Katsuya Jonouchi and Dark Marik ' s Duel ( manga ) Katsuya Jonouchi and Dark Marik faced each other in a Shadow Game of " Duel Monsters " in the first semifinal of the Battle City tournament . Jonouchi had hoped to face Dark Marik , so he could free Mai Kujaku from the Penalty Game , Dark Marik had inflicted upon her . Dark Marik admittedly underestimated Jonouchi and had to employ " The Sun Dragon Ra " to fight him . Although Jonouchi had enough Life Points to continue the Duel , the nature of the Shadow Game caused him to feel the pain of Ra ' s judgment . This rendered him unable to continue fighting and left him in a coma after the Duel . Events . Prior . After defeating Mai Kujaku in a Shadow Game , Dark Marik subjected her to the " Brain Insect " Penalty Game , leaving her friends 24 hours to rescue her before her brain tissues became devoured . Katsuya Jonouchi resolved to defeat Dark Marik to save Mai . He succeeded in influencing the match - up - organizing battle royal to set Dark Marik as his opponent in the Battle City semifinals , even though this meant putting his promise to Duel Dark Yugi on hold . Dark Marik had hoped to Duel Dark Yugi in the quarterfinals to satisfy his eagerness to kill him , but felt prepared to defeat whichever opponent he was given . After Jonouchi eliminated him in the battle royal , he became interested in sending Jonouchi to the darkness . Having made their way to the stage on the top of the Duel Tower , Jonouchi commented on the waste of scenery and Dark Marik joked about decorating it with Jonouchi ' s body . Dark Yugi reminded Jonouchi of the importance of him winning . Jonouchi pledged that he would win , take Marik ' s God card and fulfill their promised Duel , by facing Dark Yugi in the finals . Kaiba laughed at the idea of Jonouchi winning and predicted his defeat occurring in a matter of seconds . He warned Jonouchi and Dark Yugi that Dark Marik ' s " The Sun Dragon Ra " had terrifying abilities that they did not know about . Jonouchi began to worry when he said that even Dark Yugi would be powerless against " Ra " . However Kaiba said that " Ra " could be defeated , but to figure out how , he would need to see Dark Marik use it again and that Jonouchi would be his guinea pig for that . While Jonouchi accepted that " Ra " was powerful , he had some faith in his Deck , which contained the souls of Duelists he defeated in the tournament and a strong motive to win , in needing to save Mai . Duel . Turn 1 : Jonouchi Jonouchi Set " Question " and Summoned " Panther Warrior " . As he declared the end of his turn , he noticed the field becoming surrounded in black mist , as Dark Marik turned the Duel into a Shadow Game . Dark Marik asked if Jonouchi really wished to see Mai that badly and offered to let him , by sending him to death ' s dark world . Turn 2 : Dark Marik Dark Marik Summoned " Helpoemer " . Jonouchi accepted the Shadow Game and Dark Marik informed him that there was no turning back now ; he was to slowly await the coming of his death and unlike Mai , would have nobody coming to his rescue . Jonouchi asked him to quit yapping and announce the end of his turn , if he was done . Before doing so , Dark Marik wished to inform him of the Penalty Game that would befall the loser , wherein they would sink into darkness and eternal pain . He then Set " Hidden Soldiers " and ended his turn . Turn 3 : Jonouchi Jonouchi noticed a lifeline now connecting him to " Panther Warrior " . Dark Marik explained that this was just like his Duel with Mai , players will feel the pain of their monsters . He tempted Jonouchi to try attack his monster and make him feel pain . Jonouchi noted the identical ATK values of " Helpoemer " and " Panther Warrior " , meaning an attack would result in a stalemate . He Summoned " Rocket Warrior " , which let Dark Marik activate his Trap Card , " Hidden Soldiers " , Special Summoning " Viser Des " . Jonouchi recognized this monster from when it had caused Mai pain . The Trap allowed him to use the effect of " Viser Des " , causing it to clamp onto " Panther Warrior " , reducing its ATK ( " Panther Warrior " : 2000 → 1500 ATK ) . As the screws in the " Viser Des " torture device bore into Jonouchi ' s monster ' s head , Jonouchi felt the same sensation . He dropped to his knees in pain and clasped onto the sides of his head . Dark Marik laughed and stated that Jonouchi could not avoid the pain and the more his hatred grows , the more he will suffer . Understanding the pain Mai endured , Jonouchi refused to forgive Dark Marik and swore to help her get revenge . To Dark Marik ' s surprise , Jonouchi managed to overcome the pain and stand up . Jonouchi threatened to open a hole in Dark Marik ' s stomach and used the effect of " Rocket Warrior " . As it attacked " Helpoemer " , it was not destroyed and blasted through the body of " Helpoemer " , reducing its ATK ( " Helpoemer " : 2000 → 500 ATK ) . Dark Mari recoiled in pain . He suffered further pain , as Jonouchi got " Panther Warrior " to attack and destroy " Helpoemer " ( Dark Marik : 4000 → 3000 Life Points ) . However Dark Marik stood up straight again and laughed , since the battle was going as planned . The effect of " Helpoemer " , caused it to be placed in Jonouchi ' s Graveyard , where Jonouchi could hear it reciting poems of Hell . An arm extended out of his Graveyard , grabbed a card from Jonouchi ' s hand and pulled it into the Graveyard . Dark Marik explained that this would happen during each of Jonouchi ' s Battle Phase s . Turn 4 : Dark Marik Dark Marik reviewed Jonouchi ' s monsters and saw no major threat . With " Panther Warrior " tortured by " Viser Des " , it was losing 500 ATK each turn , could not be Sacrificed and was causing Jonouchi pain , so Dark Marik decided not to destroy it . He Set " Coffin Seller " and Summoned " Gil Garth " . When he ended his turn without attacking , Jonouchi became cautious that he had a trap lined up . Turn 5 : Jonouchi Jonouchi drew " Jinzo " . Since it required two Sacrifices , he Summoned " Baby Dragon " in Defense Mode and switched " Rocket Warrior " to Defense Mode , hoping to Sacrifice the two of them next turn . " Viser Des " tightened its grip on " Panther Warrior " ( " Panther Warrior " : 1500 → 1000 ATK ) , causing further pain to Jonouchi . The effect of " Helpoemer " also activated , taking " Jinzo " from Jonouchi ' s hand . From Jonouchi ' s reaction , Dark Marik could tell he had just lost an important card . The discard allowed Dark Marik to activate " Coffin Seller " , which inflicted 700 damage to Jonouchi each time a card is sent to his Graveyard ( Jonouchi : 4000 → 3300 Life Points ) . Turn 6 : Dark Marik Dark Marik Set " Malevolent Catastrophe " and " Dark Wall of Wind " . Since " Malevolent Catastrophe " destroys all cards on the field and Jonouchi had five cards , he planned on using it with " Coffin Seller " to take out Jonouchi ' s remaining Life Points . Dark Marik Sacrificed " Gil Garth " for " Legend Devil " , warning Jonouchi that he would need to defeat it straight away or it would get stronger each turn . Turn 7 : Jonouchi Jonouchi smiled and said that it was Dark Marik who had played into his hands . He activated " Question " and explained that each player was to guess the top monster in their opponents ' Graveyard and if an opponent guessed wrong , the player got to Summon their monster . Jonouchi knew Dark Marik had Sacrificed " Gil Garth " , but Dark Marik did not know which card " Helpoemer " had randomly discarded . Dark Marik did not get to revive his monster , but Jonouchi got " Jinzo " , whose effect destroyed " Coffin Seller " and " Malevolent Catastrophe " . Jonouchi ' s supporters celebrated and Dark Yugi noted that Jonouchi was indeed on the path to becoming a true Duelist . " Jinzo " attacked and destroyed " Legend Devil " ( Dark Marik : 3000 → 2400 Life Points ) and Dark Yugi observed that if Jonouchi could attack directly with his remaining three monsters , he would win . Mokuba asked Kaiba if Jonouchi could win , but Kaiba told him not to insult the holder of a God card . Jonouchi got " Baby Dragon " , " Rocket Warrior " and " Panther Warrior " to attack directly , but Dark Marik activated " Dark Wall of Wind " , shielding himself from direct attacks . " Viser Des " tightened its grip on " Panther Warrior " ( " Panther Warrior " : 1000 → 500 ATK ) and " Helpoemer " took another of Jonouchi ' s cards . Jonouchi clasped his head and pain and had his card discarded . Dark Marik said that it would not end there ; he was now considering how to repay Jonouchi for the pain he made him suffer that turn . Turn 8 : Dark Marik Dark Marik drew and Summoned " Lava Golem " . Jonouchi was surprised by its 3000 ATK and how Dark Marik Summoned a Level 8 monster , without Sacrifice . Dark Marik clarified that the monster was being Summoned to Jonouchi ' s field , with two of his monsters , " Jinzo " and " Baby Dragon " , as Sacrifices . Jonouchi found himself imprisoned in the steel cage that hung from the monster ' s neck . Dark Marik said he should be grateful to gain control of a 3000 - ATK monster , but it would scorch the earth each turn , causing its controller great pain . With " Jinzo " gone , Dark Marik was able to Set " Monster Relief " . He tempted Jonouchi , by pointing out that he could win with a successful attack from " Lava Golem " next turn . Turn 9 : Jonouchi Dark Yugi was certain that Dark Marik would not simply hand such a powerful monster to Jonouchi and knew he had some hidden strategy . He and Jonouchi were both hopeful , that Jonouchi ' s next draw would be " Giant Trunade " to clear the path for a safe attack , but he got " Foolish Burial " . Jonouchi knew that Dark Marik had a trap prepared , but with by taking no action , his Life Points would wither away , so he opted to attack . Dark Marik informed him that the attack name for " Lava Golem " was " Golem Volcano " , but Jonouchi decided to name the attack himself and called it " Jonouchi Fire " as he attacked . Dark Marik activated " Monster Relief " to return " Viser Des " to his hand and re - Summon it . No longer clamped to one of Jonouchi ' s monsters , it was able to defend him from attacks , while its effect prevented it from being destroyed . As Jonouchi ended his turn , " Lava Golem " poured lava around the cage , lowering his Life Points ( Jonouchi : 3300 → 2600 Life Points ) and " Helpoemer " discarded another card . Turn 10 : Dark Marik Dark Marik considered the possibility of Jonouchi Sacrificing his monsters , including " Lava Golem " . He activated " Machine Duplication " to multiply a mechanical monster with less than 500 ATK . He targeted " Viser Des " and Summoned two more copies of it from his Deck . He clamped two of them to " Lava Golem " and " Rocket Warrior " and kept the third to defend himself . With Sacrifice Summons restricted , Dark Marik suggested surrendering might be Jonouchi ' s best option . Honda worried that Jonouchi had no way out of this situation and Kaiba was disappointed , thinking that " Ra " was not going to be used in the Duel . Turn 11 : Jonouchi Jonouchi figured , he had better get rid of " Lava Golem " before it got rid of his remaining Life Points . He refused to give up and drew " Gilford the Lightning " , which he thought was of no use , since it required two Sacrifices . However , he looked at the " Graceful Dice " in his hand and figured there might be a way . Jonouchi activated " Graceful Dice " , targeting " Viser Des " and rolling a 6 , multiplying its ATK by the result ( " Viser Des " : 500 → 3000 ATK ) . Now having too much ATK to be supported by " Machine Duplication " , the extra copies of " Viser Des " were destroyed , leaving Dark Marik with just the one defending himself . Jonouchi Sacrificed " Lava Golem " , " Rocket Warrior " and " Panther Warrior " to Summon " Gilford the Lightning " . Since he used three monsters to Summon it , he got to use its " Lightning Thunder " effect to destroy all Dark Marik ' s monsters , regardless of their defenses , including the invincibility effect of " Viser Des " . Not noticing Dark Marik ' s face - down card , Jonouchi attacked directly with " Gilford " , but Dark Marik activated " Nightmare Mirror " . Jonouchi appeared in the mirror ' s reflection , becoming the target of the attack and losing 1000 Life Points ( Jonouchi : 2600 → 1600 Life Points ) . Dark Marik discarded " The Sun Dragon Ra " , as part of the effect of " Nightmare Mirror " . Turn 12 : Dark Marik Dark Marik confessed to underestimating Jonouchi and said that they could not end this without Jonouchi seeing God with his own eyes . He activated " Monster Reborn " to revive " The Sun Dragon Ra " . He then transformed " Ra " into its final form , " God Phoenix " . He had previously thought that he would not need to show Jonouchi the true nature of God and told him he could be proud . Jonouchi noticed that " Ra " was in a different than when it defeated Mai . Dark Marik turned to Dark Yugi and Kaiba and said that they should thank Jonouchi for giving them a preview of what awaits them in the finals . He suggested that they give him a round of applause , but make it loud enough for him to hear it in Hell . Kaiba admitted that Jonouchi ' s performance was " not bad for a deadbeat Duelist " and that he had earned his respect . Jonouchi was unhappy with Dark Marik ' s confidence that he had won and pointed out that with no Sacrifices " Ra " had 0 ATK , which despite being a God was not enough to overcome " Gilford " . Dark Marik told him to be quiet and wait for death , since soon enough he would be wandering in Hell with the painful sensation of the third special power of " Ra " burned into his soul . He revealed that by paying 1000 Life Points , " Ra " could incinerate all monsters on the field . Jonouchi thought that this would be insufficient , since he would still have Life Points , but Dark Marik reminded him of the nature of the Shadow Game ; in feeling the pain of his monsters , Jonouchi was about to suffer God ' s judgment . Dark Marik activated the effect of " God Phoenix " ( Dark Marik : 2400 → 1400 Life Points ) and Jonouchi worried that if he lost now , he would not see Mai or Yugi again . " Ra " engulfed " Gilford " in a pillar of fire , causing Jonouchi to scream in pain , while Dark Marik laughed . Jonouchi dropped to his knees and the attack ended . When the flames cleared , Dark Marik was surprised to see that Jonouchi was still alive . Jonouchi began to hallucinate that he was seeing Dark Yugi before him . Dark Yugi said that Jonouchi had made it to the finals and this was their promised Duel . Jonouchi remembered withstanding the attack from " Ra " and the effect of " Monster Reborn " ceasing next turn . Dark Yugi confirmed and added that Jonouchi Summoned " Gearfried the Iron Knight " next turn and defeated Dark Marik . " Ra " disappeared at the end of Dark Marik ' s turn , since Spell Card s could only affect God cards for one turn . Dark Marik was shocked and wondered if this meant Jonouchi had a stronger willpower than his God . Jonouchi ' s friends celebrated and commented that Jonouchi just needed to attack to win . Kaiba was surprised and Dark Yugi called Jonouchi a hero . Turn 13 : Jonouchi Jonouchi drew " Gearfried the Iron Knight " and Summoned it . He looked at Dark Yugi and thought he was about to win , but then collapsed and the projection of " Gearfried " faded away . With Jonouchi unable to continue , Dark Marik was declared the winner . Aftermath . Anzu , Hiroto Honda , Shizuka and Dark Yugi rushed to Jonouchi ' s body . Dark Marik nearly vomited at the thought of how he almost lost to Jonouchi , but laughed in celebration of thinking he had killed him . Honda reported that Jonouchi was not breathing and Mokuba ordered Isono to fetch the medics . Honda shook Jonouchi ' s body and threatened to kick his butt , if he did not wake up . Yugi , Anzu , Shizuka and Honda began to cry . Kaiba noted that Jonouchi had fought until the end and in death accepted him as a true Duelist . Dark Marik laughed , claimed that Jonouchi was dead , another sacrifice to the shadows and asked who was next . As he left the arena , Kaiba told him that Jonouchi ' s death was not in vein . It had forced Dark Marik to show his hand and he had now figured the key to defeating his God card . After Jonouchi was taken to the medical room , Dark Yugi lost the will to continue fighting . His promise to Duel Jonouchi had been what had kept him going . He wondered what importance the God cards or his memories were and if he had lost Jonouchi over them . The only thing left to keep him going was his hatred for Dark Marik , he thought , but even after that Jonouchi would still be gone . For a moment , he thought he saw Jonouchi standing beside him . He remembered Jonouchi asking him what a true Duelist is and noticed a light coming from the Millennium Tauk is his pocket . Despite Ishizu saying before that it had lost its powers , it showed Dark Yugi a vision of him facing Jonouchi in a Duel , with Jonouchi saying that their Battle City was not over yet . Believing in that future , Dark Yugi was given a reason to continue fighting . Cards used . The following cards appeared in this Duel .