Joey Wheeler and Bandit Keith ' s Duel Joey Wheeler and Bandit Keith faced each other in a game of " Duel Monsters " , during the Duelist Kingdom tournament , in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . It is based on Katsuya Jonouchi and Keith Howard ' s Duel from the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " manga . Prior Events . After Yugi Muto defeats Mai Valentine in the first round of the Duelist Kingdom Semi - finals , the Duel between Bandit Keith and Joey Wheeler was about to begin . Joey was prepared to face Keith , only to find him on a couch outside the arena . When both participants were asked to present their entry cards , Joey could not find his , but was allowed to search for it , however if he did not return with the card by 11 o ' clock , he would be disqualified . Joey searched frantically for his card , but broke down in tears because he lost his only chance to save his sister , Serenity Wheeler . Mai finds him and gives him her handkerchief , which contained her entry card . Joey returned and showed his ( Mai ' s ) entry card . Keith was shocked because he stole Joey ' s card the night before , but was unphased since he thinks he could win anyway . Featured Duel : Joey Wheeler Vs . Bandit Keith . Turn 1 : Bandit KeithKeith draws . He then Sets a monster and ends his turn . Turn 2 : Joey WheelerJoey draws . He then Sets a monster and ends his turn . Turn 3 : KeithKeith draws . He then Flip Summons " Pendulum Machine " ( ATK : 1750 ; DEF : 2000 ) " Pendulum Machine " attacks and destroys Joey ' s Set " Battle Warrior " . Turn 4 : JoeyJoey draws . He then Summons " Giltia the D . Knight " ( ATK : 1850 ; DEF : 1500 ) in Attack Mode . Joey attacks " Pendulum Machine " with " Giltia the D . Knight , but it is not destroyed nor does Keith take battle damage . Keith tells them that all of Machine - Types are protected with magic - resistant armor , meaning Magic or non - physical attacks won ' t destroy them . Turn 5 : KeithKeith draws . He then Summons " Launcher Spider " in Attack Mode ( ATK : 2200 ; DEF : 2500 ) . Keith attacks and destroys " Giltia the D . Knight " with " Launcher Spider " . ( Joey ' s LP : 2000 → 1650 ) Turn 6 : JoeyJoey draws . Joey Sets a card and Sets a monster . Turn 7 : KeithKeith draws . He then Sets a card face - down and as he Sets his next monster , he purposefully drops it , revealing it to be " Zoa " ( ATK : 2600 ; DEF : 1900 ) . He picks it up and sets it properly . Turn 8 : JoeyJoey draws . Joey Summons " Flame Swordsman " in Attack Mode ( ATK : 1800 ; DEF : 1600 ) . Joey equips " Flame Swordsman " with " Salamandra " ( ATK : 1800 → 2500 ) . Joey attacks " Zoa " with " Flame Swordsman " but Keith activates his Trap Card , " Magic Metal Force " , changing " Zoa " into " Metalzoa " ( ATK : 3000 ; DEF : 2300 ) . Joey ' s attack continues , destroying " Flame Swordsman " . ( Joey ' s LP : 1650 → 1150 ) Turn 9 : KeithKeith draws . Keith activates " Stop Defense " , switching the position of Joey ' s face - down monster , revealing it to be " Axe Raider " ( ATK : 1700 ; DEF : 1150 ) . " Metalzoa " attacks " Axe Raider " but before the blow connects , Metalzoa disappears . As it turns out , Joey activated his own face - down trap card : " Chasm of Spikes " , which not only destroys " Metalzoa " , but 1 / 4 of it ' s ATK is deducted from Keith ' s own Life Points . ( Keith ' s LP : 2000 → 1250 ) Turn 10 : Joey Draws a card . Joey Sets a card which he claims to be a Trap card , switches Axe Raider back to Defense Mode and summons " Garoozis " in Attack Mode . " Garoozis " attacks and destroys " Pendulum Machine " . ( Keith ' s LP : 1250 → 1200 ) Turn 11 : KeithKeith draws . " Launcher Spider " attacks " Garoozis " , but Joey activates his face - down " Kunai with Chain " , increasing " Garoozis " ' ATK ( ATK : 1800 → 2300 ) , allowing " Garoozis " to destroy " Launcher Spider " instead . ( Keith ' s LP : 1200 → 1100 ) Turn 12 : JoeyJoey draws and passes . Turn 13 : KeithKeith draws . Keith Sets a card and Summons " Barrel Dragon " in Attack Mode . ( ATK : 2600 ; DEF : 2200 ) . Each Barrel has a 50 % chance of success , so with two barrels , Keith destroys Joey ' s monsters . ( Joey ' s LP : 1150 → 850 ) . Turn 14 : JoeyJoey draws . Joey plays " Time Wizard " as a Magic Card , then Summons " Baby Dragon " in Attack Mode ( ATK : 1200 ; DEF : 700 ) Joey activates the effect of " Time Wizard " and succeeds . This causes " Barrel Dragon " to rust up , losing 800 ATK and DEF points ( ATK : 2600 → 1800 ; DEF : 2200 → 1400 ) and transforms " Baby Dragon " into " Thousand Dragon " ( ATK : 2400 ; DEF : 2000 ) . " Thousand Dragon " attacks and destroys " Barrel Dragon " , but Keith activates his Trap card , " Time Machine " , negating the battle damage and allowing him to bring back " Barrel Dragon " as it was before , at full power ( ATK : 2600 ; DEF : 2000 ) . Joey ends his turn . Turn 15 : KeithKeith draws . " Barrel Dragon " attacks and destroys " Thousand Dragon " ( Joey ' s LP : 850 → 650 ) . Turn 16 : JoeyJoey draws . He then Sets a monster and ends his turn . Turn 17 : KeithKeith draws . He then Summons " Slot Machine " in Attack Mode and has " Barrel Dragon " destroy Joey ' s face - down " Kojikocy " . Turn 18 : JoeyJoey draws . He then Sets a monster and ends his turn . Turn 19 : KeithKeith draws . " Barrel Dragon " attacks and destroys Joey ' s face - down monster . Turn 20 : JoeyJoey draws . Joey ' s hand has " Armored Lizard " , " Rock Ogre Grotto # 1 , " Shield & Sword " , and " Red - Eyes B . Dragon " . Joey Sets a card and Summons " Red Eyes Black Dragon " . in Attack Mode ( ATK : 2400 ; DEF : 2000 ) . Turn 21 : KeithKeith draws . Keith attacks " Red - Eyes Black Dragon " with " Barrel Dragon " , but Joey activates his face - down " Copycat " and plays it as " Magic Metal Force " , transforming " Red - Eyes Black Dragon " into " Red - Eyes Black Metal Dragon " ( ATK : 2800 ; DEF : 2400 ) . Red - Eyes Black Metal Dragon destroys Barrel Dragon . ( Keith ' s LP : 1100 → 900 ) . Keith Sets a card and switches " Slot Machine " to Defense Mode . Turn 22 : JoeyJoey draws . Joey Sets a card and has " Red - Eyes Black Metal Dragon " attack " Slot Machine " , but Keith activates his face - down card , " 7 Completed " causing the middle slot to change to a 7 . Joey ' s attack was deflected since Keith used " 7 Completed " to raise the DEF of his " Slot Machine " ( DEF : 2300 → 3000 ) , thus causing Joey to lose Life Points ( Joey ' s LP : 650 → 450 ) Turn 23 : KeithKeith pulls out another " 7 Completed " card from his wristband , which Pegasus notices , and claims he has drawn . He plays it , changing the left slot to a 7 and increasing " Slot Machine " ' s ATK ( ATK : 2000 → 2700 ) . Keith then Summons " Blast Sphere " ( ATK : 2900 ; DEF : 1400 ) and latches itself on to Joey ' s " Red - Eyes Black Metal Dragon " . When Keith ends his turn , " Blast Sphere " will self - destruct , inflicting the difference in ATK as damage . As Keith ends his turn , Joey activates another face - down card . When Keith thinks he destroyed Joey ' s monster , Joey reveals that he activated " Dragon Nails " before " Blast Sphere " self - destructed ( ATK : 2800 → 3400 ) , thus Keith takes damage instead of Joey . ( Keith ' s LP : 900 → 400 ) . Turn 24 : JoeyJoey draws and passes . Turn 25 : KeithKeith pulls out his third " 7 Completed " card from his wristband , again , claiming he drew it and equips it to " Slot Machine " , changing the right slot to a 7 and raising its ATK again . ( ATK : 2700 → 3400 ) . Turn 26 : JoeyJoey ' s hand has " Armored Lizard " , " Rock Ogre Grotto # 1 , " Shield & Sword " , and " Lava Battleguard " . Joey draws . Joey Sets the card he drew and ends his turn . Turn 27 : KeithKeith draws , and activates " Pillager " , the card he just drew , forcing Joey to reveal all the cards in his hand so Keith can steal one of them . Joey lays down his hand and Keith takes " Shield and Sword " and activates it , switching all monster ' s ATK with DEF : Keith places " Slot Machine " in Attack Mode and attacks Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon and destroys it . Just as he thought he won the Duel , he was shocked to see a creature with a grin , with his own " Time Machine " trap , as it turns out , the card Joey set on his turn was " Graverobber " which Joey used to steal Keith ' s " Time Machine " trap , which Joey uses as his own , negating the battle damage and Special Summoning " Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon " at full power . ( ATK : 3400 ; DEF : 2400 ) . The battle replays , and " Red - Eyes Black Metal Dragon " destroys " Slot Machine " ( Keith ' s LP : 400 → 0 ) . Joey wins . Aftermath . Keith protests saying that the duel should not count because Joey used an entry card that was not his . Joey admits that the entry card he used was Mai ' s , but was curious as to how Keith knew of this . Maximillion Pegasus says that it was obvious Keith stole Joey ' s card . Tristan says Keith should be disqualified instead of Joey , and Pegasus agrees with him , and not just for his crime outside the ring , he also explains that Keith also kept his other two " 7 Completed " cards in his wristband . Pegasus orders his guards to take away Keith and he himself congratulates Joey for a well fought duel . Keith would not take this lying down as he attempts to assault Pegasus but he activates a trap door which causes Keith to fall into the ocean .