Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 177 " A Duel with Dartz - Part 1 " , known as " To the Site of the Decisive Battle ! Dartz vs . Yugi & Kaiba " in the Japanese version , is the one - hundred and seventy - seventh episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " second series anime . It first aired in Japan on October 29 , 2003 and in the United States on May 7 , 2005 . Summary . After the Duel between Yami Yugi and Rafael is over , the building they are on top of begins to shake and crumble . A KC Chopper arrives to rescue them , but Yami Yugi is unable to carry Rafael ( who is still weakened from their previous Duel ) . Rafael falls into a chasm , but not before handing Yami Yugi an SD memory card . The whole building gives way to an ancient structure ; the modern building was just an outer shell built around it . Yami Yugi hands Kaiba Rafael ' s SD memory card , and Kaiba uses a PDA to check it : it ' s a map , signalling the location of Dartz ' s temple . While flying away and after seeing a swarm of locusts fly across the skies , four military choppers intercept the KC Chopper and redirect it . Duke Devlin and Rebecca Hawkins , driving across the city , stumble upon some Orichalcos Soldier s . Rebecca jumps out and tries to challenge them , but they ignore her and look towards the sky . Dartz chants a spell and they disappear into the air , being recalled from all over the world . Meanwhile , Rafael can be seen emerging from the smoke at the base of the building , holding Mai ' s soulless body . The choppers land on an aircraft carrier . The commander in charge explains that their country ' s politics are under the control of Doma and that they don ' t have the authorization to strike . Nevertheless , they offer to refuel the chopper and take them as close as possible to Dartz ' s island . The KC Chopper has trouble making it through the typhoons and the storm that surrounds the island , but Dartz chants a spell to make a twister pull them closer . They land in front of the temple and disembark . They stumble upon the main chamber and feel like something lingers on the air , a kind of collective sadness . Discovering a passage , they find another room containing tablets depicting the imprisoned souls . Yami Yugi recognizes Yugi , so he rushes forward when Dartz ' s voice booms out . Two torches form an arch of fire and from it Dartz emerges , claiming that he ' s waited for them and welcoming them to his temple . He claims , as always , that he will get his souls and the blessing of his God . He erases two tablets to set apart " special seats " for both Kaiba and Yami Yugi . Kaiba and Yami Yugi tell him that the Three Swordsmen have been defeated , so he ' s the only one left . Dartz looks unfazed . He had always planned to have them be sacrificed as well . Yami Yugi demands the release of the souls , and Dartz challenges them to try to defeat him . He makes the whole set of torches light , thus revealing the whole room . Yugi and company gasp ; the floor , walls and dome - shaped ceiling are filled with tablets of sealed souls . Mokuba recognizes that some of them are from other eras , even . Dartz explains that he ' s existed for over 10 , 000 years . He then forms a Chaos Duel Disk and steps forward . Kaiba announces that he shall be his opponent , but Yami Yugi refuses to let him go solo . They decide to do a Tag - Team Duel , and Dartz agrees . Elsewhere , Rafael picks up Valon ' s body and loads into a jeep along with Mai ' s . He mutters that there ' s something he still needs to do . Both Yugi and Kaiba begin their turn s by Summoning high - Level monsters : " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " and " Black Luster Soldier " . Dartz begins with the " The Seal of Orichalcos " following this , he manifests his fighting spirit , which was so strong even the ones observing the duel felt it . He then Summons an " Orichalcos Gigas " and one back - row Monster : " Orichalcos Kyutora " . In the next turn , both Yami Yugi and Kaiba work in unison to bring out " Master of Dragon Soldier " and Yami Yugi uses a Trap Card to inflict " piercing " damage to Dartz . However , their attack is somehow blocked by " Kyutora " , and Dartz claims that it is not possible for them to defeat him . The energy of the attack provokes for the " Seal " to warp them into the World of Memories of the Orichalcos . Dartz then makes a speech about how everything is born from the Dark . They float over the Earth as they speak . They then descend below the clouds until they float atop a city : Atlantis . Dartz announces that he was the ruler of that city and the destroyer of it : it was a beautiful city , but , alas , it was walking upon the road of destruction . Featured Duel : Seto Kaiba & Yami Yugi vs . Dartz . Turn 1 : Kaiba Kaiba draws . He then activates " White Dragon Ritual " to Tribute " Vorse Raider " from his Hand and Ritual Summon " Paladin of White Dragon " ( 1900 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . He then activates the effect of " Paladin of White Dragon " to Tribute itself and Special Summon " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " ( 3000 / 2500 ) from his Deck in Attack Position . Turn 2 : Yami Yami Yugi draws . He then activates " Black Luster Ritual " to Tribute " Valkyrion the Magna Warrior " from his Hand and Ritual Summon " Black Luster Soldier " ( 3000 / 2500 ) in Attack Position . Yami Yugi then Set s a Card ( though this isn ' t mentioned in the dub ) . Turn 3 : Dartz Dartz draws . He then activates " The Seal of Orichalcos " . From now on , all of Dartz ' s Monster s will receive a 500 ATK boost and the loser ( s ) of this Duel will lose their soul ( s ) . Dartz then Normal Summon s " Orichalcos Gigas " ( 400 → 900 / 1500 ) in Defense Position . Dartz then pays 500 Life Points ( Dartz 4000 → 3500 ) to Special Summon " Orichalcos Kyutora " ( 500 → 1000 / 500 ) from his Hand in Defense Position . Dartz places it in the Spell & Trap Card Zone , which means that it can ' t be attacked until Dartz ' s first - row Monsters are destroyed first . Turn 4 : Kaiba Kaiba ' s hand is shown to contain two " Blue - Eyes White Dragons " and " Reflect Energy " . Kaiba draws " Polymerization " and subsequently activates it to fuse his " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " on the Field with the two " Blue - Eyes White Dragons " in his hand and Fusion Summon " Blue - Eyes Ultimate Dragon " ( 4500 / 3800 ) in Attack Position . Turn 5 : Yami Yami Yugi draws " Polymerization " and subsequently activates it to fuse his " Black Luster Soldier " with Seto ' s " Blue - Eyes Ultimate Dragon " and Fusion Summon " Master of Dragon Soldier " ( 5000 / 5000 ) on Yami Yugi ' s side of the Field in Attack Position . ( " Master of Dragon Soldier " : 5000 → 7000 / 5000 ) Yami Yugi then activates his face - down " Meteorain " to grant all of his Monsters the ability to inflict Piercing damage this turn . " Master of Dragon Soldier " attacks & destroys Dartz ' s " Orichalcos Gigas " , but due to the effect of " Orichalcos Kyutora " , Dartz receives no Battle Damage . " Duel continues next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .