Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s - Episode 052 " A Whale of a Ride , Part 2 " known as " At the End of the Emotions Spun by the Cards " in the Japanese version , is the fifty - second episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " anime . It first aired in Japan on April 1 , 2009 and in the United States on August 28 , 2009 . Summary . Present . Yusei , Trudge , Leo and Luna continue to make their way to the Killer Whale geoglyph . After Yusei ponders on who it could belong to , he turns the others and instructs that they stay behind as things are about to get dangerous up ahead . None of the three are pleased to leave him go alone . However Luna insists that they ' ll be fine , since her birthmark will protect them , if them from being sacrificed inside the geoglyph . Yusei allows them to come along , but says he ' ll run ahead to see who ' s dueling and they may follow him afterwards . Without any further notice , he ramps , launching his Duel Runner off the road and into the Turbo Duel circuit created by the geoglyph . Meanwhile , Crow , who has just been knocked off course , angrily pushes some buttons in the handlebars of his Duel Runner in his desperation not to lose , firing a grapple hook , which attaches to the Turbo Duel circuit and activating its wings , allowing him to glide back safely . Greiger sees Crow back on course and silently comments on his persistence . He Set s 1 card his Spell & Trap Card Zone . He ends his turn and , " Trap Reactor ・ Y FI ' s " ATK and DEF return to normal , as " Diving Exploder ' s " effect wears off . Crow remembers what Yusei said about how dueling a Dark Signer , means putting your life on the line . Regardless he feels the stakes are no match for the fate of the children sacrificed earlier . He begins his turn , drawing " Blackwing - Bora the Spear " . Both players ' SPC rises to 2 . Crow activates " Speed Spell - Angel Baton " , drawing " Blackwing - Elphin the Raven " and " Blackwing - Mistral the Silver Shield " and discarding " Elphin the Raven " . He then Summons " Silver Shield " in Defense Mode and Special Summons " Blackwing - Bora the Spear " alongside it . " Bora the Spear " blasts " Trap Reactor ・ Y FI " , with its " Death Spiral " attack . The explosion knocks a huge chunk off a building onto Greiger . However Greiger emerges with no visible damage , outside a loss of 900 Life Points . Crow is shocked to see how little an effect it has on him and that " Y FI " didn ' t even get destroyed . Greiger explains that he had played " Fake Explosion " after Crow declared the attack . This prevented " Y FI ' s " destruction and now allows Greiger to Summon " Summon Reactor ・ SK " from his hand . Crow analyzes the situation and believes Greiger plans Summoning " Spell Reactor ・ RE " , allowing him to combine them to bring out " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " , like he did against Yusei during the Fortune Cup . Greiger boasts that it ' s only natural he shall win the Duel as Crow is a non - Signer . Yusei then approaches the two Turbo Duelists and identifies the 2 of them . He is shocked to see that Greiger has become a Dark Signer . Greiger states that he has been reborn to seek vengeance on Goodwin through the powers of the Dark Signers . Seeing Yusei , as Goodwin ' s pawn , Greiger pronounces Yusei an enemy of his . Yusei tries talking them into stopping the Duel . Crow refuses , as the Dark Signers caused the children he took care of to disappear and he feels he must avenge them . Crow mentions that his parents were killed in the Zero Reverse incident and recollects on what he did afterwards . Crow ' s flashbacks . As far as Crow can remember , he wandered around Satellite with no place to go . He was lonely , without friends or people to love him and miserable . Looking around , he would sometimes find food and a bed and sometimes he wouldn ' t . While wandering through a landfill site , he found a Duel Monsters card , " Crow Goblin " . He left the dump , after finding more cards . In the present , Crow says , looking back , that Duel Monsters had saved him . While wandering through the city with his findings , he is confronted by a group of older children . He is a bewildered at first , as they glare at him funny . But after asking him what cards he has , they start hanging out together . Having never went to school , Crow could barely read , write or do maths , but through Duel Monsters the other kids taught him . Despite having no money or education , Duel Monsters gave him friends . Among the friends were Yusei and Jack . After meeting them , he realized that he wasn ' t alone anymore . Duel Monsters has saved him from the lonely world he was imprisoned in . Crow remarks that now there are plenty of kids in Satellite in the same situation as he was . He had wanted to share with them the lessons he had learned from Duel Monsters . However he then recollects on the black fog that the Dark Signers used to make the children disappear . That shattered his hopes and that he vows to make the Dark Signers pay . Present . Greiger says he ' ll take Crow on , for vengeance is the darkness of one ' s heart which will never die out . Yusei pleads with them to stop ; they have both suffered the same wounds and should be understanding of each other , not fighting . Crow shouts back to Yusei , asking where are they supposed to vent their anger . Yusei responds that revenge just breeds more revenge . Crow ' s mind agrees with Yusei , but his heart pushes him to continue the Duel . He pleas with Yusei to understand and as his friend to just watch their Duel . Crow ' s tears hit Yusei ' s visor and he agrees to see the Duel through to the end . Greiger continues the Duel , starting his next turn . He draws " Darksea Rescue " and both players Speed Counters rises to 3 . He Summons " Spell Reactor ・ RE " and uses the effect of " Summon Reactor ・ SK " ; Releasing all 3 " Reactor " monsters , he Special Summons " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " from his Deck . Using the " Sharp Shooting " effect of " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " , he sends " Dark Tuner Doom Submarine " from his hand to the Graveyard and destroys " Blackwing - Mistral the Silver Shield " . Using its " Death Airraid " attack , " SKY FIRE " takes out " Blackwing - Bora the Spear " , but Crow uses the effect of " Blackwing - Mistral the Silver Shield " to reduce the damage to 0 . Greiger then ends his turn . Crow remembers the hard time " SKY FIRE " gave Yusei during the Fortune Cup . Had he not learned of its effects back then , he would have taken the damage head - on . Crow begins his turn and draws " Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind " . Both players ' SPC rises to 4 . Crow concentrates on " SKY FIRE ' s " effects ; it will destroy the first card he plays or Set s and inflict 800 damage . He plans how to work around this and Summons " Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor " in Defense Position . This triggers the " Death Drop " effect of " SKY FIRE " ; a series of shells are dropped onto " Vayu " , destroying it and inflicting 800 damage to Crow . The impact of the attack , causes Crow to lose control of his Duel Runner , but he slides out its wings , which keep it from toppling over . Yusei fears that although Crow survived that attack , his body won ' t be able to take many more . Crow activate s the effect of " Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor " , removing from play itself and " Blackwing - Elphin the Raven " from his Graveyard , and he then performs a Synchro Summon . Chanting , " " Darkened gales , become the wings which will soar to the heavens . Synchro Summon ! Black Feather - Armored Wing " " as he Summons " Blackwing Armor Master " . Crow Special Summons " Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind " alongside it . Greiger deduces that Crow predicted " Vayu " would be destroyed by " SKY FIRE " , which up give him the chance to Summon these 2 monsters . Although he stands assured that it doesn ' t hold a candle to " SKY FIRE " , who is superior in terms of ATK . However , Crow sends " Armor Master " to attack " SKY FIRE " . Using its " Black Hurricane " attack , " Armor Master " launches a punch at the stronger monster . Yusei recognizes this move , from when he and Crow Tag Dueled Sector Security . Due to its effect , " Armor Master " isn ' t destroyed and Crow takes no Battle Damage . Greiger asked why Crow attacked in vain and Crow directs his attention to the wedge it drove into " SKY FIRE " . By removing the Wedge Counter , the ATK of " SKY FIRE " hits 0 , allowing " Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind " to easily dispose of it . As his monster explodes , Greiger ' s Duel Runner is knocked out of control and crashes into a supporting pillar of a bridge . Yusei speeds past the collapsing bridge to catch up with Crow , leaving Greiger behind . Crow boasts to Yusei that he ' s held out well for a non - Signer dueling a Dark Signer . But Yusei is sure that Greiger won ' t go down so easy . Greiger reappears behind them damning Crow and his tricks . His Life Points and SPC drop to 1800 and 3 respectively . Remarking that Greiger cannot catch up with him Crow Sets 1 card in his Spell & Trap Card Zone and ends his turn . Taking Crow ' s words into account , Greiger says that if can ' t catch up with Crow , he ' ll just have to drag Crow back to him . Greiger starts his turn . His SPC raises to 4 , while Crow ' s raises to 5 . Since he has no monsters out , he Special Summons " Dark Tuner Doom Submarine " from his Graveyard . The presence of the Dark Tuner causes a mark to glow on his face . Disgusted that Greiger Summoned a Level 9 monster so easily , Crow causes such play " cheating " , but Greiger calls it the powers of the netherworld . Next he Normal Summon s " Darksea Rescue " . He Dark Tunes both monsters and chants " " When the shadows are devoured by even darker shadows , the curtain pulls back and reveals a world without light ! Come forth , Dark Flat Top " " , as he Dark Synchro Summon s " Dark Flattop " . The massive battleship descends from pitch - black clouds onto the field . Crow laughs and remarks that although the monster is bigger , it doesn ' t mean it is better . Featured Duel : Crow Hogan vs . Greiger . Turn 2 : Greiger Greiger Set s a card . On Greiger ' s End Phase , the effect of " Diving Exploder " expires as a monster was destroyed by battle ( " Trap Reactor ・ Y FI " : 1800 → 800 / 800 → 1800 ) . Turn 3 : Crow Crow draws " Blackwing - Bora the Spear " . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Crow ' s SPC : 1 → 2 ; Greiger ' s SPC : 1 → 2 ) . Crow ' s hand contains " Speed Spell - Angel Baton " , " Blackwing - Backlash " , " Blackwing - Fane the Steel Chain " , and " Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor " . Crow activates " Speed Spell - Angel Baton " to draw two cards ( " Blackwing - Elphin the Raven " and " Blackwing - Mistral the Silver Shield " ) and send " Blackwing - Elphin the Raven " from his hand to the Graveyard . Crow then Normal Summon s " Blackwing - Mistral the Silver Shield " ( 100 / 1800 ) in Defense Position . He then Special Summon s " Blackwing - Bora the Spear " ( 1700 / 800 ) from his hand via its own effect in Attack Position . " Blackwing - Bora the Spear " attack s " Trap Reactor ・ Y FI " , but Greiger activates his face - down " Fake Explosion " to prevent his monster from being destroyed by battle this turn ( Greiger 4000 → 3100 ) . Greiger then activates the second effect of " Fake Explosion " to Special Summon " Summon Reactor ・ SK " ( 2000 / 1400 ) from his hand in Attack Position . Turn 4 : Greiger Greiger draws " Darksea Rescue " . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Crow ' s SPC : 2 → 3 ; Greiger ' s SPC : 2 → 3 ) . Greiger Normal Summons " Spell Reactor ・ RE " ( 1200 / 900 ) in Attack Position . He then activates the third effect of " Summon Reactor ・ SK " to send it , " Trap Reactor ・ Y FI " , and " Spell Reactor ・ RE " to the Graveyard and Special Summon Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " ( 3000 / 2500 ) in Attack Position . Greiger then activates the second effect of " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " to send " Dark Tuner Doom Submarine " from his hand to the Graveyard and destroy " Blackwing - Mistral the Silver Shield " . " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " then attacks and destroys " Blackwing - Bora the Spear " , but Crow activates the effect of " Blackwing - Mistral the Silver Shield " to reduce the Battle Damage he takes to 0 . Turn 5 : Crow Crow draws " Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind " . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Crow ' s SPC : 3 → 4 ; Greiger ' s SPC : 3 → 4 ) . He then Normal Summons " Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor " ( 800 / 0 ) in Defense Position . The first effect of " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " activates , destroying " Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor " and inflicting 800 damage to Crow ( Crow 3400 → 2600 ) . Crow activates the second effect of " Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor " to remove from play itself and " Blackwing - Elphin the Raven " from his Graveyard in order to Synchro Summon " Blackwing Armor Master " ( 2500 / 1500 ) in Attack Position ( as its Level is equal to the combined Level of the removed monsters ) . Crow then Special Summons " Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind " ( 1300 / 400 ) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect . Crow ' s hand contains " Blackwing - Backlash " and " Blackwing - Fane the Steel Chain " . " Blackwing Armor Master " attacks " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " . Due to the first effect of " Blackwing Armor Master " , it ' s not destroyed and Crow takes no Battle Damage . At the end of the Damage Step , " Blackwing Armor Master " places a Wedge Counter on " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " . Crow then removes the Wedge Counter on " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " to reduce its ATK and DEF to 0 until the End Phase ( " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " : 3000 → 0 / 2500 → 0 ) . " Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind " then attacks and destroys " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " ( Greiger 3100 → 1800 ) . Greiger loses one Speed Counter ( Greiger ' s SPC : 4 → 3 ) . Crow Sets a card . Turn 6 : Greiger Greiger draws . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Crow ' s SPC : 4 → 5 ; Greiger ' s SPC : 3 → 4 ) . Greiger then activates the effect of " Dark Tuner Doom Submarine " to Special Summon itself from his Graveyard ( 0 / 300 ) in Attack Position as he controls no monsters . He then Normal Summons " Darksea Rescue " ( 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Greiger then dark tunes " Darksea Rescue " with " Dark Tuner Doom Submarine " in order to Dark Synchro Summon " Dark Flattop " ( 0 / 3000 ) in Defense Position . Mistakes . Dub Mistakes . These following mistakes are created by the dubbed version : Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .