Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX - Episode 045 " Amnael ' s Endgame , Part 1 " , known as " VS Amnael ! Absolute Seal of Elemental Hero " in the Japanese version , is the forty - fifth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " anime . It first aired in Japan on August 10 , 2005 and in the United States on March 28 , 2006 . Summary . Chazz awakens in a bubble and wonders where he is . Looking around , he can see Alexis and Atticus nearby in separate bubbles . Confused as to what ' s going on , he looks outside the bubble , where he can see the Earth itself . At Duel Academy , six pillars of light are shining at points around the island . Chumley wonders what ' s going on and Syrus remarks that there are six pillars . Jaden realizes it must mean that the remaining Spirit Key s were taken and put into the Spirit Gate . Ojama Yellow ' s voice rings out , saying it looks that way . Jaden looks at the cards of Chazz ' s he picked up . It says something terrible is going to happen . Jaden says that there were Keys remaining - his own , Alexis ' , Chazz ' s and Professor Banner ' s - that means he has the last remaining key . Chumley remarks that that explains why Banner vanished . Syrus urges Jaden to leave as quickly as he can in order to protect the last key - if its taken , the Sacred Beast s would be revived and they could destroy the whole island . Jaden says that ' s exactly why he can ' t leave - he can ' t just leave Chazz , Alexis and the others behind . It doesn ' t matter how powerful the enemy is - he has to win a Shadow Duel to get everyone back . Chumley says he has the last key - he ' d be risking everything on one Duel . Jaden says that ' s fine - this will be the final battle between the Spirit Key holders and the Shadow Riders . In the basement of the Abandoned Dorm , the final Shadow Rider laughs , urging Jaden to come to him and calling him " the ultimate alchemist " ( in the dub , he acts much more sinister , saying that Jaden will never survive if he has not become more powerful than he ' s ever been ) . He casts some sort of spell and a gigantic Mark of Amnael appears above the dorm briefly . Near Jaden ' s location , lightning strikes a tree , which plunges into the water , barely missing Jaden , Syrus and Chumley . The Mark of Amnael appears on the trunk of the fallen tree , before fading and appearing again further up the road . Syrus suggests its saying " follow me " and Jaden says that will just save him time searching . They follow the mark and end up at the Abandoned Dorm . Jaden remarks that the mark stopped appearing once they got here - he must be in here , they just need to figure out where . Lightning flashes outside and Pharaoh leaps from Chumley ' s arms and runs down the stairs . Jaden realizes that leads to the basement where he Dueled Titan . They follow Pharaoh ' s tracks and arrive outside the door . Jaden muses that it feels like he ' s entering the hideout of a " last boss " . They enter the room and Syrus remarks it looks to be some sort of laboratory . Seeing a distillery , Chumley wonders if sake was made here too . Jaden says it looks too strange to be a sake container . Syrus points out that there ' s a coffin in one corner of the room . Chumley wonders if there ' s another vampire , while Syrus wonders if its a mummy . Jaden walks straight towards it and asks Chumley to help him open it . Chumley says he doesn ' t like that kind of stuff and Syrus suggests they leave the coffin alone . Jaden asks if anyone does like that kind of thing and begins to open it . He asks for them to shine their flashlights towards it and he pushes the lid off . Inside , they see a mummified corpse . Syrus wonders what its doing here and Chumley asks if it was always here . Jaden says the mummy looks familiar and asks for a flashlight . Written under the pocket is Banner ' s name . Jaden says that ' s impossible . Chumley remarks that Banner hasn ' t been missing long enough to have his corpse mummified . Syrus suggests he could have ended up like after losing a Shadow Duel . Suddenly , a light turns on overhead and the final Shadow Rider steps out , welcoming Jaden to his lab . He says he will neither run nor hide . Ojama Yellow tells Jaden that that ' s the guy that defeated Chazz . It urges Jaden to beat him to get Chazz back . He admits to being the final Shadow Rider and introduces himself as Amnael . Jaden says he must have defeated Chazz and Alexis . Amnael confirms that and takes a book from his cloak - his Shadow Charm , the . Within is a pocket dimension , which is where Chazz , Alexis and Atticus are sealed . He calls them all Duelists of exceptional talent . Despite that , they were unable to surpass his expectations . Jaden asks if he did this to Banner , but Amnael denies it . He claims that that mummy has been here a long time . He then says " What lies at the bottom is like what lies at the top , what lies at the top is like what lies at the bottom " . He tells Jaden that if he wishes to know the truth , he should accept a Shadow Duel , conducted with the Emerald Tablet , which contains all the truths of the world . Amnael explains that the Emerald Tablet can only be held by the ultimate alchemist and calls himself Jaden ' s final test . Syrus remarks that he sounds just like Banner . Jaden is happy to accept the Duel and runs towards him . Jaden tells Amnael to bring it on and arms his Academia Disk . Banner arms his own Disk and lowers his hood , revealing gray hair in the same style as Banner ' s . Jaden says this will be the final Duel between him and the Shadow Riders . Jaden tells him there ' s no way he ' ll lose to an alchemist or a fake Duelist . Amnael calls it a shame for him to look at alchemy that way . He tells Jaden to see the power of alchemy himself , then . He draws and activate s a Continuous Spell Card - " Chaos Distill " . It appears behind him and Chumley says its a distillery , while Syrus says it must have something to do with alchemy . Amnael reveals that as long it is face - up , all cards he would usually send to the Graveyard are removed from play instead . He activates " Steel Lamp " . The card appears in the fires of " Chaos Distill " . He explains that as he control s " Chaos Distill " , he can Special Summon " Alchemy Beast - Salamandra the Steel " . " Salamandra " appears in a burst of fire in Attack Position . He explains that though his " Alchemy Beast " monsters can ' t be Normal Summon ed or Set , they may wage direct attack s . Amnael activates two more Spell Cards - " Bronze Scale " and " Lead Compass " , Special Summoning " Alchemy Beast - Ouroboros the Bronze " and " Alchemy Beast - Leon the Lead " , both in Attack Position . He Set s a card and ends his turn . Jaden is surprised he Summoned three monsters so quickly . Amnael claims that Jaden ' s common knowledge of " Duel Monsters " will do nothing against the powers of Amnael ' s alchemy . Jaden draws and Normal Summons " Elemental HERO Bubbleman " in Attack Position , revealing that he can draw two cards via its effect if he controls no other cards . He does so , then equip s " Bubbleman " with " Bubble Blaster " , increasing its ATK by 800 , to 1600 . He orders " Bubbleman " to attack with " Bubble Shot " , but Amnael yells that such a simple attack will be of no use . He activates his face - down Continuous Trap Card - " Elemental Absorber " . By removing a monster in his hand from play , he can prevent attacks from monsters of the same Attribute as the removed monster . He removes " Aqua Spirit " and " Elemental Absorber " blocks the attack with a wall of water . Amnael draws and immediately orders direct attacks via his monsters ' effects . " Salamandra the Steel " attacks with " Armed Flames " , " Ouroboros the Bronze " with " Ouroboros Roar " and " Leon the Lead " with " Leon Vulcan " . All three attacks hit , dropping Jaden to 2500 Life Points . Chumley tells Jaden to hang on - Amnael ' s hand has only one card left - if he can survive another turn , he ' ll have an advantage . Amnael calls that foolish advice and states that he did tell them - with alchemy , all common knowledge is overturned . He activates " Black Process - Negledo " . When he has no cards in his hand and he controls " Chaos Distill " , he can remove all " Alchemy Beast " monsters he controls from play to draw two cards for each removed monster . The three monsters shatter into pieces and Jaden is surprised he ' d destroy his own monsters . Amnael says that this is the ritual of destruction and rebirth in alchemy . He claims the Duel is hastening towards Jaden ' s defeat and draws his six cards . He activates three Spell Cards - " Tin Spell Circle " , " Mercury Hourglass " and " Silver Key " , letting him Special Summon " Alchemy Beast - Eatos the Tin " , " Alchemy Beast - Echeneis the Mercury " and " Alchemy Beast - Moonface the Silver " from his Deck in Attack Position . Amnael specifies that these " Alchemy Beast " monsters can attack directly as well . Jaden begins his turn , Normal Summoning " Elemental Hero Clayman " . He equips it with " Mud Max " , causing a go - kart to appear , which " Clayman " hops into . Its ATK is increased by 300 . He says that he even if he can ' t use WATER - Attribute monsters , he can still has other heroes in his Deck . " Clayman " attacks " Aetos " , but Amnael removes " The Rock Spirit " in his hand from play with " Elemental Absorber " , preventing EARTH - Attribute monsters from attacking as well . Spiked rocks fly up from the floor , preventing " Clayman " from driving further towards Amnael . Jaden wonders just who Amnael is - he seems to know exactly how to counter Jaden ' s " Elemental Hero " Deck . Amnael says he knows Jaden ' s thoughts just as if they were in his own hand - because Jaden ' s Deck and his own Deck resemble one another . Jaden asks what he means , but Amnael says he must seek the answer himself . He adds that Jaden has little time left to seek it though . Amnael draws and activates " White Process - Albedo " , letting him Special Summon " Golden Homunculus " from his Deck in Attack Position . He reveals that its ATK of 0 will be increased by 300 for each of his removed from play cards . Thirteen of his cards have been removed , so its ATK becomes 3900 . Amnael silently wonders if Jaden will be defeated here . " Eatos the Tin " attacks with " Sonic Burst " , " Echeneis the Mercury " with " Squirt Gun " and " Moonface the Silver " with " Silver Cutter " . Jaden ' s Life Points fall to 1000 and he falls to his knees . Amnael says " farewell " and orders " Golden Homunculus " to attack with " Golden Harvest " . The attack hits , but as the dust clears , Jaden is still standing , but " Clayman " lacks " Mud Max " . Jaden asks if he ' s surprised and reveals he used the effect of " Mud Max " - he can send it to the Graveyard to negate an attack against " Clayman " . He can also Special Summon a Level 4 or lower " Elemental Hero " from his hand . He Special Summons " Elemental HERO Avian " in Attack Position . Amnael is surprised its come to this . Jaden draws and then Normal Summons " Elemental HERO Burstinatrix " , saying that his counterattack comes now . " Avian " attacks with " Feather Break " , but Amnael removes " Garuda the Wind Spirit " in his hand from play to prevent Jaden ' s WIND - Attribute monsters from attacking . A gust of wind blows the feathers away and Amnael reminds him that with another removed card , the ATK of " Golden Homunculus " increases to 4200 . Jaden says he ' s not done and orders " Burstinatrix " to attack with " Burst Fire " . Amnael removes " Spirit of Flames " in his hand from play to prevent Jaden ' s FIRE - Attribute monsters from attacking . A wall of flame blocks the attack . Syrus says its no good - nothing can get through . Jaden claims his " Elemental Hero " monsters don ' t only have power in battle and activates " Burst Return " . As he controls " Burstinatrix " , he can return all of other " Elemental Hero " monsters he controls to his hand . He then activates " Burst Impact " , which will destroy all monsters on the field besides " Burstinatrix " and inflict 300 damage to Amnael to for each destroyed monster . He orders " Burst Impact Shot " and " Burstintrix " fires a giant orb of energy at Amnael ' s field , destroying all his monsters and dropping his Life Points to 2800 . Amnael ' s mask cracks and Syrus says his counterattack did it - he may have fewer Life Points , but all of Amnael ' s monsters are destroyed . Pharoah meows and Syrus bends down to pick him up , saying he got here at a good time . He should help them cheer Jaden on . Pharoah slashes Syrus across the face and runs towards Amnael instead . Jaden tells Pharaoh ' s he dangerous , but Pharaoh rubs up against Amnael ' s leg , meowing . Chumley wonders how Pharaoh could be so attached to someone he doesn ' t know . This jogs Jaden ' s mind and he says it can ' t be . Amnael says he ' s correct and removes his mask . Underneath is the face of Professor Banner . Jaden points to the corpse and asks for an explanation . Banner kneels and pets Pharaoh , saying that that corpse is also him . He states he was brought back from the world of the dead through the power of alchemy . Featured Duel : Jaden Yuki vs . Amnael . Turn 1 : Amnael Amnael draws " Chaos Distill " and subsequently activates it . Now all of Amnael ' s cards that would be sent to the Graveyard will be removed from play instead . He then activates " Steel Lamp " to Special Summon " Alchemy Beast - Salamandra the Steel " ( 500 / 500 ) from his Deck in Attack Position . He then activates " Bronze Scale " and " Lead Compass " to Special Summon " Alchemy Beast - Ouroboros the Bronze " ( 500 / 500 ) and " Alchemy Beast - Leon the Lead " ( 500 / 500 ) from his Deck in Attack Position . Amnael then Set s a card . Turn 2 : Jaden Jaden draws " Elemental HERO Bubbleman " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 800 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Since Jaden summoned " Bubbleman " while he had no other cards on his side of the field , its effect activates , letting Jaden draw two cards . Jaden then activates " Bubble Blaster " , equipping it to " Bubbleman " and increasing its ATK by 800 ( " Bubbleman " : 800 → 1600 / 1200 ) . " Bubbleman " attack s " Salamandra the Steel " , but Amnael activates his face - down " Elemental Absorber " . Now when Jaden attacks , Amnael can remove from play a monster in his hand that has the same Attribute as the attacking monster to prevent every monster Jaden controls that has the same Attribute as the removed monster from attacking , but Amnael can only use this effect four times . Amnael then activates the effect of " Elemental Absorber " to remove from play " Aqua Spirit " from his hand in order to prevent Jaden ' s WATER monster s from attacking . Turn 3 : Amnael Amnael draws . All three of Amnael ' s monsters attack directly via their own effects ( Jaden 4000 → 3500 → 3000 → 2500 ) . Since Amnael controls " Chaos Distill " and he has no cards in his hand , he activates " Black Process - Negledo " to remove all " Alchemy Beast " monsters he controls from play and draw two cards for each removed monster . Three were removed from play , so he draws six cards . Amnael then activates " Tin Spell Circle " , " Mercury Hourglass " and " Silver Key " to Special Summon " Alchemy Beast - Aretos the Tin " ( 500 / 500 ) , Alchemy Beast - Ekenas the Mercury ( 500 / 500 ) , and " Alchemy Beast - Moonface the Silver " ( 500 / 500 ) from his Deck in Attack Position . Turn 4 : Jaden Jaden draws . He then Normal Summons " Elemental HERO Clayman " ( 800 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . Jaden then activates " Mud Max " , equipping it to " Clayman " and increasing its ATK by 300 ( " Clayman " : 800 → 1100 / 2000 ) . " Clayman " attacks " Aretos the Tin " , but Amnael activates the effect of " Elemental Absorber " to remove " The Rock Spirit " in his hand from play and prevent Jaden ' s EARTH monsters from attacking . Turn 5 : Amanel Amnael draws " White Process - Albedo " . As he controls a face - up " Chaos Distill " , Amnael activates " White Process - Albedo " to Special Summon " Golden Homunculus " ( 0 / 0 ) from his Deck in Attack Position . Due to the effect of " Golden Homunculus " , it gains 300 ATK and DEF for every one of Amnael ' s cards that are removed from play . There are currently thirteen ( " Golden Homunculus " : 0 → 3900 / 0 ) . Amnael ' s three " Alchemy Beast " monsters attack directly via their own effects ( Jaden 2500 → 2000 → 1500 → 1000 ) . " Golden Homunculus " attacks " Clayman " , but Jaden activates the effect of " Mud Max " to send it to the Graveyard ( " Clayman " : 1100 → 800 / 2000 ) , negate the attack , and Special Summon " Elemental HERO Avian " from his hand ( 1000 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . Turn 6 : Jaden Jaden draws " Elemental HERO Burstinatrix " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1200 / 800 ) in Attack Position . " Avian " attacks " Alchemy Beast - Aretos the Tin " , but Amnael activates the effect of " Elemental Absorber " to remove from play " Garuda the Wind Spirit " from his hand and prevent Jaden ' s WIND monsters from attacking ( " Golden Homunculus " : 3900 → 4200 / 0 ) . " Burstinatrix " attacks " Alchemy Beast - Aretos the Tin " , but Amnael activates the effect of " Elemental Absorber " to remove from play " Spirit of Flames " from his hand and prevent Jaden ' s FIRE monsters from attacking ( " Golden Homunculus " : 4200 → 4500 / 0 ) . Jaden then activates " Burst Return " to return " Avian " , " Clayman " and " Bubbleman " from his field to his hand . He then activates " Burst Impact " to destroy all monsters on the field except " Burstinatrix " and inflict 300 damage to both players for each of their destroyed monsters . Four of Amnael ' s monsters are destroyed this way ( Amnael 4000 → 2800 ) . At this point , it ' s revealed that Amnael is really Professor Banner . " Duel continues in the next episode " . Errors . In the dub , when Amnael removes from play " Spirit of Flames " for the effect of " Elemental Absorber " , " Spirit of Flames " is shown with its Japanese artwork ( its horns were unedited ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .