Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s - Episode 053 " A Whale of a Ride , Part 3 " , known as " Gust Fiercely , Winds : Black Feather , Lone Silver Wind " in the Japanese version , is the fifty - third episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " anime . It first aired in Japan on April 8 , 2009 and in the United States on December 22 , 2009 . Summary . The Turbo Duel between Crow and Greiger continues inside the geoglyph with Yusei as the witness . Crow thinks that " Dark Flattop " is huge , but says that bigger doesn ' t necessarily means it ' s better . Greiger replies that , unfortunately , there are no monsters like that in his Deck and the effect of the " Darksea Rescue s " he sent to the Graveyard allow him to draw 2 cards . Next , he activates the effect of " Dark Flattop " , Special Summon ing " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " from his Graveyard . Crow is shocked by this revelation . Yusei thinks if Crow doesn ’ t find a way to beat " Dark Flattop " now , " Flying Fortress SKY Fire " will be invincible . The mechanical giant returns with 3000 ATK . Greiger activates the effect of " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " , send ing the " Star Blast " in his hand to the Graveyard to to destroy " Blackwing Armor Master " . After that , he sends " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " to attack " Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind " . The mechanical giant destroys the little bird and the impact of the attack makes Crow lose control of his Duel Runner , knocking him to the ground . Yusei is worried for his friend . Crow ' s Life Points decrease to 900 . Greiger says the match is over and that Crow couldn ’ t possibly continue Dueling in his condition . Yusei wants to help Crow , but his friend tells him to stay back and that the Duel isn ’ t over yet . Yusei and Greiger are surprised by Crow ’ s determination . The young man says that until he can defeat the Dark Signers , he won ’ t surrender , or else , the children he took care of will never find peace . Crow manages to get his Duel Runner , the Blackbird , started again and gets back on it . Greiger is surprised that the young man ’ s Duel Runner is still functioning . Crow tells the new Dark Signer that neither he or Blackbird are ready to give up . The Turbo Duel continues . Greiger thinks that if Crow intends on venting out his anger over losing his children , then they share the same wishes . During the ride , he remembers the days he spent in his village , in which it was poor and similar to Satellite . Just like Crow , he learned everything thanks to Duel Monsters and tried to pass everything down to his siblings and the children , until the devastation that destroyed his village took away his siblings . He says that now , that dream will never come true . Greiger places a card face - down and end his turn . Crow feels a little pain , thinking that two or three of his ribs are busted and he feels that that his whole body is weak . But , it is no time to be complaining . It ' s Crow ' s turn and he draws a card . Both Duelists ' SPC goes to 5 . Crow remembers that " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " has the ability to destroy monsters when they are Summoned . If he Summoned a monster without a plan and takes any unwarranted damage , he won ' t last this time . Yusei thinks Crow was injured in that last fall . Crow decides to end his turn . Greiger draws his card ad both Duelists ’ SPC go to 6 . The new Dark Signer says to the young man that it appears that Crow has run out of options . Crow replies that they ’ ll see about that , and that he has two cards face - down on his field , one of which will wipe out all of Greiger ' s monsters . Greiger is intrigued by it and Crow tells him to choose carefully . Greiger thinks even if Crow is telling the truth , he still has his next move and that his victory shall not falter . While thinking about it , he ’ s looking at the Effect Monster card in his hand , " Darksea Float " . He discards the card and activates his the effect of " SKY FIRE " , destroying one Crow ' s Set cards . The card is " Fake Feather " . Crow says that Greiger has guessed wrong and that if he attacks him now , his monsters will get wiped out . Greiger refuses to listen to Crow , thinking this is all bluff and that the young man ’ s field is already devoid of monsters . If Crow take a direct attack , he ’ ll lose this Duel . He also says that Crow is doing nothing more than bluffing in desperation . The young man dares the new Dark Signer to just try him . Greiger thinks this Duel is already over and sends " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " to attack Crow directly . Crow says that was the moment he was waiting for . He activates the Trap Card , " Blackwing - Backlash " . When there are five or more " Blackwing s " in his Graveyard and when he receives a direct attack , this card will destroy all monsters on his opponent ’ s field . Both " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " and " Dark Flattop " are destroyed . Greiger is shocked by this turn of events . Crow tells Greiger that his one card just made his mightiest fleet fall . Greiger concludes that the young man was telling the truth and Crow replies that he never lied in his life and that Greiger ' s doubt saved his skin . Greiger laughs and says it ’ s not as though he didn ' t believe him at all , and that the effect of " Darksea Float " he sent to the Graveyard allows him to draw one card . He draws a card and puts it face - down . He says that Crow followed right into his plan . He activates the Trap Card , " Contaminated Earth " , in which during the turn two or more monsters with a Level of five or higher are destroyed , it will Special Summon an " Earthbound Immortal " from his hand , Deck or Graveyard . Crow cannot believe what Greiger just said and Yusei is very worried by it . The shell - like device appears and sucks in all the souls from the site where Greiger ’ s village was destroyed . After that , " Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua " appears with 2900 ATK . Crow is impressed by the size of the " Earthbound Immortal " . Yusei warns Crow to be careful . It ' s Crow ' s turn and he draws a card . Both Duelists ’ SPC goes to 7 . Crow remembers that the new Dark Signer has 1800 Life Points and that right now , he can ' t Summon a monster to stand up to the ATK of the " Earthbound Immortal " . He Summons " Blackwing - Fane the Steel Chain " with 500 ATK . Greiger says that a monster with 500 ATK won ' t do any good against " Chacu Challhua " . But Crow says that the card won ’ t be attacking the " Earthbound Immortal " , but Greiger , because this monster can attack the opponent directly . The monster attacks the new Dark Signer directly and Greiger ' s Life Points go to 1300 . Greiger says that by doing that , Crow will be attacked by " Chacu Challhua " , crushing him to bits . Crow replies that they ’ ll see . Something strange begins happening to " Chacu Challhua " , which makes Greiger wonder what ' s going on . Crow explains that when " Fane " successfully attacks directly , it switches an Attack Position monster into Defense Position and prevents it from changing its Battle Position until next turn . " Chacu Challhua " goes into Defense Position with 1600 DEF . Crow says that no matter how powerful the monster is , it ’ s no big deal if it can ' t attack . Yusei is impressed by Crow ’ s move . Crow places a card face - down and ends his turn . It ’ s Greiger ’ s turn and he draws a card . Both Duelists ' SPC goes to 8 . He tells Crow that he made a big misconception and that an " Earthbound Immortal " leaves no dark corners . He activates the effect of " Chacu Challhua " . During a turn it doesn ' t attack , it can inflict damage equal to half its DEF to the opponent . The effect nearly makes Crow lose control of his Duel Runner again and Crow ' s Life Points are reduced to 100 . Next , Greiger Summons " Darksea Rescue " with 0 ATK and activates the Continuous Trap Card , " Basara " . Once per turn , he can Release one monster on his field and destroy a monster on the field with a Level higher than that monster . In addition , the controller of the destroyed monster receives 800 points of damage . He sacrifices " Darksea Rescue " to destroys " Blackwing - Fane the Steel Chain " . Yusei fears that if Crow receives that damage , he will lose . Meanwhile , outside the geoglyph , Trudge , Leo and Luna arrive near the Geoglyph . Leo wonders what ' s wrong with the street , and Trudge replies that it ’ s almost looks as though it was hit by an air strike . He also wonders what happened there . Luna hopes that Yusei is safe . Crow activates the Trap Card , " Explosion Guard " ; when an effect that would destroy a monster of his is activated , it will negate that effect and inflict 500 Points of damage to the opponent . Thanks to its effect , the attack has been negated and Greiger ' s Life Points go to 800 . Greiger is shocked by Crow ’ s move , which made Yusei happy . It ' s Crow ' s turn and both Duelists ’ SPC goes to 9 . The only card in Crow ’ s hand is the Trap Card , " Parasite Mind " . He thinks he ’ s going to lose it either way , at this rate , and he ’ ll bet it all on this on his next draw . He hopes that the souls of the children he took care of will give him strength . He draws a card and the card he draws is " Blackwing - Blizzard the Far North " . Crow is pleased with his draw . He places one card face - down and summons " Blizzard " with 1300 ATK . He activates the white bird ’ s effect , in which , when this monster is successfully summoned , it can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower " Blackwing " in his Graveyard in Defense Position . He Summons " Blackwing - Shura the Blue Flame " with 1200 DEF . He then uses his three " Blackwings " to Synchro Summon " Blackwing - Silverwind the Ascendant " with 2800 ATK . Greiger thinks that creature may be Crow ’ s big Synchro Monster , but " Chacu Challhua " has an effect that skips his opponent ’ s Battle Phase while it ' s in Defense Position . Crow tells him that " Silverwind the Ascendant " has an effect as well , in which on this turn , in exchange for not battling , it can destroy up to two monsters with a DEF lower than Silverwind ' s ATK . Greiger cannot believe what he ' s just heard . Crow adds that " Silverwind the Ascendant " may not be able to win via battle , but it sure can destroy Greiger ' s " Earthbound Immortal " via an effect . Crow is about to destroy " Chacu Challhua " , but the image of Greiger ' s siblings appear on the " Earthbound Immortal " , saying that it hurts and asking if someone can help them . Crow and Yusei wonder who those two children inside " Chacu Challhua " are . Greiger tells them if he ' s not going to attack , he ’ ll go on with his turn . Crow asks him if he has seen the faces on the " Earthbound Immortal " , but Greiger replies that all he can see is the goal of victory . Yusei tells Greiger to take a good look at " Chacu Challhua " . Greiger does so and sees not only his siblings , but all the people of his village . Terrified by this revelation , he wonders why the people of his village are inside his " Earthbound Immortal " . Crow and Yusei conclude that the souls of Greiger ' s hometown were used for the Summoning of his " Earthbound Immortal " . Greiger comes to the conclusion that the Dark Signers are responsible for destroying his village , not the Crimson Dragon . Yusei tells Greiger to stop the Duel . Greiger is about to apologize to Yusei , until he feels something inside his head . He hears a voice that tells him that he must fight , that he ’ s a Dark Signer brought back from the Netherworld and that he must kill all the Signers . After that , his eyes glow purple and he cracks a wicked smile . Greiger tells them , with a possessed voice , that he ' s a Dark Signer and he shall eliminate this world under the darkness of the Netherworld . Briefly , he seems to try to fight against the entity that is controlling his body and begs Crow to hurry and defeat him and if he does , all the souls captured by the " Earthbound Immortal " will be freed . After that , the entity regains control and tells Crow that if he won ' t go on with his turn , he ' ll go ahead with his . It ' s the possessed Greiger ' s turn and he draws a card . He switches " Chacu Challhua " back into Attack Position . Yusei tells Crow to be careful . The new Dark Signer sends his " Earthbound Immortal " to attack Crow directly . At that last moment Yusei tells Crow to not let Greiger ' s wishes go in vain , and , to that , Crow strategically deduces that " Earthbound Immortals " cannot be affected by his own Spell or Trap Cards and wonders if a card ' s effect from the player that Summoned it can . He then activates the Trap Card , " Parasite Mind " , which allows him to activate a Continuous Trap Card ' s effect in place of the card ’ s controller and decides to use it on " Basara " . Basara appears on Crow ' s field . Crow activates its effect and he Releases " Silverwind the Ascendant " to destroy " Chacu Challhua " . Once the giant killer whale is destroyed , falling to the bottom of the " underground ocean " that it entered , all the souls of the villagers are freed and Greiger loses the rest of his Life Points . Crow wins the Duel . The geoglyph disappears , and Crow is pleased with his victory . A giant boulder is about to crush Crow , but Greiger pushes Crow to get him out of harm ’ s way . Greiger is crushed by the giant boulder instead . Crow and Yusei try to rescue Greiger and Yusei begs Greiger not to die . Greiger asks the two if they ' re okay . Crow asks him why he saved him . Greiger replies that he saved the people of his village . Crow is touched by the former Dark Signer ’ s answer . Greiger tells Crow to find the children he took care of and to raise them well . Crow promises he will do that . Greiger tells Yusei that he was right about everything , that nothing remains after revenge and begs him to defeat the Dark Signers . After that , he turns grey and crumbles into dust . The two young men are saddened by Greiger ’ s death and Yusei swears he will carry on Greiger ’ s promises . Meanwhile , on the other side of the world , all of the people of Greiger ’ s village are returned home , including Greiger ’ s siblings . Annie says that they ' re saved , to the joy of the villagers . A shooting star appears in the sky . Max thinks the shooting star is almost like their big brother Greiger and that Greiger saved them . They wonder if Greiger is watching the shooting star too . Back at Satellite , Crow and Yusei rejoin Trudge , Leo and Luna , and Yusei is about to go face Kalin . While Yusei goes to face Kalin , the same shooting star seen at Greiger ’ s village appears in the sky of the city . Featured Duel : Crow Hogan vs . Greiger . Turn 6 : Greiger Greiger has just managed to Dark Synchro Summon " Dark Flattop " ( 0 / 3000 ) in Defense Position . Greiger then draws two cards via the effect of " Darksea Rescue " as he used " Darksea Rescue " for a Synchro Summon and the Synchro Monster that used " Darksea Rescue " as a Synchro Material Monster was Summoned in Defense Position . Greiger then activates the effect of " Dark Flattop " to Special Summon " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " ( 3000 / 2500 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position , ignoring the Summoning Conditions . Greiger then activates the second effect of " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " to send " Star Blast " from his hand to the Graveyard and destroy " Blackwing Armor Master " . " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " then attacks and destroys " Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind " ( Crow 2600 → 900 ) . Crow loses one SPC ( Crow ' s SPC : 5 → 4 ) . Greiger sets a card . Turn 7 : Crow Crow draws . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Crow ' s SPC : 4 → 5 ; Greiger ' s SPC : 4 → 5 ) . Crow passes his turn . Turn 8 : Greiger Greiger draws . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Crow ' s SPC : 5 → 6 ; Greiger ' s SPC : 5 → 6 ) . Greiger then activates the second effect of " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " to send " Darksea Float " from his hand to the Graveyard and destroy Crow ' s face - down " Fake Feather " . " Flying Fortress SKY FIRE " then attacks directly , but Crow activates his face - down " Blackwing - Backlash " to destroy all of Greiger ' s monsters . Greiger ' s hand is shown to contain " Damage Summon " . Greiger draws a card due to the effect of " Darksea Float " . Greiger then sets a card and activates his face - down " Contaminated Earth " to Special Summon " Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua " ( 2900 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . Turn 9 : Crow Crow draws . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Crow ' s SPC : 6 → 7 ; Greiger ' s SPC : 6 → 7 ) . Crow then Normal Summons " Blackwing - Fane the Steel Chain " ( 500 / 800 ) in Attack Position . " Fane the Steel Chain " attacks directly via its own effect ( Greiger 1800 → 1300 ) . Crow then activates the second effect of " Blackwing - Fane the Steel Chain " to switch " Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua " to Defense Position and forbid Greiger from switching his Earthbound Immortal ' s Battle Position until the end of his ( Crow ' s ) next turn . Crow sets a card . Turn 10 : Greiger Greiger draws . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Crow ' s SPC : 7 → 8 ; Greiger ' s SPC : 7 → 8 ) . Greiger then activates the effect of " Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua " to inflict half its DEF as damage to Crow ( Crow 900 → 100 ) . Greiger then Normal Summons " Darksea Rescue " ( 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Greiger then activates his face - down " Basara " . Now by Tributing a monster once per turn , Greiger can destroy a monster Crow controls that has a higher Level than the monster Tributed and inflict 800 damage to the destroyed monster ' s controller . Greiger then activates the effect of " Basara " to Tribute " Darksea Rescue " and destroy " Fane the Steel Chain " , but Crow activates his face - down " Explosion Guard " to negate the effect of " Basara " and inflict 500 damage to Greiger ( Greiger 1300 → 800 ) . Turn 11 : Crow Crow draws " Blackwing - Blizzard the Far North " . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Crow ' s SPC : 8 → 9 ; Greiger ' s SPC : 8 → 9 ) . Crow sets a card . He then Normal Summons " Blackwing - Blizzard The Far North " ( 1300 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Crow then activates the effect of " Blizzard the Far North " to Special Summon " Blackwing - Shura the Blue Flame " ( 1800 / 1200 ) from his Graveyard in Defense Position . He then tunes " Fane the Steel Chain " and " Shura the Blue Flame " with " Blizzard the Far North " in order to Synchro Summon " Blackwing - Silverwind the Ascendant " ( 2800 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . Greiger states that due to the effect of " Chacu Challhua " , Crow can ' t conduct his Battle Phase so long as " Chacu Challhua " is in Defense Position . Crow explains that he can however activate the effect of " Blackwing - Silverwind the Ascendant " , which will destroy " Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua " as the latter ' s DEF is lower than the ATK of " Silverwind the Ascendant " . Before Crow can activate the effect of " Silverwind the Ascendant " , he and Yusei Fudo see images of children trapped in the Earthbound Immortal . After Greiger sees those children , he states that those children are his brother and sister , plus the other children of his hometown . This makes him realize that the Dark Signers were really responsible for the destruction of his village and the loss of his people . Greiger tries to forfeit , but the Envoy of the Netherworld refuses to let this happen and possesses him . Because Crow took too long to activate the effect of " Silverwind the Ascendant " , Greiger proceeds with his own turn . Turn 12 : Greiger Greiger draws " Black Salvo " . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Crow ' s SPC : 9 → 10 ; Greiger ' s SPC : 9 → 10 ) . Greiger then switches " Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua " to Attack Position . Chacu Challhua " attacks directly via its own effect , but Crow activates his face - down " Parasite Mind " to activate the effect of Greiger ' s " Basara " as if he were its controller , Tributing " Blackwing - Silverwind the Ascendant " in order to destroy " Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua " ( Greiger 800 → 0 ) . Mistakes . Original Mistakes . These following mistakes are only present in the Japanese version : 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 .