Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 044

"The Forked Paths of Destiny! Yuma Throws Away Dueling!" is the forty-fourth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime. It first aired in Japan on February 20, 2012.

Featured Duel: Yuma Tsukumo vs. Roku
Duel is shown from an unspecified turn. Yuma has 3800 Life Points and controls "Gogogo Giant" (2000/0), "Gogogo Golem" (1800/1500), "Zubaba Knight" (1600/900) and "Gagaga Magician" (1500/1000), all in Attack Position. Roku has 500 Life Points, one Set monster and one Set card.

Yuma's turn

Yuma draws and Normal Summons "Gagaga Girl" (1000/800). "Gagaga Girl" attacks the Set monster, but Roku activates his face-down "Mirror Force", destroying all of Yuma's monsters.

Roku's turn

Roku Flip Summons "Queen's Knight" (1500/1600) and Normal Summons "King's Knight" (1600/1400). As he controls a "Queen's Knight", the effect of "King's Knight" activates and he Special Summons "Jack's Knight" (1900/1000) from his Deck in Attack Position. Roku plays "Polymerization", fusing his three monsters to Fusion Summon "Arcana Knight Joker" (3800/2500) in Attack Position. "Arcana Knight Joker" attacks directly (Yuma 3800 → 0).

Error

 * When Kite kneels in front of his brother, part of his hair that is usually green is yellow instead.
 * The backs of Yuma's cards were shown with the card design used at the beginning of series.

Featured cards
The following cards appeared in this episode. No cards debuted here.