Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Episode 129 " Fists of Fury , Part 1 " , known as " The Shadow of Chaos - Yuma vs . Alito , the Tenacious Fighter " in the Japanese version , is the one - hundred and twenty - ninth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . It first aired in Japan on November 10 , 2013 and on Hulu on October 27 , 2014 . Summary . Tears in his eyes , Yuma wails , scarcely believing that Trey and Quinton are gone . His voice cracks and he bemoans the fact that they sacrificed themselves to give Yuma and Kite more time . He wails in anguish , but has no time to mourn . A red light streams towards the Different Dimension Airship , passing over the deck before circling back . Tori tells Yuma something is coming after them . Within the red light is Alito . " " materializes and punches the front of the airship , knocking Yuma and Tori overboard , with Astral following . Sometime later , they regain consciousness and find themselves on a stretch of highway . Around them , other remnants of roads peek up from the landscape . Yuma asks where they are and Astral speculates that they are between dimensions somewhere ( in the dub , Astral does not know where they are ) . The red light returns and crashes into the ground . Alito materializes from it and asks if Yuma really intended to leave him behind , as they still have a score to settle . Yuma insists he will not fight him . Alito asks when Yuma changed enough that he would refuse to fight the enemy of his friends and adds that " that big oaf " must be spinning in his grave right now ( in the dub , Alito insults Yuma by saying Nistro never knew how much of a coward Yuma is ) . Yuma realizes he ' s referring to Nistro . Alito says he was quite a passionate person , unlike Yuma ' s current state ( in the dub , Alito calls Nistro a pathetic Duelist ) . Yuma tells him that Nistro was the hope of many children . Alito responds that he did say a bunch of stupid things like that during their Duel . As Nistro stared down " Comet Cestus " , Alito had asked if he really wanted to continue . Nistro yelled that he had to , as the hopes of children across the world were on his shoulders . Alito tells Yuma he crushed their hopes to tiny pieces . Yuma asks what has happened to Alito - he never used to be this kind of person . Alito seems confused , insisting he ' s always been like this ( Alito telling Yuma about Nistro ' s full fate is cut from the dub ) . Astral tells him he used to be like Nistro - a man who carried the hopes and dreams of children on his back . Alito queries if Astral was referring to the legends of the ruins . Astral confirms this and Alito thinks back , remembering his fight against an axe - wielding opponent at the colosseum . The children in the audience cheered him on as he dodged the man ' s attacks and defeated him with one punch to the face ( the actual punch is cut from the dub ) . Astral tells him those memories are his true ones from his life as a human being - where he gave hope to children just as Nistro did . Alito seems shaken by this , prompting Don Thousand to communicate with him . Thousand tells him not to be tricked - his past was a wretched and terrible one . He urges him to recall the hatred he felt when he was executed . Don Thousand ' s Emblem appears in Alito ' s eye briefly and he declares that he was reborn as a Barian because of his wretched past life . As his Baria Crystal appears on his arm , he tells Yuma this is the real him ( in the dub , Alito says he remembers now ; he was tricked and lied to in the past , just like what Yuma is doing now , but this will not work ) . He engages in Barian Battlemorph and urges Yuma to come at him . Yuma insists he won ' t Duel , prompting Alito ' s hand to glow red with energy . A bubble of energy appears below Tori before spiked vines materialize from the ground , lifting her high into the air and wrapping around her , rendering her trapped . Alito asks if he ' s willing to fight now . Yuma questions how he became so cold - hearted , but Astral tells him talking is no use now ( in the dub , Astral puts priority in rescuing Tori ) - they have to Duel him . Yuma reluctantly agrees and sets his Duel Gazer and D - Pad as Alito ' s D - Pad appears on his arm . Yuma takes the first turn , Normal Summon ing " Gagaga Magician " and Special Summon ing " Gagaga Child " as he control s another " Gagaga " monster . Astral explains that the Level of " Child " changes to the Level of " Magician " via the other effect of " Child " ( Yuma does not mention " Child " by name in the dub ) . " Child " eats its popsicle hastily while gaining a brainfreeze as its Level changes to 4 . Yuma overlay s his two Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon " " in Attack Position . Yuma Set s a card to end his turn . Alito comments that " Utopia " showed up quite quickly , but adds that he is different this time around . Don Thousand ' s Emblem glows and Alito is surrounded in a dark aura . Waves of darkness emanate out and Astral asks Yuma if he feels that . Yuma says he does and that it feels like some sort of monster or demon . Alito tells Yuma to get ready for his " jet - black fist stained by his accursed past " ( " the dark powers of my Barian ancestry " in the dub ) , as it will open Yuma ' s path to misery . His fist glows with dark energy as he draws . He claims he ' ll smash them to pieces with this card and activate s it - " Rank - Up - Magic - The Seventh One " . Astral recalls that card and Alito calls it the power of the Seven Barian Emperors , explaining it will let him Summon his " Over - Hundred Number " . The card glows as he Special Summons " " from his Extra Deck . Yuma is surprised to see it so soon , but Alito tells him not to get excited yet ( in the dub , Yuma tells Astral he has a bad feeling about this , while Alito adds it will get much worse ) , as " The Seventh One " also allows him to instantly Rank it Up . He does so , performing a Chaos Xyz Evolution to Summon " Comet Cestus " in Attack Position . Astral says this is impossible - he ' s already filled it with Chaos ( in the dub , Astral tells Yuma to stay on guard , since he sensed something evil ) . Alito laughs and Astral finally realizes something . He couldn ' t feel it earlier , but now that Earth and the Barian World have begun to merge , he can feel it clearly - that card was created with the power of Don Thousand . Astral calls for Thousand to stop hiding . Alito ' s eyes glow red briefly and the dark aura around him expands out to a huge size . Tori asks what ' s going on as Thousand comments that Astral finally noticed . He tells Astral it ' s been a long time as his form materializes fully and determines that the other one before him must be Yuma Tsukumo . Yuma is angry that Thousand has manipulated Alito . Thousand reveals that Alito ' s soul is one of the seven he revived in order to regain his own strength . Yuma asks what he means and Thousand tells him he should blame Astral if he must blame someone - this war was started because the Astral World decided to cast out Chaos ( in the dub , Thousand praises Yuma for finding out , but the only reward he will give is misery and defeat ; Yuma tells Thousand to bring it on ) . Astral insists that the Astral World just aspires to achieve greater heights . Thousand calls that a stupid idea and adds that the cosmos and Chaos are simply two halves of the same coin ( in the dub , Thousand says Order and Chaos , like day and night , are inseparable ) . In his hands he holds a sphere of light and a sphere of darkness . Astral says the Astral World overcame its own Chaos . Thousand claims he is grateful for that , as his Chaos was too cramped in the Astral World anyway as the spheres vanish . He reveals that it was them that let him loose in the first place ( in the dub , Thousand says the shunning of Chaos is what caused the destruction of the Astral World ; the Astral World residents seemed to be content with hastening their own demise ) . He specifies that the reason the seven Legendary " Numbers " were so strong is because they were the seals on his power . With the " Numbers " removed from the ruins , the seal was broken and Thousand ' s powers returned without him needing the " Numbers " themselves . Yuma is shocked that he used them to revive himself . Thousand compares it to letting Chaos out of - they caused the other worlds to be swamped in Chaos ( in the dub , Thousand calls Yuma and Astral " shortsighted fools " , fools who will fall prey to his dark powers just as Alito had ) . Thousand finally urges Yuma and Astral to stop him if they ' re capable of it , before fading away , laughing . Thousand ' s eye becomes energy , which hits Alito ' s chest . Yuma says it looks like they ' ll be fighting Don Thousand sooner than they thought . Astral specifies that that was only one piece of him - that energy was nothing like that of his real body ( Thousand fading away and the exchange after is cut from the dub ) . Alito tells the two of them to get ready now as he activates the effect of " Comet Cestus " - he can detach an Overlay Unit to destroy a monster they control and inflict its ATK to them as damage . Each of the wings of " Comet Cestus " launch a red energy blast , which converge and obliterate " Utopia " . Yuma and Astral are blasted back a great distance , Life Points falling to 1500 . Tori yells both of their names , but Alito says he ' s not done and declares a direct attack - " Celestial Burst " . Yuma yells that this won ' t settle it and activates the effect of the " Gagaga Gardna " in his hand , Special Summoning it in Attack Position as his opponent declared a direct attack . Alito says it changes nothing - when " Comet Cestus " destroys a monster , its ATK is inflicted to Yuma as damage . Yuma reveals that by discard ing a card , he can prevent the destruction of " Gardna " by battle . He discards " Dimensional U - Turn " as the attack hits . He is still reduced to only 200 Life Points by the strike , and Astral starts fading in and out as a result . Alito sighs in disappointment ( in the dub , Alito calls this last move a lucky break , though it will be the last one for Yuma ) and Sets a card . Yuma asks if Astral is alright . He says he is , but remarks that Alito was never one to try a One Turn Kill like that . Yuma says he was prepared for that - when Alito is his opponent , he must be prepared for anything . Astral asks in surprise if Yuma is enjoying this . Yuma responds that it is only enjoyable if its difficult , but adds that he ' s not happy with this Duel . Alito is just Thousand ' s puppet right now - he ' s not really Alito . He vows to bring Alito back to his former self through this Duel . Yuma says if they can destroy the part of Thousand in Alito , they may save him . Astral comments that Thousand ' s curses aren ' t an easy thing to break ( in the dub , Astral asks Yuma why he thought of that ) . Yuma insists they must try , prompting Astral to say he believes in Yuma ' s ability to believe in others ( in the dub , Astral makes Observation Number 23 : " The human hunch is peculiar . Though it ' s all seen basis and fact , human belief in it can drive them to turn their hunch into reality . I hope this is one of those times . ) . Thinking that if he doesn ' t try , the sacrifices of his friends will be for nothing , Yuma determines he has to find a way to break Thousand ' s spell . As he thinks back to all of his friends , he remembers Nistro . He further recalls Dextra ' s attempts to get Nistro back to normal at the ruins . He believes they can try something like that with Alito this time . If it worked then , maybe it will work now - they ' ll have to knock sense back into Alito . Astral believes Yuma is right - he will sense the feelings they send through the Duel . Yuma tells Alito get ready and draws his card . He Normal Summons " Tasuke Knight " and overlays his two Level 4 Warrior - Type monsters , chanting " Descend , sheathed in light , the lord that cuts through the darkness " . He Xyz Summons " Heroic Champion - Excalibur " in Attack Position . Yuma urges Alito to remember their friendship and how they enjoyed their previous Duels as friends . Alito claims he doesn ' t remember , while Yuma specifies that " Excalibur " can only attack when he has 500 or fewer Life Points . " Excalibur " attacks " Comet Cestus " , with Yuma activating the effect of " Excalibur " , detaching both Overlay Units to double its own ATK until the end of the Battle Phase and declaring " Double Shock Sword Slash " . " Excalibur " appears to cleave " Comet Cestus " in two as Yuma asks if Alito remembers his hot - blooded soul yet . At the dust clears , Alito laughs and a figure disengages its shields . He reveals he activated the effect of the " Battlin ' Boxer Veil " in his hand , Special Summoning it from his hand and reducing the Battle Damage to 0 . He adds that " Excalibur " isn ' t a " Number " anyway , so it cannot destroy " Comet Cestus " . He claims Yuma ' s whole attack was in vain . Yuma is distraught that he was unable to reach Alito and Sets a card to end his turn as the ATK of " Excalibur " returns to 2000 . Alito ' s eyes glow red again and he claims he ' ll settle things this turn . Yuma says they have only 200 Life Points remaining , but Astral reminds him that " Tasuke Knight " is in their Graveyard now - so they can Special Summon it to end the Battle Phase if they have no cards in their hand - which they don ' t . Alito draws and proceeds to Normal Summon " Battlin ' Boxer Headgeared " . Thousand ' s aura intensifies and he appears behind Alito , his eyes glowing . Astral feels Thousand ' s presence again as Alito overlays his two Level 4 monsters . He chants " O ' berserk soul , clinging to accursed armor ! " and Xyz Summons " " in Attack Position . Yuma comments it has 0 ATK , while Astral says " there ' s no way " ( in the dub , Astral mutters , " oh no " ) . Alito claims " there is every way " and activates the effect of " Rhapsody in Berserk " , detaching an Overlay Unit to declare a card type ( Monster , Spell or Trap ) and banish every card of that type in his opponent ' s Graveyard . He chooses monster and " Rhapsody in Berserk " punches the ground , creating a deep fissure , from which fly all the monsters in their Graveyard . Alito asks if they really thought he had forgotten about " Tasuke Knight " as " Rhapsody " leaps forward and punches the cards , banishing them . Astral questions how he sensed what they would do . Alito declares they have nothing left to protect them now , but reveals another effect of " Rhapsody " . He can equip it to another monster he controls to increase that monster ' s ATK by 1200 . " Rhapsody " fades into green light , which wraps " Comet Cestus " , giving it a new set of armor . Don Thousand ' s Emblem emanates out as " Comet Cestus " roars and Astral tells Yuma he can feel Thousand ' s power coming from that " Number " . Yuma says Thousand ' s power has made " Comet Cestus " even stronger , then . Thousand laughs and tells Astral to feel his power . Alito orders " Comet Cestus " to attack " Excalibur " . Tori screams Yuma ' s name as " Comet Cestus " leaps towards Yuma . Yuma activates his face - down " Xyz Pieces " , which lets negate an attack against his Xyz Monster . The fist of " Comet Cestus " rebounds off of a green energy shield . Yuma reveals that " Xyz Pieces " also Tribute s the Xyz Monster and Special Summons two Level 1 monsters from his Deck with their effects negated . " Excalibur " vanishes and Yuma ' s Deck glows as he Special Summons " Darklon " and " Kurivolt " . Alito angrily calls Yuma stubborn and ends his turn . Astral tells Yuma that that " Number " has made the curse even stronger , but Yuma still resolves to free Alito . He insists that their friendship is stronger than Thosuand ' s spell . Astral suggests that they may be a card that could awaken his true memories . Yuma realizes which one he means and Astral says " " ( in the dub , Astral asks how Yuma will break Thousand ' s spell , while Yuma says he will use " Lion Heart " to do so ) . He warns Yuma that " Lion Heart " is very risky to use though . He adds that it has Alito ' s true memories in it , while " Comet Cestus " holds the curse of Don Thousand . Yuma isn ' t sure if it will work , but Astral tells him he ' s figured it out . Featured Duel : Yuma Tsukumo vs . Alito . Turn 1 : Yuma Yuma Normal Summon s " Gagaga Magician " ( 1500 / 1000 ) . As he control s another " Gagaga " monster , he Special Summon s " Gagaga Child " ( 800 / 1200 ) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect . Its other effect activate s , changing its Level to that of another " Gagaga " monster Yuma controls ( 2 → 4 ) . Yuma overlay s his two Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon " " ( 2500 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . Yuma Set s a card . Turn 2 : Alito Alito draw s " Rank - Up - Magic - The Seventh One " . He activates it , letting him Special Summon an " Over - Hundred Number " monster from his Extra Deck or Graveyard , ignoring its Summoning conditions . He Special Summons " " ( 2500 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . " The Seventh One " then Ranks it up , Special Summoning " " ( 2800 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . Alito activates the effect of " Comet Cestus " , detach ing a Chaos Overlay Unit to destroy a monster Yuma controls and inflict damage to Yuma equal to its ATK . " Utopia " is destroyed ( Yuma 4000 → 1500 ) . " Comet Cestus " attack s directly , but Yuma activates the effect of the " Gagaga Gardna " in his hand , Special Summoning it ( 1500 / 2000 ) it in Attack Position as a direct attack was declare d . " Comet Cestus " attacks " Gagaga Gardna " , but Yuma activates the effect of " Gagaga Gardna " , discard ing a card to prevent its destruction by battle . He discards " Dimensional U - Turn " ( Yuma 1500 → 200 ) . Alito Sets a card . Turn 3 : Yuma Yuma Normal Summons " Tasuke Knight " ( 1700 / 100 ) . He overlays his two Level 4 Warrior - Type monsters to Xyz Summon " Heroic Champion - Excalibur " ( 2000 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . As Yuma ' s Life Points are 500 or less , " Excalibur " attacks " Comet Cestus " , with Yuma activating the effect of " Excalibur " , detaching all of its Overlay Units to double its ATK ( 2000 → 4000 ) until the end of the Battle Phase . Alito activates the effect of the " Battlin ' Boxer Veil " in his hand , reducing the Battle Damage to 0 and Special Summoning it ( 0 / 1800 ) in Attack Position . " Comet Cestus " is not destroyed as " Excalibur " is not a " Number " monster . Yuma Sets a card . Turn 4 : Alito Alito Normal Summons " Battlin ' Boxer Headgeared " ( 1000 / 1800 ) . He overlays his two Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon " " ( 0 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Alito activates the effect of " Rhapsody in Berserk " , detaching an Overlay Unit to banish all cards of a specified type ( monster , Spell or Trap ) in his opponent ' s Graveyard . He chooses monster , so " Gagaga Magician " , " Gagaga Child " , " Gagaga Gardna " , " Number 39 : Utopia " and " Tasuke Knight " are banished . Alito activates the other effect of " Rhapsody in Berserk " , equip ping it to another monster he controls to increase its ATK by 1200 . He chooses " Comet Cestus " ( 2800 → 4000 ) . " Comet Cestus " attacks " Excalibur " , but Yuma activates his face - down " Xyz Pieces " as an Xyz Monster he controls is being attacked . The attack is negate d and Yuma can Tribute the Xyz Monster to Special Summon two Level 1 monsters from his Deck with their effects negated . He Tributes " Excalibur " to Special Summon " Darklon " ( 100 / 100 ) and " Kurivolt " ( 300 / 200 ) . " Duel continues in the next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .