Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX - Chapter 057 " The Exchange Battle Heats Up ! ! " is the fifty - seventh chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " manga . It was first printed in Japanese in the " V Jump " magazine and in English in the " Shonen Jump " magazine . Both of which were printed in volume 9 of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " graphic novels afterwards . Summary . Duel Academy ' s students watch the unfolding Duel s via the monitors spread across campus . They ' re happy to see that Syrus currently has the advantage over Jesse . More Duels are starting as well . Zane sees that Alexis will Duel Aster next . He asks Atticus how he far he thinks his sister will be able to push Aster . Turning around , he sees Atticus has disappeared . Aster and Alexis meet at the lighthouse for their Duel , while Bastion and James begin their own encounter in the forest . Chazz and Axel meet at the cliff . Aster comments that first he Dueled Atticus , now his opponent is his younger sister . He muses he must have some connection to them . Alexis responds that she couldn ' t have picked a better opponent for herself , but that it ' s too bad that Bastion wasn ' t selected to Duel Aster - he had been eager to do so earlier . James comments that his opponent is the Yokai Duelist , and Bastion introduces himself in response . James states the Duel will be not be interrupted by anyone , and that they ' ll Duel his way . When the Duel is done , Bastion will join his Zombie monsters . Axel asks Chazz to confirm something for him and reveals that he saw video footage of the latter ' s Duel with David . He tells Chazz that many students have been falling unconscious after Dueling at the American academy - just as David did after fighting Chazz . He reveals that his father had been a professional Duelist two years ago , and had lost consciousness after being defeated . Axel enrolled at the American academy thinking that he could uncover information about the Shadow Game s . Watching Chazz ' s Duel with David confirmed his suspicions - David was related to them . Chazz does not respond , and Axel suggests they settle it with a Duel - if Axel wins , Chazz will tell him everything he knows . Chazz agrees to this , and Axel vows find the truth and save his father . Chazz comments that Axel is much like him and Jaden - he is after the truth . The Duel between Syrus and Jesse continues , with the latter saying it is becoming a fun Duel . Jesse Normal Summon s " Roachie " in Attack Position , causing Syrus to look sick . Jesse tells him that cockroaches are awesome , with Syrus responding that he should give up on that particular insect . Jesse attacks " Einroid " with " Needle Honey Bee " , activating the former card ' s effect . Syrus send s " Dreiroid " and " Vierroid " from his Deck to the Graveyard . He comments he just needs one more in the Graveyard . " Roachie " attacks and destroys " Zweiroid " , with Syrus activating his face - down " Loaner Delivery " , Special Summoning the Level 4 " Shovelroid " from his Deck in Attack Position . Jesse Set s " Spider Restraint " and " Evasion Under Fire " . Syrus draws " Satelliteroid " and comments that it ' s the perfect card for this situation . He Tribute s " Shovelroid " to Summon it in Attack Position . He uses its effect to discard " Fünfroid " and destroy Jesse ' s Set " Spider Restraint " . Syrus plays " Ultimate Machine Union " , declaring that he can use it to remove " Roid " Fusion Material Monster s in his Graveyard from play to Fusion Summon the appropriate Fusion Monster . He removes " Einroid " , " Zweiroid " , " Vierroid " , " Dreiroid " and " Fünfroid " to Fusion Summon " Barbaroid , the Ultimate Battle Machine " in Attack Position . Both Jesse and the crowd are impressed . Syrus decides he ' ll attack " Roachie " first , as the effect of " Needle Honey Bee " would be troublesome . He attacks , but Jesse activates his face - down " Evasion Under Fire " , reducing the Battle Damage he takes to 0 . The effect of " Roachie " activates and Jesse Special Summons a Level 3 or lower Insect - Type monster from his Deck - " Lady Beetle " in Defense Position . He reveals that it can ' t be destroyed by battle the first time it battles each turn . Knowing that " Needle Honey Bee " would reduce his monster ' s ATK , Syrus ends his turn , frustrated he has a 4000 - ATK monster and can do no damage with it . Jesse draws " The Tripper Mercury " , commenting it ' s the perfect draw , but first , he needs to destroy " Satelliteroid " . Jesse Sets a card , with Syrus declaring he ' ll just destroy it with " Satelliteroid " . Jesse Tributes " Needle Honey Bee " and " Lady Beetle " to Summon " Queen Butterfly Danaus " in Attack Position . Syrus is shocked he ' d put in Attack Position when Syrus has " Barbaroid " , but realizes he plans to destroy " Satelliteroid " . Jesse tells him that ' s the " correct answer " , and " Danaus " attacks and destroys " Satelliteroid " with Danaus Storm . Syrus begins his turn , drawing " Support Mission " , while his hand contains " Escape " . Syrus is disappointed that he didn ' t draw a monster . He could destroy " Danaus " , but he also has Jesse ' s face - down card to worry about . Jesse declares he is activating the effect of " Danaus " . He reduces its ATK to 0 to Special Summon three Insect - Type monsters from his Graveyard in Attack Position . He Special Summons " Needle Honey Bee " , " Roachie " and " Lady Beetle " . Jesse activates his face - down " Defensive Instinct " , switching all his monsters to Defense Position . Syrus curses , but attacks and destroys " Danaus " with " Barbaroid " . As Jesse draws , his eyes go dark as he states that " it was a fun duel . " Syrus asks what that ' s supposed to mean . Tragoedia , watching through Principal MacKenzie , has possessed Jesse . He Tributes his three monsters to Summon " The Tripper Mercury " in Attack Position . Its effect activates , reducing the ATK of all other monsters on the field to 0 . Tragoedia tells " Mercury " to absorb the the souls of the Duelists . Syrus realizes that he ' s felt a strange sensation since " Mercury " was Summoned - similar to what was felt when Chazz Dueled David . Jesse activates " Forbidden Substance " , which will allow " Mercury " to attack twice this turn . Tragoedia tells Syrus that it ' s been fun , and Syrus asks what Jesse really is . " Mercury " attacks and destroys " Barbaroid " and then attacks directly , reducing Syrus ' Life Points to 0 with Temperature Change . At the warehouse on Duel Academy ' s docks , MacKenzie stands in front of Tragoedia ' s broken tablet . He states it is time to put the final piece in . In the forests on the mountain , Jaden finds Adrian unconscious , and he determines that that must mean that their Duel was a Shadow Game . He kneels down , thinking he should take Adrian to the nurse . Before he can , he is confronted by Atticus , who has appeared behind him . Featured Duel : Syrus Truesdale vs . Jesse Anderson . " Duel continues from the previous chapter " . Turn 4 : Jesse Jesse Normal Summon s " Roachie " ( 1300 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . " Needle Honey Bee " attack s and destroy s " Einroid " , with Syrus using the latter ' s effect to send " Dreiroid " and " Vierroid " from his Deck to the Graveyard . " Roachie " attacks and destroys " Zweiroid " ( Syrus 4000 → 3700 ) , with Syrus activating his face - down " Loaner Delivery " to Special Summon the Level 4 " Shovelroid " ( 1000 / 1500 ) from his Deck in Attack Position . Jesse Set s " Spider Restraint " and " Evasion Under Fire " . Turn 5 : Syrus Syrus draws " Satelliteroid " and Tribute s " Shovelroid " to Summon it ( 2100 / 1800 ) in Attack Position . He activates its effect , discard ing " Fünfroid " to destroy Jesse ' s Set " Spider Restraint " . Syrus activates " Ultimate Machine Union " , removing " Zweiroid " , " Einroid " , " Dreiroid " , " Vierroid " and " Fünfroid " in his Graveyard from play to Fusion Summon " Barbaroid , the Ultimate Battle Machine " ( 4000 / 4000 ) in Attack Position . " Barabroid " attacks and destroys " Roachie " , but Jesse activates his face - down " Evasion Under Fire " , reducing the Battle Damage he would take to 0 . The effect of " Roachie " activates and Jesse Special Summons the Level 3 " Lady Beetle " ( 700 / 1600 ) from his Deck in Defense Position . Turn 6 : Jesse Jesse draws " The Tripper Mercury " . He Sets a card , then Tributes " Lady Beetle " and " Needle Honey Bee " to Summon " Queen Butterfly Danaus " ( 2800 / 1900 ) in Attack Position . " Danaus " attacks and destroys " Satelliteroid " ( Syrus 3700 → 3000 ) . Turn 7 : Syrus Syrus draws " Support Mission " , while his hand contains " Escape " . Jesse activates the effect of " Danaus " , reducing its ATK to 0 to Special Summon three Insect - Type monsters from his Graveyard in Attack Position . - " Needle Honey Bee " ( 1500 / 1400 ) , " Lady Beetle " ( 700 / 1600 ) and " Roachie " ( 1300 / 1000 ) . Jesse activates his face - down " Defensive Instinct " , switching all his Insect - Type monsters to Defense Position . " Barbaroid " attacks and destroys " Danaus " . Turn 8 : Jesse Jesse Tributes " Roachie " , " Lady Beetle " and " Needle Honey Bee " to Summon " The Tripper Mercury " ( 2000 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . Its effect activates , reducing the ATK of all monsters on the field to 0 . Jesse activates " Forbidden Substance " , which will let " Mercury " attack twice . " Mercury " attacks and destroys " Barbaroid " ( Syrus 3000 → 1000 ) and then attacks directly ( Syrus 1000 → 0 ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here .