Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s - Episode 010 " The Lockdown Duel , Part 2 " , known as " Deck Zero : Break the Chain Trap Loop " in the Japanese version , is the tenth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " anime . It first aired in Japan on June 4 , 2008 and in the US on November 15 , 2008 . Summary . The Duel . Yusei is left gasping for breath after receiving a shock for taking damage . Armstrong laughs and says that he ' ll send Yusei back to his dump of a hometown , after he puts an end to his life . Yusei manages to stand up and play on . Armstrong proceeds to send cards from Yusei ' s Deck to his Graveyard . He points out that the cards are just trash , since he received them from other " scumbags " at the center , so he should hurry up and send them to the Graveyard . Workers at the center monitor the duel on a surveillance camera and secretly tell Armstrong the cards in Yusei ' s hand . For a brief moment the lights go out at the center and Yusei wonders if Alex succeeded in escaping . He wishes for Alex to escape and intends to buy him time with the duel . Yusei manages to inflict damage to Armstrong causing him to receive a shock . Yanagi accuses Armstrong of acting , but Tanner suspects something else is going on . Yusei proceeds to attack Armstrong again . Armstrong pleads with him not to before receiving more shocks . Alarms are sounded stating that an intruder has been captured . Two guards then lead Alex , who is looking pleased with himself to Armstrong . They explain how Alex had tried to escape . Armstrong whispers to one of the guards to cut the current . Alex tells him that that is now impossible . Armstrong fills with rage and threatens to kill Alex when he ' s done with Yusei . Alex is not bothered as he rests assured that Yusei will win . Alex tells Yusei why he returned . Yusei then adds a new condition to the duel . If he wins , Armstrong must forget about what Alex has done . Armstrong says that if Yusei loses , Alex goes down with him . After Yusei is left with 100 LP and no cards in his Deck , Armstrong laughs that the duel is over now . Yusei tells him that thanks to him sending so many cards to his Graveyard , he ' s now confident he can win . Armstrong previously called the cards trash , but now Yusei shall prove that there ' s no one the world doesn ' t need . He then Summons " Rubble King " and uses his effect to play " Blasting the Ruins " , winning the Duel . Armstrong demands the guards to seize Yusei claiming not to remember making any promises with them . Rex Goodwin then appears and tells Armstrong that that Duel has proved he is incapable of keeping things under control and he shall be the one leaving . In the English dub Armstrong is fired for abusing his position . Alex ' s interference . Alex says , " Forgive me , Yusei , " before he climbs into the tunnel he ' s dug under his mattress . He reaches the well hole , where his friends are waiting to rescue him . He begins to get excited about leaving , but remembers what Yusei said , that if he left without his friends , it wouldn ' t be true freedom . Instead of leaving , Alex stays behind and manages to restore the current that has been cut off from Armstrong ' s Duel Disk , so that Armstrong would receive the shock after taking damage and destroyed the control panel . He is captured by the guards and led to the sideline of the duel . Aftermath . Tanner , Alex , and Yanagi stand before Yusei to wish him well before he leaves . Alex tells Yusei that judging by Goodwin showing up like that , he must be concerned about Yusei . Yanagi gives Yusei his " Totem Pole " card . Yusei seems unsure about taking it knowing its importance to Yanagi , but Yanagi insists that Yusei will make good use out of it . Tanner gives Yusei a card as well : his Giant Ushi Oni . He says that it can help him retrieve his Duel Runner , which is locked in the impound center . Tanner tells Yusei to take the card to a store named Bootleg , order some milk , and ask for a man named Blister , who will help Yusei out . In the Japanese version , Tanner gives him the card and tells him there is a man named Saiga ( Blister ) in a bar called Bootleg . He will lend Yusei a hand if Yusei shows him the card . At Security head quarters Lazar asks Goodwin if it was alright to let Yusei roam free as he pleases . Goodwin replies that while Yusei is there he cannot awaken the power of the Signer and besides he didn ' t tell him he could roam as he pleases ; he has set up an elite task force to monitor him , so all they have to do is watch and wait . As Yusei leaves the center , Trudge watches him on his Runner and takes off his helmet , revealing a scar . He says that Yusei had better hope Goodwin ' s task force finds him before he does . Featured Duel : Yusei Fudo vs . Mr . Armstrong . Turn 5 : Yusei Yusei draws " Call of the Haunted " ( Yusei ' s Deck : 30 → 29 ) . He then activates " Nightmare ' s Steelcage " to prevent both players from attacking for two turns . Yusei then Set s a card ( " Call of the Haunted " ) . Yusei ' s hand contains " Taunt " , " Battle Mania " , and " Jar of Greed " . Turn 6 : Mr . Armstrong Armstrong draws . He then Normal Summon s " Iron Chain Snake " ( 800 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Armstrong then activates the second effect of " Iron Chain Repairman " to Special Summon " Iron Chain Snake " from his Graveyard ( 800 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . He then activates " Paralyzing Chain " and " Poison Chain " . Due to the effect of " Paralyzing Chain " , Yusei will take 300 damage each time he is forced to send cards from his Deck to the Graveyard . Due to the effect of " Poison Chain " , Yusei will be forced to send cards from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard equal to the combined Levels of all face - up " Iron Chain " monsters that Armstrong controls during his Main Phase 2 if he did not attack this turn . Armstrong conducts his Battle Phase and skip to his Main Phase 2 . The effect of " Poison Chain " activates ( Yusei ' s Deck : 29 → 19 ) ( Yusei sends " Chaosrider Gustaph " , " Poison of the Old Man " , " Magical Merchant " , " Nutrient Z " , " Reversal Quiz " , " Dark Room of Nightmare " , " Axe of Despair " , " Graverobber " , " Backup Soldier " and " Shadow Spell " to the Graveyard ) . The effect of " Paralyzing Chain " activates ( Yusei 3000 → 2700 ) . Turn 7 : Yusei Yusei draws " Dust Tornado " ( Yusei ' s Deck : 19 → 18 ) . Yusei hand contains " Taunt " , " Jar of Greed " , " Battle Mania " and " Dust Tornado " . Yusei Sets three cards . Armstrong activates his face - down " Psychic Cyclone " and targets Yusei ' s face - down " Dust Tornado " for its effect . Armstrong declares the set card is a Trap Card and destroys it . Since Armstrong was correct , the final effect of " Psychic Cyclone " allows him to draw a card . Yusei Sets another card . Turn 8 : Mr . Armstrong Armstrong draws " Iron Chain Blaster " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1100 / 0 ) in Attack Position . He then goes to his Battle Phase and then goes to his Main Phase 2 . The effect of " Poison Chain " activates ( Yusei ' s Deck : 18 → 6 ) ( Yusei sends " White Magical Hat " , " Chopman the Desperate Outlaw " , " Goblin Thief " , " Seven Tools of the Bandit " , " The Bewitching Phantom Thief " , " Backfire " , " The Secret of the Bandit " , " Sand Gambler " , " Gamble " , " Goe Goe the Gallant Ninja " , " Reverse Trap " and " Mataza the Zapper " to the Graveyard ) . The effect of " Paralyzing Chain " then activates ( Yusei 2700 → 2400 ) . Armstrong then activates the effect of " Iron Chain Blaster " to Tribute " Iron Chain Snake " and inflict damage to Yusei equal to the original ATK of " Iron Chain Snake " ( Yusei 2400 → 1600 ) . Armstrong then activates the second effect of " Iron Chain Repairman " to revive " Iron Chain Snake " ( 800 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . On Armstrong ' s End Phase , the effect of " Nightmare ' s Steelcage " expires . Armstrong ' s hand contains " Reload " and " Pot of Avarice " . Turn 9 : Yusei Yusei draws ( Yusei ' s Deck : 6 → 5 ) . He then activates his face - down " Jar of Greed " to draw one card ( Yusei ' s Deck : 5 → 4 ) . Yusei then activates his face - down " Call of the Haunted " to revive " The Kick Man " ( 1300 / 300 ) in Attack Position . He then activates the effect of " The Kick Man " to take " Axe of Despair " from his Graveyard and equip it to " The Kick Man " , increasing its ATK by 1000 ( " The Kick Man " : 1300 → 2300 / 300 ) . Yusei then Normal Summons " Exiled Force " ( 1000 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . " The Kick Man " attacks and destroys one " Iron Chain Snake " ( Armstrong 3600 → 2100 ) . " Exiled Force " attacks and destroys the second " Iron Chain Snake " ( Armstrong 2100 → 1900 ) . Yusei then Tributes " Exiled Force " in order to activate its effect , destroying " Iron Chain Repairman " . Turn 10 : Mr . Armstrong Armstrong draws " Nobleman of Crossout " . He then activates " Reload " to return the cards in his hand to his Deck and drawing the same number of cards he returned ( " Mystical Space Typhoon " and " Iron Chain Coil " ) . Armstrong activates " Mystical Space Typhoon " to destroy the set card on the left of Yusei ' s side of the field as he believes it to be " Battle Mania " , but " Taunt " is destroyed instead . Yusei reveals that he figured out that Armstrong was spying on him via the security cameras , so he switched the two cards during the quick blackout that happened before his previous turn started . Yusei activates his face - down " Battle Mania " . Now all monsters are switched to face - up Attack Position and can ' t change their Battle Positions this turn . In addition , all monsters that Armstrong currently controls must attack if able . Armstrong Normal Summons " Iron Chain Coil " ( 1100 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . Armstrong then tunes " Iron Chain Blaster " with " Iron Chain Coil " to Synchro Summon " " Iron Chain Dragon " ( 2500 / 1300 ) in Attack Position . Due to the first effect of " Iron Chain Dragon " , it gains 200 ATK for each Iron Chain monster in Armstrong ' s Graveyard . There are currently five ( " Iron Chain Dragon " : 2500 → 3500 / 1300 ) . " Iron Chain Dragon " attacks and destroys " The Kick Man " ( Yusei 1600 → 400 ) . Because " The Kick Man " was destroyed , " Call of the Haunted " is destroyed too . The second effect of " Iron Chain Dragon " then activates , forcing Yusei to send the top three cards of his Deck to the Graveyard due to " The Kick Man " being Level 3 ( " Yaranzo " , " Karate Man " and " Night Assailant " ) ( Yusei ' s Deck : 4 → 1 ) . The effect of " Paralyzing Chain " activates ( Yusei 400 → 100 ) . Yusei ' s hand contains " Rubble King " . Turn 11 : Yusei Yusei draws ( Yusei ' s Deck : 1 → 0 ) . He the Normal Summons " Rubble King " ( 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Yusei then activates the effect of " Rubble King " to activate " Blasting the Ruins " from his hand , inflicting 3000 damage to Armstrong ( Armstrong 1900 → 0 ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .