Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Episode 124 " Battle with the Barians " , known as " The Seven Barian Emperors " - Soldiers of the Crimson World ! ! " in the Japanese version , is the one - hundred and twenty - fourth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . It first aired in Japan on October 6 , 2013 and on Hulu on September 22 , 2014 . Summary . After Yuma ' s victory over Mr . Heartland , the pillar of light from the Barian World glows ever brighter . Pink lightning begins to strike and seven beams of light fly from the pillar , each a different color - purple , red , cyan , blue , white , yellow and green . The blue beam flies directly in front of Yuma ' s group , as the yellow and green ones fly over their heads and the purple one rips through the ground in front of them . Pillars around the construction site begin to fall . Finally , the seven beams converge on a nearby platform in an explosion that causes enough smoke to cover Yuma ' s group . As the smoke clears , seven figures stand there - and in the center is Shark , flanked by Rio , Alito and Vector on the left and Dumon , Mizar and Girag on the right . The Barian Emblem around Shark ' s neck glows as Yuma asks what ' s going on , confused as to why Shark would be among the Barian s . Quattro seems equally surprised , while Bronk adds that Rio is there too . Yuma says Shark ' s name once more and he finally responds that it seems as if its been a long time since someone called him " Shark " . He insists he is no longer " Shark " or " Reginald " , he is Nash , of the Barians . Cathy makes a cat pun , asking " I beg your purrdon ? " ( " Shark is a Barian ? " in the dub ) . Tori asks what Shark means ( in the dub , Tori says this can ' t be true ) and Yuma asks how Shark could possibly be a Barian , while Astral simply stares . Yuma finally asks Shark to answer him , tears in his eyes . Shark responds that he ' ll show Yuma his true form then . He raises his arm and declares " Barian Battlemorph " as the Barian Emblem around his neck glows . The other six Emperors also yell " Barian Battlemorph " , their own Baria Crystal glowing . Pink light envelops them all and Shark ' s form changes , his whole body glowing as his clothes vanish , replaced by the armor of a Barian . He declares that they are the Seven Barian Emperors and then each of them makes a short introduction . Mizar informs them that he is the one true " Galaxy - Eyes " master , Girag boasts that everything is in his grasp , Alito claims that his howling fists can break even god ' s bones and Vector simply says " Its me , VECTOR ! " . Rio yells that she can freeze even the fires of the sun and introduces herself as " The Sword of Ice , Marin " . Dumon declares himself " The Barians ' White Shield " and Shark reveals that he is the one that leads the Seven Barian Emperors - Nash ( in the dub , Shark introduces Mizar as the " one true " Galaxy - Eyes " master " ; Girag , " the ultimate warrior " ; Alito , " the Barian who battles with fists of fury " ; Vector - " need I say more ? " ; Marin , " the name that brings chills to everyone ' s heart " and Dumon , " my faithful friend , but your greatest enemy " ) . Yuma repeats Nash ' s introduction in disbelief , while Kite struggles to even open his eyes , still lying on the ground due to the effects of the Barian field . Astral remarks that the memories in the Number ruins really were Shark ' s . Yuma asks what he means and Astral explains that he saw memories of Shark as the ruler of a nation and speculates that his soul was reincarnated in the Barian World afterwards ( Astral does not mention Nash ' s reincarnation into a Barian in the dub ) . Yuma asks why he was a human later then , and Astral responds that he doesn ' t know but what he does know is that Shark is now their enemy . Yuma turns to Shark , asking why they must fight . Nash responds that it is what destiny has decided . Yuma brushes off that explanation , declaring that he has Dueled so many people and that by clashing their souls , they grew to understand one another . Parts of confrontations with Kite , Nistro , Nelson , Anna , Roku , Kaze , Dextra , Trey , Quattro and Vetrix are shown as he explains . He declares that if Shark wishes to cut ties with them just because he ' s a Barian , then Yuma will knock some sense back into him with a Duel . Suddenly , a beam of yellow light shoots from the Emperor ' s Key around Yuma ' s neck , while a blue one shoots from Nash ' s Barian Emblem . The beams collide and explode in a green burst . Yuma is thrown backwards and sees the memories Shark gained in the ruins - his battles with Vector , him finding Iris and Rio ' s funeral , among others . At the same time , Nash sees what Yuma encountered in the Astral World - Enna and the other Astral beings , his Duel with Eliphas and his rescue of Astral . Nash comments to himself that both he and Yuma carry the weight of a world on their shoulders . Yuma is thrown onto his back , while Nash falls to his knees ; Marin runs to her brother ' s aid . Yuma sits up for a brief second and mutters Shark ' s name before falling unconscious ( " I saw . . . your past ! " in the dub ) . Tori yells Yuma ' s name and Quinton begins to speak , but Roku ' s voice rings out , commenting that fleeing would be a good tactic right now ( in the dub , Roku says retreat does not equal defeat ) . Smoke bombs cover the platform where the Emperors stand . Moving quickly , Quinton yells for Tori and Bronk to carry Yuma and for Orbital 7 to take Kite . Orbital salutes in response . When the smoke clears , Girag and Vector wonder what just happened . Nash orders the Emperors to pursue Yuma and his friends . Quinton has fit everyone into an armored van and asks if everyone is alright . Those of them that are conscious respond in the positive and Caswell , Trey and Cathy tell everyone that they see no signs of pursuit . Mizar follows behind the car , leaping from rooftop to rooftop at high speeds . He mutters that he found them , but is suddenly confronted by Anna flying through the air on her cannon . She fires three shots , but Mizar lands and blocks them with a quick barrier . As Anna leaps from the cannon and lands , Mizar asks who she is . She tells him her name is Anna and she won ' t let him lay a finger on Yuma even if it kills her . Calling her " little girl " , Mizar tells her he won ' t forgive anyone that stands in his way . Anna begins to respond that unforgiveness was her line , but a voice rings out and interrupts her , finishing that it ' s actually his line ( in the dub , Anna snaps that what ' s little about her is her fuse ; the voice yells , " Fear not , my maiden ! " ) . Anna looks around and sees Nelson on a nearby rooftop . Still in his Star Sparrow persona , he says that today is the time for another lavish feast of justice and that the " friend to those in need , Star Sparrow " , has arrived . Tori is pleased to see backup arrive and Quinton says it seems the Duelists who are aware of the crisis are arriving . Bronk tells Quinton to stop the car . Trey and Cathy ask why and Bronk responds that no matter what happens , he has to help . On another rooftop , Roku and Kaze confront Girag . Roku tells their opponent that he shall not pass and Kaze adds that they ' ve prepared for this . Girag asks if that smokescreen was their doing . Roku just responds that Girag won ' t get to " his disciple " without going through them first ( in the dub , Roku replies that they ' re done running and asks if Girag is afraid of facing an old man and his student ) . Girag cracks his knuckles and says he ' ll crush them if that ' s what they wish . Alito scans the area on another rooftop , unsure where to go . As he turns , he catches a baseball . From a baseball diamond below him , Nistro yells " nice catch ! " Alito asks what he ' s up to and Nistro says he is here to block Alito ' s way ( in the dub , Alito says he has no time for silly games ; Nistro asks if his opponent is afraid of " striking out " ) . Elsewhere , Dextra confronts Dumon , who recognizes her as " the wench " that Vetrix Dueled in the World Duel Carnival . He asks if she ' s really willing to fight to the death for the sake of her friends ( in the dub , Dumon calls Dextra foolish for coming Yuma ' s aid ; her interference will have dire consequences ) and she responds that she won ' t let Dumon get past her ( " For you , that is " in the dub ) . Finally , Bronk confronts Marin . She asks if he came just so his friends could escape and adds that that ' s just like him ( in the dub , Marin says she knows that Bronk does not have the skills to stand up to her and orders him to stay out of the way ) . He says he is " always him " and that she is still the same Rio . She responds that she hates to disappoint him , but she is Marin now - there is no Rio anymore . Bronk repeats that she ' ll always be Rio to him . Quinton brings the car to a halt when he sees Nash standing in front of them . He wonders how they were anticipated . Quattro says that this is where he gets off , then . As he exits the car , Quinton tells him to wait . Quinton asks if he can really do this - his opponent will be the one man Quattro once called a friend . Quattro responds that that ' s exactly why it must be him - with Yuma gone , only Quattro is capable of moving his heart . Quinton says he understands and hands Quattro a card . Quattro is surprised to see the trump card Quinton was working on to fight the Barians - " Rank - Up - Magic Argent Chaos Force " . Quinton clarifies that he finished it very recently . Quattro thanks him , adding that this reassures him ( in the dub , Quinton reminds Quattro to be careful , but Quattro replies that " careful " isn ' t in his nature ) . As the car speeds away , Quattro approaches Nash . Nash asks if he ' s come to die , just to earn a little time for the rest of them ( in the dub , Nash remarks that Quattro got the short straw ) . Quattro says he ' s here to do what Yuma said he ' d do - reforge the bonds of friendship with a Duel ( in the dub , Quattro tells Shark to stop joking ; he can ' t be a Barian ) . Nash responds that he and Quattro live in completely different worlds - Quattro wouldn ' t understand even if they Dueled ten thousand times ( in the dub , Nash says talking about the past does not change anything ) . Quattro says he felt the same until recently - a broken friendship can never be repaired . Calling him Reginald , he says that they are very alike . Quattro finally insists that this Duel will give Nash ' s heart " fanservice " so hot that it will burn an airway to the other side ( in the dub , Quattro says he knows the real Shark is in there somewhere and promises to bring Shark back to his senses , no matter the consequences ) . Back in the car , Astral comments that the bonds Yuma forged through Dueling are protecting him now . The Seven Emperors are powerful enemies , but for now he will believe in those that are fighting and in their passion and zeal . Quattro sets his D - Pad and one materializes on Nash ' s arm in purple energy . Marin , Dumon , Alito , Mizar and Girag also set their D - Pads as Quattro ' s crest bracelet glows and a Duel Gazer tattoo appears around his left eye . All around the city , the other opponents of the Emperors do the same and each participant yells " Duel ! " From a rooftop nearby , Vector watches Nash and Quattro , commenting how interesting things have gotten . He decides to just watch for the moment and see what Nash ' s current power level is . Quattro begins , Normal Summon ing " Gimmick Puppet Humpty Dumpty " and activating its effect , letting him Special Summon a Level 4 or lower " Gimmick Puppet " from his hand . He Special Summons " Gimmick Puppet Gear Changer " and activates " Level Doubler " , letting him send a card from his hand to the Graveyard to double the Level of a monster he controls . He sends a Monster Card to the Graveyard and doubles the Level of " Humpty Dumpty " to 8 . He proceeds to activate the effect of " Gear Changer " , letting him change its Level to that of another " Gimmick Puppet " monster he control s . Nash wonders if Quattro will bring " it " out ( Nash ' s thoughts are cut from the dub ) . Quattro overlay s his two Level 8 monsters to Xyz Summon " " in Attack Position . Nash isn ' t surprised to see this " Number " . Quattro continues , equip ping " Giant Grinder " with " Gimmick Shield " , explaining that this will swap the ATK and DEF of the equipped " Gimmick Puppet " monster . The ATK of " Giant Grinder " now at 2500 , Quattro explains that it also lets him inflict damage equal to the number of Overlay Units the equipped monster has times 300 . The Overlay Units of " Giant Grinder " stop above each of its shoulders and fire a burst of electricity at Nash , dropping his Life Points to 3400 . Quattro ends his turn , saying that that was his answer . Nash begins his turn , Normal Summoning " Saber Shark " and Special Summoning " Silent Angler " from his hand , explaining that he can do so when he controls a WATER monster . Nash tells Quattro to behold his " true ace " and overlays his two Level 4 monsters and chants " Unappeased soul , placed aboard the ark , arise from the abyss so deep not even light can reach ! " . " " appears in Attack Position . Quattro says that must be his " Over - Hundred " Number " ( in the dub , Quattro remarks that Nash never had that " Number " before ) . Nash activates its effect , explaining that he can detach an Overlay Unit to turn " Giant Grinder " into an Overlay Unit . Quattro is shocked , simply muttering " my Giant Grinder " . Nash declares " Eternal Soul Asylum " and a spiked chain shoots from one of the ark ' s panels , impaling " Giant Grinder " and pulling it into the panel . Inside , it is dissolved and shoots back out as an Overlay Unit . Nash declares " Phantom Flood " as " Silent Honor ARK " attack s directly , panels opening up all over its surface and firing purple beams of energy . Quattro flies backwards and hits the ground , his Life Points at 1900 . Nash asks if he understands now - this is the power of the Barians ( in the dub , Nash says Quattro should never have challenged him ; it only gets worse ) . He Set s a card to end his turn . Marin is also Summoning her Over - Hundred " Number " against Bronk - " " . She asks if Bronk understands yet ; that she is a Barian in both body and spirit . He simply responds with " Ms . Rio . . . " ( " Now ' s not forever ! " in the dub ) . Quattro rises to his feet and says he does get it - Nash ' s determination is a real thing . He adds that his own determination is real as well and that he will drag Nash back to down to Earth ( in the dub , Quattro repeats his promise of bringing Nash to his senses ) . He draws and his elated to see the card - " Overlay Dark Reincarnation " . He activates it immediately , explaining that it lets him random ly select an Overlay Unit from an opponent ' s monster and detach it . If it is a DARK monster , he can Special Summon it to his side of the field and draw a card . ( In the dub , Quattro says it specifically has to be a monster he own s . ) If it is not DARK , his Life Points will be halved instead . He says he ' s got fifty - fifty odds as the Overlay Units cease the orbit . He chooses the one on the left and it flies through a Graveyard portal and re - emerges . Quattro says " Bingo ! " ; he ' s chosen " Giant Grinder " . He draws and is again elated at the result . He remarks that if Nash is a Barian , he ' ll have to walk over to his world ( in the dub , he says he ' ll have to fight fire with fire , then ) . He activates " Rank - Up - Magic Argent Chaos Force " . Nash is shocked that the humans managed to make their own " Rank - Up - Magic " card . Quattro tells him that his brother entrusted him with this card and calls it the " trump card of the entire human race " ( in the dub , Quattro explains that " Argent Chaos Force " will Rank - Up his " Number " into a " Chaos Number " ) . Quattro overlays " Giant Grinder " via Chaos Xyz Evolution . His crest glows and he visibly recoils in pain before chanting " The fruits of human knowledge call forth a messenger who serves the strings of fate ! " . From the sky descends a metal box , which slowly opens as he chants , changing into the form of " " . He activates its effect , declaring that he can detach an Overlay Unit to rip Nash ' s monster to shreds and drive its ATK through Nash like a spike . He yells " Extermination Slasher " as " Giant Hunter " shoots several gears from its chest , which rip through " Silent Honor ARK " in a massive explosion . As the smoke clears , he ' s shocked to see " Silent Honor ARK " unscathed . Nash explains he can detach an Overlay Unit to negate his monster ' s destruction - so the effect backfired . Quattro reminds him that " Silent Honor ARK " is out of Overlay Units now and tells Nash to taste his " fanservice " . He declares " Battle Burst " as a gatling gun emerges from the mouth of " Giant Hunter " . It riddles " Silent Honor ARK " with bullets and it explodes violently , dropping Nash to 3000 Life Points . Quattro ends his turn ( in the dub , Quattro asks if the attack got through to Nash ; when will he stop pretending to be a Barian ? ) . Nash asks if Quattro really thought that would change his determination . He claims that before real Chaos , a half - baked copy will fall to pieces . He states he ' ll show Quattro an abyss of chaos that he could never hope to reach unless he ' s a Barian . His hand glows with purple energy as he moves to draw ( in the dub , Nash tells Quattro to enjoy his advantage while he can ; he will unleash the true power of Chaos ) . Kaze comments that Girag hardly seems worthy of being called an enemy before him and his master ( in the dub , Kaze remarks that Girag is no match for his and Roku ' s teamwork ) . Girag ' s field is bare and he faces Kaze ' s " Blade Armor Ninja " and Roku ' s " Black Luster Soldier " . He simply growls in response . His field also bare , Dumon jumps backwards a step and calls Dextra a stubborn opponent . She claims he has yet to see her real ability , her " Night Papilloperative " floating above her ( in the dub , Dumon yells , " This is impossible ! " ; Dextra tells her opponent that losing is quite possible for him ) . Facing Nistro ' s " Heroic Champion - Gandiva " , Alito is shocked to be having so much trouble against a human . Nistro is pleased with the Duel , saying he ' s not been this pumped up in a while ( in the dub , Nistro says he ' s stronger , smarter and a winner ) . Nash tells Quattro to prepare himself - this is where he gets serious . As he begins to draw , purple energy radiates from the Decks of each Emperor and Vector is shocked to see that power spreading through Nash ' s whole body . Nash says " let ' s go , guys " and each of the Emperors draws their card as Nash yells " Chaos Draw ! " , with the other Emperors chiming in with the " Draw " portion ( in the dub , all of them say the full line ) . Each Emperor is engulfed in a pillar of pink light , that radiates up to the sky and can be seen all around the city . Quinton and the other occupants of the car simply stare , while Quattro grunts in pain . Featured Duels . Nash vs . Quattro . Turn 1 : Quattro < br > Quattro Normal Summon s " Gimmick Puppet Humpty Dumpty " ( 0 / 100 ) . As it was Normal Summoned , he activate s its effect , letting him Special Summon a Level 4 or lower " Gimmick Puppet " monster from his hand . He Special Summons " Gimmick Puppet Gear Changer " ( 100 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Quattro activates " Level Doubler " , letting him send a card in his hand to the Graveyard to double the Level of a monster he control s . He sends a Monster Card to double the Level of " Humpty Dumpty " to 8 . He then activates the effect of " Gear Changer " , letting him change its Level to that of another " Gimmick Puppet " monster he control s . He target s " Humpty Dumpty " , so " Gear Changer " becomes Level 8 . Quattro overlay s his two Level 8 monsters to Xyz Summon " " ( 1500 / 2500 ) in Attack Position . Quattro equip s " Giant Grinder " with " Gimmick Shield " , which switches its ATK and DEF ( 1500 / 2500 → 2500 / 1500 ) . He activates the effect of " Gimmick Shield " , inflicting 300 damage to Nash for each Overlay Unit the equipped monster has ( Nash 4000 → 3400 ) . Turn 2 : Nash < br > Nash Normal Summons " Saber Shark " ( 1600 / 1200 ) . As Nash controls a WATER monster , he Special Summons " Silent Angler " ( 800 / 1400 ) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect . Nash overlays his two Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon " " ( 2100 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . Nash activates the effect of " Silent Honor ARK " , detach ing an Overlay Unit to target a monster Quattro controls and attach it to " Silent Honor ARK " as an Overlay Unit . He chooses " Giant Grinder " . " Silent Honor ARK " attack s directly ( Quattro 4000 → 1900 ) . Nash Set s a card . Turn 3 : Quattro < br > Quattro activates " Overlay Dark Reincarnation " , letting him target an Xyz Monster Nash controls and detach a random Overlay Unit from it . If that Overlay Unit is DARK , Quattro can Special Summon it to his side of the field and draw a card . Otherwise , his Life Points will be halved . The randomly detached Unit is " Giant Grinder " , so Quattro Special Summons it ( 1500 / 2500 ) in Attack Position and draws " Rank - Up - Magic Argent Chaos Force " . He activates " Argent Chaos Force " , Ranking Up " Giant Grinder " and performing a Chaos Xyz Evolution to Special Summon " " ( 2500 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . Quattro activates the effect of " Giant Hunter " , detaching an Overlay Unit to destroy a monster Nash controls and inflict damage to Nash equal to its ATK . He targets " Silent Honor ARK " , but Nash activates the effect of " Silent Honor ARK " , letting him detach an Overlay Unit to prevent its destruction . " Giant Hunter " attacks and destroys " Silent Honor ARK " ( Nash 3400 → 3000 ) . Turn 4 : Nash < br > Nash performs a Chaos Draw . " Duel continues in the next episode . " Marin vs . Bronk Stone . Duel is shown from an unspecified turn . Marin ' s turn Marin Xyz Summon s " " ( 2400 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Marin ' s turn Marin performs a Chaos Draw . " Duel continues in the next episode . " Dumon vs . Dextra . Duel is shown from an unspecified turn . Dextra control s " Night Papilloperative " ( 2600 / 2000 ) . Dumon ' s turn Dumon performs a Chaos Draw . " Duel continues in the next episode . " Mizar vs . Anna Kaboom and Nelson Andrews . Duel is shown from an unspecified turn . Mizar ' s turn Mizar performs a Chaos Draw . " Duel continues in the next episode . " Alito vs . Nistro . Duel is shown from an unspecified turn . Nistro control s " Heroic Champion - Gandiva " ( 2100 / 1800 ) . Alito ' s turn Alito performs a Chaos Draw . " Duel continues in the next episode . " Girag vs . Kaze and Roku . Duel is shown from an unspecified turn . Kaze control s " Blade Armor Ninja " ( 2200 / 1000 ) and Roku controls " Black Luster Soldier " ( 3000 / 2500 ) . Girag ' s turn Girag performs a Chaos Draw . " Duel continues in the next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .