Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Episode 048 " Exit : Astral " , known as " Astral , Dead . . . ! ? " in the Japanese version , is the forty - eighth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . It first aired in Japan on March 19 , 2012 , and in the United States on February 9 , 2013 . Summary . Astral , who is chained to a pillar , screams . Yuma sits up , frightened . Trey tells him to attack but Yuma says he is too scared . Trey Sets a card and calls Yuma a coward for not standing up . Yuma says he can ' t , saying Trey ' s monsters are too terrifying . Cathy , Flip and Caswell ask what is going on with Yuma . Bronk angrily tells Yuma to calm down and adds that he has to draw now . Yuma is very worried as he draws . Believing he has no choice , Yuma decides to forfeit , shocking everyone present . Trey laughs at Yuma saying that without his Kattobingu spirit from his father , he is a coward . Bronk is confused and Cathy asks Yuma what is wrong with him . Trey tells them that he erased Yuma ' s kattobingu spirit and trapped Astral who he then reveals to everyone . Flip asks what Astral is doing up there . Trey explains to them he turned Yuma into a loser and trapped Astral , much to their indignation . Trey tells Yuma that he does not accept forfeit ( The rest of Yuma ' s turn is skipped ) , saying that he will use his full power on Yuma , who is frightened even more . Trey says that this is Yuma ' s final Duel and proceeds with his turn . He Summons " Chronomaly Mud Golem " . He then attacks " Gogogo Golem " with it , though it cannot be Destroyed by battle while in Defense Position . Yuma takes damage due to the piercing battle damage effect of " Mud Golem " . Trey then activates " Heart of Stone " allowing " Mud Golem " to attack again . This time , " Gogogo Golem " is destroyed and Yuma ' s Life Points drop to 1300 . Yuma ' s friends are shocked that he is losing . Trey then attacks Yuma directly with " " saying that Yuma has lost the Duel . Astral decides to help Yuma by using the last of his strength to remind Yuma about his kattobingu spirit . Yuma remembers some of his Duels and wonders if he truly so skilled . Yuma then sees " Gagaga Gardna " glowing and Summons it by its own effect , as a direct attack was declared . This surprises everyone , including Trey . " Gagaga Gardna " is destroyed and Yuma ' s Life Points drop to 400 . Trey wonders how Yuma remembered the effect of " Gardna " in his fear and realizes that Astral must have helped Yuma . He decides to torture Astral . Flip points out that Astral cannot take that much power . Yuma then sits up as the pillar Astral chained to crumbles . Before Astral disappears , he tells Yuma not to give up . Tori Meadows cries over Astral ' s apparent death . Trey tells Yuma that nobody is left to help him . In his fear , Yuma falls backwards from the pillar on which he stood , barely managing to grab the edge . Cathy panics and Bronk tells Yuma to hang on , but Caswell says that Yuma cannot be hurt by the Augmented reality . Bronk tells Caswell that if Yuma ' s hand slips , he would still fall . Caswell realizes that Yuma was standing on a highway under construction that the AR projected itself on . Yuma ' s friends run to him as his hand slips , and Bronk catches him . Yuma asks why they are helping him . Bronk asks Yuma if he can ' t remember his friends , surprising Yuma as he thought that they were indifferent to him . Tori tells Yuma that they care about him , with Cathy in agreement . Caswell says that it is the reason why they are friends and Flip says that they always will . As they help Yuma up , Bronk tells Yuma that Trey tried to change Yuma ' s memories to turn him into a coward . He then grabs Yuma by the collar , saying that Yuma is a guy who hates giving up . Yuma tries to remember , but barely manages . Trey interrupts them by knocking Yuma ' s friends away from him . This causes Yuma ' s Key to fall , but Tori catches it . Everyone lands badly , except for Cathy , who lands well . Then , frozen pillars rise from the ground , arcing with electricity . Trey tells Yuma that they should settle the matter , just the two of them . Yuma falls to the ground . Yuma ' s friends ask him if he is well , but he cannot hear them . Bronk gets mad at Trey . Tori is upset that they cannot help Yuma anymore and feels the energy from the Emperor ' s Key . Inside the Key , Yuma ' s father mutters that Yuma is in trouble and adds that someone must be up to no good . He used the power of twelve " Number s " to attempt to remove the influence Trey has over Yuma . He then tells Yuma to remember his kattobingu spirit as a beam shoots from the Key , breaking the barrier and striking Trey ' s crest , removing the influence he has over Yuma . The figure tells Yuma to remember what he learned from him . Memories of Yuma attacking with " " during his Duel with Fortuno , attacking with " " during his Duel with Nelson , and his first victory , attacking with " Utopia " in a Duel against Shark fill his mind . At first Yuma is unbelieving , but after seeing more , he wonders if they are real . Tori throws the Emperor ' s Key to Yuma . When Yuma catches the Key , it shines . Then , he hears his father telling him to remember what he passed on to him . Yuma now remembers his kattobingu spirit . Yuma ' s friends are happy that Yuma is back to normal . Trey wonders how he broke the power of his Crest . Yuma tells Trey that he cannot take kattobingu from him . Trey says he will erase Yuma , just as he did with Astral . When Yuma hears this , he is unbelieving , asking where Astral is . Trey tells Yuma that Astral is dead , but Yuma is unconvinced . Trey tells Yuma that he did see Astral ' s death . Yuma still believes Trey is lying , mentioning the fallacies Trey planted is his mind . Yuma then tells his friends to say that Astral is alive , but to no avail . Trey tells Yuma that he won ' t see Astral ever again . Yuma drops to his knees , crying over Astral ' s death . Trey yells at Yuma that he must do this for his family . Trey activates " Chronomaly City Babylon " , Banish ing " Chronomaly Aztec Mask Golem " from his Graveyard to Summon " Chronomaly Cabrera Trebuchet " in Defense Position . He then ends his turn . He adds that Yuma has only 400 Life Points left while he has " Cabrera Trebuchet " and " Machu Mech " . Trey says that Yuma will lose the Duel in his next turn because Astral isn ' t with him anymore , but Yuma says he will win and draws . Yuma remembers Astral saying that he will leave one day but leave traces of his legacy . Yuma says that Astral still exists in his memories . He remembers Astral giving him advice about Dueling . Yuma says that he will lose if " Cabrera Trebuchet " and " Machu Mech " attack . He then decides to either destroy " Cabrera Trebuchet " or " Machu Mech " . He then sees his Extra Deck shining . Yuma remembers that Astral left it for him . He then remembers Astral telling him that everything is up to him and reminding him about his kattobingu spirit . Yuma activates " Gagagarevange " and Special Summons " Gagaga Magician " from the Graveyard . He then Summons " Flelf " and activates its effect . He sends " Overlay Eater " to his Graveyard to increase the Level of " Flelf " to 4 . He overlays " Gagaga Magician " and " Flelf " to Xyz Summon " Number 39 : Utopia " . Yuma says that Astral left him " Utopia " to give him hope . Trey points out that Yuma has only 400 Life Points left , but Yuma says that he would still fight if he had only 1 Life Point left . Yuma activates the second effect of " Gagagarevenge " which increases the ATK of " Utopia " by 300 because " Gagaga Magician " was used as an Xyz Material . Yuma tells " Utopia " to attack " Machu Mech " , destroying it . Trey wonders how Yuma can still Duel well without Astral . Yuma responds that Astral will always be with him and adds that Trey cannot change that . Trey ' s Crest glows as he begins his turn . He Tributes " Cabrera Trebuchet " to Summon " Chronomaly Sol Monolith " . Trey then changes the Level of " Mud Golem " to 6 by the effect of " Sol Monolith " . He then overlays " Mud Golem " and " Sol Monolith " to Xyz Summon " " . Trey then equips a " Number " from his Graveyard by the effect of " Atlandis " . He equips " Machu Mech " , increasing the ATK of " Atlandis " to 5000 . Bronk and Caswell are surprised by the high of ATK of Trey ' s monster . Trey attacks " Utopia " with " Atlandis " , but Yuma detaches an Overlay Unit from " Utopia " to negate the attack . Trey then activates another effect of " Atlandis " , detaching an Overlay Unit to halve Yuma ' s Life Points , reducing them to 200 . Trey says that Yuma won ' t survive without Astral . He adds that it is over . Featured Duel : Yuma Tsukumo vs . Trey . " Duel continues from the previous episode . " Turn 5 : Trey Trey Set s a card . Turn 6 : Yuma Yuma draws . He then tries to surrender , but Trey refuses to accept it . Yuma ' s turn is skipped . Turn 7 : Trey Trey draws " Chronomaly Mud Golem " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 4 / 1700 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . " Chronomaly Mud Golem " attack s " Gogogo Golem " , but the latter is not destroyed by battle via its own effect as it ' s in Defense Position , however " Chronomaly Mud Golem " inflicts piercing damage to Yuma ( Yuma : 1700 → 1500 LP ) . As a " Chronomaly " monster attacked a monster and failed to destroy it in battle , Trey activate s " Heart of Stone " in order to let " Chronomaly Mud Golem " attack again . " Chronomaly Mud Golem " attacks and destroys " Gogogo Golem " as well as inflict piercing damage to Yuma ( Yuma : 1500 → 1300 LP ) . " " attacks directly , but Astral uses the last of his power to remind Yuma of Kattobingu . Yuma ' s hand contains " Gagaga Gardna " , " Flelf " , and " Overlay Eater " . As he is being attacked directly , Yuma activates the effect of " Gagaga Gardna " to Special Summon it ( 4 / 1500 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . A replay occurs and Trey uses " Chronomaly Machu Mech " to attack and destroy " Gagaga Gardna " ( Yuma : 1300 → 400 LP ) . In response to Astral ' s interference , Trey kills him with the power of his crest . Trey activates the effect of " Chronomaly City Babylon " to revive " Chronomaly Cabrera Catapult " ( 4 / 0 / 1800 ) in Defense Position by banish ing " Chronomaly Aztec Mask Golem " from his Graveyard . Trey intends to use the effect of " Chronomaly Cabrera Catapult " on the next monster Yuma summons and make its ATK 0 , as well as activate the effect of " Chronomaly Machu Mech " to inflict damage equal to the difference between the initial and current ATK of the summoned monster . Turn 8 : Yuma At this point , Kazuma Tsukumo uses the power of the " Number s " Yuma and Astral obtained to break the power of Trey ' s crest , restoring Yuma ' s memories and his personality to normal . Yuma draws " Gagagarevenge " and subsequently activates it to revive " Gagaga Magician " ( 4 / 1500 / 1000 ) in Attack Position ( as it ' s a " Gagaga " monster ) . Yuma Normal Summons " Flelf " ( 2 / 800 / 1300 ) in Attack Position . Yuma activates the effect of " Flelf " to send " Overlay Eater " from his hand to the Graveyard and increase the Level of " Flelf " by that of the sent monster ( " Flelf " : 2 → 4 ) . Yuma overlay s " Gagaga Magician " and Flelf " in order to Xyz Summon " " ( 4 / 2500 / 2000 , ORU : 2 ) in Attack Position . As a monster equipped with " Gagagarevenge " was used as an Overlay Unit , the ATK of " Utopia " increases by 300 ( " Utopia " : 2500 → 2800 ATK ) . " Utopia " attacks and destroys " Chronomaly Machu Mech " ( Trey : 2200 → 1800 LP ) . Turn 9 : Trey Trey draws . He then Tribute s " Chronomaly Cabrera Catapult " in order to Tribute Summon " Chronomaly Sol Monolith " ( 6 / 600 / 600 ) in Attack Position . As " Chronomaly Sol Monolith " was Tribute Summoned , Trey activates its effect to make the Level of " Chronomaly Mud Golem " the same as " Chronomaly Sol Monolith " ( " Chronomaly Mud Golem " : 4 → 6 ) . Trey overlays " Chronomaly Mud Golem " and " Chronomaly Sol Monolith " in order to Xyz Summon " " ( 6 / 2600 / 3000 , ORU : 2 ) in Attack Position . Since " Chronomaly Atlandis " was Xyz Summoned , Trey activates its second effect to equip the " Chronomaly Machu Mech " in his Graveyard to " Chronomaly Atlandis " and increase the latter ' s ATK by the ATK of the equipped monster ( " Chronomaly Atlandis " : 2600 → 5000 ATK ) . " Chronomaly Atlandis " attacks " Utopia " , but Yuma activates the effect of " Utopia " to detach an Overlay Unit ( " Utopia " : 2 → 1 ORU ) and negate the attack . Trey activates the third effect of " Chronomaly Atlandis " to detach an Overlay Unit ( " Chronomaly Atlandis " : 2 → 1 ORU ) and halve Yuma ' s Life Points ( Yuma : 400 → 200 LP ) . " Duel continues in the next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .