Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s - Episode 146 " The Last Human , Z - ONE " is the one - hundred - and - forty - sixth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " anime . It first aired in Japan on February 2 , 2011 . The episode was never dubbed , but became available to the world with official subtitles via Crunchyroll on March 10 , 2015 . Summary . Before the Duel . The door to the center Planetary Gear opens in front of Luna , Leo , Akiza , Jack , Crow and Sherry , so they deduce that Yusei must have stopped the third gear . Just then Yusei arrives on his Duel Runner and everyone rushes over to him to greet him . Yusei asks if everyone is okay and Leo starts to show - off his Mark of the Dragon . Jack and Luna are both impressed with how well Leo dueled with them against Aporia . Yusei congratulates Leo and turns to Sherry , who tells him that she has decided to fight alongside them . Akiza asks what happened to " the guy with the sunglasses " , Vizor . Yusei hangs his head and says that that man is no longer here , he protected the Planetary Gear and his name was Bruno . The rest of Team 5D ' s are all surprised to hear this and ask why Bruno would do such a thing . Yusei explains that Bruno ' s real name was Antinomy and just like Aporia , he was sent by Z - one to change the future . Luna asks if this means Bruno was their enemy , but Yusei insists that that isn ' t true . He admits that Bruno was sent by Z - one , but says that the emotions Bruno displayed while fighting alongside them were real and that is why Bruno taught Yusei how to fight against him . He tells them of the new power they can use to fight Z - one , Delta Accel Synchro Summon and how Bruno gave his life in order to save Yusei . Yusei says that Bruno left the future in their hands as everyone takes a moment to mourn his death . Crow says that it was unforgivable of Z - one to use Bruno as a shield from the Planetary Gear and Jack asks Sherry is she knows where Z - one is located . The group mount their Duel Runners and head to Z - one to avenge Bruno . Z - one watches Team 5D ' s and says that they have finally come . Team 5D ' s and Sherry drive up a long spiral stairway , filled with gears . Leo and Luna wonder what this place is and how long it goes on for . Crow spots an Old Ener - D device , which leads them to deduce that the support gear is running on Old Ener - D . Yusei bows his head and thinks his fate isn ' t over yet . The group finally reach the top of the staircase , which takes them to a scrapyard . They hear Z - one ' s voice welcoming them , so Yusei leads the others in the direction of the voice . They pass a number of " Duel Monsters " tablets on the way and finally arrive at a heap of scrap , with Z - one perched on top . Everyone dismounts their Duel Runners and rush over . Leo is surprised to see that a part of Z - one resembles Yusei Go . Z - one says that he has witnessed all of their Duels and as one would expect from Team 5D ' s , they have all fought admirably . He address Sherry ' s decision to join them , but before he can comment , Sherry objects and says that the past cannot be changed and she is only going to live for the future . Jack adds that for that future to come , Z - one needs to disappear . Crow refuses to let Z - one destroy New Domino City and Yusei says that he has made a promise to Bruno to save the future . Z - one says that he means Antinomy and asks what exactly they are capable of . Z - one explains that the Synchro Summons they created led the world to destruction in the first place . Z - one explains that had Synchro Summoning not existed in the first place , the Ener - D , that Yusei ' s father created would not have gone berserk and humanity would not have met their downfall . Ener - D and Synchro Summoning carry nothing but a future of destruction and despair with them , Z - one says , so in order to change this future , Z - one says that he orchestrated Zero Reverse in order to eliminate Ener - D . He then sent Paradox as a trial to eliminate the root source of " Duel Monsters " . Yusei remembers his encounter with Paradox , having not know before that he was also sent by Z - one . Presently , he created Aporia and Antinomy to see to the completion of his plan , which entails dropping the Divine Temple onto New Domino City , destroying the city and all of the Ener - D . Yusei gets mad over Bruno having his memories erased and dying for that purpose and vows to stop the Divine Temple . Z - one then offers Yusei a chance to Duel him and explains that the support gear operating the Divine Temple is linked to him . Unless he is defeated in a duel , the gear will not stop . Yusei says that that is just what he wanted and starts to run up to Z - one . However Aporia appears and tells him to stop . Aporia is damaged from his Duel with Jack , Leo and Luna , who are all surprised to see he is still alive . He turns to Z - one and says that he shall be Z - one ' s opponent . Akiza asks why Aporia is fighting Z - one and Aporia answers that living on in the ruined future is part of his mission . Jack asks what he means by " mission " and he explains that he found an answer in his Duel with Jack , Leo and Luna ; The answer to why he continued to live , despite suffering so much despair . He reflects on losing his mother , father and lover , being alone and how he continued to move forward after those events . He explains that no matter how much despair he felt , he never lost his hope . Because of this hope , he was able to make it this far and dueled all them many times until he realized this . He explains that he wants to duel Z - one , because he wants Z - one to remember the hope he once held for Yusei and his friends . Team 5D ' s are surprised to hear that Z - one once had hope for them . Aporia reminds Z - one that he sent him to complete the Grand Design and allow the Divine Temple to appear and in order to complete the Grand Design , he also sent Antinomy to stimulate the evolution of Team 5D ' s and asks why Z - one had to erase Antinomy ' s memories . He believes that that only hindered the plan and Z - one also helped them in stopping the Ark Cradle . He asks if that evolution is what he was hoping for from the start . Aporia believes that there is a good chance that Team 5D ' s can stop the evolution that destroyed mankind and because of that Z - one sent Antinomy to Yusei and his friends , leaving them the little remaining possibility that humanity had left and the last piece of hope . If that is true , he asks why Z - one tried to stop the evolution and try to kill them after leaving the future with them . Z - one replies that this hope that Aporia speaks of those not exist in the present . Aporia argues that Z - one once had a great deal of hope and he wants him to remember it . Aporia stumbles back , as he still suffers damage from his last Duel , but he manages to whip out his Duel Disk and challenges Z - one to a Duel . Leo worries that Aporia ' s current condition could be a problem . However having witnessed Leo ' s hope , Aporia explains that he came to understand that bond that Team 5D ' s share is the same hope he had been searching for and because he has that hope , he shall fight . Leo objects , but Jack says to let him do it , as this is Aporia ' s way of deciding what is right and wrong . Z - one asks why Aporia insists on fighting him , but seeing no choice , he says that he shall begin by burying Aporia and agrees to Duel . A device shoots up from inside the scrap heap , causing Team 5D ' s and Sherry to be thrown back . The device then separates into three components . Two of them float next to Z - one as arms and the third floats just in front of him . The " Duel Monsters " tablets in the scrapyard then fly towards the third device . The stone shatters from around them , making them large , but otherwise regular cards . The cards stack up in the device , ready for Z - one to use as his Deck . Aporia tells Team 5D ' s to watch closely and see Z - one ' s strength . The Duel . Aporia goes first . He Normal Summon s " Grand Core " and then destroys it with " Chaos Bloom " . Since " Grand Core " was destroyed by a card effect , its effect Special Summon s " Meklord Emperor Granel " , " Granel Top " , " Granel Attack " , " Granel Guard " and " Granel Carrier " from his Deck . The five components then combine into " Meklord Emperor Granel " . Its ATK becomes equal to his Life Points , making it 4000 . Leo , Luna and Crow are surprised to see " Meklord Emperor Granel " Summoned with 4000 ATK on Aporia ' s first turn . However Yusei is curious about it being used from the beginning and wonders if Z - one is really a powerful opponent . Aporia Set s one card in his Spell & Trap Card Zone and ends his turn . Seeing " Meklord Emperor Granel " Summoned , Z - one says that Aporia is fully aware of his power and asks if he honestly thinks that will be enough to defeat him . Leo is surprised to hear Z - one talking about Granel as if it was any other card and Akiza wonders what monsters Z - one is about to Summon . Z - one begins his turn and Normal Summons " Time Angel " . Luna and Leo are surprised to see him using a monster with 0 ATK against " Granel " . Z - one has " Time Angel " attack " Meklord Emperor Granel " . Crow points out that this could result in 4000 Battle Damage , which would cause Z - one to lose instantly . " Time Angel " gets destroyed , but Z - one activates the Trap Card " Foolish Decision " from his hand . Jack is surprised to see a Trap Card being used from the hand and Sherry points out that it ' s also unconditional . " Foolish Decision " reduces the damage to 0 and since " Time Angel " was destroyed by battle , all monsters on the field are returned to their owners hand s . " Granel " splits back into five components and returns to Aporia ' s hand . With " Grand Core " gone , Yusei comments that it will take Aporia five turns to reassemble it , making it effectively sealed off . Z - one activates another Trap Card from his hand , " Magician ' s Adage " , inflicting 300 damage to Aporia for every card returned to his hand . Aporia is hit by a blast and violently thrown back as his Life Points drop to 2500 . Leo runs over to help , but Aporia insists that he is fine and can still fight . Aporia walks back to his position and Z - one Sets a card in his Spell & Trap Card Zone , ending his turn . Aporia begins his turn . He Summons " Wise Core " and activates " Chaos Blast " , sending three cards from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard and destroying " Wise Core " . Since " Wise Core " was destroyed by a card effect , he Special Summons " Meklord Emperor Wisel " , " Wisel Top " , " Wisel Attack " , " Wisel Guard " and " Wisel Carrier " from his Deck . The five of them combine and form " Meklord Emperor Wisel " . Aporia attacks Z - one directly with " Meklord Emperor Wisel " . Leo celebrates that it ' s going to work , but Yusei thinks otherwise . Z - one activates another Trap Card from his hand , " Empress ' s Staff " . Since he control s no monsters , it negates the attack , ends the Battle Phase and inflicts 500 damage to Aporia . Aporia is struck by electricity and his Life Points drop to 2000 . Aporia falls forward , landing flat on the ground . Z - one asks Aporia to stop and says that there is no hope for the future , only despair and Aporia should know that more than anyone . He says that going further will only result in despair and Aporia cannot defeat him . However Aporia stands up and insists that they continue . He Sets a card in his Spell & Trap Card Zone and ends his turn . Seeing that Aporia really wants to do this , Z - one concludes that it cannot be avoided and offers to remind Aporia what true despair feels like . Z - one begins his turn and activates his face - down Continuous Trap Card " Nonexistence " . Provided he controls no monsters , this allows him to Summon Level 10 or higher monsters without Releasing anything , but their ATK will be reduced to 0 . He then proceeds to Summon " Metaion , the Timelord " . Aporia declares that that is Z - one ' s ace monster . With only 0 ATK , Yusei wonders what kind of effect it has . Z - one attacks " Meklord Emperor Wisel " with " Metaion , the Timelord " . " Wisel " has more attack , but the effect of " Metaion " prevents it from being destroyed by battle and reduces the Battle Damage to 0 . Since " Metaion " was involved in battle , its effect returns all monsters his opponent controls to their owners hand and inflicts 300 damage to the opponent for each card returned to them . The five " Wisel " components are returned to Aporia ' s hand and he is once again , violently thrown back by a blast as his Life Points drop to 500 . Since " Metaion " can ' t be destroyed by battle , Crow says that it must be destroyed by a Spell or Trap Card , but Aporia corrects him , pointing out that " Metaion " cannot be destroyed . Z - one explains that " Metaion " is the " Lord of all lords " and cannot be destroyed by anyone . However Aporia still insists that he will not lose because he has hope . Aporia begins his turn and draws " Afterglow " . As long as he has this card , he thinks that he can still fight . He believes that it is a card of hope that will bring forth a miracle . Aporia Summons " Sky Core " and Yusei wonders if he plans on Summoning " Meklord Emperor Granel " . However if he does that , attacking " Metaion " will only result in it returning to his hand and him taking more damage than he has Life Points . He wonders just what Aporia is planning . Featured Duel : Z - one vs . Aporia . Turn 1 : Aporia ( Aporia ' s Deck : 40 → 35 ) Aporia draws ( Aporia ' s Deck : 35 → 34 ) . He then Normal Summon s " Grand Core " ( 1 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Aporia then activates " Chaos Bloom " to destroy " Grand Core " . The effect of " Grand Core " then activates , allowing Aporia to Special Summon " Meklord Emperor Granel " ( 1 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position , " Granel Top " ( 1 / 500 / 0 ) in Attack Position , " Granel Attack " ( 1 / 1300 / 0 ) in Attack Position , " Granel Guard " ( 1 / 500 / 1000 ) in Defense Position , and " Granel Carrier " ( 1 / 700 / 700 ) in Attack Position ( Aporia ' s Deck : 34 → 29 ) . Due to the effect of " Meklord Emperor Granel " , its ATK and DEF become equal to Aporia ' s Life Points ( " Meklord Emperor Granel " : 0 → 4000 / 0 → 4000 ) . Aporia then sets a card . Turn 2 : Z - one Z - one draws " Time Angel " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . " Time Angel " then attacks " Meklord Emperor Granel " . " Meklord Emperor Granel " then destroys " Time Angel " , but Z - one activates " Foolish Decision " from his hand to reduce the Battle Damage he would take to 0 . The effect of " Time Angel " then activates , returning " Meklord Emperor Granel " and its individual parts to Aporia ' s hand . Z - one then activates " Magician ' s Adage " from his hand to inflict 1500 damage to Aporia ( 300 damage for each card that was returned to Aporia ' s hand ) ( Aporia 4000 → 2500 ) . Z - one then sets a card . Turn 3 : Aporia Aporia draws ( Aporia ' s Deck : 29 → 28 ) . He then Normal Summon s " Wise Core " ( 1 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Aporia then activates " Chaos Blast " to send the top three cards of his Deck to the Graveyard ( Aporia ' s Deck : 28 → 25 ) and destroy " Wise Core " . The effect of " Wise Core " then activates , allowing Aporia to Special Summon " Meklord Emperor Wisel " ( 1 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position , " Wisel Top " ( 1 / 500 / 0 ) in Attack Position , " Wisel Attack " ( 1 / 1200 / 0 ) in Attack Position , " Wisel Guard " ( 1 / 0 / 1200 ) in Defense Position , and " Wisel Carrier " ( 1 / 800 / 600 ) in Attack Position ( Aporia ' s Deck : 25 → 20 ) . Due to the effect of " Meklord Emperor Wisel " , its ATK becomes equal to the ATK of all other Wisel monsters Aporia controls ( " Meklord Emperor Wisel " : 0 → 2500 / 0 ) . " Meklord Emperor Wisel " attacks directly , but Z - one activates " Empress ' s Staff " from his hand to negate the attack , end the Battle Phase and inflict 500 damage to Aporia ( Aporia 2500 → 2000 ) . Aporia then sets a card . Turn 4 : Z - one Z - one draws . He then activates his face - down " Nonexistence " . Now Z - one can Normal Summon Level 10 or above monsters without Tributing if he controls no monsters , however the ATK of all monsters he controls will become 0 . Z - one then uses the effect of " Nonexistence " to Normal Summon " Metaion , the Timelord " ( 10 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position without Tributing . " Metaion " then attacks " Meklord Emperor Wisel " . Due to the first two effects of " Metaion , the Timelord " , it is not destroyed and Z - one takes no Battle Damage . At the end of the Battle Phase , the third effect of " Metaion " activates , returning " Meklord Emperor Wisel " and its individual parts to Aporia ' s hand and inflicting 300 damage to Aporia for each card returned this way ( Aporia 2000 → 500 ) . Turn 5 : Aporia Aporia draws " Afterglow " ( Aporia ' s Deck : 20 → 19 ) . He then Normal Summon s " Sky Core " ( 1 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .