Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX - Episode 109 " Hanging with Axel : Part 2 " , known as " Judai and the Blazing O ' Brien " in the Japanese version , is the one hundred and ninth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " anime . It first aired in Japan on November 8 , 2006 , and in the US on May 12 , 2007 . Summary . Jaden continues his Duel with Axel Brodie in order to save Syrus . Axel is Dueling on the orders of Thelonious Viper , who wishes him to force Jaden to play seriously and show his true power - even if it means that Axel must lose the Duel . After Jaden Summons " Neo - Spacian Flare Scarab " Axel thinks there ' s no way he ' d be dumb enough to attack head - on with two weak monsters and believes that because he left them in a Attack Position , his Set card must be a Trap Card . Jaden proceeds to attack anyway , surprising Axel . However , he ' s still prepared , and activates his face - down " Firewall " Trap Card , which allows him to remove monsters from his Graveyard to negate direct attack s . Using this , Axel effectively locks down Jaden ' s ability to deal damage . Jesse and Hassleberry realize that at this point , Axel is only focused on the Duel . The begin to slowly move away , so they can attempt to save Syrus while Axel is distracted . After Jaden successfully counters Axel ' s strategy using " Contact Out " , Axel thinks back to his time with his father and recalls his father telling him that soldiers have the right to defend themselves in battle . Therefore , on his next turn , he goes for an all - out assault , dealing 2000 damage to Jaden and destroying all of his monsters . This angers Viper , who is watching the Duel through a screen in his lab , who thinks Axel is now abandoning his mission . Axel also releases Syrus , but the latter ' s complaining causes the rope to snap anyway . Luckily Jesse catches him before he falls , and Jaden and Axel can Duel in peace . Axel could have won the Duel had he activated " Volcanic Force " to Summon " Volcanic Doomfire " but opts for a different strategy , activating " Wild Fire " instead . He still believes this alternate strategy would result in a win for him , but Jaden activates " Elemental Mirage " , which wins him the Duel . Had Axel opted for his original strategy , " Elemental Mirage " wouldn ' t have been effective . When the Duel ends , the Bio - Band s they are wearing drain energy from both of them . Both Duelists collapse , and Jaden ends up in the infirmary . Ms . Fontaine believes that something else must be wrong , as Dueling alone couldn ' t cause such a condition . At this point , Syrus believes he is not yet fit to be in Obelisk Blue and thus chooses to return to Ra Yellow . In the Japanese version , he specifically says he wishes to take his brother ' s old title of " Kaiser " for himself , but must become stronger before he can . In the English version , he returns to Yellow so he can protect Jaden . Featured Duel : Jaden Yuki vs . Axel Brodie . " Duel continues from the previous episode " . Jaden has 4000 Life Points remaining and controls " Elemental Hero Avian " ( 1000 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . He also has one set card . Axel has 3500 Life Points remaining and has " Blaze Accelerator " active along with a set card . Turn 3 : Jaden Jaden draws " Neo - Spacian Flare Scarab " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 500 / 500 ) in Attack Position . Due to the effect of " Flare Scarab " , it gains 400 ATK for each Spell and Trap Card Axel controls . Axel has two ( " Flare Scarab " : 500 → 1300 / 500 ) . " Elemental Hero Avian " attacks directly , but Axel activate s his face - down " Firewall " . Now if Axel gets attacked directly , he can remove from play one Pyro - type monster in his Graveyard to negate the attack . During each of Axel ' s Standby Phases , he must pay 500 Life Points or else " Firewall " is destroyed . Axel then activates the effect of " Firewall " by removing from play " Volcanic Shell " from his Graveyard . " Flare Scarab " attacks directly , but Axel activates the effect of " Firewall " by removing from play the second " Volcanic Shell " from his Graveyard . Turn 4 : Axel Axel draws " Soul of Fire " . On Axel ' s Standby Phase , he pays 500 Life Points to keep " Firewall " in play ( Axel 3500 → 3000 ) . Axel then activates " Soul of Fire " to remove from play " Infernal Flame Emperor " from his Deck and inflict damage to Jaden equal to half of " Infernal Flame Emperor ' s " ATK ( Jaden 4000 → 2650 ) at the cost of forbidding himself from attacking this turn and letting Jaden draw a card . Axel ' s hand contains " Volcanic Force " , " Fire Trap " , " Burial from a Different Dimension " . Axel then Set s two cards ( " Fire Trap " and " Burial from a Different Dimension " ) . Turn 5 : Jaden Jaden draws " Contact Out " . He then activates " Fake Hero " to Special Summon " Elemental Hero Neos " ( 2500 / 2000 ) from his hand in Attack Position . During the End Phase , " Neos " will be returned to Jaden ' s hand if it has not been removed from the field this turn . Jaden then Contact Fuses " Neos " with " Flare Scarab " in order to Special Summon " Elemental Hero Flare Neos " ( 2500 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . Due to the effect of " Flare Neos " , it gains 400 ATK for each Spell and Trap Card on the field . There are currently five ( " Flare Neos " : 2500 → 4500 / 2000 ) . " Flare Neos " then attacks directly , but Axel activates his face - down " Burial from a Different Dimension " to add his two " Volcanic Shells " and " Infernal Flame Emperor " from his Removed from Play Zone to his Graveyard . Axel then activates the effect of " Firewall " by removing from play " Volcanic Shell " from his Graveyard . " Avian " then attacks directly , but Axel activates the effect of " Firewall " by removing from play the second " Volcanic Shell " from his Graveyard . Jaden then activates " Contact Out " to return " Flare Neos " to the Fusion Deck and Special Summon " Neos " ( 2500 / 2000 ) and " Flare Scarab " ( 500 → 1700 / 500 ) from his Deck in Attack Position . " Neos " attacks directly , but Axel activates the effect of " Firewall " by removing from play " Infernal Flame Emperor " from his Graveyard . " Flare Scarab " attacks directly ( Axel 3000 → 1300 ) . Turn 6 : Axel Axel draws " Blasting Vein " . On Axel ' s Standby Phase , he pays 500 Life Points to keep " Firewall " in play ( Axel 1300 → 800 ) . Axel then activates " Blasting Vein " to destroy his face - down " Fire Trap " and draw two cards ( " Volcanic Scattershot " and " Tri - Blaze Accelerator " ) Since " Fire Trap " was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard while it was face - down , its second effect activates , allowing Axel to draw another card ( " Wild Fire " ) . Axel then Send s " Blaze Accelerator " to the Graveyard in order to activate " Tri - Blaze Accelerator " . Now Axel , during each of his Main Phases , can send a Pyro - type monster from his hand to the Graveyard to destroy one monster Jaden controls and inflict 500 damage to Jaden . If Axel activates the effect of " Tri - Blaze Accelerator " , he won ' t be allowed to attack in the turn he activates its effect . Axel then activates the effect of " Tri - Blaze Accelerator " to send " Volcanic Scattershot " from his hand to the Graveyard and destroy " Elemental Hero Avian " ( Jaden 2650 → 2150 ) . Since " Volcanic Scattershot " was sent to the Graveyard , its first effect activates , inflicting 500 damage to Jaden ( Jaden 2150 → 1650 ) . Since " Volcanic Scattershot " was sent to the Graveyard through the effect of a " Blaze Accelerator " card , its second effect activates , allowing Axel to send two " Volcanic Scattershots " from his Deck to the Graveyard and destroy all of Jaden ' s monsters . The first effect of the two sent " Volcanic Scattershots " then activate ( Jaden 1650 → 1150 → 650 ) . Axel then Sets two cards . Turn 7 : Jaden Jaden draws " Elemental Hero Wildheart " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1500 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . Jaden explains that since " Wildheart " can ' t be affected by Trap Cards , Axel can ' t activate the effect of " Firewall " in response to " Wildheart " attacking . " Wildheart " attacks directly . Axel is about to activate his face - down " Volcanic Force " to Special Summon " Volcanic Doomfire " and use it to win the Duel , but he chooses not to do so . Axel then activates his face - down " Wild Fire " to pay 500 Life Points ( Axel 800 → 300 ) and destroy " Tri - Blaze Accelerator " as well as destroy all monsters on the field and Special Summon a " Wild Fire Token " ( 1000 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . Jaden activates his face - down " Elemental Mirage " to return " Wildheart " ( 1500 / 1600 ) to the field in Attack Position . " Wildheart " then attacks and destroys the " Wild Fire Token " ( Axel 300 → 0 ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .