Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 053

Bird of Prey: Part 3, also know in Japanese-translate, Gust Fiercely, Winds: Black Feather, Lone Silver Wind is the fifty third episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.

Greiger manages to Summon "Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua" in his Duel against Crow, But the latter has more tricks up his sleeve.

The Turbo Duel
The Turbo Duel between Crow and Greiger continues inside the geoglyph with Yusei as the witness. Crow thinks that Dark Flat Top is huge, but says that bigger doesn’t necessarily means its better. Greiger replies that, unfortunely, there are no monsters like that in his deck and the effect of the "Darksea Rescues" he sent to the Graveyard allow him to draw 2 cards. Then he draws a card.

Next, he activates Dark Flat Top’s effect, in which it can Special Summon one Flying Fortress SKY FIRE from his Graveyard, once per turn. Crow is shocked by this revelation. Yusei thinks if Crow doesn’t find a way to beat Dark Flat Top now, Flying Fortress SKY Fire will be invincible. The mechanical giant returns with 3000 ATK.

Greiger activates Flying Fortress SKY FIRE’s effect, in which once per turn, by sending one card from his hand to the Graveyard, it destroys one card on his opponent’s field. The card he discarded is the Spell Card Star Blast and the monster he destroyed is Blackwing Armor Master. After that, he send Flying Fortress SKY FIRE to attack Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind. The mechanical giant destroyed the little bird and the impact of the attack made Crow lose control of his Duel Runner and sent him to the ground. Yusei is worried for his friend. Crow’s Life Points go to 900.

Crow’s Determination
Greiger says the match is over and that Crow couldn’t possibly continue dueling in his condition. Yusei wants to help Crow, but his friend tells him to stay back and that the duel isn’t over yet. Yusei and Greiger are surprised by Crow’s determination. The young man says that until he can defeat the Dark Signers, he won’t surrender, or else, the children he took care of will never find peace.

Crow managed to get his Duel Runner, the Blackbird, started again and got back on it. Greiger is surprised that the young man’s Duel Runner is still functioning. Crow tells the new Dark Signer that neither he or Blackbird are ready to give up. The Turbo Duel continues.

Greiger’s Memory
Greiger thinks that if Crow intends on venting out his anger over losing his children, then they share the same wishes. During the ride, he remembers the days he spent in his village, in which it was poor and similar to Satellite Just like Crow, he learned everything thanks to Duel Monsters and tried to pass everything down to his siblings and the children, until the devastation that destroyed his village took away his siblings. He says that now, that dream will never come true.

Back to the Turbo Duel
Greiger places a card face-down and end his turn. Crow feels a little pain, thinking that two or three of his ribs are busted and feels that that his whole body is weak. But, it was no time to be complaining.

It’s Crow’s turn and he draws a card. Both duelists’ SPC goes to 5. Crow remembers that Flying Fortress SKY FIRE has the ability to destroy monsters when they are summoned. If he summoned a monster without a plan and takes any unwarranted damage, he won’t last this time. Yusei thinks Crow was injured in that last fall. Crow decides to end his turn.

It’s Greiger’s turn and his draws a card. Both duelists’ SPC goes to 6. The new Dark Signer says to the young man that it appears that Crow has run out of options. Crow replies that they’ll see about that, and that he has 2 cards face-down on his field, one of which will wipe out all of Greiger’s monsters. Greiger is intrigued by it and Crow tells him to choose carefully. Greiger thinks even if Crow is telling the truth, he still has his next move and that his victory shall not falter. While thinking about it, he’s looking at the Effect Monster card, "Darksea Float".

He discards the card and activates his mechanical giant’s effect, and the card he’ll destroy is one of Crow’s face-down cards. The destroyed card was the Trap Card, Fake Feather. Crow says that Greiger has guessed wrong and that if he attacks him now, his monsters will get wiped out. Greiger refuses to listen to Crow, thinking this is all bluff and that the young man’s field is already devoid of monsters. If Crow take a direct attack, he’ll lose this duel. He also says that Crow is doing nothing more than bluffing in desperation. The young man dares the new Dark Signer to just try him.

Greiger thinks this duel is already over and sends Flying Fortress SKY FIRE to attack Crow directly. Crow says that was the moment he was waiting for. He activates the Trap Card, Blackwing - Back Flash, in which when there are five or more Blackwings in his Graveyard and when he receives a direct attack, this card will destroy all monsters on his opponent’s field. Both Flying Fortress SKY FIRE and Dark Flat Top are destroyed by Blackwing - Back Flash’s effect. Greiger is shocked by this turn of events.

Crow tells Greiger that his one card just made his mightiest fleet fall. Greiger concluded that the young man was telling the truth and Crow replies that he never lied in his life and that Greiger’s doubt saved his skin.

Greiger laughs and says it’s not as though he didn’t believe him at all, and that the effect of "Darksea Float" he sent to the Graveyard allows him to draw one card. He draws a card and puts it face-down. He says that Crow followed right into his plan. He activates the Trap Card, The Impure Earth, in which during the turn two or more monsters with a level of five or higher are destroyed, it will Special Summon an Earthbound Immortal from his hand, deck or Graveyard. Crow cannot believe what Greiger just said and Yusei is very worried by it. The shell-like device appears and sucks in all the souls from the site where Greiger’s village was destroyed. After that, Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua appears with 2900 ATK. Crow is impressed by the size of the Earthbound Immortal.

Yusei warns Crow to be careful. It’s Crow’s turn and he draws a card. Both duelists’ SPC goes to 7. Crow remembers that the new Dark Signer has 1800 Life Points and that right now, he can’t summon a monster to stand up to the ATK of the Earthbound Immortal. He summons "Blackwing - Fane the Steel Chain" with 500 ATK. Greiger says that a monster with 500 ATK won’t do any good against Chacu Challhua. But Crow says that the card won’t be attacking the Earthbound Immortal, but Greiger, because this monster can attack the opponent player directly. The ninja birdman attacks the new Dark Signer directly and Greiger’s Life Points go to 1300. Greiger says that by doing that, Crow will be attacked by Chacu Challhua, crushing him to bits. Crow replies that they’ll see.

Something strange is happening to Chacu Challhua, which makes Greiger wonders what's going on. Crow explain that when "Fane" sucessfully attacks directly, it switches an Attack Position monster into Defense Position and prevents it from changing its battle position until next turn. Chacu Challhua goes into Defense Position with 1600 DEF. Crow says that no matter how powerful the monster is, it’s no big deal if it can’t attack. Yusei is impressed by Crow’s move. Crow places a card face-down and ends his turn.

It’s Greiger’s turn and he draws a card. Both duelists’ SPC goes to 8. He tells Crow that he made a big misconception and that an Earthbound Immortal leaves no dark corners. He activates Chacu Challhua’s effect. In which when this card doesn’t attack, it can inflict damage equal to half its DEF to the opponent player. The effect nearly makes Crow lose control of his Duel Runner and Crow’s Life Points go to 100. Next, Greiger Summons "Darksea Rescue" with 0 ATK and activates the Continuous Trap Card, Basara, in which once per turn it releases one monster on his field and destroys a monster on the field with a level higher than that monster. Plus, the controller of the destroyed monster receives 800 points of damage. He sacrifices "Darksea Rescue" to destroys "Blackwing - Fane the Steel Chain". Yusei fears that if Crow receives that damage, he will lose.

Outside the Geoglyph
Meanwhile, outside the Geoglyph, Trudge, Leo and Luna arrive near the Geoglyph. Leo wonders what’s wrong with the street, and Trudge replies that it’s almost looks as though it was hit by an air strike. He also wonders what happened there. Luna hopes that Yusei is safe.

Return to the Turbo Duel
Crow activates the Trap Card, Bomb Guard, in which when an effect that would destroy a monster of his is activated, it will negate it and inflict 500 Points of damage to the opponent. Thanks to Bomb Guard’s effect, the attack has been negated and Greiger’s Life Points go to 800. Greiger is shocked by Crow’s move, which made Yusei happy.

It’s Crow’s turn and both duelists’ SPC goes to 9. The only card in Crow’s hand is the Trap Card, Parasite Mind. He thinks he’s going to lose it either way, at this rate, and he’ll bet it all on this on his next draw. He hopes that the souls of the children he took care of will give him strength.

He draws a card and the card he draws is the Effect Monster, "Blackwing - Blizzard the Far North". Crow is happy at his draw. He places one card face-down and summons Blizzard with 1300 ATK. He ativates the white bird’s effect, in which, when this monster is successfully summoned, it can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Blackwing in his Graveyard in Defense Position. He summons Blackwing - Shura the Blue Flame with 1200 DEF. He then sacrifices his 3 Blackwings to Synchro Summon Blackwing - Silverwind the Ascendant with 2800 ATK.

Greiger thinks that creature may be Crow’s big Synchro Monster, but Chacu Challhua has an effect that skips his opponent’s Battle Phase. Crow tells him that Lone Silver Wind has an effect also, in which on this turn, Lone Silver Wind, in exchange for battling, can destroy up to 2 monsters with a DEF lower than this card’s ATK. Greiger cannot believe what he just heard. Crow also adds that Lone Silver Wind may not be able to win via battle, but it sure can destroy Greiger’s Earthbound Immortal via an effect.

Turbo Duel Interrupted
The bird man was about to destroy Chacu Challhua, but the image of Greiger’s siblings appear on the Earthbound Immortal, saying it hurts and asking if someone can help them. Crow and Yusei wonder who those two children inside Chacu Challhua are. Greiger tells the young man if he’s not going to attack, he’ll go on with his turn. Crow asks him if he has seen the faces on the Earthbound Immortal, but Greiger replies that all he can see is the goal of victory.

Yusei tells Greiger to take a good look at Chacu Challhua. He does so and sees not only his siblings, but all the people of his village, which makes him terrified by this revelation. He wonders why the people of his village are inside his Earthbound Immortal. Crow and Yusei concluded that the people inside Chacu Challhua are the people from Greiger’s village. Greiger comes to the conclusion that the Dark Signers are responsible for destroying his village, not the Crimson Dragon. Yusei tells Greiger to stop the duel.

Greiger was about to apologize to Yusei, until he felt something inside his head. He heard a voice that tells that he must fight, that he’s a Dark Signer brought back from the Underworld and that he must kill all Signers. After that, his eyes glow purple and he has a wicked smile. He tells, with a possessed voice, that he’s a Dark Signer and he shall eliminate this world under the darkness of the Netherworld. After that, he turned back to normal. It seems he tries to fight against the entity that is controlling his body and begs Crow to hurry and defeat him and if he does, all the souls captured by the Earthbound Immortal will be freed. After that, the entity regains control and tells Crow that if he won’t go on with his turn, he’ll go ahead with his.

Back to the Turbo Duel
It’s Greiger’s turn and he draws a card. He switches Chacu Challhua back into Attack Position. Yusei tells Crow to be careful. The new Dark Signer sends his Earthbound Immortal to attack Crow directly. At that last moment Yusei tells Crow to not let Greiger’s wishes go in vain, and, to that, Crow strategically deduces that Earthbound Immortals cannot be affected by his own Spell or Trap Cards and wonders if a card’s effect from the player that summoned it can.

He then activates the Trap Card, Parasite Mind, which allows him to activate a Continuous Trap Card’s effect in place of the card’s controller and decides to use it on Basara. Basara then goes to Crow’s field. Crow remembers Basara’s effect. He sacrifices Lone Silver Wind to destroy Chacu Challhua. Once the giant killer whale destroyed, all the souls of the villagers are freed and Greiger loses the rest of his Life Points. Crow wins the duel.

Aftermath
The geoglyph disappears, and Crow is happy with his victory. A giant boulder was about to crush Crow, but Greiger pushes Crow to get him out of harm’s way. Greiger is crushed by the giant boulder instead. Crow and Yusei tried to rescue Greiger. Yusei begs Greiger not to die. Greiger asks the two if they’re okay. Crow asks him why he saved him. Greiger replies that he saved the people of his village. Crow is touched by the former Dark Signer’s answer.

Greiger tells Crow to find the children he took care of and to raise them well. Crow promises he will do that. Greiger tells Yusei that he was right about everything, that nothing remains after revenge and begs him to defeat the Dark Signers. After that, he turned into dust. The two young men are sad by Greiger’s death and Yusei swears he will carry on Greiger’s promises.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, all of the people of Greiger’s village are returned home, including Greiger’s siblings. Annie says that they’re saved. Everyone is happy about it. A shooting star appears in the sky. Max thinks the shooting star is almost like their big brother Greiger and that Greiger saved them. They wonder if Greiger is watching the shooting star too.

Back at Satellite, Crow and Yusei had rejoined Trudge, Leo and Luna, and Yusei is about to go face Kalin. While Yusei goes to face Kalin, the same shooting star seen at Greiger’s village appears in the sky of the city.

Featured Duels
 Crow vs. Greiger 


 * ... continued from previous episode.

Greiger uses "Dark Flat Top" effect to special summon "Flying Fortress SKY FIRE" from his Graveyard, he uses "Flying Fortress SKY FIRE"'s effect to destroy "Blackwing Armor Master" and attacks "Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind" (Crow: 900/Geiger: 1800). Greiger sets a card and ends his turn.

Crow draws and ends his turn.

Greiger draws. He uses "Flying Fortress SKY FIRE"'s effect to destroy the set card "Fake Feather", but Crow activates "Blackwing - Back Flash" to destroy all of Greiger's monsters. Greiger draws a card by "Darksea Float"'s effect. He sets a card and activates "The Impure Earth" to summon "Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua". Greiger ends his turn.

Crow draws. He summons "Blackwing - Fane the Steel Chain" and attacks Greiger directly (Crow:900/Greiger:1300) and due to "Blackwing - Fane the Steel Chain"'s effect, "Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua" switches to defense mode. Crow sets a card and ends his turn.

Greiger draws. He activates "Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua"'s effect to inflict Crow 800 points of damage (Crow:100/Greiger:1300). Greiger Summons "Darksea Rescue" and activates "Basara" to release his monster and destroy Crow´s "Blackwing - Fane the Steel Chain" inflicting him 800 points of damage, but Crow activates "Bomb Guard" to counter it inflicting Greiger 500 points of damage (Crow: 100/Greiger: 800).

Crow draws. He summons "Blackwing - Blizzard the Far North" and due to its effect, he summons "Blackwing - Shura the Blue Flame". He tunes his three Blackwings to synchro summon "Blackwing - Silverwind the Ascendant" and he uses "Blackwing - Silverwind the Ascendant"'s effect to destroy "Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua" but...

Chacu Challhua incident
Before Crow does the final move, he and Yusei see images of children. After Greiger saw those children, he's told that those children are his brothers and the other children of his hometown, so he wanted to stop the duel, but the geoglyph tries to possess him, but the conflicting feelings of Greiger won´t allow it, in the end the geoglyph possesses him.

Back to the duel
Greiger draws. He switches "Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua" to attack mode and launches a direct attack to Crow, but Crow activates "Parasite Mind" to use Greiger's trap "Basara" by releasing "Blackwing - Silverwind the Ascendant" and destroying "Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua" (Crow:100/Greiger:0)

Crow wins.

English Future
The last NEW episode aired on August 28 2009 (around 2 and a half months ago). However, this wikipedia article claims that on Nov. 26, the next few episodes will air.