Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 181 " A Duel with Dartz - Part 5 " , known as " Be Revived ! The Legendary Three Knights " in the Japanese version , is the one - hundred and eighty - first episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " second series anime . It first aired in Japan on November 26 , 2003 and in the United States on May 21 , 2005 . Summary . Within a strange space , countless bubbles containing seized souls float down towards an ominous eye . Yugi and Joey awaken . They are greeted by Maximillion Pegasus . Joey realizes that if Kaiba is with them , then he must have lost . Yugi trusts that Yami Yugi can defeat Dartz , but Joey is rather unsure . Pegasus claims that there ' s one hope left : the card he gave to Yugi . He narrates about how he ' d researched a lot of ruins across the world when creating the Duel Monsters game . He heard of the three Legendary Dragon s and thought it to be very mysterious . After researching their origins , Pegasus had come to the conclusion that the dragons had once been human , and that Dartz had transformed them into their current forms . Yami Yugi keeps on refuting all arguments Dartz throws at him : he has several tasks to fulfill . Dartz amusingly tells him that there ' s never been such a thing : they are just pieces of Fate which elapse through them . None of those who entrusted Yami with them knew that he was the cause of the world ' s ruin . He claims Yami Yugi is merely repeating the tragedy which happened 10 , 000 years ago . What happened in the Egypt of 3 , 000 years ago was " rather dull in comparison " . Yami Yugi ' s existence has never had any meaning . Yami Yugi , nervous , resumes the Duel . He Summons a " Obnoxious Celtic Guardian " to protect himself . Dartz reaches 20000 Life Points and attacks Yami Yugi , who barely escapes defeat thanks to a Trap Card . Dartz then points out that his supporting companions have fallen . His " bonds " have disappeared . He ' s alone and in pain . He then challenges him to calmly analyze the Duel . Yami Yugi begins to get desperate as he realizes the apparently unbeatable combination in Dartz ' s field . Dartz presses on : in truth , Yami Yugi is a cursed Pharaoh . Even if he were to recover his lost memories , the only thing which would be waiting for him would be a gigantic tragedy beyond his imagination . Yami Yugi shatters , all of his confidence and calm gone , replaced by shock , fear and nerves . Dartz claims that Yami Yugi carries on the same tasks as he : only he can understand his pain . He suggests to Yami Yugi to , at the very least , end his Fate with his own hands , i . e , surrender the Duel . Yami Yugi ' s hand moves towards the LP meter of his Duel Disk and floats over it . Dartz tells him that he shall return to being ' null ' and he ' ll reunite with his companions . Somewhat hypnotized by Dartz ' s words " Return to the nil , Where you belong " , Yami Yugi imagines himself sinking into a mass of water and his body fading away along with his companions . Dartz commands " The Seal " to converge on Yami Yugi ' s position : it ' s all over , he says . Yami Yugi then sheds a tear which stains his Millennium Puzzle : a strange ' barrier ' forms around him and the " Seal " is repelled and returned to its original size , to Dartz ' s shock . Images of all of Yami Yugi ' s friends ( the 3 Swordsmen as well ) appear , infusing him with new confidence : somewhere in his heart , there ' s a container of memories built together , that is the everything which he had . Then , he declare that he was never a nil from the start : as long as it exists , he ' ll be able to revive countless times . Yami Yugi then tells Dartz that the reason why he has revived is for the sake of the companions he ' s met and " to defeat you and return the world ' s future ! " . He takes his turn and draws the " Nameless Card " . He feels the power on it and will use it . The " Nameless Card " transforms into " Legend of Heart " : by paying 1000 Life Points and using his monster as a Tribute , he can Special Summon the 3 " Legendary Dragons " , which become 3 Knights who looks very similar to each Chosen Duelists , thus proving Pegasus ' theory correct . The Knights use their swords and destroy " The Seal of Orichalcos " , claiming its uselessness in the Knights ' presence . 3 Knights claims that their bond shall not listen to the " Inside Heart of the Darkness Seal " and vowing to make Dartz pay for the wound that he had done to them . Dartz is shocked , thinking he got rid of the 3 Knights 10 , 000 years ago . The Knights attack " Orichalcos Aristeros " and thus decrease the ATK of " Orichalcos Shunoros " to 5900 . Dartz regains his confidence and intends to strike down Yami Yugi . However , " Legendary Knight Critias " uses its special effect , absorbing the power of Yami Yugi ' s " Mirror Force " and shoots that attack back at Dartz , effectively defeating " Shunoros " , " Aristeros " and " Dexia " . At this point , Dartz reveals the last effect of " Shunoros " , paying all of his Life Points to Special Summon " Divine Serpent Geh " . As long as it remains on the field , he cannot lose the Duel . However , its ATK is infinite . Yami Yugi wonders if there ' s a way to defeat such a monster , but he believes in his Deck and Monsters : he draws " Dark Magician Girl " . He then Sets a card and ends his turn . Dartz sends ten cards from his Deck to his Graveyard to attack with his monster . Yami apparently loses because his LP hit 0 upon the destruction of " Legendary Knight Critias " . However , he ' d laid a Trap : " Relay Soul " . It allows him to Special Summon " Dark Magician Girl " from his hand and keep on Dueling as long as she isn ' t destroyed . He then challenges Dartz by claiming that the true face - off is beginning . Dartz smugly tells him that there ' s a limit to flaunting one ' s strength : he uses a Spell Card , " Impact Revive " , to revive " Timaeus " in Yami Yugi ' s Field with a + 500 ATK bonus . However , there ' s a reason why he did that ; he is now allowed to attack again . The episode concludes as the attack is heading towards " Dark Magician Girl " . Featured Duel : Yami Yugi & Seto Kaiba vs . Dartz . " Duel continues from previous episode . " Yami Yugi has 4300 Life Points remaining and controls no cards . Dartz has 18500 Life Points remaining and controls " Orichalcos Shunoros " ( 17200 / 16700 ) and " Orichalcos Dexia " ( 500 / 0 ) in Attack Position , " Orichalcos Aristeros " ( 500 / 0 ) in Defense Position , and " Orichalcos Tritos " . Turn 23 : Yami Yami Yugi draws " Pot of Greed " and subsequently activates it to draw two cards , one of which is " Obnoxious Celtic Guardian " . He then Normal Summon s " Obnoxious Celtic Guardian " ( 1400 / 1200 ) in Defense Position and Set s a Card . Turn 24 : Dartz Dartz draws . He then activates the " Orichalcos Deuteros " effect of " Orichalcos Tritos " ( Dartz 18500 → 20000 ) . " Orichalcos Dexia " attacks " Obnoxious Celtic Guardian " . Due to the effect of " Orichalcos Dexia " , it gains ATK equal to the DEF of the Defense Position Monster it ' s battling plus 300 during the Damage Step ( " Orichalcos Dexia " : 500 → 1200 → 1500 / 0 ) . Yami Yugi activates his face - down " Soul Shield " to negate the destruction of " Obnoxious Celtic Guardian " and end the Battle Phase by paying half his Life Points ( Yami Yugi 4300 → 2150 ) . The second effect of " Orichalcos Shunoros " then activates , decreasing its ATK and DEF by the ATK of " Orichalcos Dexia " ( " Shunoros " : 17200 → 15700 / 16700 → 15200 ) . At the end of the Damage Step , the effect of " Orichalcos Dexia " expires ( " Orichalcos Dexia " : 1500 → 500 / 0 ) . Turn 25 : Yami Yami Yugi draws " Legend of Heart " and subsequently activates it , paying 1000 Life Points ( Yami Yugi 2150 → 1150 ) and Tributing " Obnoxious Celtic Guardian " in order to remove from play " The Eye of Timaeus " , " The Fang of Critias " , and " The Claw of Hermos " from his hand , Deck , or Graveyard in order to Special Summon " Legendary Knight Timaeus " , " Legendary Knight Hermos " , and " Legendary Knight Critias " ( all 2800 / 1800 ) in Attack Position . Due to the second effect of " Legend of Heart " , Dartz ' s " Orichalcos Tritos " is destroyed ( " Orichalcos Shunoros " : 15700 → 15200 / 15200 ) ( " Orichalcos Dexia " : 500 → 0 / 0 ) ( " Orichalcos Aristeros " : 500 → 0 / 0 ) . " Legendary Knight Timaeus " attacks Dartz ' s " Orichalcos Aristeros " . The effect of " Orichalcos Aristeros " causes it to gain DEF equal to the ATK of the monster it is battling plus 300 ( " Orichalcos Aristeros " : 0 / 0 → 2800 → 3100 ) . The attack fails ( Yami Yugi 1150 → 850 ) . The second effect of " Orichalcos Shunoros " then activates , decreasing its ATK and DEF by the DEF of " Orichalcos Aristeros " ( " Orichalcos Shunoros " : 15200 → 12100 / 15200 → 12100 ) . At the end of the Damage Step , the effect of " Orichalcos Aristeros " expires ( " Orichalcos Aristeros " : 0 / 3100 → 0 / 0 ) . " Legendary Knight Hermos " attacks Dartz ' s " Orichalcos Aristeros " . The effect of " Orichalcos Aristeros " activates ( " Orichalcos Aristeros " : 0 / 0 → 2800 → 3100 ) The attack fails ( Yami Yugi 850 → 550 ) . The second effect of " Orichalcos Shunoros " then activates ( " Orichalcos Shunoros " : 12100 → 9000 / 12100 → 9000 ) . At the end of the Damage Step , the effect of " Orichalcos Aristeros " expires ( " Orichalcos Aristeros " : 0 / 3100 → 0 / 0 ) . " Legendary Knight Critias " attacks Dartz ' s " Orichalcos Aristeros " . The effect of " Orichalcos Aristeros " activates ( " Orichalcos Aristeros " : 0 / 0 → 2800 → 3100 ) The attack fails ( Yami Yugi 550 → 250 ) . The second effect of " Orichalcos Shunoros " then activates ( " Orichalcos Shunoros " : 9000 → 5900 / 9000 → 5900 ) . At the end of the Damage Step , the effect of " Orichalcos Aristeros " expires ( " Orichalcos Aristeros " : 0 / 3100 → 0 ) . Turn 26 : Dartz Dartz draws . " Orichalcos Shunoros " attacks " Legendary Knight Critias " , but Yami Yugi activates the first effect of " Legendary Knight Critias " to activate the " Mirror Force " in his Graveyard , which reflects the attack of " Orichalcos Shunoros " back at Dartz ' s three monsters . " Orichalcos Dexia " is destroyed ( Dartz 20000 → 14100 ) , " Orichalcos Aristeros " is destroyed , and " Orichalcos Shunoros " is destroyed ; due to the effect of " Shunoros " , it loses ATK and DEF equal to the ATK of its attack target ( s ) before its own destruction ( " Shunoros " 5900 → 0 / 5900 → 0 ) . Since " Orichalcos Shunoros " was destroyed while its ATK was 0 and Dartz had over 10 , 000 Life Points , Dartz activates its final effect to Special Summon " Divine Serpent Geh " ( ∞ / ∞ ) in Attack Position . Summoning " Divine Serpent Geh " requires Dartz to discard his entire hand and pay all his Life Points ( Dartz 14100 → 0 ) , but as long as " Divine Serpent Geh " remains on the field , he cannot lose the Duel . Turn 27 : Yami Yami Yugi draws " Dark Magician Girl " . He then Sets a card . Turn 28 : Dartz Dartz draws " Impact Revive " . He then sends the top ten cards of his Deck to the Graveyard to allow " Divine Serpent Geh " to attack . " Divine Serpent Geh " attacks and destroys " Legendary Knight Timaeus " ( Yami Yugi 250 → 0 ) . Yami Yugi activates his face - down " Relay Soul " to Special Summon " Dark Magician Girl " ( 2000 / 1700 ) from his hand in Defense Position . The effect of " Relay Soul " prevents Yami from losing the Duel ; he will lose if and only if " Dark Magician Girl " is destroyed . ( For dramatic effect , when Yami Yugi ' s Life Points drop to 0 , the Seal of Orichalcos reappears to try to claim Yami Yugi ' s soul , despite that it was destroyed earlier . The Seal then shatters upon Yami Yugi revealing that he is still in the game . ) Dartz activates " Impact Revive " to Special Summon " Legendary Knight Timaeus " from Yami Yugi ' s Graveyard to his side of the field in Attack Position with 500 more ATK ( 2800 → 3300 / 1800 ) and repeat his Battle Phase . Dartz then sends the top ten cards of his Deck to the Graveyard to allow " Divine Serpent Geh " to attack . " Divine Serpent Geh " attacks Yami Yugi ' s " Dark Magician Girl " . " Duel concludes next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .