Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Episode 143 " The Future of Three Worlds " , known as " The Aloof Duelist " Nasch " - The Destined Final Duel ! ! " is the one hundred and forty - third episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . It first aired in Japan on March 2 , 2014 and on Hulu on February 1 , 2015 . Summary . Yuma orders " " to attack " CXyz Barian Hope " . As " Barian Hope " is bisected , Nash yells in anguish , asking why Yuma and Astral must keep crushing the dreams of the Barian s . Yuma mutters " Shark " , while Tori stares at the explosion ( these events are cut from the dub , as they took place in the previous episode ) As the smoke clears , Nash emerges and yells that he is not done . He activate s his face - down " Reincarnation of the Seven Emperors " , explaining that it will banish " Barian Hope " and its Overlay Units to reduce the Battle Damage to 0 . Yuma is surprised at such a counter , but Nash adds that the card has another effect . He can now Special Summon a Rank 3 or lower Xyz Monster from his Extra Deck and inflict its ATK as damage to Yuma . Yuma is surprised again and Astral mutters that he wasn ' t expecting a counterattack like this . " Black Ray Lancer " appears in Attack Position , twirling its spear . Nash claims this is the end of the line , then . Yuma tells him that time has not yet come and activates the effect of " Utopia Beyond " . He can detach an Overlay Unit to banish an Xyz Monster he control s and Special Summon " " from his Graveyard . " Utopia Beyond " soars through the air and sheds most of its armor , revealing the " Utopia " at its core . The effect will then increase his Life Points by half the ATK of " Utopia " . They rise to 2450 , but Nash yells " Black Spear " . " Black Ray Lancer " launches a purple beam from its spear , which hits Yuma . ZEXAL III is canceled and Yuma and Astral are thrown backwards , their Life Points falling to 350 . Nash breathes heavily , but Set s a card and ends his turn before falling to his knees and resuming his true human form . Nash mutters " Yuma " , while Yuma mutters " Shark " ( in the dub , Shark says that it ' s Yuma ' s turn , while Yuma doesn ' t say anything about Shark ) Yuma says that " Utopia " and " Black Ray Lancer " are on the field now . He adds that he remembers a Duel like this that they had a long time ago ( scenes from their Duels in episodes 10 and 84 are shown here ) . Yuma says that though they clashed again and again , they always talked during the Duels too . Nash claims Yuma was just a pest back then , someone who meddled in things that didn ' t concern him and bluntly shoved his way into people ' s hearts ( in the dub , Nash claims he had to carry Yuma during that Tag Duel - so much that it gave him back spasms , but admits he considers him a friend ) . Yuma tells Nash that even now , they are still friends . He asks if they can ' t go back to the way things were . Nash responds that it ' s impossible - neither of them are the same as they used to be . Yuma questions if he really believes they can no longer understand each other . Nash says Yuma doesn ' t get it - they already understand each other . Nash explains that he ' s known how Yuma feels for a long time and how he felt when they fought . Yuma mutters " Shark . . . " , but Nash continues that even friends that understand each other may stop being friends . Nash adds that there are people who believe in him and that are still fighting by his side . The spirits of the other Barian Emperors , Iris and the soldiers of the United Lands of the Poseidon Ocean appear around him as he vows that he cannot betray them by losing . Yuma mutters " lose . . . " and thinks back to the Door telling him that he could obtain a new power - but the price would be losing that which is most important to him . Astral turns to Yuma and Yuma thinks about what it is he would lose . Nash tells Yuma to come at him and Yuma wonders if what he ' ll lose will be Shark or Astral . He determines it must be neither - as he would never allow himself to lose either of his best friends . Yuma begins his turn , drawing and then orders " Utopia " to attack " Black Ray Lancer " . Nash yells , " Denied , " and activates the effect of the " Friller Rabca " in his Graveyard , banishing it to negate the attack and decrease the ATK of " Utopia " by 500 . Blue light shines from the Graveyard portal and covers " Utopia " , reducing its ATK to 2000 . Yuma Sets a card and ends his turn there . Nash claims he has not forgotten that when they first met , he was " Shark " . He adds that he is not " Shark " right now though - he is Nash of the Barians . He Barian Battlemorph s , vowing to win the Duel , obtain the Numeron Code and lead the Barian World to a brighter future . Nash draws and then activates " Xyz Treasure " , letting him draw a card for each Xyz Monster on the field - meaning two . He Special Summons " Big Jaws " , prompting it to appear from a watery cyclone as he explains that he can do so from his hand during a turn he ' s activated a Normal Spell Card . He Normal Summon s " Skull Kraken " , who bursts from the ground before Nash proceeds to overlay his two Level 3 monsters to Xyz Summon " Submersible Carrier Aero Shark " in Attack Position , who also bursts up from the ground . Nash activates the effect of " Aero Shark " , explaining that he can detach an Overlay Unit to inflict 400 damage to Yuma for each card in his hand . He only has one , but it ' s enough to defeat Yuma just the same . He claims this is the end once more . Tori yells " NO ! " as Nash declares " Torpedo Takedown " and " Aero Shark " fires a single torpedo . Astral tells Yuma to use the Trap now and Yuma does so , activating his face - down " Damage Take - Over " . The torpedo hits and Yuma explains that this card reduces the damage to 0 as he and Astral fly through the air . The card then attach es itself to an Xyz Monster he controls , also causing that monster to lose ATK equal to the damage he would have taken . The ATK of " Utopia " falls to 1600 . Nash is nonplussed , ordering " Black Ray Lancer " to attack " Utopia " . Yuma says he won ' t let that happen and activates the effect of " Utopia " , detaching an Overlay Unit to negate the attack . Yuma declares " Light Wing Shield " . The attack rebounds off the shield , but Nash says " Utopia " has no Overlay Units now . He orders " Aero Shark " to attack " Utopia " . He muses that while only " Number s " can destroy " Numbers " by battle , they ' ll still take damage . " Aero Shark " simply rams " Utopia " , reducing Yuma to 50 Life Points . Tori screams both Yuma ' s and Astral ' s names as they fly backwards . Nash Sets a card to end his turn . Astral is fading in and out now . Tori can ' t believe their Life Points are only 50 . Yuma wonders to himself if Shark is really this determined . He gets to his knees , groaning . He muses that Shark is just as strong as Kite . Yuma remarks that seeing how strong he is makes him want to laugh ( in the dub , Kite is not mentioned and Yuma refers to Shark as one of the strongest Duelists in the galaxy ) . Astral mutters Yuma ' s name . Yuma says he just hoped that everyone could be stay friends , but that may not be possible now . This Duel has not found them the answer they wanted . Defeating Don Thousand alongside Nash meant nothing - now they ' re fighting each other ( in the dub , Don Thousand is not mentioned and Yuma determines that he ' s failed all three worlds ) . Tori turns her head in sadness , closing her eyes as tears form . She opens her eyes and yells for Yuma not to give up . She insists that it isn ' t like him to decide he ' s gone far enough - everyone has bet their hopes on him . Yuma mutters her name , but Tori urges him to stand tall until the very end . Yuma is flabbergasted , but Astral smiles and says she just scolded him like Kari would have ( in the dub , Kari is not mentioned and Astral quips that shouting can be very persuasive ) . Yuma realizes she ' s right - he can still find an answer . Yuma thinks back to the sacrifices of Bronk , Nistro , Nelson , Anna , Quattro , Quinton , Trey and Kite ( in the dub , Yuma adds that he would rather face ten Sharks than an angry Tori ) . Yuma turns to Astral and tells him it ' s time again . They overlay , chanting , " Our hearts and minds shine with hope . Our souls are bound by the true bonds of friendship . When two souls cross , a miraculous power handed down through the ages appears " ( " When two distant souls become one , the power of ZEXAL is revealed " in the dub ) . They appear now as ZEXAL III . Nash urges them to hit him with everyone they have left ( in the dub , Nash says it doesn ' t matter if Yuma and Astral used ZEXAL ; he will crush them anyway ) . Yuma agrees and moves to draw , chanting , " Everything is inevitable in the Duels between the strongest Duelists . Those Duelists can create the very cards they draw ! Shining Draw ! " Yuma says his card has come and Normal Summons " ZEXAL Weapon - Sylphid Wing " . Astral explains the effect as " Utopia " flies into the air and gains itself a second set of wings in the form of " Sylphid Wing " . As they control a " " monster , this card can be equip ped to it and increase its ATK by 800 . They declare " Sylphid Change " as the ATK of " Utopia " rises to 2400 . Yuma orders " Utopia " to attack " Aero Shark " , but Nash activates his face - down " Rebirth of the Seven Emperors " . This lets him Tribute all Xyz Monsters he controls to Special Summon the Xyz Monster he banished during his last turn with " Reincarnation of the Seven Emperors " . Yuma asks " what ! ? " as " Barian Hope " rises again , but wih 0 ATK . Tori is shocked that that monster is back . Nash explains that " Rebirth of the Seven Emperors " then lets him attach a number of his banished Xyz Monsters to the Summoned monster equal to the number of Xyz Monsters he Tributed plus one as Overlay Units . . He attaches " " , " " and " " . The ATK of " Barian Hope " rises to 3000 via its own effect , but Nash adds that the monster Summoned with " Rebirth of the Seven Emperors " cannot activate any effects that require detaching . Yuma yells that he ' s not done yet , while Astral explains that when the opponent Special Summons an Xyz Monster , the effect of " Sylphid Wing " will increase the equipped monster ' s ATK by 1600 - ergo , the ATK of " Utopia " becomes 4000 . Yuma orders " Utopia " to attack " Barian Hope " with " Hope Sword Sylphid Slash " . Nash says they won ' t do that just yet and activates his face - down " Draw of Fate " , forcing both players to draw a card and negate the attack . A blue lightning bolt shocks " Utopia " and Yuma mutters that even that attack was countered . Nash adds that that ' s not the only effect - if the player does not use the card they ' ve drawn with this effect by the end of this turn , they will automatically lose . Yuma yells " WHAT ! ? " Nash claims this will be their " destiny draw " - their final draw that will decide everything . Yuma mutters " final draw . . . " , while Nash urges them to come at him now . He declares " Chaos Draw " and draws , while Yuma yells " Shining Draw ! " . They both examine their drawn cards and Yuma asks if this is truly their card of destiny . Astral asks if they will win now or if Nash will - everything hung on the balance of that draw . Yuma yells " kattobingu " and activates " Double or Nothing ! " . As an attack was negated , this card doubles that monster ' s ATK and allows it to attack again . Astral muses that the goddess of victory is smiling on them now , for the first time during this Duel . Yuma says this will be their victory . He thinks back to the Door ' s words though - " though shalt lose that which is most important to thee . " Yuma suddenly realizes what the Door meant and cancels ZEXAL . Astral asks why he ' d to that and Yuma explains that the Door ' s words have come true - he has lost that which is most important to him - himself . He doesn ' t consider himself to be the same person anymore . He always understood the feelings of his friends and enemies with Dueling . He always fought believing in that . But if he wins this Duel here , he would use the god - like power of the Numeron Code to erase the life Shark has lived up until now . He says that Shark is still his precious friend and doesn ' t believe that it would be worth creating a better future if it cost him Shark . He says he knew everyone placed their hopes on him , but he cannot do this ( in the dub , Yuma recalls that he made plenty of friends through Dueling , and he was this close to finishing Shark off for good , but he now realizes this was wrong because he Dueled to make friends not beat them . Yuma resolves to do what he feels right by not defeating Shark ) . Astral closes his eyes and says he understands . He states that Yuma has opened the path to the future by believing in others no matter what - through that , they always found an answer ( in the dub , Astral is puzzled by the paradox Yuma stated : he refused to win , but losing the Duel would mean the destruction of the Astral World , but trusts that Yuma will be able to solve it ) . Yuma mutters Astral ' s name , but then addresses Nash , saying he ' ll come at him now . Nash yells to both of them to bring it on . Yuma activates the effect of " Sylphid Wing " . When the equipped monster attacks , he can attach " Sylphid Wing " to it as an Overlay Unit . The ATK of " Utopia " falls to 5600 . Nash asks why he ' s done this , but Yuma just orders " Utopia " to attack " Barian Hope " with " Rising Sun Sylphid Slash " . Yuma then activates the effect of " Utopia " , detaching an Overlay Unit to negate his own attack . Just as " Utopia " is about to strike " Barian Hope " , its swords vanish from its hands . Tori has no idea what Yuma is doing , while Nash asks what Yuma is planning . Yuma claims he ' s planning nothing - he ' s just refusing to sacrifice Shark for the sake of the future . Nash calls him an idiot and asks if he evens knows what he ' s saying . Yuma insists that he does . Even if they have only 50 Life Points , they will keep taking any blows that come their way until they find a new future - no matter how long that takes . Nash asks if that ' s the answer they found then . Astral confirms this and Yuma adds that they have no regrets . Yuma says he would cease to be himself if he threw his friends away - that is how he will " kattobingu " . Nash closes his eyes and muses that Yuma is a blithering idiot as usual . He activates " Glory of the Seven Emperors " , explaining he can do so from his hand if he controls a " C " monster . It will attach every banished " Number C " he has to an Xyz Monster he controls . " " , " " , " " and " " attach themselves to " Barian Hope " , increasing its ATK to 7000 . Nash specifies that during this turn , " Barian Hope " can ' t be destroyed by battle and no damage can be inflicted to him - that damage will be inflicted to Yuma and Astral instead . Astral is shocked - he says that this means that if the ATK powered - up by " Double or Nothing ! " would have gone through , they would have lost . Yuma asks if this turn ' s battle is a draw then . Nash says it isn ' t - Yuma and Astral have won . Yuma asks what he means and Nash explains that " Glory of the Seven Emperors " will cause his Life Points to become the same as the change in his opponent ' s Life Points at the end of the Battle Phase . He adds that the change was 0 , so his Life Points become 0 right now . " Barian Hope " and its Chaos Overlay Units fade away , while a circle of light covers Nash ' s feet . Yuma mutters " Shark " , but an huge explosion wrecks Nash ' s position . Yuma yells " Shark ! " as Nash ' s Life Points fall to 0 and he flies backwards , reverting to his human form . Nash thinks that the outcome truly surprised him . Yuma and Astral rush towards him as he hits the ground . Yuma yells " Shark ! " twice more . Nash attempts to rise , but groans . He says he knew they would use " Double or Nothing ! " He gets to his feet and says that they were too good - hearted to attack though ( in the dub , Nash claims he would be alright if Yuma had not screamed his ears off ) . He claims Yuma and Astral have infected him with those words . Astral asks if he planned this from the beginning . Nash tells him not to be foolish - he was serious the entire time , but he has no regrets ( in the dub , Nash says that though he lost , it ' s a million times better than having to Duel Yuma forever . He adds that that strategy was the dumbest he ' s ever seen , but that that ' s what he likes about Yuma . Astral tells Nash it was a privilege to Duel him , with Nash responding in kind ) . Nash tells Yuma that most people throw away what ' s most important to them as they grow up . He urges Yuma to never do that - his ability to believe in others and his pure heart and soul that never give up . Nash says he wants to see the future they ' ll create , but he doesn ' t think he ' ll be able to ( in the dub , Nash tells Astral to look after Yuma for him and that his long journey has come to an end . He tells Yuma to believe in his friends , his family and himself ) . Nash begins to glow with energy . The remaining " Numbers " fly out from his chest and are absorbed by Astral . Nash begins to fade , and addresses Tori , telling her to never take her eyes off Yuma for a second ( in the dub , Nash does not mention Tori , but thanks Yuma for teaching him to feel the flow ) . Nash thanks Yuma and Astral both , calling them his friends of the future . He adds that that final Duel , until the final second , was the greatest Duel he ever played - and the greatest one he ever enjoyed . Yuma yells " SHARK ! " again . Nash bids them farewell and finally fades completely . Tori turns her head and sobs . Light begins to break through the pink Barian clouds as seagulls fly around . They find themselves back at the docks in Heartland City . Yuma ' s eyes close and he begins to sob . Featured Duel : Yuma Tsukumo vs . Nash . " Duel continues from the previous episode . " Turn 7 : Nash As an Xyz Monster that had " Number C10X " monster s attach ed to it was destroyed by battle , Nash activate s his face - down " Reincarnation of the Seven Emperors " , banish ing it and all its Chaos Overlay Units to reduce the battle damage to 0 . Then , he can Special Summon a Rank 3 or lower Xyz Monster from Extra Deck and inflict damage to Yuma equal to the Summoned monster ' s ATK at the end of the Battle Phase . Nash Special Summons " Black Ray Lancer " ( 2100 / 600 ) in Attack Position . Yuma activates the effect of " " , detach ing an Overlay Unit and banishing an Xyz Monster he control s to Special Summon " " from his Graveyard and gain Life Points equal to half its ATK . He banishes " Utopia Beyond " to Special Summon " Utopia " ( 2500 / 2000 ) in Attack Position ( Yuma 1200 → 2450 → 350 ) . Yuma and Astral cancel the ZEXAL Morph and Nash Set s a card . Turn 8 : Yuma " Utopia " attack s " Black Ray Lancer " , but Nash activates the effect of the " Friller Shark " in his Graveyard , banishing it to negate the attack and decrease the ATK of Utopia by 500 ( 2500 → 2000 ) . Yuma Sets a card . Turn 9 : Nash Nash draws and activates " Xyz Treasure " , drawing a card for each Xyz Monster on the field , meaning two . As he activated a Normal Spell Card this turn , he Special Summons " Big Jaws " ( 1800 / 300 ) from his hand in Attack Position via own effect . He then Normal Summon s " Skull Kraken " ( 600 / 1600 ) . Nash overlays his two Level 3 monsters to Xyz Summon " Submersible Carrier Aero Shark " ( 1900 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . Nash activates its effect , detaching an Overlay Unit to inflict 400 damage for each card in its hand . He has one , but Yuma activates his face - down " Damage Take - Over " , reducing the damage to 0 and subtracting that value from the ATK of an Xyz Monster he controls instead ( " Utopia " 2000 → 1600 ) . " Damage Take - Over " is then attached to the Xyz Monster as an Overlay Unit via its own effect . " Black Ray Lancer " attacks " Utopia " , but Yuma activates the effect of the latter , detaching an Overlay Unit to negate the attack . " Aero Shark " attacks " Utopia " , but the latter is not destroyed since the former is not a " Number " monster ( Yuma 350 → 50 ) . Nash Sets a card . Turn 10 : Yuma Yuma and Astral perform a ZEXAL Morph , overlaying themselves into ZEXAL III . Yuma performs a Shining Draw , drawing " ZW - Sylphid Wing " , which he Normal Summons ( 800 / 1600 ) . Yuma activates the effect of " Sylphid Wing " , letting him equip it to a " " monster he controls and increase its ATK by 800 . He equips it to " Utopia " ( 1600 → 2400 ) . " Utopia " attacks " Aero Shark " , but Nash activates his face - down " Rebirth of the Seven Emperors " , Tributing all his Xyz Monsters to Special Summon the monster banished by " Reincarnation of the Seven Emperors " , though it will not be able to activate any effects that would be activating by detaching Overlay Units . He Tributes " Black Ray Lancer " and " Aero Shark " and Special Summons " CXyz Barian Hope " ( 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Then , the effect of " Rebirth of the Seven Emperors " attaches to it a number of banished " Chaos Over - Hundred Numbers " equal to the number of Tributed Xyz Monsters + 1 . At the end of this turn ' s Battle Phase , players will take 300 damage for each card in their own hand . Nash attaches " " , " " and " " . Via its own effect , " Barian Hope " gains 1000 ATK for each Chaos Overlay Unit it has ( 0 → 3000 ) . As an Xyz Monster was Special Summoned by the opponent , Yuma activates the effect of " Sylphid Wing " , increasing the ATK of " Utopia " by 1600 ( 2400 → 4000 ) . The attack continues and Nash activates his face - down " Draw of Fate " , negating the attack and making both players draw a card . If a player does not use the drawn card by the end of this turn , they will automatically lose . Nash performs a Barian ' s Chaos Draw , while Yuma performs a Shining Draw . Yuma draws " Double or Nothing ! " and subsequently activates it as the attack of " Utopia " was negated . Its ATK is doubled ( 4000 → 8000 ) and it can attack a second time . " Utopia " attacks " Barian Hope " , with Yuma activating the effect of " Sylphid Wing " , attaching it to " Utopia " as an Overlay Unit ( " Utopia " 8000 → 5600 ) . Yuma activates the effect of " Utopia " , detaching an Overlay Unit to negate his own attack . As he controls a " C " monster , Nash activates " Glory of the Seven Emperors " from his hand , letting him attach all banished " Chaos Over - Hundred Number " monsters to an Xyz Monster he controls . He attaches " " , " " , " " , and " " to " Barian Hope " , who gains 4000 ATK via its own effect ( 3000 → 7000 ) . " Glory of the Seven Emperors " will also make Yuma take the battle damage in a battle involving " Barian Hope " instead of Nash this turn . The Battle Phase ends and neither player has any cards in their hand , so " Rebirth of the Seven Emperors " inflicts no damage . During the End Phase , the other effect of " Glory of the Seven Emperors " activates , causing Nash ' s Life Points to become equal to the total change in Yuma ' s Life Points since " Glory of the Seven Emperors " resolved . As that difference is 0 , Nash ' s Life Points become 0 ( Nash 1200 → 0 ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .