Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Chapter 007

The Real Duelist is the seventh 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 1 of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX graphic novels afterwards.

Plot
Despite Jaden Yuki's summoning Elemental Hero Terra Firma against Alexis Rhodes, Alexis manages to destroy Terra Firma and replace it with the fusion material monsters Woodman and Ocean. The shift in Alexis' favor convinces Seika Kohinata that Jaden only defeated Chazz because of a fluke. Seika realizes that regardless fo whether Alexis wins or loses, she will win Miss Duel Academy, but hopes that she will lose so that she can win Jaden's vote and defeat Alexis. As Alexis takes off over half of Jaden's life points in a single direct attack, the crowd cheers for her.

Jaden acknowledges Alexis' skill as a duelist, but prepares Elemental Hero Inferno to attack Alexis. Alexis plays Doble Passe in order to direct the damage to herself to allow Blizzard Master to attack Jaden directly. She explains that as a duelist, she must make sacrifices to win, impressing the audience and making Seika wonder why she is so serious about a beauty pageant. Jaden, however, uses Backdraft to inflict additional damage on Alexis and defeat her.

Alexis accepts Seika's victory, but Seika says that she cannot accept her title, as after seeing Alexis duel, everyone is cheering for her. Alexis says she merely wanted to be recognized as a duelist, but Jaden says every decision at the Academy "should sway in favor of the stronger duelist".

Duel

 * (Jaden's turn, continued from last chapter) Alexis activates reverse card Cold Fusion, forcing The Earth out of the game and reverting it to Woodman (1000 ATK) and Ocean (1500 ATK), before placing ice counters on both. She uses Cold Enchanter's ability and, discarding one card, places an ice counter on Elemental Hero Heat (1600 ATK). Jaden places a card face-down and ends his turn


 * Alexis (4000 LP) uses Absolute Zero Wall, reducing Ocean, Woodsman and Heat's ATK to 1000, 500 and 1100, respectively, and preventing them from attacking. She has Cold Enchanter (1600 ATK) and Cyber Valkyrie (1300 ATK) attack, but Jaden uses Negate Attack.


 * Jaden (3800 LP) summons Lady Heat in defense mode (1000 DEF). Alexis sacrifices a card to put an Ice Counter on Lady Heat, reducing her attack from 1300 to 800.


 * Alexis (4000 LP), sacrifices Cyber Valkyrie and Cold Enchanter to summon Blizzard Master (2500 ATK). She uses Blizzard Master's ability to send Absolute Zero Wall to the graveyard, destroying Woodman, Ocean, Heat and Lady Heat, and attacks Jaden directly, reducing his LP to 1300.


 * Jaden (1300 LP) puts Backdraft facedown, and activates Heat Crystals to remove Heat and Lady Heat from the game to summon Inferno (2300 ATK). Its special ability increases its attack to 3300 when fighting water monsters, and it attacks Blizzard Master, but Alexis uses Doble Passe to shift the damage to herself, reducing her LP to 700. She attempts to directly counterattack with Blizzard Master, but Jaden activates Backdraft, causing her to take damage equal to Inferno's attack and lose the duel.