Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 144

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{{DynamicNavigationBox Aster Phoenix vs. Adrian Gecko
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Adrian's Turn

 * Summons Vortex Trooper (0/600) in defense position
 * Activates Vortex Trooper's effect, shuffling two cards from his hand to his Deck and drawing two cards

Aster's Turn

 * Summons Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude (1400/1600)
 * Activates Diamond Dude's effect and sends Destiny Draw to the graveyard
 * Diamond Dude attacks Vortex Trooper
 * By Vortex Trooper's effect, Adrian draws a card
 * Sets two cards

Adrian's Turn

 * Summons Deep Diver (1000/1100)
 * Sets a card

Aster's Turn

 * Due to Diamond Dude's effect, Aster activates Destiny Draw's effect and draws 2 cards
 * Activates Diamond Dude's effect and sends Doctor-D to the graveyard
 * Summons Destiny Hero - Dunker (1200/1700)
 * Activates Dunker's effect, discarding Destiny Hero - Disk Commander and inflicting 500 damage to Adrian (Adrian 3500)
 * Activates Clock Tower Prison
 * Activates his two face-down Eternal Dreads, adding four Clock Counters on Clock Tower Prison
 * Activates Mystical Space Typhoon, destroying Clock Tower Prison
 * Special Summons Destiny Hero - Dreadmaster (?/?), whose effect allows Aster to Special Summon Destiny Hero - Disk Commander (300/300)
 * Disk Commander's effect allows Aster draws two cards
 * Dreadmaster's effect gives it ATK equal to the total ATK of all Destiny Heroes on the field (2900/2900)
 * Attacks Deep Diver with Dunker
 * Attacks directly with Disk Commander (Adrian 3200)
 * Attacks directly with Diamond Dude (Adrian 1800)
 * Attacks directly with Dreadmaster
 * Adrian activates his face-down "Dimensional Prison", removing Dreadmaster from play
 * Deep Diver's effect activates, allowing Adrian to select a card from his Deck and place it on top of his Deck
 * Activates Force of Four, limiting both player's hands to four cards each
 * As Adrian is holding five cards, he discards a card to the graveyard

Adrian's Turn

 * Discards Exodia the Forbidden One due to Force of Four
 * Activates Ultimate Unsealing Ritualistic Art from his graveyard and returns Exodia the Forbidden One to his Deck
 * Discards Right Arm of the Forbidden One and Left Arm of the Forbidden One to the graveyard
 * Special Summons Exodios, the Ultimate Forbidden God (?/0)
 * Due to the two "Forbidden One" cards in Adrian's graveyard, Exodios' ATK becomes 2000
 * Sends Right Leg of the Forbidden One to the graveyard, increasing Exodios' ATK by 1000 (3000/0)
 * Exodios' attacks Disk Commander (Aster 1300)

Aster's Turn

 * Activates Dunker's effect, discarding Destiny Hero - Malicious (Adrian 1300)
 * Activates the effect of the Doctor-D in his graveyard and removes Malicious from play
 * Special Summons Destiny Hero - Disk Commander (300/300) and draws two cards
 * Tributes his three monsters to Special Summon Destiny Hero - Dogma (3400/2400) and attacks Exodios (Adrian 900)

Adrian's Turn

 * Dogma's effect halves Adrian's LP (Adrian 450)
 * Adrian sends Left Leg of the Forbidden One to the graveyard (4000/0)
 * Attacks Dogma (Aster 700)

Aster's Turn

 * Activates D - Mind, allowing him to Special Summon "Destiny Hero - Departed" (1000/0) from his Deck
 * Activates Destiny Hero - Malicious's effect, allowing him to Special Summon another from his Deck (800/800)
 * Summons D - Cubic (0/0)
 * Tributes all three monsters to summon Destiny Hero - Plasma (1900/600)
 * Activates Drain Time, skipping Adrian's next Battle Phase
 * Sets a card

Adrian's Turn

 * Aster activates his face-down Blood Roar, allowing him to place a Blood Counter on Blood Roar
 * Adrian sets a card

Aster's Turn

 * Departed's effect activates, Special Summon to Adrian's side of the field (1000/0)
 * Attacks Departed with Plasma
 * Adrian activates his face-down Seal Protection Wall, ending the Battle Phase
 * Aster activates Plasma's effect, equipping Departed to itself and increasing its ATK by half of Departed (2400/600)
 * Sets a card

Adrian's Turn

 * Blood Roar's effect activates, giving Blood Roar another Blood Counter
 * Adrian attacks Plasma
 * Aster activates his face-down Blood Discharge, allowing him to tribute Departed to end the Battle Phase
 * Adrian activates Wrath of the Forbidden One, negating the effect of Blood Discharge
 * Activates Exodios' effect and sends Exodia the Forbidden One to the graveyard
 * Due to Exodios' effect, Adrian wins the Duel

Adrian wins }}


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