Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V

[Premier Alexander Romanov]

[spoiler=So...uh...]Why didn't jack nuke the field with Tyrant? Gongenzaka's monsters would've been blown up anyway, and that clears zarc's scales.

 

[spoiler=Because]

It only would've destroyed the Scales and the Equip Spell, and Zarc could've chained SKSD - Clear Wing to it.

But really, this duel was a total mess. The writers needed Jack and Gogenzaka to lose, so they had them make asinine plays and not do anything to really put up a fight.

However, I have a question of my own. Why don't they just let Zarc win the duel, and start a new one? It would dismiss the Zarc Dragon and reset the playing field to give the next pair a better shot, or, even better idea, EVERYONE ATTACK ZARC AT ONCE.

 

 

[Expelsword]

[spoiler=On the Battle Royale]When the duel ends, Zarc's bloody past implies that he will kill the people he has defeated.

 

[evilfusion]

[spoiler=Thoughts/Replies]

I thought Zarc makes ALL his cards immune to Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz. At the very least, it makes all his MONSTERS immune, and you needed 2 monsters to kill Clear Wing, because it negates the first attack, and kills something. While using Tyrant could feasibly get rid of the Scales and Equip Spell, that wouldn't be enough. Clear Wing's backlash still required Gogenzaka to make his plays as before, costing him the rest of his LP. And Tyrant's effect makes it the only one that can attack that turn, so Clear Wing wouldn't die.

 

Also, Jack didn't even seem to realize Zarc HAD Scales set, nor what their effects were. Clear Wing and Zarc itself were the most obvious things out.

 

Why are they insisting on the Battle Royale rather than letting a Duel conclude and starting fresh? Because that'd be moronic. Not from a "logic" standpoint, as people keep saying the smartest thing to do would be to start a fresh Duel, and they're not entirely wrong.

 

It's moronic because it'd be an utter WASTE of time and animation. It'd be terrible storytelling, too. You don't bring out this ultimate threat, final villain, and then force them to take out opponents, one by one, fresh duel by fresh duel. It'd slow everything to a halt. It's more epic and tense for the "protagonists" to be at a massive disadvantage, and struggling not only to free Yuya's mind (as they're mostly trying to do), but also just to endure another turn against the demon Duelist.

 

Since it's a work of fiction, even if Zarc was forced to start fresh, he could EASILY re-open with combos to bring out the dragon overlord. It wasn't exactly hard for him to do the first time. The sheer amount of time that would have to be devoted to this would be ludicrous.

 

Why are they not all attacking at once? Because they're not all in the same place. Also, this could backfire spectacularly. No matter how many opponents there are, the Summon of Zarc kills all monsters and burns ALL players with destroyed monsters for the total ATK. That's why Sora and Edo lost simultaneously, despite Sora having 4000 LP and only a 2800 ATK monster killed. The more players there are at the start of a Duel, the more players that'll be thrown aside like trash when Zarc is Summoned.

 

Also, the implication is that Zarc is actively trying to destroy the world, and Dueling him is the ONLY way to temporarily delay him from resuming his rampage. Also, because the Dragon Overlord IS Zarc, it's actually plausible to me that Zarc is ALWAYS in Duel Mode. Remember Leo's flashback showed them taking military weaponry to the dragons (useless), and recruiting numerous Duelists to fight all at once. It's quite likely in my eyes that even if they let the Duel conclude, Zarc's Field will remain active, and anyone who attempts to challenge him afterwards will be forced through the same handicap. He's engaged in a Battle Royale with the ENTIRE WORLD, not just one or two Duelists. Refuse to fight? He'll kill you. Fight? He'll defeat you.

 

He doesn't care how many opponents there are. He just wants to Duel, and defeat everyone. He seems delighted by new Duelists intruding, because it's more opponents that can entertain him, while confirming that he's the strongest Duelist. Usually, Duelists intruding into a Battle Royale can turn the tide to a ludicrous extent, because they get 5 cards in their hand, at the cost of lower LP.

 

I also note that Zarc never attacks the intruders. It's possible that, by Battle Royale rules, he CAN'T. After all, Kaito/Shun arrived the turn he was Summoned, but he didn't send his Supreme King monsters at them. Jack and Gogenzaka arrived during his Battle Phase, but he didn't have his overlord dragon attack them.

 

So, tl;dr - Just assume that Zarc is in a constant Battle Royale with the entire world, so merely letting a Duel conclude without "intruding" will not reset his Field or LP. He IS the dragon, after all, it's not just a monster he Summoned during a Duel; that's only the technical reason why they can actually fight against it.

 

Also remember, immediately after reviving, Zarc pursued an opponent to face, and when no one initially took him up on the offer, he attempted to kill everyone in his path. Seriously, it's either Duel by his rules and possibly manage to turn the tides, or leave innocents to suffer or die because you don't want to take the intrusion penalty.

 

 

[King K. Azo]

[spoiler=Because]

It only would've destroyed the Scales and the Equip Spell, and Zarc could've chained SKSD - Clear Wing to it.

But really, this duel was a total mess. The writers needed Jack and Gogenzaka to lose, so they had them make asinine plays and not do anything to really put up a fight.

However, I have a question of my own. Why don't they just let Zarc win the duel, and start a new one? It would dismiss the Zarc Dragon and reset the playing field to give the next pair a better shot, or, even better idea, EVERYONE ATTACK ZARC AT ONCE.

 

 

[spoiler=Reasons]Also think about it. When Zarc was first summoned, it destroyed all monsters and burnt Edo and Sora to death. Zarc's deck is obviously meant to turbo out Zarc, so... yeah, if they started a new duel, he can just end each and every duel with an OTK.

 

 

[spoiler=Thoughts]

• Fair thee well, Jack and Gongenzaka. You two were the best part of this show. So of course instead of using two of the most influential people in Yuya's life in the last round and bringing the Yu-boys back to their senses, they'll use Reiji because... screw you, Reiji.
• I do admit, I love Gongenzaka survived because of all his monster's low attack. If he was playing competently, he could have at least taken out Clear Wing.
•  You see, when he swarmed the field, he could attack with Swordsman. Zarc would either negate it with Clear Wing and burn Gongenazaka for 1000. Great, well, now either Clear is at 0 or used up the effect. So you can attack away with the monsters. Granted, the scales are there, but he could have gotten rid of it.
• The Zarc duels are honestly not impressing me. It's just one broken card after another. Why can't we have another villian like Bakura. He was interesting and had a different playstyle then 'OP Boss, lol'. 
• How did Crow come back? That was... random.

 

 

[shadowsapex]

[spoiler=Thoughts]

• How did Crow come back? That was... random.

 

 

[spoiler=The Power of Friendship!]

Well, I'm guessing based on what Aster said that the dimensional integration will bring back carded people. Which totally makes sense...

Ooor, Sawatari is just that awesome.

 

 

[~British Soul~]

[spoiler=Thoughts on 138 RAW]
- It seemed that Jack/Gongenzaka were trying to remind Yuya of entertainment dueling, to no avail ofc (remember this is RAW thoughts)
- Not surprised we didn't see the Crimson Dragon when Jack double-tuned but when he was doing the summoning, it looked like Yusei doing an Accel Synchro in 5Ds.
- Ofc as the duel goes on, the dimensional intergration is progressing as parts of the Synchro Dimension appear in the main area now including where Mr Enjoy and the kids were
- Ofc Crow mysteriously gets uncardified after his card was blown away when Gongenzaka lost, and I'm not surprised that Sawatari was given the pendant (at least we know that he's using Gongenzaka's D-Disk to duel with since Sawatari's is still busted)

 

 

Before you ask; yes I am aware that the subs are already out at time of posting (I also haven't read the script either), I literally had the RAW tab up for like hours 'cuz I had other stuff to do and I never bothered refreshing. I will watch le subs in like 12 or so hours.

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

[spoiler=138 thoughts]

• Well, we knew that Jack/Gongenzaka would lose, but yeah they at least tried. (Zarc's deck is broken sheet)
• We can ask why Jack didn't blow up everything, but he'd get negated. Would've been an option, yes, and I temporarily forgot that Tyrant could do that. 
• Supreme King Spirit acts like that one Trap Goodwin had in 5Ds manga; oh right, Transcendental Destruction or something. 
• Gongenzaka gives Sawatari his Disk to fight; well, that explains how he's in it, considering Crow broke it several episodes ago to save him from BB. 
• Crow got revived b/c dimensions were merging (supposedly). Ah well, more Blackwing stuff. 

 

 

 

[spoiler=Other stuff]

Objectively, we can say whether/not certain plays would've been a good idea since we have the images of the cards in front of us with the full effects written out. In-universe, the characters do not know this [and well, we too are limited on knowledge on what a good strategy would've been, since we don't know everything that isn't shown]

 

Going all-out against Zarc with every relevant character would not be in their best interest, considering his own effect would result in mass OTKs. (Remember Starve Venom against 5 You Show Duelists; 13,000 ATK and multiple shots, and we know all of them got creamed hard). Right now, 2 on 1 is the only option (but yeah, everyone who enters gets half their LP removed). 

 

tl;dr, Zarc is OP'd as hell and anyone who tries to stop him gets their LP halved because of the intrusion thing (why wasn't this removed after the Maiami Championships again?) and because he conveniently has a counter for everything (bar Rituals)*. 

 

* speaking of which, it'd probably help if there were a Ritual user on their end (Mieru comes to mind, but as-is, her Deck will fail against Zarc). 

 

 

[Draconus297]

[spoiler= Well, I mean . . .]

If people are getting uncarded anyway, Asuka/Alexis is fair game, which means that we might see Cyber Angels . . . who am I kidding, they won't bring her back.

 

 

[King K. Azo]

[spoiler=I'm just saying]Well, Yuri proved that you can look at your cards and your opponent's cards to read their effects. So that's a thing.

 

Also, of people are getting uncarded, Yusho better come back. Like, for real, losing his dad is what made Yuya lose his mind in the first place.

 

[-kyo-]

i know this might be a bit off topic but i was watching the yurifag subs and at the preview for 139 they added the subtitles "buy blackwings" i though it was funny

and i totally clenched up when i saw jacks d-wheel head right for him

[Bringerofcake]

[spoiler=Other stuff]

Objectively, we can say whether/not certain plays would've been a good idea since we have the images of the cards in front of us with the full effects written out. In-universe, the characters do not know this [and well, we too are limited on knowledge on what a good strategy would've been, since we don't know everything that isn't shown]

 

 

While that may be the case, I think it was still executive jiggery-pokery that led to Zarc being untouched. For one thing, there's nothing in TRDA's text or in Vision Synchro's text that stops TRDA from activating or negating its effects. Zarc is unaffected by TRDA, but nothing stops it from popping literally everything else. We can also assume that Jack Atlas knows what his own cards do, or worst case scenario, can read his own cards. The gamestate was set up perfectly for him to nuke (Gongenzaka was pretty much ready to go/would be able to save one of his monsters and one of Jack's, Zarc had no set cards, Clear Wing and Dragon!Zarc). There was no good strategic reason to not nuke. The only point I could give to that is that Jack might not know what the pendulum scales do, but that would be solved by a simple nuke anyway. It's not like characters haven't made a massive explosion type effect happen, only for their opponent to appear entirely unaffected/with an entirely new monster as the smoke clears.

 

I guess the point is that the writers have whipped out the idiot ball and I'm not happy.

[LK96]

[spoiler=140 duel preview]

 

Reiji will be using 3 new monsters:

DDD怒涛大王エグゼクティブ・シーザー DDD Dotou Dai-Oh Executive Caesar (D/D/D Wave Emperor Executive Caesar)

DDD烈火大王エグゼクティブ・テムジン DDD Rekka Dai-Oh Executive Temujin (D/D/D Flame Emperor Executive Genghis)

DDD疾風大王エグゼクティブ・アレクサンダー DDD Shippuu Dai-Oh Executive Alexander (D/D/D Gust Emperor Executive Alexander)

 

 

[~British Soul~]

[spoiler=Reaction]

With Genghis' already known evo being revealed as a promo yesterday, I shouldn't be surprised the other two ED guys he first used get evos too.

 

 

[Akron The Void Lord]

Pretty sure it was stated in an earlier episode that Zarc makes his cards immune to the effects of Fusion, Synchro and Xyz monsters?

[Draconus297]

Yup. Zarc's effect is to make his monsters all unaffected by his opponents' Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz monster effects

[Hallohallo]

[spoiler=Script 139]

Last Time’s Egao Count: 252

Crow: Sawatari told me what happened!
I’m going to inherit the feelings of our fallen comrades, and fight you!

SAWATARI-SAN: If a carded person can be returned to normal,
Then we can bring you back, as well!

SAWATARI-SAN: I’ll return you to normal,
And then give this thing back to you!

Zarc: HAHAHAHAHA!
You make me laugh!
I voluntarily became one with my monsters to destroy the world!
There’s no way I would let go of this magnificent power!
I will never go back to being a normal human!

Zarc: When I destroyed a monster through battle with my power,
I can Special Summon up to two Supreme King Servant Dragons from my Extra Deck, in Defense Position!
Be revived!
Supreme King Servant Dragon Darkwurm!

Zarc: I set three cards face-down, and end my turn!

Zarc: Bring it on, my fresh Duelist prey!
I shall enact the greatest entertainment show ever by destroying the world itself!
If you think you can stop me, feel free to try!

Narrator: The world is divided into four dimensions.
Across these dimensions, there are four boys, who all share the same face,
And the dragons they possess call out to one another,
As if seeking out each other…

(Opening Sequence)

Reiji: The four cards!
They’re the cards that…

Reira: Yes.
The four cards that Akaba Leo is going to use are the cards Ray used in her battle against Supreme Dragon King Zarc.

Reira: Ray said that…
Father is going to use those four cards, and personally fight against Zarc this time.

Reira: Brother!
You can’t keep on quarrelling with your father like this!
If something happens to Dad, I…
I want everyone to smile! (Egao Count: 252+1= 253)
Even if we save the world, if Dad has to sacrifice himself,
You won’t be able to smile! (Egao Count: 253+1= 254)

Reiji: I…won’t be able to smile? (Egao Count: 254+1 = 255)

Reiji: It’s true…
You can’t create smiles out of someone’s sorrow… (Egao Count: 255+1 = 256)

Reiji: Listen up, Reira!
Don’t move an inch from where you are!

Reira: Brother!

SAWATARI-SAN: Screw your “destroy the world” crap!
That’s not entertainment!
True entertainment is supposed to…

Crow: …Make everyone smile! (Egao Count: 256+1 =257)
Let’s do this!
It’s my turn!

SAWATARI-SAN: He’s going first!?
Goddamn it!

Crow: That’s right.
I learned that from you, Yuya!
It’s important that hungry kids get their food,
But their smiles are just as important! (Egao Count: 257+1= 258)

Crow: I summon the Tuner Monster, Black Feather - Kochi the Daybreak!
When there is only one Black Feather on the Field,
I can Special Summon Black Feather - Gladius the White Night from my hand!

Crow: In the City where I grew up, the Tops and Commons were always hostile to one another!
But your Entertainment Duel with Jack changed our society,
And brought true peace to it!
I owe you a big debt, Yuya!

Crow: You taught me about the power of Entertainment!
Someone like you shouldn’t run around and blow up the world!

Crow: I’m tuning the Level-3 Gladius the White Night with the Level-4 Kochi the Daybreak!
Spread your jet-black wings,
And charge through your enemy with thunder!
Slash through the lightning!
Synchro Summon!
Rain down your attacks on them!
Assault Black Feather - Raikiri the Rain Shower!

Frank + Tanner: It’s here!

Amanda: Crow’s ace monster!

GONGENZAKA: This isn’t good!
If he Synchro Summons while Supreme Dragon King Zarc is around…

JACK: He’ll Synchro Summon again!

Zarc: I release the two Supreme King Servant Dragon Darkwurms on my Field, and perform a Synchro Summon!
My trusty servant and bearer of the wings of light!
Tear our enemies asunder with the sharpness of your deadly wings!
Synchro Summon!
Come forth!
Supreme King Servant Dragon – Clear Wing!

Zarc: When Supreme King Servant Dragon – Clear Wing is Special Summoned,
It will negate the effects of all opposing monsters, and destroy them!

Frank: Raikiri is…!

Crow: Not so fast!
From my hand, I activate the Quick-Play Magic, Black Feather Illusion!
I can Special Summon Raikiri from the Graveyard with its effects negated!

Crow: This is my entertainment!

Kids: It’s back!

Crow: Here I come, Yuya!
Battle!
I attack Clear Wing with Raikiri!

JACK: Clear Wing is going to activate its effect to negate the battle and destroy the opposing monster!

Zarc: Unfortunately, your entertainment will be short-lived.

Crow: Don’t think that this is the end.
From my hand, I activate the Quick-Play Magic, Black Feather Reverse!
If battle or effect damage would be inflicted,
I can negate it, and Special Summon a Black Feather whose ATK is equal to the damage from the Extra Deck!
Come! Assault Black Feather - Chidori the Rain Sprinkling!
Chidori the Rain Sprinkling will gain 300 ATK for every Black Feather in the Graveyard!

Crow: Here I go!
I attack Clear Wing with Chidori the Rain Sprinkling!

Kids: He did it!

Zarc: I’ll commend you for destroying my monster.
But due to the Pendulum Effect of Supreme King Gate Zero, as long as there are Supreme King monsters on the Field, the damage will be zero!

Crow: Don’t be naïve!
I banish Black Feather Illusion from the Graveyard, and activate its effect!
It negates the effects of Magic Cards during this battle!

Crow: Eat this!
You’ll take 1000 damage!

SAWATARI-SAN: Amazing.
He did it.

GONGENZAKA: He sealed off the Supreme King Gate’s effect, and damaged Zarc…

Zarc: HAHAHAHAHA!
So, this is your entertainment?
Then, allow me to entertain you.
With my entertainment!

Zarc: With your Chidori the Rain Sprinkling as the target, I activate the Continuous Trap, Supreme King Mad Dance!
Due to it, Chidori will have to attack one more time!

Edo: One more time?
But the only other monster is…

Sora: Zarc!

Kaito: But with Chidori’s ATK…

Captain Falcon: He won’t be able to beat it…

Zarc: When I destroy a monster, I can Special Summon two Supreme King Servant Dragons from the Extra Deck in Defense Position!
Be revived!
Darkwurm!

Crow: Your monsters are not the only ones that will revive!
When Chidori the Rain Sprinkling is destroyed,
I can Special Summon Raikiri from the Graveyard!

Crow: Raikiri’s effect activates!
Once per turn, it can destroy one of my opponent’s cards for every Black Feather on my Field!

Zarc: I am not affected by the effects of Fusion, Xyz, and of course, Synchro Monsters as well!

Crow: Do you really hate losing that much?

Crow: Well, winning a match is great and all.

Crow: However, a guy who has never experienced the pain and sorrow of losing can never know the true joy of victory!

Crow: We Commons have always been on the losing side.
That’s why when peace returned to the City,
Our joy was even greater!

Crow: The one who did that was you, Yuya!
Don’t you forget that!

Zarc: SHUT YOUR MOUTH!
I WILL NEVER LOSE!

SAWATARI-SAN: Oh, we’re getting under his skin.

Crow: There’s no shame in losing.
What’s really shameful is fearing to lose and lying to yourself!

Crow: I’ll destroy Supreme King Mad Dance with Raikiri’s effect!

Zarc: With Supreme King Mad Dance’s effect, once per turn,
I can negate the destruction of Supreme King cards!

Crow: Sheesh. You won’t be able to make anyone smile with that stick-in-the-mud attitude. (Egao Count: 258+1 = 259)
But, oh well.
I guess I was able to get a glimpse of your true colors.

Crow: I end my turn with this.
The rest is up to you, Sawatari!

SAWATARI-SAN: Sure! Just leave it to me!
Well then! It’s time for the true star to make his entrance!
The fun has just begun!

Futoshi: Just what on earth is happening?
Where is Big Bro Yuya?

Shuzo: Could it be that Yuzu is in that world as well!?
Are you all right!? YUZU!

SAWATARI-SAN: I’ll make you remember, Yuya!
What true entertainment is all about!
It’s my turn!

(ZETSUBOU commercial. Brb)

SAWATARI-SAN: Using the Scale-1 Abyss Actor - Devil Heel and the Scale-8 Abyss Actor - Funky Comedian,
I set the Pendulum Scales!
With this, I can simultaneously summon monsters between Level-2 and 7!
Pendulum Summon!
Come forth!
Abyss Actor – Big Star!
Next up, Wild Hope!
And finally, Pretty Heroine!
Look!
This is my all-star cast!
And our program for today is—

Zarc: Before that, allow me to send my cast to the stage!
A dragon befitting of Pendulum Summon!

GONGENZAKA: What!?

JACK: Could it be…

Zarc: When Pendulum Monsters are Pendulum Summoned to my opponent’s Field,
I can release two Supreme King Servant Dragons,
And Special Summon a Pendulum Monster from my hand, deck, or Extra Deck!
My loyal servant and bearer of the dichromatic eyes!
Reduce the enemies before you to ashes with your scorching eyes!
Come forth!
Supreme King Servant Dragon – Odd-Eyes!

Futoshi: That’s Odd-Eyes!

Ayu: Why does he have Big Bro Yuya’s dragon?

Tatsuya: No! It’s not the same!
It might resemble it, but…

Shuzo: What is up with that giant monster?
Does it have something to do with Yuya?

SAWATARI-SAN: Fight Pendulum with Pendulum, eh?
You know the routine pretty well, don’t you, Yuya?
The cast has been gathered!
Using Big Star’s effect, I add the Magic Card, Abyss Script - Rise of the Demon King, from the deck to my hand!

Zarc: Any card added to the hand outside of the Draw Phase will be destroyed because of my effect!

SAWATARI-SAN: You’re trembling with fear, aren’t you?

Zarc: SHUT UP!
Spare me your pathetic banter!

SAWATARI-SAN: Then, from my hand, I activate the Continuous Magic, Abyss Script - Abyss Entertainment!
I release Pretty Heroine,
And bring back Abyss Script - Rise of the Demon King from the Graveyard!
I then set it!

SAWATARI-SAN: I didn’t add it to my hand, so you can’t destroy it.

SAWATARI-SAN: Well then! I shall now activate Rise of the Demon King!
For every different Abyss Actor on my Field, I can destroy one of your cards!
I’ll destroy two!
I’ll destroy Supreme Dragon King Zarc and Supreme King Servant Dragon – Odd-Eyes!

Zarc: Through the effect of the Continuous Trap, Supreme King Mad Dance,
Supreme King cards on my Field won’t be destroyed!

SAWATARI-SAN: It’s no use!

Zarc: Huh!?

SAWATARI-SAN: When there is a Level-7 or above Abyss Actor monster on my Field,
My opponent cannot activate an effect in response to Rise of the Demon King’s activation!

SAWATARI-SAN: Disappear along with Odd-Eyes!

Edo + Sora: FINALLY!

GON, Shun, and Kaito: Zarc is…

JACK: …taken down!

SAWATARI-SAN: Oh, yeah!
Well done, me!
Who cares if you’re Zarc or the Supreme Dragon King…Huh?

Zarc: As long as Supreme King Servant Dragon – Odd-Eyes is around,
Once during each turn, I can negate the destruction of Pendulum cards!

Zarc: I am Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, and Pendulum!

Shuzo: Yuya’s Odd-Eyes protected that giant monster?

Tatsuya: Like I said, it’s not Big Bro Yuya’s…!

Ayu: But it resembles it a lot!
There has to be some kind of connection!

SAWATARI-SAN: How pathetic, Yuya!
The Sakaki Yuya I know is not some coward who focuses that much on defending!

SAWATARI-SAN: Ain’t that right?
During that legendary Duel between you and me…
You successfully achieve a great escape despite all the odds!
Where is that courage of yours now!?

SAWATARI-SAN: If you’ve forgotten, I’ll make you remember!
No matter what it takes!

SAWATARI-SAN: Using the effect of the Continuous Magic, Abyss Script - Abyss Entertainment, I release Wild Hope, bring back Abyss Script – Rise of the Demon King from the Graveyard, and activate it!
Then, with its effect, I destroy Supreme Dragon King Zarc!

Crow: As long as he has the Level-7 Big Star…
He can’t activate Supreme King Mad Dance’s effect.

GONGENZAKA: And he can only use the effect of Supreme King Servant Dragon – Odd-Eyes once!

Zarc: I won’t be destroyed!
I won’t ever be destroyed!
As long as the monsters that I destroyed are in your Graveyards!

JACK: Say what!?

Edo: The monsters he destroyed…

Sora: Our monsters are…!

Kaito: Why are they on his body?

Captain Falcon: Our monsters are protecting him!?

Crow: Then, everything that we’ve done will be all for naught?

SAWATARI-SAN: Damn it! At this rate…

Leo: Your efforts won’t be in vain!

Edo + Sora: Professor!

GONGENZAKA: What!?

SAWATARI-SAN: That guy is…

Kaito + Shun: Akaba Leo!

Duel Disk: Intrusion Penalty, 2000 points.

Himika: Akaba Leo!

Shuzo: W-What the!?

Futoshi: W-What’s happening!?

Ayu: Just what is going on!?

Allen: We’re back here again!

Sayaka: Look!

Allen: That’s our comrades in the Resistance!

Sayaka: The people turned into cards are being restored?

Futoshi: Just what in the world is this!?

Leo: Zarc! Do you remember me?

Zarc: Of course, I remember.
You gave real bodies to the monsters,
Awakened their souls, and revolutionized Dueling.

Leo: That’s right.
The creation of monsters with mass via Real Solid Vision was truly a revolution.
The people wanted more intense and exciting Duels,
And the Duelists enacted more exciting Duels in response.
And then, you, Zarc, the demon, was born!

Crowd: Zarc! Zarc! Zarc! Zarc!

Zarc: That’s right.
I made a vow as they cheered me on.
To become a supreme being, stronger and more dreadful than anyone!
I will mow down all enemies who dare to oppose me,
and fight until the world is destroyed!
That vow hasn’t changed!

Zarc: I send Supreme King Mad Dance to the Graveyard, and activate its effect!
My opponent’s monsters have to attack me!

SAWATARI-SAN: Wait!

Crow: Don’t go off on your own!

SAWATARI-SAN: AAAHHHH!

Crow: AAAHHHH!

Zarc: Don’t be relieved just yet!
Due to Supreme King Servant Dragon – Odd-Eyes’s effect, the damage will be doubled!

SAWATARI-SAN & Crow: AAAAAHHHHHHH!

Zarc: If you’re going to stand in my way, I’ll cut you down as well!

Leo: That won’t happen.
I have the means to defeat you.

Zarc: Is it those cards!?

JACK: What!?
He has cards for that…?

Leo: Those cards made you suffer, and divided you and the world up!
This time, I will defeat you in place of Ray, and restore the world once again!

Himika: In place of Ray?

Leo: It’s my turn!
I activate the Magic Card, Spirit Collapse!
I pay 1000 Life Points,
And send the Fusion Monster, Master Spirit Tech Force - Pendulum Ruler, from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard!

SAWATARI-SAN: Why is he sending another monster to the Graveyard?
It’s only going to boost Zarc’s defenses!

Leo: I created the Devil, and threw the dimensions into chaos by fusing them.
This is my way of taking responsibility for that!

Reiji: You’re not the only one responsible for creating the Devil!

Leo: Reiji!

Duel Disk: Intrusion Penalty, 2000 points.

Himika: Reiji-san!

Reiji: I am also responsible for Zarc’s revival!

Leo: You’re going to fight with me?

Leo: There are three Fusion Monsters in the Graveyard.
All the conditions have been met!
Here I go, Zarc!

Zarc: I won’t let you do as you please!
Trap, activate! Supreme King Insult!
For every Supreme King card besides this card,
I can choose a card from your hand and destroy it!
There are four cards!

Shuzo: What the!?
There’s a person over there!

Futoshi: Where!?

Tatsuya: That’s…!

Ayu: Big Bro Yuya!?

Allen: Zarc is on that monster?

Sayaka: Zarc is actually Yuya!?

Reiji: What created Zarc is the evil that we are unaware of inside each of us.
In other words, Zarc, the demon, is a product of society!
Every one of us has to atone for that sin!

Zarc: I’ll destroy those four cards with the effect of Supreme King Insult!
And for every card, you’ll receive 300 damage!
Disappear along with those four cards!

Leo: AAAAHHHH!

Reiji: DAD!

Reira: You…You’re…
Ray?

 

 

[~British Soul~]

[spoiler=Thoughts on 138 subbed]

- So Gongenzaka's strategy was to protect Jack's ace whilst the latter uses it to carve a path to Yuya.

- Can't remember if Jack mentioned the Crimson Dragon in the first instance (think he did), but he mentions it when summoning Tyrant which is neat.

- Upon his defeat, Gongenzaka told Sawatari that Zarc responded to the word entertainment believing Yuya is trying to call back.

- When Sora wondered how Crow was uncardified, Edo recounts "w=When the Utopia is created, everyone will play there"

- Reira mentions via Ray that Leo is trying to split the worlds again using the four cards

 

 

 

[spoiler=Thoughts on 139 RAW]

- Looks like the dimensional integration is nearing closer to completion.

- Oh boy, Sawatari and Crow lost... to the surprise of no one.

- SKS Odd-Eyes looks pretty damn good tbph.

- Didn't expect Leo to join in the duel (he even had those four cards), but he swiftly lost doing like funk all after being cockblocked.

- We then see Reiji join the duel, whilst Reira is near the machine where Ray is located.

 

 

[King K. Azo]

[spoiler=139 Thoughts]Well, this episode was great. It made me cheer for Sawatari and Crow, two characters I hate with a passion. In fact, Sawatari was competent for the first time since Yosenjus. And Crow actually managed to hurt Zarc, so yay!

This episode was the worst because Zarc is bullshit and more Reiji wanking.

 

 

[spoiler=Say hello to Zarc]

 

[Tinkerer]

[spoiler Neo New Sawatari]Tfw Sawatari is the only character that has Spell/Trap-based monster removal...

 

Then again, on a hypothetical note: if Shingo had Yosenju, is there anything Zarc has shown so far that'd be able to stop them?

 

[-kyo-]

[spoiler Neo New Sawatari]Tfw Sawatari is the only character that has Spell/Trap-based monster removal...

 

Then again, on a hypothetical note: if Shingo had Yosenju, is there anything Zarc has shown so far that'd be able to stop them?

 

himself

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

[spoiler=139 thoughts]

• Well, at least Crow and Sawatari made Zarc go into denial for a while about Entertainment. 
• Admittedly, Sawatari was the only one who had removal on him; shame that it didn't do much [maybe you should've blown up the Scales, but even then, can't really do much]
• Leo's entrance didn't do much, and just put another monster that Zarc can use as a meat shield. Supposedly Spirit Collapse was supposed to trigger the 4 cards that Ray used. 
• Reiji appears again. 

 

 

 

 

[spoiler Neo New Sawatari]Tfw Sawatari is the only character that has Spell/Trap-based monster removal...

Then again, on a hypothetical note: if Shingo had Yosenju, is there anything Zarc has shown so far that'd be able to stop them?

 

 

[spoiler=Response]

Right now, no. 

 

Yosenju are mostly Main Deck, so Zarc can be targeted by Kama 1 (think this is the one that bounces stuff to the hand) if he can pull off the others (and that's assuming Zarc doesn't have summon negation as a hand trap). Only problem would be when he uses Shinchu R for Daibakaze, as Odd-Eyes would appear; that's about it, I think. 

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In other words, anyone who doesn't have an ED/Pendulum-focused strategy can probably take on Zarc and not trigger his Servant Dragons from spam summoning themselves. 

 

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Can't really check the Wikia b/c lagging as hell, but last time I checked (from this episode), shouldn't have anything. I might be wrong though, and Zarc can cock block even Main Deck attempts. 

 

nvm, Zarc blocks anything that prevents him from leaving the field. Thank god he got nerfed hard. 

 

 

[evilfusion]

Gotta be honest. On one hand, I really liked this episode. But part of it actually makes me slightly angry.

 

[spoiler=Episode Thoughts]

First off, Crow and Sawatari did EXTREMELY well in this episode. They made their plays competently and with purpose, and Sawatari actually came THIS close to destroying Zarc. Furthermore, they got under Zarc's skin by noting that his playstyle and effects are stupidly defensive and "unfun".

 

Which led to me realizing - a lot of people have complained that Zarc's effects are total BS in how they work, by essentially locking down and countering almost every possible strategy. And I agree, they are BS, but it doesn't really make me mad on itself, because I recognize that the whole Duel with Zarc is intended to be one enormous gauntlet match, where every player contributes something, whether it's uncovering weaknesses or just discovering information that a later player will be able to use and figure out a way to play around it.

 

The realization - Zarc's effects being this way is COMPLETELY DELIBERATE. This isn't a case of the writers just slapping BS effects on everything and claiming that to be proof that Zarc is a "powerful Duelist", whereas Z-One's BS effects in 5Ds was intended to show that he was essentially a god, and Don Thousand literally WAS a god, and his effects were about overwhelming the opponent with ludicrously high ATK (the Numerronius cards) or ludicrous amounts of burn damage (C1's effect), while also manipulating his opponent's plays (Numeron Network and the Counter Traps, C1000 and locking Chaos Number effects, plus killing and stealing all monsters after each Battle Phase).

 

Zarc embodies the opposite of Yuya. Yuya used defensive plays at times, but it usually advanced a way to turn the tables, because that's entertaining to see and play against. Zarc only desires to win. And win. And win. His card effects embody little more than a refusal to let anyone come close to turning the tables. And that's deliberate contrast to Yuya's character. Hell, that's deliberate contrast to ALL of the Yu-boys. Yuto used unorthodox effects, and Dark Rebellion essentially IS "Turn the tables and win". Yugo used a lot of gamble and chance cards because it was more exciting, and Clear Wing counters stuff in order to break through a losing situation. Even Yuri's effects focus on taking control of a situation that, on the surface, appears to be disadvantageous (Super Poly, Starve Venom, etc).

 

Zarc's card effects being just "Defend against goddamn everything and sit on 4000 ATK" is boring...and that's probably the point. Zarc wanted to be an entertainer and took his "oath" to become the strongest because that's what the audience wants...but he went too far, and his cards are just...boring. Kind of like when you lose a game because of something kind of stupid (like a lockdown) and your response is essentially a bland, passive-aggressive, "Wow...you won. Shocking." Zarc is pretty much your opponent. Losing to him isn't really fun, not because you lost, but because there was no real GAME taking place. You just lose to him, and there's pretty much nothing you can do about it.

 

NOW...here's my actual issue with this episode.

 

I admit I never really read that closely into what Zarc's anime effects are, probably because he has 30 million of them.

 

But seriously? He has an effect that reads "Cannot be destroyed while your opponent has monsters in their Graveyard?"

 

The reveal that he has that effect, is what makes me mad, because it's so stupid. I was able to shrug about Dance preventing Supreme King cards from dying. I was fine with Odd-Eyes having an effect that protects Pendulums. But to discover that Zarc itself has an effect that pretty much says "Can never be destroyed, and you're just discovering this RIGHT NOW" is what makes it dumb.

 

I legitimately feel that Sawatari should have succeeded in killing Zarc, and that by doing so, all hell breaks loose because Zarc had a Trap that takes advantage of this, or Zarc can just be Pendulum Summoned back the following turn, or Zarc being destroyed will do something involving the Pendulum Scales (like Odd-Eyes Rebellion), or at least a reveal that Zarc has an effect that requires him to Tribute a Supreme King card or something to prevent destruction.

 

Not something as stupidly tacked on as "You have monsters in your Graveyard, so funk you".

 

I found it a mix of hilarious and terrible that the Professor got owned so badly, especially since he and Zarc had an interesting interaction prior to this, and Reiji hopping into the Duel, and that Zarc totally saw the "4 cards" coming and countered it IMMEDIATELY.

 

 

[The Warden]

[spoiler=Well...]

Zarc's actual effect is "While there are Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Monsters banished and/or in any Graveyard(s), this card cannot be destroyed, also unaffected by card effects that would make it leave the field". The only monsters that appeared as his shield was his own Dimensional Dragons, and the ED monsters used by Edo, Sora, Shun, Kaito, Jack, Gongenzaka, and Crow. He draws strength from all summoning types bar Pendulum as a symbol that he rules over them all. Supreme King and whatnot. Basically, you gotta beat him by removing one of the ED Dimensional Dragons back to his ED, then winning without losing an ED monster. Or you can just negate his effect with BTS or Fiendish Chain.

 

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

[spoiler=But common removal apparently doesn't exist in the ARC-V universe]

Yeah, BTS, Fiendish and a lot of common techs to negate stuff is an option, as is flipping Zarc face-down by BoM, Quaking Mirror Force and the like (as he won't be face-up to apply his effects; heck, Quaking will keep him face-down without any option to come back). Although it also depends on Zarc not having convenient counters to those options that can exploit his weaknesses. 

 

(Need to check how many cards he has in hand right now)

 

Since said cards apparently are nonexistent in this universe, Reiji/whoever ends up fighting Zarc next will end up doing a bunch of anime maneuvers just to accomplish the same thing. You can certainly negate Zarc for a while, and then handle him however you need to after his effects are neutered; that's probably the easiest option, but they want to make it dramatic. 

 

 

[Bringerofcake]

Common removal doesn't exist you say?

 

 

 

Once again Sawatari proves himself underrated as hell.

(Granted he never ended up playing it, but still)