Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX - Episode 124 " Triple Play , Part 1 " , known as " Split in the Academy ! Starving Duel " in the Japanese version , is the one hundred and twenty - fourth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " anime . It first aired in Japan on February 21 , 2007 and in the US on October 20 , 2007 . Summary . The gym is the final place within Duel Academy still safe from the Duel Ghoul s . As such , the remaining students begin piling furniture by all the entrances , and nailing together wooden barricades to block the doors . Axel Brodie recruits a small group of Obelisk Blue students that he calls the " Blue Berets " which he intends to use as a military - style unit to help defend the students . Marcel Bonaparte , still with the Devil Arm in place of his own and possessed by the demon , comments that his Duel Ghoul s have been quite effective as he sits in the library and mulls over his plan . ( In the Japanese version , he calls the organization the " Martin Empire " , as his name in that version is Martin Kanou . ) The students start arguing and fighting over the little food they have remaining , as the food storage facility was seized by the Duel Ghouls . One student named Slate ( Harada in the Japanese version ) , after being scolded for fighting with others by Jaden and Jesse Anderson , leads two other unnamed students ( Teraoka and Yamanaka in the Japanese version ) out of the gym in an attempt to find food elsewhere in the building . They end up in the library after being chased by the Duel Ghouls . Marcel offers them food , and also offers them positions of power in his organization . He lures them into a " Polymerization " card , which fuses them with three monster spirits , and they become the Three Masked Knights . Marcel makes an announcement to the remaining students - he is willing to give them access to the food storage facility in exchange for being allowed to take over the power supply station outside , which has broken down due to the sand . He specifically asks Jaden Yuki , but Jim Crocodile Cook advises him not to take the deal , as they may still be able to fix the station . Jaden refuses the deal , which enrages the remaining students . However , Jaden counters by asking if Marcel would be willing to bet access to both on a Duel . Marcel agrees and states that their opponents are already outside . After deciding it ' s too risky for Jaden to Duel as he is still damaged from his Duel with Ms . Fontaine , Jesse offers to take all three on himself , but instead Jim and Axel Brodie decide they will Duel also . The Duels begin , and Jesse gains an early lead on his opponent , after the Knight passes his first turn . Axel and Jim both end up taking over 1000 damage before their own first turns come . Featured Duels . Jesse Anderson vs . Emotionless Mask . Turn 1 : Emotionless Mask Emotionless Mask draws . He then passes . Turn 2 : Jesse Jesse draws " Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1700 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . " Amber Mammoth " then attacks directly ( Emotionless Mask 4000 → 2300 ) . " Duel continues in the next episode . " Axel Brodie vs . Laughter Mask . Turn 1 : Laughter Mask Laughter Mask draws a card and subsequently sets it . He then Normal Summons " Fool Clown " ( 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Since " Fool Clown " was summoned , its effect activates , forcing Laughter Mask to send his entire hand to the Graveyard ( three " Rough Exploder s " and " Rough Fight " ) . Laughter Mask then activates the effect of his three " Rough Exploders " from his Graveyard , removing all three copies from play in order to inflict 500 damage to Axel for each copy that was removed from play ( Axel 4000 → 2500 ) . " Duel continues in the next episode . " Jim Crocodile Cook vs . Anger Mask . Turn 1 : Anger Mask Anger Mask draws . He then Sets a card and Normal Summons " Anchor Knight " ( 1500 / 600 ) in Attack Position . Anger Mask then then activates the second effect of " Anchor Knight " three times to discard " Magical Mallet " , " Trojan Blast " and " Giant Trunade " and inflict 1800 damage to Jim ( 600 damage for card discarded this way ) ( Jim 4000 → 2200 ) . " Duel continues in the next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .