Episode 144

"The Cursed Gear Mask" (呪われし Norawareshi Gia Masuku) is the one hundredth-and-fourty fourth episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime series.

Synopsis
When Yūya arrives in Xyz Dimension, he did not find Shun, but rather Dennis. In order to ease the sorrow the Fusion Dimension has inflicted upon Xyz Dimension's people, Dennis and Yūya start an Entertainment Duel to bring back their smiles, but...

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

Turn 1: Yūya

Yūya activates "Entermate Gongcat" and "Synthesis Magician" in his Pendulum Zones, then Pendulum Summons "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon" (2500/2000) in Attack Position.

Turn 2: Dennis

Dennis Normal Summons "Entermage Bubble Gardna" (800/2000). Since a "Entermage" monster has been Normal or Special Summoned, Dennis Special Summons "Entermage Filmsy Slimmer" (100/1200) in Attack Position. Dennis activates "Fusion", fusing "Bubble Gardna" and "Filmsy Slimmer" to Fusion Summon "Entermage Trapeze Force Witch" (2400/1800) in Attack position. Dennis then activates the Equip Magic Card "Antique Gear Mask", equipping it to "Force Witch". "Force Witch" attacks "Odd-Eyes", with its effect lowering the ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 600 ("Odd-Eyes": 2500 → 1900 ATK). Yūya finds an Action Card, but the effect of "Antique Gear Mask" prevents the activation of Magic or Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step. The attack continues and "Odd-Eyes" is destroyed. The effect of "Antique Gear Mask" doubles the battle damage to Yūya (Yūya: 4000 → 3000 LP).

Turn 3: Yūya

Yūya Pendulum Summons "Odd-Eyes" from his Extra Deck and "Entermate Miracle Mirrorabbit" (1200/1200) from his Hand, both in Attack position. "Odd-Eyes" attacks "Force Witch", but the effect of "Force Witch" activates, lowering the ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 600. Yūya activates the effect of "Mirrorabbit", redirecting the ATK reduction to itself ("Mirrorabbit": 1200 → 600 ATK). The attack continues, but the effect of "Antique Gear Mask" prevents the destruction of "Force Witch", once per turn. However, the effect of "Odd-Eyes" activates, doubling the battle damage since "Force Witch" is Level 5 or higher (Dennis: 4000 → 3800 LP). Yūya activates the second effect of "Mirrorabbit", allowing "Odd-Eyes" to attack once again, at the expense of not attacking itself. "Odd-Eyes" attacks "Force Witch" and the effect of "Force Witch" acitvates, reducing the ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 600. "Mirrorabbit" intercepts the effect ("Mirrorabbit": 600 → 0 ATK). The attack continues and "Force Witch" is destroyed, doubling the battle damage to Dennis (Dennis: 3800 → 3600 LP).

Turn 4: Dennis

Dennis activates "Entermage Fire Dancer" and "Entermage Reversal Dancer" in his Pendulum Zones, then Pendulum Summons "Bubble Gardna" and "Filmsy Slimmer", both in Attack position. Dennis overlays "Bubble Gardna" and "Filmsy Slimmer" to Xyz Summon "Entermage Trapeze Magician" (2500/2000, ORU: 2) in Attack position. Dennis activates the effect of "Trapeze Magician", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Trapeze Magician": 2 → 1 ORU) to attack twice this turn. "Trapeze Magician" attacks "Mirrorabbit", but Yūya finds and activates the Action Card Evasion, negating the attack. "Trapeze Magician" then attacks "Odd-Eyes", but Yūya finds and activates the Action Card Miracle, negating the destruction by battle of "Odd-Eyes" and halving the battle damage. The attack continues and "Trapeze Magician" is destroyed. Dennis activates the Quick-Play Magic "Rank-Up-Magic Magical Force", Special Summoning "Trapeze Magician" from his Graveyard, then Rank it up it with "Magicial Force" to Xyz Summon "Entermage Trapeze High Magician" (2700/2200, ORU: 2) in Attack position. Dennis activates the effect of "Trapeze High Magician", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Trapeze High Magician": 2 → 1 ORU) to attack three times this turn. "Trapeze High Magician" attacks and destroys "Odd-Eyes" (Yūya: 3000 → 2800 LP), then attacks and destroys "Mirrorabbit" (Yūya: 2800 → 100 LP). "Trapeze High Magician" attacks directly, but Yūya activates the Pendulum Effect of "Gongcat", reducing the battle damage to 0 since he controls no monsters.

Turn 5: Yūya

Yūya Pendulum Summons "Odd-Eyes" and "Mirrorabbit" from his Extra Deck. Yūya then Normal Summons "Entermate Sword Fish" (600/600). Yūya activates the effect of "Sword Fish", reducing the ATK of "Trapeze High Magician" by 600 until the end of the turn ("Trapeze High Magician": 2700 → 2100 ATK). Dennis activates the effect of "Trapeze High Magician", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Trapeze High Magician": 1 → 0 ORU) to prevent its destruction by battle or card effect, up to thrice per turn. Yūya activates the Continuous Magic "Challenge Stairs", allowing him to Release one card he controls, and should an opponent monster he attacks be not destroyed by battle, that monster he controls can attack once again. Yūya then activates the Continuous Magic "Hope Stairs", increasing the ATK of a monster he controls that attacked by 400 until the next Standby Phase. "Odd-Eyes" attacks "Trapeze High Magician", but the effect "Trapeze High Magician" prevents it from being destroyed (Dennis: 3600 → 3200 LP). The effect of "Hope Stairs" activates, increasing th ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 400 until the next Standby Phase ("Odd-Eyes": 2500 → 2900 ATK). Dennis activates the Pendulum effect of "Reversal Dancer", increasing the ATK of "Trapeze High Magician" by the same amount ("Trapeze High Magician": 2100 → 2500 ATK). Yūya activates the effect of "Mirrorabbit", allowing "Odd-Eyes" to attack once again, at the expense of not attacking itself. "Odd-Eyes" attacks "Trapeze High Magician", but it is not destroyed (Dennis: 3200 → 2800 LP). The effect of "Hope Stairs" activates, increasing the ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 400 ("Odd-Eyes": 2900 → 3300 ATK). The effect of "Challenge Stairs" activates and Yūya releases "Synthesis Magician" to allow "Odd-Eyes" to attack once again. "Trapeze High Magician" is not destroyed (Dennis: 2800 → 2000 LP). The effect of "Hope Stairs" activates, increasing the ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 400 ("Odd-Eyes": 3300 → 3700 ATK). The effect of "Challenge Stairs" activates and Yūya releases "Gongcat" to allow "Odd-Eyes" to attack once again. "Odd-Eyes" attacks "Trapeze High Magician", and Yūya activates the Action card "Miracle", preventing the destruction of "Trapeze High Magician" and halving the battle damage (Dennis: 2000 → 1400 LP). The effect of "Hope Stairs" activates, increasing the ATK of "Odd-Eyes" by 400 ("Odd-Eyes": 3700 → 4100 ATK). The effect of "Challenge Stairs" activates and Yūya releases "Sword Fish" to allow "Odd-Eyes" to attack once again. "Odd-Eyes" attacks and destroys "Trapeze High Magician" (Dennis: 1400 → 0 LP).

List of Featured Cards
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.