summons "Burstinatrix" (1200/800) in Attack Position.
 * Activates "Miracle Fusion", removing the "Avian" in his Graveyard and the "Burstinatrix" on his field from play to Fusion Summon "Elemental Hero Flame Wingman" (2100/1200) in Attack Position
 * Activates "Polymerization", fusing "Flame Wingman" with the "Sparkman" in his hand to Fusion Summon "Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman" (2500/2100) in Attack Position, whose attack increases by 2400 due to the eight "Elemental Heroes" In Jaden's Graveyard, to a total of 4900.
 * Attacks and destroys "Cyber End Dragon" with "Shining Flare Wingman" (Zane 1100), but Zane activates his face-down "Damage Polarizer", negating the effect damage and letting both players draw a card. Both draw "Battle Fusion".
 * Sets a card.

Zane's turn

 * Activates "Power Bond" and "Cybernetic Fusion Support", the latter of which lets him remove the Fusion Material Monsters of a Machine-type Fusion Monster from play by paying half his Life Points (Zane 550) to Summon that Fusion Monster. He Fusion Summons "Cyber End Dragon" (4000/4000), whose attack is doubled via "Power Bond"
 * Activates "Limiter Removal", doubling "Cyber End Dragon's" attack again, to 16,000.
 * Attacks "Shining Flare Wingman" with "Cyber End Dragon", but Jaden activates his face-down "Battle Fusion", increasing the attack of "Shining Flare Wingman" by that of "Cyber End Dragon", for a total of 20,900. Zane chains his own "Battle Fusion", increasing "Cyber End Dragon's" attack by that of "Shining Flare Wingman's", for a total of 36,900. Jaden activates his face-down "Final Fusion", which deals damage equal to the attack of the monsters currently engaged in battle to the Life Points of both players. Both Zane and Jaden take 57,800 points of effect damage (Jaden 0, Zane 0).
 * The duel ends in a Draw.

Differences in adaptations
In the Japanese version, Judai and Kaiser make references to the latter being "perfect". Just before the duel ends, Kaiser tells Judai that he will one day surpass him. While Kaiser has reached his limit of "perfection", he states that Judai has "infinite potential".

Featured cards
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.