Jonouchi and the Chopman ' s deathmatch Jonouchi and the Chopman ' s deathmatch was an event in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " manga . Katsuya Jonouchi faced the Chopman in a deathmatch to save Johji in the final part of Death T - 2 . The match took place in a small chamber in the basement of the Murderer ' s Mansion , with both players chained together . The floor was covered in oil which served as a slip hazard . The rules were after Kaiba gave the signal , the players could select weapons for the ceiling by standing on the podium and use them to fight to the death . Events . Prior events . Considering cruelty to be an asset at KaibaCorp , Kaiba hired the serial killer , the Chopman , to work in this stage of Death - T . After Yugi and his friends survived the bllood puzzle in the Murderer ' s Mansion , Johji was kidnapped by the Chopman and taken to the basement . Johji was taken to a chamber where he was sat on a podium and used as bait to lure one of Yugi ' s friends inside . When Yugi , Jonouchi , Anzu and Honda found Johji , he pretended that he was safe and alone and asked them to come and get him . However the others didn ' t believe him and were convinced it was a trap . Frustrated , Johji told the Chopman that he didn ' t think they were coming in . Hearing Johji speaking with someone else , the others assumed the Chopman must have been in the room with him . Kaiba appeared on a TV screen on the Chopman ' s stomach and spoke with Yugi and his friends . Threatening to let the Chopman kill Johji , Kaiba told them to select one person to enter the room to play a game with the Chopman . Being Johji ' s uncle , Honda prepared to step forward , but Jonouchi asked that he do it instead . Despite his dislike for Johji , he wanted to repay him for saving their lives in the earlier stages of Death - T . The door slammed shut after Jonouchi entered the room , but there was still a window for his friends to watch . As Jonouchi went over to collect Johji , Johji slipped a handcuff over Jonouchi ' s wrist , chaining him through a ring on the podium and onto the Chopman . He apologized , saying Kaiba made him do it and he didn ' t want to die . Kaiba explained the rules and gave the signal for the players to start . The game . The Chopman stood up on the podium to select his weapon . Judging by the size of the Chopman , Jonouchi knew he wouldn ' t stand a chance in a fair fight regardless of which weapon he choose . Planning on picking the lock on his handcuff , he asked his friends if they had some kind of wire . The Chopman choose the chainsaw and chased after Jonouchi . Jonouchi found it hard to run on the oil and the Chopman pulled him closer by yanking on the chain . The Chopman swung the chainsaw , but got it stuck in the podium . While he tried to free it , Jonouchi used the time to find a way to pick the lock . He asked his friends if they had anything pointy he could use . The Millennium Puzzle flashed for a brief moment and Yugi got the idea to use a candle stick holder and pointed Jonouchi to one on the wall . Jonouchi was able to pick the lock on the handcuff , but still had no way to open the door . However Yugi told him of a plan . Jonouchi attached the handcuff to the door and inserted the candle into it . After the Chopman freed his chainsaw , he pulled at the chain once more trying to pull Jonouchi closer to him . However he yanked the door out of its place . Jonouchi was then able to exit the chamber , while the candle hit the oil on the floor , setting it alight and incinerating the Chopman .