Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Episode 049

"Duels with Smiles" is the forty-ninth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime. It first aired in Japan on March 29, 2015.

Summary
Reira chants, "Solemn tyrant of the earth! I offer you the power residing in my eye! Xyz Summon! Appear now! Ultimate arnament that repels all! Rank 6! C/C/C Rock Armor the Embodiment of Heavy Armor!" As the Xyz Monster appears with a single Overlay Unit, Tate muses that it’s here, though he still has his trump card. Reira activates the effect of "Rock Armor", detaching an Overlay Unit to increase the ATK of "Rock Armor" by half the total DEF of all face-up EARTH monsters. Both "Rock Armor" and Tate’s "Entermachine Gadget Giant" have 2000 DEF, which is added to the ATK of "Rock Armor" for a total of 4500. Reira declares his Battle Phase, attacking "Gadget Giant" with "Rock Armor". Tate replies that he won't let Reira, explaining that the effect of "Gadget Giant" will destroy his opponent’s Special Summoned monster without damage calculation. " Gadget Giant" beams a kaleidoscopic surge of light from its shoulder pauldron at " Rock Armor", and Nico Smiley declares that this is Tate’s answer; Reira is in a pinch. Reira reveals that the effect of "Rock Armor" negates the effects of the monsters that it battles, and "Rock Armor" swallows the light before slinging the rocks surrounding it at "Gadget Giant", destroying it and reducing Tate's LP from 1900 to zero. Nico praises the comeback of their winner, the miracle rookie Reira of LID, who has won his way through the tournament with Fusion, Synchro and Xyz Summoning to win the Youth Tournament. Tate congratulates Reira, comparing him to Declan Akaba in his use of Summoning methods. Reira is taken aback, but he thanks Tate with a shy smile.

In the Volcano Area, Sylvio joins Selena, Tsukikage, and Shay against the Obelisk Force. Tsukikage only has 500 LP and his "Twilight Ninja Shingetsu", while Selena has 2400 LP and controls her "Moon-Light Blue Cat" and "Moon-Light Purple Butterfly". Meanwhile, the three Obelisk Force each control an "Ancient Gear Triple Bite Hound Dog" that has been boosted to 2000 ATK and have 2000 LP each. Sylvio declares his turn and draws "Abyss Actor - Devil Heel". He uses the Scale 1 "Devil Heel" and the Scale 8 "Abyss Actor - Funky Comedian" to Set the Pendulum Scale, explaining that he can now simultaneously Summon monsters from Levels 2 to 7. He Pendulum Summons the Level 7 "Abyss Actor - Big Star" and he immediately activates its effect, adding an "Abyss Script" card from his Deck to his hand once per turn. Adding "Abyss Script - Fantasy Magic" to his hand, Sylvio activates the Spell Card, explaining that after reading the script, "Big Star" will act out his role. "Big Star" is cloaked in a wizard's garb, and Sylvio declares his Battle Phase, attacking the yellow-jeweled Obelisk Force's "Triple Bite Hound Dog" and destroying it, reducing the yellow-jeweled Obelisk Force to 1500 LP. The yellow-jeweled Obelisk Force asks if Sylvio was watching earlier, since even if he destroys the Obelisk Force's monsters, he'll just eat their combo in response. Sylvio replies that he didn't destroy "Triple Bite Hound Dog", but instead, during a turn in which he activated "Fantasy Magic", the destroyed monster was returned to the hand instead. But Fusion Monsters return to the Extra Deck, not the hand. The Obelisk Force instead activates a Trap Card, "Ancient Gear Rebirth Fusion, which when an "Ancient Gear" monster leaves the field, allows him to Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster that lists the monster that left the field as a Fusion Material. He chants "Appear and come forth! Level 9! Ancient Gear Ultimate Hound Dog!" The effect of "Ultimate Hound Dog" then activates since it was Fusion Summoned, halving the LP of the Obelisk Force's opponents. Sylvio can only ask what the heck is up with that as yellow energy rains down on his side of the field, reducing Tsukikage to 250 LP, Selena to 1200 LP, Silvio to 1000, and Shay's previously untouched LP to 2000. Sylvio curses, and Shay snaps at him to stay out of this, but he falters and grunts in pain again while clutching his ribs. Gong steps in between them, suggesting that Shay should take his own advice. He declares his turn and draws, immediately taking the intrusion penalty of 2000 LP, which reduces him to 2000 LP as he grunts.

Sora and Yuya face off in the underground cavern. Sora goes first, activating the Continuous Spell Card "Toy Vendor". Once per turn, he can send a card from his hand to the Graveyard and draw one card. He discards "Fluffal Wings" and a coin appears in the air and slots into "Toy Vendor". Sora prepares to draw, explaining that if he draws a Level 4 or lower monster, he can Special Summon it, but anything else is sent to the Graveyard. He draws the Level 3 "Fluffal Bear", and thus he Special Summons it, "Fluffal Bear". "Toy Vendor" cranks its arm and dispenses a ball that opens to release "Fluffal Bear". Then, Sora activates the Spell Card, "Polymerization". He chants, "Fusion Summon! Show yourself! Frightfur Bear!" Setting a card, Sora ends his turn, telling Yuya to face him, and that Sora will make Yuya realize Sora's true power.

Vowing to bring back Sora's smile, Yuya draws "Timegazer Magician". He uses the Scale 1 "Stargazer Magician" and the Scale 8 "Timegazer Magician" to Set the Pendulum Scale, allowing him to simultaneously Summon monsters from Levels 2 to 7. Yuya chants, "Swing, pendulum of the soul! Draw an arc of light across the aether! Pendulum Summon! Appear now, with your wondrous and beautiful dichromatic eyes, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" He tells Sora to remember how they felt when they first Dueled. Sora replies that he was just playing around the first time, but he won’t be so soft now. Yuya retorts that Sora's smile back then was genuine, and he declares his Battle Phase, attacking "Frightfur Bear" with "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon". Sora flips over to a rock and snags an Action Card, "Flame Chain", decreasing the ATK of one monster by 400. Yuya responds with the Pendulum Effect of "Stargazer Magician", negating the activation of a Spell Card once per turn while a Pendulum Monster is battling and re-Setting it. "Stargazer Magician" sends out light waves with "Halting Horoscope", re-Setting "Flame Chain". Sora grits his teeth and runs for another Action Card, but Yuya crosses overhead and activates his own, "Flame Power", increasing the ATK of a monster by 400 for the rest of the turn. "Odd-Eyes" glows orange as it increases to 2900 ATK. Returning to his original standing spot, Sora activates his Set "De-Fusion", returning "Frightfur Bear" to the Extra Deck and Special Summoning its Fusion Materials, "Fluffal Bear" and "Edge Imp Sabres" in Defense Position. Landing in a crouch, Yuya orders "Odd-Eyes" to attack "Edge Imp Sabres", and "Odd-Eyes" disintegrates the Fiend with one swipe of its tail. Yuya explains that when a monster that has been targeted by "Flame Power" destroys a monster in battle, it inflicts the DEF of that monster as damage. Fire rains from the card, reducing Sora to 3200 LP. Yuya ends his turn, the effect of "Flame Power" ending. Yuya states that back when they last Dueled, they became friends like this, didn't they? Sora scoffs at the idea of making friends through Dueling, calling it soft.

Gong looks at the "Pendulum Statue Red Devil" and "Pendulum Statue Black Sun" in his hand, before addressing Selena as Zuzu, claiming that he'll find a way out of this with the cards that she left him. He uses the Scale 1 "Red Devil" and the Scale 12 "Black Sun" to Set the Pendulum Scale, explaining that this will allow him to simultaneously Summon monsters from Level 2 to 11. He Pendulum Summons two "Superheavy Samurai Thief" in addition to "Superheavy Samurai Transporter". Then, Gong activates the effect of one of his "Thief", Tributing it to add a previously activated Spell or Trap Card to his hand. He adds the "Devil Heel" in Sylvio’s Pendulum Zone that is treated as a Spell Card via this effect, "Thief" transforming into a ball of light that removes the monster from its column of light. Sylvio tosses the card to Gong, asking if he’s using the effect wrong; can’t Gong break down the Obelisk Force’s combo with that effect? Gong catches the card, reassuring Sylvio that it's fine. He Tributes the other "Thief", this time adding Sylvio’s "Funky Comedian" to his hand. Finally, by Tributing "Transporter", he can add "Devil Heel" and "Funky Comedian" to Shay’s hand. "Transporter" tosses the cards to Shay with its staff, and Shay asks why Gong is giving him Pendulum Cards. Gong explains that Shay is finishing this, and he ends his turn, leaving Shay to ponder his current situation.

Sora claims that Dueling is a fight; in the end, it's win or get beaten. Yuya asks if Sora is saying that they aren't friends anymore, and Sora replies that they aren't; he has something more important to him than friendship.

Shay declares his turn and draws ferociously. He pants as he remembers Selena defending him from Sora, Tsukikage protecting them with "Barrier Ninjitsu Art of Gathering Shadows", Sylvio taking the intrusion penalty, and Gong telling Shay that he was finishing the Duel. He calls it ridiculous, but nevertheless, he uses the Scale 1 "Devil Heel" and the Scale 8 "Funky Comedian" to Set the Pendulum Scale, allowing him to simultaneously Summon monsters from Levels 2 to 7. Sylvio and Gong watch in anticipation as Shay declares, "Pendulum Summon! Flock to me! Raidraptor - Wild Vulture!" He's Pendulum Summoned three "Wild Vultures" and immediately overlays the Level 6 "Wild Vultures". He chants, "Proud falcon, spread your wings dyed in the blood of heroes. Advance along the path of revolution! Xyz Summon! Appear now! Rank 6! Raidraptor - Revolution Falcon!" Shay activates the effect of "Revolution Falcon", detaching an Overlay Unit to allow "Revolution Falcon" to attack all monsters his opponent controls once each. The green-jeweled Obelisk Force sneers that even if Shay can attack them all, their combo will send him packing. Shay explains that when "Revolution Falcon" battles a Special Summoned monster, the ATK and DEF of that monster become zero. He declares battle, and "Revolution Falcon" blasts flames from the exhaust pipes on its wings, reducing the stats of the Obelisk Force's monsters to zero. He tells "Revolution Falcon" as it spirals into the air to carry on the will of the fallen, and eradicate all of their enemies. "Revolution Falcon" attacks with "Revolutionary Air Raid", opening its bay doors and dropping its bomb payload, destroying the Obelisk Force’s monsters and blasting them backwards screaming as their LP falls to zero. Sylvio begins cheering, asking how the Obelisk Force like that, and as Gong nods at Shay, Sylvio yells, "Oh yes!" in English.

Sora tells Yuya that he will make Yuya realize that winning is more important than friendship. He declares his turn and draws another "Fluffal Wings". Sora activates the effect of his "Toy Vendor", discarding "Fluffal Wings" to draw a card. If it's a Level 4 or lower monster, he'll be able to Special Summon it. He draws the Level 2 "Fluffal Owl", which is Special Summoned. "Owl" pops out from "Toy Vendor", and Sora explains that when "Owl" is Special Summoned from his hand, he can add "Polymerization" from his Deck to his hand. Next Sora activates the effect of the "Fluffal Wings" in his Graveyard since he controls "Toy Vendor", banishing two copies to draw two cards; and then drawing one more by Tributing "Toy Vendor". Yuya is shocked that Sora drew three cards in one move, and Sora continues his turn, activating the Continuous Spell Card "Edge Nightmare". It allows him to Special Summon an "Edge Imp" monster from his Graveyard once per turn, so he revives "Edge Imp Sabres". Then he activates "Polymerization", fusing "Edge Imp Sabres", "Fluffal Bear" and "Fluffal Owl", chanting, "Claws of the demon! Fangs of the beast! Eyes of the void! Become one in the whirlpool of light and reveal your new form! Fusion Summon! Show yourself, mystical beast of the jungle that shreds everything! Frightfur Tiger!" Yuya yells at Sora to snap out of it; didn't he teach Zuzu to Fusion Summon out of friendship. Sora states that it was unnecessary, since Fusion is much more precious than that; it's the power to make the worlds one. Yuya snaps that making the worlds one through power is wrong. Sora can only protest that it isn't wrong before he activates the effect of "Frightfur Tiger" since it was Fusion Summoned, allowing him to destroy a number of cards equal to the number of its Fusion Materials. With three Fusion Materials, he can destroy three cards. "Tiger" extends its blades, chopping "Odd-Eyes", "Stargazer" and "Timegazer" in two. Sora adds that the ATK of "Tiger" will increase by 300 for each "Frightfur" on the field. "Tiger" glows yellow and laughs madly as it rises to 2200 ATK. Sora declares battle, attacking Yuya directly with "Frightfur Tiger". Yuya turns and flees, but "Tiger" pounces, knocking Yuya backwards and reducing his LP to 1800.

Sora Sets two cards, ending his turn. He asks Yuya if that is a clear enough answer for him. Yuya asks why Sora has changed this much; he used to be so straightforward and light-hearted. Sora replies that this is who he's always been; a Duel Warrior of Duel Academy. To hell with Duel Academy, Yuya snaps. He declares his turn and draws, then Summons "Performapal Skeeter Skimmer". Next, since he's successfully Summoned a "Performapal" monster, he can Special Summon "Performapal Secondonkey" from his hand. He overlays the Level 4 "Skeeter Skimmer" and "Secondonkey", chanting "Xyz Summon! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!" Yuya asks if Sora knows what Duel Academy did to the Xyz Dimension. Heartland was a peaceful city overflowing with smiles, and Sora's people trampled over it. Sora callously states that it had to be done, as it's all for making the worlds one. Yuya snaps that Sora and his people don't have that authority. He activates the effect of "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon" detaching an Overlay Unit to halve the ATK of a Level 5 or higher monster that his opponent controls and have "Dark Rebellion" gain that lost ATK. "Dark Rebellion's" wings unfold and blast lightning at "Frightfur Tiger", and Yuya tells Sora to remember who he really was. Sora protests that he keeps telling Yuya that this is the real him, and he activates a Counter Trap Card, "Frightfur March", negating a monster effect that targets a "Frightfur" Fusion Monster. Then, he sends a "Frightfur" monster from his Extra Deck to the Graveyard with the same Level as the targeted monsters, so he sends "Frightfur Bear" from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard. Finally, Sora can Special Summon a "Frightfur" monster from his Extra Deck that lists the targeted monster as a Fusion Material, treating that Summon as a Fusion Summon. A copy of "Frightfur Tiger" appears and glows yellow, and Sora chants, "Show yourself! Wild beast of the devil's nest, bare your fangs at all! Frightfur Sabre-Tooth". When "Sabre-Tooth" is Fusion Summoned, it can Special Summon a "Frightfur" monster from his Graveyard, ignoring the Summoning conditions. He chants, "Show yourself! Horrifying beast that shreds everything! Frightfur Bear!" Sora explains that the effect of "Tiger" increases the ATK of all "Frightfur" monsters by 300 for each "Frightfur" or "Fluffal " monster he controls, and "Tiger", "Sabre-Tooth" and "Bear" all rise to 2800, 3300, and 3100 ATK respectively. Then he reveals that the effect of "Sabre-Tooth" also increases the ATK of all "Frighfur" monsters by 400 for each "Frightfur" or "Fluffal" monster that he controls, and "Tiger", "Sabre-Tooth" and "Bear" rise in ATK again, to 4000, 4500, and 4300 respectively. Yuya snags another Action Card, a "Flame Power", and he curses that he can't do it with just this. With a look of determination, Yuya uses the Scale 3 "Xiangke Magician" and the Scale 8 "Xiangsheng Magician" to Set the Pendulum Scale. He explains that with this, he can simultaneously Summon monsters from Levels 3 to 7. He chants, "Swing, pendulum of the soul! Draw an arc of light across the aether! Pendulum Summon! Appear now, my monster! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" "Odd-Eyes" appears again, roaring beside "Dark Rebellion". Sora muses on the ability of Pendulum Monsters to send themselves to the Extra Deck, admitting that he got done in by that last time. Yuya activates the Pendulum Effect of "Xiangke Magician", allowing him to give an Xyz Monster a Level equal to its Rank, granting the Rank 4 "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon” a Level of 4. "Xiangke Magician" infuses "Dark Rebellion" with energy, and Sora is shocked at the idea of giving a Level to an Xyz Monster. Yuya then activates the Pendulum Effect of "Xiangsheng Magician", making the Level of one monster that he controls equal to the Level of another monster. He makes "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon" Level 7, the same as "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon", and Sora gasps that now Yuya has two Level 7 monsters.

Yuya swallows, mentally calling out to Yuto, who he asks if he's in there. He tells Yuto that he'll believe in him, who spoke of Dueling with smiles. Yuya overlays the Level 7 "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon" and "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon", chanting, "Dragon of dual-colored eyes! Eradiacte all enemies who oppose you with your scale of wrath! Xyz Summon! Come forth! Rank 7! Dragon with eyes of rage! Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon!" Yuya activates the effect of "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon"; when it is Xyz Summoned using a "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon" that was treated as Level 7, it can destroy all Level 7 or lower monsters that his opponent controls and deal damage equal to their ATK. "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon" lets out a roar that destroys "Frightfur Tiger" and "Frightfur Bear". Sora quickly activates a Continuous Trap Card, "Fusion Front Base", which prevents him from taking effect damage as long as he controls a Fusion Monster. He admits that since "Tiger" has left the field, its effect ends and the ATK of "Sabre-Tooth" decreases due to there being fewer "Frightfur" monsters on the field. On a walkway up above, Gong, Selena, Shay, Sylvio, Tsukikage, and Dennis, who is carrying Aura on his back, approach the Duel, Gong calling Yuya’s name. Sora, meanwhile, has spotted the "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon" card – the card is both an Xyz Monster and a Pendulum Monster, and he begins to smile, admitting that this is really fun. He dubs the card an Xyz-Pendulum Monster, stating that this is why Duels with Yuya are so fun. Yuya agrees; Dueling is fun, so please, stop this fighting. Sora grits his teeth and doesn’t respond, so Yuya activates the effect of "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon". By using an Overlay Unit, it can attack as many times as monsters were destroyed this turn. "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon" absorbs one of its Overlay Units and deploys its blades of light, and Yuya declares his Battle Phase, attacking "Frightfur Sabre-Tooth" with "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon". Sora activates the Set "Flame Chain" from earlier as "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon" dives into the ceiling and begins ploughing through the stalactites, reducing its ATK by 400. Yuya activates the "Flame Power" that he’d picked up, increasing the ATK of "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon" by 400. As "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon" dives towards "Sabre-Tooth", Sora and Yuya both leap for an Action Card attached to a stalactite…

And then the time reaches 12 o'clock noon. The card disintegrates before the two can reach it, as does the ARC System; Nico Smiley declaring over the intercom that the Battle Royal is over. Sora and Yuya land and slide across the ground. Gong calls out to both Yuya and Sora, and Yuya replies in kind to Gong, then he sees Selena, mistaking her for Zuzu. Mieru stirs on Dennis’s back, and she blanches to see Selena, calling her Zuzu and accusing her of messing around with other guys while seducing "Darling". Selena replies that she isn’t Zuzu, much to Yuya’s shock. He turns to Sora, asking where Zuzu is. Realising that he's in trouble, Sora activates the forced return function of his Duel Disk, returning to the Fusion Dimension. Declan's voice sounds out, explaining that he saw all of their Duels. The others look up to see him standing on a higher walkway, and Sylvio comments that Declan came at a good time; Sylvio cleared out that Duel Academy bunch like Declan asked him to. He comments that that makes him one of Declan's Lancers now. Gong is confused by the term, and Sylvio explains that the Battle Royal was a selection exam for the Lancers. Yuya is shocked by this explanation, and he looks up at the impassive Declan.

Yuya Sakaki vs. Sora Perse
At the start of the Duel, the Field Spell Card "Wonder Quartet" is activated, as per the rules of an Action Duel. It will allow the players to use Action Cards, but they may only have one in their hand at a time.

Turn 1: Sora Sora activates "Toy Vendor", allowing him to discard a card once per turn to draw a card and reveal it, and if it is a Level 4 or lower monster, it is Special Summoned, otherwise it is discarded. Sora discards to draw  in Attack Position. He then activates "Polymerization", fusing "Fluffal Bear" with the "Edge Imp Sabres" in his hand to Fusion Summon in Attack Position. Sora Sets a card.

Turn 2: Yuya Yuya draws "Timegazer Magician". Yuya activates and  in his Pendulum Zones, subsequently Pendulum Summoning  from his hand in Attack Position. "Odd-Eyes" attacks "Frightfur Bear", but Sora finds and activates the Action Card "Flame Chain" to reduce the ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 400. As a Pendulum Monster is battling and a Spell Card was activated, Yuya activates the Pendulum Effect of "Stargazer", negating the activation of that Spell Card, Setting it, and preventing it from being activated for the rest of this turn. Yuya then finds and activates the Action Card "Flame Power", increasing the ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 400 ("Odd-Eyes": 2500 → 2900/2000) until the end of the turn. Sora activates his face-down "De-Fusion", returning "Frightfur Bear" to his Extra Deck and Special Summoning and  from his Graveyard in Defense Position. A replay occurs and "Odd-Eyes" attacks and destroys "Sabres". The effect of "Flame Power" inflicts damage to Sora equal to the destroyed monster's DEF (Sora 4000 → 3200 LP).

Turn 3: Sora Sora draws "Fluffal Wings". He activates the effect of "Toy Vendor", discarding "Wings" to draw in Attack Position. He then activates the effect of "Owl" as it was Special Summoned, adding "Polymerization" from his Deck to his hand. Sora activates the effect of the "Fluffal Wings" in his Graveyard, banishing it and another copy from there to draw two cards, then Tribute "Toy Vendor" to draw another card. Sora activates "Edge Nightmare", which lets him Special Summon a Level 4 or lower "Edge Imp" monster from his Graveyard. He Special Summons "Sabres" in Attack Position. He then activates "Polymerization", fusing "Fluffal Bear", "Fluffal Owl" and "Sabres" on his field to Fusion Summon in Attack Position. The effect of "Tiger" increases the ATK of all "Frightfur" monsters Sora controls by 300 for each "Fluffal" and "Frightfur" monster he controls ("Tiger": 1900 → 2200/1200). The effect of the Fusion Summoned "Tiger" activates, allowing Sora to destroy cards Yuya controls up to the number of Fusion Materials used for its Fusion Summon. As three Materials were used, Sora destroys "Odd-Eyes", "Stargazer" and "Timegazer". "Tiger" attacks directly (Yuya 4000 → 1800 LP). Sora Sets two cards.

Turn 4: Yuya Yuya Normal Summons. As he Normal Summoned a "Performapal" monster, Yuya also Special Summons from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect. Yuya overlays his two Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon. He activates its effect, detaching an Overlay Unit to halve the ATK of a Level 5 or higher monster Sora controls and add that amount to its own ATK until the end of this turn. Sora activates his face-down "Frightfur March", negating an effect that would target a "Frightfur" Fusion Monster he controls, by sending a "Frightfur" Fusion Monster with the same Level as the monster on his field from his Extra Deck to the Graveyard, and then Fusion Summoning another "Frightfur" Fusion Monster from his Extra Deck that lists the sent monster as a Fusion Material. Sora sends "Frightfur Bear" to the Graveyard and Fusion Summons in Attack Position. The effect of "Sabre-Tooth" activates as it was Special Summoned, allowing Sora to Special Summon a "Frightfur" monster from his Graveyard, ignoring the Summoning conditions. He Special Summons in Attack Position. The effect of "Sabre-Tooth" increases the ATK of all "Frightfur" monsters Sora controls by 400 for each "Frightfur" and "Fluffal" monster he controls, with the effect of "Tiger" also reapplying ("Tiger": 1900 → 4000/2000, "Sabre-Tooth": 2400 → 4500/2000, "Bear": 2200 → 4300/1800). Yuya finds the Action Card "Flame Power". Yuya activates and  in his left and right Pendulum Zones, respectively. He Pendulum Summons from his Extra Deck in Attack Position. He activates the Pendulum Effect of "Xiangke Magician", giving "Dark Rebellion" a Level equal to its current Rank ("Dark Rebellion": 4 →  4). Yuya activates the Pendulum Effect of "Xiangsheng Magician", changing the Level of "Dark Rebellion" to that of another monster he controls. He targets "Odd-Eyes" ("Dark Rebellion": 4 → 7). Yuya overlays his two Level 7 Dragon-Type monsters to Xyz Summon. As it was Xyz Summoned using a Xyz Monster being treated as a Level 7 monster, the effect of "Odd-Eyes Rebellion" activates, destroying all Level 7 or lower monsters his opponent controls and inflicting damage equal to the total ATK of those monsters to Sora. "Bear" and "Tiger" are destroyed as they are Level 6 monsters ("Sabre-Tooth": 4500 → 2800), but Sora activates his face-down "Fusion Front Base", preventing him from taking effect damage while he controls a Fusion Monster. Yuya activates the other effect of "Odd-Eyes Rebellion", detaching an Overlay Unit to allow it to attack once for each monster that was destroyed this turn. "Odd-Eyes Rebellion" attacks "Sabre-Tooth", but Sora activates his face-down Action Card "Flame Chain", reducing the ATK of "Odd-Eyes Rebellion" by 400 ("Odd-Eyes Rebellion": 3000 → 2600). Yuya activates the Action Card "Flame Power", increasing the ATK of "Odd-Eyes Rebellion" by 400 ("Odd-Eyes Rebellion": 2600 → 3000). Both players spring for the same Action Card, but the Duel is interrupted at this point as the Battle Royale's timer expires.

Tsukikage, Selena, Shay, Sylvio Sawatari and Gong Strong vs. Obelisk Force: Red, Green and Yellow
Turn 8: Sylvio Sylvio draws "Abyss Actor - Devil Heel". Sylvio activates and  in his Pendulum Zones, subsequently Pendulum Summoning  from his hand. He activates its effect, adding an "Abyss Script" card from his Deck to his hand. Sylvio adds "Abyss Script - Fantasy Magic" and subsequently activates it, targeting "Big Star". It allows Sylvio to return a monster that "Big Star" attacks to the hand after damage calculation. "Big Star" attacks Yellow's "Ancient Gear Triple Bite Hound Dog" (Yellow: 2000 → 1500 LP), with it being returned to the Extra Deck. As an "Ancient Gear" monster he controls left the field via his opponent's card effect, Yellow activates his face-down "Ancient Gear Rebirth Fusion", letting him Fusion Summon a monster from his Extra Deck that lists that monster as a Fusion Material Monster. He Fusion Summons. Since it was successfully Fusion Summoned, its effect activates, halving the LP of all his opponents (Tsukikage: 500 → 250 LP, Selena: 2400 → 1200 LP, Sylvio: 2000 → 1000 LP, Shay: 4000 → 2000 LP).

Turn 9: Gong Gong joins the Duel at this point, taking the 2000 LP intrusion penalty (Gong: 4000 → 2000 LP). Gong activates and  in his Pendulum Zones, subsequently Pendulum Summoning  and two copies of  from his hand. He activates the effect of one of his "Thief", Tributing it to add a Spell Card activated on the previous turn to his hand. He chooses Sylvio's "Devil Heel". He activates the effect of the other "Thief", Tributing it to add Sylvio's "Funky Comedian" to his hand. Gong activates the effect of his "Transporter", Tributing it to give two cards in his hand to one of his opponents. He gives "Devil Heel" and "Funky Comedian" to Shay.

Turn 10: Shay Shay activates and  in his Pendulum Zones, subsequently Pendulum Summoning three copies of  from his hand. Shay overlays his three Level 6 Winged Beast-Type monsters to Xyz Summon. Shay activates the effect of "Revolution Falcon", detaching an Overlay Unit to allow it to attack each Special Summoned monster his opponent controls once each. "Revolution Falcon" attacks Yellow's "Ultimate Hound Dog", Red's "Triple Bite Hound Dog" and Green's "Triple Bite Hound Dog". The effect of "Revolution Falcon" reduces the ATK of all three Special Summoned monsters to 0 at the start of each Damage Step (Red: 2000 → 0 LP, Green: 2000 → 0 LP, Yellow: 1500 → 0 LP).

Reira Akaba vs. Tate
Duel already in progress. Tate has 1900 LP remaining, two cards in his hand and controls.

Reira's turn Reira Xyz Summons. He activates its effect, detaching an Overlay Unit to increase the ATK of "Rock Armor" by half of the combined DEF of all EARTH monsters on the field. As the combined total DEF is 4000, "Rock Armor" gains 2000 ATK ("Rock Armor": 2500 → 4500/2000). "Rock Armor" attacks "Gadget Giant", but Tate activates its effect, which would destroy any Special Summoned monster that battles with it. However, the effect of "Rock Armor" negates the effect of EARTH monsters that it battles. The attack continues, destroying "Gadget Giant" (Tate: 1900 → 0 LP).

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

Trivia

 * The name of this episode comes from Yuto's final words to Yuya before they fused together. Ironically, despite most episodes flashing back to these events, the flashback does not appear in this episode.