Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s - Episode 118 " A New Rival " is the one - hundredth and eighteenth episode of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " . Summary . As he is running to meet Team 5D ' s , Leo has a run - in with the team called Team Taiyo , led by Taro Yamashita . They have come from the countryside of Japan to fight in the WRGP , pooling their time , effort and limited resources to buy a nearly - junk Duel Runner and get it working again . They have already been declared the winners of their Preliminary Block and are to participate in the Tournament Finals , but their one D - Wheel was damaged by the hordes of Diablo , and it is barely functional . Yoshizo wants to get Yusei ' s autograph , and Leo offers the assistance of Yusei to repair their Duel Runner , but the team seems hesitant to become indebted to their rivals . Jinbei in particular overrides Leo ' s insistence , but as Leo walks away , he sees workmen repairing the damage to the city from the Diablo attacks . He then overhears Team Taiyo trying and failing to get their Machine Day Breaker working again . The next day , Leo goes to Yusei , explaining their situation and saying that he can ' t just leave it at that . Yusei understands , and Bruno expresses interest in seeing a handmade D - Wheel . With that , they all go to meet Team Taiyo , finding them at a park . Team Taiyo has made no progress , but when Leo renews the offer , Jinbei still wants for them to be able to handle it on their own . Even so , Taro reflects how he didn ' t know if they ' d win their first duel , yet they did . He wondered if it was dumb luck , but they kept winning . It might make sense to stay just on their own , but he wants to see how they can do in the finals . Jinbei relents , and Bruno and Yusei go to work . Meanwhile , Jack , Crow and Akiza go to watch the Exhibition Duel of Team Ragnarok , who are famous for wielding the 3 Aesir of the Stars . The match will be a ground duel , and Dragan is allowed to choose any duelist from any of the teams in attendance as his opponent . With a flourish , he chooses Jack , and the Duel commences . Jack immediately summon s Red Dragon Archfiend , but Dragan uses his heedless attack as an opportunity to Synchro Summon his strongest monster , Thor , Lord of the Aesir . As the demonic dragon and the northern god clash , the sky grows dark , and the arena trembles with the force of an earthquake . Hastily , Lazar stops the duel to avoid more damage , and though he maintains his stern face , Jack is left mildly impressed by the powers of Team Ragnarok . As the repairs continue , it becomes apparent that Team Taiyo ' s Machine Day Breaker is partly held together with scraps and garbage . Even Bruno is unable to tell for what reason some of the " parts " were installed , but Team Taiyo is surprised when Yusei is able to identify and justify each of the substitutions . He further amazes them by saying that his first Duel Runner was also built of whatever items he could find . But he remembers that , even from the backwaters of Satellite , he found the hope to move on . Also during the repairs , Yoshizo realizes he left his notebook behind , so he asks if Yusei could sign his Deck . When he holds out the cards , the 5D ' s crew is surprised to see that they are all Normal Monsters of very low level and low power . Jinbei promptly gets Yoshizo to stop showing his cards , as the two teams might wind up dueling , and that would give 5D ' s an advantage . Soon enough , the job is finished , and Yoshizo starts the Duel Runner up . It even sounds different , and when he gets going , he eagerly notes that its acceleration has improved , and it ' s more stable to boot . He swings it around 180 degrees , skidding to a stop before accelerating again right past his astounded friends , who wonder if it ' s really the same Duel Runner . The two teams part , with Yusei and the others having gotten Taiyo ' s gratitude and the promise that , if they face each other , they can duel without regrets . Soon enough , the finals begin . 5D ' s sees that Team New World is in the other block , so they will have to make it to the final round in order to face them . But for this first round , they are surprised to see that their opponents are none other than Team Taiyo ! Featured Duel : Jack Atlas vs . Dragan . Turn 1 : Dragan Dragan draws " Tanngrisnir of the Nordic Beasts " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 3 / 1200 / 800 ) in Attack Position . He then sets a card . Turn 2 : Jack Jack draws " Vice Dragon " . Since Dragan controls monsters , but Jack doesn ' t , he Special Summon s " Vice Dragon " from his hand in Attack Position by halving its original ATK and DEF ( 5 / 2000 → 1000 / 2400 → 1200 ) . Jack then Normal Summons " Dark Resonator " ( 3 / 1300 / 300 ) in Attack Position . Jack then tunes " Vice Dragon " with " Dark Resonator " in order to Synchro Summon " Red Dragon Archfiend " ( 8 / 3000 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . " Red Dragon Archfiend " attacks and destroys " Tanngrisnir of the Nordic Beasts " ( Dragan 4000 → 2200 ) . The effect of " Tanngrisnir of the Nordic Beasts " then activates , Special Summoning two " Nordic Beast Tokens " ( 3 / 0 / 0 for both ) in Defense Position . Jack sets a card . Turn 3 : Dragan Dragan draws " Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts " . Since Jack controls a Synchro Monster , Dragan Special Summon s " Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts " ( 4 / 1600 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . Dragan then tunes his two " Nordic Beast Tokens " with " Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts " in order to Synchro Summon " Thor , Lord of the Aesir " ( 10 / 3500 / 2800 ) in Attack Position . " Thor , Lord of the Aesir " attacks " Red Dragon Archfiend " . The shockwave created by the collison between " Thor " and " Red Dragon Archfiend " starts destroying parts of the arena ' s surroundings . Lazar calls the Duel off to prevent any further damage . Featured Cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .