Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 112 " Merger of the Big Five , Part 2 " , known as " The Targeted Jonouchi - Teamwork Play toward Victory " in the Japanese version , is the one hundred and twelfth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . It first aired in Japan on June 25 , 2002 and in the United States on January 24 , 2004 . Featured Duel : Yami Yugi + Joey Wheeler vs . The Big Five , Part 2 . " Duel continued from previous episode . " Yami Yugi and Joey still have 4000 Life Points remaining . Yami Yugi controls " Kuriboh " ( 300 / 200 ) and " Mystical Elf " in Defense Position . Joey controls " Alligator ' s Sword " ( 2000 / 1200 ) and " Cyber Harpie " ( 1800 / 1300 ) in Attack Position and " Kunai with Chain " ( equipped to " Alligator ' s Sword " ) . The Big Five have 8000 Life Points remaining and control " Catapult Turtle " ( 1200 / 2000 ) in Defense Position . Turn 10 : The Big Five ( Johnson ) Johnson has just taken over for Crump . As The Big Five switched their Deck Master , the ATK of " Catapult Turtle " decreases ( " Catapult Turtle " : 1200 → 1000 / 2000 ) . Johnson draws . He then activates the Deck Master ability of " Judge Man " to pay 1000 Life Points ( The Big Five 8000 → 7000 ) , destroy all monsters that Yami Yugi and Joey control , and inflict 500 damage to them for each of their destroyed monsters ( Yami Yugi 4000 → 3000 ; Joey 4000 → 3000 ) . Johnson then Normal Summon s " Hysteric Angel " ( 1800 / 600 ) in Attack Position . " Hysteric Angel " attacks Joey directly ( Joey 3000 → 1200 ) . Johnson then activates the effect of " Catapult Turtle " to Tribute " Hysteric Angel " and inflict damage to Joey equal to half of the ATK of " Hysteric Angel " ( Joey 1200 → 300 ) . Johnson then Set s a card and activates " Altar of Mist " . This card can ' t be destroyed by card effects . Also on Johnson ' s 3rd Standby Phase after the activation of " Altar of Mist " , he can add a Ritual Magic Card or Ritual Monster from his Deck to his hand . Turn 11 : Joey Joey draws " Rocket Warrior " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1500 / 1300 ) in Attack Position . He then activates the Deck Master ability of " Flame Swordsman " to decrease the latter ' s ATK by 1000 and increase the ATK of " Rocket Warrior " by the same amount amount ( " Flame Swordsman " : 1800 → 800 / 1600 ; " Rocket Warrior " : 1500 → 2500 / 1300 ) . " Rocket Warrior " then attacks and destroys " Catapult Turtle " . Johnson then activates his face - down " Revenge Sacrifice " to Tribute " Rocket Warrior " and Special Summon " Machine King " ( 2200 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . Due to the effect of " Machine King " , it gains 100 ATK for each Machine - Type monster on the field . There is currently one ( " Machine King " : 2200 → 2300 / 2000 ) Turn 12 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi ' s hand contains " Black Luster Ritual " , " Mirror Force " , " Polymerization " , and " Des Volstgalph " . Yami Yugi draws " The Rock Spirit " . He then removes from play " Buster Blader " from his Graveyard in order to Special Summon " The Rock Spirit " ( 1700 / 1000 ) in Attack Position via its own effect . Yami Yugi then Tributes " The Rock Spirit " to Tribute Summon " Des Volstgalph " ( 2200 / 1700 ) in Attack Position . Yami Yugi then sets a card . Turn 13 : The Big Five ( Nezbitt ) At this point , Nezbitt takes over for Johnson . Nezbitt draws . He then activates " Heavy Storm " to destroy all Magic and Trap Cards on the field which includes Yami Yugi ' s face - down card , " Mirror Force " ( " Altar of Mist " is not destroyed by " Heavy Storm " as mentioned above ) . Since Nezbitt activated a Magic Card , the second effect of " Des Volstgalph " activates , increasing its ATK by 200 until the end of the turn ( " Des Volstgalph " : 2200 → 2400 / 1700 ) , however Nezbitt doesn ' t notice this yet . " Machine King " attacks " Des Volstgalph " , but Yami Yugi reveals at this point that " Des Volstgalph " gained 200 more ATK when Nezbitt activated " Heavy Storm " . " Des Volstgalph " destroys " Machine King " ( The Big Five 7000 → 6900 ) . Since " Des Volstgalph " destroyed a monster in battle and sent it to the Graveyard , its effect activates ; inflicting 500 damage to The Big Five ( The Big Five 6900 → 6400 ) . During the End Phase , the second effect of " Des Volstgalph " expires ( " Des Volstgalph " : 2400 → 2200 / 1700 ) . Turn 14 : Joey Joey draws " Panther Warrior " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 2000 / 1600 ) in Defense Position . He then sets a card ( " Drop Off " ) . Turn 15 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws . " Des Volstgalph " attacks Nezbitt directly ( The Big Five 6400 → 4200 ) Yami Yugi then Normal Summons " Big Shield Gardna " ( 100 / 2600 ) in Defense Position . Turn 16 : The Big Five ( Leichter ) At this point , Leichter takes over for Nezbitt , and for the rest of the duel . Leichter draws " Pot of Greed " , but Joey activates his face - down " Drop Off " to make Leichter discard the card he just drew , however the Deck Master ability of Leichter ' s Deck Master " Jinzo " immediately negates Joey ' s Trap Card and destroys it . Leichter then activates " Pot of Greed " to draw two cards ( " Gravity Bind " and " Sebek ' s Blessing " ) . The second effect of " Des Volstgalph " activates ( " Des Volstgalph " : 2200 → 2400 / 1700 ) . Leichter then Normal Summons " Injection Fairy Lily " ( 400 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . " Injection Fairy Lily " attacks " Des Volstgalph " . Leichter then activates the effect of " Injection Fairy Lily " to pay 2000 Life Points ( The Big Five 4200 → 2200 ) and increase the ATK of " Injection Fairy Lily " by 3000 during damage calculation only ( " Injection Fairy Lily " : 400 → 3400 / 1500 ) . " Injection Fairy Lily " destroys " Des Volstgalph " ( Yami Yugi 3000 → 2000 ) . After damage calculation , the effect of " Injection Fairy Lily " expires ( " Injection Fairy Lily " : 3400 → 400 / 1500 ) . Leichter then activates " Sebek ' s Blessing " to increase his Life Points by the Battle Damage that Yami Yugi took from this battle ( The Big Five 2200 → 3200 ) . Leichter then sets a card . Turn 17 : Joey Joey ' s hand contains " Block Attack " , " Knight ' s Title " , and " Gamble " . Joey draws " Jinzo " . Leichter then activates his face - down " Gravity Bind " . Now Level 4 or higher monsters can ' t attack . Joey then Tributes " Panther Warrior " to Tribute Summon his own copy of " Jinzo " ( 2400 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . Due to the effect of Joey ' s " Jinzo " , " Gravity Bind " is destroyed . Joey then activates " Block Attack " to switch " Injection Fairy Lily " to Defense Position . Joey ' s " Jinzo " then attacks and destroys " Injection Fairy Lily " . Turn 18 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws " Dark Magician Girl " . He then Tributes " Big Shield Gardna " to Tribute Summon " Dark Magician Girl " ( 2000 / 1700 ) in Attack Position . " Dark Magician Girl " attacks Leichter directly ( The Big Five 3200 → 1200 ) . Turn 19 : The Big Five ( Leichter ) Leichter draws " Five - Headed Dragon " . " Duel concludes next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .