Yami Yugi and Johnny Steps ' s Duel Yami Yugi and Johnny Steps faced each other in a game of " Duel Monsters " , before the Battle City arc , in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . This Duel takes place before the Battle City arc officially begins . Prior Events . Yugi and Téa Gardner go out on a date , with Yami Yugi in control the entire time . During a trip to an arcade , Yugi and Tea encounter a master of Dance Dance Revolution by the name of Johnny Steps , who challenges Tea and loses . He finds the two and Yugi challenges him to a game of Duel Monsters , if Yugi wins , Johnny leaves Tea alone and if Johnny wins , Tea has to go out with him . Featured Duel : Yami Yugi vs . Johnny Steps . Turn 1 : Johnny Johnny Steps draws . He then Normal Summon s " Sonic Maid " ( 1200 / 900 ) in Attack Position . Turn 2 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws " Celtic Guardian " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1400 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . " Celtic Guardian " attack s and destroy s " Sonic Maid " ( Johnny 2000 → 1800 ) . Turn 3 : Johnny Johnny Steps draws " Water Omotics " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1400 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Turn 4 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws . He then passes his turn . Turn 5 : Johnny Johnny draws " Spirit of the Harp " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 800 / 2000 ) in Defense Position . He then activate s " Chorus of Sanctuary " to increase the DEF of every Defense Position monster on his side of the field by 500 ( " Spirit of the Harp " : 800 / 2000 → 2500 ) . Turn 6 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws . He then Normal Summon s " Curse of Dragon " ( 2000 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . " Curse of Dragon " attack s and destroy s " Water Omotics " ( Johnny 1800 → 1200 ) . Turn 7 : Johnny Johnny draws " Witch of the Black Forest " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1100 / 1200 ) in Defense Position . He then activate s " Polymerization " to fuse " Witch of the Black Forest " with the " Lady of Faith " in his hand and Fusion Summon " Musician King " ( 1750 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . " Musician King " attack s and destroy s " Celtic Guardian " ( Yami Yugi 2000 → 1650 ) . Johnny then Set s a card . Turn 8 : Yami Yugi " Curse of Dragon " attack s " Musician King " , but Johnny activate s his face - down " Metalmorph " to transform " Musician King " into " Heavy Metal King " as well as increase his ATK and DEF by 300 ( " Heavy Metal King " : 1750 → 2050 / 1500 → 1800 ) . " Heavy Metal King " destroy s " Curse of Dragon " ( Yami Yugi 1650 → 1600 ) . Yami Yugi Normal Summon s " Giant Soldier of Stone " ( 1300 / 2000 ) in Defense Position . Turn 9 : Johnny " Heavy Metal King " attack s " Giant Soldier of Stone " . The effect of " Metalmorph " activates , increasing its ATK by half the ATK of " Giant Soldier of Stone " during damage calculation ( " Heavy Metal King " : 2050 → 2700 / 1800 ) only . " Heavy Metal King " destroy s " Giant Soldier of Stone " . After damage calculation , the effect of " Metalmorph " expires ( " Heavy Metal King " : 2700 → 2050 / 1800 ) . Turn 10 : Yami Yugi Yami Yugi Normal Summon s " Dark Magician " in Attack Position . " Dark Magician " attack s and destroy s " Heavy Metal King " ( Johnny 1200 → 750 ) . Johnny thinks there must be a mistake because as the effect of " Metalmorph " should have raised the ATK of " Metalmorph " to 3300 ; making him stronger than " Dark Magician " . Yami Yugi explains that the effect of " Metalmorph " on increasing the equipped monster ' s ATK only activate s when " Heavy Metal King " attack s , " not " when it ' s attack ed by another monster . Johnny , at this point , asks Yami Yugi for his name . When he finds out that his opponent is the duelist who defeated Maximillion Pegasus at Duelist Kingdom , Johnny quits . Aftermath . Tea berates Johnny for being a coward , and feeling dejected , before leaving , Johnny thanks Tea for being honest with him . After which , Yugi and Tea head to the Domino Museum , looking for the answers to Yami ' s past .