Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Duel 039 Endgame ! ! , known as End of the Deathmatch ! ! in the Japanese version , is the thirty ninth chapter of the Yu - Gi - Oh ! manga . This chapter was originally printed in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in Japanese . Its first English release was in the Shonen Jump magazine . It has been reprinted in volume 5 of the tankōbon . Summary . Kaiba now has three " Blue - Eyes White Dragon s " and the effect of Yugi ' s " Swords of Revealing Light " has worn off , allowing him to attack with all three of them . The audience start to celebrate , believing that Kaiba has won . Kaiba laughs and reminds Yugi that it is his turn and prompts him to draw the " last card of [ his ] life " . On his next turn his three " Blue - Eyes White Dragons " will attack together and end Yugi ' s life , he adds and says that he wins . Sweat pours down Yugi ' s face . He looks at his Deck and looks at his hand . He has four pieces of the Forbidden One ; the legs and the arms . Assuming that these are the cards Grandpa told him about , which are used to Summon " Exodia " , he just needs 1 more card to Summon " Exodia " . However , he doubts he can do this . He wonders what the odds of getting the five cards from a Deck of forty into his hand . He wonders if he is going to lose . From the audience , Jonouchi and Anzu try urging Yugi not to give up . Kaiba continues to hurry Yugi into drawing his card . All he ' s doing is delaying the inevitable , Kaiba claims , no matter what Yugi draws , it can ' t stand against the might of three " Blue - Eyes White Dragons " . Yugi reaches for his Deck and Kaiba thinks " That ' s it ! Draw the card and you can rest in peace ! Rest for eternity in the blackness of death ! " Yugi finds that he can ' t reach the Deck . Although he should be able to reach them , they seem so far away all of a sudden , he thinks . However it ' s not the card , he realizes , it ' s him ; He ' s trying to escape to get out of drawing . His fear is making the distance longer . He looks at the dragons and feels afraid to draw the card . Yugi looks at the Deck again and sees his friends hands appear over it . The symbol of friendship that Anzu drew on their hands earlier is visible . Yugi remembers what she said earlier ; If the are ever alone , they just have to think of the smiley face . He sees Jonouchi , Honda and Anzu around the cards . They tell him that they are here for him . Yugi puts his hand over the Deck , completing the face . Believing that his friends are with him , Yugi confidentially grasps the Deck . He picks up the next card , thanking his friends and saying the he won ' t be afraid anymore . Kaiba is surprised by Yugi ' s sudden change in attitude . One moment , his face was twisted in fear and now he ' s smiling . Kaiba wonders if Yugi has gone past fear and accepted that he ' s going to die . Yugi notices Kaiba ' s confusion and informs him that it is hope he is seeing . Yugi looks at the card and shows it to Kaiba , saying that his next card is " Exodia the Forbidden One " . Kaiba is stunned and Yugi shows him that he has all five cards . The cards appear in front of Yugi and form a pentagram connecting them . Kaiba is surprised that the " Exodia " cards really do exist and wonders where Yugi got them from . The gigantic " Exodia " emerges from the hexagram , while Kaiba stares up in terror . With infinite ATK , " Exodia " uses its " Rage Inferno ! Exodia Flame ! " attack to destroy all of Kaiba ' s monsters and drop his Life Points to 0 . Kaiba stutters that his " Blue - Eyes White Dragons " " just . . . " Yugi says that the " Blue - Eyes White Dragons " were powerful , but weak cards can sometimes join together and when they are together they can create an infinite power which can defeat any enemy . Yugi says that it is over and he wins . Featured Duels . Dark Yugi vs Seto Kaiba . Yugi ' s turn Yugi draws " Exodia the Forbidden One " . Since Yugi ' s hand contains " Exodia the Forbidden One " , " Left Arm of the Forbidden One " , " Left Leg of the Forbidden One " , " Right Arm of the Forbidden One " and " Right Leg of the Forbidden One " , " Exodia " is Summoned . " Exodia " attack s Kaiba and his monsters , destroy ing the monsters and dropping Kaiba ' s Life Points to 0 . ( Kaiba : 1000 → 0 Life Points ) Yugi wins . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here . Anime adaptions . First series . This chapter was redone during episode 24 , of the first series anime . Second series . This chapter was redone during episode 1 , of the second series anime .