Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Episode 120 " Mission : Astral World , Part 3 " , known as " Clash of the Two Kings ! An Ancient Duel - Shark vs . Vector " in the Japanese version , is the one hundredth and twentieth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . It first aired in Japan on September 8 , 2013 . Summary . Eliphas declares that the effect of " Rank Domination " will reduce the ATK of " " to 0 . Yuma is shocked to see the ATK drop to 0 and he has only 100 LP left ( these events are cut from the dub ) . Eliphas orders " " to attack and it begins to charge a breath attack . Yuma bows his head , closes his eyes and mutters " Astral . . . " . A light begins to glow and he hears " kuri kuri " . Realizing what he can do , he activate s the effect of the " Rainbow Kuriboh " in his hand , letting him equip it to an opponent ' s Xyz Monster when an attack is declared . " Rainbow Kuriboh " appears and fires its own beam , which collides with that of " Maahes " . Then it speeds over and wraps " Maahes " in rainbow energy , preventing it from attacking . Eliphas insists Yuma is merely delaying his demise . Yuma declares that since the battle is over , the ATK of " Utopia Ray Victory " returns to 2800 . Eliphas Set s a card and ends his turn ( in the dub , Eliphas also tells Yuma that relying on his " Number " is foolish ) , at which point " " and " " return to " Maahes " as Overlay Units as they were Special Summon ed with that card ' s effect . Yuma thinks that though he may hate to admit it , Eliphas may be right , he may not have a way out of this ; he may not be able to save Astral . In Shark ' s memories , he stares at the little green - haired girl he ' s found that otherwise looks exactly like Rio . He takes the girl with him and that night his army pitches camp . Shark hands her a bowl of food , telling her she must eat to keep her strength up . She takes it and Shark asks what her name is and she responds with " Iris " . As he attempts to sleep later , he stares up at the sky and wonders if Rio sent this girl to him , or if she actually is Rio ( in the dub , Shark also muses that even if Rio is not with him now , she will always be by his side ) . The next day , the army moves on , with Iris riding behind Shark on his horse ( in the dub , Shark promises to protect Iris and not let her down , something he failed to do with Rio ) . Suddenly , Vector ' s army attacks and arrows are shot amidst Shark ' s army ( a pan of several soldiers being struck down by arrows is cut from the dub ) . He orders a charge , while Vector himself flees . Later , they ' ve pitched camp again and his soldiers give a report in the command tent . Vector ' s army has pitched their own camp up ahead . If Shark ' s army strikes now , they can win this war . His soldiers pledge their lives to him , eager to do whatever he decides . Shark tells them to hold off , but await his signal to launch an all - out attack . As the soldiers file out , Dumon asks if Shark is worried and states that they both know they have to stop Vector no matter what . He adds that if they do fight , many of their allies and friends will be victims . Shark responds that he ' ll have to go alone then ( in the dub , Dumon advises that they can defeat Vector if they strike now . There may be casualties on both sides , but this is a sacrifice they must make . Shark tells Dumon that he needs time to think before the latter leaves ) . That night , Shark contemplates what to do in the present . His old friends will be hurt if he involves them in the fight between the Barian and Astral World s again ( in the dub , Shark thinks that even if he defeats Vector , his people will suffer and blames himself should that happen ) . Rio ' s spirit appears before him , floating above the lake . She says these really are their memories and explains that in this world , she became a spirit after she died and watched over him . That means she has seen everything in these memories that Shark has ( in the dub , Rio says she knows Shark well ; he cannot hide any emotions from her . She knows that Shark is trying to wrestle his thoughts regarding the past memories ) . He tells her he ' s unsure what to do . He asks for her advice and she responds that she knows his decision will be gentle and caring one no matter what it is ( in the dub , Rio adds that sometimes making the right choice ban be painful ) . Shark recalls what Yuma had taught him - hatred only begets more hatred . As he muses that Dumon wasn ' t lying - they have both lived two lives - Iris runs through the camp , having picked flowers for him . Calling him a " chosen being " and one of the people who will decide the fate of the world ( in the dub , Rio says the decisions Shark makes have affected many people ; he has decided the fate of this world and he is deciding it right now ) , Rio pledges to stay by his side . As he turns , he sees Iris and briefly sees her dressed in the clothes Rio wore in her past life . As he carries Iris and stares up at the , he vows that even if this is his fate , he ' ll fight it with all he has . The next day , Shark rides towards Vector ' s camp , Number 73 stomping along behind him . Back at Nash ' s camp , Dumon is shocked to see he really went on his own - one man cannot stand against Vector ' s army . Iris is also shocked at the news as she walks into the tent and runs away to meet Shark . As Shark speeds towards the camp , Vector ' s mages begin launching energy blasts , which he dodges before cutting down one soldier . Number 73 fights off various monster spirits , consisting of " Dark Jeroid " , " Lord Poison " , " Shadow Ghoul " and " Berserk Dragon " . He stomps some of them and destroys others with swings from his trident . Shark charges through Vector ' s lines , cutting down soldiers and reaching a straightaway leading to a temple . He realizes it ' s the same temple he Dueled Abyss at , only above the water . His horse charges up the stairs and through the entrance . When he reaches the labyrinth , he stops and yells for Vector , calling for a one - on - one fight that will involve neither army . Calling back from the inner temple , Vector calls it an interesting proposition and accepts . The labyrinth walls simply move out to the left and right , leaving a straight path to the inner temple . When Shark reaches the end of it , he leaves his horse behind and descends a set of stairs . When he reaches the bottom , Vector welcomes him , surprised he ' d come alone , standing below a doorway with Don Thousand ' s Emblem above it ( in the dub , Vector taunts Shark for coming this way in order to lose ) . He informs Shark how they ' ll fight - in a Shadow Game of " Duel Monsters " . Five stone tablets descend from the ceiling in front of both Kings . Shark is confused at first , but realizes the stone tablets will function as cards . He says Vector will regret challenging him to a Duel . Vector takes the first turn and as he declares his draw , another tablet descends from the ceiling . He Normal Summon s " Gorgonic Ghoul " and then Special Summons another copy of it from his hand , explaining that the can do so by pay ing 300 LP when he controls a " Gorgonic Ghoul " . He Special Summons a third copy in the same way , reducing him to 3400 LP . He then activates " Breaking the Norm " , which he can activate when he controls three monsters of the same Level . It lets him Special Summon another monster of the same Level from his opponent ' s Deck . Translucent stone tablets appear before him to let him see Shark ' s Deck . He chooses " Mermaid Shark " , who appears on Vector ' s field . Outside , Nash ' s army charges towards the temple . Even Iris is running in that direction ( in the dub , Iris thinks why Shark would leave without her ) . Vector Set s two cards and ends his turn . Shark claims he ' ll sweep away all the monsters Vector has Summoned . He draws and then Normal Summons " Spear Shark " . He then Special Summons " Silent Angler " , explaining he can do so when he controls a WATER monster . He Special Summons a second " Silent Angler " . As he orders an attack with " Spear Shark " , Vector chides him for taking the bait and activates his face - down " Gorgonic Temptation " . As he controls a " Gorgonic " monster , he can change the attack target to another monster he controls . He chooses " Mermaid Shark " . Shark says that trap made no sense - Vector will take more damage this way . Vector laughs and comments that Shark doesn ' t seem to know what " Shadow Duel " really means . He tells Shark to watch something and Don Thousand ' s Emblem glows , putting their spirits in the sky above the battle outside . Dumon tells the soldiers to save the King and Shark is angry that they went ahead with the battle . Vector compares he and Shark to gods right now - their Shadow Duel will decide the fate of their soldiers as well . He chides Shark , he ' ll be the one that shot the arrow that killed his men , so to speak . As " Spear Shark " destroys " Mermaid Shark " , Vector ' s LP drop to 1900 . Vector claims this pain won ' t be compared to what pain Shark ' s gonna feel ( in the dub , Vector says Shark is not just a leader , he is the start of a worldwide war ) . Shark demands to know why he ' s dragged the others into their fight . Vector says the answer should be obvious - they are Shark ' s weakness . His heart is filled with sentimental concepts like kindness and justice . He finishes by saying he wants to see Shark writhe in agony and then laughs maniacally . As Shark angrily screams Vector ' s name , Vector activates his face - down " Disaster Conspiracy " , causing a cyclone to stream out towards Shark . Vector explains that when a monster he controls that his opponent owns is destroyed and he has taken 1000 or more Battle Damage from that battle , this card will send all monsters Shark controls and that are in his Deck that have more ATK than that monster to the Graveyard . " Spear Shark " and the " Silent Anglers " are destroyed by the cyclone , while fragments of various stone tables crash down to the ground around Shark . In the labyrinth above , two of Shark ' s soldiers are killed by a " Berserk Dragon " , while another group of three is cornered by " Dark Jeroid " and " Lord Poison " . All around the battle , Shark ' s soldiers fall ( shots of the soldiers being killed are cut from the dub ) . In despair , Shark Sets a card and ends his turn . Vector yells " IT ' S SHOWTIME ! " and draws . He Normal Summons " Gorgonic Cerberus " ; its effect changes the Levels of all monsters Vector controls to 3 . He overlays " Cerberus " with a " Ghoul " to Xyz Summon " Gorgonic Guardian " in Attack Position . He overlays the other two " Ghouls " to Xyz Summon another one . He orders a direct attack and " Gorgonic Guardian " swats Shark with his tail , while more of his soldiers are burned ( the flames are changed to waves of purple energy in the dub ) . The other " Gorgonic Guardian " does the same , resulting in the remainder of Shark ' s army being killed in a flurry of arrows ( the arrows surrounding the remaining soldiers are edited out in the dub , though it is implied that they were still struck down ) . Iris looks up and stops as the arrows fly towards her . As Shark is flung backwards onto to the stairs , Vector taunts that him and all his soldiers shall be dead at this point . Vector laughs , but Shark uses his sword to steady himself and say that it ' s not over yet . He claims that even if his body is destroyed , the gods will revive his soul continuously to strike him down ( Shark ' s claim is cut from the dub ) . He raises his sword and draws , proceeding to activate the effect of the " Gazer Shark s " in his Graveyard . They can be used as Overlay Units while in the Graveyard . As he overlays his two Level 5 monsters , Vector claims this is impossible . Shark Xyz Summons " " in Attack Position . Vector asks how the god could come now of all times ( Vector ' s surprised quote is cut from the dub ) . Shark activates the effect of " Abyss Splash " , detach ing an Overlay Unit to double its ATK until the End Phase . Shark orders an attack , but Vector activates the effect of " Gorgonic Guardian " , detaching an Overlay Unit to decrease the ATK of " Abyss Splash " to 0 . Shark activates his face - down " Overlay Wedge " and tells Vector he won ' t get away that easily as small blue arrows cover the " Gorgonic Guardians " . Shark explains that " Overlay Wedge " negates the effect of an Xyz Monster that is an activated by detaching an Overlay Unit and also prevents other Xyz Monsters from using their effects this turn , unless they are the face - up Xyz Monster with the highest Rank . Thus , neither " Gorgonic Guardian " can use its effect . The Overlay Units stop orbiting and simply fall to the ground as brownish orbs . Vector yells " WHAT ! ? " and Shark boasts that this is the end of the line for him . " Abyss Splash " attacks a " Gorgonic Guardian " with " Final Blow " . As Vector is engulfed in flames and " Gorgonic Guardian " is destroyed , he tells Shark to burn these memories into his mind ( in the dub , Vector tells Shark that even though he won , he lost , but he does not realize this now ) . His LP at 0 , he screams and vanishes , while Don Thousand ' s Emblem cracks and falls to the ground . Shark mutters that it ' s over and makes his way back to the labyrinth ( a shot of Shark leaving the arena is cut from the dub ) . When he gets outside , he sees every one of his soldiers dead ( arrows and some of the soldiers ' bodies are removed in the dub ) . As he wanders through looking for survivors , he spots Iris ' body ( a close - up of Iris is cut from the dub ) . He screams her name and runs towards her . Cradling her body in his arms , he sorrowfully says he stole her life and the lives of all of his men . Tears form in his eyes and he screams in anguish . Numerous beams of light stream through the sky and all of the bodies fade away . As red light flies towards the sky , Dumon tells him their souls are heading to the Barian World . Shark is flanked by the spirits of Dumon and Rio and he remarks to both of them that he ' s remembered his true life and memories now . Rio says she remembers everything now too . Dumon remarks that he realizes why Shark was reincarnated as the leader of the Barians - the Barian World was very small initially , but was expanded greatly due to all the souls that entered it after being caught up in Shark ' s battle with Vector ( in the dub , Dumon adds that as a true leader , Shark would never abandon his people ) . More tears stream down Shark ' s face as he states that he really is a Barian . He wonders if fate could be any more ironic - his friends Yuma , Astral and Kite should have been fighting him this whole time . Back in the Astral World , Yuma remarks that he can ' t lose this Duel and that the Deck he made with Astral should give him a solution no matter what . On Earth , Orbital 7 notes that the energy levels are sky - rocketing as blue light engulfs the Interdimensional Teleporter . Tori asks what ' s wrong and Quinton explains that a large amount of energy they can ' t even measure is being released in another dimension ( in the dub , Quinton says there must be something catastrophic going on in the Astral World ) . Tori wonders if Yuma is behind it and Kite replies that he doesn ' t know how long the machine will last at this point ( in the dub , Tori asks if there is a way to stop it ; Kite replies there isn ' t , and this will destroy the teleporter ) . At the Duel , Yuma activates " Xyz Treasure " , letting him draw two cards as there are two Xyz Monsters on the field . He glances at Astral and vows to get him out of there . He claims this is his " destiny draw " and draws his two cards , yelling " kattobingu ! " . He ' s drawn " Double or Nothing ! " and " Stealth Strike " . He exclaims " it ' s here ! " and Eliphas grunts , his eyes narrowing . Yuma activates " Stealth Strike " , explaining that this will halve an Xyz Monster ' s ATK and let it attack directly . " Utopia Ray Victory " draws its blades and Yuma reminds Eliphas that " Rank Domination " won ' t activate since two Xyz monsters aren ' t battling . A spirit version of " Utopia Ray Victory " appears and charges , with Yuma saying this is the end - Eliphas ' LP are 1200 ( " Utopia Ray Victory " commencing its attack is cut from the dub ; Eliphas simply states this will not work before activating his card ) . Eliphas activates his face - down " Rank Wall " , explaining that this lets him negate an attack and end the Battle Phase when he controls a monster with a higher Rank than the attacking monster . A shadowy orb encases Eliphas and the attack rebounds . As the orb crumbles and falls , Yuma Sets two cards and ends his turn , clarifying that the ATK of " Utopia Ray Victory " returns to normal now . Eliphas remarks that Yuma still doesn ' t seem to realize how needed Ranking Up is . Ranking Up over and over will lead one to a miraculous world no one has ever seen before . He offers to show Yuma that world as the " New Order " monsters appear behind him ( Eliphas does not mention Ranking up in the dub ; instead , he tells Yuma he will show him a power so potent it has not been revealed until now ) . He ' ll show Yuma of breaking the limits - a Rank 13 Xyz Monster . Yuma repeats " Rank 13 " in disbelief . Featured Duels . Eliphas vs . Yuma Tsukumo . " Duel continues from the previous episode . " Turn 5 : Eliphas < br > " " ( 4000 / 3000 ) attack s " " , with " Rank Domination " activating , reducing the ATK of " Utopia Ray Victory " by 1000 for each Rank between the two monsters until the End Phase ( 5800 → 0 / 2500 ) . Yuma activates the effect of the " Rainbow Kuriboh " in his hand as an opponent ' s Xyz Monster declare d an attack . He can equip " Rainbow Kuriboh " to the attacking monster and prevent it from attacking . Eliphas Set s a card . During the End Phase , " " and " " return to being Overlay Units for " Maahes " ( " Maahes " ORU 0 → 2 ) . Turn 6 : Yuma < br > Yuma draws and then activates " Xyz Treasure " , letting him draw a card for each Xyz Monster on the field , meaning two . He draws " Stealth Strike " and " Double or Nothing ! " . He activates " Stealth Strike " , which allows him to target an Xyz Monster he control s and allow it to attack the opponent directly this turn , but its ATK is halved until the End Phase . Yuma targets " Utopia Ray Victory " ( 2800 → 1400 ) and declares a direct attack . As his opponent is attacking with an Xyz Monster whose Rank is lower than the Rank of an Xyz Monster he controls , Eliphas activates his face - down " Rank Wall " , negating the attack and ending the Battle Phase . Yuma Set s two cards . " Duel continues in the the next episode . " Nash ( Reginald " Shark " Kastle ) vs . Vector . Turn 1 : Vector < br > Vector Normal Summon s " Gorgonic Ghoul " ( 100 / 100 ) . As he control s a " Gorgonic Ghoul " , Vector Special Summons two more copies of " Gorgonic Ghoul " ( 100 / 100 each ) from his hand via their own effect s by pay ing 300 LP for each ( Vector 4000 → 3700 → 3400 ) . As he control s three monster s with the same Level , Vector activates " Breaking the Norm " , letting him look at his opponent ' s Deck and Special Summon a monster with the same Level from it to his side of the field . Vector Special Summons " Mermaid Shark " ( 100 / 300 ) in Attack Position . Vector Set s two cards . Turn 2 : Nash < br > Shark Normal Summons " Spear Shark " ( 1600 / 1400 ) . As he controls a WATER monster , Shark Special Summons two copies of " Silent Angler " ( 800 / 1400 ) from his hand in Attack Position via their own effects . " Spear Shark " attacks " Gorgonic Ghoul " . As he controls a " Gorgonic " monster , Vector activates his face - down " Gorgonic Temptation " , letting him change the attack target to another monster he controls . He chooses " Mermaid Shark " ( Vector 3400 → 1900 ) , who is destroy ed . As Vector has taken 1000 or more battle damage from a battle involving a monster he controls but his opponent owns , Vector activates his face - down " Disaster Conspiracy " , send ing all monsters with more ATK than the destroyed monster from Shark ' s Deck and field to the Graveyard . Therefore , all monsters with more than 100 ATK are sent . Shark Sets a card . Turn 3 : Vector < br > Vector Normal Summons " Gorgonic Cerberus " ( 1300 / 300 ) , whose effect activates , letting Vector change all monsters he controls to Level 3 . Vector overlays his two Level 3 monsters twice ( the first with " Cerberus " and a copy of " Ghoul " and the second with two copies of " Ghoul " ) to Xyz Summon two copies of " Gorgonic Guardian " ( 1600 / 1200 each ) in Attack Position . Vector attacks directly with both " Gorgonic Guardians " ( Shark 4000 → 2400 → 800 ) . Turn 4 : Nash < br > Shark activates the effects of the two copies of " Gazer Shark " in his Graveyard , which let him overlay them , but they will be the banish ed when they are sent to the Graveyard . He overlays his two Level 5 monsters to Xyz Summon " " ( 2400 / 1400 ) in Attack Position . He then activates its effect , detach ing an Overlay Unit ( " Abyss Splash " ORU 2 → 1 ) to double its ATK ( 2400 → 4800 ) . Vector activates the effect of one of his " Gorgonic Guardians " , detaching an Overlay Unit ( " Gorgonic Guardian " ORU 2 → 1 ) to make the ATK of " Abyss Splash " 0 and negate its effect , but Shark activates his face - down " Overlay Wedge " , negating the effect as it was activated by detaching an Overlay Unit and preventing other monsters from activating effects by detaching Overlay Units this turn , unless that monster is the one on the field with the highest Rank . " Abyss Splash " attacks and destroys a " Gorgonic Guardian " ( Vector 1900 → 0 ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .