Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 120 " Burying the Past - Part 1 " , entitled " Exodia Necross " in the Japanese version , is the 120th episode of the Yu - Gi - Oh ! television series . It first aired in Japan on August 27 , 2002 and in the United States on April 3 , 2004 . Summary . Seeing right through Noah ' s mind games , Kaiba heads through the streets of Gozaburo ' s virtual Domino City for KaibaCorp and finds his stepfather in the President ' s office . Gozaburo unleashes a Duel Monster army ( consisting of Cosmo Queen , an army of Skull Knight s , an army of Command Knight s , an army of Lizard Soldier s , and an army of Rock Ogre Grotto # 1 s ) on Yugi and his friends , but they fight back with their own cards . Kaiba orders Gozaburo to shut down his Virtual World and release all the minds trapped here , but Gozaburo says that Kaiba must earn his freedom and challenges him to a Duel . To remind his stepson of the painful moment he ' d experienced when he dueled Yugi , who ' d achieved the impossible by Summon ing Exodia in their first duel , Gozaburo reveals that he is using an Exodia Deck . Ultimately , Gozaburo summon s a monster called " Exodia Necross " , who seems to be nearly as invincible as its " Forbidden One " counterpart ; as long as the 5 pieces of Exodia remain in Gozaburo ' s Graveyard , " Exodia Necross " is immune to destruction by battle , as well as the effects of Trap or Magic cards that can affect or destroy it . Meanwhile , Noah has escaped to the real world in Mokuba ' s body and sets into motion his plans to destroy the virtual fortress with his father ' s own satellite missiles , deleting every mind trapped in cyberspace , but he suddenly has a change of heart when he remembers the way Mokuba considered Noah his brother despite the way he had been treated . Noah rushes back to try to help everyone escape , but Yami Marik has destroyed the controls , leaving no way to override the satellite ' s attack . Noah speaks to everyone in the virtual world , warning them the place will be destroyed and their minds will be lost if they do not escape . Featured Duel : Seto Kaiba vs . Gozaburo Kaiba - Part 1 . Turn 1 : Gozaburo Gozaburo draws . He then activates " Painful Choice " to select five cards from his Deck ( They are the five pieces of " Exodia the Forbidden One " ) and let Seto choose one card which will be added to Gozaburo ' s hand . Seto chooses to add " Right Arm of the Forbidden One " to Gozaburo ' s hand while the other pieces of " Exodia " are discard ed to Gozaburo ' s Graveyard . Gozaburo then Set s a monster . Turn 2 : Kaiba Kaiba draws . He then Set s a card and Normal Summon s " Vorse Raider " ( 1900 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . " Vorse Raider " attack s and destroys Gozaburo ' s face - down monster , " Right Arm of the Forbidden One " ( 200 / 300 ) . Turn 3 : Gozaburo Gozaburo draws " Contract with Exodia " and subsequently activates it . Since all 5 pieces of " Exodia the Forbidden One " are in his Graveyard , Gozaburo pays 2000 Life Points ( Gozaburo 4000 → 2000 ) to Special Summon " Exodia Necross " ( 1800 / 0 ) to the field in Attack Position . " Exodia Necross " attacks " Vorse Raider " ( Gozaburo 2000 → 1900 ) . Normally Gozaburo ' s monster would be destroy ed at this point , but " Exodia Necross " can ' t be destroyed in battle . Instead , whenever it battles with a monster , it gains 1000 ATK at the end of the Damage Step ( " Exodia Necross " : 1800 → 2800 / 0 ) . Turn 4 : Kaiba Kaiba draws . He then Normal Summon s " Spirit Ryu " ( 1000 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . Kaiba then activate s his face - down " Burst Breath " to Tribute " Spirit Ryu " to destroy all monster s on the field with equal or lower DEF than the ATK of the tributed monster . Since " Exodia Necross " has a DEF of 0 , it would normally be destroyed , but it remains on the field because it can ' t be destroyed by the effect s of Magic or Trap Cards . Gozaburo explains that the presence of each piece of " Exodia the Forbidden One " in his Graveyard adds a special effect to " Exodia Necross " . " Left Leg of the Forbidden One " prevents it from being destroy ed by Magic Cards , " Right Leg of the Forbidden One " protects it from being destroyed by Trap Cards , " Left Arm of the Forbidden One " protects it from the special effects of monsters , " Right Arm of the Forbidden One " allows it to gain + 1000 ATK with every battle and finally the " head of Exodia " protects it from being destroyed by monsters in battle . Kaiba then Set s a card and switches " Vorse Raider " to Defense Position . " Duel concludes next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .