Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 145

The Duel between Adrian and Aster continues. Adrian summons Exodios, the Ultimate Forbidden God and takes the upper hand. He then states that when the five parts of Exodia are gathered in his graveyard, he automatically wins the duel. Aster conducts many tactics, hoping to prevent the above statement from happening, but is ultimately defeated. Before this happens, he evacuates Jaden and the others. With Exodia freed for his own use, Adrian sets his sights on conquering the alternate dimension.

Adrian's Turn (continued)

...continued from previous episode

• Adrian has just activated The Ultimate Ritual of the Forbidden Lord, and Echo has just agreed to offer her life force in exchange for Exodia's release.
• When The Ultimate Ritual of the Forbidden Lord is activated, all "Forbidden One" cards in his Graveyard return to Adrian's Deck; in exchange, Adrian can discard 2 other "Forbidden One" cards and summon Exodios the Ultimate Forbidden Lord from his hand or Deck.
• Adrian returns Exodia the Forbidden One to his Deck, discards Exodia's Right Arm and Left Arm to the Graveyard, and Special Summons Exodios (?/0) in Attack Position.
• Activates Exodios' effect; its ATK is equal to 1000 times the number of different "Forbidden One" Monsters in Adrian's Graveyard. (With 2 in the Graveyard, its ATK is 2000; also, when 5 differently named "Forbidden One" Monsters are sent to Adrian's Graveyard due to Exodios' effect, he can declare an automatic win.)
• In order to attack with Exodios, Adrian must send one "Forbidden One" Monster Card from his hand or Deck to the Graveyard. He sends Exodia's Right Leg to the Graveyard, increasing its ATK by another 1000 (3000/0), and attacks with Exodios, destroying Disk Commander (Aster: 1300 LP)
  
  

Aster's Turn

• Activates Dunker's effect, discarding his Malicious and reducing Adrian's Life Points by another 500 (Adrian: 1300 LP)
• Due to Diamond Dude's effect, Aster can activate the Doctor-D in his Graveyard and remove Malicious from play. In exchange, he can Special Summon another Destiny Hero from his Graveyard, as long as it is Level 4 or below. He Special Summons his Disk Commander (300/300) from the Graveyard and draws 2 cards
• Since he controls 3 monsters (including at least 1 Destiny Hero), Aster meets the Summoning Conditions for Destiny Hero - Dogma (3400/2400) and tributes his monsters to summon it in Attack Position.
• When Dogma is summoned, it attacks Exodios. Exodios cannot be destroyed, but Adrian still takes damage (Adrian: 900 LP)
  
  

Adrian's Turn

• When Adrian enters his Standby Phase, Dogma's effect activates and halves Adrian's LP (Adrian: 450 LP)
• Adrian sends Exodia's Left Leg to the Graveyard (4000/0) to declare an attack with Exodios, who destroys Dogma (Aster: 700 LP)
  
  

Aster's Turn

• Activates D - Mind, whose effect lets him Special Summon a Level 3 or lower Destiny Hero from his Deck if he controls no Destiny Heroes. He chooses "Departed" (1000/0)
• Activates the effect of his Malicious in the Graveyard, allowing him to Special Summon another from his Deck (800/800)
• Summons D - Cubic (0/0)
• Since he controls 3 monsters again, he meets the Summoning Conditions for Destiny Hero - Plasma. Tributing the 3 monsters, he summons Plasma (1900/600) in Attack Position.
• Activates Drain Time, which allows Aster to skip any of Adrian's Phases during Adrian's next turn. He chooses to skip Adrian's Battle Phase, and then sets a card.
  
  

Adrian's Turn

• During Adrian's Standby Phase, Aster activates his face-down "Plasma Roar". Since he controls Destiny Hero - Plasma, a Plasma Counter can be placed on the card.
• Since Adrian cannot execute his Battle Phase this turn, he cannot attack with Exodios, so he sets a card and ends his turn.
  
  

Aster's Turn

• With his Departed in the Graveyard, Aster can Special Summon it under Adrian's control (1000/0)
• Attacks Departed with Plasma, but Adrian activates his face-down "Defense Seal Wall". Since he still controls his Exodios, he can end Aster's Battle Phase
• Aster activates Plasma's effect, which can equip itself with any monster Adrian controls and gain ATK equal to half the equipped monster. Plasma equips itself with Adrian's Departed, increasing its ATK by 500 (2400/600)
• Sets a card
  
  

Adrian's Turn

• During Adrian's Standby Phase, Plasma Roar gains another Counter
• Adrian attacks Plasma with Exodios
• Aster activates his face-down "Plasma Discharger", allowing him to destroy 1 Equip Card to end Adrian's Battle Phase. (Destiny Hero - Departed is treated as an Equip Card due to Plasma's effect)
• However, Adrian activates "Rage of the Forbidden One". With his Exodios still on his field, all card effects in effect for this turn are negated.
• With "Plasma Discharger" negated, Adrian continues his attack with Exodios, sending Exodia the Forbidden One to the Graveyard.
  
  

Final Result

Due to Exodios' effect, Adrian automatically wins.

Exodios, the Ultimate Forbidden God