Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s - Episode 147 " A Hope Bound for the Future ! " is the one - hundred - and - forty - seventh episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " anime . It first aired in Japan on February 9 , 2011 . The episode was never dubbed , but became available to the world with official subtitles via Crunchyroll on March 10 , 2015 . Summary . Aporia has just Summoned " Sky Core " . He activate s his face - down card " Double Tribute " , which can be activated when he Summons a monster . Its effect destroys the Summoned monster and one monster his opponent control s . He chooses Z - one ' s " Metaion , the Timelord " , but since it can ' t be destroyed , only " Sky Core " gets destroyed . Since " Sky Core " was destroyed by a card effect , its effect Special Summons " Meklord Emperor Skiel " , " Skiel Top " , " Skiel Attack " , " Skiel Guard " and " Skiel Carrier " to Aporia ' s side of the field . The five of them combine into " Meklord Emperor Skiel " . Its ATK is equal to the combined ATK of the components making it 2200 . Akiza remarks that Aporia has succeeded in Summoning a " Meklord " each turn for the past three turns . Jack points out that " Skiel " is able to manipulate the other " Meklord " components , but Yusei is worried about " Metaion , the Timelord " cannot be destroyed . Z - one says that Aporia does not understand ; No matter how many " Meklord " monsters he Summons his despair will only deepen . Aporia says that he shall no longer feel despair as he has the hope of Team 5D ' s by his side . He then activates his other face - down card , " High Rate Draw " . This destroys all monsters he controls and lets him draw a card for every two monsters destroyed . Yusei and Leo are surprised to see him getting rid of " Skiel " . Aporia proceeds to draw two cards and thinks that the fate of this Duel rests on what he draws now ; It must be a card that gives him hope , so that he can remind Z - one of his hope . He looks at his drawn cards and thinks he has gotten it . Aporia next activates " Future Destruction " ; A Spell Card which sends cards from the top of his Deck , equal to the number of cards in his hand to the Graveyard . Jack is surprised and Leo asks how many cards are currently in Aporia ' s hand . Yusei says that he has twelve and Crow wonders just what Aporia is thinking . Much to Yusei ' s surprise , Aporia announces that he is destroying his Deck . Aporia says to watch closely as this is the hope Team 5D ' s have given him . Leo doesn ' t understand and asks isn ' t the point to destroy the opponent ' s Deck . Akiza replies that is , because if you can drop the contents of the opponent ' s Deck to zero , they will be unable to draw . Yusei comments that this isn ' t a normal strategy , but Aporia must have something planned . He explains that Aporia has been planning this all along , so that he would have a better chance of fighting . Leo doesn ' t follow , but Crow explains that " Meklord " monsters can only be Summoned when their five components are in the Deck , so by Summoning them has helped him lessen the number of cards in his Deck . Yusei adds that he also Summoned the " Meklord " monsters to use the effect of " Metaion , the Timelord " , increasing the number of cards in his hand , so he could send more cards from his Deck to the Graveyard with " Future Destruction " . Jack asks why Aporia is doing this ; If he Decks Out and is unable to draw , he loses . He wonders what Aporia has planned to backup that risk . Aporia finishes sending his cards and is left with no cards in his Deck . He tells Z - one that he is about to show him a miracle . He says that if you have hope you can change the future . He activates the Spell Card " Afterglow " . It gets shuffled back into his Deck and if he draws it in his next Draw Phase , he inflicts 4000 damage to Z - one . Since it ' s the only card in his Deck , he ' s guaranteed to draw it in his next Draw Phase and take out all of Z - one ' s Life Points , Team 5D ' s deduce . Leo celebrates that Aporia has won , but Sherry points out the possibility that Z - one could still defeat Aporia before his next Draw Phase , as all he needs to do is Summon a monster that can take out Aporia ' s 500 remaining Life Points . However Aporia explains that the effect of " Metaion , the Timelord " disallows Z - one from Summoning any more monsters and it itself has only 0 ATK . Team 5D ' s compliment Aporia ' s strategy and Aporia ends his turn . Since he has more than six cards in his hand during his End Phase , he discards five in maintaining the hand size limit . Z - one says that he sees that strategy Aporia was using and Aporia makes another attempt to convince Z - one to believe in Team 5D ' s . Z - one asks if Team 5D ' s is where Aporia got this hope and the card " Afterglow " from . He asks is this where that hope leads him and begins his turn . " Metaion , the Timelord " returns to Z - one ' s Deck during his Standby Phase . Now that Z - one controls no monsters , he can use the effect of " Nonexistence " . This lets him Summon a Level 10 or higher monster without releasing and with its ATK reduced to 0 . Luna wonders why Z - one would want to use that , as he can win if he Summons a monster with 500 or more ATK . Z - one turns his eye to Luna and says that he shall use a monster with 0 ATK to tame the hope in Aporia and make it leave . Z - one announces that he Summons the second " Timelord " . Aporia is shocked to hear that there are more than one . Z - one explains that the " Timelords " are a given life from an infinite term ; They intertwine with each other and consist of ten cards of the almighty god . " Metaion , the Timelord " is only one piece of it . " Lazion , the Timelord " is Summoned and Z - one explains that it cannot be destroyed by battle or the effects of Monster , Spell or Trap Card s . He offers to remind Aporia that hope is just an illusion . He announces a direct attack , which surprises Jack as the monster only has 0 ATK . Yusei reminds him that Z - one did something similar with " Metaion " . Z - one explains that when " Lazion " attacks , all monsters on the opponent ' s field and all the cards in the opponent ' s Graveyard are returned to their Deck and shuffled . The 33 cards in Aporia ' s Graveyard are shuffled back into his Deck and Z - one explains that the next effect of " Lazion " allows him to inflict 1000 damage to his opponent the next time they draw . Z - one ends his turn and explains that there are now 34 cards in Aporia ' s Deck ; If Aporia draws " Afterglow " , Z - one will take 4000 damage and lose . If Aporia draws anything else , Aporia will take 1000 damage and lose . He says Aporia is now under the hand of death and asks if he thinks hope is on his side . He asks if the miracle Aporia plans on performing is an example of hope or how to die . Z - one states that in reality , possibilities exist and humans attempt to construct these possibilities like he once did , but the reality that lies ahead is death . Aporia argues that that is not so and if one has hope , miracles will happen and he shall grab that hope with his own hands . Aporia gets ready to draw his card and thinks that he has no choice but to get " Afterglow " now . Aporia draws , but gets " Meklord Emperor Granel " . Z - one says that it looks like Aporia has failed to perform a miracle . He thanks Aporia for how well he has served him , but says that his role is now over and he hopes that Aporia rests in peace . The effect of " Lazion " activates and Aporia ' s Life Points drop to 0 . Aporia falls on his back and Yusei , Leo and Jack rush over to him . Aporia apologizes for failing to defeat Z - one as he was unable to find a respond with to hope that they gave him . Yusei says that that is not true , Aporia found a response for himself and gave them all hope . Aporia is surprised to hear this and Yusei explains that the " Timelord " cards are a difficult monster to beat , but they are now aware of their effects and that is the hope that Aporia has given them . Provided they have that hope , Yusei says that they shall always fight . Aporia is glad to hear that that he gave hope to the future . He then takes the ring from his back and throws it at Yusei Go . This causes the Duel Runner to grow wings . Aporia then drops his hand and dies . Leo starts to cry and everyone remains silent for a moment . Leo turns to Z - one and asks why he did that ; Does he not realize what he has done to his own friend . Z - one disagrees with Leo calling Aporia a friend of his . He explains that the Aporia they just saw was just a copy of the real Aporia ' s memory . He and Antinomy both helped Team 5D ' s and came face - to - face with death . Yusei asks if Z - one has ever considered that Aporia and Antinomy , referring to him as Bruno , might be Z - one ' s true friends , instead of having the thought that they were just truncated or copied . Yusei points at Z - one and insists that they settle this . Z - one says that there isn ' t much time left and that this shall be the final Duel . Z - one causes the dome they are inside to disappear . Up above them , they see New Domino City and realize that they are upsidedown and the Divine Temple has a separate source of gravity , holding them on . The Divine Temple starts to glow and six monitors float around it . On the outskirts of the city , Mina and Trudge observe this while helping sick and disabled people evacuate . Elsewhere Team Ragnarok watch the phenomenon and spot Yusei and his friends on one of the monitors . The monitors multiply and change to show Z - one , who identifies himself . Z - one explains that New Domino will be destroyed by the Divine Temple soon and a new future shall be created and advises the citizens to prepare themselves for the moment of their death . Z - one tells Yusei that they shall do this now and Yusei shall use his Duel Runner that Aporia customized . Akiza and Crow give Yusei some words of encouragement . Then Jack hands Yusei his " Red Dragon Archfiend " card , saying that he is entrusting it to him . Crow gives him " Black - Winged Dragon " , Akiza gives him " Black Rose Dragon " , Leo gives him both " Power Tool Dragon " and " Life Stream Dragon " and Luna gives him " Ancient Fairy Dragon " . Yusei takes the cards and says that with them , he shall definitely win and get back their future . Yusei mounts his Duel Runner and he and Z - one both fly off the Divine Temple . Z - one asks if Yusei really thinks that he can use his power to open the path to a new future and claims that everything is going according to his plan . Compared to Yusei , he considers himself a god . Z - one explains that his and everyone ' s lives were changed by the Zero Reverse . He says that they as orphans growing - up in Satellite , they jumped at the chance to participating in the World Racing Grand Prix , but he cannot assure them that they will be victorious in the face of the Divine Temple . Crow is angry hearing that they ' ve been living their lives in the palm of Z - one ' s hand . Z - one asks if Yusei understands the meaning of him being a god and states that if a god chooses the path of destruction , you cannot argue against it . Yusei says that even if they have been living their lives in the palm of Z - one ' s hand , they can overcome it with their feelings and even if something is the will of a god , they will continue to overcome it . Yusei vows to start a new future and begins the Duel , activating " Speed World 2 " . Z - one goes first and Special Summons " Time Maiden " , since he controls no other monsters . Its effect lets it count as two monsters for the Advanced Summon of a " Timelord " , so he Releases it to Summon " Metaion , the Timelord " . Z - one Set s one card in his Spell & Trap Card Zone and ends his turn . If Yusei really has the power to change the future , he asks him to prove it by defeating him . Yusei recalls that " Timelord " monsters cannot be destroyed and when " Metaion " battles , its effect returns the opponents monster to their hand and Z - one takes no Battle Damage . With that in mind , Yusei begins his turn . Featured Duels . Aporia vs . Z - one . Turn 5 : Aporia Aporia activate s his face - down " Double Tribute " to destroy " Metaion , the Timelord " and " Sky Core " . Since " Metaion " can ' t be destroyed , only " Sky Core " is destroyed . The effect of " Sky Core " activates , allowing Aporia to Special Summon " Meklord Emperor Skiel " ( 1 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position , " Skiel Top " ( 1 / 600 / 0 ) in Attack Position , " Skiel Attack " ( 1 / 1000 / 0 ) in Attack Position , " Skiel Guard " ( 1 / 200 / 300 ) in Defense Position , and " Skiel Carrier " ( 1 / 400 / 0 ) in Attack Position ( Aporia ' s Deck : 19 → 14 ) . Due to the effect of " Meklord Emperor Skiel " , its ATK becomes equal to the combined ATK of all other Skiel monsters Aporia controls ( " Meklord Emperor Skiel " : 0 → 2200 / 0 ) . Aporia then activates his face - down " High Rate Draw " to destroy all monsters he controls and draw a card for every two monsters destroyed this way . Since five monsters were destroyed this way , Aporia draws two cards ( Aporia ' s Deck : 14 → 12 ) . Aporia then activates " Future Destruction " to send the top twelve cards of his Deck to the Graveyard ( one for each card in Aporia ' s hand ) ( Aporia ' s Deck : 12 → 0 ) . Aporia then activates " Afterglow " to return the latter to his Deck ( Aporia ' s Deck : 0 → 1 ) . Aporia explains that when he draws " Afterglow " on his Draw Phase , he can reveal it to inflict 4000 damage to Z - one . On Aporia ' s End Phase , he discard s five cards from his hand due to the Hand size limit . Turn 6 : Z - one Z - one draws . On Z - one ' s Standby Phase , " Metaion " returns to Z - one ' s Deck due to its last effect . Z - one then uses the effect of " Nonexistence " to Normal Summon " Lazion , the Timelord " ( 10 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position without Tributing . " Lazion " then attack s directly . At the end of the Damage Step , the third effect of " Lazion " activates , forcing Aporia to add all cards in his Graveyard to his Deck ( Aporia ' s Deck : 1 → 34 ) . Z - one then explains to Aporia that when Aporia draws a card during his Draw Phase , the fourth effect of " Lazion " will inflict 1000 damage to him , so if Aporia doesn ' t draw " Afterglow " on his Draw Phase , he will lose the Duel . Turn 7 : Aporia Aporia draws , intending to draw " Afterglow " , but he instead draws " Meklord Emperor Granel " . The fourth effect of " Lazion " activates ( Aporia 500 → 0 ) . Z - one vs . Yusei Fudo . Turn 1 : Z - one Z - one draws . He then Special Summon s " Time Maiden " ( 1 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position since Z - one has no cards on his side of the field . Z - one then Tributes " Time Maiden " in order to Tribute Summon " Metaion , the Timelord " ( 10 / 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position ( Due to the effect of " Time Maiden " , it can be treated as two Tributes for the Tribute Summon of a Fairy - type monster ) . Z - one then sets a card . Turn 2 : Yusei Yusei draws . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .