----------------------------------------------------------------- Yu-Gi-Oh! Summary Volume 19: Magician Battle!! v1.0, By Edo (hrzic@hawaii.edu) This file is a summary of the nineteenth issue of the Yu-Gi-Oh! tankoubon (i.e. "graphics novel"). This is meant for your own, personal enjoyment. No, you may not use this on personal, nor public, sites. Yu-Gi-Oh! (c) Kazuki Takahashi and Studio Dice. This summary (c) 2000 by Edward T. Hrzic III http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/2247/Yugioh.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- Battle 161: Very Confined Duel!! Yugi accepts Pandora's challenge, and he is let into the basement, into "Pandora's Room". After they finish preparing the cards, Pandora pulls a chain, which locks both player's feet from moving. Two saw blades protrude from the side of the area. The blades' positions correspond to the Life Points of the players. When a player reaches 0 LP, his feet are cut from under him. Yugi places a card, starts with "Magnet Warrior Alpha" (4/1400/1700) in Defense mode. Pandora plays "Dark Clown Rijon" (4/1300/1500) in Defense mode. Yugi announces that he is using "Hand Obliteration" (Each player discards his or her hand, then draws the same number that was discarded). Pandora discards his hand (among them one of his Black Magicians). Yugi then activates his placed card, "Brain Control", gaining control of Rijon. He sacrifices it and Alpha to summon "Black Magician (6/2500/2100). Battle 162: Magician Battle!! Yugi attacks Pandora directly (P's LP: 1500). One of the blades gets closer to Pandora. Pandora summons a monster (its statistics and name are not given), then places a card. Yugi summons "Magnet Warrior Beta" (4/1700/1600). Pandora then activates his placed card, "Black Magic Coffin", sacrificing Yugi's Beta and his other monster to summon the "Black Magician" in his Cemetery. Yugi places two cards, along with Pandora. He plays "Guillotine", trapping Yugi's Magician. Just before the blade hits, Yugi plays "Magic Silk Hats", hiding the Magician and the blade cuts nothing but an empty hat. Pandora then activates "A Thousand Knives", trying to destroy all of Yugi's monsters. Yugi quickly activates "Cancel Magic", destroying all of the effects (knives and hats). Pandora then attacks Yugi's Magician, destroying both. Then both simultaneously activate "Raise Dead", bringing both Magicians back into play. Battle 163: Crucifix Trap!! One of Pandora's Trump cards has failed. Yugi says that he believes in his Black Magician and his Magician notices. Pandora places a card, then ends his turn. Yugi places two cards. Pandora then activates one of his card, "Hand Of Darkness" to consume Yugi's Magician. Yugi activates his "Reflective Mirror" to redirect the magic, but Pandora activates "Crucifix", containing Yugi's Magician. Pandora then attacks Yugi directly (Y's LP: 1500). Yugi plays "Big Shield Guarder" (4/1/2600) in Defense mode. Pandora draws and summons "Killer Doll" (4/1600/1700). He then plays "Ectoplasma", allowing him to sacrifice up to two of his monsters to do half of its attack in damage to his opponent. Yugi is appalled that Pandora would sacrifice his monsters in that way, but Pandora says that the souls of monsters are cheap. His Black Magician notices. He sacrifices the Doll (Y's LP: 700). Then he sacrifices his Black Magician. Yugi says: "Pandora, your servant is crying..." Just as the ectoplasma hits, Yugi's Black Magician turns itself into ectoplasma and deflects the attack. Battle 164: The Calling Soul!! Pandora places a card, then Yugi summons "Gazeru" (4/1500/1200). Pandora then activates his Trap card, "Nightmare Scales" where both players must equalize the number of monsters that they have on the Field. Pandora has none, so all of Yugi's monsters are destroyed. Pandora then plays "Black Magician Curtain", allowing each player to pay half of their Life Points to summon a Black Magician from his or her deck. Pandora summons a Black Magician (P's LP: 750). He then plays "Magic-Sealing Arrows" to prevent Yugi from using his placed cards. The Black Magician attacks, when Yugi uses the "Black Magician Curtain" (Y's LP: 350). Pandora asks Yugi what he's doing, since he only has one Black Magician in his deck. Yugi agrees, but tells him that there is another monster in the world of Magic and Wizards that has the power of black magic. He summons the "Black Magician Girl" (6/2000/1700). Pandora sees that its attack is lower that his Magician's, so he attacks. Both appear to be destroyed, but only Pandora's is destroyed. Yugi then tells him that the Girl's attack is increased by 500 for each Black Magician in the Cemetery. Pandora still can't understand, since Yugi has only one Magician in his Cemetery. He then sees his own Magician siding with Yugi's, and Yugi reveals that it's based upon the number of Black Magicians in both Cemeteries. He attacks and defeats Pandora. Battle 165: Imprints of a Memory Yugi has won, and the blade starts to go for Pandora's legs. The box under Yugi's feat opens, revealing a key and puzzle card. However, Pandora has a key hidden in his sleeve just in case he lost. However, Malik uses his powers to make Pandora think that the key has disappeared. The normal Yugi takes over, and quickly unlocks Pandora's leg braces before his legs are cut off. Malik tells Yugi that he was the one that killed his father, and that the one who gathers all three God cards will become the new Pharaoh and gain ultimate power. He then says that he will be that one. He also tells him that one of the Rare Hunters in the city has the "Saint Dragon of Osiris" card. Malik then leaves Pandora's body. Battle 166: Eyes that See the Future Anzu, Bakura and Sugoroku are in the park. Honda and Otogi have gone down town to the hospital where Shizuka is. The trio notices a pantomime who makes no movements at all...and Bakura remarks to himself that it looked just like a doll. Jounouchi is eating in a restaurant, but his Duel Disk is unintentionally hitting the other patrons. The owner tells him to take it off, so Jounouchi puts it on a table behind him. A kid then takes the disk and runs out of the restaurant. Jounouchi quickly pays and catches the kid. The kid told him that Insector Haga had stolen all of his cards. Jounouchi tells him that he will fight Haga. Later, the kid meets with Haga, telling him that he put two Parasite cards in Jounouchi's deck, just like Haga had asked. The kid is given a card, but it's the "Cockroach" card, and the kid demands the rare card that he was promised. Haga simply sprays bug spray in the kids eyes. Jounuchi and Haga meet in the park. Meanwhile, Honda and Otogi arrive at the hospital, and ask Shizuka to come with them and meet her brother. Battle 167: Smoothly!! Jounuchi and Haga begin their duel. Jounouchi starts with "Panther Warrior" (4/2000/1600). Haga places a card, then plays "Poison-Face Ladybug" (4/500/1200) in Defense mode. Jounouchi summons "Little Winguard" (4/1400/1800). The Panther attacks and destroys the Ladybug. However, Haga gains 500 Life Points as part of the Ladybug's effect (H's LP: 4500). Haga plays a "Hereditary Grasshopper" (4/1000/1200) in Defense mode. Jounouchi draws, only to find he has drawn the "Insect Parasite" card. It is automatically summoned to the Field and turns his monsters into Insects. It's then the Sugoroku and Jounouchi realize that the kid that stole Jounouchi's duel disk had something to do with it. Battle 168: Bugs!! Bugs!! Bugs!! Jounouchi attempts to sacrifice them to play Psycho Shocker, but finds that the infected monsters can't be sacrificed. He attacks instead, but Haga activates the "Insect Barrier", preventing his opponent's Insects from attacking. Haga plays "Bug Spray" on his Grasshopper, destroying it. However, as part of the Grasshopper's effect, he may summon an insect card from his hand. He plays "Insect Queen" (8/2200/2400). Its attack is increased by 400 for each insect in play, bringing to a total of 3400. It attacks and destroys the Winguard (J's LP: 2000). And as part of the Queen's effect, an "Insect Larva" (1200/0) is created. Jounouchi places a card and ends his turn, but Sugoroku tells him that he forgot to put his monsters into Defense mode. The Queen attacks the Panther, but Jounouchi activates his "Magic Arm Shield" trap, grabbing the Insect Larva and placing it in the way of the attack (H's LP: 2300). Battle 169: Breaking the Net!! Haga summons an "Army Ant" (4/500/1200). The Queen attacks the Panther and destroys it, creating another Insect Larva. Jounouchi draws and finds the weakness to Haga's combo. He places the card, then summons "Iron Knight Gear Freed" (4/1800/1600). The Parasite card attempts to infect it, but can't. He attacks the Larva and destroys it (H's LP: 1700). Haga plays "Ant Colony", putting ten temporary ant monsters into play. It increases the Queen's attack to 6600. It attacks, but Jounouchi activates the "Grave Digger" card. He uses the "Bug Spray" on the Queen, destroying it. On Jounouchi's turn, he attacks and defeats Haga. Sugoroku is impressed, and realizes how far Jounouchi has come from the beginning. Jounouchi gains the "Insect Queen" rare. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fin.