Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist - Duel 152

Death Trap World! is the 152nd chapter of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist manga and the 211th chapter of Yu-Gi-Oh! in the Japanese version.

The second round of the Battle City quarter-finals continues, with Jonouchi facing Marik, who is still being impersonated by Rishid. Rishid's Trap Cards force Jonouchi onto the defensive, and his assault begins to overwhelm Jonouchi.

Summary
Rishid activates his "Anti-Magic" Trap Card, "Judgement of Anubis," telling Jonouchi that all his monsters will die, killed by their master's lack of foresight. The giant jackal head's howl blows all three of Jonouchi's monsters away, reducing his Life Points to 1850. Rishid tells Jonouchi that he's already in Hell, a hell of Traps. Jonouchi curses that his three monsters were destroyed.

Down below on the sidelines, Yugi says that this is bad, "Marik" totally saw through Jonouchi. Mai cheers for Jonouchi to calm down, he can still win. Yugi continues, stating that Trap Cards are scary because they can turn the situation around in an instant, but what's also bad is the mental damage they inflict on the player. Mai agrees; in a worst-case scenario, a player could become so nervous they can't fight, which is probably part of "Marik's" strategy. Yugi states that Jonouchi won't run away, no Trap can stop his fighting spirit. Jonouchi clearly agrees, grinning, to Rishid's surprise, and he tells him to listen up, claiming that he did that on purpose to see how good "Marik" was, but it looks like he underestimated him. He grins that this could be fun, "Marik's" only the 21st Duelist to make him play for real. He claims that he'll raise his Duelist Level to the max. Honda thinks Jonouchi's lost it, but Yugi cheers that that's the spirit. Kaiba remains impassive, thinking that you can't dampen the enthusiasm of a moron.

Jonouchi tells "Marik" that it's his turn. Rishid draws, Sets a card, and ends his turn. Jonouchi isn't happy to see another face-down card, and Yugi wonders if "Marik" even has any monster cards in his Deck. Jonouchi angrily calls "Marik's" Trap setting cheap, and asks if he has the guts to attack Jonouchi, calling him a coward. Rishid doesn't rise to the taunts, telling Jonouchi that it's his turn. Jonouchi furiously draws, then he Summons "Alligator Sword." He knows that "Marik" must have four Trap Cards on his field, and that if he attacks carelessly, "Marik" will walk all over him. Rishid smiles, and Jonouchi begins to respond, but he knows he can't attack, and Sets a card of his own to end his turn. Yugi thinks that that was the right move. Jonouchi will only fall for "Marik's" Trap if he moves in now, urging him to be patient and wait for an opportunity. Though Yugi himself isn't sure if there's a way to sneak past the web of Traps and damage "Marik."

Jonouchi tells "Marik" that it's his turn, but Rishid simply passes after drawing. Jonouchi gets pretty wound up, realising that Rishid will just wait until Jonouchi attacks, and his swear words begin escalating. Yugi mentally begs him not to lose his cool, as it's what "Marik" wants. Angrily, Jonouchi draws, then he Summons his "Rocket Warrior." He can't take it anymore, as his pride as a Duelist won't allow him to back down from a challenge. He transforms "Rocket Warrior" into its invincible rocket mode, and direct attacks "Marik." Yugi mentally begs him not to, as Rishid activates his Trap Card, "Will of the Wadjet," allowing him to temporarily control Jonouchi's "Rocket Warrior." "Rocket Warrior" twists around in mid-air, and Rishid orders him to attack Jonouchi's "Alligator." Jonouchi responds with his own Set card, "Fairy Box," hiding "Alligator Sword" in the box. Jonouchi grins, telling "Marik" to try an hit it. Even Rishid is caught off-guard by the box, and "Rocket Warrior" smashes into one of the holes, and its head emerges in confusion from the smoking hole, while the smirking head of "Alligator Sword" emerging from another hole. Jonouchi laughs; his monster's untouched, wasting "Marik's" Trap, plus, he found the weak point of "Marik's" Trap tactic. His Deck's mostly Spell and Trap cards, in other words, he doesn't have any monsters to shield him, so if Jonouchi gets rid of all the Trap cards, he can finish "Marik" off easy. Honda points out that that's easier said than done, though Yugi reminds him that Jonouchi had the upper hand that turn.

Rishid asks him if he's sure, asking if Jonouchi hasn't realised that if was him who fell for Rishid's Trap last turn. Jonouchi is shocked, and Marik laughs, commenting that he thinks that it's time Rishid stopped playing around with Jonouchi. Rishid admits that just as Jonouchi said, his Deck is mostly Spell and Trap cards, but what if a Trap card exists that can take the place of a monster card? Then his Deck would be truly unbeatable, with none of the weaknesses Jonouchi speaks of. Jonouchi is horrified, as Yugi thinks that he's never heard of anything like that. Rishid tells them to watch, for they've already triggered it. He plays his "Embodiment of Apophis," and Jonouchi realises that it's really real. Mai asks if it's Summoned as a monster when the Trap's Set off. Yugi gets it; when Jonouchi attacked with "Rocket Warrior," the Trap was activated, and the Trap Monster was Summoned. Rishid corrects him, Trap monsters, plural. He placed three of those Trap cards on the field, and he acitvates tha other copies, Summoning three monsters on the turn. He tells "Apophis" to come forth, and three Serpentine warriors emerge frm the cards. Jonouchi is horrifed that "Marik" Summoned three monsters at once, and adds that they're scary. Yugi realizes that this is "Marik's" Trap strategy, what he was planning all along. Rishid tells Jonouchi that like a rat in a trap, he set foot on his trapdoor into hell, telling him to prepare himself to fall to the very depths.

Featured Duels: Katsuya Jonouchi vs. Rishid
 Turn 5: Jonouchi  Continuing from the last chapter, Rishid has just activated his Set "Judgement of Anubis," negating the activation of Jonouchi's Spell Card, "Giant Trunade" and destroying it, then destroying all of Jonouchi's monsters and inflicting damage to him equal to half their combined ATK. "Panther Warrior," "Gearfried the Iron Knight" and "Swordsman of Landstar" are all destroyed. (Jonouchi: 1850)

 Turn 6: Rishid  Rishid draws, then Sets a card.

 Turn 7: Jonouchi  Jonouchi draws. He Normal Summons "Alligator Sword" in Attack Position, (1500/1200) and Sets a card.

 Turn 8: Rishid  Rishid draws, then passes his turn.

 Turn 9: Jonouchi  Jonouchi draws. He Normal Summons "Rocket Warrior" (1500/1300) in Attack Position, and activates its effect to prevent it from being destroyed in battle this turn, as well as reduce the ATK of any monster if battles by the ATK of "Rocket Warrior." "Rocket Warrior" attacks Rishid directly, but Rishid activates his Set Trap Card "Will of the Wadjet," to take control of "Rocket Warrior" until the End Phase. As "Rocket Warrior" is attacking, it is forced to attack "Alligator Sword," but Jonouchi responds with his Set "Fairy Box," which hides "Alligator Sword" in a box and forces Rishid to select one hole out of six to attack. "Rocket Warrior" hits an empty hole, so "Alligator Sword" survives. Since "Rocket Warrior" attacked, all three of Rishid's Set "Embodiment of Apophis" are activated, Special Summoning them as Monster Cards. (1600/1800)

Duel continues in the next chapter.

Production history
Death Trap World! is the 152nd chapter of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist. In the Japanese manga it is the 211th chapter of Yu-Gi-Oh!. It was first printed in Japanese in the V Jump magazine. It was reprinted in volume 24 of the Japanese graphic novels and volume 17 of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist graphic novels in English.