Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX - Chapter 008 Two Big Brothers ! ! is the eighth chapter of the Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX manga . It was first printed in Japanese in the " V Jump " magazine and in English in the " Shonen Jump " magazine . Both of which were printed in volume 1 of the Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX graphic novels afterwards . Summary . The chapter opens with Syrus Truesdale declaring an attack against an unseen opponent with his " Tankroid " . His opponent is revealed on the next page to be Jaden Yuki , who has activate d " Hero Barrier " to negate the attack against his " Elemental Hero Lady Heat " . Syrus has 3700 Life Points , and Jaden has a full 4000 . Syrus Set s a card to end his turn . Syrus knows he has to wint his duel to stay at Duel Academy , and Jaden knows that to - but if Jaden loses , his Deck will be confiscated , and he can ' t let that happen . Flashbacks are shown to the previous day , revealing how it got to his point . Dr . Crowler arrives at the office of the teacher in charge of the Slifer Red first - years , Professor Hibiki . He ' s come to pick up the mid - term grade evaluations , but the other professor is nowhere to be found . Crowler then remembers that Hibiki has gone on a business trip until the next day , but finds the mid - term grades in the printer . He sees one student with a grade of zero . Elsewhere , at the school ' s computer lab , Jaden and Syrus are checking up Syrus ' brother Zane on the computer . He ' s studying abroad at the American branch of Duel Academy , and the article says he ' s representing Duel Academy well . The picture shows him standing with " Cyber End Dragon " behind him . Bastion Misawa comments that Zane and Atticus Rhodes are the stars of the Academy , and is jealous that they get to study abroad . Jaden asks why Syrus refers to him as " big brother " , when he already has a real big brother . Dr . Crowler arrives before he can answer , and states that he ' d like to know how Syrus could be related to Zane , and decides to expel him , revealing that Syrus ' midterm score was zero . Crowler decides to give Syrus a chance to stay , and seeing as this is " Duel " Academy after all , he declares that Syrus will duel Jaden . Should Syrus win , he ' ll be allowed to stay . Bastion and Alexis are surprised , and think that Jaden could simply forfeit the duel . Knowing that ' s a possibility , Crowler states that should Jaden lose , his entire Deck will be confiscated , citing the fact that Jaden has failed every written exam he ' s taken since entering Duel Academy as the reason he can justify it . That night , Syrus cannot sleep , and sits on the porch of the Slifer dorm . He wants to stay at the academy to prove to his brother that he can be a duelist , as his brother once told him he was too kind of a person to get anywhere in the dueling world . Syrus informs Jaden that he wants him to duel him with all his skill . The duel resumes , and Jaden uses his " Elemental Hero Stratos " to attack and destroy " Tankroid " . Syrus activates his face - down " Return Ticket " , letting him Special Summon another " Tankroid " from his Deck , while the effect of the first activates , permitting him to draw one card . Jaden ends his turn , and Syrus begins his , drawing the card his brother gifted him with as a child - " Transformation " . Syrus activates " Tune Up " , increasing the attack of " Tankroid " by 300 , and then uses it to attack and destroy " Lady Heat " . Syrus Sets " Transformation " to end his turn . Jaden isn ' t having fun , but Syrus wanted him to duel with all his skill , so he activates the effect of " Stratos " , which lets him attack Syrus directly with it by halving its attack points . However , Syrus remains unscathed , as he ' s activated " Transformation " , which gives him armor resembling the " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . This has reduced the damage to zero and destroyed " Stratos " . Featured Duel : Jaden Yuki vs . Syrus Truesdale . Duel begins from an unspecified turn . Jaden has " Elemental Hero Lady Heat " ( 1300 / 1000 ) in Defense Position , one Set card and 4000 Life Points , while Syrus has " Tankroid " ( 1500 / 1900 ) in Attack Position and 3700 Life Points . Syrus ' turn Syrus attack s " Lady Heat " with " Tankroid " , but Jaden activate s his face - down " Hero Barrier " , negating the attack as he control s a face - up " Elemental Hero " . Syrus Sets a card . Jaden ' s turn Jaden Summon s " Elemental Hero Stratos " ( 1800 / 300 ) , and uses it to attack and destroy " Tankroid " ( Syrus : 3700 → 3400 ) . Syrus activates his face - down " Return Ticket " , Special Summon ing another " Tankroid " from his Deck in Attack Position , while the effect of the first " Tankroid " lets him draw a card . Syrus ' turn Syrus activates " Tune Up " , increasing the ATK and DEF of " Tankroid " by 300 , to 1800 and 2200 , respectively . He attacks and destroys " Lady Heat " , and then Sets a card . Jaden ' s turn Jaden activates the effect of " Stratos " , halving its ATK and allowing it to attack Syrus directly . However , Syrus activates " Transformation " , and equip s it to himself , reducing the damage to zero and destroying " Stratos " . " Duel continues in the next chapter . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here .