Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s - Episode 026 " The Fortune Cup Finale , Part 2 " , known as " Destiny of Signers ! The Future Guided by the Crimson Dragon " in the Japanese version is the twenty - sixth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " anime . It first aired in Japan on September 24 , 2008 and in the US on March 7 , 2009 . Summary . Awakening of the Crimson Dragon . As Yusei and Jack continue their Duel , the sky fills with dark clouds . Yanagi wonders if this could be a result of two Signers dueling . Tanner tells him to get real and concentrate on cheering for Yusei . In Goodwin ' s box room , Lazar asks if there ' s any significance in continuing the tournament , now that they have confirmed the identity of the four Signers they were searching for and considering the concerns Trudge had for the safety of the citizens . Goodwin asks Lazar , does he not want to see the power of the Crimson Dragon . But without having all five Signers that ' s not possible , Lazar thinks , before suddenly turning to Goodwin and stating with shock that Goodwin is implying the fifth Signer is in the premises . He gets excited and asks " Does this mean the Crimson Dragon birthmark is complete ? " Goodwin declares that they will see something interesting once the Duel is over . Yusei Summons " Stardust Dragon " . With " Stardust Dragon " and " Red Dragon Archfiend " in opposition , Jack , Luna , Akiza and Yusei ' s dragon birthmarks begin to glow . In Zigzix ' s station , he witnesses a large rise in Ener - D . As the two dragons fight , red streams of light crashes from the sky and take of the form of the Crimson Dragon . The majority of the spectators are suprised and wonder where it came from . Yanagi , Mina and Sayer display mixed reactions of concern . Goodwin contacts Zigzix , who is greatly excited about the surge in Ener - D . Goodwin tells him to shut down the Ener - D machine . Zigzix is upset by this and asks why ; Ener - D has never been this operational before . Goodwin reminds him that its an order and if he values his life , he should comply and asks if he wishes to vanish , like Greiger ' s hometown . The high levels of Ener - D become more the technology at the station can handle . Thinking about what Goodwin said , Zigzix now begins to worry and orders the personal to quickly shut down Momentum . Yusei expresses his concern about the Duel ; If they continue , there ' s no telling what could happen . Jack replies asking if Yusei is scared and tells him that someone who fears what is laid before them is not fit to be called a duelist ; If all creation scatters to pieces , Jack will continue the Duel . With all conditions in order , Goodwin decides its time to bring the divided power of the Signers together , which will bring the Duel into another dimension . He reaches into a preservation tank , containing an arm with the dragon head birthmark . In the English dub , he says that he is the fifth signer while doing this . The Crimson Dragon soars over the stadium , spreading its wings out fully . Visions of the past and future . Yusei and Jack find themselves riding on a stream of light in a strange starlit setting . The Signers , Akiza and Luna follow behind them in two red bubbles . They approach the Sky Temple , where an abundance of people bow before five others at the temple . The stream of light directs them upwards and over the temple . Jack notes that these must be the People of the Stars . Yusei looks closely at the five and sees they all have dragon birthmarks . Jack wonders if they ' ve been transported to another time . As they continue to travel along the stream , they see New Domino City and Satellite . A Dark Signer spider mark smashes through a number of buildings in Satellite , drawing the shape of a large spider . Jack guesses this is the future . Even while witnessing this mass destruction , Jack insists they continue the Duel . He claims since the Duel brought them there , ending it should bring them back to reality . Yusei continues and inflicts damage to Jack ' s LP , which causes Jack to suffer actual pain . On Jack ' s turn he damages Yusei . Akiza and Luna notice Yusei feels real pain from that attack . Akiza wonders if this is the same as her power . Jack plays one his famed cards " Speed Spell - End of the Storm " , forcing Yusei to Tribute " Stardust Dragon " to negate it or he ' d lose the Duel . This allowed Jack to play " Sneak Exploder " which would defeat Yusei next turn . But Yusei revived " Stardust Dragon " with its effect and played " Meteor Stream " which would defeat Jack if it resolves . Recognizing this as the card responsible for Jack ' s defeat last time they dueled , Jack explains that his last defeat was an illusion to dramatize the fact that he is the true King . He then Chains " Crimson Fire " , but Yusei chains " Shining Silver Force " , negating the damage and destroying Jack ' s Spell and Trap Cards , including " Sneak Exploder " . This allowed Yusei to begin his turn without taking the damage from " Sneak Exploder " . Yusei powers up " Stardust Dragon " with " Speed Spell - Final Attack " and attacks " Red Dragon Archfiend " winning the Duel . The new King . The players then return to reality , where Jack ' s Duel Runner begins to spin out of control tossing him off . " Stardust Dragon " and " Red Dragon Archfiend " are still present , but petrified . Their holograms however soon fizzle a bit before disappearing away . Apart from Luna , none of the spectators to know how the Duel went . Leo then points at the scoreboard , and Tanner , Yanagi , Leo and Dexter see Jack ' s LP are at 0 . Luna calmly states Yusei won the Duel and that means he is the champion now . Up at the tower , Goodwin and Lazar have seen the end result of the Duel too and while Goodwin is unfazed at the end result , Lazar is completely shocked that Jack lost the Duel . Yusei rushes over to Jack to see if he is alright . Jack is ashamed that he as King , lost again . Yusei explains that Jack lost by giving into his pride of trying to be King . The MC is unsure of the situation , but Goodwin appears on a monitor next to him " What ' s the matter ? The match is over . " The MC calls out that Yusei is the winner and they have just witnessed the birth of a new King , Yusei Fudo . Featured Duel : Yusei Fudo vs . Jack Atlas . Turn 4 : Jack Jack has just managed to Synchro Summon " Red Dragon Archfiend " . Since " Dark Tinker " was sent from the field to the Graveyard , its effect lets Jack draw one card . " Red Dragon Archfiend " attacks and destroys " Junk Warrior " ( Yusei 2600 → 1900 ) . Jack then Sets three cards ( " Tuner Capture " , " Tuner ' s Mind " , and " Fiend Cannon " ) . Turn 5 : Yusei Yusei draws " Hyper Synchron " . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Yusei ' s SPC : 3 → 4 ; Jack ' s SPC : 3 → 4 ) . Yusei then activates his face - down " Descending Lost Star " to revive " Junk Warrior " in Defense Position , with its effects negated , its DEF reduced to 0 , and its Level reduced by one ( 2300 / 1300 → 0 ; Level : 5 → 4 ) . He then Normal Summon s " Hyper Synchron " ( 1600 / 800 ) in Attack Position . Yusei tunes " Junk Warrior " with " Hyper Synchron " to Synchro Summon " Stardust Dragon " ( 2500 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . Since " Hyper Synchron " was sent to the Graveyard for the Synchro Summon of " Stadust Dragon " , " Stardust Dragon " gains 800 ATK ( " Stardust Dragon " : 2500 → 3300 / 2000 ) and is granted immunity to destruction by battle . Jack activates his face - down " Tuner Capture " to Special Summon " Hyper Synchron " ( 1600 / 800 ) from Yusei ' s Graveyard to his side of the field in Defense Position . Yusei ' s hand contains " Meteor Stream " , " Speed Spell - Silver Contrails " , and " Shining Silver Force " . " Stardust Dragon " attacks " Red Dragon Archfiend " , but Jack activates his face - down " Tuner ' s Mind " to return " Red Dragon Archfiend " to his Extra Deck and revive " Twin - Sword Marauder " ( 1600 / 1000 ) and " Dark Tinker " ( 1000 / 1300 ) in Defense Position . A replay occurs and Yusei uses " Stardust Dragon " to attack " Twin - Sword Marauder " , but due to " Tuner ' s Mind " , the attack is redirected to " Dark Tinker " , destroying it instead . The effect of " Synchro Blast " then activates ( Jack 2800 → 2300 ) . Jack draws one card as per the effect of " Dark Tinker " . Turn 6 : Jack Jack draws " Crimson Fire " . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Yusei ' s SPC : 4 → 5 ; Jack ' s SPC : 4 → 5 ) . Jack then tunes " Twin - Sword Marauder " with " Hyper Synchron " in order to Synchro Summon " Red Dragon Archfiend " ( 3000 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . Due to the effect of " Hyper Synchron " , " Red Dragon Archfiend " gains 800 ATK ( " Red Dragon Archfiend " : 3000 → 3800 / 2000 ) and is granted immunity to destruction by battle . " Red Dragon Archfiend " then attacks " Stardust Dragon " , but " Stardust Dragon " isn ' t destroyed due to the second " Hyper Synchron " - granted effect of " Hyper Synchron " ( Yusei 1900 → 1400 ) . Jack then activates his face - down " Fiend Cannon " to inflict 500 damage to Yusei as his monster did not destroy one of Yusei ' s monsters in battle ( Yusei 1400 → 900 ) . Jack ' s hand contains " Crimson Fire " . " Speed Spell - Overboost " , " Speed Spell - End of the Storm " , and " Sneak Exploder " . Jack Sets two cards . Turn 7 : Yusei Yusei draws . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Yusei ' s SPC : 5 → 6 ; Jack ' s SPC : 5 → 6 ) . Yusei then activates " Speed Spell - Silver Contrails " to increase the ATK of " Stardust Dragon " by 1000 ( " Stardust Dragon " : 3300 → 4300 / 2000 ) . " Stardust Dragon " attacks " Red Dragon Archfiend " , but " Red Dragon Archfiend " is not destroyed due to the second " Hyper Synchron " - granted effect of " Hyper Synchron " ( Jack 2300 → 1800 ) . The effect of " Synchro Blast " then activates ( Jack 1800 → 1300 ) . At the end of the Battle Phase , the effect of " Silver Contrails " expires ( " Stardust Dragon " : 4300 → 3300 / 2000 ) . Yusei ' s hand contains " Shining Silver Force " , " Crossline Counter " , and " Meteor Stream " . Yusei then Sets three cards . Turn 8 : Jack Jack ' s hand contains " Speed Spell - Overboost " and " Speed Spell - End of the Storm " . Jack draws . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Yusei ' s SPC : 6 → 7 ; Jack ' s SPC : 6 → 7 ) . " Red Dragon Archfiend " attacks " Stardust Dragon " , but " Stardust Dragon " isn ' t destroyed due to the second " Hyper Synchron " - granted effect of " Hyper Synchron " ( Yusei 900 → 400 ) . Yusei then activates his face - down " Crossline Counter " to target " Stardust Dragon " and increase its ATK by twice the Battle Damage he took ( " Stardust Dragon " : 3300 → 4300 / 2000 ) as well as force " Red Dragon Archfiend " to attack " Stardust Dragon " again . " Red Dragon Archfiend " is not destroyed due to the second " Hyper Synchron " - granted effect of " Red Dragon Archfiend " ( Jack 1300 → 800 ) . Jack activates " Speed Spell - Overboost " to increase his Speed Counters by four ( Jack ' s SPC : 7 → 11 ) . Jack then activates " Speed Spell - End of the Storm " to destroy all monsters on the field and inflict 300 damage to each player for each of their destroyed monsters , but Yusei Tribute s " Stardust Dragon " to negate and destroy " Speed Spell - End of the Storm " . Jack activates his face - down " Sneak Exploder " . During Yusei ' s next Standby Phase , Jack can send " Sneak Exploder " to the Graveyard and inflict 500 damage to Yusei for every monster Jack controls . On Jack ' s End Phase , " Stardust Dragon " revives itself ( 2500 / 2000 ) in Attack Position due to its second effect . Yusei then activates his face - down " Meteor Stream " to inflict 1000 damage to Jack . Jack then activates his face - down " Crimson Fire " to negate the damage he would take and inflict twice the damage he would have taken to Yusei . In response , Yusei activates his face - down " Shining Silver Force " to negate Jack ' s " Crimson Fire " and destroy it as well as destroy all Spells and Traps on Jack ' s side of the field . Due to the second effect of " Speed Spell - Overboost " , Jack ' s Speed Counters are reduced to one ( Jack ' s SPC : 11 → 1 ) . Turn 9 : Yusei Yusei draws " Speed Spell - Final Attack " . During the Standby Phase , the effect of " Speed World " activates ( Yusei ' s SPC : 7 → 8 ; Jack ' s SPC : 1 → 2 ) . Yusei then activates " Speed Spell - Final Attack " to target " Stardust Dragon " and double its ATK ( " Stardust Dragon " 2500 → 5000 / 2000 ) , but it cannot attack directly and it will be destroyed during the End Phase . " Stardust Dragon " attacks " Red Dragon Archfiend " , but the latter isn ' t destroyed due to the second " Hyper Synchron " - granted effect of " Red Dragon Archfiend " ( Jack 800 → 0 ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .