Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX - Chapter 045 " King Atticus ' s True Power ! ! " , known as " The King ' s True Power ! ! " in the Japanese version is the forty - fifth 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 7 of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " graphic novels afterwards . Summary . Principal MacKenzie and Chancellor Sheppard visit the infirmary . Sheppard tells MacKenzie that David is in good hands with the medical care of their nurse . MacKenzie thanks him , and reveals that David has no living relatives and that MacKenzie is his adopted father . Tragoedia muses that Rabb served him well as a pawn for a while , performing better than he ' d expected , but now it ' s time for him to have long rest in the eternal darkness . He has plenty of people to take David ' s place . James ' s " Spawn Alligator " has just swallowed Atticus ' s " Transform Sphere " , reducing him to 1900 Life Points , while James himself is on 2000 . He tells Atticus to show him why he is called " King " , and let ' s see what he ' s really got . Atticus jokelingly responds that he doesn ' t know if he should . James declares the Battle Phase has ended , though Atticus points out that his " Wind Pressure Compensation " Trap Card will switch " Spawn " to Defense Position . James Sets a card , and then activates the effect of " Spawn " in the End Phase , Special Summon ing the Tribute d " Lion Alligator " . He expresses his annoyance that names such as Kaiser and King get attached to people on this island . Atticus responds that he did not come up with that nickname himself , but that it caught on quickly once someone called him that . He likes the ring of " Fubuking " ( " Rhodie " , or " King Atticus " in the English version ) and believes it to be a much better name than Kaiser . James is rather disgusted , asking Atticus if he ' s serious . Atticus smiles , pointing out that he always is , and draws . He Summons " Synthesize Sphere " , allowing him to Special Summon another " Sphere " from his Graveyard , " Air Sphere " . James mocks the Winged Beast , but Atticus claims his " Sphere " to be far superior to James ' s " Alligator " , and activates its effect , preventing James from attacking while he controls another " Sphere " monster . Air Sphere creates a wall of air , though James , looking at the " Regressing Wings " in his hand , thinks that that ' s pointless , as Atticus Sets a card and ends his turn . James mocks him , asking if he ' s a defensive player . Atticus agrees - for now . James draws " The Tyrant Neptune " , claiming he ' ll strip Atticus of his title on this turn . Atticus simply protests that he likes being called that , and James Tributes his two " Alligators " to Summon " The Tyrant Neptune , " which gains the ATK and DEF of the sacrificed monsters , putting it at 4100 and 1200 respectively . He adds that on top of stealing the sacrificed ATK and DEF of the Tributes , it plunders the effects of one of the Tributed monsters , in this case , " Spawn " . Atticus recognizes Neptune as a " Legendary Planet " , and comments that one who plunders everything is a tyrant for you . James agrees - Neptune will steal his life too . Atticus points out that he can ' t attack due to " Air Sphere " , though he think he ' s well aware that James can counter that if he ' s claiming to strip Atticus of his title . Sure enough , James plays " Regressing Wings , " negating " Air Sphere ' s " effect as he controls a Reptile - Type monster , allowing him to attack " Air Sphere " with Neptune . Atticus comments that it ' s bad - but not for him , and counters with his " Unbroken Atmosphere " Trap Card , which would cause James to take the Battle Damage . James responds with " Crocodile Scale " , negating the Battle Damage . Atticus muses that it ' s a shame - he thought he ' d finished James off . James uses the effect that " Neptune " gained from " Spawn " , Special Summoning his Tributed " Alligators " . Angrily , he thinks that he can ' t find his footing in the Duel , snarling that he can ' t stand Atticus ' s sneering . Atticus draws , pointing out that he isn ' t sneering . He ' s drawn " Monster Reborn " , and has a Level 8 monster called " The Atmosphere " in his hand . He comments that it ' s about time to end this , and plays " Monster Reborn " to Special Summon " Transform Sphere " from his Graveyard . James wonders why he ' s resurrecting a puny monster like that now , and then Atticus Tributes all three " Spheres " . Telling his monster to surrond the field and subdue it , he Summons his ace monster " The Atmosphere " . Despite its hefty cost , it only has 1000 ATK , though Atticus points out that that isn ' t all - when Summoned with three Tributes , it equips one of his opponent ' s monsters , gaining that monster ' s ATK and DEF . James thinks he ' ll equip " Neptune " , but Atticus instead equips " Spawn " . " The Atmosphere " rises to 3200 ATK as " Spawn " appears in the sphere it carries , and Atticus explains that taking down his opponent ' s most powerful monster inflicts the most damage to his Life and his spirit . He plays his face - down card , " Powerless Sphere " , returning the ATK and DEF of " Neptune " to their original values of zero , and attacks it with " The Atmosphere " which wins him the Duel . Later , Tragoedia contemplates the fact that his link with Reggie was lost after he was damaged by Chazz ' s " Light and Darkness Dragon " during the latter ' s Duel with David . He compares his pawns to " mere cards " and states he ' ll have to enjoy himself with his new cards and obtain the souls of the priests from " Light and Darkness Dragon " . He muses that he may find himself more new " cards " on the island as well . After winning , Atticus walks away , telling James that he should Duel Kaiser , as Atticus no longer feels like Dueling him . As James gets to his feet , the bandages on his face unravel , revealing a large chunk of same material from David and Reggie ' s earrings embedded in his eye socket . He grins as Tragoedia overtakes him and says that the Duelist known as King would be befitting for a new " card " . Featured Duel : Atticus Rhodes vs . James Crocodile Cook . " Duel continues from the previous chapter . " Turn 4 : James Due to the effect of Atticus ' " Wind Pressure Compensation " , James ' " Spawn Alligator " is changed to Defense Position after attack ing and destroy ing " Transforming Sphere " . James Set s a card . During the End Phase , the effect of " Spawn Alligator " activate s , Special Summon ing the monster which was Tribute d for its Tribute Summon , " Lion Alligator " ( 1900 / 200 ) , from his Graveyard in Attack Position . Turn 5 : Atticus Atticus draws . He then Normal Summon s " Synthesize Sphere " ( 1000 / 1000 ) . He then activates " Synthesize Sphere " ' s effect , allowing him to Special Summon " Air Sphere " ( 400 / 300 ) from his Graveyard since " Synthesize Sphere " was Summoned . The effect of " Air Sphere " prevents James from attacking , as long as Atticus control s another " Sphere " monster . Atticus Sets a card . Turn 6 : James James draws " The Tyrant Neptune " . He then Tributes " Spawn Alligator " and " Lion Alligator " to Tribute Summon " The Tyrant Neptune " ( 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . " The Tyrant Neptune " gains ATK and DEF equal to the sum of the Tributed monsters ( " Tyrant Neptune " : 0 → 4100 / 0 → 1200 ) . Its effect also allows it to gain the effect ( s ) of one of the Tributed monsters . James chooses to copy the effects of " Spawn Alligator " . James activates " Regressing Wings " , which , as he controls a Reptile - Type monster , negate s the effects of Atticus ' Effect Monster s until the End Phase . James attacks " Air Sphere " with " The Tyrant Neptune " , with Atticus activating his face - down " Unbroken Atmosphere " , which would reflect the Battle Damage to James ' Life Points , but James chain s with his face - down " Crocodile Scale " , reducing the damage to 0 . During the End Phase , the effect of " The Tyrant Neptune " obtained from " Spawn Alligator " activates , Special Summoning the Tributed " Alligator " monsters , " Spawn Alligator " ( 2200 / 1000 ) and " Lion Alligator " ( 1900 / 200 ) , from his Graveyard . Turn 7 : Atticus Atticus draws " Monster Reborn " and subsequently activates it , Special Summoning " | Transforming Sphere " ( 100 / 100 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position . He Tributes his 3 monsters to Tribute Summon " The Atmosphere " ( 1000 / 800 ) in Attack Position . Since " The Atmosphere " was Tribute Summoned by Tributing 3 monsters , its effect activates , Equip ping " Spawn Alligator " to itself as an Equip Spell Card , and increasing its ATK and DEF by the ATK and DEF of " Spawn Alligator " ( " Atmosphere " : 1000 → 3200 / 800 → 2000 ) . Atticus activates his face - down " Powerless Sphere " , returning the ATK and DEF of " The Tyrant Neptune " to their original values , returning its ATK and DEF to 0 . " The Atmosphere " attacks and destroys " The Tyrant Neptune " ( James 2000 → 0 ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here .