Battle City (part 1)

Battle City (part 1)

Names
English	Battle City (part 1)
Japanese Japanese バトルシティ（前 (ぜん) 編 (ぺん) ） Base バトルシティ（前編） Furigana バトルシティ（ぜんぺん） Romaji Batoru Shiti (zenpen)
Arc
Medium	Anime
Series	Yu-Gi-Oh!
First episode	50: "The Mystery Duelist, Part 1"
Last episode	97: "Showdown in the Shadows: Marik vs. Bakura, Part 2"
Chronology
Previous	Domino City Battles
Next	Virtual World

Story 3: Battle City (part 1) (Ｓｔｏｒｙ (ストーリー) ３ バトルシティ（前 (ぜん) 編 (ぺん) ） Sutōrī San: Batoru Shiti (zenpen)) is an arc in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. In the English dub, it has been referred to as Battle City Duels and Rulers of the Duel.

It features the preliminary and quarterfinal rounds of the Battle City tournament.

Appearances

Characters

• Yugi Muto
• Yami Yugi
• Téa Gardner
• Solomon Muto
• Yugi's mother
• Bakura Ryou
• Yami Bakura
• Bandit Keith
• Joey Wheeler
• Tristan Taylor
• Coach Morty
• Marik Ishtar
• Yami Marik
• Ishizu Ishtar
• Seto Kaiba
• Seto
• Maximillion Pegasus
• Mokuba Kaiba
• Engineer A
• Engineer B
• Duel Computer
• Johnny Steps
• Mai Valentine
• Weevil Underwood
• Rex Raptor
• Card shop owner
• Serenity Wheeler
• Joey's mother
• Odion
• Rare Hunter
• Arkana
• Strings
• Weevil's helper
• Duke Devlin
• Rare Hunter 2
• Rare Hunter 3
• Mako's father
• Lumis
• Umbra
• Bonz
• Sid
• Zygor
• Jean-Claude Magnum
• Roland
• Fuguta
• Shadi
• Marik's father
• Marik's mother
• Kisara

Cards

Monster

Normal

Effect

Fusion

• Gaia the Dragon Champion
• Musician King

• Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon

• Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon
• Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast
• Humanoid Worm Drake
• Alligator's Sword Dragon
• Great Mammoth of Goldfine

Ritual

• Zera the Mant
• Fortress Whale
• The Masked Beast

Egyptian God

• Obelisk the Tormentor
• Slifer the Sky Dragon
• The Winged Dragon of Ra

Token

• Sheep Token
• Insect Monster Token
• Army Ant Token
• Slime Token

Non-Physical

• Heavy Metal King
• Thousand Dragon
• Ghost of Dark Sanctuary
• Harpie Lady Sisters
• The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode

Duels

Winners are in bold.

Game	Players
Duel	Yugi Muto	Bandit Keith
Super Dancer	Téa Gardner	Johnny Steps
Duel	Yami Yugi	Johnny Steps
Duel	Seto Kaiba	Duel Computer
Duel	Joey Wheeler	Rare Hunter
Duel	Yami Yugi	Rare Hunter
Duel	Rex Raptor	Espa Roba
Duel	Joey Wheeler	Espa Roba
Duel	Koji Nagumo	Generic Duelist
Duel	Seto Kaiba	Koji Nagumo
Duel	Yami Yugi	Arkana
Duel	Joey Wheeler	Weevil Underwood
Duel	Yami Yugi	Marik Ishtar (via Strings)
Duel	Yami Yugi Seto Kaiba	Rare Hunter Tag
Duel	Joey Wheeler	Mako Tsunami
Duel	Yami Yugi Seto Kaiba	Lumis Umbra
Duel	Yami Yugi/Yugi Muto	Joey Wheeler
Duel	Yami Bakura	Bonz
Duel	Yami Yugi	Yami Bakura
Duel	Joey Wheeler	Odion
Duel	Mai Valentine	Yami Marik
Duel	Seto Kaiba	Ishizu Ishtar
Duel	Yami Bakura	Yami Marik

Episodes

Screenshot	Number	Names		Japanese air date	English air date
	Episode 50	Japanese	過去からの挑戦　戦慄のゼラ (Kako kara no Chōsen Senritsu no Zera)	10 April 2001	16 November 2002
		Translated Japanese	Challenge from the Past - The Terrifying Zera
		English	The Mystery Duelist, Part 1
	Episode 51	Japanese	砕かれた千年パズル (Kudakareta Sennen Pazuru)	17 April 2001	16 November 2002
		Translated Japanese	The Shattered Millennium Puzzle
		English	The Mystery Duelist, Part 2
	Episode 52	Japanese	失われた王の記憶 (Ushinawareta Farao no Kioku)	24 April 2001	23 November 2002
		Translated Japanese	Lost Memories of the Pharaoh
		English	The Past Is Present
	Episode 53	Japanese	炎のダンスバトル (Honō no Dansu Batoru)	1 May 2001	23 November 2002
		Translated Japanese	Blazing Dance Battle
		English	Steppin' Out ... further results

Featured Duels

Duel #	Episode(s)	Duelist #1	vs	Duelist #2	Winner	LP #1	LP #2	Turns
1	050-051	Yugi Muto	vs.	Bandit Keith	Interrupted	100	250	18
2	053	Johnny Steps	vs.	Yami Yugi	Yami Yugi	750 (Su.)	1600	10
3	054	Duel Computer	vs.	Seto Kaiba	Seto Kaiba	0	4000	8
4	055	Joey Wheeler	vs.	Rare Hunter	Rare Hunter	0	2500 (Ex.)	8
5	056-057	Yami Yugi	vs.	Seeker	Yami Yugi	4000	0	13
6	058	Rex Raptor	vs.	Espa Roba	Espa Roba	0	N/A	N/A
7	058-059	Joey Wheeler	vs.	Espa Roba	Joey Wheeler	350	0	11
8	060	Seto Kaiba	vs.	Koji Nagumo	Seto Kaiba	4000	0	N/A
9	060-062	Yami Yugi	vs.	Arkana	Yami Yugi	350	0	21
10	063-064	Joey Wheeler	vs.	Weevil Underwood	Joey Wheeler	1000	0	29
11	065-067	Strings	vs.	Yami Yugi	Yami Yugi	3000 (De.)	2100	20
12	068	Seto Kaiba + Yami Yugi	vs.	Rare Hunter 2 + Rare Hunter 3	Seto Kaiba + Yami Yugi	4000-4000	0-0	5
13	068-069	Joey Wheeler	vs.	Mako Tsunami	Joey Wheeler	500	0	23
14	070-073	Lumis + Umbra	vs.	Yami Yugi + Seto Kaiba	Yami Yugi + Seto Kaiba	3800 (Su.)-0	500-1800	21
15	075-078	Yugi Muto	vs.	Joey Wheeler	DRAW	0	0	14
16	079	Yami Bakura	vs.	Bonz	Yami Bakura	2750	0	7
17	080 (flashback)	Mai Valentine	vs.	Jean-Claude Magnum	Mai Valentine	N/A	0	N/A
18	080	Jean-Claude Magnum	vs.	Mai Valentine	Mai Valentine	0	200	10
19	082-084	Yami Bakura	vs.	Yami Yugi	Yami Yugi	0	750	16
20	086-089	Joey Wheeler	vs.	Odion	Joey Wheeler	200	200 (K.O.)	28
21	090-092	Mai Valentine	vs.	Yami Marik	Yami Marik	0	1050	14
22	093-094	Seto Kaiba	vs.	Ishizu Ishtar	Seto Kaiba	1350	0	17
23	096-097	Yami Bakura	vs.	Yami Marik	Yami Marik	0	1	10