Deathmatch A deathmatch is a game where the players attempt to kill each other . The term has been used multiple times throughout Yu - Gi - Oh ! series , although only few times does the player die . Deathmatches . Yu - Gi - Oh ! Katsuya Jonouchi vs . Chopman . One of the stages of Death - T , involved battling the serial killer , Chopman , in a fight to the death , inside the Murderer ' s Mansion . The title of Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel 32 , referred to this as Chainsaw Deathmatch . Yugi , Jonouchi , Anzu and Honda were forced to send one of their players into a chamber with the Chopman or Kaiba would order the Chopman to kill Johji . Jonouchi stepped forward as their player . He had himself handcuffed to a chain , which strung through a podium in the center of the room and had the other end cuffed to the Chopman . The two players were to choose from an array of weapons , which hung from the ceiling , including a scythe , a flail , a machete , a chainsaw and an axe . To get them , they had to stand on the podium in the center of the room . The Chopman chose the chainsaw as his weapon and was able to pull Jonouchi over to him , by yanking the chain . Fortunately for Jonouchi , the chainsaw got stuck in the podium . Knowing he couldn ' t stand - up to the Chopman ' s brute force , Jonouchi used a candlestick to unpick his end of the handcuff , while the Chopman tried to free the chainsaw . Jonouchi then attached the chain to the door and slipped the candle inside the cuff . Once the Chopman freed the Chainsaw , he yanked the chain , thinking he would pull Jonouchi , but instead ripped the door out of the wall . The candle then hit the oil - covered floor , setting the Chopman alight , while Jonouchi escaped . Dark Yugi vs . Mokuba Kaiba . In a stage of Death - T , Yugi was forced to face Mokuba in a giant game of Capsule Monster Chess , which he did as Dark Yugi . The loser was to be subjected to an Experience of Death artificial Penalty Game . The title of Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel 35 , referred to this as Board Game Deathmatch . Dark Yugi vs . Seto Kaiba . In the final stage of Death - T , Yugi faced Seto Kaiba in a simulated Shadow Game of Duel Monsters . Kaiba intended to kill Yugi if Yugi lost . However , Yugi won and inflicted the Mind Crush Penalty Game on Kaiba . The Japanese title of Duel 39 , End of the Deathmatch , referred to this Duel as a deathmatch . Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s . Yusei Fudo vs . Mr . Armstrong . Yusei Fudo faced Mr . Armstrong in a Duel , where both players received massive shocks when they took damage . Although neither player was killed , the Japanese title for Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s episode 9 referred to the Duel as a Lightning Deathmatch . Yusei stood up to Armstrong , after Armstrong belittled the inmates at the Facility and framed Bolt Tanner . Armstrong proposed a Duel , where if Yusei wins he will forget Bolt Tanner ' s crime and won ' t lengthen Yusei ' s sentence . Yusei said that he will put himself at Armstrong ' s mercy for the rest of his life , should Armstrong win . Yusei agrees to face Armstrong at a time , which interfered with his escape plan with Alex . Using cards given to him by the other inmates , Yusei formed a Deck . He faced Armstrong in an arena , where both players were chained to spot and got shocked if they took damage . However , Armstrong rigged the arena , so that he couldn ' t get shocks . Armstrong also used security cameras to see the cards in Yusei ' s hand . Alex also abandoned his escape plan and broke into the control room , where he switched on Armstrong ' s shocks and broke the computers , so the settings couldn ' t be altered . Yusei ' s Life Points were lowered to 100 and he almost ran out of cards . However , using the last card in his Deck , " Rubble King " in combination with " Blasting the Ruins " , he turned the Duel around and defeated Armstrong . Yusei Fudo vs . Lawton . The Japanese title for episode 90 , referred to Yusei and Lawton ' s Duel as Deathmatch Riding Duel .