Seven Stars ( arc ) Seven Stars is the first arc of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " anime , encompassing the first season of the series . The dubbed version splits it into two arcs , with Rise of the Sacred Beasts encompassing the second half . Summary . The story begins with Jaden Yuki obtaining the card , " Winged Kuriboh " , from Yugi Muto , on his way to take his entrance exam to Duel Academy . Jaden arrives late , but is permitted take the exam . He defeats Vellian Crowler in the Dueling Exam , but due to his poor Written Exam score , he is placed in the Slifer Red dormitory . Jaden quickly becomes close friends with Syrus Truesdale , Bastion Misawa and Chumley Huffington , and becomes well - known throughout Duel Academy for defeating Dr . Crowler . Upset by his defeat , Dr . Crowler makes it his business to either find someone to defeat Jaden in a Duel , or put Jaden at the risk of expulsion . Through Crowler ' s antics and strange happening at Duel Academy , Jaden ends up Dueling many powerful Duelists , the vast majority of them ending in his victory . After hearing rumors about the Abandoned Dorm , Jaden and his friends do to investigate , where they meet Alexis Rhodes , who is in search of her brother , Atticus Rhodes , who disappeared in the Abandoned Dorm . Alexis is captured by Titan , whom Jaden Duels , and defeats in order to rescue her . For leaving his dormitory at night , and going to the Abandoned Dorm , Jaden and Syrus are faced with almost certain expulsion ; they must Duel and defeat opponents hand - picked by Dr . Crowler in a Tag - Team Duel , in order to stay . Dr . Crowler selects the famous Paradox Brothers , Para and Dox , as their opponents . Syrus is too timid , and lacks the confidence to defeat the Paradox Brothers . Fearing they ' ll both be expelled because of him , he attempts to withdraw himself from the Duel to save Jaden , but Jaden encourages Syrus , and together they defeat the Paradox Brothers . Subsequent filler episodes pitted Jaden against many Duelists for either personal reasons , or for their own wrong doings . Chazz Princeton , who lost to both Jaden and Bastion , loses his name as a powerful Duelist , and loses his rank in Obelisk Blue , and he was threatened with demotion to Ra Yellow . He was saved from demotion by Bastion , who refused to be promoted to Obelisk Blue . Irritated by his losses and pressure from his brothers Slade and Jagger , he arrives at North Academy . Here , he effortlessly Duels and defeats fifty students , and then the school ' s Champion , in order to prove himself worthy , and make it into North Academy as their Champion . He thus becomes North Academy ' s Dueling Representative in the inter - school Duel ( termed " The School Duel " ) with Duel Academy . Chazz faces Jaden in the School Duel . His brothers Slade and Jagger give him rare and powerful cards to use , but Chazz sticks with his own Deck , which now contains North Academy ' s prized " Armed Dragon " cards . Jaden understands the pressure Chazz is under to win , but encourages Chazz to Duel for fun , and to stand up to his brothers . Although Chazz loses , he takes Jaden ' s advice and tells his brothers off . Seeing Duel Academy as his home , he stays there rather than return to North Academy . However , since he was re - admitted , he starts as a Slifer Red student , and occupies the Slifer Red dormitory . Jaden and his companions face the Shadow Riders . This part of the season revolves around three all powerful cards named the Sacred Beasts . These cards were deemed so powerful , that all three of them were locked away deep in the heart of Duel Academy . During Jaden ' s first year at Duel Academy , seven Duelists , named the Shadow Riders , set a goal on unlocking the Sacred Beasts and using their power to destroy the world . As a result , Jaden Yuki , along with Chazz , Alexis , Bastion , Crowler , Lyman Banner , and Zane Truesdale are chosen to guard seven keys specifically made for unlocking the Sacred Beasts from their prison . Jaden is forced into fighting the first Shadow Rider . If he doesn ' t step his game up his friends will fall into lava . If he loses his soul gets trapped up in a card . After Jaden wins the shadow rider ' s mask falls off and they find out it is Alexis ' s long lost brother . Crowler and Zane lose their keys to Camula , only to be defeated by Jaden . Bastion then challenges Tania to a Duel , but becomes quite smitten with her and loses . One by one many of the Duelists lose their keys . Eventually all seven keys fall into the hands of the Superintendent of Duel Academy , Kagemaru , and Jaden has to Duel him and the Sacred Beasts , only for Kagemaru to get defeated , preventing the rise of the Sacred Beasts . The Duel exams then begin . Chumley Huffington must Duel Dr . Crowler , which will earn him a spot in Industrial Illusions , as long as he wins . Chumley loses , however Crowler allows him to work there regardless , seeing his growth in Dueling . During Zane Truesdale ' s graduation Duel , he must Duel one student of his choice , his choice being Jaden . Initially , Jaden was using too much strategy during the Duel instead of having fun , though eventually started having fun after a talk from Zane . The Duel eventually ends in a DRAW .