Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 145 A New Evil - Part 1 , known as " The Throb of a New Darkness " in the Japanese version , is the one - hundred and forty - fifth episode of the second series anime . It is also the first episode of the Waking the Dragons story arc . Summary . An expedition in an unknown ocean deploys a submarine to enter what appears to be a submerged city . Amongst the team on this expedition is Professor Hawkins , amazed at the discovery . One day after the Battle City tournament , both Weevil Underwood and Rex Raptor run into each other . Having obviously heard of the Egyptian God Cards , they plan on getting their hands on them no matter what , oblivious to the fact that they couldn ' t use them anyway . While running down a hill street , they crash upon an enigmatic monk - like figure , who recognizes them . Things turn worse when the man announces that he has come to take their souls and commands them to Duel with him , displaying a never - before - seen model of Duel Disk . The same afternoon , Yami Yugi rushes out of the high school building to try to open the door to his World of Memories . Joey , Tristan and Téa catch up with him , and they promise to remain friends . At the same time , elsewhere , a hooded man inside of an enigmatic temple is chanting a spell in an unknown language . ( The language is never specified , but it sounds like Ancient Greek ) . Yami and the others face the " Tablet of Lost Memories " , and as Yami presents the God Cards , the Millennium Puzzle on the tablet responds . Meanwhile , the mysterious man chants in a quicker manner , and the echo of his voice can be heard inside of the museum as the tablet is covered in ice . A shriek rings out in the street , and the group rushes out to see Duel Monsters swarming everywhere . They decide to try to consult Kaiba Corporation . While rushing there , they stumble upon both Weevil and Rex , who look strange and are muttering strange things like " it has begun . . . there ' s the sign . . . " and " soon this world shall swallowed by the great beast . . . " The group rushes into the KC building , which is swarmed with reporters and operators trying to handle all of the incoming calls . Kaiba ' s secretary and Battle City Referee , Roland , is nervously telling the media that they don ' t know why is this happening . He announces that the President of KaibaCorp will hold a press conference soon from the United States , before forcing the reporters outside . Later that evening , Yami and the others are watching TV in Yugi ' s house . Solomon Muto is polishing the God Cards in the meantime . The TV reports more incidents of Duel Monsters appearing around the world . Yami wonders if trying to open the World of Memories provoked this . Seto Kaiba suddenly comes into view , making the appointed press conference . He claims that the root of the problem isn ' t within KaibaCorp , since they disabled the Duel Monster visualization system and the Duel Monsters continued to show up . The group wonders what both Weevil and Rex were babbling about earlier when a sound comes from downstairs . Yugi rushes down there to find Solomon on the ground and the shop ransacked . Solomon tells Yugi that someone stole the God Cards . Rushing outside , the group see the 3 Gods materializing in different parts of city . Yugi wonders who could be doing this , as one would need one of the Millennium Items to be able to Summon them . Suddenly , three bikes come into view and three persons riding on them display the same type of Duel Disk the monk sported . They each make a different announcement about themselves and their mysterious organization . Yugi and Joey demand to know if they stole the God Cards . The second man picks " Obelisk " from his Duel Disk and hold it up . He admits to the theft and claims to know about the Nameless Pharaoh . They then challenge him to come to a building currently under construction if they want to retrieve the God Cards , and run off towards it . The group reach the topmost floor , and are greeted by the same monk who faced Weevil and Rex . His name is Gurimo , and he claims to serve Rafael before he politely challenges Yami to a Duel . The 3 Swordsmen look on from a higher spot ; it appears they set this up so as to test Yami ' s strength . The tallest among them states that if Yami Yugi falls here , then he isn ' t their enemy . The others add that they still needs the " souls " of both Joey and Kaiba . The blond man claims that by gathering their " souls " , their scheme shall be completed . Gurimo engages a strange Field Spell Card : " The Seal of Orichalcos " . Yami Yugi thinks this is a " Shadow Game " , and tries to use his Millennium Puzzle , which fails to deter the Seal . Gurimo claims that the Millennium Items are powerless inside of this area . Gurimo ' s monsters become " dark " and gain 500 ATK each . Yami Yugi manages to gain the upper hand by Summoning " Valkyrion the Magna Warrior " , but Gurimo suddenly Summons " Obelisk the Tormentor " to Yami ' s shock . Apparently , this power allows him to control one of the Gods without the need of the Millennium Items . Featured Duel : Yami Yugi vs . Gurimo . Turn 1 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws " Beta The Magnet Warrior " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1700 / 1600 ) in Defense Position . He then Set s a card . Turn 2 : Gurimo Gurimo draws . He then Normal Summon s " Marauding Captain " ( 1200 / 400 ) in Attack Position . Since " Marauding Captain " was Normal Summoned , its effect activates , allowing Gurimo to Special Summon " Shadow Tamer " ( 800 / 700 ) in Attack Position . Gurimo then activates " The Seal of Orichalcos " . Now all of Gurimo ' s monsters will gain 500 ATK and the loser of the Duel will lose his soul ( " Marauding Captain " 1200 → 1700 / 400 ) ( " Shadow Tamer " 800 → 1300 / 700 ) . " Marauding Captain " attacks and destroys " Beta The Magnet Warrior " . Yami Yugi then activates his face - down " Soul Rope " to pay 1000 Life Points ( Yugi 4000 → 3000 ) and Special Summon " Gamma The Magnet Warrior " ( 1500 / 1800 ) in Defense Position . Gurimo ' s hand contains " Makyura the Destructor " , " Hidden Soldiers " , and " Obelisk the Tormentor " . Gurimo then Set s a card . Turn 3 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws " Alpha The Magnet Warrior " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1400 / 1700 ) in Attack Position . Gurimo activates his face - down " Hidden Soldiers " to Special Summon " Makyura the Destructor " ( 1600 → 2100 / 1200 ) from his hand in Attack Position as Yami Yugi Normal Summoned a monster . Yami Yugi then activates " The Shallow Grave " to allow both players to Special Summon a monster from their Graveyard in Defense Position . Yami Yugi Special Summons " Beta The Magnet Warrior " ( 1700 / 1600 ) in Defense Position while Gurimo doesn ' t Special Summon anything due to his Graveyard being currently empty . Yami Yugi then Tribute s " Alpha The Magnet Warrior " , " Beta The Magnet Warrior " , and " Gamma The Magnet Warrior " in order to Special Summon " Valkyrion the Magna Warrior " ( 3500 / 3850 ) in Attack Position . " Valkyrion the Magna Warrior " attack s and destroy s " Marauding Captain " ( Gurimo 4000 → 2200 ) . Turn 4 : Gurimo Gurimo draws " Monster Reborn " and subsequently activates it to Special Summon " Marauding Captain " ( 1200 → 1700 / 400 ) from the Graveyard in Attack Position . Gurimo then Tribute s " Makyura the Destructor " , " Shadow Tamer " , and " Marauding Captain " in order to Tribute Summon " Obelisk the Tormentor " ( 4000 → 4500 / 4000 ) in Attack Position . " Duel concludes next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .