Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 015 " Winning Through Intimidation " , known as " Cut through the Darkness ! Protective Sealing Swords of Light " in the Japanese version , is the fifteenth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " second series anime . It first aired in Japan on August 1 , 2000 and in the United States on February 2 , 2002 . When this episode first aired in the United States on " Kids WB ! " , it was merged with the previous episode , so the Duel took place in just one episode titled " PaniK Attack " . " 4Kids TV " aired the episode in two parts in 2007 . Summary . Back at the Duel , Yami Yugi and PaniK continue to exchange words . PaniK , trembling in fear , Summon s " King of Yamimakai " and attack s , but the attack is redirected to " Reaper of the Cards " and takes a huge chunk of PaniK ' s own Life Points . Yami Yugi activate s " Swords of Revealing Light " , revealing all of PaniK ' s monster s and preventing them from attacking for three turn s . PaniK counters with " Chaos Shield " , switching all of his monsters to Defense Position and raising their DEF . Knowing that most of Yami Yugi ' s monsters are too weak to destroy his shield , PaniK demands he gives up , but Yami Yugi is not intimidated , claiming he knew PaniK ' s strategies the second he met him and that he walked right into his trap . Yami Yugi summons " Catapult Turtle " , " Gaia the Dragon Champion " at " Castle of Dark Illusions " , destroying the flotation ring . However , the castle is still standing . Still unintimidated , Yami Yugi says the only reason why his castle is still standing is because the " Swords of Revealing Light " are holding it up . Once they disappear , the castle comes crashing down . Since PaniK has trapped his monsters inside the " Chaos Shield " , all of them are destroyed and PaniK loses the duel . PaniK tries to kill Yami Yugi by firing flames towards him , but his Millennium Puzzle protects him . PaniK is then destroyed by Yami ' s magical powers . After the duel , Yugi offers Mai her Star Chip s back , but Mai refuses to take them as she believes she does not deserve them . After Joey plays around and tries to steal the chips , Mai demands that he give them back , and he does . As Yugi and the group leave , Mai thanks Yugi for his effort , saying that when they meet again , she will repay him and face him in an honorable duel . Featured Duel : Yami Yugi vs . PaniK . Yugi has 1606 LP remaining , and control s " Curse of Dragon " ( 2000 / 1500 ) in Defense Position , " Spellbinding Circle " and 2 Set cards . PaniK has 2000 LP remaining , and control s " Castle of Dark Illusions " ( 920 → 1196 / 1930 → 2509 ) in Defense Position , " Barox " ( 1380 → 1794 / 1530 → 1989 ) , " Dark Chimera " ( 1610 → 2093 / 1460 → 1898 ) and " Reaper of the Cards " ( 1380 → 1094 / 1930 → 2509 ) all in Attack Position , and no Set cards . Turn 11 : PaniK PaniK has four turn s remaining . PaniK draws " King of Yamimakai " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 2000 → 2600 / 1530 → 1989 ) in Attack Position . " King of Yamimakai " attack s " Curse of Dragon " , but the light from " Spellbinding Circle " redirects the attack to " Reaper of the Cards " , destroy ing the latter ( PaniK : 2000 → 494 LP ) . Yugi then activate s his face - down " Swords of Revealing Light " . Now for three turns , all monster s PaniK controls must be face - up and cannot attack . Turn 12 : Yami Yugi Yugi passes . The effect of " Swords of Revealing Light " will expire in two turns . Turn 13 : PaniK PaniK has three turns remaining . PaniK draws " Chaos Shield " and subsequently activates it to increase the DEF of all his monsters ( " Castle of Dark Illusions " : 1196 / 2509 → 3200 , " Barox " : 1794 / 1998 → 2600 , " Dark Chimera " : 2093 / 1898 → 2600 , " King of Yamimakai " : 2600 / 1989 → 2600 ) and switch them to Defense Position . Turn 14 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws " Gaia The Fierce Knight " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 2300 / 2100 ) in Attack Position . He then activates his face - down " Polymerization " to fuse " Curse of Dragon " with " Gaia The Fierce Knight " in order to Fusion Summon " Gaia the Dragon Champion " ( 2600 / 2100 ) in Attack Position . The effect of " Swords of Revealing Light " will expire in one turn . Turn 15 : PaniK PaniK has two turns remaining . PaniK draws " Metal Guardian " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1150 → 1495 / 2150 → 2795 ) in Defense Position . Since " Metal Guardian " is in Defense Position , Yugi cannot attack any monster PaniK controls , except " Metal Guardian " . Turn 16 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws . He then Normal Summons " Catapult Turtle " ( 1000 / 2000 ) in Defense Position . Yugi then activates the effect of " Catapult Turtle " , increasing the ATK of " Gaia the Dragon Champion " by 600 ( " Gaia the Dragon Champion " : 2600 → 3200 / 2100 ) and Tributing it to destroy the floatation ring of " Castle of Dark Illusions " . Shortly after doing this , Yami Yugi takes damage ( Yugi : 1606 → 300 LP ) . However , " Castle of Dark Illusions " remains floating . Yugi explains that the only reason " Castle of Dark Illusions " is still floating is because of the effect of " Swords of Revealing Light " . At the End Phase , the effect of " Swords of Revealing Light " expires . Turn 17 : PaniK PaniK has one turn remaining . On PaniK ' s turn , " Castle of Dark Illusions " falls and crashes down on PaniK ' s monsters , who are unable to escape because of " Chaos Shield " . This wipes out the rest of PaniK ' s Life Points ( PaniK : 494 → 0 LP ) . Aftermath . PaniK , angry that he lost , attempts to kill Yugi with fire , but he gets killed instead ( in the dub , Yugi sends him to the Shadow Realm ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .