01x51 - The Graduation Match (Part 1 of 2)

[bunniefuu]

[Oohs and ahs]

Congrats, zane, you've done it again!

You've gotten the highest scores in the school!

And you know what that means!

You win the honor of being the headliner in duel academy's prestigious graduation match!

Why, thanks.

And tradition dictates...

That you get to pick whoever you want as your opponent!

So who will it be, zane?

[Nervous murmuring]

[Thinking] who will I duel?

The only one worthy.

It's time to give jaden his rematch.

[Theme music playing]

♪ Chillin' out with the crew in the schoolyard ♪

♪ Finding trouble, never looking too hard ♪

♪ Well, back at class, they never taught us this ♪

♪ Some days you've got to learn hipness ♪

♪ Tough times, hard climbs ♪

♪ We'll take them on together ♪

♪ Right now, let's go!

♪ Yu-gi-oh! Gx, generation x ♪

♪ Game on, get your game on ♪

♪ Come on, you better play your cards right ♪

♪ Game on, get your game on ♪

♪ We'll make the grade and win this fight ♪

♪ We'll make the grade somehow, yeah! ♪

♪ Yu-gi-oh! Gx

♪ Game on, get your game on ♪

♪ Come on, you better play your cards right ♪

♪ Come on and get your game on ♪

Sorry...you..uh...just

Kinda scared me there, big bro.

Jaden: zane always scares you, sy.

So, what's up?

You know, in my three years at the academy...

I've not once set foot in this here dorm.

It's nice that I've finally found a reason to come out here.

A reason?

What, like, to invite us out to lunch?

Or to take us to one of your

Hot shot obelisk blue functions?

Hmm?

To duel you.

Aah! Ah!

Sorry, but i.... Thought you said, "duel".

Yes, I did.

Huh?

To duel you, jaden.

I've decided.

I want you to join me in the grad match.

Huh?

The grad match?

That's the biggest duel of the year!

Right. 'Til then.

Aw, jay...

Oh, and I like your dorm by the way.

It's a good fit for you kids. Huh.

Wow, the grad match!

Oh boy, this is so sweet!

The last duel of the school year...

And I'm in it!

Yeah, the thick of it!

Come on, jaden, this is zane we're talking about here!

The only student duelist you've ever lost to!

And you're going to be dueling him

In front of the entire school!

Oh...

Jaden!

If you don't win this, you'll be stuck in his shadow forever!!

You'll never be the next king of games!

Well!

Guess I'll have to win then!

But, jay!

That's easier said than done!

I mean, don't get me wrong,

You're good-- but zane is...

Zane is what, syrus?

He's just never lost!

Sure, there was camula...

But he lost that on purpose for me.

Other than that he's undefeated!

Unbeaten!

Look, jaden...

It's not that...

I don't believe in you.

I...just don't want to see my best friend get hurt.

Aw man, this is all just coming out wrong...

What can I say?

How about...

Get your game on!

Alright...!

It's true!

It's going to be zane and jaden in the graduation match!

My! That has the makings of a fantastic duel!

Think of it...

An obelisk versus a slifer!

A third year student versus a first year!

Should be good!

Should be the chazz dueling- now that's a match!

Hey!

Not so sure about that, chazzy...

See, with zane and jaden...

It'll be...

Cool, calm and collected versus fast and furious!

I don't know if jaden's furious.

But he definitely duels with more passion than zane.

True, but sometimes that can hurt your game.

Should be my game!

What a year it's been here at duel academy.

And what a way to end it.

One final match with the big man on campus.

The top duelist in the school!

The one student who beat me!

Argh!

The one student who stands between me and being the best!

Not two ways about it, I gotta win!

What's up, zane?

What's up is it's time...

It's time for our rematch.

I'll see you at the duel arena.

[Crowd murmuring]

It's about to start!

Yeah...

Zane and jaden dueling it out

In the last throwdown of the year--

Man, who could ask for a better match!

A mismatch...

According to my figures zane's quite the favorite.

Some things you can't figure.

[Thinking] yeah, like I can't figure out

Why the chazz was left out of this duel!

Jaden looks serious!

That's gotta be a first.

I wonder if he's nervous?

He ought to be.

Yeah, gotta agree.

It's zane's big day, and he's gonna duel big.

Alright, zane.

I guess may the best duelist win.

And now, ladies and gentlemen!

We commence...

With the grad match between... Zane truesdale...

And jaden...hm, is it yucky?

No, doody?

Oh, wait...yuki.

Yuki.

Enough small talk.

Yeah, no joke!

Let's do this!

Get your game on, zane!

So who makes the first move?

You can choose.

In that case...

Go right ahead, I'll go second.

Really-second?

[Thinking] interesting choice.

By going second, zane won't be able to summon

That powerful cyber dragon a' his

During the first round

Because there won't be a monster out on the field

To let him do it.

Looks like some has studied up on me.

Alright, zane!

Time to throwdown!

Very well then. Here goes!

I activate...

The spell card polymerization!

Now by sending some select monsters from my hand...

To the grave, I can summon a fusion monster!

To the grave?!

That's right, jaden.

There's more than one way to skin a cat, or in this case...

Summon a dragon!

Aw...

I'll send the three cyber dragons in my hand to the graveyard

So I can summon the cyber end dragon.

Ah...

Dear me.

And me.

He's good.

[Thinking] I was wonderin' why

He didn't care who went first.

But now I know.

He was prepared for either situation!

Question is: am i?

Especially now that that cyber end dragon is out.

After all, when it att*cks a monster in defense mode,

The difference between its attack points

And the defending monster's defense points

Are dealt to me as damage.

Man, how could I have let this happen?

Argh! Well?!

Anything else you wanna throw at me?

As a matter of fact... Yes, there is.

Different dimension capsule!

Now, jaden...

I select one card in my deck...

And remove it from play.

But then...in two turns, it returns to my hand.

Hey, I remember this...

In our first duel,

Zane used that different dimension capsule

To add power bond to his hand.

Wonder if he's doin' the same thing here.

Finally, I'll place one card face down and end my turn.

Hm...the plot thickens.

A face down, too?

I can't know for sure what those cards are

But I sure have a hunch!

Yeah, that capsule card must be power bond.

And the facedown he just threw must be de-fusion!

He must be planning to defuse cyber end dragon

And then finish me off!

Jaden, go on.

It's your move now...

Ah...

What's wrong, it's like he's frozen up.

I've never seen him like this before.

Ha!

Zane thinks he's gonna outsmart me again.

But not this time!

This time, I'm gonna out smart him!

And I'm gonna start right now!

Alright!

Here goes!

I play elemental hero wildheart in attack mode!

Then I'm going to activate the spell card wild half,

And cuz a' its effect...

The points of your dragon are now split in half!

And now...

A half token with the same points

As your weakened end dragon is summoned!

But I'm not done yet!

Next I equip the spell card cyclone boomerang on to wildheart!

Now wildheart's attack points increase by !

Now go, wildheart-- attack that cyber end dragon!

Wild walloping boomerang!

I don't think so, I play de-fusion!

Against any of those three cyber dragons.

Wildheart can't win.

But against that one cyber end dragon...

Wild heart still has a chance...

Yeah, it may be a really small one,

But I have no other choice than to go for it...

And just hope for the very best!

Otherwise, I'll be bested!

Attack, wildheart!

He did it.

Jaden destroyed zane's cyber end dragon!

Indeed he did.

Jaden must have calculated that zane's facedown

Was de-fusion-- most impressive.

I guess...

But that's not really jaden's style.

Sure, wildheart's gone, too.

But since he was equipped with cyclone boomerang...

All spell and trap cards that are out on the field are now destroyed!

And plus...

For every spell and trap card that was destroyed,

You take... A big fat smackeroos to your life points!

So not only did he destroy cyber end dragon...

But he took the lead in the duel, too?

Yes, it sure looks that way!

Jaden has really done his homework here!

Done his homework?

Well then, this would certainly be the first time...

That slifer slacker!

Yeah, not anymore!

In this duel here...

I'm playing with my head, not my heart!

Hmm...

Next I'll throw down a facedown and end my turn.

Oh, is that it?

Very well.

First of all...

The card removed from play using capsule...

Returns to me.

Hey, wait a sec!

So then the card you had in there wasn't power bond?

No it wasn't.

Seems as though you over-thought this one, jaden.

It was...card from a different dimension.

Whoa, I didn't see that coming!

Due to this...

We now both get to draw two cards from our decks to our hands.

Oh, I see.

To summon his cyber end dragon...

Zane needed to use at least four of his cards.

So therefore...

If he had used de-fusion and then played power bond right afterwards...

There wouldn't have been any cards left in his hand to use!

And that would've put zane in a tough spot.

Yeah, you're right.

That zane.

Boy, he sure is a clever guy!

Maybe you should root for him instead of your boyfriend jaden!

Shut up!

Awkwaaard.

Heh heh.

Come on, jay.

Hang in there.

Alright...

Cyber dragon wage a direct attack...

With strident blast!

Don't think so!

I play the trap draining shield!

Sorry zane...

But now your cyber dragon's attack is cancelled...

And I get to regain life points equal to its attack points!

That's fine!

You'll need them because now my remaining two cyber dragons...

Are going to attack, jaden!

Strident blast!

Ah... Aah! Argh!

Next I'll place one card facedown and end my turn.

Wow, jaden just barely got out of that round.

Too close!

It'll be even closer next turn.

Those cyber dragons are still out.

Meaning jaden is in a state of constant peril.

He must neutralize them.

Yeah, no joke bastion,

But the question of the day is how?

And more importantly, when?

You know...

Normally I'd say not to worry, but...

But what?

But with the way jay's over-thinking things here.

I'm really not so sure.

I know...

[Thinking] come on jaden, use your head!

You've gotta figure out a way to get rid of those cyber dragons!

And you've gotta do it right now!

Here I go! My draw!

I play the spell: the warrior returning alive!

Now I can I select one warrior-type monster in my graveyard

And add it to my hand.

So...

Come on back, wildheart!

And next...

I'll activate... Polymerization...

And fuse wildheart with elemental hero bladedge...

To create elemental hero wildedge!

And now he's going to edge you out...

By attacking all the monsters you have on your field...

In one devastating attack!

So do your thing, wildedge,

And go wild on those three cyber dragons!

My goodness!

All three cyber dragons destroyed in just one turn?!

How remarkable!

This duel is truly living up to its hype!

What a shot!

That was the sweetest!

There's really somethin' to all a' this strategizing stuff!

You're a fool.

What?

I'm activating...

The trap card return soul.

Ah...

Now all monsters that were destroyed this turn come back...

And return to my deck.

Great, just when I thought I was rid of them...they're back.

And rarin' to get rid of me!

What a shame.

I picked jaden yuki to be in my last duel...

Wonder where he is.

Say what?

You're not being yourself.

You're not playing with your heart.

That's right!

Cuz to beat you!

I've gotta play with my head!

Like I'm doin' now!

What you're doing now, jaden...

Is wasting my time.

Sure I am!

You can quit with all the mind games, okay?!

They're not gonna work!

Hmm...

Mind games?

I don't think that's what he's doing.

I mean, zane has a point.

Jaden... Is dueling differently.

It's my turn now...

And I play the spell future fusion!

But this is no ordinary fusion.

You see, I'm allowed to fuse cards...

Not in my hand.

Therefore...

I send three cyber dragons in my deck to the graveyard...

And summon the cyber end dragon!

Ah...

Of course, monsters that are created by future fusion...

Aren't allowed to attack on the turn they're summoned.

But I can wait.

Yeah, but I can't.

I've gotta think of a way to get rid of that thing fast!

Come on, jaden, use your brain!

Alright then...ha!

I'm throwin' down three facedowns!

And that's it!

Still with your head.

You can't win this way.

Don't think so?

Well, we'll just have to see about that!

Go ahead then, zane, make your move!

What a disappointment you've become.

Enough with that!

Okay fine then, jaden.

If you won't listen to my words.

Perhaps you'll listen to my cards!

First I'm going to play the spell card...

De-fusion!

Activate!

Now, one fusion monster on the field returns to my fusion deck.

Next my three normal cyber dragons come back.

Now I'll activate...

My spell card!

Ha!

Recognize it, jaden?

It's power bond!

And with it, I can summon back an old friend...

The cyber end dragon!

Wait, again?

But why?

Why again, you may be asking?

Quite simple, really.

If a monster is summoned via power bond...

Its attack points...

Are automatically doubled!

Ah...

Just great... Looks like usin' my head...

Has got me headed towards a giant loss!

One I may never be able to live down!

And to think, I admired you, jaden.

I won't make that mistake again, nor will anyone else!

Oh no...

You're through!

♪ Finding trouble, never looking too hard ♪

♪ Well, back at class, they never taught us this ♪

♪ Some days you've got to learn hit or miss ♪

♪ Tough times, hard climbs ♪

♪ We'll take them on together ♪

♪ Right now, let's go!

♪ Yu-gi-oh! Gx

♪ Game on, get your game on ♪

♪ Come on, come on and get your game on ♪