The Wandering Widower VS. The Faceless Jackal Brothers

"*After a period of peace, a deadly duo confronts the now Wandering Widower to test his skills...*"
***The Wandering Widower VS. The Faceless Jackal Brothers*** is the 4th episode of *Yu-Gi-Oh!: DEVOLUTION*.

## Transcript

[*The episode opens with The Wanderer meditating alone in a field, sitting next to a wooden crucifix. During his meditation, he reflects on his previous Duels with The Hood, The Dueless, and MADMAN. Suddenly, two figures appear behind The Wanderer. They are The White Jackal Brother and The Black Jackal Brother, who don grayscale reaper masks and cloaks.*]
**White:** We are the Faceless Jackal Brothers.

**Black:** We've come to challenge the Duelist who defeated MADMAN!

[*White approaches The Wanderer and taps his conical hat.*]
**White:** Are you deaf? Stand up.

**Black:** Yes! You will Duel one of us!

[*White grabs The Wanderer by his robes and holds him threateningly.*]
**White:** Who shall it be?!

**Black:** Pick one of us!

[*The Wanderer stares.*]
**White:** Or you will answer!

[*He repeatedly punches The Wanderer's gut and throws him aside.*]
**Black:** How pitiful!

[*White looks at The Wanderer's Duel Disk.*]
**White:** His weapons will make a fine addition to our selection.

**Wanderer:** I...won't let you do that...

[*The Wanderer gets up, reeling his Duel Disk back onto his arm with a string.*]
**Wanderer:** This Duel will be the two of you...against me!

**White:** Hah! Agreed!

[*The brothers' Duel Disks activate.*]
**White:** My brother and I will share the Life Points!

[*The Wanderer puts his conical hat back on.*]
**Wanderer:** Heh, it doesn't matter what the terms are. You're *both* going to lose.

**Black:** Man, you're a *fool* if you think you can take us on alone!

[*The Wanderer activates his Duel Disk.*]
**Wanderer:** When I Duel...I'm never alone.

[*The spirit of The Dueless lays a hand on his shoulder.*]
**Dueless:** That's right. I'll always be at your side, no matter what.

**Wanderer:** My love. Thank you.

[*The Duel begins.*]
**Wanderer:** Draw! I lay two cards facedown and end my turn.

**White:** I'll draw my first card!

**Wanderer:** Activate Trap Card, Destiny Board!

**Black:** What is that?!

**Wanderer:** When each of you end your turn, a letter will appear over the Destiny Board. When the message is completed, both of you will lose the Duel, regardless of your Life Points.

**White:** Heh, we'll just have to kill you before that happens.

[*The Destiny Board targets "F".*]
**White:** I'll activate the Spell Card, Pot of Greed. Now I can draw two extra cards from my Deck.

**Wanderer:** Hold it right there! Activating Mystical Refpanel! Now your Pot of Greed will activate for me instead of you!

**White:** He took my two cards...!

**Wanderer:** Hpmh. I'm sure you could've used these.

**White:** No matter. I still Summon Vorse Raider in ATK mode! Go and slice him in half!

**Wanderer:** GHAAAH!!

[*Vorse Raider → Direct attack = The Wanderer LP: 2100*]
**White:** Hah! You'll be dead in no time.

[*The Wanderer plays the next letter, "I"*]
**Wanderer:** Another letter will appear over the Destiny Board! It's my move now! I lay one card facedown on the field, ending my turn.

**White:** We have three turns left. Now, brother! Finish him off!

**Black:** Now it's my turn! I Summon the X-Head Cannon in ATK mode! Take aim and attack him directly!

**Wanderer:** It won't be enough! Activating Waboku!

**Black:** No!

**Wanderer:** Now the battle damage is reduced to 0.

**Black:** I lay one card facedown, ending my turn.

[*Destiny Board activates.*]
**Wanderer:** The letter "N" has appeared. You only have two turns left. It's my turn now. I lay one card facedown on the field. It's your move.

**White:** Hmph. I lay one card facedown. Vorse Raider, attack directly!

**Wanderer:** Is that all you got?! Go, Shadow Spell! Now Vorse Raider is paralyzed, as well as losing 700 ATK points!

**White:** [*grunt*] In that case, I'll activate the Spell Card, One Day of Peace. Each player draws one card, then none of us can take damage until the end of your next turn!

**Wanderer:** I'll activate the next Destiny Board letter.

[*"A" is added.*]
**Wanderer:** I'll draw my card! I'll put one Monster in facedown DEF mode.

**White:** Activate Trap, Dust Tornado! This can destroy one Spell or Trap Card on the field. Shadow Spell is destroyed!

[*With Shadow Spell's destruction, Vorse Raider is freed.*]
**Wanderer:** Why not destroy the Destiny Board?

**White:** I need my Monster to be able to attack. Besides, I trust my brother will be able to destroy your Destiny Board!

**Wanderer:** Then I'll lay one card facedown. My turn's finished.

**Black:** Oo-hoo-hooh, [unclear]! I've been waiting to activate this card! Activate Mystical Space Typhoon!

**Wanderer:** Why didn't you activate it earlier?

**Black:** I could've activated it any time I wanted; I wanted to see what your strategy was. Now your Destiny Board is destroyed!

**Wanderer:** Hmph, just as I planned. Activate Quick-Play Spell, Emergency Provisions! For each Spell or Trap I send to the Graveyard, I'll gain 1000 Life Points! I'll discard all four letters of the Destiny Board to the Graveyard.

**Black:** That means-!

**Wanderer:** That my Life Points are increased by 4000!

[*Emergency Provisions = The Wanderer LP: 6100*]
**Black:** Well, I Summon Y-Dragon Head to the field! Blow his Monster away!

[*X-Head Cannon attacks The Wanderer's facedown Monsters, revealed to be Marshmallon.*]
**Black:** Why wasn't your Monster destroyed?!

**Wanderer:** Marshmallon can't be destroyed by battle! Also, when he's flipped faceup, you lose 1000 Life Points!

**Black:** Dammit! I lay one card facedown, and that ends my turn!

**Wanderer:** Hmph! I lay two cards facedown and end my turn.

**White:** I'll draw! I Summon Melchid the Four-Face Beast! Then I'll Tribute Vorse Raider and Melchid the Four-Face Beast for the Masked Beast Des Gardius! I activate the Spell Card, Stop Defense! Now your Marshmallon will switch from DEF to ATK mode!

**Wanderer:** Even if you attack, he still won't die by battle!

**Black:** He will now! I activate the Skill Drain Trap Card! After paying 1000 Life Points, all Monsters on the field will lose their effects!

**Wanderer:** (*Without the effect, he can be destroyed now!*)

**White:** Des Gardius, attack!

**Wanderer:** Come on! Activating Trap Card, Mirror Wall! Now the ATK of you Des Gardius will be cut in half!

**White:** Your Monster will still be destroyed!

[*Des Gardius → Marshmallon = The Wanderer LP: 4750*]
[*Marshmallon remains on the field.*]
**White:** That's impossible! How is it still alive?!

**Wanderer:** I may have lost Life Points, but I activated the Trap Card, Call of the Haunted, which will revive Marshmallon after you destroyed him in battle!

**White:** Gah, you'll pay for that! I lay one card facedown, ending my turn.

**Wanderer:** I'll draw my card. I'll also not pay to keep Mirror Wall out.

**White:** When Mirror Wall is destroyed, Des Gardius's ATK will be fully restored!

**Wanderer:** It makes no difference. I lay two cards facedown and put one Monster in DEF mode. Finally, I'll switch Marshmallon to DEF mode, too.

**Black:** It's my turn again~! I summon the Z-Metal Tank to the field! All of them will combine to make the XYZ-Dragon Cannon!

[*XYZ-Dragon Cannon takes aim.*]
**Black:** Next I'll activate Graceful Charity, allowing me to draw three cards, and then I have to discard two!

[*He reveals Mystical Knight of Jackal and Cyber-Stein.*]
**Black:** I'll pick these two so I can Special Summon the Chaos Emperor Dragon!

**Wanderer:** Another Special Summon?!

**Black:** Chaos Emperor Dragon can be Special Summoned by removing one LIGHT and DARK Monster from my Graveyard!

**Wanderer:** The cards he discarded using Graceful Charity...were exactly what he needed to Summon the dragon!

**Black:** XYZ! HYPER DESTRUCTION!

**Wanderer:** Are you ready?! Activating the Mirror Force Trap Card!

**White:** You're pathetic! Active the Counter, Trap Jammer! I can negate and destroy your Mirror Force!

[*XYZ-Dragon Cannon resumes its attack and destroys Marshmallon.*]
**Black:** For my second Main Phase, I'll activate Remove Trap on Skill Drain!

[*Skill Drain is destroyed.*]
**Black:** Now I'll activate XYZ's effect! By discarding one card, I can destroy one card on the field! [unclear]

[*XYZ-Dragon Cannon destroys Neko Mane King.*]
**Black:** What?!

**Wanderer:** When Neko Mane King is destroyed by a Monster card effect, your turn ends immediately.

**Black:** [*chuckle*] It doesn't matter! You'll never overpower our Monsters!

**Wanderer:** I won't have to overpower them...to win in this turn!

[*He tosses his conical hat aside, then closes his eyes before drawing.*]
**Wanderer:** I'll draw! This is it! First I'll activate Graceful Charity, allowing me to draw three cards from my Deck, and discard two from my hand. Now I'll activate my own Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two extra cards! When my opponent has two or more Monsters than me on the field, I can Summon The Fiend Megacyber without Tributing! Then I'll sacrifice him...for Dragon Seeker!

[*Dragon Seeker's effect is triggered, destroying Chaos Emperor Dragon.*]
**Black:** My dragon's destroyed?!

**Wanderer:** When Dragon Killer is Summoned, he instantly destroys one Dragon-type Monster on the field!

**White:** We still have stronger Monsters than you!

**Wanderer:** Activate Spell Card, Brain Control!

[*Brain Control = The Wanderer LP: 3950*]
**Wanderer:** After paying 800 Life Points, I'll take control of your Monster for one turn! Activating Enemy Controller! By sacrificing Dragon Seeker, I can also take control of your Des Gardius for one turn!

**White:** All of our Monsters...

**Wanderer:** ...belong to me now!

**Black:** If he attacks us, we'll lose!

**Wanderer:** Next, I'll activate Card of Safe Return. Whenever I Special Summon a Monster from my Graveyard, I can draw an extra card from my Deck! It's not over yet! By paying 800 Life Points, my Premature Burial can revive Granadora from the Graveyard, as well as giving me 1000 Life Points when he's Summoned!

[*Premature Burial = The Wanderer LP: 3150*]
[*Granadora = The Wanderer LP: 4150*]
[*Card of Safe return triggers, letting The Wanderer draw a card.*]
**Wanderer:** I'll activate Monster Reborn to revive the Time Wizard!

[*Card of Safe return triggers.*]
**Black:** But when did it enter the Graveyard?!

**Wanderer:** When I activated Graceful Charity, I drew three cards, one of which was Time Wizard. I discarded him to the Graveyard, so I can revive him now! Activating the Red Medicine Spell Card. Now my Life Points will be increased by 500!

[*Red Medicine = The Wanderer LP: 4650*]
**Wanderer:** Finally, I'll activate the Time Roulette!

[*Time Wizard's effect activates.*]
**White:** If the Time Roulette fails, then all the Monsters on his side of the field will be destroyed.

**Wanderer:** And half the ATK of each Monster will be deducted from my Life Points.

[*The Time Roulette lands on a fail.*]
**White:** Ha-hah! Fool! You've forgotten that Granadora takes 2000 of your Life Points after he's been sent to the Graveyard! You'll lose 6250 Life Points!

[*The Wanderer's board is cleared, but he survives with 400 Life Points.*]
**Black:** But that's impossible! The explosion should've taken the rest of your Life Points!

**Wanderer:** The failed Time Roulette *did* reduce my Life Points, however, now that Granadora's in the Graveyard, I can activate my last trump card!

**Black:** What?!

**Wanderer:** Activating Quick-Play Spell, Spell of Pain! Now the 2000 Life Points I *would've* lost will be directed back to the both of you, instead!

**White:** So no matter the outcome of the Time Roulette...!

**Black:** We would've lost!

**Wanderer:** It is your FATE!

**Black and White:** GAAAAAAHHH!!

[*Spell of Pain = The Faceless Jackal Brothers LP: 0*]
[*The White Jackal Brother lies on the ground, deceased.*]
**Black:** B-but how?! We gathered the strongest Monsters! We should've beaten you!

**Wanderer:** With anger, hate, rage...no weapon can bring you victory.

[*The Wanderer walks off, but The Black Jackal Brother struggles to follow.*]
**Black:** Wait... I challenge you to a rematch! COME BACK HERE!

**Wanderer:** There's no point in Dueling me again.

[*He looks back.*]
**Wanderer:** You're already dead.

**Black:** You son of a-!

[*As The Black Jackal Brother charges at The Wanderer, his vision flashes red, and he is banished.*]
**Black:** GHAAAAAHH!!