Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX - Chapter 049 " Syrus ' s Real Strength ! ! " , known as " Sho ' s Real Strength ! ! " in the Japanese version is the forty - ninth chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " manga . It was first printed in Japanese in the " V Jump " magazine and in English in the " Shonen Jump " magazine . Both of which were printed in volume 7 of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " graphic novels afterwards . Summary . Jim grins , thinking that Chazz shouldn ' t let that go to his head - this Duel is just getting started . He looks at the " Dark Alligator " in his hand , and decides to make the Duel even more interesting . The score stands with Chazz and Syrus at 2800 , and Jim and Axel at 2700 . Jim begins to make the match a Shadow Game , but much to his shock , Principal MacKenzie prevents him from releasing the darkness , though both Jaden and Chazz notice something wrong . Deciding that he ' s supposed to play it straight and behave himself , Jim mutters that the fun will have to wait , Summoning " Reptia Egg " in Defense Position , Setting two cards , and switching Axel ' s " Electro Gunner " into Defense Position . He scornfully thinks that this is boring . Tragoedia watches with Chancellor Sheppard , chuckling inwardly and thinking that Jim shouldn ' t be so impatient , all their pieces aren ' t in place yet , and he wants to savor this . Syrus draws , noting the two monsters on Jim and Axel ' s field , thinking that Jim ' s face down cards must be support cards to protect the " Egg " . He Summons " Heliroid " , and then activates " March of the Roids " , allowing him to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower " roid " when he controls another , Special Summoning " Missile Roid " . Then he uses " Heliroid ' s " effect , allowing " Missile Roid " to attack directly . Jaden cheers upon seeing a " roid " combo , and " Heliroid " fires " Missile Roid " at Jim and Axel , reducing them to 1700 Life Points . Then he attacks " Electro Gunner " with Chazz ' s " Burning Dragon " and destroys it , leaving the " Eggs " for " Heliroid " to attack . Jim protects them with " Snare " , negating the attack , and preventing " Heliroid " from attacking or changing battle positions for three turns . Surprised that the Trap Card didn ' t destroy " Heliroid " , Syrus Sets a card and ends his turn . Axel draws , and thinks that on Jim ' s next turn , his " Reptia Egg " will Summon three Reptile s . He wonders if Jim will use them as Tributes to Summon a high - Level monster , before turning his attention to " Burning Dragon " . Knowing that he can ' t defeat it , there ' s only one thing he can do : protect Jim ' s monster . But before that , he ' s got to block the " roid ' s " direct attack , and to do that , he ' ll destroy one of the monsters . He Summons " Electro Sergeant " , and uses its effect to prevent Syrus from activating his Set " Mechanic ' s Soul " , and then attacks and destroys " Missile Roid " , reducing Chazz and Syrus to 2200 Life Points . Setting a card , Axel thinks that that ' s all he can get done this turn . Chazz draws , Tributing " Heliroid " and Summoning " Steel Dragoon " . Jaden cheers his second high - Level Dragon , and Chazz attacks the " Reptia Eggs " with " Steel Dragoon " . Axel protects them with Jim ' s " Camouflage " , allowing the Level 2 or lower " Eggs " to evade the attack . " Burning Dragon " then attacks , but Axel counters with his own Trap , " Electric Shock " , as he has a Machine on the field , the attack is negated , and " Burning Dragon ' s " ATK is lowered by 500 points , to 2000 . Chazz angrily ends his turn , and he and Syrus bemoan their inability to destroy the " Eggs " . Jim congratulates Axel , and uses the effect of " Reptia Egg " , Tributing it to Summon three " Alligator Babies " . Syrus and Chazz know he ' s going to Summon a powerful monster , but they are unprepared for Jim using " four " sacrifices to Summon his " Dark Alligator . " This high cost allows Jim to Summon two 2000 ATK " Alligator Token s " , one of which immediately attacks " Steel Dragoon " . Both monsters are destroyed , and Jim follows up with " Dark Alligator ' s " attack , destroying " Burning Dragon " and reducing Chazz and Syrus to 1700 Life Points . Before the last Token can attack , Chazz uses " Immortal Dragon " to Special Summon " Burning Dragon " . Jaden whispers that that was too close , and Alexis agrees . Syrus begins his turn , noting the two 2000 ATK monsters he ' s up against . He ' s drawn " Old Model to the Frontline " , but he doesn ' t have anything in his hand to beat them - until he notices one of his " roids " . He tells Chazz that he ' s going to finish the Duel , and Chazz tells him to do it . Syrus Summons " Launcher Roid " and activates " Old Model to the Frontline " , Special Summoning " Missile Roid " from his Graveyard . He activates the effect of " Launcher Roid " , equip ping it to " Missile Roid " to increase its ATK by 500 . Then he attacks the " Alligator Token " , which destroys " Missile Roid " and reduces Chazz and Syrus to 1200 Life Points , but reduces the ATK of the " Alligator Token " by " Missile Roid ' s " ATK . Jaden tells Syrus that " he ' s the man " , while Bastion comments that " that ' s " " Kaiser ' s little brother " . Jim realizes what Syrus is about to do , and Axel notes that this is the true strength of the Japanese Academy . Syrus attacks the " Alligator Token " with " Burning Dragon " and destroys it , reducing Jim and Axel ' s Life Points to zero . Jaden , Alexis and Bastion all cheer , and Chazz and Syrus grin at each other . Featured Duel : Syrus Truesdale & Chazz Princeton vs . James Crocodile Cook & Axel Brodie . " Duel continues from the previous chapter " . Turn 5 : James James Normal Summon s " Reptia Egg " ( 0 / 0 ) in Defense Position . He then switches Axel ' s " Electro Gunner " to Defense Position . James Set s two cards . Turn 6 : Syrus Syrus draws . He then Normal Summons " Heliroid " ( 1500 / 1300 ) in Attack Position . He then activate s " March of the Roids " , letting him Special Summon a Level 4 or lower " Roid " monster from his hand as he control s a " Roid " monster . He Special Summons " Missile Roid " ( 1000 / 200 ) in Attack Position . As " Heliroid " is face - up , its effect allows " Missile Roid " to attack directly ( James / Axel 2700 → 1700 ) . Syrus attacks and destroy s " Electro Gunner " with Chazz ' s " Burning Dragon " . He then attacks " Reptia Egg " with " Heliroid " , but James activates his face - down " Snare " , negating the attack and preventing " Heliroid " from attacking or changing its Battle Position for three turns . Syrus Sets a card . Turn 7 : Axel Axel draws . He then Normal Summons " Electro Sergeant " ( 1600 / 1300 ) in Attack Position . He activates its effect , letting him select one Set Spell or Trap Card his opponent controls . As long as " Electro Sergeant " remains face - up , that card cannot be activated . He selects Syrus ' face - down " Mechanic ' s Soul " . " Electro Sergeant " attacks and destroys " Missile Roid " ( Chazz / Syrus 2800 → 2200 ) . The effect of " Missile Roid " activates , reducing the ATK of " Electro Sergeant " by 1000 ( " Electro Sergeant " : 1600 → 600 / 1300 ) . Axel Sets a card . Turn 8 : Chazz Chazz draws . He then Tribute s Syrus ' " Heliroid " to Summon " Steel Dragoon " ( 2000 / 1300 ) in Attack Position . Chazz attacks " Reptia Egg " with " Steel Dragoon " , but James activates his face - down " Camouflage " , negating the attack as he controls a face - up Level 2 or lower monster . Chazz attacks " Reptia Egg " with " Burning Dragon " , but Axel activates his face - down " Electric Shock " , negating the attack and reducing the ATK of " Burning Dragon " by 500 as he controls a face - up Machine - Type monster ( " Burning Dragon " : 2500 → 2000 / 2100 ) . Turn 9 : James James draws . As " Reptia Egg " has been face - up for two turns , James Tributes it to Special Summon three " Alligator Babies " ( 100 / 100 each ) . James Tributes his three " Alligator Babies " and Axel ' s " Electro Sergeant " to Summon " Dark Alligator " ( 2500 / 2300 ) in Attack Position . As he Tributed four monsters to Summon it , its effect activates , Special Summoning two " Alligator Token s " ( 2000 / 0 each ) in Attack Position . The first " Alligator Token " attacks " Steel Dragoon " , destroying both monsters in a Double KO . " Dark Alligator " attacks and destroys " Burning Dragon " ( Chazz / Syrus 2200 → 1700 ) . Chazz activates his face - down " Immortal Dragon " , Special Summoning " Burning Dragon " ( 2800 / 2100 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position . Turn 10 : Syrus Syrus draws " Old Model to the Frontline " , while his hand contains " Stealthroid " , " Escape " and " Launcher Roid " . He Normal Summons " Launcher Roid " ( 500 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . He activates " Old Model to the Frontline " , Special Summoning " Missile Roid " ( 1000 / 200 ) in Attack Position . He activates the effect of " Launcher Roid " , equip ping it to " Missile Roid " to increase its ATK by 500 ( " Missile Roid " : 1000 → 1500 / 200 ) and enabling it to attack directly . " Missile Roid " attacks the " Alligator Token " ( Chazz / Syrus 1700 → 1200 ) , with the effect of " Missile Roid " decreasing the ATK of the " Alligator Token " by 1500 ( " Alligator Token " : 2000 → 500 / 0 ) . " Burning Dragon " attacks and destroys the " Alligator Token " ( James / Axel 1700 → 0 ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here .