Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 106 " Mechanical Mayhem , Part 1 " , known as " A Man ' s Path - Honda ' s Honorable Defeat " in the Japanese version , is the one hundred and sixth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " second series anime . It first aired in Japan on May 14 , 2002 and in the United States on November 29 , 2003 . Featured Duel : Tristan Taylor , Duke Devlin & Serenity Wheeler vs . Nezbitt , Part 1 . Turn 1 : Serenity Serenity draws " Shadow Tamer " . Serenity ' s hand contains " Scroll of Bewitchment " , " Bad Reaction to Simochi " , " Witch of the Black Forest , Fire Princess , " The Forgiving Maiden " , and " Shadow Tamer " . Serenity Normal Summon s " Shadow Tamer " ( 800 / 700 ) in Attack Position . Turn 2 : Tristan Tristan draws " Cyber Commander " . Tristan ' s hand contains " The A . Forces " , " Double Snare " , " Garma Sword Oath " , " Launcher Spider " , " Sengenjin " , and " Cyber Commander " . Tristan Normal Summons " Cyber Commander " ( 750 / 700 ) in Attack Position . Turn 3 : Duke Duke draws " The 13th Grave " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1200 / 900 ) in Defense Position . Turn 4 : Nezbitt Nezbitt draws " Giga - Tech Wolf " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1200 / 1400 ) in Attack Position . " Giga - Tech Wolf " attack s and destroy s " Shadow Tamer " ( Serenity 4000 → 3600 ) . Nezbitt then activate s his Deck Master ' s ability to discard three Machine - Type monsters ( " Ground Attacker Bugroth " , " Cyber Falcon " and " Oni Tank T - 34 " ) and inflict 500 damage to each of his opponents ( Serenity 3600 → 3100 ; Tristan 4000 → 3500 ; Duke 4000 → 3500 ) . Nezbitt then Set s a card ( " Riryoku Field " ) . Turn 5 : Serenity Serenity draws . She then Normal Summons " The Forgiving Maiden " ( 850 / 2000 ) in Attack Position accidentally , intending to place her in Defense Position . Turn 6 : Tristan Tristan draws " Block Attack " and subsequently activates it to switch " The Forgiving Maiden " to Defense Position , but Nezbitt activates his face - down " Riryoku Field " to negate " Block Attack " and destroy it . Turn 7 : Duke Duke draws " Yaranzo " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1300 / 1500 ) in Defense Position . He then Sets a card ( " Dimension Dice " ) . Turn 8 : Nezbitt Nezbitt draws . He then Tribute s " Giga - Tech Wolf " in order to Tribute Summon " Machine King " ( 2200 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . Due to the effect of " Machine King " , it gains 100 ATK for every Machine - Type monster on the field . There are currently two ( " Machine King " : 2200 → 2400 / 2000 ) . " Machine King " attacks " The Forgiving Maiden " , but Tristan orders " Cyber Commander " to intercept the attack . " Machine King " destroys " Cyber Commander " ( Tristan 3500 → 1850 ) ( " Machine King " : 2400 → 2300 / 2000 ) . Nezbitt then activates " Card of Sanctity " to allow all duelists to draw until they have six cards in their hand ( Nezbitt draws six cards , Serenity draws one card , and Tristan and Duke both draw two cards ) . Nezbitt then activates his Deck Master ' s ability by discarding three Machine - Type monsters ( " Cannon Soldier " , " Gradius ' Option " and one unseen monster ) ( Serenity 3100 → 2600 ; Tristan 1850 → 1350 ; Duke 3500 → 3000 ) . Nezbitt Sets a card . Turn 9 : Serenity Serenity draws " Lady Panther " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1400 / 1300 ) in Defense Position . She then switches " The Forgiving Maiden " to Defense Position . Turn 10 : Tristan Tristan draws " Command Angel " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1200 / 1900 ) in Defense Position . Turn 11 : Duke Duke draws . He then Normal Summons " Dark Assailant " ( 1200 / 1200 ) in Defense Position . Nezbitt then activates his face - down " Backup Soldier " , returning " Giga - Tech Wolf " , " Cyber Falcon " and " Ground Attacker Bugroth " from his Graveyard to his hand . Nezbitt then activates his Deck Master ' s ability to discard the three Machines he just added to his hand ( Serenity 2600 → 2100 ; Tristan 1350 → 850 ; Duke 3000 → 2500 ) . Turn 12 : Nezbitt Nezbitt draws " Clockwork Night " and subsequently activates it . Now all monsters that Duke , Tristan , and Serenity currently have on their side of the field become Machine - Type monsters and each of those monsters have their ATK decreased by 500 ( " Lady Panther " : 1400 → 900 / 1300 ; " The Forgiving Maiden " : 850 → 350 / 2000 ; " Command Angel " : 1200 → 700 / 1900 ; " Dark Assailant " : 1200 → 700 / 1200 ; " Yaranzo " : 1300 → 800 / 1500 ; " The 13th Grave " : 1200 → 700 / 900 ) while all Machines controlled by Nezbitt gain 500 ATK ( " Machine King " : 2300 → 2900 → 3400 / 2000 ) . Nezbitt then activates " Short Circuit " to switch all monsters on his opponents ' side of the field to Attack Position . " Machine King " attacks " The Forgiving Maiden " , but Tristan orders his Deck Master , " Super Roboyarou " , to intercept the attack . This activates the Deck Master ability of " Super Roboyarou " , allowing Tristan to Set a card ( " Rare Metal Soul " ) and increase the ATK of his Deck Master " by 1000 ( " Super Roboyarou " : 1200 → 2200 / 1200 ) . " Machine King " destroys " Super Roboyarou " ( Tristan 850 → 0 ) . With his Deck Master destroyed on top of losing all of his life points , Tristan loses and his digital body falls into the radioactive pit below . " Duel concludes next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .