Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Episode 089 " Darkness Dawns " , known as " The United Front with Dark Astral - Challenge to the Shadow Giant ! ! " in the Japanese version , is the eighty - ninth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . If first aired in Japan on February 3 , 2013 and in the United States on November 30 , 2013 . Summary . Yuma and Ray are exploring the rooms Alito and Girag used as their hideout . As they survey the discarded cups and snack wrappers , Yuma comments that Alito and Girag haven ' t appeared at all recently and wonders if they fled . Addressing Yuma as " Detective " , Ray tells him to be careful with his words - Ray is the officer and Yuma is his subordinate ( in the dub , Ray tells Yuma to leave the investigation to him , while addressing Yuma as " Junior Deputy Yuma " ) . Yuma asks if he ' s joking and Ray continues that depending on how things go , Yuma may get a " Rank - Up " ( in the dub , Ray tells Yuma that since he ' s a rookie , he has to keep his opinions to himself ) . Ray holds out an ID badge with the words " Barian ' s Guardian " written on it ( in the dub , the words are replaced with stars ) . Yuma thinks it ' s really cool and Ray asks how Astral is holding up . Clasping the Emperor ' s Key , Yuma says he hasn ' t come out since the Duel with Girag concluded . He speculates that Astral is still healing . Ray reminds him that his business must be kept secret , even from Astral . Yuma says he dislikes keeping secrets , but Ray says it ' s all for Astral ' s sake as well , ending by calling Yuma " Detective " again ( in the dub , Ray adds that this is an order ) . Excited , Yuma salutes and calls him " Officer Shingetsu " ( in the dub , Yuma says , " Yes sir , sir ! Understood ! " ) . Within the ship in the Emperor ' s Key , Astral lies in a Sphere Field , thinking about the powerful Over - Hundred " Numbers " that the Barian s have used , that can even transform into " Number C " monsters . With their current power , he knows there ' s no guarantee he and Yuma will win next time they encounter the Barians ( in the dub , Astral thinks that he and Yuma will not be able to beat the Barians until he finds a way to get stronger ) . Hearing something , Astral floats upright and the Sphere Field vanishes . All of the " Number " pillars are glowing and Astral wonders if they ' re trying to tell him something . Number 96 appears behind him , commenting that his fight against the Barians doesn ' t seem to be going too well . Astral insists that Number 96 ' s power was sealed . Number 96 says that ' s true , but it doesn ' t mean he will obey Astral ( in the dub , Number 96 states that Astral was wrong about seeing the last of him ) . He suggests that Astral allow him to lend his powers against the Barians . Astral responds that he ' d never borrow power from someone like Number 96 . Laughing , Number 96 says Astral has yet to recover the true memories of the " Numbers " . He suggests Astral try to listen again - to him and the other " Numbers " . ( in the dub , Number 96 says that he knows that Astral has been stumbling around in the dark , and reasserts that Astral does not have the strength to fight the Barians alone - - he needs Number 96 ' s help ) Number 96 insists that wherever there is light , there is also darkness , vanishing . In class , Yuma holds the Emperor ' s Key and mutters Astral ' s name a few times . Tori asks what he ' s doing and Yuma says that Astral just won ' t emerge . ( in the dub , Tori asks Yuma why it can ' t wait until after class , with the latter responding that he can ' t ) Suddenly , Yuma leaps to his feet and asks to go to the infirmary . Back in the Key , Astral says he ' s collected fifty " Numbers " so far . He wonders if there truly are memories still sealed in them that he ' s not recovered . He raises an arm towards them and is suddenly taken to the Door . ( in the dub , Astral is disturbed by the sudden reappearance of Number 96 . He also thinks that he wants to make sense of it all , but his mission is as mysterious as ever ) The Door says that he is the one who will test Astral . The latter wonders what that means and the Door responds that he ' ll be tested to see if he is worthy of the other memories - everything can continue from there if he passes . ( in the dub , Astral ' s memories aren ' t mentioned , but the Door mentions that Astral ' s time has come . ) The Door vanishes and Astral appears on the top of the ship within the key , a large figure ( the Duel readout identifies him as the Shadow Giant , though he is not otherwise named ) across from him . Speaking as though he is more than one entity , the Shadow Giant states that " we " will test Astral with a Duel ( in the dub , the Shadow Giant speaks as if he was a single entity ) . In the infirmary , Yuma stands with Ray and Tori , the Emperor ' s Key tucked into a nearby bed . Ray asks what ' s he doing and Yuma says Astral hasn ' t come out of the key at all , so he must be sick ( in the dub , Ray did not say anything at this point ) . His eyes wide , he asks if Astral is alright and offers to get him some medicine ( in the dub , he offers to ask the nurse to take his temperature ) . Incredulous , Tori begins to say something , but Ray interrupts and tells her to calm down ( in the dub , Tori tells Yuma to calm down , while Ray reassures Yuma that everything will be okay ) . Suddenly , electricity crackles , the Key begins to glow and Yuma is pulled into it , leaving Ray and Tori to wonder what happened . Yuma , surrounded in red energy , floats through a yellow portal , landing with another pulse of energy on top of the ship next to Astral . Seeing Astral , Yuma realizes he ' s inside the Key . Astral confirms that and Yuma asks why he ' s there . Pointing to the Shadow Giant , he says that he probably called Yuma here ( in the dub , Yuma asks if Astral brought him inside the Key , but Astral says that it was the Shadow Giant who did it ) . Yuma asks who the Giant is is , but Astral doesn ' t know - he suddenly appeared when Astral tried to absorb the memories from the " Numbers " ( in the dub , Astral says that he must be tested by the Shadow Giant to further his mission ) . Yuma asks if he ' s a Barian , but Astral says no , adding that it seem they must Duel him regardless . Lightning strikes in the space around the Key and the Shadow Giant says he ' ll test them . Yuma says he doesn ' t know what ' s going on , but arms his D - Pad and D - Gazer anyway . The Shadow Giant says that through suffering , they will either get stronger or be crushed ( in the dub , the Shadow Giant asks how well Yuma can overcome adversity - - can he overcome it , or be destroyed by it ? ) . The Shadow Giant takes the first turn and Normal Summon s " Bubble Breeder " . Send ing another " Bubble Breeder " from his hand to the Graveyard , he Special Summon s a third copy from his hand via its effect . Finally , he plays " Monster Reborn " to Special Summon the third " Bubble Breeder " . Yuma says he has three monster s all at once ( in the dub , Yuma comments that the Shadow Giant isn ' t fooling around ) and the Shadow Giant overlays his three Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon " Unformed Void " in Attack Position . Yuma comments it has 0 ATK , but Astral says he must be up to something , so Yuma should be cautious . The Shadow Giant activate s a Field Spell Card , " Overlay World " . He reveals that at each End Phase , players who do not control an Xyz Monster will take 500 damage and that any destroy ed Xyz Monsters will be banish ed instead of sent to the Graveyard . The Shadow Giant ends his turn and green lightning strikes Yuma and Astral , inflicting 500 damage as they lack an Xyz Monster . Yuma begins his turn , vowing he won ' t lose . Astral suggests they go " full power " . Yuma Normal Summons " Dododo Warrior " without Tribute via its effect by reducing its ATK by 500 . Then , he activates " Fourcing " , letting him send a card in his hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon a Level 4 monster from his hand . He sends " Ganbara Lancer " to the Graveyard to Special Summon " Gagaga Magician " in Attack Position . Then , he activates " Monster Reborn " , Special Summoning " Ganbara Lancer " from his Graveyard in Attack Position . Astral reveals that it can be treated as two Overlay Units , so they overlay it to Xyz Summon " " in Attack Position . Astral urges him to Summon another " Number " . Yuma agrees and activates the effect of " Gagaga Magician " , changing its Level to 6 . Yuma overlays " Dododo Warrior " and " Gagaga Magician " to Xyz Summon " " in Attack Position . Astral says they that should finish the Duel as soon as possible ( in the dub , Yuma says he and Astral can get the upper hand ; Astral agrees and says that the time to act is now ) . Yuma activates the effect of " Atlandis " , detach ing an Overlay Unit to halve his opponent ' s Life Points . As Yuma declares " Orichalcum Gate " , a wave of purple energy washes over the Shadow Giant , dropping him to 2000 Life Points . Yuma is excited they inflicted so much damage - and they ' ve not even attack ed yet . The Shadow Giant reveals the effect of " Unformed Void " . By detaching an Overlay Unit , it will gain ATK equal to the total ATK of all face - up Xyz Monsters the opponent controls . The eyes all over " Unformed Void " open and glow red , absorbing energy . Its ATK rises to 5100 as shadowy versions of " Atlandis " and " Volcasaurus " appear chained by the eyes . Yuma says the Duel will still be won now and activates the effect of " Volcasaurus " . He detaches an Overlay Unit to destroy " Unformed Void " and inflict damage to the Shadow Giant equal to its ATK . Yuma declares " Magma Max " and says this is the end , but Astral says it won ' t work . The lava plume that " Volcasaurus " shoots simply dissolves . The Shadow Giant reveals that " Overlay World " prevents the destruction of Xyz Monsters by card effects . With that , Yuma is forced to end his turn . The Shadow Giant begins his turn , declaring an attack on " Atlandis " with " Unformed Void " . Astral tells him that " Numbers " won ' t be destroyed by battle except with other " Numbers " , but the Shadow Giant counters , saying that " Unformed Void " negate s card effects that prevent destruction when it battle s . Astral says that ' s impossible and Yuma mutters " Atlandis " . The shadowy forms of " Volcasaurus " and " Atlandis " launch attacks , which destroy " Atlandis " and drops Yuma to 1000 Life Points . Yuma is shocked at how terribly strong their opponent is ( in the dub , Yuma says that the Shadow Giant can counter every move he and Astral make , while Astral mutters that he and Yuma are not strong enough ) . As Astral thinks about what to do next , the laughter of Number 96 is heard . Behind them , Number 96 appears , commenting on what an interesting predicament they ' re in ( in the dub , Number 96 says that Yuma and Astral cannot win without the one thing they lack - - his help ) . Number 96 states that their opponent is there to test their worthiness to wield the " Numbers " . Number 96 says that Astral ' s already realized the answer - without using Number 96 ' s power , they won ' t be able to win . Yuma asks if that ' s true and Number 96 insists that without him , they don ' t have enough power . They need his malice , his hate and his anger - his heart of darkness ( anger , envy and malice in the dub ) . Yuma asks why they would need something like that ( in the dub , Yuma declares that he and Astral do not need those negative emotions and never will ) . Number 96 tells Astral he ' d be willing to lend him his aid if Astral would just release him ( in the dub , Number 96 tells Astral to think about his decision before turning him down again ) . Number 96 vanishes , saying that this isn ' t the human world , so he wonders what will happen to Yuma if they lose . Yuma tells him not to listen - Astral doesn ' t need an evil heart . Yuma draws , Set s a monster and switches " Volcasaurus " to Defense Position . The Shadow Giant declares the effect of " Unformed Void " - detaching an Overlay Unit , the ATK of " Unformed Void " increases by that of " Volcasaurus " again . Another shadowy " Volcasaurus " appears , chained by the eyes of " Unformed Void " , and its ATK rises to 7600 . Astral tells Yuma to Set a card and he does so . The Shadow Giant draws , then attacks and destroys " Volcasaurus " with " Unformed Void " . He ends his turn then and Astral realizes the effect of " Overlay World " will hit them again now as they lack an Xyz Monster . Green lightning strikes them and their Life Points fall to 500 and Yuma is thrown onto the ground , sliding back a great deal . Astral realizes this will be their last turn - if they can ' t Xyz Summon , they ' ll lose . Seeing Yuma in pain on the ground and remembering Number 96 ' s words of what might become of him , Astral makes a decision . Shouting to the sky , he says that Number 96 is released . Yuma protests against this decision . Raising his arm , Astral asks to receive its power . At the " Numbers " pillar , Number 96 ' s card appears , chained . The chains break and Number 96 flies out of it , laughing . Yuma calls Astral an idiot and asks why he ' d use that guy ' s power ( in the dub , Yuma asks why Astral is teaming up with Number 96 ) . Number 96 appears next to them and says that as promised , he ' ll help them win . He urges Yuma to Summon " his other self " . Yuma simply says " you . . . " , ( in the dub , Yuma refuses to Summon the card ) but Astral says they must win this Duel . Yuma draws and Flip Summon s his Set monster - " Magical Undertaker " . Its Flip Effect activates , letting Yuma Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Spellcaster - Type monster from his Graveyard . He Special Summons " Gagaga Magician " . As he has a DARK monster on his field , he Special Summons " Caligo Claw Crow " from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect . Yuma activates the effect of " Gagaga Magician " , changing its Level to 2 . Number 96 tells him he can do it if he really tries ( in the dub , Number 96 instructs Yuma to Summon his card to ensure victory ) . Yuma is hesitant at first , but Astral tells him to do it . Yuma overlays his three Level 2 DARK monsters to Xyz Summon " " in Attack Position . Number 96 says the " headliner " has appeared and that it will crush everything ( in the dub , Number 96 laughs and says that Yuma ' s troubles are over ) . Number 96 orders " Dark Mist " to attack " Unformed Void " . He activates the effect of " Dark Mist " , detaching an Overlay Unit to halve the ATK of " Unformed Void " and add it to that of " Dark Mist " . Their ATKs become 3800 and 3900 , respectively , as Dark Mist declares " Shadow Gain " . Astral tells Yuma to use that Trap now and Yuma activates his face - down " Battle Restart " . This prevents either player from taking battle damage , either monster from being destroyed , and allows " Dark Mist " to attack again . Number 96 activates the effect of " Dark Mist " again , dropping " Unformed Void " to 1900 and increasing " Dark Mist " to 5800 . Number 96 says that with this , it will tear " Unformed Void " to shreds . He asks Astral if he understands yet - he needs Number 96 ' s power - the power of evil , that is . The battle continues and Number 96 declares " Whiplash Whirlwind " . The shadowy forms of " Volcasaurus " and " Atlandis " are hit in turn and explode before the attack finally reaches the eyes of " Unformed Void " . Screaming , the Shadow Giant is thrown backwards and dissolves into nothingness as his Life Points fall to 0 . Yuma and Astral appear in front of the Door and Yuma says this is from his dreams . The Door urges Astral to remember his mission ( in the dub , the Door says that Astral is worthy and all will be revealed ) . Yuma and Astral are suddenly floating through a blue tunnel and Astral speculates that the Door is showing them the path to his memories . His true memories are in front of them . As they emerge from the tunnel , they see a shining blue void , a gout of red energy rising from it . Astral says he remembers now - there is a card that documents everything that has happened in the world . Inside it is how the world developed and where it is heading . The two are now in front of a card - like object in Astral ' s memories , which swirls around into different forms . Astral says that the past and future are both written in it . The card is the fate of all the worlds and the power that decides everything . Astral insists that the world itself was born from this one card . It is the God Card that created the entire world - the Numeron Code . Astral says that the " Numbers " they have yet to collect holds its location and that his true mission is to find this card before the Barians do ( in the dub , Astral says that as they collect " Numbers " , they will learn of the Numeron Code ' s location ) . Back in the infirmary , energy surrounds the Emperor ' s Key again and Yuma reappears . Ray and Tori are happy to see Yuma back safely . Astral appears as well and a black mist swirls out of from the Key . At its center is Number 96 , who says that he ' ll remain released now , as they had agreed . He tells Astral to keep one thing in mind - he ' ll need the power of evil to fight against what he will soon face . Number 96 vanishes in another swirl of energy and Tori wonders what just happened . Later , Yuma explains things to Tori and Ray . Tori asks if Yuma and Astral had a Duel inside the Key and Yuma confirms it . He clarifies that form from earlier was Number 96 and that he escaped from the ship inside the Key . He then mentions the Numeron Code and Ray ' s eyes narrow . Tori asks what the Numeron Code is . Astral reflects on Number 96 ' s words - that he may need evil in the the future . He wonders if Number 96 could be right . Featured Duel : Yuma Tsukumo vs . Shadow Giant . Turn 1 : Shadow Giant Shadow Giant Normal Summon s " Bubble Breeder " ( 0 / 0 ) . He then activate s the effect of another copy of " Bubble Breeder " in his hand , send ing a third copy to the Graveyard to Special Summon ( 0 / 0 ) it . Next , he activates " Monster Reborn " , Special Summoning " Bubble Breeder " ( 0 / 0 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position . He overlays his three Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon " Unformed Void " ( 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . He activates the Field Spell Card " Overlay World " , which will inflict 500 damage to any player who does not control an Xyz Monster during each End Phase . Also , Xyz Monsters on the field cannot be destroy ed by card effects and the Xyz Monsters that are destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard are banish ed instead . At the End Phase , Yuma receives the effect damage from " Overlay World " ( Yuma 4000 → 3500 ) . Turn 2 : Yuma Yuma Normal Summons " Dododo Warrior " ( 2300 / 900 ) without Tribute via its own effect by decreasing its ATK by 500 ( 2300 → 1800 ) . He then activates " Fourcing " , which allows him to Special Summon a Level 4 Spellcaster - Type monster from his hand at the cost of sending a card from his hand to the Graveyard . Yuma sends " Ganbara Lancer " to Special Summon " Gagaga Magician " ( 1500 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . Next , he activates " Monster Reborn " , Special Summoning " Ganbara Lancer " ( 1000 / 2000 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position . Since the effect of " Ganbara Lancer " allows it to be treated as two Overlay Units for an Xyz Summon , he overlays his one Level 5 monster to Xyz Summon " " ( 2500 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . He then activates the effect of " Gagaga Magician " , changing its Level from 4 to 6 . Yuma overlays his two Level 6 monsters to Xyz Summon " " ( 2600 / 3000 ) in Attack Position . Yuma activates the effect of " Atlandis " , detach ing an Overlay Unit ( " Atlandis " ORU 2 → 1 ) to halve his opponent ' s LP ( Shadow Giant 4000 → 2000 ) . Shadow Giant activates the effect of " Unformed Void " , detaching an Overlay Unit ( " Unformed Void " ORU 3 → 2 ) to increase the ATK of " Unformed Void " by the combined ATK of all face - up Xyz Monsters his opponent currently controls ( 0 → 5100 ) . Yuma activates the effect of " Volcasaurus " , detaching the overlaid " Ganbara Lancer " ( " Volcasaurus " ORU 1 → 0 ) to destroy one of his opponent ' s monsters and inflict damage equal to half its ATK , but the effect of " Overlay World " prevents Xyz Monsters from being destroyed by card effects . Turn 3 : Shadow Giant " Unformed Void " attacks " Atlandis " , with the effect of " Unformed Void " negating effects that prevent the destruction of monsters by battle . Therefore , " Atlandis " is destroyed even though " Unformed Void " is not a " Number " monster ( Yuma 3500 → 1000 ) . Turn 4 : Yuma Yuma Set s a monster and changes " Volcasaurus " to Defense Position . Shadow Giant activates the effect of " Unformed Void " , detaching an Overlay Unit ( " Unformed Void " ORU 2 → 1 ) to increase its ATK by those of the Xyz Monsters Yuma controls ( 5100 → 7600 ) . Yuma Sets a card . Turn 5 : Shadow Giant " Unformed Void " attacks and destroys " Volcasaurus " . During the End Phase , Yuma takes 500 damage from " Overlay World " as he controls no Xyz Monsters ( Yuma 1000 → 500 ) . Turn 6 : Yuma Yuma Flip Summon s " Magicial Undertaker " ( 400 / 400 ) , activating its Flip Effect , Special Summoning a Level 4 or lower Spellcaster - Type monster from his Graveyard . He chooses " Gagaga Magician " ( 1500 / 1000 ) . As he controls a DARK monster , he Special Summons " Caligo Claw Crow " ( 900 / 600 ) from his hand via its own effect . Yuma activates the effect of " Gagaga Magician " , changing it to Level 2 . He overlays his three Level 2 DARK monsters to Xyz Summon " " ( 100 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . " Dark Mist " attacks " Unformed Void " , with Yuma activating the effect of " Dark Mist " , detaching an Overlay Unit ( " Dark Mist " ORU 3 → 2 ) to halve the ATK of the monster its battling and gain an equal amount of ATK ( " Dark Mist " 100 → 3900 , " Unformed Void " 7600 → 3800 ) . Yuma activates his face - down " Battle Restart " , preventing both players from taking battle damage and both monsters from being destroyed by this battle , while also letting " Dark Mist " attack again . " Dark Mist " attacks " Unformed Void " , with Yuma detaching an Overlay Unit ( " Dark Mist " ORU 2 → 1 ) to activate the effect of " Dark Mist " again ( " Dark Mist " 3900 → 5800 , " Unformed Void " 3800 → 1900 ) . " Dark Mist " destroys " Unformed Void " ( Shadow Giant 2000 → 0 ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .