Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX - Chapter 025 " Syrus vs . Chazz ! ! " , known as " Manjome vs . Sho ! ! " in the Japanese version , is the twenty - fifth chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " manga . It was first printed in Japanese in " V Jump " magazine and in English in " Shonen Jump " magazine . Both of which were printed in volume 3 of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " graphic novels afterwards . Summary . Alexis Rhodes , frustrated over her defeat but determined to become stronger , encounters Zane Truesdale in the hall as Bastion Misawa eavesdrops . She suggests that Zane is there to see his brother , Syrus and says that Syrus has grown stronger since coming to the academy . Syrus begins his Duel with Chazz Princeton , the last match of the quarterfinals . Syrus Summons " Strikeroid " in Attack Position and Set s a card , determined to win the tournament and stand before his brother as a great duelist . Chazz Summons " Spined Lindworm " , who attack s and destroy s " Strikeroid " , with Syrus activating his face - down " Support Mission " , moving " Stealthroid " from his Deck to his hand . He also activates " Strikeroid ' s " effect , pay ing 800 Life Points to put it back in his hand . Based on his own Duel with him , David Rabb considers Syrus a weak duelist , commenting that once you figure out what he has , he ' s easy to defeat . Syrus Summons " Stealthroid " in Defense Position and Sets two cards . Chazz Summons " Guivre " and activates " Dragons Unite " , equip ping it to " Guivre " , who gains 400 ATK for each Dragon - Type monster he control s , giving it 2100 ATK . " Guivre " attacks and destroys " Stealthroid " , but Syrus activates his face - down " Mechanic ' s Soul " , send ing " Turboroid " from his Deck to the Graveyard to prevent " Stealthroid ' s " destruction . " Guivre ' s " effect activates , Special Summon ing a " Wyvern Token " . Reggie MacKenzie senses a strange feeling coming from Chazz , and remembers David having had told her about a dragon spirit . Seeing Chazz ' s Dragon Deck , she wonders if he has the spirit . Syrus activates his face - down " Roid Reinforcements " , sending one card in his hand to the Graveyard to add " Turboroid " from his Graveyard to his hand . He then plays " Escape " to return " Stealthroid " to his hand . Syrus claims he now has his three mightiest roid s in his hand , and has Chazz beat . He sends all three from his hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon " Solidroid α " in Attack Position , whose effect activates , increasing its ATK points by that of " Spined Lindworm " until the End Phase , giving it 4500 ATK . " Solidroid " attacks and destroys " Lindworm " , dealing Chazz 2600 damage . Chazz recalls he had not considered Syrus to be anything but a Slifer Red who would always be behind Jaden Yuki , but now realizes that since Syrus ' own Duel with Jaden , he ' s changed . He comments that when one Duels Jaden , they change in one way or another . He accepts Syrus as another rival he needs to surpass , and begins his turn . Chazz Tribute s the " Wyvern Token " and " Guivre " to Summon " Light and Darkness Dragon " , confirming Reggie ' s suspicions and shocking David . " Light and Darkness Dragon " attacks and destroys " Solidroid " . Featured Duel : Chazz Princeton vs . Syrus Truesdale . Turn 1 : Syrus Syrus Normal Summon s " Strikeroid " ( 1600 / 400 ) in Attack Position and Set s a card . Turn 2 : Chazz Chazz Normal Summons " Spined Lindworm " ( 1900 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . " Spined Lindworm " attack s and destroy s " Strikeroid " ( Syrus : 4000 → 3700 ) . Syrus activate s his face - down " Support Mission " , adding " Stealthroid " from his Deck to his hand , and pay s 800 Life Points to add " Strikeroid " back to his hand using its own effect ( Syrus : 3700 → 2900 ) . Turn 3 : Syrus Syrus Normal Summons " Stealthroid " ( 400 / 2000 ) in Defense Position and Sets two cards . Turn 4 : Chazz Chazz Normal Summons " Guivre " ( 1300 / 400 ) in Attack Position . He then activates " Dragons Unite " and equip s it to " Guivre " , increasing its ATK and DEF by 400 for each Dragon - Type monster he control s . There are currently two ( " Guivre " : 1300 → 2100 / 400 → 1200 ) . " Guivre " attacks and destroys " Stealthroid " . Syrus activates his face - down " Mechanic ' s Soul " to send " Turboroid " from his Deck to the Graveyard in order to return the destroyed " Stealthroid " to the field in Defense Position . The effect of " Guivre " activates , Special Summon ing a " Wyvern Token " ( ? ? ? / ? ? ? ) to Chazz ' s side of the field . Turn 5 : Syrus Syrus activates his face - down " Roid Reinforcements " , sending any number of cards in his hand to the Graveyard to add a number of " Roid " - Type monsters from his Graveyard to his hand equal to the number of cards discarded . He discards one card to return " Turboroid " from his Graveyard to his hand . He then activates " Escape " , returning the " Stealthroid " on his field to his hand . He sends " Turboroid " , " Stealthroid " and " Strikeroid " from his hand to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon " Solidroid α ( 2600 / 1800 ) in Attack Position , whose effect activates , increasing its ATK by the ATK of Chazz ' s " Spined Lindworm " , ( " Solidroid α " : 2600 → 4500 / 1800 ) , until the End Phase . " Solidroid " attacks and destroys " Lindworm " ( Chazz : 4000 → 1400 ) . At Syrus ' End Phase , The ATK of " Solidroid " returns to its original value ( " Solidroid α " : 4500 → 2600 / 1800 ) . Turn 6 : Chazz Chazz Tribute s " Guivre " and the " Wyvern Token " to Tribute Summon " Light and Darkness Dragon " ( 2800 / 2400 ) in Attack Position . " Light and Darkness Dragon " attacks and destroys " Solidroid " ( Syrus : 2900 → 2700 ) . " Duel continues in the next chapter " . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here .