Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist - Duel 003 " Countdown ! ! " is the third chapter of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist " in the English version and the sixty - second chapter of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " in the Japanese version . This chapter was originally printed in the " Weekly Shōnen Jump " magazine in Japanese . It has been reprinted in in volume 1 of Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist and volume 5 of the bunkoban . Summary . The " Rogue Doll " Pegasus played in order to counter Yugi ' s " Undead Warrior " has just been destroyed instead by " Dark Magician " , which Yugi played instead of " Undead Warrior " . Pegasus smiles and compliments Yugi . However , he claims to have known Yugi would play " Dark Magician " , and just took the hit to keep things fair . Yugi thinks Pegasus may be right , since the destruction of " Rogue Doll " was recorded on the tape . He deduces that Pegasus can ' t be simply using subliminal messages , but is really reading his hand one or two moves ahead . It is not shown when Pegasus does this , but " Oscillo Hero # 2 " and " Dragon Piper " are now in Defense Mode . Pegasus says that it is now time for the real Duel . " You want it , you got it Pegasus ! " , Yugi replies . Since Yugi is facing a video of Pegasus and there is only so much film left on the tape , Pegasus imposes a fifteen minute time limit on the game . The timer is displayed in the top right - hand corner of the screen . When it reaches zero , the person whose Life Points are higher wins the game and a Penalty Game awaits the loser . In his mind , Pegasus laughs that Yugi cannot win , since he has been reading his mind . He thinks that it is Yugi ' s fate to take part in the Duelist Kingdom tournament . The timer reaches 13 : 58 , and Yugi tells Pegasus to get on with it . Pegasus ends his turn . Yugi begins his turn and has " Dark Magician " attack " Koumori Dragon " ; " Dark Magician " has 2500 ATK and " Koumori Dragon " has 1700 . " Dark Magician " destroy s " Koumori Dragon " with its " Black Magic " attack . Pegasus makes an exaggerated cry of despair and his Life Points drop to 300 . Yugi says that Pegasus is nothing and his life is running out . Grandpa thinks that Yugi is fighting well . As long as " Dark Magician " , the most powerful Spellcaster is on the field , Yugi ' s victory is assured . Pegasus begins his turn . He smirks and thinks to himself that Yugi doesn ' t know that Pegasus is pulling the strings . Pegasus draws his next card and exclaims " Oh my Gosh ! " , happy to draw the " Illusionist Faceless Mage " and proceeds to Summon it in Attack Mode . It stands at 1200 ATK . Yugi is stunned ; he ' s knows that is an incredibly rare card , but this is the first time that he has ever seen it . Since " Dark Magician " has higher ATK than the " Illusionist Faceless Mage " , Anzu surmises that " Dark Magician " will win . However , Grandpa explains that in " Duel Monsters " , attack strength isn ' t the only thing that determines a battle ; Monsters and Magic - Users that players Summon each belong to a particular Type or Element and some are stronger or weaker against other Types . Anzu understands that even if a monster has higher ATK , it can still lose if it isn ' t the right Type . Grandpa affirms , saying this is what makes strategy so important in this game . Pegasus combines " Illusionist Faceless Mage " with " Eye of Deception " and combo attacks " Dark Magician " . Yugi is ready for the attack and thinks if he wins this battle , he will win the game . " Dark Magician " uses its " Black Magic " attack and the " Illusionist Faceless Mage " uses its " Eye of Deception Illusion " attack . However , it ' s a draw , and neither monster is destroyed . Yugi has 1300 Life Points , while Pegasus has 300 . The timer is at 5 : 03 . Yugi thinks that he could keep his Life Points safe by staying out of fights and playing defense for the next five minutes . However he believes that that is the path of a coward and vows to fight to the end and take out Pegasus ' remaining Life Points . Pegasus smirks to himself . Yugi draws " Celtic Guardian " , the " Elf Knight " , and Summons it . Since it has 1400 ATK and the " Illusionist Faceless Mage " has 1200 ATK and no special advantage over him , Yugi thinks he should win this battle . Grandpa smiles and thinks that this move should take Pegasus ' Life Points down to 0 . " Celtic Guardian " attacks and Pegasus laughs that Yugi fell for it . " Celtic Guardian " is hit by something , although the " Illusionist Faceless Mage " didn ' t even move . " Celtic Guardian " falls forward and his attacker is seen behind him . The " Eye of Deception " is now attached to the " Dark Magician " , who attacked " Celtic Guardian " . Yugi realizes that in the last battle , " Dark Magician " was hit by the " Eye of Deception " and fell under control of the " Illusionist Faceless Mage " for one turn . Yugi wonders how Pegasus knew and if he is able to see into the future . Yugi has now only 200 Life Points , while Pegasus still has 300 . Pegasus takes his turn . He Sets a card and ends with 13 seconds left . He says that it was a good fight and compliments Yugi ' s effort . However Yugi insists that the game isn ' t over yet . Yugi draws " Summoned Skull " and plays it . " Summoned Skull " is a Demon , which should trump an Illusionist . Yugi declares that for his final move , the " Skull Demon " will blow Pegasus away . Pegasus smiles and asks if Yugi can attack before the timer reaches 0 . " Summoned Skull " uses its " Demon Lightning " attack , but before it hits the " Illusionist Faceless Mage " , the timer hits 00 : 00 and it ' s a game over . Relieved , Pegasus asks " If that battle had gone on . . . I would have lost . . . or would I ? " He says that Yugi has even more talent than he expected and predicts that they will meet again at Duelist Kingdom . By the rules of trading card games , the winner can take one of the loser ' s best cards , but since Yugi doesn ' t have any cards Pegasus wants , Pegasus says that he will take something special to Yugi instead , so Yugi won ' t try to escape him . Pegasus yells " Penalty Game ! " and a blast of light is emitted from the TV . Grandpa falls over and lies unconscious on the floor . Pegasus finally reveals how he was able to read Yugi ' s mind . He pulls back his hair and reveals his Millennium Eye . Using its Mind Scan power , he is able to see the heart of his opponent . He reminds Yugi to meet him at his kingdom and if he can defeat him there , Pegasus will return Yugi ' s something special . The screen fizzles , Pegasus vanishes and is replaced by Grandpa . Featured Duel : Dark Yugi vs . Maximillion Pegasus . " Duel continues from the previous chapter . " Turn 8 : Pegasus Pegasus switches " Oscillo Hero # 2 " and " Dragon Piper " to Defense Position . A 15 minute time limit is introduced . Pegasus ends his turn . ( 13 : 58 left ) Turn 9 : Dark Yugi Dark Yugi attack s and destroy s " Koumori Dragon " with " Dark Magician " . ( Pegasus 1100 → 300 ) Turn 10 : Pegasus Pegasus Summons " Illusionist Faceless Mage " ( 1200 / 2200 ) and equip s it with " Eye of Deception " . Pegasus attacks " Dark Magician " with " Illusionist Faceless Mage " . Neither monster is destroyed due to the effect of " Eye of Deception " . Turn 11 : Dark Yugi Dark Yugi begins his turn . ( 5 : 03 left ) Dark Yugi draws " Celtic Guardian " . ( 4 : 52 left ) Dark Yugi Summons " Celtic Guardian " ( 1400 / 1200 ) . Dark Yugi attacks " Illusionist Faceless Mage " with " Celtic Guardian " . The effect of " Eye of Illusion " changes " Dark Magician " to the attack target . " Dark Magician " destroys " Celtic Guardian " ( Dark Yugi 1300 → 200 ) Turn 12 : Pegasus Pegasus Sets a card . Pegasus ends his turn . ( 00 : 13 left ) Turn 13 : Dark Yugi Dark Yugi begins his turn . ( 00 : 08 left ) Dark Yugi draws " Summoned Skull " . Dark Yugi Summons " Summoned Skull " ( 2500 / 1200 ) . Dark Yugi attacks " Illusionist Faceless Mage " with " Summoned Skull " . Time runs out before " Illusionist Faceless Mage " is destroyed . Pegasus wins , since he has more Life Points left . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here . Anime adaption . Episode 2 of the second series anime , is based on Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist , Duels 1 , 2 and 3 .