Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX - Episode 053 " Back to Duel " , known as " The Beginning of Destiny ! New Student , Edo Phoenix " in the Japanese version , is the fifty - third episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " anime . It first aired in Japan on October 5 , 2005 and in the United States on August 21 , 2006 . Summary . Jaden Yuki has begun his second year at Duel Academy . Chancellor Sheppard has left on a trip , and so Dr . Crowler has been promoted to " temporary principal " in his absence . He acts in concert with a new employee , Vice - Chancellor Bonaparte . The two go to the docks to meet the incoming first - year students , with both curious as why Aster Phoenix has chosen to enroll , as he already Duels professionally . Unaware of Aster ' s status , Jaden Duels him , eager to teach a new student about Dueling . During the Duel , Ms . Dorothy reveals that he constructed the Deck out of eight packs of cards he purchased that morning . Jaden attempts to give him advice , which Aster pretends to take . He receives a cell phone call from a white - cloaked man , who had told Aster to seek out Jaden in the first place , as the cloaked man believes Jaden to be " the one " . Aster is not impressed by Jaden , and leaves after being defeated . Syrus Truesdale realizes who Aster really was , and Jaden is eager to have a rematch with Aster when the latter is using his true Deck . Crowler and Bonaparte wait all day at the docks for Aster , but he arrived earlier . They meet Tyranno Hassleberry , a Ra Yellow student , who is perturbed that he was not admitted into Obelisk Blue . Bonaparte reveals his intentions of destroying the Slifer Red dorm , believing it to be a blot on the school ' s reputation , as he views all of the dorm ' s Duelists as weaklings . Featured Duel : Jaden Yuki vs . Aster Phoenix . Turn 1 : Aster Aster draws " Ojama Yellow " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 0 / 1000 ) in Defense Position . Turn 2 : Jaden Jaden draws " Hero Ring " . Jaden ' s hand contains " Elemental HERO Avian " , " De - Fusion " , " The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh " , " Elemental HERO Clayman " , and " Elemental HERO Sparkman " . Jaden then Normal Summons " Sparkman " ( 1600 / 1400 ) in Attack Position . " Sparkman " attacks and destroy s " Ojama Yellow " . Turn 3 : Aster Aster draws " Wild Nature ' s Release " . Aster ' s hand contains " Soul Absorption " , " Beckoning Light " , " Reload " , " Chaos Greed " , and " Recycle " . Aster then Set s a card ( " Beckoning Light " ) . He then Activate s " Reload " to Shuffle his hand back into his Deck and draw a new hand with the same amount of cards that he shuffled back into his Deck . Aster ' s hand now contains " The Sanctuary in the Sky " , " Warrior of Zera " , " Archlord Zerato " , and " Mystical Shine Ball " . Aster then activates " The Sanctuary in the Sky " . Now any Battle Damage that a player takes that involves a Fairy - type monster they control will become 0 . Aster then Normal Summons " Warrior of Zera " ( 1600 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . He then Tribute s " Warrior of Zera " to Special Summon " Archlord Zerato " ( 2800 / 2300 ) in Attack Position . Aster then activates the effect of " Zerato " to discard " Mystical Shine Ball " and destroy " Sparkman " . " Archlord Zerato " attacks directly ( Jaden 4000 → 1200 ) . Turn 4 : Jaden Jaden draws " Metamorphosis " . He then Normal Summons " Elemental Hero Clayman " ( 800 / 2000 ) in Defense Position . Jaden then activates " Metamorphosis " to Tribute " Clayman " and Special Summon " Elemental Hero Clay Guardian " ( 0 / 2800 ) in Defense Position . Since " Clay Guardian " was Special Summoned , its effect activates , inflicting 200 damage to Aster for each card he controls . Aster currently controls three ( Aster 4000 → 3400 ) . Jaden then Sets a card . Turn 5 : Aster Aster draws " Monster Gate " . He then activates his face - down " Beckoning Light " to discard " Monster Gate " and add the " Mystical Shine Ball " in his Graveyard to his hand . Aster then activates the effect of " Zerato " to discard " Mystical Shine Ball " and destroy " Clay Guardian " . " Archlord Zerato " attacks directly , but Jaden activates his face - down " The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh " to Special Summon " Winged Kuriboh " ( 300 / 200 ) from his Deck in Defense Position . A replay occurs , and " Zerato " attacks and destroys " Winged Kuriboh " instead . Turn 6 : Jaden Jaden draws " Elemental HERO Bubbleman " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 800 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Since Jaden summoned " Bubbleman " while he had no other cards on his side of the field , its effect activates , allowing Jaden to draw two cards ( " The Warrior Returning Alive " and " Polymerization " ) . Jaden then Sets a card . He then activates " The Warrior Returning Alive " to return " Sparkman " from his Graveyard to his hand . Jaden then activates " Polymerization " to fuse " Sparkman " , " Bubbleman " and " Elemental Hero Avian " together and Fusion Summon " Elemental HERO Tempest " ( 2800 / 2800 ) in Attack Position . " Tempest " attacks " Zerato " . Jaden then activates the effect of " Tempest " to send his Set card to the Graveyard and prevent its destruction , so only " Archlord Zerato " was destroyed . Jaden then activates " De - Fusion " to return " Tempest " to his Fusion Deck and Special Summon " Avian " ( 1000 / 1000 ) , " Bubbleman " and " Sparkman " from his Graveyard in Attack Position . " Bubbleman " , " Avian " , and " Sparkman " attack directly ( Aster 3400 → 2600 → 1600 → 0 ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .