Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 009 " Duel With a Ghoul " , known as " Back from the Dead ! Magical Silk Hat " in the Japanese version , is the ninth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " second series anime . It first aired in Japan on June 13 , 2000 and in the United States on November 24 , 2001 . Summary . The gang stand beside the Dueling Arena where the ghoulish Kaiba lookalike awaits . Kemo , still holding onto Mokuba , laughs and tells Yugi he doesn ' t stand a ghost of a chance against Kaiba , because this time , Kaiba is a ghost . Mokuba argues but Kemo says , witnesses saw Kaiba fall to his doom . The gang all gasp in shock , while Mokuba calls Kemo a liar and demands that he take back what he just said . Kemo tells Mokuba to get used to it . All that ' s left of Kaiba is a cranky ghost looking out for revenge . Yugi says it can ' t be Kaiba . He ' s nothing but a fake , a trick by Pegasus . He tells Mokuba not to worry . They ' ll win his freedom and find his brother . Meanwhile , Pegasus and Croquet are watching the confrontation on the computer screen from the castle hall . Pegasus laughs , saying he loves reality TV . Croquet asks who Yugi is Dueling and Pegasus says it is Kaiba — what ' s left of him . Croquet is astonished . Pegasus says he can ' t take all the credit . He had help from Yugi . And now , to return the favor , he ' s going to teach Yugi a lesson about the real power of the Millennium Items . He ' s no longer of this world , Ghost Kaiba says and it ' s all because of Yugi . He could have had it all but when Yugi beat him , Yugi took more than just the match . Yugi took his life and destroyed his soul . ( In the Japanese version , Ghost Kaiba says he ' s a dead man . Since he lost to Yugi , he lost everything he had , including his life . He says Yugi dispatched him to wander through hell and how he ' ll drag Yugi down there with him . ) Yugi says Ghost Kaiba is nothing but an impostor , so he tells him to stop the lies and start the Duel . The Ghost might look like Kaiba but there ' s no way he can imitate Kaiba ' s Deck . Ghost Kaiba says it is his Deck . Mokuba calls out to Yugi to beat this guy , he ' s nothing but a fake . ( In the Japanese version , Mokuba says he knows his brother couldn ' t be killed this easily . ) The others agree . Ghost Kaiba grins evilly at Yugi , thinking that this time he has nothing to lose . He tells Kemo that once he beats Yugi , Pegasus can have Kaiba Corporation . All he wants is revenge . ( In the Japanese version , Ghost Kaiba is silent . In voice - over , Saruwatari thinks that Yugi ' s opponents here won ' t be normal Duelists . This is the first assassin sent especially to this island by Industrial Illusions for the sole purpose of defeating him . Meeting Kaiba ' s ghost face to face will be enough emotional trauma to insure Yugi ' s defeat . Then Kaiba Corporation will be turned over to Mister Pegasus . ) Kaiba bets 3 Star Chip s on the Duel and Yugi agrees , saying that once this Duel is done , he ' ll have 6 . Kaiba begins the Duel by summoning " Hitotsu - Me Giant " . Yugi reacts in horror , remembering that this is how Kaiba began their last Duel . Mokuba is stunned too , saying there ' s a card just like that in his brother ' s Deck but Joey tells him that just because it ' s the same card doesn ' t mean it ' s the same Deck . Yugi thinks Ghost Kaiba is trying to confuse him by making the same opening move that Kaiba did but it will have the same result . He counters with " Dark Magician " and destroys " Hitotsu - Me Giant " , reducing Ghost Kaiba ' s Life Points to 700 . Ghost Kaiba laughs , telling Yugi he ' s as strong as ever but he says Yugi must have realized by now that he ' ll never win , the ghost really is Kaiba and he ' ll win this time . Yugi barely beat him last time and this time , Yugi no longer has his " Exodia " cards . Meanwhile , the real Kaiba is lurking outside his mansion , hiding from guards who have his place staked out . Flashbacks show what really happened when Kaiba jumped out the window , he caught himself on the edge of the cliff and climbed back up to safety . Now , he climbs a fence onto the grounds of the mansion and pulls up a hidden trap door which leads down an underground stairway into the mansion . Entering a library , he pulls out a book to cause a hidden door to be revealed , accessed by a retinal scan . Inside is a control room , where he powers up his computer and verifies his identity by voiceprint analysis . Then Kaiba gets an update on what ' s been going on . A sassy computer voice tells him that while he was off gallivanting , a hostile takeover of Kaiba Corporation has begun . At the same time , Maximillion Pegasus kicked off his Duelist Kingdom tournament . If Pegasus or any of his representatives can defeat Yugi , the new Kaiba Corporation board has promised to turn over control of Kaiba Corp to him . Pegasus can ' t beat Yugi , Kaiba says . He has " Exodia " but the computer tells him that Yugi ' s lost his " Exodia " cards , then goes on to say that Pegasus knows about the corporation bylaws that require a living Kaiba heir to make any change of control legal . Mokuba is Pegasus ' prisoner and with Kaiba out of the way , Pegasus will exert pressure to make Mokuba do what he wants . The computer asks Kaiba what he is going to do . Kaiba says Pegasus will keep Mokuba safe , at least until after the takeover is complete . ( In the Japanese version , Kaiba says he has to help Mokuba escape but first , he has to guard against Pegasus ' planned takeover . ) So he has to make sure Pegasus doesn ' t defeat Yugi in a Duel , no matter what . He ' s not going to give up Kaiba Corporation without a fight , he says . " It ' s takeover time — by me ! " They ' ll hack into Pegasus ' mainframe . Next stop : Duelist Kingdom . ( In the Japanese version , Kaiba says it won ' t be long before someone realizes he ' s working from that terminal . It ' s a battle against time and he asks the computer to help him . First , he has to set himself up on the Net as a common user and run a search on " Duelist Kingdom . " ) Back at the Duel , Yugi asks Ghost Kaiba if he ' s here to play head games or Duel Monsters . It ' s his move . Ghost Kaiba says this card is a blast from the past ( In the Japanese version , Ghost Kaiba says an angel of revenge is rising from the depths of hell ) and plays " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . Yugi and the others are shocked and Joey says that only one Deck has that card . Mokuba wonders if what they say could it be true . Ghost Kaiba laughs and Yugi thinks , this really is Kaiba ' s Deck . Does that mean that Kaiba is really . . . ? Ghost Kaiba tells Yugi to admit that he was wrong . Then he says that not having a real body isn ' t so bad . He still gets to savor the finer things in life , like revenge ! ( In the Japanese version , Ghost Kaiba says he knows what Yugi ' s thinking , he ' s realizing that Kaiba is dead . It ' s impossible to imitate Kaiba ' s Deck . This Deck is his and his " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " has returned from the dead to take its revenge on Yugi . ) Mokuba cries out for him to shut up and begs someone to make him go away . Ghost Kaiba says it almost breaks his heart , if he had one . ( In the Japanese version , Ghost Kaiba tells Yugi to come with him down to hell . ) In the meantime , real Kaiba begins to hack the Duelist Kingdom ' s computer system . He quickly discovers that all the data about Yugi ' s Duels are confidential . Therefore , he starts to hack the Industrial Illusions ' satellite in order to access the Industrial Illusions ' main computer called " Millennium computer " . As Yugi ' s profile is locked , Kaiba finds a way around by searching for Yugi ' s favorite monster card , the " Dark Magician " . The data of currently played Duels at the Duelist Kingdom are represented by virtual rooms , reachable through doors all along virtual corridors . As Kaiba is about to enter the last suitable room , it appears that no duel is played in . Kaiba tries nevertheless and his computer freezes . After a short search , Kaiba finds out that the " Dark Magician " card appears in the room ' s database ; he does have the proof that this is definitely the virtual room of Yugi ' s current Duel . Despite the freezes , he forces the virtual door by some hacking trick . A virtual castle then appears . It actually stores the very system memory of Industrial Illusions , including information about Yugi ' s Duels . However , Kaiba ' s computer informs him that his access requires a password . Kaiba thinks that knowing Pegasus , the latter is too arrogant to admit that someone can get so far into his highly secure computer . Therefore , Kaiba comes to the conclusion that the password must be very simple - and a little egocentric . He finally says , " Pegasus " . ( In the Japanese version , Kaiba thinks , " A place like a prison where you can ' t leave once you entered ? It ' s a good joke but it won ' t work ! Get inside ! " and as the computer asks the password , Kaiba answers , " Alcatraz ! " . ) Yugi wonders how he can defeat Ghost Kaiba ' s " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . Kemo laughs , saying that for a stiff , Kaiba ' s got game . ( In the Japanese version , Saruwatari says that Kaiba is rejoicing in Yugi ' s defeat from the other world . ) Mokuba still insists the Ghost isn ' t really his brother . He knows his brother , he says , and he ' s not mean like this . His brother is his best friend in the world and that thing ' s not him . Yugi wishes he could be as sure as Mokuba but he doesn ' t know what to believe . One thing he does know — this Duel ' s not over yet . ( In the Japanese version , Yugi thinks that he understands and he will believe too . He knows Kaiba is alive and he won ' t lose . ) Just as it is Yugi ' s turn , the real Kaiba has managed to unlock the doors of the virtual castle and has now gained access to Yugi ' s Duel data . Kaiba says he ' s back . ( In the Japanese version , Kaiba says , " Now the real thing starts . Pegasus , I will show you my , Seto Kaiba ' s , true power ! Let ' s start the battle ! " ) Featured Duel : Yami Yugi vs . Ghost Kaiba . Turn 1 : Ghost Kaiba Ghost Kaiba Normal Summon s " Hitotsu - Me Giant " ( 1200 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . Turn 2 : Yami Yugi Yugi Normal Summons " Dark Magician " ( 2500 / 2100 ) in Attack Position . " Dark Magician " attack s and destroy s " Hitotsu - Me Giant " ( Ghost Kaiba : 2000 → 700 LP ) . Turn 3 : Ghost Kaiba Ghost Kaiba draws . He then Normal Summons " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " ( 3000 / 2500 ) in Attack Position and Set s a card . Turn 4 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws . He then switches " Dark Magician " to Defense Position and Normal Summons " Curse of Dragon " ( 2000 / 1500 ) in Defense Position . Turn 5 : Ghost Kaiba Ghost Kaiba draws . He then activate s his face - down " Defense Paralysis " , which switches Yugi ' s monsters to Attack Position . While " Defense Paralysis " is face - up , Yugi may not play monsters in Defense Position . " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " attacks and destroys " Curse of Dragon " ( Yugi : 2000 → 1000 LP ) . Turn 6 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws . He then activates " Magical Hats " to hide " Dark Magician " in one of four " Hats " . Turn 7 : Ghost Kaiba " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " attacks a " Hat " . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .