"Summon 'Cross Transporter'!"
[Cross Transporter, Defense Power 400]
"Cross Transporter's effect: select one monster on your field, send that monster to the graveyard, and you can Special Summon a 'New Space Hero' from your hand."
Yugen said.
"I send 'Cross Transporter' itself to the graveyard, and Special Summon 'New Space Hero: Sky Hummingbird' from my hand!"
[New Space Hero: Sky Hummingbird, Attack Power 800]
"And at this moment, Cross Transporter's additional effect." Yugen said, "When Cross Transporter is sent to the graveyard by its own effect, you add one 'New Space Hero' from your card deck to your hand."
Yugen drew a card that automatically popped out of the card deck.
"I add 'New Space Hero: Dark Panther No. 2' to my hand from the card deck!"
His cards are not Elf Cards, but all printed by his own factory, of course they can have a No. 2 version.
"Sky Hummingbird's monster effect: once per turn, restore your own Life Points by 500 times the number of cards in your opponent's hand."
Mr. T: "I have three cards left in my hand..."
"Correct, so through the hummingbird, I recover 1500 Life Points."
As they spoke, three flowers blossomed from the three cards in Mr. T's hand, the hummingbird fluttered forward, collecting nectar from each flower, then warm golden light flowed back into Yugen's body through its wings.
[Yugen, LP2400→ LP3900]
Mr. T pursed his lips in annoyance. This almost nullified all the damage he had done so far.
"Next, I activate the Continuous Magic 'Soul Sharing'." Yugen said, "Choose a monster on the field, Special Summon a 'New Space Hero' from your hand. The chosen monster's Attack Power increases by the Attack Power of the Special Summoned 'New Space Hero'."
Yugen revealed the card he just searched.
"Special Summon the second 'New Space Hero: Dark Panther', and increase this Dark Panther's Attack Power to the level of the first Dark Panther."
[New Space Hero: Dark Panther (No. 2), Attack Power 1000]
[New Space Hero: Dark Panther (No. 1), Attack Power 1000→Attack Power 2000]
"Activate the Magic Card 'New Space Gift' again." Yugen said, "Now there are three types of New Space Heroes on my field, so draw three cards from the card deck!"
Yugen drew three, then revealed one of the cards he drew.
"A third 'New Space Gift', draw another three cards!"
Mr. T watched as he crazily amassed cards, his hand now a massive pile, feeling somewhat frustrated internally, but still said, "So what? No matter how many cards you have, it's nothing but a pile of minnows on the field..."
"Minnows?" Yugen laughed, "Then have a good look at what these minnows can do.
Activate the effect of 'Mecha Team - Fortress' from my hand. This card can be Special Summoned by discarding Mechanical Race cards from my hand whose total Level is 8 or more.
I discard 'Mecha Team - Giant Transformation', and Special Summon 'Mecha Team - Fortress'."
[Mecha Team - Fortress, Attack Power 2500]
Mr. T: "???"
How did the theme change from Cosmic People to Mechas all of a sudden?
"And then activate the Magic Card 'Purple Flame Spy'." Yugen said calmly, "Transfer control of a monster on my field to the opponent.
Here, I'll give you 'Mecha Team - Fortress', no need to thank me."
Mr. T: "?????"
Summoned a bunch of minnows, and then finally a worthy Upper-Level Monster... only to say you're going to give it to me?
What does this mean?
"With this, it's over." Yugen said lightly, "Sorry, but you're already done for."
Mr. T frowned, his expression dark, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
He racked his brains but couldn't imagine how these few New Space minnows and giving him a Mecha Fortress... could possibly result in his defeat?
"Then I set a card from my hand..."
Yugen continued.
"Activate 'New Space Hero: Dark Panther's' effect. Dark Panther, once per turn, can select a monster on the opponent's field to copy its original card name and effect until the end of the turn!"
In fact, in Judai's original animation, Dark Panther could even copy the opponent's monster's Attack Power, making it almost fully usable as a duplicate monster.
But unfortunately, while Yugen successfully replicated the New Space card deck, the cards currently made are all physical card versions. Overall, the real card New Space Heroes have been weakened compared to the animation.
Judai quickly realized this: "Yugen's Dark Panther seems incomplete in power..."
Too bad. If it could copy the Five Emperors Dragon's Attack Power as well, that would have been pretty powerful...
"No worries, it's enough." Yugen smiled.
He snapped his fingers.
"The target I wish to copy with 'New Space Hero: Dark Panther' is..."
Yugen pointed to the massive mecha on the opponent's field.
"Mecha Team - Fortress!"
Mr. T was baffled.
Copy the Fortress's card name and effect?
But this Fortress was something you just gave me, wasn't it? If you wanted its effect, you shouldn't have given it to me in the first place!
But soon he understood, the key wasn't in the effect that was being copied.
The key was the process of "copying the opponent's effect".
"At this moment, the effect of 'Mecha Team - Fortress' on your field activates." Yugen said, "'Mecha Team - Fortress' activates when it is targeted by an opponent's monster effect, allowing you to check the opponent's hand, and discard one card from it."
Mr. T frowned.
This whole elaborate setup was just to make me discard his card?
"Go ahead, look at my hand, and pick one you'd like."
Yugen smiled, revealing the two cards remaining in his hand.
At this point, Mr. T clearly saw that the last two cards were identical Monster Cards.
[Statue of Calamity, Attack Power 1500/Defense Power 0
Effect: When this card is sent from your hand to the graveyard by the effect of an opponent-controlled card, they take 2000 damage.]
Mr. T was instantly stunned.
What?
"Not choosing? Then let me choose for you... since they're both the same." Yugen said with a grin, "Then this one will do.
I discard one 'Statue of Calamity'. Since it was discarded by the effect of your 'Mecha Team - Fortress', the effect of Statue of Calamity triggers.
Dealing 2000 damage to the opponent."
Mr. T: "Ungh!"
[Mr. T, LP4000→ LP2000]
Having 2000 Life Points burned away in one go, Mr. T staggered and stepped back, a chill rising in his heart as he began to understand his opponent's intent.
With one more "Statue of Calamity" left in hand, if the Fortress's effect is triggered once more, dealing another 2000 damage, he would be finished.
And on the opponent's field, there was still a second "New Space Hero: Dark Panther"!
But...
Mr. T said gloomily, "Your other Dark Panther was summoned through the effect of the 'New Cosmic Expansion' Trap. Monsters summoned by this trap have their effects negated!"
Yugen acted like he didn't hear him: "Activate the effect of the second 'New Space Hero: Dark Panther', to copy the card name and effect of a monster on the opponent's field.
I copy 'Mecha Team - Fortress' once more!"
Mr. T was taken aback: "Wait a minute! Your Dark Panther's effect is already negated..."
You're bluffing, right? This is outright bluffing, isn't it?
"I say, do you even understand duels?" Yugen said leisurely, "'Effects being negated' doesn't mean you can't activate them. Monsters with negated effects can still activate their effects.
It's just that during the effect processing resolution stage, it's determined as a negated effect that doesn't pass, but the act of 'activating' itself is still allowed.
And the effect of 'Mecha Team - Fortress' is, as long as it is targeted by an opponent's monster effect, it will activate. Whether Dark Panther's effect is negated or not is irrelevant."
Mr. T was dazed.
Is that how it is?
"Therefore, the effect of Fortress activates once more, you have to check my hand and discard a card."
Yugen revealed his last card in hand.
"Go ahead, choose."
Choose the way you like to lose... oh, sorry, seems like there's only one way.
Mr. T: "......"
"Not choosing? Alright, then I'll do it for you."
Yugen unhurriedly sent his last card to the graveyard.
"The last 'Statue of Calamity' is discarded, dealing 2000 damage!"
[Mr. T, LP2000→ LP0]