Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Episode Guide Season One

Episode list

#	English Title Japanese Title	Original air date	English air date
1	"The Heart of the Cards" "The Bloodcurdling Blue-Eyes White Dragon" (戦慄のブルーアイズ·ホワイトドラゴン)	04/18/2000	09/29/2001
Yugi and his friends are in awe over Grandpa's collection of Duel Monsters cards, but when #1 ranked Duelist and ruthless tycoon Seto Kaiba kidnaps Grandpa to get the rare Blue-Eyes White Dragon card, Yugi must face Kaiba in the "ultimate Duel Monsters showdown" and avenge his "Gramps".
2	"The Gauntlet is Thrown" "The Trap of the Illusionist's Face (The Trap of Illusionist Faceless Mage)" (幻想師ノー·フェイスの罠)	04/25/2000	10/06/2001
Yugi and friends take a break from honing their card playing skills to watch Weevil Underwood and Rex Raptor compete in the Duel Monsters Regional Championship. When Yugi opens a package from Duel Monsters creator, Maximillion J. Pegasus, Yugi is forced to face him in the mysterious Shadow Realm, where all the monsters and magic are real. Pegasus claims Yugi's Grandpa's soul. Yugi must travel to the Duelist Kingdom and win Pegasus' tournament if he is ever to see his Grandpa again.
3	"Journey to the Duelist Kingdom" "The Lost Exodia" (失われしエクゾディア)	05/05/2000	10/13/2001
Yugi gives up one of his own star chips so Joey can board the boat bound for Duelist Kingdom and duel to save his sister's eyesight. Meanwhile, Téa and Tristan stowaway to join their friends. But when word spreads that Yugi was the one who defeated World Champion Kaiba, the cunning cheat Weevil Underwood tries to cripple Yugi's deck by tossing his Exodia cards overboard just as they reach the island.
4	"Into the Hornet's Nest" "Insector Combo (The Insector Combination)" (インセクターコンボ)	05/09/2000	10/20/2001
Once Yugi and his friends reach Duelist Kingdom, Pegasus announces that there are many strange secrets on the island which will make his ultimate tournament unlike any they have ever had. But when Weevil begins to use these mysterious new rules against Yugi in a duel, Yugi must not only figure the rules out, but master them if he is to survive. After Yugi defeats Weevil's first wave of Duel Monsters, he's shocked to discover that Weevil has one last trick up his sleeve; a ravenous Great Moth that grows in power with every turn. Yugi wants find a way to destroy this winged beast before it destroys him. The American version was combined into one episode called "Welcome to the Duelist Kingdom". All other countries received the episode in its two-part form, which was also released on VHS and DVD in the US, but it eventually aired on 4Kids TV on November 25, 2006.
5	"The Ultimate Great Moth" "The Ultimate Perfect Appearance - Great Moth" (究極完全態 グレート·モス)	05/16/2000	10/20/2001
Once Yugi and his friends reach Duelist Kingdom, Pegasus announces that there are many strange secrets on the island which will make his ultimate tournament unlike any they've ever had. But when Weevil begins to use these mysterious new rules against Yugi in a duel, Yugi must not only figure the rules out, but master them if he is to survive. After Yugi defeats Weevil's first wave of Duel Monsters, he's shocked to discover that Weevil has one last trick up his sleeve; a ravenous Great Moth that grows in power with every turn. Yugi wants find a way to destroy this winged beast before it destroys him. The American version was combined into one episode called "Welcome to the Duelist Kingdom". All other countries received the episode in its two-part form, which was also released on VHS and DVD in the US, but it eventually aired on 4Kids TV on December 2, 2006.
6	"First Duel" "The Beautiful Harpy Ladies (also titled as Mai's Harpy Ladies)" (華麗なるハーピィ·レディ)	05/23/2000	11/03/2001
Joey searches for a dueling opponent he stands a chance of beating when he finds himself courageously accepting a challenge from veteran duelist, Mai. But when Mai begins to demonstrate an unnerving psychic-like ability, Joey becomes totally flustered, leaving him no choice but to figure out Mai's secret strategy before falling victim to it.
7	"Attack from the Deep" "The Sea-God Leviathan" (海神リバイアサン)	05/30/2000	11/10/2001
Yugi, Tristan, Joey, and Tea are hungry and realize that they haven't brought any food. Joey, however, follows his nose to some fish someone has left over a fire. Joey and Tristan eagerly dig in but are soon surprised by an unknown man who climbs out of the sea. Yugi soon realizes that the man is the fisherman duelist Mako Tsunami and the master of the Sea Deck. After Mako learns who Yugi is he invites Yugi, and all his friends, to eat the fish. Happily everyone fills their bellies but Mako has nefarious plans. Everyone finishes eating and bids Mako a farewell but before they can get away Mako demands that Yugi duel him. It turns out that the fish was just a trap to lure in unsuspecting duelists so that Mako's sea deck will have an advantage. Yugi changes into Yami Yugi but he must to adapt to the new settings if he wants to win this Battle. Mako makes his opening move what what ever monster he played is hidden under the sea. Yami Yugi summons his Horned Imp hoping to fend off Mako's unseen monster. Yami Yugi's imp is crushed. Hoping to use an electrical attack to fry all of Mako's monsters Yami Yugi Summons the Farrel Imp and soups him up with the Horn of the Unicorn. Mako sees his attack coming though and counters with his Giant Jellyfish which absorbs all electrical attacks Mako then proceeds to crush another of Yami Yugi's imps. Yami Yugi summons Silver fang and doubles his attack power using his full moon card. Mako summons Karioshine to defeat Silver Fang and leave only a small patch of land for Yami Yugi's monsters to stand on. Yami Yugi uses his Giant Stone Soldier to destroy the moon he played earlier causing the sea to recede and leaving Mako's monsters all dried up. Using His Cures of the Dragon card combined with his Burning Land card Yami Yugi wipes out Mako's life point and wins the duel. Mako may be down but he's not out yet, Mako's still got one chip left and plans to start over again.
8	"Everything's Relative" "The Stolen Blue-Eyes White Dragon" (奪われたブルーアイズ·ホワイト·ドラゴン)	06/06/2000	11/17/2001
A masked boy escapes from Pegasus' north tower into the forest to find Yugi. Yugi and his friends run into a kid who had is star chips and duel deck stolen by the same masked boy. Determined to return the stolen property they head back to the seen of the crime and run into the masked boy. Instead of taking back the deck and star chips Yugi decides to give him what he wants and duel him. Yugi transforms into Yami Yugi and wager all five of his star ships to start the dule, already guessing who the masked boy is. We learn that the masked boy is in fact Mokuba, Seto Kiba's little brother, and he's here to take revenge. Mokuba opens with the man Eating Plant which is quickly dispatched by Yami Yugi's Winged Dragon Guardian of the Fortress(WDGF). Yami Yugi the guess Mokuba's identity who reveal to Yami Yugi that Pegasus, along with the board of directors, is trying to take over Kiba Corp. In order to the deal to go through though Pegasus must defeat Yugi in a duel. Blaming Yugi for current evens Mokuba angrily summons Crocodilist which is also defeated by WDGF. Mokuba's plan to defeat Yugi so Pegasus won't have the chance is revealed. Realizing he can't win Mokuba steals Yugi's star chips. Yugi, however, convinces Mokuba to trust him to defeat Pegasus and return the stole star chips but there are only three minuets left until the boat leaves. Pegasus' goons find Kaiba brooding over his duel with Yugi. Kaiba escapes but has his deck, and his blue eyes, stolen. Yugi and his friends arrive too late to return the stolen deck and chips. In a unfortunate turn of events both the boy's and Yugi's star chips are lost and Mokuba is recaptured. In order to save Mokuba Yami Yugi challenges the guard who grabbed Mokuba to a duel.
9	"Duel with a Ghoul" "Revival of the Dead! Magical Silk Hat" (起死回生! マジカルシルクハット)	06/13/2000	11/24/2001
To save Mokuba Yami Yugi must duel Kaiba's "ghost". Yami Yugi bets his last three star chips on the match. Kaiba opens with the Hitotsu-Me Giant Yami Yugi uses his Dark Magician to destroy the Hitotsu-Me Giant. Meanwhile the real Seto Kaiba breaks into one of his secret labs to gather information. Kaiba hacks into Pegasus' computer mainframe to find Yugi to make sure he doesn't lose. Meanwhile the "ghost" Kaiba plays a Blue Eyes White Dragon much to everyones surprise but holds off attacking. Kaiba plays a face down card to finish his turn. Yami Yugi summons his Curse of Dragon and places all his cards in defense mode. Kaiba's face down card turns out to be Defense Paralysis. Kaiba then destroys Yami Yugi's Curse of Dragon. Yami Yugi uses Magical Hats to hide his magician. Kaiba fires off a shot from his Blue Eyes White Dragon but no one knows if it will hit the right hat.
10	"Give up the Ghost" "Blue-Eyes White Dragon Strikes Back" (逆襲のブルーアイズ·ホワイト·ドラゴン)	06/20/2000	12/01/2001
Yugi defeats the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, but there are two more waiting in the wings. The real Kaiba wants to reach Yugi in time to help beat the fake Kaiba.
11	"The Dueling Monkey" "Friendship Power! Barbarian #1 & #2" (友情パワー! バーバリアン1号·2号)	06/27/2000	12/15/2001
Since Joey defeated her, Mai finds she no longer enjoys dueling as much as she used to and vows to get revenge. When Rex Raptor challenges her, she says she will take him on, but only if he beats Joey first.
12	"Trial by Red-Eyes" "Black Flare! Red-Eyes Black Dragon" (黒き炎! レッドアイズ·ブラックドラゴン)	07/04/2000	01/19/2002
When Rex plays his powerful Red-Eyes Black Dragon card, Joey has to figure out a way to counter it without Yugi's help. Joey's Time Wizard card come to his aid a second time.
13	"Evil Spirit of the Ring" "Trap of the Metamorpot! Flame Swordsman in Danger" (メタモルポットの罠!炎の剣士危うし)	07/11/2000	01/26/2002
Yami Bakura lures Yami Yugi into a Shadow Game, where the gang (including Yugi himself) have had their souls sealed into their favourite cards. When a "soul card" is put into play, the person whose soul was sealed within it emerges from the card, dressed in the outfit worn by that Monster. The only way Yugi and the others can be freed is if Yami Yugi defeats Yami Bakura.
14	"The Light at the End of the Tunnel" "Pitch-Black Duel! The Castle Hidden in the Darkness" (漆黒のデュエル!闇晦ましの城)	07/25/2000	02/02/2002
Yugi and the others learn that Mai has been defeated by Panik, one of the Duelist Kingdom Eliminators, and faces being axed from the tournament for losing all her star chips. Yugi volunteers to duel Panik and win back Mai's star chips. The American version was combined into one episode called "Panik Attack". All other countries received the episode in its two-part form, which was also released on VHS and DVD in the US, but it eventually aired on 4Kids TV on January 6, 2007.
15	"Winning Through Intimidation" "Cut Through the Darkness! Sealing Swords of Light" (闇を切り裂け! 光の護封剣)	08/01/2000	02/02/2002
Yugi unleashes his trump card, the Swords of Revealing Light, which illuminate Panik's side of the field and unmask his monsters. But Panik responds by bolstering his defences as he and Yugi continue to try to psych each other out. The American version was combined into one episode called "Panik Attack". All other countries received the episode in its two-part form, which was also released on VHS and DVD in the US, but it eventually aired on 4Kids TV on January 13, 2007.
16	"The Scars of Defeat" "Clash! Blue-Eyes vs. Red-Eyes" (激突! ブルーアイズvsレッドアイズ)	08/08/2000	02/09/2002
When Kaiba turns up in Duelist Kingdom (intent on confronting Pegasus and rescuing Mokuba) Joey rashly challenges him to a duel - with predictable results.
17	"Arena of Lost Souls (Part 1 of 2)" "Terror! Call of the Living Dead" (恐怖! リビングデッドの呼び声)	08/15/2000	02/16/2002
Still smarting from his defeat to Kaiba, Joey vows to prove he isn't a "whimpering dog" and ends up being forced into a duel with Bonz, one of a gang of duelists led by the ruthless Bandit Keith.
18	"Arena of Lost Souls (Part 2 of 2)" "Shield in the Right Hand, Sword in the Left Hand" (右手に盾を左手に剣を)	08/22/2000	02/23/2002
Joey is fighting a losing battle with Bonz's Zombie Monsters, which have the ability to repair themselves whenever they take a hit. His friends want track him down, and Joey wants to find a way to overcome Bonz and his Zombies.
19	"Double Trouble Duel (Part 1 of 3)" "Tag Duel in the Labyrinth" (迷宮のタッグ·デュエル)	08/29/2000	03/16/2002
While searching for a way out of the caves, Yugi and the others come across a room guarded by the scheming Paradox Brothers. Before the gang can progress, Yugi and Joey must face the Paradox Brothers in a two-on-two duel where their Monsters must negotiate a trap-filled maze.(But the monster is Labryinth wall).
20	"Double Trouble Duel (Part 2 of 3)" "Fusion of Three Gods! Gate Guardian" (三神合体! ゲート·ガーディアン)	09/05/2000	03/23/2002
To get their monsters through the Paradox Brothers' maze, Yugi and Joey must work as a team. But the Paradox Brothers attempt to divide and conquer by changing the layout of the maze so that Yugi's Monsters become separated from Joey's. And, to further complicate matters, the Brothers then start assembling the pieces they need to form the powerful Gate Guardian,and destroy them.
21	"Double Trouble Duel (Part 3 of 3)" "Devil Dragon! Black Demons Dragon" (悪魔竜! ブラック·デーモンズ·ドラゴン)	09/12/2000	03/30/2002
In a bid to defeat the Gate Guardian, Yugi uses Polymerization to fuse his Summoned Skull to Joey's Red Eyes Black Dragon, creating the Black Skull Dragon.
22	"Face Off (Part 1 of 3)" "The Destined Duel! Yugi vs. Kaiba" (宿命のデュエル! 遊戯vs海馬)	09/19/2000	04/06/2002
Arriving at Pegasus' castle, Yugi and the others are confronted by Kaiba, who must defeat Yugi in a duel in order to claim the right to duel Pegasus and try to win back Mokuba's soul. As the two duelists face off on the castle roof, Kaiba hatches a plan to fuse all three of his Blue-Eyes White Dragons and create the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
23	"Face Off (Part 2 of 3)" "Strongest! Splendid! Ultimate Dragon" (最強! 華麗! 究極竜)	09/26/2000	04/13/2002
Yugi faces overwhelming odds when Kaiba tricks him into releasing the Crush Card virus, rendering every Monster in Yugi's deck with more than 1500 Attack points unplayable. Restricted to playing his weaker Monsters, plus Magic and Trap cards, can Yugi find a way to overcome Kaiba?
24	"Face Off (Part 3 of 3)" "Multiplying Kuriboh! The Shocking Conclusion" (クリボー増殖! 驚愕の結末)	10/03/2000	04/20/2002
Yugi plays a Kuriboh/Multiply combo to protect his Life Points and uses his Living Arrow and Polymerization cards to fuse his Mammoth Graveyard to Kaiba's Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. For reasons explained in the episode, this causes the Ultimate Dragon to decay and lose Attack points until it is weak enough for Yugi to attack. But Kaiba, realising he can't afford to lose, deliberately puts himself in danger, leaving Yugi with a heartbreaking dilemma in a duel which will literally end in tears.
25	"Shining Friendship" "A Duel of Tears! Friendship" (涙のデュエル! フレンドシップ)	10/10/2000	04/27/2002
After losing half his star chips to Kaiba, (and, with them, the chance to save his grandfather) Yugi is in a state of depression, made worse by the fact that he now fears his "other self" so much that he can't bring himself to duel again. In a bid to help him, Téa volunteers to duel Mai, who has more than enough star chips to qualify for the finals, but, as the duel gets under way, Téa's inexperience at competitive level starts to show. She wants her faith in the bonds of friendship help her find a way to overcome Mai's Harpie Lady, and Yugi tries to regain his confidence and start dueling again.
26	"Champion vs. Creator (Part 1 of 2)" "Save Mokuba! Kaiba vs. Pegasus" (モクバを救え! 海馬vsペガサス)	10/17/2000	05/18/2002
Yugi and the others have finally entered Pegasus' castle, where they learn that Kaiba is about to duel Pegasus. As the duel gets underway, it becomes clear that Pegasus is using his Millennium Eye to anticipate Kaiba's moves,and see every card in his hand.
27	"Champion vs. Creator (Part 2 of 2)" "Kaiba Falters! The Invincible Toon World" (海馬散る! 無敵のトゥーンワールド)	10/24/2000	05/25/2002
Pegasus unleashes his secret weapon, the Toon World card, which he uses to turn one of Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragons into the Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon. When Kaiba tries to counter with one of his other Blue-Eyes, it emerges that Toon Monsters have the ability to dodge any attack. Faced with a card so powerful that it was never put into circulation, Kaiba wants to find a way to overcome Pegasus and his Toon World.
28	"The Night Before" "The Night Before the Finals! Pegasus's Secret" (決戦前夜! ペガサスの秘密)	10/31/2000	08/17/2002
It's the night before the tournament begins, and the finalists and friends are treated to dinner. Eyeballs appear in their soup and determine the matches - Mai vs Yugi, Joey vs Bandit Keith. Once they go to bed, Tristan, Téa, and Bakura set out to find how Pegasus "cheated" in his match against Kaiba. They are trapped by Pegasus in an underground chamber and he is about to claim their souls when Yami Bakura saves them by blasting Pegasus, but attempts to make it seem like a dream to cover his identity. Meanwhile, Yugi is trying to find his Grandpa in the darkness. They all wake up and claim it a bad dream.
29	"Duel Identity (Part 1 of 2)" "A Desperate Situation! Seductive Shadow" (絶体絶命! 誘惑のシャドウ)	11/07/2000	08/24/2002
The Duelist Kingdom finals get under way, with Yugi facing off against Mai. But Yugi, having seen how far Yami Yugi was prepared go in his duel with Kaiba, is afraid to trust his "other self" and becomes so focused on keeping it under control that he makes several costly errors. Yugi wants to find a way to recover.
30	"Duel Identity (Part 2 of 2)" "The Ultimate Legendary Soldier - Chaos Soldier Descends" (伝説の最強戦士 カオス·ソルジャー降臨)	11/14/2000	08/31/2002
Yugi starts to make a comeback against Mai by making a truce with the Pharoah, taking control of her Harpie's Pet Dragon and using his own Catapult Turtle to fire it at her Mirror Wall, destroying the card which has been keeping him from attacking. But, then, Mai multiplies her Harpie Lady and revives Harpie's Pet Dragon, which gets a power boost for every Harpie Lady in play. Now, Yugi has only one chance of winning - he must draw the Black Luster Ritual card and use it to call forth the Black Luster Soldier. (This is the first episode the two Yugis communicate within the same body.)
31	"Keith's Machinations (Part 1 of 2)" "Cruel - Heavy Metal Deck" (凶悪 重機械デッキ)	11/21/2000	09/07/2002
Minutes before he is due to duel Bandit Keith, Joey finds that his entry card is missing. Unaware that Bandit Keith has stolen it, he runs back to his room to look for it - to no avail. Mai gives him her card and the duel is able to go ahead, and will Joey be able to stand a chance against Bandit Keith's powerful Machine Monsters?
32	"Keith's Machinations (Part 2 of 2)" "Travel Through Time! Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon" (時を超えろ! レッドアイズ·ブラックメタルドラゴン)	11/28/2000	09/07/2002
Joey transforms his Red-Eyes Black Dragon into the Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon, enabling him to take out the strongest Monster in Bandit Keith's deck, the Barrel Dragon. But Joey still has to deal with Bandit Keith's Slot Machine, which Bandit Keith is powering up with the 7 Completed cards he has hidden under his wristband. Joey emerge triumphant.
33	"Best of Friends, Best of Duelists (Part 1 of 2)" "Finals of Friendship - Yugi vs. Jonouchi (1)" (友情の決勝戦 遊戯vs城之内 前編)	12/05/2000	09/14/2002
Of the many duelists who entered the Duelist Kingdom tournament, only Yugi and Joey are left standing. Now, the two boys, who have supported each other throughout the tournament, must duel against each other for the chance to duel Pegasus.
34	"Best of Friends, Best of Duelists (Part 2 of 2)" "Finals of Friendship - Yugi vs. Jonouchi (2)" (友情の決勝戦 遊戯vs城之内 後編)	12/12/2000	09/14/2002
Yugi defeats the Black Skull Dragon (which Joey summoned in the previous episode by fusing his Red-Eyes Black Dragon and Yugi's Summoned Skull) using a combination of the Dark Magician, Magical Hats, Spellbinding Circle and Book of Secret Arts. Joey responds with his Baby Dragon/Time Wizard combo, but, even though the Time Wizard's magic does age the Dark Magician, it soon emerges that the Dark Sage (as he is now) has acquired some new powers.
35	"Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium (1)" "Final Duel! Yugi vs. Pegasus" (最終決闘! 遊戯vsペガサス)	12/19/2000	09/21/2002
Yugi prepares for the ultimate battle against Pegasus with the souls of Grandpa, Kaiba and Mokuba on the line. Meanwhile, Tristan and Bakura infiltrate the castle to find the Kaiba brothers.
36	"Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium (2)" "Attacks Ineffective!? The Invincible Toon Army" (攻略不能!? 無敵のトゥーン軍団)	12/26/2000	09/21/2002
Pegasus punishes Yugi using the same Toon Deck and mind-reading abilities he used on Kaiba. As Pegasus turns Yugi's monsters against him, Yugi loses the will to battle. Yugi is worried Pegasus might capture his soul into a card like Pegasus did to Kaiba.
37	"Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium (3)" "The Counterattack Begins! Mind Shuffle" (反撃開始! マインドシャッフル)	01/09/2001	09/28/2002
Yugi has found a counter to Pegasus' mind-reading ability: Yugi switches back and forth between his two souls. Yugi is able to destroy Pegasus' Toon World, but the duel has just only begun. The next level of the deadly Shadow Game is about to start.
38	"Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium (4)" "The Evil Eye Activates - Sacrifice" (邪眼発動 サクリファイス)	01/16/2001	09/28/2002
Pegasus moves the duel into the Shadow Realm turning the duel into a Shadow Game and separating Yugi from his friends. Pagasus summons Relinquished a fearsome monsters that uses its enemies as shields. Yugi crumples in exhaustion under the crippling strain of maintaining his monsters in the Shadow Game. His friends yell desperate encouragement, but their voices cannot penetrate the sphere of darkness. Only Yami Yugi can duel now but he is at the mercy of Pegasus Millennium Eye. Yugi's chance at victory is slipping away and his very soul is in danger of being shredder across the Shadow Realm. Meanwhile: Yami Bakura is after Mokuba's body to that his evil spirit can possess it. Tristan, however, take the Millennium Ring containing the evil spirit away from Bakura and throws it away.
39	"Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium (5)" "Fusion of Light and Darkness - Black Chaos Descends" (光と闇の融合 ブラックカオス降臨)	01/23/2001	10/05/2002
Pegasus' Relinquished has captured Yugi's Dark Magician and his time bomb monster is ready to blow it to bits taking out whats left of Yugi's life points with it. Joey, Tristan, and Tea pull together to help Yugi and protect Yami Yugi from Pegasus' mind-reading. Yami Yugi saves his Dark Magician the waiting time bomb. Using a Mind Control card Yami Yugi captures Relinquished. Then with the last card Yugi played he performs a Dark Magic Ritual sacrificing the Dark Magician as well as Pegasus' time bomb creating the Magician of Black Chaos. But Pegasus counters buy fusing Relinquished with Thousand Eyes Idle creating Thousand Eyes Restrict. The Thousand Eyes Restrict parallelizes the Magician of Black Chaos but Yami Yugi counters with Kuriboh combined with his Multiply card forcing the Thousand Eyes Restrict to attempt to copy them all. The Kuribohs explode on contact blinding the Restrict and freeing the Magician of Black Chaos to attack, destroying the Thousand Eyes Restrict and ending the duel.Pegasus slips away before releasing the spirits he stole. Despite Tristan's efforts Yami Bakura returns and plots to take Pegasus' Millennium item from him.
40	"Aftermath" "King of Duelists" (キング·オブ·デュエリスト)	01/30/2001	10/05/2002
Yami Bakura challenges Pegasus to a shadow game and wins taking the Millennium Eye for himself. Tea reads Pegasus' diary and the gang learn how Pegasus got his Millennium Eye. A strange Egyptian shows up looking for the person that stole Pegasus' Millennium Eye. Seeing that Yugi has a Millennium item as well he thinks that he might be responsible. The Egyptian uses his Millennium Key to enter Yugi's mind. There he finds two chambers. One of the chambers is completely innocent. The other however is much more mysterious. Yami Yugi confronts him and demands answers before allowing him passage through him mind. Once inside however the mysterious Egyptian find much more than he bargained for. Yami Yugi's mind is filled with doors and most are traps that the man must navigate. When the Egyptian finally falls victim to a trap Yugi comes to his rescue.The two journey deeper and are confronted by the Dark Magician. Yugi commands him to back down causing the Egyptian to realize the Yugi is "the Chosen One". The Egyptian departs leaving Yugi with his name, Shadi, as well as questions about the Millennium Items.
41	"The Wrath of Rebecca" "The Girl from America" (アメリカからきた少女)	02/06/2001	10/12/2002
Yugi and friends return from the Duelist Kingdom only to meet a young girl named Rebecca who demands that Grandpa return the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to her. She is there to claim back the card that Grandpa stole from her grandfather many years ago.
42	"The Ties of Friendship" "The All-Powerful Shadow Ghoul" (必殺のシャドーグール)	02/13/2001	10/12/2002
Rebecca mistakenly believes that Grandpa stole the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from her grandfather. Yugi must defend the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to teach her that it's not the power of the cards, but the heart that's in them that counts.She begin the duel with weak monsters, but reveal a hidden estrategy to overpower Yugi using their power to increase the ATK point of one monster. Yugi had the chance to win using the Spell Card Soul Release (which removes five cards from either Graveyard) to win the duel, however he forfeited the match for his friendship with Rebecca, as Yugi's grandfather did for Rebecca's grandfather.
43	"Legendary Heroes (1)" "Big 5's Trap - Duel Monsters Quest" (ビッグ5の罠 デュエルモンスターズクエスト)	02/20/2001	10/19/2002
The two-faced Board of Directors of Kaiba Corporation trap Kaiba inside a virtual reality game. Mokuba recruits Yugi and Joey to free Kaiba from this ultimate game where losing equals death.
44	"Legendary Heroes (2)" "DM Quest 2: The Legendary Hero - Yugi" (DMクエスト② 伝説の勇者 遊戯」)	02/27/2001	10/19/2002
The quest for Kaiba continues with a little help from Mai. BYugi and friends want to adapt to a virtual world where the rules and strategies keep changing every step of the way.
45	"Legendary Heroes (3)" "DM Quest 3: Master of Dragon Knight" (DMクエスト③ マスター·オブ·ドラゴンナイト)	03/06/2001	10/26/2002
Yugi and friends rescue Kaiba, but they are still stuck in the game. The only exit is past a Five-Headed Dragon, but in the "difficult duel", Joey, Mokuba, and Mai lose all their life points. Yugi and Kaiba, two former opponents, want to work together and face the "biggest enemy of their lives".
46	"Dungeon Dice Monsters (1)" "The Mysterious Transfer Student - Ryuji Otogi" (謎の転校生 御伽龍児)	03/13/2001	11/02/2002
A new student, Duke Devlin, defeats Joey in a game of Duel Monsters, forcing Joey to become his servant. Duke orders Joey to wear a dog costume and humiliates him in public, leading Yugi to challenge Duke to a duel.
47	"Dungeon Dice Monsters (2)" "Showdown! Dungeon Dice Monsters" (対決! ダンジョンダイスモンスターズ)	03/20/2001	11/02/2002
In exchange for Joey's freedom, Yugi agrees to give up Duel Monsters forever if he loses. Unfamiliar with the rules, Yugi gets off to a rough start. His chances do not improve as Duke reveals that he designed Dungeon Dice Monsters with Pegasus' aid. Yugi wants to learn the complex new rules, much less form a strategy, before he is soundly defeated.
48	"Dungeon Dice Monsters (3)" "Yugi's Tough Battle - God Orguss's Fierce Assault" (遊戯苦戦 ゴッドオーガスの猛攻)	03/27/2001	11/09/2002
Yugi uses his innate gaming skills to turn the tables on Duke, but Duke has one more rule to mention: all creatures take up territory on the grid-like board. With no room to summon any new monsters, Yugi's position is helpless.
49	"Dungeon Dice Monsters (4)" "The Miracle Dimension - The Black Magician is Summoned" (奇跡のディメンジョン ブラックマジシャン召喚)	04/03/2001	11/09/2002
After Duke's all-powerful Orgoth the Relentless dices Yugi's entire cadre of monsters into shreds, Yugi only has one turn left before he loses all his heart points. Yugi's last hope rests in one final dice roll in the thrilling conclusion to Dungeon Dice Monsters.