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| series = Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
 
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| kanji = 怖のコンボ!「虚無と無限」
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| kanji = 怖のコンボ!「虚無と無限」
 
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| japanese translated = Combo of Terror! "Zero and Infinity"
 
| japanese translated = Combo of Terror! "Zero and Infinity"
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'''"Combo of Terror! "Zero and Infinity""''' is the one hundred and seventy-seventh episode of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime. It first aired Japan on March 5, 2008.
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'''"Combo of Terror! "Zero and Infinity""''' is the one hundred and seventy-seventh episode of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime. It first aired Japan on March 5, 2008.
   
 
{{episode summary|[[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] appears to be the last remaining human on Earth, with only [[Pharaoh]] and the spirit of [[Lyman Banner|Professor Banner]] for company. [[Nightshroud]] reveals his true form, as well as the origins of the universe. Jaden and Nightshroud begin their final confrontation.}}
 
{{episode summary|[[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] appears to be the last remaining human on Earth, with only [[Pharaoh]] and the spirit of [[Lyman Banner|Professor Banner]] for company. [[Nightshroud]] reveals his true form, as well as the origins of the universe. Jaden and Nightshroud begin their final confrontation.}}
   
 
==Summary==
 
==Summary==
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Despite the defeat of [[Nightshroud]], the eclipse has not lifted. [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] and [[Jesse Anderson|Jesse]] hear a growling in the distance, and Jaden goes to investigate, while Jesse, still exhausted from the [[Duel]], watches over [[Yusuke Fujiwara]]. Jaden hurries to [[Duel Academy]]'s computer core, and sees that no one in Duel Academy or anywhere else has been restored. A voice then tells him that they need to settle this once and for all. He heads back outside, but Jesse and Fujiwara are gone, leaving him alone with [[Pharaoh]] and the spirit of [[Lyman Banner|Professor Banner]]. The voice speaks to him again, telling him the final confrontation is at hand. He states that he is Nightshroud and Jaden has only defeated a part of him by beating Fujiwara (keep in mind that in the Japanese version of previous seasons, Nightshroud's name was "Darkness").
 
Despite the defeat of [[Nightshroud]], the eclipse has not lifted. [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] and [[Jesse Anderson|Jesse]] hear a growling in the distance, and Jaden goes to investigate, while Jesse, still exhausted from the [[Duel]], watches over [[Yusuke Fujiwara]]. Jaden hurries to [[Duel Academy]]'s computer core, and sees that no one in Duel Academy or anywhere else has been restored. A voice then tells him that they need to settle this once and for all. He heads back outside, but Jesse and Fujiwara are gone, leaving him alone with [[Pharaoh]] and the spirit of [[Lyman Banner|Professor Banner]]. The voice speaks to him again, telling him the final confrontation is at hand. He states that he is Nightshroud and Jaden has only defeated a part of him by beating Fujiwara (keep in mind that in the Japanese version of previous seasons, Nightshroud's name was "Darkness").
   
Nightshroud reveals his true form - a cloaked, skeletal figure, resembling [[wikipedia:Death (personification)|The Grim Reaper]]. Banner states he can sense the spirits of many people within the sphere of Darkness behind Nightshroud. Jaden questions what Nightshroud's desire is - to take over the world? Nightshroud states he has no desire and that he only follows the logic and truth of the world. Jaden asks whether he thinks it's natural for everyone to disappear from existence. Nightshroud confirms this, and states that the [[World of Darkness]] represents true peace for many. Nightshroud allows Jaden a look into his world, much as he did for [[Atticus Rhodes|Atticus]]. [[Chazz Princeton|Chazz]], [[Syrus Truesdale|Syrus]] and [[Alexis Rhodes|Alexis]] are shown accepting their failures and Nightshroud states that they have thrown everything away - there is neither hope nor despair in the World of Darkness. Their consciousnesses will fade into one another, and everyone will have "eternal life".
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Nightshroud reveals his true form - a cloaked, skeletal figure, resembling [[wikipedia:Death (personification)|The Grim Reaper]]. Banner states he can sense the spirits of many people within the sphere of Darkness behind Nightshroud. Jaden asks if Nightshroud intends to take over the world, and Nightshroud states he has no such desire and only follows the logic and truth of the world. Jaden asks if he thinks it's natural for everyone to disappear from existence. Nightshroud confirms this, and states that the [[World of Darkness]] represents true peace for many. Nightshroud allows Jaden a look into his world, much as he did for [[Atticus Rhodes|Atticus]]. [[Chazz Princeton|Chazz]], [[Syrus Truesdale|Syrus]] and [[Alexis Rhodes|Alexis]] are shown accepting their failures and Nightshroud states that they have thrown everything away - there is neither hope nor despair in the World of Darkness. Their consciousnesses will fade into one another, and everyone will have "eternal life".
   
Nightshroud reveals the origins of the universe - using a "card" as a metaphor for it. In the beginning there was but a single card. The planets and stars were created, and the Earth gave rise to humans, who eventually discover the ''[[Duel Monsters]]'', which Nightshroud calls "the origin of the world". Duel Monsters served as a test or a "mirror" of the human soul. Nightshroud compares the human world to the front of a card, with the World of Darkness compared to the back of it. If light remained in the hearts of humans, then peace could be retained on the "front" of the card. However, the souls of many Duelists became corrupted, and that darkness seeped into Nightshroud's world. In other words, that was what awakened him to begin with. He states it is natural for his world to replace the human world. He describes himself as a "savior". He also confirms the theory that [[Sartorius]] had [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 158|previously]] come up with - the events of the previous three years, centered on the island, served as the final catalyst needed. It is from the darkness of humans that Nightshroud's power derives from, and each human that misuses Duel Monsters causes his power to grow.
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Nightshroud reveals the origins of the universe: in the beginning there was but a single card. The planets and stars were created, and the Earth gave rise to humans, who eventually discovered ''[[Duel Monsters]]'', which Nightshroud calls "the origin of the world". Duel Monsters served as a test or a "mirror" of the human heart. Nightshroud compares the human world to the front of a card, with the World of Darkness compared to the back of it. If light remained in the hearts of humans, then peace could be retained on the "front" of the card. However, the hearts of many Duelists became corrupted with darkness, and that darkness seeped into Nightshroud's world. In other words, that was what awakened him to begin with. He states it is natural for his world to replace the human world. He describes himself as a "savior". He also confirms the theory that [[Sartorius]] had [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 158|previously]] come up with - the events of the previous three years, centered on the island (and the dimensions), served as the final catalyst needed. It is from the darkness of humans that Nightshroud's power derives from, and each human that misuses Duel Monsters causes his power to grow.
   
Jaden states he acquired his powers of darkness to combat ones like Nightshroud - and his eyes briefly glow the yellow of [[The Supreme King]] before turning to the bichromatic style of [[Yubel (character)|Yubel]]. Nightshroud describes Jaden as a "foreign object", one who has both a human soul and a Duel Monster soul within him. He states that Jaden is not suitable to be absorbed into his world. Jaden tells him he will not let Nightshroud complete his task, and thus Nightshroud declares he'll defeat Jaden using Duel Monsters - the "origin of the world". Jaden activates his [[Duel Disk]], while five wings sprout of Nightshroud's back - each with a [[Monster Card Zone]] and a [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]]. Nightshroud plays the "[[Darkness]]" [[Field Spell Card]], which lets him [[Set]] five cards from his [[hand]] and [[Main Deck|Deck]] to his Spell & Trap Card Zones. Jaden attacks, and Nightshroud activates "[[Zero]]", which also activates "[[Infinity]]". With these in play, he may activate any card that sits in the zones between the two. He states that between Zero and Infinity, there is only Darkness. He activates "[[Darkness 2]]", [[destroy]]ing Jaden's "[[Elemental Hero Sparkman]]". At the end of each turn, Nightshroud randomly rearranges his Spell and Trap Cards and Sets them face-down again. Normally he would not be able to check which card is which due to his "[[Darkness]]" Field Spell, but the effect of his "[[Darkness Eye]]" monster card circumvents this negative effect.
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Jaden states he acquired his powers of darkness to combat ones like Nightshroud. Nightshroud describes Jaden as a "foreign object", one who has both a human soul and a Duel Monster soul within him. He states that Jaden is not suitable to be absorbed into his world and thus should be eliminated. Jaden tells Nightshroud that his world will never replace the human world, and thus Nightshroud declares he'll defeat Jaden using Duel Monsters - the "origin of the world". Jaden activates his [[Duel Disk]], while five wings sprout of Nightshroud's back - each with a [[Monster Card Zone]] and a [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]]. Nightshroud plays the "[[Darkness]]" [[Field Spell Card]], which lets him [[Set]] five cards from his [[hand]] and [[Main Deck|Deck]] to his Spell & Trap Card Zones. Jaden attacks, and Nightshroud activates "[[Zero]]", which also activates "[[Infinity (card)|Infinity]]". With these in play, he may activate any card that sits in the zones between the two. He states that between Zero and Infinity, there is only Darkness. He activates "[[Darkness 1]]", [[destroy]]ing Jaden's "[[Elemental Hero Sparkman (anime)|Elemental Hero Sparkman]]". Jaden quickly uses "[[Relationship]]" to Summon an "[[Elemental HERO|Elemental Hero]]" with equal [[ATK]] to the destroyed "Sparkman", and choose "[[Elemental Hero Necroshade (anime)|Elemental Hero Necroshade]]" to defend himself. At the end of each turn, Nightshroud randomly rearranges his Spell and Trap Cards and Sets them face-down again.
   
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Nightshroud activates the effect of his "Darkness Eye" to Summon "[[Darkness Destroyer (anime)|Darkness Destroyer]]" without a [[Tribute]]. Jaden believes that he'll be safe due to Nightshroud's cards being randomly re-Set, but to his and Professor Banner's horror Nightshroud not only successfully activates his [[Trap Card]]s, but they are in the worst position possible; all three Traps are between "Zero" and "Infinity". The stacked boosts of "[[Darkness 2]]" increases the ATK of "Darkness Destroyer" to a staggering 5300; and it also has they ability to attack twice and inflict piercing damage. Jaden negates the first attack with "[[Hero Barrier (anime)|Hero Barrier]]", but the remaining attack of "Darkness Destroyer" destroys "Necroshade" and takes Jaden down to 500 Life Points with one shot. Nightshroud tells Jaden to give up, as there is no one left to believe in his ability to fight.
Nightshroud devastates Jaden's [[Life Points]] with "[[Darkness Destroyer]]", increasing its attack points with "[[Darkness 2]]". Jaden negates the attack with "[[Hero Barrier]]", but "Darkness Destroyer" can attack twice per turn. Nightshroud tells Jaden to give up, there is no one left to believe in his ability to fight. The spirit of Yubel appears and reminds Jaden that he's not alone - she is always with him. Jaden Summons "[[Elemental Hero Neos]]" and plays "[[Effect Shut]]" to destroy "[[Darkness Eye]]". He attacks, and Nightshroud cannot check his Set Spell and Trap Cards, so he activates a random one - which ends up being "[[Darkness 1]]", which is useless without activating "[[Zero]]" and "[[Infinity]]" first. Nightshroud states that if Yubel is giving Jaden support, he'll have to sever that connection. He uses the effect of "[[Darkness Outsider]]" to [[Special Summon]] "[[Yubel]]" to his own field. Nightshroud attacks with "[[Yubel]]", but Jaden activates "[[Astral Shift]]", allowing him to turn the attack into a [[direct attack]], therefore taking none of the [[Battle Damage]] that Yubel's effect would have transferred to him. Jaden plays "[[Super Polymerization]]", [[discard]]ing "[[Winged Kuriboh]]" to fuse "[[Elemental Hero Neos|Neos]]" with "[[Yubel]]" to [[Fusion Summon]] "[[Neos Wiseman]]". He uses it to turn the Duel around, restoring his Life Points to 3000, while taking Nightshroud's down to 1800.
 
   
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The spirit of Yubel appears and reminds Jaden that he's not alone - she is always with him. With the effect of "Necroshade" in the Graveyard, Jaden Summons "[[Elemental Hero Neos (later anime)|Elemental Hero Neos]]" without a sacrifice. "Darkness Eye" glows again, and Yubel tells Jaden to act now. He does, and plays "[[Effect Shut]]" to destroy "[[Darkness Eye]]" since it activated its effect. Yubel explains that the effect of "Darkness Eye" allowed Nightshroud to confirm his Set cards and accuses him of using a cheap strategy for someone claiing to be a god. Jaden attacks, and Nightshroud cannot check his Set Spell and Trap Cards, so he activates a random one - which ends up being "Darkness 1", which is useless without activating "Zero" and "Infinity" first, and thus "Darkness Destroyer" is destroyed and Nightshroud reduced to 3800 Life Points.
==Featured Duel==
 
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Nightshroud states that if Yubel is giving Jaden support, he'll have to sever that connection. He uses the effect of "[[Darkness Outsider]]" to [[Special Summon]] "[[Yubel (anime)|Yubel]]" to his own field. Nightshroud attacks with "Yubel", but Jaden activates "[[Astral Shift]]", allowing him to turn the attack into a [[direct attack]], therefore taking none of the [[Battle damage|Battle Damage]] that Yubel's effect would have transferred to him, and also allowing him to draw a card that he is shocked to see. Nightshroud proceeds to firm up his defenses by mimicking "Neos" with his "[[Darkness Slime]]". Jaden plays "[[Super Polymerization (anime)|Super Polymerization]]", [[discard]]ing "[[Winged Kuriboh (later anime)|Winged Kuriboh]]" to fuse "Neos" with "Yubel" to [[Fusion Summon]] "[[Neos Wiseman (anime)|Neos Wiseman]]". He uses its powerful effect to turn the Duel around, destroying "Darkness Slime" and restoring his Life Points by the DEF of "Darkness Slime" to 3000, while taking Nightshroud's down to 1800 by inflicting the ATK of "Darkness Slime" to him.
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==Featured Duel: Jaden Yuki vs. Nightshroud==
 
<u>'''Turn 1: Nightshroud'''</u><br />
 
<u>'''Turn 1: Nightshroud'''</u><br />
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Nightshroud draws "Darkness". He then [[Normal Summon]]s "[[Darkness Eye]]" (0/1000) in [[Attack Position]]. Nightshroud then activates "[[Darkness]]", which lets him randomly [[Set]] "Zero", "Infinity", "Darkness 1", "Darkness 2" and "Darkness 3" from his [[hand]] and [[Main Deck|Deck]] to his [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]]. He Sets all five from his Deck. "Darkness" forbids Nightshroud from looking at his set cards, but the first effect of "Darkness Eye" allows Nightshroud to bypass this effect. Also during each End Phase, all face-up Trap Cards on Nightshroud's side of the field will be reset and if that is done, the set Traps will be randomly rearranged.
* [[Normal Summon|Summons]] "[[Darkness Eye]]" (0/1000) in [[Attack Position]].
 
* [[Activate]]s [[Field Spell Card]] "[[Darkness]]", which lets him randomly [[Set]] "[[Zero]]", "[[Infinity]]", "[[Darkness 1]]", "[[Darkness 2]]" and "[[Darkness 3]]" from his [[hand]] and [[Main Deck|Deck]] to his [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]].
 
* The effect of "[[Darkness Eye]]" allows Nightshroud to bypass "[[Darkness]]'" effect of not allowing him to check his Spell and Trap Cards.
 
   
 
<u>'''Turn 2: Jaden'''</u><br />
 
<u>'''Turn 2: Jaden'''</u><br />
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Jaden draws "[[Elemental Hero Sparkman (anime)|Elemental Hero Sparkman]]" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1600/1400) in Attack Position. "Sparkman" attacks "Darkness Eye", but Nightshroud activates his face-down "[[Zero]]", which lets him activate his face-down "[[Infinity (card)|Infinity]]", which lets him activate all his face-down cards that are in the zone(s) between the two: "[[Darkness 1]]". The effect of "Darkness 1" activates, destroying "Sparkman". Jaden then activates "[[Relationship]]" to Special Summon "[[Elemental Hero Necroshade (anime)|Elemental Hero Necroshade]]" (1600/1800) in [[Defense Position]] (as the ATK of "Necroshade" is equal to the ATK of "Sparkman"). Jaden [[Set]]s a card. On Jaden's End Phase, Nightshroud's Traps are reset and randomly rearranged due to the effect of "Darkness".
* Summons "[[Elemental Hero Sparkman]]" (1600/1400) in Attack Position.
 
* Nightshroud activates his faced-down "[[Zero]]", which lets him activate "[[Infinity]]", which in turn lets him activate all cards that are in the zone between the two: "[[Darkness 1]]", which destroys "[[Elemental Hero Sparkman|Sparkman]]".
 
* Activates "[[Relationship]]", letting him [[Special Summon]] a monster when the same attack points as his destroyed [[Elemental Heroes|Elemental Hero]]. He Special Summons "[[Elemental Hero Necroshade]]" (1600/1800) in [[Defense Position]].
 
* [[Set]]s a card.
 
* Due to the effect of "[[Darkness]]", Nightshroud's Traps are reset and shuffled.
 
   
 
<u>'''Turn 3: Nightshroud'''</u><br />
 
<u>'''Turn 3: Nightshroud'''</u><br />
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Nightshroud draws "Darkness Destroyer". During Nightshroud's Standby Phase, he activates the second effect of "Darkness Eye" to allow himself to Normal Summon "[[Darkness Destroyer (anime)|Darkness Destroyer]]" (2300/2100) in Attack Position without Tributing. He then activates his face-down "Zero", which lets him activate his face-down "Infinity", which lets him activate the three face-down cards in between the two - "[[Darkness 2]]", "Darkness 1" and "[[Darkness 3]]". Only the effect of "Darkness 2" activates, so the ATK of "Darkness Destroyer" increases by 1000 ("Darkness Destroyer": 2300 → 3300/2100) and then it gains 1000 ATK for every other face-up "Darkness" card ("Darkness Destroyer": 3300 →4300 → 5300/2100).
* Activates the effect of "[[Darkness Eye]]" during his [[Standby Phase]], Normal Summoning "[[Darkness Destroyer]]" (2300/2100) without [[Tribute]]s as "[[Darkness Eye]]" is in Attack Position.
 
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* Activates "[[Zero]]", which lets him activate "[[Infinity]]", which in turn lets him activate the three cards in between the two - "[[Darkness 2]]", "[[Darkness 1]]" and "[[Darkness 3]]". "[[Darkness 2]]" activates first, increasing "[[Darkness Destroyer]]'s" attack by 1000 for each face-up "Darkness" Trap Card. The effects of "[[Darkness 1]]" and "[[Darkness 3]]" are not activated, but since they are face-up, they count towards "[[Darkness Destroyer]]'s" attack boost.
 
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"Darkness Destroyer" then attacks "Necroshade", but Jaden activates his face-down "[[Hero Barrier (anime)|Hero Barrier]]" to [[negate]] the attack. "Darkness Destroyer" then attacks and destroys "Necroshade" (as it can attack twice during each Battle Phase). "Darkness Destroyer" then inflicts [[piercing]] damage to Jaden (Jaden 4000 → 500). On Nightshroud's End Phase, the effect of "Darkness 2" expires ("Darkness Destroyer": 5300 → 2300/2100) and Nightshroud's Traps are reset and randomly rearranged due to the effect of "Darkness".
* Attacks "[[Elemental Hero Necroshade|Necroshade]]", but Jaden activates "[[Hero Barrier]]" to [[negate]] the attack.
 
* Attacks again via the effect of "[[Darkness Destroyer]]", destroying "[[Elemental Hero Necroshade|Necroshade]]" and inflicting [[Piercing]] damage (Jaden 500).
 
* Due to the effect of "[[Darkness]]", Nightshroud's Traps are reset and shuffled.
 
   
 
<u>'''Turn 4: Jaden'''</u><br />
 
<u>'''Turn 4: Jaden'''</u><br />
* Activates the effect of the "[[Elemental Hero Necroshade|Necroshade]]" in his Graveyard, Normal Summoning "[[Elemental Hero Neos]]" (2500/2000) without Tribute in Attack Position.
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Jaden draws "[[Elemental Hero Neos (later anime)|Elemental Hero Neos]]". He then uses the effect of "Necroshade" from his Graveyard in order to Normal Summon "Elemental Hero Neos" (2500/2000) in Attack Position without Tributing. Nightshroud activates the effect of "Darkness Eye" to look at his set cards, but Jaden activates "[[Effect Shut]]" to negate the activation of the effect of "Darkness Eye" and destroy it.
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* Activates "[[Effect Shut]]" to destroy "[[Darkness Eye]]", meaning Nightshroud can no longer confirm his Spell and Trap Cards.
 
* Attacks "[[Darkness Destroyer]]", but Nightshroud activates a random Trap - it ends up being "[[Darkness 1]]", but it has no effect unless it is activated via "[[Infinity]]" when it is between it and "[[Zero]]" (Nightshroud 3800).
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"Neos" attacks "Darkness Destroyer", but Nightshroud activates a random face-down Trap - it ends up being "Darkness 1", but it has no effect unless it is activated via "Infinity" when it is between it and "Zero". "Neos" then destroys "Darkness Destroyer" (Nightshroud 4000 → 3800). Jaden sets a card. On Jaden's End Phase, Nightshroud's Traps are reset and randomly rearranged due to the effect of "Darkness".
* Sets a card.
 
* Due to the effect of "[[Darkness]]", Nightshroud's Traps are reset and shuffled.
 
   
 
<u>'''Turn 5: Nightshroud'''</u><br />
 
<u>'''Turn 5: Nightshroud'''</u><br />
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Nightshroud draws "Darkness Seed". He then Normal Summons "[[Darkness Outsider]]" (0/0) in Attack Position. Nightshroud then activates the effect of "Darkness Outsider" to discard "[[Darkness Seed]]" and declare a Monster Card Name. If that card is in Jaden's Deck, Nightshroud can Special Summon it under his control. Nightshroud declares "[[Yubel (anime)|Yubel]]", so the latter monster is Special Summoned from Jaden's Deck to Nightshroud's side of the field (0/0) in Attack Position. Nightshroud then activates the first effect of "Darkness Seed", which will allow Nightshroud to Special Summon "Darkness Seed" from his Graveyard during his second Standby Phase after the effect's activation.
* Summons "[[Darkness Outsider]]" (0/0) in Attack Position.
 
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* Activates the effect of "[[Darkness Outsider]]", [[discard]]ing "[[Darkness Seed]]" to declare a Monster Card name. If that card is in Jaden's Deck, Nightshroud can Summon it under his control. He declares "[[Yubel]]" (0/0), who is Special Summoned from Jaden's Deck to Nightshroud's field.
 
* Attacks "[[Elemental Hero Neos|Neos]]" with "[[Yubel]]", but Jaden activates his face-down "[[Astral Shift]]", turning Yubel's attack into a direct attack and allowing him to [[draw a card]].<ref group=Notes name=yubel>Nightshroud was attempting to use the [[effect]] of "[[Yubel]]" to make Jaden take the [[Battle Damage]] from the [[attack]]. In the ''TCG''/''OCG'', the effect of "Yubel" only does so when the opponent declares the attack.</ref> He draws "[[Super Polymerization]]".
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"Yubel" attacks "Neos" (Nightshroud plans to use the second effect of "Yubel" to make Jaden take the Battle Damage that he would take<ref group="Notes" name="yubel">In the ''TCG''/''OCG'', the effect of "Yubel" only does so when the opponent declares the attack and it inflicts Effect Damage.</ref>), but Jaden activates his face-down "[[Astral Shift]]" to change the attack to a direct attack and [[draw a card]] ("[[Super Polymerization (anime)|Super Polymerization]]").
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* Uses the effect of "[[Darkness Slime]]" (0/0) to Special Summon it in Defense Position. It copies the stats of "[[Elemental Hero Neos|Neos]]" (2500/2000).
 
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Nightshroud then Special Summons "[[Darkness Slime]]" from his hand (0/0) in Defense Position as the total ATK of all of Nightshroud's face-up monsters equal 0. Nightshroud then activates the second effect of "Darkness Slime" to target "Neos" and make the ATK of "Darkness Slime" the same as the DEF of "Neos" as well as make the DEF of "Darkness Slime" the same as the ATK of "Neos" ("Darkness Slime": 0 → 2000/0 → 2500). On Nightshroud's End Phase, he Tributes "Darkness Outsider" to keep "Yubel" in play.
* Tributes "[[Darkness Outsider]]" to keep "[[Yubel]]" in play.
 
   
 
<u>'''Turn 6: Jaden'''</u><br />
 
<u>'''Turn 6: Jaden'''</u><br />
* Activates "[[Super Polymerization]]", discarding "[[Winged Kuriboh]]" to fuse "[[Elemental Hero Neos|Neos]]" and "[[Yubel]]", [[Fusion Summon]]ing "[[Neos Wiseman]]" (3000/3000) in Attack Position.<ref group=Notes name=wiseman> In the ''TCG''/''OCG'', "[[Neos Wiseman]]" is an [[Effect Monster]] that can only be [[Special Summon]]ed by [[Tribute|Tributing]] "[[Elemental Hero Neos]]" and "[[Yubel]]", not a [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]] of the two.</ref>
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Jaden draws. He then activates "Super Polymerization" to discard "[[Winged Kuriboh (later anime)|Winged Kuriboh]]" and fuse "Neos" with "Yubel" in order to [[Fusion Summon]] "[[Neos Wiseman (anime)|Neos Wiseman]]" (3000/3000) in Attack Position.<ref group=Notes name=wiseman> In the ''TCG''/''OCG'', "[[Neos Wiseman]]" is an [[Effect Monster]] that can only be [[Special Summon]]ed by [[Tribute|Tributing]] "[[Elemental HERO Neos|Elemental Hero Neos]]" and "[[Yubel]]", not a [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]] of the two.</ref> "Neos Wiseman" attacks and destroys "Darkness Slime". The second effect of "Neos Wiseman" then activates, inflicting damage to Nightshroud equal to the ATK of "Darkness Slime" and increasing Jaden's Life Points by the DEF of "Darkness Slime" (Jaden 500 → 3000, Nightshroud 3800 → 1800).
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* Attacks "[[Darkness Slime]]", activating the effect of "Neos Wiseman" increasing his [[Life Points]] by "[[Darkness Slime]]'s" defense and inflicting damage to Nightshroud equal to its attack (Jaden 3000, Nightshroud 1300).
 
 
''Duel continues in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 178|the next episode]]''.
 
''Duel continues in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 178|the next episode]]''.
   
 
==Mistakes==
 
==Mistakes==
* When [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] Summons "[[Elemental Hero Necroshade]]", its [[DEF]] is shown as 1000 instead of 1800.
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* When [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] Summons "[[Elemental Hero Necroshade (anime)|Elemental Hero Necroshade]]", its [[DEF]] is shown as 1000 instead of 1800.
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* With the destruction of [[Darkness Slime]], Jaden is supposed to gain Life Points equal to it's DEF (2000), while Nightshroud takes damage equal to its ATK (2500). However, these numbers are switched: Jaden gains 2500 Life Points (rising from 500 to 3000), while Nightshroud is hit for 2000 (dropping from 3800 to 1800). The following episode would amend Nightshroud's counter to the correct 1300, but Jaden retains his erroneous 3000 points, 500 more than he should have gained.
 
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* When [[Nightshroud]] takes damage from the effect of "[[Neos Wiseman (anime)|Neos Wiseman]]", his Life Points become 1800. In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 178|the next episode]], they are shown as 1300 instead. As the effect of "Darkness Slime" and how it decides its [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] are not clearly explained, which of these is the error is not clear.
   
 
==Featured cards==
 
==Featured cards==
 
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.
 
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.
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{{Decklist|Jaden Yuki
 
{{Decklist|Jaden Yuki
|monsters =
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|normal monsters =
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* [[Elemental Hero Neos (later anime)|Elemental Hero Neos]]
<u>Normal Monsters</u>
 
* [[Elemental Hero Neos]]
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* [[Elemental Hero Sparkman (anime)|Elemental Hero Sparkman]]
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|effect monsters =
* [[Elemental Hero Sparkman]]
 
 
* [[Elemental Hero Necroshade (anime)|Elemental Hero Necroshade]]
<u>Effect Monsters</u>
 
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* [[Winged Kuriboh (later anime)|Winged Kuriboh]]
* [[Elemental Hero Necroshade]]
 
* [[Winged Kuriboh]]
+
* [[Yubel (anime)|Yubel]]
  +
|fusion monsters =
* [[Yubel]]
 
 
* ''[[Neos Wiseman (anime)|Neos Wiseman]]''
<u>Fusion Monsters</u>
 
* ''[[Neos Wiseman]]''
 
 
|spells =
 
|spells =
 
* ''[[Effect Shut]]''
 
* ''[[Effect Shut]]''
 
* ''[[Relationship]]''
 
* ''[[Relationship]]''
* [[Super Polymerization]]
+
* [[Super Polymerization (anime)|Super Polymerization]]
 
|traps =
 
|traps =
 
* ''[[Astral Shift]]''
 
* ''[[Astral Shift]]''
* [[Hero Barrier]]
+
* [[Hero Barrier (anime)|Hero Barrier]]
 
}}
 
}}
  +
<br />
 
 
{{Decklist|Nightshroud
 
{{Decklist|Nightshroud
|monsters =
+
|effect monsters =
 
* ''[[Darkness Destroyer (anime)|Darkness Destroyer]]''
<u>Effect Monsters</u>
 
* ''[[Darkness Destroyer]]''
 
 
* ''[[Darkness Eye]]''
 
* ''[[Darkness Eye]]''
 
* ''[[Darkness Outsider]]''
 
* ''[[Darkness Outsider]]''
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* ''[[Darkness 2]]''
 
* ''[[Darkness 2]]''
 
* ''[[Darkness 3]]''
 
* ''[[Darkness 3]]''
* ''[[Infinity]]''
+
* ''[[Infinity (card)|Infinity]]''
 
* ''[[Zero]]''
 
* ''[[Zero]]''
 
}}
 
}}
  +
<br />
 
 
{{Decklist|Other
 
{{Decklist|Other
|monsters =
+
|effect monsters =
 
* [[Masked Dragon (anime)|Masked Dragon]]
<u>Effect Monsters</u>
 
* [[Masked Dragon]]
 
 
|spells =
 
|spells =
* [[Big Wave Small Wave]]
+
* [[Big Wave Small Wave (anime)|Big Wave Small Wave]]
 
|traps =
 
|traps =
* [[Spiritual Water Art - Aoi]]
+
* [[Spiritual Water Art - Aoi (anime)|Spiritual Water Art - Aoi]]
 
}}
 
}}
  +
<br />
 
 
{{Decklist|Sartorius' flashback
 
{{Decklist|Sartorius' flashback
|monsters =
+
|effect monsters =
  +
* [[Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder (anime)|Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder]]
<u>Effect Monsters</u>
 
* [[Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder]]
+
* [[Raviel, Lord of Phantasms (anime)|Raviel, Lord of Phantasms]]
* [[Raviel, Lord of Phantasms]]
+
* [[Uria, Lord of Searing Flames (anime)|Uria, Lord of Searing Flames]]
  +
|spells =
* [[Uria, Lord of Searing Flames]]
 
  +
* [[Fallen Paradise (anime)|Fallen Paradise]]
  +
* [[Neo Space (anime)|Neo Space]]
 
}}
 
}}
   

Revision as of 19:24, 17 October 2019

"Combo of Terror! "Zero and Infinity"" is the one hundred and seventy-seventh episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. It first aired Japan on March 5, 2008.

Jaden appears to be the last remaining human on Earth, with only Pharaoh and the spirit of Professor Banner for company. Nightshroud reveals his true form, as well as the origins of the universe. Jaden and Nightshroud begin their final confrontation.

Summary

Despite the defeat of Nightshroud, the eclipse has not lifted. Jaden and Jesse hear a growling in the distance, and Jaden goes to investigate, while Jesse, still exhausted from the Duel, watches over Yusuke Fujiwara. Jaden hurries to Duel Academy's computer core, and sees that no one in Duel Academy or anywhere else has been restored. A voice then tells him that they need to settle this once and for all. He heads back outside, but Jesse and Fujiwara are gone, leaving him alone with Pharaoh and the spirit of Professor Banner. The voice speaks to him again, telling him the final confrontation is at hand. He states that he is Nightshroud and Jaden has only defeated a part of him by beating Fujiwara (keep in mind that in the Japanese version of previous seasons, Nightshroud's name was "Darkness").

Nightshroud reveals his true form - a cloaked, skeletal figure, resembling The Grim Reaper. Banner states he can sense the spirits of many people within the sphere of Darkness behind Nightshroud. Jaden asks if Nightshroud intends to take over the world, and Nightshroud states he has no such desire and only follows the logic and truth of the world. Jaden asks if he thinks it's natural for everyone to disappear from existence. Nightshroud confirms this, and states that the World of Darkness represents true peace for many. Nightshroud allows Jaden a look into his world, much as he did for Atticus. Chazz, Syrus and Alexis are shown accepting their failures and Nightshroud states that they have thrown everything away - there is neither hope nor despair in the World of Darkness. Their consciousnesses will fade into one another, and everyone will have "eternal life".

Nightshroud reveals the origins of the universe: in the beginning there was but a single card. The planets and stars were created, and the Earth gave rise to humans, who eventually discovered Duel Monsters, which Nightshroud calls "the origin of the world". Duel Monsters served as a test or a "mirror" of the human heart. Nightshroud compares the human world to the front of a card, with the World of Darkness compared to the back of it. If light remained in the hearts of humans, then peace could be retained on the "front" of the card. However, the hearts of many Duelists became corrupted with darkness, and that darkness seeped into Nightshroud's world. In other words, that was what awakened him to begin with. He states it is natural for his world to replace the human world. He describes himself as a "savior". He also confirms the theory that Sartorius had previously come up with - the events of the previous three years, centered on the island (and the dimensions), served as the final catalyst needed. It is from the darkness of humans that Nightshroud's power derives from, and each human that misuses Duel Monsters causes his power to grow.

Jaden states he acquired his powers of darkness to combat ones like Nightshroud. Nightshroud describes Jaden as a "foreign object", one who has both a human soul and a Duel Monster soul within him. He states that Jaden is not suitable to be absorbed into his world and thus should be eliminated. Jaden tells Nightshroud that his world will never replace the human world, and thus Nightshroud declares he'll defeat Jaden using Duel Monsters - the "origin of the world". Jaden activates his Duel Disk, while five wings sprout of Nightshroud's back - each with a Monster Card Zone and a Spell & Trap Card Zone. Nightshroud plays the "Darkness" Field Spell Card, which lets him Set five cards from his hand and Deck to his Spell & Trap Card Zones. Jaden attacks, and Nightshroud activates "Zero", which also activates "Infinity". With these in play, he may activate any card that sits in the zones between the two. He states that between Zero and Infinity, there is only Darkness. He activates "Darkness 1", destroying Jaden's "Elemental Hero Sparkman". Jaden quickly uses "Relationship" to Summon an "Elemental Hero" with equal ATK to the destroyed "Sparkman", and choose "Elemental Hero Necroshade" to defend himself. At the end of each turn, Nightshroud randomly rearranges his Spell and Trap Cards and Sets them face-down again.

Nightshroud activates the effect of his "Darkness Eye" to Summon "Darkness Destroyer" without a Tribute. Jaden believes that he'll be safe due to Nightshroud's cards being randomly re-Set, but to his and Professor Banner's horror Nightshroud not only successfully activates his Trap Cards, but they are in the worst position possible; all three Traps are between "Zero" and "Infinity". The stacked boosts of "Darkness 2" increases the ATK of "Darkness Destroyer" to a staggering 5300; and it also has they ability to attack twice and inflict piercing damage. Jaden negates the first attack with "Hero Barrier", but the remaining attack of "Darkness Destroyer" destroys "Necroshade" and takes Jaden down to 500 Life Points with one shot. Nightshroud tells Jaden to give up, as there is no one left to believe in his ability to fight.

The spirit of Yubel appears and reminds Jaden that he's not alone - she is always with him. With the effect of "Necroshade" in the Graveyard, Jaden Summons "Elemental Hero Neos" without a sacrifice. "Darkness Eye" glows again, and Yubel tells Jaden to act now. He does, and plays "Effect Shut" to destroy "Darkness Eye" since it activated its effect. Yubel explains that the effect of "Darkness Eye" allowed Nightshroud to confirm his Set cards and accuses him of using a cheap strategy for someone claiing to be a god. Jaden attacks, and Nightshroud cannot check his Set Spell and Trap Cards, so he activates a random one - which ends up being "Darkness 1", which is useless without activating "Zero" and "Infinity" first, and thus "Darkness Destroyer" is destroyed and Nightshroud reduced to 3800 Life Points.

Nightshroud states that if Yubel is giving Jaden support, he'll have to sever that connection. He uses the effect of "Darkness Outsider" to Special Summon "Yubel" to his own field. Nightshroud attacks with "Yubel", but Jaden activates "Astral Shift", allowing him to turn the attack into a direct attack, therefore taking none of the Battle Damage that Yubel's effect would have transferred to him, and also allowing him to draw a card that he is shocked to see. Nightshroud proceeds to firm up his defenses by mimicking "Neos" with his "Darkness Slime". Jaden plays "Super Polymerization", discarding "Winged Kuriboh" to fuse "Neos" with "Yubel" to Fusion Summon "Neos Wiseman". He uses its powerful effect to turn the Duel around, destroying "Darkness Slime" and restoring his Life Points by the DEF of "Darkness Slime" to 3000, while taking Nightshroud's down to 1800 by inflicting the ATK of "Darkness Slime" to him.

Featured Duel: Jaden Yuki vs. Nightshroud

Turn 1: Nightshroud
Nightshroud draws "Darkness". He then Normal Summons "Darkness Eye" (0/1000) in Attack Position. Nightshroud then activates "Darkness", which lets him randomly Set "Zero", "Infinity", "Darkness 1", "Darkness 2" and "Darkness 3" from his hand and Deck to his Spell & Trap Card Zone. He Sets all five from his Deck. "Darkness" forbids Nightshroud from looking at his set cards, but the first effect of "Darkness Eye" allows Nightshroud to bypass this effect. Also during each End Phase, all face-up Trap Cards on Nightshroud's side of the field will be reset and if that is done, the set Traps will be randomly rearranged.

Turn 2: Jaden
Jaden draws "Elemental Hero Sparkman" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1600/1400) in Attack Position. "Sparkman" attacks "Darkness Eye", but Nightshroud activates his face-down "Zero", which lets him activate his face-down "Infinity", which lets him activate all his face-down cards that are in the zone(s) between the two: "Darkness 1". The effect of "Darkness 1" activates, destroying "Sparkman". Jaden then activates "Relationship" to Special Summon "Elemental Hero Necroshade" (1600/1800) in Defense Position (as the ATK of "Necroshade" is equal to the ATK of "Sparkman"). Jaden Sets a card. On Jaden's End Phase, Nightshroud's Traps are reset and randomly rearranged due to the effect of "Darkness".

Turn 3: Nightshroud
Nightshroud draws "Darkness Destroyer". During Nightshroud's Standby Phase, he activates the second effect of "Darkness Eye" to allow himself to Normal Summon "Darkness Destroyer" (2300/2100) in Attack Position without Tributing. He then activates his face-down "Zero", which lets him activate his face-down "Infinity", which lets him activate the three face-down cards in between the two - "Darkness 2", "Darkness 1" and "Darkness 3". Only the effect of "Darkness 2" activates, so the ATK of "Darkness Destroyer" increases by 1000 ("Darkness Destroyer": 2300 → 3300/2100) and then it gains 1000 ATK for every other face-up "Darkness" card ("Darkness Destroyer": 3300 →4300 → 5300/2100).

"Darkness Destroyer" then attacks "Necroshade", but Jaden activates his face-down "Hero Barrier" to negate the attack. "Darkness Destroyer" then attacks and destroys "Necroshade" (as it can attack twice during each Battle Phase). "Darkness Destroyer" then inflicts piercing damage to Jaden (Jaden 4000 → 500). On Nightshroud's End Phase, the effect of "Darkness 2" expires ("Darkness Destroyer": 5300 → 2300/2100) and Nightshroud's Traps are reset and randomly rearranged due to the effect of "Darkness".

Turn 4: Jaden
Jaden draws "Elemental Hero Neos". He then uses the effect of "Necroshade" from his Graveyard in order to Normal Summon "Elemental Hero Neos" (2500/2000) in Attack Position without Tributing. Nightshroud activates the effect of "Darkness Eye" to look at his set cards, but Jaden activates "Effect Shut" to negate the activation of the effect of "Darkness Eye" and destroy it.

"Neos" attacks "Darkness Destroyer", but Nightshroud activates a random face-down Trap - it ends up being "Darkness 1", but it has no effect unless it is activated via "Infinity" when it is between it and "Zero". "Neos" then destroys "Darkness Destroyer" (Nightshroud 4000 → 3800). Jaden sets a card. On Jaden's End Phase, Nightshroud's Traps are reset and randomly rearranged due to the effect of "Darkness".

Turn 5: Nightshroud
Nightshroud draws "Darkness Seed". He then Normal Summons "Darkness Outsider" (0/0) in Attack Position. Nightshroud then activates the effect of "Darkness Outsider" to discard "Darkness Seed" and declare a Monster Card Name. If that card is in Jaden's Deck, Nightshroud can Special Summon it under his control. Nightshroud declares "Yubel", so the latter monster is Special Summoned from Jaden's Deck to Nightshroud's side of the field (0/0) in Attack Position. Nightshroud then activates the first effect of "Darkness Seed", which will allow Nightshroud to Special Summon "Darkness Seed" from his Graveyard during his second Standby Phase after the effect's activation.

"Yubel" attacks "Neos" (Nightshroud plans to use the second effect of "Yubel" to make Jaden take the Battle Damage that he would take[Notes 1]), but Jaden activates his face-down "Astral Shift" to change the attack to a direct attack and draw a card ("Super Polymerization").

Nightshroud then Special Summons "Darkness Slime" from his hand (0/0) in Defense Position as the total ATK of all of Nightshroud's face-up monsters equal 0. Nightshroud then activates the second effect of "Darkness Slime" to target "Neos" and make the ATK of "Darkness Slime" the same as the DEF of "Neos" as well as make the DEF of "Darkness Slime" the same as the ATK of "Neos" ("Darkness Slime": 0 → 2000/0 → 2500). On Nightshroud's End Phase, he Tributes "Darkness Outsider" to keep "Yubel" in play.

Turn 6: Jaden
Jaden draws. He then activates "Super Polymerization" to discard "Winged Kuriboh" and fuse "Neos" with "Yubel" in order to Fusion Summon "Neos Wiseman" (3000/3000) in Attack Position.[Notes 2] "Neos Wiseman" attacks and destroys "Darkness Slime". The second effect of "Neos Wiseman" then activates, inflicting damage to Nightshroud equal to the ATK of "Darkness Slime" and increasing Jaden's Life Points by the DEF of "Darkness Slime" (Jaden 500 → 3000, Nightshroud 3800 → 1800).

Duel continues in the next episode.

Mistakes

  • When Nightshroud takes damage from the effect of "Neos Wiseman", his Life Points become 1800. In the next episode, they are shown as 1300 instead. As the effect of "Darkness Slime" and how it decides its ATK and DEF are not clearly explained, which of these is the error is not clear.

Featured cards

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





Notes

  1. In the TCG/OCG, the effect of "Yubel" only does so when the opponent declares the attack and it inflicts Effect Damage.
  2. In the TCG/OCG, "Neos Wiseman" is an Effect Monster that can only be Special Summoned by Tributing "Elemental Hero Neos" and "Yubel", not a Fusion of the two.