Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Episode 078 " The Adventures of Artimus Stanleyus " , known as " Shark Enraged ! ! Save the Captured Little Sister ! " in the Japanese version , is the seventy - eighth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . It first aired in Japan on November 4 , 2012 and in the United States on September 14 , 2013 . Summary . At Heartland Academy , Yuma and his friends are walking along , talking about their test scores . Their conversation is interrupted by a boy in a beret calling out to Yuma , who asks who he is . He introduces himself as Art Stanley , the president of the school ' s Comic Book Appreciation Club . Bronk doesn ' t seem to know what the club is and Caswell comments that it has only one member . Spinning his pencil , Art tells Yuma he has a request . He ' s currently dedicated his club to a " great masterpiece " and he wishes to use Yuma as his model for the main character . Ray thinks that sounds like a great idea . Yuma seems excited and Art says that as Yuma is the champion of the WDC , there is no better model . He holds up a sketch of Yuma , dressed in a superhero costume . Yuma seems impressed , while Art suddenly asks Yuma what his weakness is . Yuma claims he has no weakness , causing his friends to wince . Art says that ' s good to hear and then tells Yuma to hold on ( in the dub , Art responds that all heroes have weaknesses before leaving ) . Seeing Shark nearby , Art rushes over and calls out to him , asking if he ' ll become a model for his manga as well . He shows him the sketch he based on him , featuring Shark with metallic claws and demonic wings . Shark says the design makes no sense ( in the dub , he calls it lame ) and walks off . Art chases him and places his hand on Shark ' s shoulder , asking him to wait . Shark tells him to get his hand off of him and Art begins by saying he ' s begging Shark . Shark repeats that he needs to take his hand off him and pushes him away , one of the rings flying off of his finger in the process . Art reaches for the dropped ring , but Shark yells for him not to touch it and picks it up before walking off . Handing Art his dropped sketchbook , Yuma asks if he ' s alright . Art thanks him , saying his sketchbook is more important than his life - it contains all of his ideas and designs for comics . Yuma says he ' ll look forward to his comic then and rushes after Shark , his friends following . Yuma comments that Shark ' s tongue is as sharp as always . Shark asks what ' s wrong with stating the truth . ( in the dub , Yuma asks how well Shark did on the test , with the latter responding with " Whatever " . ) Later , Shark visits Rio at the hospital . Standing by her bedside , he wonders just when she ' ll finally awaken again . Opening his palm , he stares at the two rings . He recalls when he and Rio attended a carnival years ago . Rio held out the rings to him and Shark had responded he didn ' t want to wear one of them in a pair with her and adds that a man shouldn ' t wear a ring anyway ( in the dub , Shark says he ' s Rio ' s big brother , not her big sister ) . Rio angrily throws the rings on the ground and walks off , calling him an idiot ( in the dub , Rio calls Shark ' s comment a mean thing to say ) . Now , Shark slides one of the rings onto her finger , before staring at the one of his own . From the doorway , Art watches , having apparently followed Shark . Back at the Comic Book Appreciation Club , Art discusses things with Girag , who asks why they ' d attack Shark now . Art tells him that though he was unable to find out Yuma ' s weak point , he did discover Shark ' s . Art claims every step of the plan is illustrated in his sketchbook . Girag approves the plan and Art vows to do his best for the glory of the Barian World . Girag then tells him he tried to draw some manga as well and holds two sheets of paper up , which feature poorly drawn black - and - white figures . He asks if they ' re pretty good and Art responds with " I guess . . . " ( in the dub , Art didn ' t say anything , but his sweatdrops are still present ) . The next day , Yuma , Tori and Ray approach Heartland Hospital . Ray says they brought enough food for a hospital visit and Tori tells him that she already informed him that Shark ' s sister is still unconscious , so she won ' t be able to eat . Yuma says that ' s fine , he ' ll eat them in her place . As they near the steps , Shark runs down the steps in a panic . Yuma says they ' re here to visit his sister and Shark mutters that Rio has disappeared from her room . Yuma wonders where she is now then . Art approaches them , saying it ' s a coincidence that they ' re all here . He wonders if they ' re looking for Rio . Shark asks what he would know about her and Art laughs , saying he ' ll tell Shark where she is on one condition : Shark must Duel him . Yuma tells him to stop this nonsense , ( in the dub , Yuma asks where Rio is ) while Astral appears from the Emperor ' s Key , telling Yuma he can feel a strange aura coming from him . Art , glowing with a red aura , asks what Shark ' s answer is and Shark agrees to Duel him , with both players setting up their D - Pad s and D - Gazer s . Shark says he won ' t forgive Art and takes the first turn , Normal Summon ing " Shocktopus " , who appears in a wave of water . Explaining that he ' s Tributing his WATER - Attribute monster , " Shocktopus " vanishes and Shark Special Summon s " Sharkraken " from his hand via its own effect in Attack Position . Set ting a card , he ends his turn . Art laughs and begins his turn , activating a Field Spell Card , " Comic Field " . The hospital is replaced with a medieval castle , while the ground around them becomes a rocky expanse . Art reveals that his field is from his comic , and within it everything will be decided by the stories he ' s already written . He adds that this means the real hero is one of love , courage and frankness - a hero created by Art . This match will end in Shark ' s defeat . Art Normal Summons " Lancelot , Knight of the Lake " and activates " Vow of the Sword " , explaining that when he control s a Warrior - Type monster , he may Special Summon another Level 4 or lower Warrior from his hand . He Special Summons " Tristan , Knight of Tragedy " in Attack Position . Astral comments that there are two Level 4 monsters and Art overlays them to Xyz Summon " Comics Hero King Arthur " in Attack Position . The effect of " Lancelot " activates ; when it is used as an Overlay Unit , he can reduce the ATK of an opponent ' s monster by 800 . The ATK of " Sharkraken " drops to 1600 and Art orders " King Arthur " to attack it . Shark calls him naive and explains that his face - down card is " Zeus ' Breath " and that it will negate the ATK and inflict 800 damage to Art . Shark moves to activate it , but Art asks if he ' s really sure he wants to do that ( in the dub , Art asks if Shark truly cares about his sister ) . He says he ' ll tell him something about Rio right now . She is in Art ' s fantasy world ( in the dub , Art struggles to think of a name for his world before settling for " Artopia " ) . A picture of Rio appears , unconscious on the floor of a cell , with her eyes still wrapped in bandages . Shark says this is impossible and Art claims that if Shark defeats him , his fantasy world will be destroyed . Art wonders what would become of Rio if that happened , laughing maniacally . Tori calls that a despicable tactic . Art tells Shark that he can ' t win and to allow him to recover his " Number " now . He resumes his attack , yelling " Radiant Sword " . " King Arthur " fires a beam out of its sword , which obliterates " Sharkraken " , drops Shark ' s Life Points to 3200 and throws him onto his back . Art Sets a card to end his turn . Yuma muses that at this rate Shark will lose . Astral says it ' s as he expected ; Art is an assassin of the Barian World . From the top of one of the cliffs formed by " Comic Field " , Girag stands , laughing and claiming its over for Shark now ( in the dub , Girag congratulates Art on a job well done , while also adding that Shark ' s " Number " is as good as theirs ) . Tori asks if there ' s something they could do to save Rio . Astral responds that the world is Art ' s creation . Remembering the sketchbook from earlier , Tori suggests Yuma goes to find it . The world itself should be drawn in that sketchbook . Yuma thinks she may be right - the sketchbook could have some hints . He , Ray and Astral rush off to find it , with Yuma vowing to save Rio . Shark begins his turn by Normal Summoning " Hammer Shark " . Art is annoyed at the weak monster and insists Shark Summon his " Number " now . He adds he ' ll have to help Shark Summon it , then . He activates his face - down " Ordeal of the Hero " , explaining that when he controls a " Comics Hero " monster and his opponent Summons a monster , this card will Special Summon two monsters from his opponent ' s Deck with the same Level as the Summoned monster . Shark Special Summons " Spear Shark " and " Double Shark " , with Art insisting that Shark bring out his " Number " . Shark complies , overlaying his three Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon " " in Attack Position . Shark asks Art what to do next - he shouldn ' t attack , after all . Art urges him to attack this time as all of Shark ' s attacks have already been predicated by Art ' s story . He adds that when forced into a pinch by a strong opponent , a true hero can always rise up ( In the dub , the story has Shark raid Artopia to kidnap Princess Rio to steal her power , with Artimus Stanleyus coming in to save Rio with the forces of good , resulting in a battle ) . Shark wonders what Art is planning , but determines he has no other option but to do as he ' s told . He orders " Shark Drake " to attack " King Arthur " with " Deep Sea Destruction " . " King Arthur " explodes and Art is pitched to the ground , his Life Points at 3600 . Art seems shaken , saying he can ' t believe " King Arthur " was defeated . He yells for " King Arthur " , saying that world peace and the hope of all are entrusted to him . Smiling , he explains the effect of " Comic Field " . When a " Comics Hero " monster is destroyed by battle , this card will prevent its destruction and increase its ATK by 500 . " King Arthur " reappears , its ATK rising to 2900 . Now he activates the effect of " King Arthur " , detach ing an Overlay Unit as its ATK was changed . The difference between the old and new ATK will be inflicted to Shark as damage . He declares " Storm Sword " and a fierce cyclone is fired from the sword of " King Arthur " , dropping Shark to 2700 . Tori yells Shark ' s name , while Art asks how the " underling of evil " ( " spawn of evil " in the dub ) feels after such an attack . Shark responds by Setting a card and ending his turn . Art starts his turn , equip ping " King Arthur " with " Miracle Sword " , which increases its ATK by 500 . Tori is concerned as the ATK changed again and Art repeats his previous move , detaching an Overlay Unit to inflict more damage to Shark with " Storm Sword " . Saying he ' s not done , he orders " King Arthur " to attack " Shark Drake " with " Flash Sword " . Shark ' s Life Points fall to 1600 , but Art comments that he can ' t destroy " Shark Drake " since " King Arthur " isn ' t a " Number " , but that even that was already written in the story . Art activates the other effect of " Miracle Sword " . If the equipped monster fails to destroy a monster by battle , he can send it to the Graveyard to activate a Spell Card from his hand . The Barian Emblem appears on Art ' s forehead as he vows to defeat the evil for the Barian World and activates " Rank - Up - Magic Barian ' s Force " . He Ranks - Up " King Arthur " and performs a Chaos Xyz Evolution to Special Summon " CXyz Comics Hero Legend Arthur " in Attack Position . Shark comments that this must be the new power of Barian , then ( in the dub , Shark comments on the 3000 ATK of " Legend Arthur " ) . Art reveals that when a " CXyz " is Summoned with " Barian ' s Force " , it steals the Overlay Units of an opponent ' s monster with " Chaos Drain " . " Legend Arthur " absorbs the Units from " Shark Drake " . The ATK of " Shark Drake " then decreases by 300 for each absorbed Unit . Art says the battle isn ' t over yet and specifies that monsters Summoned with " Barian ' s Force " can destroy " Numbers " . He orders " Legend Arthur " to attack and destroy " Shark Drake " with " Shockwash Slash " . Shark ' s Life Points fall to 500 . Yuma contacts Shark through his D - Pad , telling him he ' s found Art ' s sketchbook at the Comic Book Appreciation Club . Yuma clarifies that there are pictures of Rio in there as a captured heroine . Shark is enraged , but Art says that while Yuma found the sketchbook , that fact won ' t change the ending . Tori asks what he means and Art tells his story . In order to release the captured princess , Shark , who is the " devil ' s messenger " fights Art , who is the hero . Art wins , but it ' s too late to save the princess ; she is already in her eternal sleep . This means Shark will lose and his sister will not be saved . Ray asks Yuma if there ' s really nothing they can do . Yuma says he can ' t accept the future being decided by something like that . He urges Shark to get up and fight ; he ' s the only one who can save his sister . He tells him to crush everything in his way - he is still Shark , isn ' t he ? ( in the dub , Yuma asks if even a little fanfiction can stop Shark ) Hearing his sister ' s voice in his memories , Shark rises to his feet . He may not know what his future holds , but he vows he ' ll always protect her . He begs Rio to wake up . Both rings glow with pink energy and the fantasy world shatters . He hears Rio ' s voice again and she ' s now standing on one of the ramparts that are part of " Comic Field " . The wind blows her bandages off and she opens her eyes . Art is in disbelief , while Tori smiles . Ray cheers and Astral comments that his feelings for his sister have broken Barian ' s curse . Rio looks at Shark and asks if he ' s really going to lose this Duel . She asks how he dares lose in front of her and turns away . Shark asks who she thinks he ' s Dueling for ( in the dub , Shark retorts that he ' s losing because of her ) . Art yells he can ' t allow this and activates the effect of " Legend Arthur " by detaching an Overlay Unit . When it destroys a monster by battle , he can banish that monster from the Graveyard to inflict damage to Shark equal to the monster ' s ATK . Shark smiles as Art is blasted backwards instead of him . He explains he ' s activated his face - down " Torrential Reborn " , which can be activated when a WATER monster is destroyed - it will Special Summon the WATER monster and inflict 500 damage to Art . " Shark Drake " reappears and Art ' s Life Points fall to 3100 . Shark ' s turn is next and he immediately performs a Chaos Xyz Evolution , overlaying " Shark Drake " to Special Summon " " in Attack Position . Shark activates its effect , detaching an Overlay Unit and banishing a " Shark " monster from his Graveyard to decrease the ATK of " Legend Arthur " by the banished monster ' s ATK . He banishes " Shark Drake " , dropping the ATK of " Legend Arthur " to 200 . He then activates " Surging Erosion " , which can destroy a Field Spell Card . " Comic Field " vanishes and the rampart where Rio stands is revealed to be a water tower . Art is devastated by the destruction of his masterpiece . Shark continues that " Surging Erosion " will also increase the ATK of all WATER monsters by 500 . The ATK of " Shark Drake Veiss " rises to 3300 and Shark orders an attack with " Chaos Stream " , destroying " Legend Arthur " and dropping Art to 0 Life Points . The Barian Emblem vanishes from Art ' s forehead as Yuma cheers for Shark ' s victory . Girag is annoyed , saying it was so close , but now dismissing Art as a " useless loony " before vanishing . ( in the dub , Girag says he is sick of being left empty - handed and that he needs to find better puppets ) Shark gets to Rio , who mutters his name . ( in the dub , Rio tells Shark to bring her home ) He silently proceeds to carry her away . The next day at school , Art approaches Shark again , saying he has a new character model based on him - a samurai hero . Yuma likes the design , but Shark dismisses it as " silly " ( " solidly lame " in the dub ) and walks off again . Yuma asks about his design and Art shows another picture , featuring Shark ' s character fighting a golem who has just crushed Yuma ' s character beneath his foot . Astral and Tori agree it ' s a fitting place for Yuma . ( in the dub , Astral makes Observation Number 21 : Yuma would make a good cartoon character in real life ) Enraged and embarrassed , Yuma leaps up in the air , screaming why he isn ' t the main character after all . Featured Duel : Reginald " Shark " Kastle vs . Art Stanley . Turn 1 : Shark Shark draws . He then Normal Summon s " Shocktopus " ( 4 / 1600 / 800 ) in Attack Position . Shark then Tribute s " Shocktopus " in order to Special Summon " Sharkraken " ( 6 / 2400 / 2100 ) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect ( as " Shocktopus " is a WATER monster ) . Shark Set s a card . Turn 2 : Art Art draws . He then activate s " Comic Field " . Now , when a " Comics Hero " monster would be destroyed by battle , it will gain 500 ATK instead . Art then Normal Summons " Lancelot , Knight of the Lake " ( 4 / 1500 / 1700 ) in Attack Position . As he control s a Warrior - Type monster , Art activates " Vow of the Sword " to Special Summon " Tristan , Knight of Tragedy " ( 4 / 1400 / 1800 ) in Attack Position ( as " Tristan , Knight of Tragedy " is a Level 4 or lower Warrior - Type monster ) . Art overlays " Lancelot , Knight of the Lake " and " Tristan , Knight of Tragedy " in order to Xyz Summon " Comics Hero King Arthur " ( 4 / 2400 / 1200 , ORU : 2 ) in Attack Position . As " Lancelot , Knight of the Lake " was used as an Overlay Unit for the Xyz Summon of " Comics Hero King Arthur " , Art activates the effect of " Lancelot , Knight of the Lake " to decrease the ATK of " Sharkraken " by 800 ( " Sharkraken " : 2400 → 1600 ATK ) . " Comics Hero King Arthur " attack s " Sharkraken " . Shark begins to activate his face - down " Zeus ' Breath " , but ceases his action after Art threatens Rio ' s life . " Comics Hero King Arthur " then destroys " Sharkraken " ( Shark : 4000 → 3200 LP ) . Art Sets a card . Turn 3 : Shark Shark draws . He then Normal Summons " Hammer Shark " ( 4 / 1700 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . As Shark Normal Summoned a monster while Art controls a " Comics Hero " monster , Art activates his face - down " Ordeal of the Hero " to force Shark to Special Summon two monsters with the same Level as " Hammer Shark " from his Deck with their effects negate d . If he cannot , he will take 400 damage . Shark Special Summons " Spear Shark " ( 4 / 1600 / 1400 ) and " Double Shark " ( 4 / 1200 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . Shark overlays " Hammer Shark " , " Spear Shark " , and " Double Shark " in order to Xyz Summon " " ( 4 / 2800 / 2100 , ORU : 3 ) in Attack Position . " Shark Drake " attacks " Comics Hero King Arthur " ( Art : 4000 → 3600 LP ) , but Art activates the effect of " Comic Field " to prevent his monster ' s destruction ( " Comics Hero King Arthur " : 2400 → 2900 LP ) . As its ATK was changed , Art activates the effect of " Comics Hero King Arthur " to detach an Overlay Unit ( " Comics Hero King Arthur " : 2 → 1 ORU ) and inflict damage to Shark equal to the change in ATK ( Shark : 3200 → 2700 LP ) . Shark Sets a card . Turn 4 : Art Art draws . He then equip s " King Arthur " with " Miracle Sword " , increasing its ATK by 500 ( " Comics Hero King Arthur " : 2900 → 3400 ATK ) . Art activates the effect of " Comics Hero King Arthur " ( " Comics Hero King Arthur " : 1 → 0 ORU ) ( Shark : 2700 → 2200 LP ) . " Comics Hero King Arthur " attacks " Shark Drake " , but the latter isn ' t destroyed as " Comics Hero King Arthur " is not a " Number " ( Shark : 2200 → 1600 LP ) . As " Comics Hero King Arthur " failed to " Shark Drake " in battle , Art activates the second effect of " Miracle Sword " to send it to the Graveyard and activate " Rank - Up - Magic Barian ' s Force " , Ranking Up " Comics Hero King Arthur " via Chaos Xyz Evolution in order to Xyz Summon " Chaos Xyz Comics Hero Legend Arthur " ( 5 / 3000 / 2400 , ORU : 1 ) in Attack Position . The third effect of " Rank - Up - Magic Barian ' s Force " then detaches the Overlay Units of " Shark Drake " ( " Shark Drake " : 3 → 0 ORU ) , attaches them to " Comics Hero Legend Arthur " ( " Comics Hero Legend Arthur " : 1 → 4 ORU ) , and decreases the ATK of " Shark Drake " by 300 for each Overlay Unit it lost ( " Shark Drake " : 2800 → 1900 ATK ) . " Comics Hero Legend Arthur " attacks and destroys " Shark Drake " ( Shark : 1600 → 500 LP ) as the second effect of " Rank - Up - Magic Barian ' s Force " allows the summoned monster to negate effects which prevent destruction by battle . As " Comics Hero Legend Arthur " destroyed a monster by battle and sent it to the Graveyard , Art activates its effect , detaching a Chaos Overlay Unit ( " Comics Hero Legend Arthur " : 4 → 3 ) to banish the destroyed monster and inflict damage to Shark equal to its ATK . Shark activates his face - down " Torrential Reborn " ( as a WATER monster he controlled was destroyed by battle ) to revive " Shark Drake " ( 4 / 2800 / 2100 ) in Attack Position and inflict 500 damage to Art ( Art : 3600 → 3100 LP ) . This makes the effect of " Comics Hero Legend Arthur " resolve without effect . Turn 5 : Shark Shark draws . He then overlays " Shark Drake " with itself via Chaos Xyz Evolution in order to Xyz Summon " " ( 4 / 2800 / 2100 , ORU : 1 ) in Attack Position . Shark then activates the effect of " Shark Drake Veiss " to detach " Shark Drake " ( " Shark Drake Veiss " : 1 → 0 ORU ) , banish " Shark Drake " ( a " Shark " monster ) from his Graveyard and decrease the ATK of " Comics Hero Legend Arthur " by the ATK of " Shark Drake " ( " Comics Hero Legend Arthur " : 3000 → 200 ATK ) . Shark activates " Surging Erosion " to destroy " Comic Field " and increase the ATK of all face - up WATER monsters by 500 ( " Shark Drake Veiss " : 2800 → 3300 ATK ) . " Shark Drake Veiss " attacks and destroys " Comics Hero Legend Arthur " ( Art : 3100 → 0 LP ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .