Episode 74

"Mask of the Clown" (道化師の仮面 Doukeshi no Kamen) is the seventy-fourth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime.

Synopsis
The last match for the first round of the Friendship Cup is between Shun and Dennis, both Lancers. Against Shun who suspects his identity, Dennis plays in his usual Entertainment style. However, when Shun forces him into a corner, Dennis suddenly summons a new monster that surprises everyone!

Shun Kurosaki vs. Dennis Macfield
At the start of the Duel, the Field Magic Card "Cross Over Accel" is activated, as per the rules of an Action Duel and a Riding Duel. It will allow the players to use Action Cards, but they may only have one in their hand at a time.

Turn 1: Shun

Shun Normal Summons "Raid Raptors - Skull Eagle" (CG Star 3/1000/500). He activates "Raid Raptors - Call", which lets him Special Summon a monster from his Deck with the same name as a "Raid Raptors" monster he controls. He Special Summons a second "Skull Eagle" (CG Star 3/1000/500). Shun overlays his two Level 3 monsters to Xyz Summon "Raid Raptors - Devil Eagle" (Rank Star 3/1000/0/2 ORU) in Attack Position. As they were used as Overlay Units, the effects of both "Skull Eagles" activate, increasing the ATK of the Xyz Summoned monster by 300 each ("Devil Eagle": 1000 → 1600). Shun activates the effect of "Devil Eagle", detaching an Overlay Unit during either player's turn to inflict damage to his opponent equal to the ATK of a Special Summoned monster on the field. Shun chooses "Devil Eagle" (Dennis: 4000 → 2400 LP). Shun Sets two cards.

Turn 2: Dennis

Dennis draws "Fusion". He activates the effect of "Entermage Cup Tricker" in his hand, which lets him detach an opposing Xyz Monster's Overlay Unit, Special Summon "Cup tricker" and reduce that monster's ATK by 600. Dennis detaches an Overlay Unit from "Devil Eagle" and Special Summons "Cup Tricker" (CG Star 5/1200/1400). ("Devil Eagle": 1600 → 1000 ATK). He then activates "Magical Pendulum Box" letting him draw two cards and reveal them. If they are both Pendulum Monsters, he will add them to his hand, but if either or both is not, they will both be sent to the Graveyard. He draws "Entermage Bonus Dealer" and "Entermage Overlay Juggler - both Pendulum Monsters. Dennis activates "Bonus Dealer" (Left Pendulum Scale 3) and "Overlay Juggler" (Right Pendulum Scale 6) in his Pendulum Zones. He Pendulum Summons "Entermage Wind Sucker" (CG Star 5/2100/0), "Entermage Wing Sandwhichman" (CG Star 5/1800/2100) and "Entermage Ball Rider" (CG Star 4/1000/1800) from his hand, all in Attack Position. Dennis activates the Pendulum Effect of "Bonus Dealer", which lets him draw two cards if he Pendulum Summons three or more "Entermage" or "Entermate" monsters at the same time. He draws "Entermage Fire Dancer" and "Entermage Magic Tactician". He Normal Summons "Fire Dancer" (CG Star 4/1400/1200). Dennis overlays the Level 4 "Fire Dancer" and "Ball Rider" to Xyz Summon "Entermage Trapeze Magican" (Rank Star 4/2500/2000/2 ORU) in Attack Position. He then overlays the Level 5 "Wind Sucker", "Wing Sandwichman", and "Cup Tricker" to Xyz Summon "Entermage Shadow Maker" (Rank Star 5/2600/1000/3 ORU) in Attack Position.

Dennis activates the effect of "Trapeze Magician", detaching an Overlay Unit to let a monster he controls attack twice during this turn's Battle Phase. He targets "Shadow Maker". Because "Shadow Maker" was targeted by a card effect, Dennis activates its effect, detaching "Cup Tricker" to Special Summon another copy of "Shadow Maker" (Rank Star 5/2600/1000) from his Extra Deck. As "Cup Tricker" was detached, its effect activates, which lets him attach an Overlay Unit he controls to a different Xyz Monster he controls. He attaches the Overlay Unit of the first "Shadow Maker" to the second one. Dennis activates the effect of "Trapeze Magician" again and targets the second copy of "Shadow Maker", letting it attack twice this turn. Because the second "Shadow Maker" was targeted by a card effect, Dennis activates its effect, detaching an Overlay Unit to Special Summon a third "Shadow Maker" (Rank Star 5/2600/1000) from his Extra Deck. "Trapeze Magician" attacks and destroys "Devil Eagle" (Shun: 4000 → 2500 LP), but Shun activates his face-down "Raid Raptors - Target Flag". This lets him draw and reveal a card, then target a monster his opponent controls. When that monster leaves the field, his opponent must reveal his hand and all cards of the same type as what Shun drew will be destroyed. He draws a monster, "Raid Raptors - Last Strix" and targets "Trapeze Magician". Shun then activates his face-down "Rank-Up-Magic Death Double Force", allowing him to Special Summon an Xyz Monster from his Graveyard that was destroyed by battle, then Xyz Summon a "Raids Raptor" monster whose Rank is double that of the Summoned monster, by using that monster as the Overlay Unit. He Special Summons "Devil Eagle" and overlays it to Xyz Summon "Raid Raptors - Revolution Falcon" (Rank Star 6/2000/3000/1 ORU) in Attack Position. As it was Xyz Summoned by using a "Raid Raptors" Xyz Monster as an Overlay Unit, Shun activates the effect of "Revolution Falcon", destroying 1 monster his opponent controls and inflicting damage to him equal to half the ATK of that monster. He targets "Trapeze Magician", but Dennis activates the effect of the "Entermage Magic Tactician" in his hand, sending it and 1 monster he controls to the Graveyard, and then changing the target to another appropriate monster he controls. He sends 1 "Shadow Maker" to the Graveyard and switches the target of the effect of "Revolution Falcon" to another "Shadow Maker". "Shadow Maker" is destroyed, with the effect of "Trapeze Magician" preventing Dennis from taking effect damage.

Turn 3: Shun

Shun draws. Shun activates the effect of "Revolution Falcon", detaching an Overlay Unit to allow it to attack all monsters Dennis control once each this turn. "Revolution Falcon" attacks "Trapeze Magician", but Dennis finds and activates the Action Card "Battle Change", allowing him to change the attack target of each monster that Shun controls once per turn. He changes the attack target of "Revolution Falcon” to "Shadow Maker". Dennis then activates the Pendulum Effect of "Overlay Juggler", attaching "Shadow Maker" to "Trapeze Magician" as an Overlay Unit. "Revolution Falcon" attacks "Trapeze Magician", its first effect reducing the ATK and DEF of "Trapeze Magician" to 0 as "Trapeze Magician" is a Special Summoned monster. ("Trapeze Magician": 2500/2000 → 0/0) Dennis attempts to grab an Action Card, but Shun blocks him. "Trapeze Magician" is destroyed, but its remains allow Dennis to find and activate the Action Card, "Damage Vanish", reducing the battle damage that he would have taken to 0. Since "Trapeze Magician" has been destroyed, "Target Flag" is destroyed by its own effect and Dennis reveals his hand. Dennis' hand contains "Fusion". Shun Sets two cards.

Turn 4: Dennis

Dennis draws "Antique Gear Chaos Fusion" and subsequently activates it. By sending "Fusion" from his hand to his Graveyard and selecting one "Antiquue Gear" Fusion Monster in his Extra Deck, he can banish monsters from his Graveyard that were Special Summoned from the Extra Deck equal to the number of the selected Fusion Monster’s Fusion Material monsters, and then Special Summon those Fusion Material Monsters from his Deck, Extra Deck or Graveyard with their effects negated, ignoring the Summoning conditions. Dennis banishes "Trapeze Magician" and all three copies of "Shadow Maker" from his Graveyard to Special Summon "Antique Gear Hound Dog" (CG Star 3/1000/1000) from his Deck and "Antique Gear Double Bite Hound Dog" (CG Star 5/1400/1000), "Antique Gear Triple Bite Hound Dog" (CG Star 7/1800/1000) and "Antique Gear Ultimate Hound Dog" (CG Star 9/2800/2000) from his Extra Deck. The effect of "Antique Gear Chaos Fusion" then sends the Special Summoned Fusion Materials to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon "Antique Gear Chaos Giant" (CG Star 10/4500/???) in Attack Position.

Duel continues in the next episode.