Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 156 " Fate of the Pharaoh - Part 1 " , known as " Yugi vs . Rafael - The Impregnable Guardian Deck " in the Japanese version , is the one - hundredth fifty - sixth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . It first aired in Japan on May 20 , 2003 and in the United States on November 6 , 2004 . Summary . Rafael traps Yami Yugi on the by cutting off the rope bridge that connects it to the surrounding area , thus ensuring no - one can leave or interfere with their Duel . Denying Yami Yugi ' s accusations of being " evil " , Rafael questions what he understands for " justice " instead . He claims that history itself decides if the road Doma walks upon is evil or not . Rafael reveals a Deck of " Guardian " monsters , which were his sole companions when he was shipwrecked on an island for three years as a child , losing his parents , brother , and sister . He signals how some of his Cards are slightly blurry , revealing they got wet time before . He ' s replaced the backside so as not to be recognizable this way , but it doesn ' t change the fact that they ' ve supported him . He always kept his cards safe , and his current strategy reflects that bond ; he will pay any cost to keep his monsters out of the Graveyard , as he doesn ' t want to lose anyone else . One day he was shown a vision of a mysterious island and a voice , Dartz ' s , told him that when he would understand everything , he would be allowed to come to his side . When he was finally rescued from the island , he found the normal world depressing . That was when he was approached by Dartz and joined Doma , hoping to find the answer to " fate " itself . One of the Monsters , " Guardian Eatos " , was his birthday present just before the wreck . On a side note , Weevil and Rex arrive in the midst of the Duel and look on . Also , Yugi ' s friends realize that he ' s gone off alone : Joey , Tristan and Duke Devlin will go look for him . Téa and Rebecca stay in the trailer to take care of Professor Hawkins . Featured Duel : Rafael vs . Yami Yugi - Part 1 . Turn 1 : Rafael Rafael draws . He then activates " Guardian Treasure " to discard five cards and draw two cards . Now while " Guardian Treasure " is face - up , Rafael may draw one extra card from his Deck during each of his Draw Phase s . Rafael Set s a monster and Sets a Card . Turn 2 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws " Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts " . He then activates " Polymerization " to fuse " Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts " with " Berfomet " in order to Fusion Summon " Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast " from his Fusion Deck ( 2100 / 1800 ) in Attack Position . " Chimera " attack s Rafael ' s face - down monster , " Backup Gardna " ( 500 / 2200 ) . The attack fails ( Yami 4000 → 3900 ) . Turn 3 : Rafael Rafael draws . Due to the effect of his " Guardian Treasure " , Rafael draws one extra card . Rafael then activates " Gravity Axe - Grarl " , equipping it to " Backup Gardna " and increasing the ATK of " Backup Gardna " by 500 ( " Backup Gardna " : 500 → 1000 / 2200 ) . Since " Gravity Axe - Grarl " is on the field and " Guardian Grarl " is the only Card in Rafael ' s Hand , he Special Summon s " Grarl " ( 2500 / 1000 ) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect . Rafael then activates the effect of " Backup Gardna " to unequip its " Gravity Axe - Grarl " and equip it to " Guardian Grarl " instead ( " Backup Gardna " : 1000 → 500 / 2200 ; " Guardian Grarl " : 2500 → 3000 / 1000 ) . " Guardian Grarl " attacks & destroy s Yami Yugi ' s " Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast " ( Yami Yugi 3900 → 3000 ) . Since " Chimera " was destroyed , Yami Yugi activates its effect to Special Summon " Berfomet " from his Graveyard ( 1400 / 1800 ) in Attack Position . Turn 4 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws " Five Star Twilight " and subsequently activates it to Tribute " Berfomet " and Special Summon the five Kuriboh Brothers , " Kuriboh " , " Kuribah " , " Kuribee " , " Kuribeh " and " Kuriboo " in Attack Position ( 300 / 200 for all ) . Yami Yugi then activates the effect of " Kuribah " to remove " Kuriboh " , " Kuribah " , " Kuribee " , " Kuribeh " and " Kuriboo " from play and Special Summon " Kuribabylon " ( ? / 200 ) from his Deck in Attack Position . Due to the effect of " Kuribabylon " , its ATK is equal to the sum of the total ATK of all five Kuriboh Brothers ( " Kuribabylon " : ? → 1500 / 200 ) . Yami Yugi then activates " Pump Up " to double the ATK of " Kuribabylon " for 1 turn ( " Kuribabylon " : 1500 → 3000 / 200 ) . " Kuribabylon " attacks Rafael ' s " Guardian Grarl " , but Rafael activates the effect of " Rescuer from the Grave " from his Graveyard , removing from play five cards in his Graveyard in order to negate the attack and end the Battle Phase . Yami Yugi then activates the effect of " Kuribabylon " to remove it from play and Special Summon " Kuriboh " , " Kuribah " , " Kuribee " , " Kuribeh " and " Kuriboo " from the Removed from Play Zone to the field in Attack Position ( 300 / 200 for all ) . Turn 5 : Rafael Rafael draws . Due to the effect of his " Guardian Treasure " , Rafael draws one extra card . Rafael then Sets two cards ( " Exchange " and " Self Tribute " ) and activates his face - down " Purity of the Cemetery " . Now during each of Yami Yugi ' s Standby Phases , Yami Yugi will receive 100 damage for each monster present in his Graveyard . If there is a monster in Rafael ' s Graveyard , " Purity of the Cemetery " will be destroyed . " Guardian Grarl " attacks " Kuriboh " . " Duel continues next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .