Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX - Episode 144 " The Forbidden Ritual , Part 1 " , known as " Activate ! Ultimate Unsealing Ritual Technique " in the Japanese version , is the one hundred and forty - fourth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " anime . It first aired in Japan on July 11 , 2007 and in the US on May 17 , 2008 . Summary . Jaden is freed from the influence of the The Supreme King , but at a great cost . His only remaining companions are Syrus , Ojama Yellow , Aster and Zane . Jaden is sleeping it off , and wakes up screaming as he remembers his Duel s with Jim and Axel . He questions where they are , and realizes they are gone - defeated by his own hands . Aster tells him to calm down and reveals that Jesse is still alive , so Jaden needs to focus on locating and saving his friend . Jaden responds that at this point , he doesn ' t deserve to be anyone ' s friend . Jaden then passes out again ( In the English Dub it is revealed that he has a high fever ) . Elsewhere , Adrian Gecko is in a cave , holding the five Exodia cards he received from Marcel while the latter was still possessed by Yubel ( the English dub still features the original Japanese cards , text and all ) . Adrian determines that he was will have to fight Yubel for control of this dimension and believes he can win if he unlocks Exodia ' s seal and makes it his servant . He also realizes that to break the seal , he needs a sacrifice . He reveals that Yubel ' s Devil Arm has been transplanted onto his own , as his current power is only a result of his deal with Yubel . Aster thumbs through Jaden ' s Deck and sees the " Super Polymerization " card and is confused as to how it got there - as it was not there the last time he checked . Zane comments that he would have liked to Duel The Supreme King and explains that he came here seeking his ultimate opponent . Aster wants to help Jaden find Jesse , as Aster feels he is indebted to Jaden , since the latter aided in saving Aster ' s own friend - Sartorius . In the canyon below them , Dr . Crowler and Echo are being chased by a pack of " Abare Ushioni s " . They are saved when Zane and Aster Summon " Cyber Dragon " and " Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude " respectively . Crowler and Echo begin traveling with the rest of the group . That night , Aster returns a locket Echo had dropped to her - one with Adrian Gecko ' s picture . He questions whether she ' s here to save Adrian . She replies that she ' s not - she knows Adrian will rule this dimension , without his brother and the rest of his family to hold him back . A deep fog gathers , and the whole group is suddenly transported into a cave , where they meet Adrian , who reveals that he was not left behind in the other dimension - he chose to stay . Jaden questions whether he ' s seen Jesse , but Adrian replies he hasn ' t . He reveals that in order to become King , he needs to sacrifice Echo ' s life . Aster steps in , wishing to save Echo and challenges Adrian to a Duel . The Duel begins , and Adrian ' s strategy seems to consist of playing defense and reinforcing his hand . Eventually , Aster realizes that he may be trying to complete Exodia , and blocks this strategy by playing " Force of Four " . At this point , Adrian ' s hand consisted of four Exodia pieces and a Spell Card - and he had just moved the fifth piece to the top of his deck after his " Deep Diver " was destroyed . However , the Spell Card he discarded was " Ritual of the Ultimate Forbidden Lord " , which lets him Special Summon " Exodios the Ultimate Forbidden Lord " . However , he must sacrifice someone he loves in order to break the seal . Echo willingly steps forward to be sacrificed . Featured Duel : Aster Phoenix vs . Adrian Gecko . Turn 1 : Adrian Adrian draws " Vortex Trooper " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 0 / 600 ) in Defense Position . Adrian then activates " Vortex Trooper ' s " effect to return 2 cards in his hand to his Deck and draw two new cards . Turn 2 : Aster Aster draws " Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1400 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . Aster then activate s the effect of " Diamond Dude " to reveal the top card of his Deck . If the card is a Normal Spell Card , he can send it to the Graveyard and activate its effect during his next turn ' s Main Phase ; if the card is not a Normal Spell Card , the card will go to the bottom of Aster ' s Deck . Aster reveals " Destiny Draw " , so it is sent to the Graveyard . " Diamond Dude " attacks and destroys " Vortex Trooper " . Since " Vortex Trooper " was destroyed , its second effect activates , letting Adrian draw a card . Aster sets two cards . Turn 3 : Adrian Adrian draws . He then Normal Summons " Deep Diver " ( 1000 / 1100 ) in Defense Position and sets a card . Turn 4 : Aster Aster draws . Through the effect of " Diamond Dude " , Aster activates the effect of " Destiny Draw " to draw two cards ( " Destiny Hero - Disk Commander " and " Clock Tower Prison " ) . Aster then activates the effect of " Diamond Dude " and he reveals his top card as " Doctor D " , so it is sent to the Graveyard . Aster then Normal Summons " Destiny Hero - Dunker " ( 1200 / 1700 ) in Attack Position . He then activates the effect of " Destiny Hero - Dunker " to send " Destiny Hero - Disk Commander " from his hand to the Graveyard and inflict 500 damage to Adrian ( Adrian 4000 → 3500 ) . Aster then activates " Clock Tower Prison " . He then activates his two face - down " Eternal Dread " , which gives " Clock Tower Prison " four Clock Counter s ( each " Eternal Dread " gives " Clock Tower Prison " two Clock Counters ) . Aster then activates " Mystical Space Typhoon " to destroy " Clock Tower Prison " . Since " Clock Tower Prison " was destroyed while it had four Clock Counter s , its final effect activates , letting Aster Special Summon " Destiny Hero - Dreadmaster " ( ? / ? ) in Attack Position . Since " Dreadmaster " was Special Summoned through the effect of " Clock Tower Prison " , its first effect activates , letting Aster Special Summon " Destiny Hero - Disk Commander " ( 300 / 300 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position . Since " Disk Commander " was Special Summoned from the Graveyard its effect activates , letting Aster draw two cards . Since " Dreadmaster " was Special Summoned , none of Aster ' s Destiny Heroes can be destroyed this turn and Aster will take no Battle Damage when they battle . Due to the last effect of " Dreadmaster " , its original ATK and DEF become equal to the original ATK of all other Destiny Heroes that Aster controls ( " Dreadmaster " : ? → 2900 / ? → 2900 ) . " Destiny Hero - Dunker " attacks and destroys " Deep Diver " . " Disk Commander " and " Diamond Dude " attack directly ( Adrian 3500 → 3200 → 1800 ) . " Dreadmaster " attacks directly , but Adrian activates his face - down " Dimensional Prison " to remove " Dreadmaster " from play . At the end of the Battle Phase , the effect of " Deep Diver " activates , letting Adrian place a card from his Deck on top of his Deck . Aster then activates " Force of Four " . Upon activation , the first effect of " Force of Four " activates , forcing both players that have more than four cards in their hand to send cards from their hand to the Graveyard until they have exactly four cards in his hand ; Adrian has five cards in his hand , so he sends one card in his hand to the Graveyard ( " Ritual of the Ultimate Forbidden Lord " ) while Aster sends no cards in his hand to the Graveyard as he currently has three cards in his hand . Due to the second effect of " Force of Four " , while either player has four cards in their hand , if they draw a card ( s ) during their Draw Phase or activate an effect that would add a new card ( s ) from their Deck or Graveyard to their hand , they must send all those cards to the Graveyard instead . Turn 5 : Adrian Adrian draws " Exodia the Forbidden One " . Due to the effect of " Force of Four " , he must send it to the Graveyard . Adrian then activates the effect of " Ritual of the Ultimate Forbidden Lord " from his Graveyard . On this note , Echo steps toward Adrian , agreeing to offer her life force in exchange for Adrian ' s victory . " Duel continues in the next episode " . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .