04x12 - Opening of Graduation Duel! Neos vs. Black Flame Dragon of Horus

[bunniefuu]

Why can't I get any better at this?

Tsutomu, you suck at this!

Dueling someone who's bad won't be any fun...

One day, I'm gonna get better, too!

Wh-Who are you ?!

You needn't be alarmed--you made that card what it is.

I did?

Indeed...

Your sorrow, anger and hatred have tainted your card.

You wish to be stronger, I take it?

If so, you must accept the darkness in your heart.

Treat that darkness as a friend, and your anxieties will vanish.

--What is it?!--Tsutomu!

Tsutomu! What happened?!

So, you're worried? And you're scared ? About me ?

I didn't like it, either...

I've made you worry so much, Mom and Dad...

What are you talking about, Tsutomu?

But now, everything's fine...

Your fears'll vanish, Mom and Dad...

Just come with me...

...to Darkness's World.

Don't ever forget the dream that started it all!

Don't ever forget the dream that started it all!

Just keep chasing it down!Keep holding on!

Just keep chasing it down!Keep holding on!

I was about to give up on my unreachable broken dreams...

I was about to give up on my unreachable broken dreams...

...on these deserted promises...

...on these deserted promises...

Those words you stuck into my heart just won't fade away...

Those words you stuck into my heart just won't fade away...

...as I keep repeating them in my mind.

...as I keep repeating them in my mind.

But now, all this wind is pushing right into my back!

But now, all this wind is pushing right into my back!

Raw Provision

Astral Union

Get up! Burning Heart! Mine's erupting with a bang!

Get up! Burning Heart! Mine's erupting with a bang!

Let's all just go and cast these changing times away!

Let's all just go and cast these changing times away!

Opening Theme

Artist

Psychic Lover

Lyrics

Composition

Arrangements

Kenichirou Ooishi

Columbia Music Entertainment

/Marvelous Entertainment

You can only live life once.

You can only live life once.

Let's all just coat this faded world in a shining red!

Let's all just coat this faded world in a shining red!

...in a style that's all your own.

...in a style that's all your own.

Don't ever forget the dream that started it all!

Don't ever forget the dream that started it all!

Just keep chasing it down! Keep holding on!

Just keep chasing it down! Keep holding on!

Start of the Graduation Duels! Neos VS Horus the Black Flame Dragon

Students of the Duel Academia!

I have assembled you all here today because...

...the time has finally come for this year's Graduation Duels!

Like it or not, this will lead to the end of the Third-Years' lives on our campus.

I ask that you avoid any regrets by giving each of your duels every ounce of your abilities!

And on that note, allow me to explain the rules in detail, no?

*卒業デュエル = The Graduation Duels

Our graduates are to accumulate any points acquired during their duels this term, for a total of points!

Have a duel, regardless of the outcome, and win one point!

Battle and defeat a First-Year, and win one point!

A Second-Year will earn you two points!

Make it a Third-Year, and you will earn three points, no?

Dueling the same opponent may only be done once !

Losing will not cost you any points...

...and when your total reaches , you will have cleared your Graduation Duel challenge, no?

So, we just have to duel times tops, huh?

Just clearing that'll be a cakewalk...

With that said...

...during this semester, you are allowed to continue accumulating your score, no?

Moreover, your score ranking at the end of the semester will become your final grade at the Duel Academia, no?

Even so, earning points until the end would be hard to imagine...

With how stacked the Duel Academia is...

If you're thinking of facing everyone , would you have to duel all day long?

That's campus life at the Duel Academia...

This event's a good one to wrap it all up.

Furthermore, our academy's current exhibition will be handed to our highest-ranking student.

A replica of the deck that belongs to the King of Duelists, Yugi Mutou, will be provided by Industrial Illusions Inc.!

Getting to win the Yugi's deck?!

That's one hell of a prize-don !

The King of Duelists...

I'd make it have a nice ring to it!

I'm sure that made everyone a lot more motivated!

With that, let us commence the Graduation Duels!

I wish you all the best of luck!

So, now...

...this might be the end of us battling together.

That's true...

Still, I won't be holding back.

Sounds good to me !

Then, should we settle things between us Third-Years first?

There's no rush...

Why don't we try to save that fun for last?

All these years, and I still don't like those assemblies...

C'mon, Big Bro, do you even want to make it to the top-saurus?

I'm in the Red Dorm, so I'm not the "top student" type.

While the Graduation Duels are going on, I'll be taking my time to have some fun.

What's that about?

Oh, there he is now! Senior Judai!

Sorano!

Hey, Kenzan!

I'm Taigo Sorano, a Second-Year!

I always dreamed of dueling you, Senior!

Me ?

Right!

And we wouldn't really be able to duel otherwise...

Oh, these guys are Juniors who all want to face you, Senior Judai!

Please face us!!

Th-There's so many...

Yep!

Big Bro, you're all the rage-don !

Seriously?

Senior Manjoume, please duel me!

Senior Shou! Me, too!

What's going on?!

What's with these guys?!

Well, see, Senior Manjoume and Senior Marufuji, you're going to the Pros, right?

Then, face us while you're still here!

I'll brag about it forever!

Please duel us!!

All right, at least get some lines going!

Let's go!

Right!!!

Duel!!!

Those three sure are popular...

I am a graduate myself, though...

So, who am I going to face?

Fubuki-san !!

You guys?!

Yep!

Be gentle, then...

First, let me say this : I'm not holding back just because you're my Senior!

I'd hope not!

Having a Junior go easy on me won't look good, you know!

So , are you good?

Big Bro, don't drop your guard-don .

Sorano may be a Second-Year, but he's the Blue Dorm's ace-saurus.

He's got skills-don.

I'm looking forward to 'em.

Senior Judai, let's have a good time!

Here goes!

Duel!

Duel!

My turn!

I'll summon Dandylion in Defense Mode!

Then, I set a card face-down...

...to end my turn!

It's my turn!

Senior Judai, going into today, I researched a lot about you!

Now... Let's see what your deck is made of...

And I'll...

...summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV!

A Horus deck, huh?

Next is my Magic Card...

...Level Up!

It sends Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV to the Cemetery, evolving it to Level !

Show yourself, Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV!

Go, Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV!

Black Flame!!

And now, I'll activate my Dandylion's effect!

When Dandylion's sent to the Cemetery...

...it Special-Summons two Fluff Tokens out onto my field in Defense Mode!

I'll place one card face-down...

...and with this turn's End Phase, I'll activate Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV's effect.

Whenever Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV destroys a monster in battle, Horus then evolves to Level !

Show yourself! Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV!

Sorano's... not bad-don ...

And my Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV has a great ability...

It's one that lets him negate the activation and the effect of a Magic and destroy it!

And since the Fusion Magic card is the core of Senior Judai's Elemental Hero deck...

...it'll be a bad match for my Horus Deck!

I won't lose this, Senior Judai!

But how ...

These lists of residents are being erased one by one...

What could be happening?

Even the people at the Kaiba Corporation are gone...

No... Not just here ...

What's going on? How is no one in the city?

My turn! I draw!

I summon Cross Porter in Defense Mode!

Then, I'll activate a Magic!

Emergency Call!

It adds one Elemental Hero from my deck to my hand!

That won't help, Senior Judai.

Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV's effect activates!

As long as LV is on the field, it negates a Magic's activation and effect, and it destroys the card!

I saw that one coming.

I'll remove a Magic card in my Cemetery from the game...

...to Special-Summon Magic Striker!

So, in order to call out his Magic Striker, he made me destroy Emergency Call?

Magic Striker's allowed to att*ck the opposing player directly!

Go, Magic Striker!

Direct Strike!!

--This doesn't look good, huh?--What's his face-down card?

M-My turn!

I'll activate Defense Seal from my hand!

This card puts a defending monster on my opponent's field in att*ck Mode.

And what I'll put in att*ck Mode...

...is a Fluff Token!

What?!

Your Fluff Token has an ATK of zero !

I'll use my -ATK...

...Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV to att*ck it!

I activate my Trap!

Secret Mission!

When an opposing monster fires an att*ck, it ends the opposing player's Battle Phase!

This is too easy, Senior Judai.

I figured you'd be using a Trap card on me, Senior...

I'll activate the Permanent Trap, Decree of the Royal Palace!

As long as this card is on the field, it's going to negate the effects of any other Trap cards!

And so, your Secret Mission's effect gets negated, resuming our battle!

Go, Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV!

Black Mega Flame!!

Not bad...

Big Bro!

And I'll activate the Permanent Magic, Seal Formation, from my hand next!

Instead of drawing during my turn, it adds a card in my Cemetery with "Seal" in its name to my hand!

All right!

Now, if I use Defense Seal on my next turn, I'll win this for sure !

--Awesome!--Seriously?

Sorano's about to win this!

Big Bro...

I wouldn't say that .

Sure, with your Horus deck sealing my Magic cards, it's not a good match for my Elemental Hero deck...

But then, my Hero deck's evolved so much, it's nowhere close to what it used to be!

And I'm about to prove it to you!

My turn!

I'll have Cross Porter's effect send Magic Striker to my Cemetery...

...to Special-Summon Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab!

I sacrifice Cross Porter and my Fluff Token...

...to summon Elemental Hero Neos!

With my newer Elemental Hero's power...

With his Contact Fusion, sealing my Magic cards away is pointless !

Flare Scarab! Neos!

Do a Contact Fusion!

Every Magic and Trap card that's out on the field raises my Flare Neos' ATK...

...by points!

That's more than that Black Flame Dragon's ATK-don !

Go on, Flare Neos!

Burn to Ash!!

And now, there's no limit on my Magic cards!

Here's my Instant Magic...

...Contact Out!

This card'll cancel my Flare Neos's Contact Fusion...

...and Special-Summon his two materials to my field!

And I'll still get to att*ck with these two!

Each Magic and Trap card on my opponent's field'll raise my Flare Scarab's ATK...

...by points!

Flare Scarab! Direct att*ck!

Go, Neos!

Direct att*ck!

No, I lost...

Gotcha!

Still, that was a great duel!

Damn it...

Aw, man...

And I was so sure I could win with this deck...

Wh-What is this ?

Who are you ?!

I am he who was summoned forth by the darkness in your heart.

Wh-What the--

As of now, I will be you.

And your original self...

...is going to disappear.

Duel!

Go, Sparkman!

Spark Flash!!

I... I lost this one...

As we agreed, you will disappear.

Wh-What is this?!

Senior Judai...

Sorano?

Senior!

Senior Judai!

I'll be next if you don't mind!

--Break a leg!--Hurry and lose!

What was that vision about?

You okay-don , Big Bro?

Kenzan?

Sorry!

Today's gotten me tired!

I'll face the leftovers tomorrow!

--Bummer...--I waited, too...

Sorry...

Kenzan! Come on!

B-Big Bro!

Where're you goin'-saurus?!

Are these...

What is it?

It's me... It's O'Brien.

Judai, something's off about the city.

Come to Domino City ASAP.

Domino City?

Their att*ck is off to an intense start--the people of Domino City are all gone.

They're what ?!

Damn...

Kenzan, go and find Sorano!

Y-You got it-don ...

Big Bro, what--

I'm going to be away for a while!

Judai-kun ? What is it?

An emergency! I'm borrowing a boat!

What happened?

I'm heading to Domino City!

Domino City?

Judai-kun ?

Judai-kun !

Just hold on, O'Brien!

Damn... So, phones aren't working, either?

Hey!

Wait!

Aren't you...

You have to use your best card to go grab onto...

...that shining, endless dueling dream you want to come true.

Your courage has sparked up dramas of wonder...

You'll see that they won't end.

Franklin Gothic Medium Cond So, let's go make a chance out of this pinch we're in.

We'll do it... We sure will.

That rainbow bridge will get crossed over...

...and the future will be ours to hold!

Beyond that door, we're sure to find...

...that there's a dark shadow standing in our way...

...so keep your crimson flames alight!

You have to use your best card to go grab onto...

Ending Theme

...that shining, endless dueling dream you want to come true.

Franklin Gothic Medium Cond It won't matter what kind of rough times we're all in for...

...just as long as you take in the smiles of the friends you trust.

Something's not right...

Something's off about the academy!

Big Bro, where'd you run off to at a time like this?

I'm getting some bad vibes here...

Just hold on, O'Brien...

Try to stay safe until I get there!

Wha ?!

You panicked and rode off somewhere on a boat ?!

Next time: "The Price of Discretion! The Darkness in O'Brien's Flames!"

So, this is Domino City?

I don't see anyone around...

O'Brien! Where are you?!

O'Brien!

Today's best card is Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV!

With ATK and DEF, it's Horus's final evolved form!

It can negate the activation and effect of a Magic and destroy it!