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"Source of Strength", known as "Kenzan VS Saiou! It's Dinosaur DNA-don" in the Japanese version, is the seventy-third episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. It first aired in Japan on February 22, 2006 and in the United States on October 11, 2006.

Finding that Aster Phoenix has turned against him after his loss to Jaden Yuki, Sartorius searches for new members to be converted to the Society of Light, and he decides to start with Tyranno Hassleberry.

Summary[]

Sartorius sits at his headquarters, making further predictions with his tarot cards. He determines that though both Jaden Yuki and Aster Phoenix are influencing his destiny, there is a third person. He journeys to Duel Academy once more to determine who that person might be. He realizes that the person he seeks is Tyranno Hassleberry, who himself realizes that Sartorius is the one that Chazz Princeton has been raving about in regards to the Society of Light. Hasslberry also blames Sartorius for letting Alexis Rhodes go crazy as well and vows to stop him. Sartorius starts to admire the power Hasslberry has within him and wants to have it.

Sartorius challenges Hassleberry to a Duel, while promising to set Chazz back to normal should Hassleberry win. Jaden and Syrus Truesdale later walk with the eggs that Ms. Dorothy got. Syrus warns Jaden not to eat the eggs telling him that Bastion Misawa got sick in the process. They see Aster getting ready to watch Hassleberry and Sartoius duel warning Jaden that Sartious might brainwash Hassleberry. However before the duel starts, Sartorius tells Hasslebrry that he never used a Duel Disk before, so Hassleberry must explain to him how it works. Aster tells Jaden and Syrus that Sartorius is the leader of the Society of Light and that it is likely because of his Duel with Chazz that Chazz started acting strange. The Duel goes quite evenly, with both players being reduced to only a few hundred Life Points in a few turns. Sartorius wins by using "Reversal of Fate" to change the effects of his "Arcana Force" monsters. Despite his loss, Hassleberry is not converted to the Society of Light, much to Sartorius' shock. Hassleberry explains that in the past, he had excavated some Dinosaur fossils. His leg had been injured, and so the bone had been replaced by the fossilized Dinosaur bone he had uncovered. He claims that this "Dinosaur DNA" is what grants him immunity to the powers of Sartorius. A few days later, its revealed that Sartorius has officially enrolled at Duel Academy as a student by Vellian Crowler.

Featured Duel: Tyranno Hassleberry vs. Sartorius[]

Turn 1: Hassleberry
Hassleberry draws "Giant Rex" and subsequently Normal Summons it (2000/1200) in Attack Position.

Turn 2: Sartorius
Sartorius draws "Reversal of Fate". He then Normal Summons "Arcana Force I - The Magician" (1100/1100) in Attack Position. Since "The Magician" was summoned, it begins to rotate. It lands upright (Coin Toss Result: Heads), so whenever a Spell Card is activated, the original ATK of "The Magician" will be doubled.[Notes 1]

Sartorius then activates "Future Vision" which allows him to pick up cards from Hassleberry's Deck until he picks up a monster. Should that monster be of the same Type as a face-up monster on Hassleberry's side of the field, Sartorius must return all the picked up cards to Hassleberry's Deck and Hassleberry will gain 1000 Life Points. Sartorius picks up "New Ultra Evolution" and "Ultimate Tyranno" and the latter monster is the same Type as "Giant Rex" (Hassleberry: 4000 → 5000 LP). The upright effect of "The Magician" activates ("The Magician": 1100 → 2200 ATK). "The Magician" attacks and destroys "Giant Rex" (Hassleberry: 5000 → 4800 LP). Sartorius then Sets two cards. On Sartorius's End Phase, the effect of "The Magician" expires ("The Magician": 2200 → 1100 ATK).

Turn 3: Hassleberry
Hassleberry draws. He then Normal Summons "Archeonys" (300/1300) in Attack Position. Hassleberry then Activates "New Ultra Evolution" to Tribute "Archeonys" and Special Summon "Dark Tyranno" (2600/1800) in Attack Position. The upright effect of "The Magician" activates ("The Magician": 1100 → 2200 ATK). "Dark Tyranno" attacks and destroys "The Magician" (Sartorius: 4000 → 3600 LP).

Turn 4: Sartorius
Sartorius draws. He then activates "Pentacle of Ace", which rotates upon activation. It lands upright (Coin Toss Result: Heads), so Sartorius draws a card and gains 500 Life Points (Sartorius: 3600 → 4100 LP). Sartorius then Normal Summons "Arcana Force VII - The Chariot" (1700/1700) in Attack Position. Since "The Chariot" was summoned, it begins to rotate. It lands upside down (Coin Toss Result: Tails), so it will be Special Summoned to Hassleberry's side of the Field when it is destroyed in battle.[Notes 2]

"The Chariot" attacks "Dark Tyranno". "Dark Tyranno" destroys "The Chariot" (Sartorius: 4100 → 3200 LP). Since "The Chariot" was destroyed in battle, it is revived (1700/1700) in Attack Position and under Hassleberry's control. "The Chariot" rotates upon being summoned. It lands upside down once more (Coin Toss Result: Tails). Sartorius then activates "Suit of Sword X", which rotates upon activation. It stops upright (Coin Toss Result: Heads), so all monsters on Hassleberry's side of the field are destroyed. Sartorius then activates his face-down "Ace of Wand", which rotates upon activation. It lands upside down (Coin Toss Result: Tails), so Hassleberry takes damage equal to the combined ATK of his destroyed monsters (Hasslebery: 4800 → 500 LP).

Turn 5: Hassleberry
Hassleberry draws "Ultimate Tyranno". He then Normal Summons "Dyna Base" (0/2100) in Attack Position. Hassleberry then Tributes "Dyna Base" and the "Ultimate Tyranno" from his hand in order to Special Summon "Dyna Tank" (?/2100) in Attack Position. Due to the effect of "Dyna Tank", its ATK is equal to the ATK of the Dinosaur-type monster used for its summon ("Dyna Tank": ? → 3000 ATK). "Dyna Tank" attacks directly (Sartorius: 3200 → 200 LP).

Turn 6: Sartorius
Sartorius draws. He then activates "Necro Sacrifice" to target the "Arcana Force VIII - The Strength" in his hand and allow himself to Normal Summon "The Strength" without Tributing by Special Summoning "The Chariot" (1700/1700) from his Graveyard to Hassleberry's side of the Field. Hassleberry chooses to Summon "The Chariot" in Attack Position. "The Chariot" rotates upon being summoned. It lands upside down (Coin Toss Result: Tails).

Sartorius then Normal Summons "Arcana Force VIII - The Strength" (1800/1800) in Attack Position without any Tributes. Since "The Strength" was summoned, it begins to rotate. It lands upright (Coin Toss Result: Heads), so Sartorius can switch control of one monster of the field. He targets "Dyna Tank" for the upright effect of "The Strength", but the effect of "Dyna Tank" activates in response, switching the target for the effect of "The Strength" to "The Strength" itself and giving control of "The Strength" to Hassleberry.

Sartorius then activates his face-down "Reversal of Fate" to switch the direction of all "Arcana Force" monsters on the field; "The Chariot" is now upright (Reversed Coin Toss Result: Heads) and "The Strength" is now upside down (Reversed Coin Toss Result: Tails). Due to the Tails effect of "The Strength", Sartorius gains control of all monsters Hassleberry controls besides "The Strength". "Dyna Tank" attacks and destroys "The Strength" (Hassleberry: 500 → 0 LP).

Differences in adaptations[]

  • In the Japanese version, Sartorius enters Duel Academy as a third-year student. This is changed to first-year in the English version.
  • In the Japanese version, Aster learns that Chazz's weird behavior happened after he dueled Sartorius. No mention is made of that instance in the dub.
  • In the dub, Sartorius tells Hassleberry he uses more primeval methods to win duels. No mention is made of that instance in the original.
  • The dub cuts the scene where Ms. Dorothy gets a golden egg and Jaden rushes out to get it.

Errors[]

When Sartorius plays "Ace of Wand" in the dub, he incorrectly states that he - himself - will either gain or take damage, when it's Hassleberry who takes the effect.

Characters Seen[]


Featured cards[]

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



Hassleberry's dream


Notes[]

  1. In the TCG/OCG, the effects of Sartorius' cards are decided via a coin flip. In the anime, the card's hologram spins in the air.
  2. In the TCG/OCG, "Arcana Force VII - The Chariot" is immediately switched to the control if it lands in the reverse position.
  3. This card is seen at the bottom of Hassleberry's Deck when Sartorius is about to flip over the top cards of his Deck via "Future Vision".

Trivia[]

  • This is the only time where a duelist has not gotten Brainwashed after losing to a Society of Light member.
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