Yu - Gi - Oh ! R - Duel Round 025 " Gekko vs . Richie " , known as " Starts Richie ' s Battle ! ! " in the Japanese version , is the twenty - fifth chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! R " manga . It was first printed in Japan on May 20 , 2006 in V Jump magazine . It was later reprinted in Yu - Gi - Oh ! R Volume 4 . Summary . As Yako shows his " The Wicked Avatar " card to Kaiba , Gekko and Yugi approach Depre Scott as " Cosmic Space " disappears . Kaiba repeats " your ' God ? ' " . He angrily asks if Yako expects him to believe that . There are only three God cards , " Slifer , " " Obelisk , " and " Ra , " and Yugi has them all . There had only been three Gods drawn on the ancient Egyptian stele that Pegasus used as the theme for his God cards . There can ' t be any other God cards , Kaiba says . Yako replies that the Wicked Gods are real . Holding up " Avatar " he explains that they are cards that Pegasus disavowed , Gods which were never meant to exist . Kaiba is surprised , and Yako further explains that Pegasus created the Egyptian God cards , but they surpassed even his expectations , so powerful that they seemed to be truly possessed by the Gods . For that reason , it is said that Pegasus agonized over them , and even tried to destroy them by his own hand . Kaiba snorts , calling Pegasus a coward . Yako admits that in the end , Pegasus loved his creations too much to destroy them , and instead sealed them away in Egypt , where Duel Monsters originated . Though he believes Kaiba knows more than he of what came after . But it isn ' t the end of the story ; Pegasus created something for use in the event that the God cards went on a rampage . He designned other Gods - Yako ' s Gods - in order to keep the original three Gods in check . As he explains this , both " Avatar " and " The Wicked Dreadroot " are shown behind him , along with a third , serpentine creature lined with spikes . Kaiba is shocked that the Wicked Gods were designed to keep the God ards in check , and asks if Yako ' s telling him that they ' re just as strong as the original three God cards . Yako states that he is . He softly comments that if only Pegasus hadn ' t stopped at the design stage , if only he had released them . . . He ' ll never understand why he didn ' t . Kaiba knows - the power was great enough to frighten even Pegasus . Yako then claims that he knows why he left them unreleased , he left them for him . Yako carried out Pegasus ' s will , and poured it into the Wicked God cards . He raises " Avatar " again , declaring that this is the God that will pass judgement on Yugi Muto . But Kaiba just laughs , commenting that the cards aren ' t so bad , but they won ' t be enough for him to take down Yugi Muto . Even Yako ' s brother Gekko is a better Duelist than Yako . His right eye bulging , Yako declares that he surpassed Gekko the moment he got the cards . He " will " be Yugi , even if no - one else can , he will . Now that he has the Gods , why not test Yako ? Kaiba agrees - he ' ll take Yako down and then tame his God with his own hands . Yako asks them where they shall Duel , and Kaiba turns , telling Yako to follow him . They ' ll go to the Apex Arena . Down in the lower levels of the building , a frustrated Depre clenches his fists as tears run down his face . As Yugi states that that ' s the match and he walks forward with Gekko , Depre screams that he can ' t lose to " him " . Master Pegasus is all they have . If it weren ' t for Yugi , Master Pegasus would never have left them . As Richie Merced helps Depre to his feet , Depre sobs that he just wanted to see the Master just once more . Richie asks if he can get some helo here , and two Industrial Illusions suits rush over . Richie talls them to take care of Depre , and the suits carry the defeated card professor away . Richie admits that ' s the first time he ' s seen Yugi Duel , and the rumors don ' t lie . To think that he beat Depre . . . Yugi states that he can ' t lose , not until they save Anzu . Richie remarks that that ' s how Depre thought too . To him ; no , to all of the kids Pegasus raised , he was something like the sun . Without him , they can ' t survive . All Depre wanted was to see Pegasus again . Yugi guesses he ' ll be fighting Richie next , but Richie admits that he would do that if he was fighting for Depre , but he isn ' t . Depre was a fellow card professor , but he won ' t put his neck on the line to avenge Depre , it ' s not his style . Card professors only meet up when they ' re fighting , they win or lose , and that ' s it . This stuff happens . But it ' s Gekko that Richie wants to fight . He ' s a traitor - betraying everyone raised by Pegasus . Gekko seems surprised , but tells Yugi that he ' ll handle this . He states that he knows how he feels about Pegasus , but they can ' t drag others into this . Not Yugi , Miss Mazaki , or the KaibaCorp oration . This is something that they should have dealt with themselves , but Yako had to involve innocents . Richie asks what do they care who they use or whose stuff they take . They live for Master Pegasus , and outsiders don ' t matter . Gekko yells that Pegasus would never allow that sort of thing , and Richie states that they ' ll ask him when they see him . If he doesn ' t like it , he can try and stop him . Raising his black Duel Disk , he tells Gekko to come on and Duel . Gekko waits for a while , but Richie is set on fighting , so he begins the Duel . Gekko starts , drawing , then Setting two cards and Summoning " Learning Elf " in Defense Position , ending his turn . Richie asks if he calls that a monster , and draws , Setting two cards of his own , and Summoning " Twin Gunfighter . " He orders his monster to kil the Elf , and " Twin Gunfighter " attacks with Double Fire . Gekko reveals a Set card , " Shield Reflector " and one of the bullets bounces off the shield , reflected back at Richie . Richie laughs , commenting " right back at you ! " and activates his Set " Mirage " . The bullet passes through a mirage of Richie , and Richie comments that nothing they can do will target him . He grins , asking Gekko what the matter is . He got by without a scratch , but it looks like Gekko took a bad hit there . A smoking hole fades from Gekko ' s chest , as Richie explains that one of " Twin Gunfighter ' s " pistols is always aimed at his chest , nd Gekko ' s Life Points are reduced to 2400 ( the effect of " Twin Gunfighter " is explained on the card to inflict damage equal to its ATK ) . Yugi thinks that this could get hairy . Richie remarks that Gekko used to be good . There was a time where Pegasus called him the " Perfect Duelist " and where Richie couldn ' t beat him no matter how hard he tried . But he left Master Pegasus and fought countless Duelists as a card professor . He climbed all the way to the top spot in the card professor ' s Guild , he fought hard , and eanred this black Duel Disk . He raises the Duel Disk , explaining that the Disk is only used by the number one card professor . Gekko may have been perfect once , but that ' s ancient history . He ' ll prove it to Gekko , and after that , he ' ll be the one that Master Pegasus calls the " Perfect Duelist " . Gekko just sadly says Richie ' s name . Featured Duel : Gekko Tenma vs . Richie Merced . Turn 1 : Gekko Gekko Normal Summon s " Learning Elf " ( 1400 / 1500 ) in Attack Position and Set s two cards . Turn 2 : Richie Richie Normal Summons " Twin Gunfighter " ( 1600 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . It attack s " Learning Elf " , but Gekko activate s his face - down " Shield Reflector " , equip ping it to " Learning Elf " . When it is made an attack target , the opponent will take damage equal to half the attacking monster ' s ATK . Richie activates the " Mirage " Quick - Play Spell Card , making Spell , Trap and direct attack s ineffective against him ( meaning him , the player ) for the next three turn s . The effect of " Twin Gunfighter " activates , inflicting its own ATK as damage to Gekko ( Gekko 4000 → 2400 ) . " Duel continues in the next chapter . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here .