Did you guys watch The Dark Side of Dimensions in a theater near you?
If you did, I’m sure some of you might have realized two things: The first being that they don’t really explain the Duels and their card effects completely in detail, reminiscent of the early days of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, and the second thing being that despite this, the cards themselves have PSCT on them! Well with that in mind, let’s look at how the Japanese card texts of these cards look like, as they are provided by the Millennium Memory guidebook. If you too would like to see how these card texts look like in Japanese, as well as the Duel timelines and pretty pictures, please consider importing your very own copy (since it’s unlikely it’ll ever be released outside of Japan).
How to Read:
The card text of the Japanese cards are absolutely insane, so to preserve it, the translations will be translating it as literally as possible, with the only exception being Tribute is used in place of the Japanese Release (yes, the Japanese text for the movie cards do in fact use Release despite it being set in the timeline of the original manga). Note that there are random instances where PSCT is used and most other instances where it is not used, this is not a mistake. This is to emulate how the Japanese text uses “correct” Series 9 text format for certain cards but completely ignores it for other cards. Also note that these were not the only cards listed in the Duel Breakdown section, but the other cards were cards that already existed in the game before, like Polymerization, and as such they all used the most recent OCG text, making them not interesting for this article.
Kaiba VS Yami Yugi
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Kaiba:
Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon
“Blue-Eyes White Dragon” + “Blue-Eyes White Dragon” + “Blue-Eyes White Dragon”
(1) Once per Game, if you have “Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon” in your Extra Deck, this card can attack 3 times. At the end of the Battle Phase of the turn you used this effect, destroy this card.
(2) When this card is in your Graveyard, “Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon” you control cannot be targeted by, and are unaffected by, your opponent’s card effects.
Migawari no Yami / Dark Sacrifice
Normal Trap
(1) Send 1 Level 3 or lower DARK monster from your Deck to the Graveyard, and negate a monster destruction by your opponent’s Spell/Trap Effect.
Yami Yugi:
Kuromajutsu no Veil / Dark Magic Veil
Normal Spell
(1) Pay 1000 Life Points, and Special Summon 1 “Dark Magician” from your hand.
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Yami Yugi:
Time Chain
Continuous Trap
(1) When a monster you control is attacked by an opponent’s monster: Monsters cannot be destroyed by this battle from this battle. Both of the monsters that battled are treated as if they are not on the field until the 2nd Standby Phase later of their respective player. (They cannot attack, cannot use their effects, and cannot be attacked or be targeted by card effects.) Destroy this card during your opponent’s 2nd Standby Phase after activation.
Elf no Seikenshi / Celtic Guard of Noble Arms
(1) This card cannot attack if there are any cards in your hand.
(2) Once per turn, you can Special Summon 1 “Elf” monster from your hand.
(3) When this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent, you can draw 1 card for each “Elf” monster you control.
Kaiba:
Kaiser Blood Vorse / Kaiser Vorse Raider
(1) When you control no monsters, you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing monsters.
(2) When this card destroys a monster by battle, this card gains 500 ATK until the next Standby Phase.
(3) A monster that destroyed this monster by battle loses 500 ATK.
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Kaiba:
Yuubaku / Induced Explosion
Normal Trap
(1) When a card you control is destroyed by a Spell Effect, you can destroy 1 card your opponent controls.
Enhanced Counter
Normal Trap
(1) Negate any battle damage you would take, and if you do, make 1 monster you control gain ATK equal to that amount of damage you negated, during this Battle Phase only.
Yami Yugi:
Dimension Reflector
Continuous Trap
(1) Target 1 opponent’s attacking monster, and banish 2 Spellcaster-Type monsters you control to Special Summon this card in Attack Position (Spellcaster-Type/DARK/Level 4/ATK 0/DEF 0). This card’s ATK and DEF are equal to the ATK of the 1 attacking monster. When this card is Special Summoned, inflict Battle Damage to your opponent equal to this card’s ATK.
Kaiba VS Aigami
Dimensional Duel:
Monsters of any Level can be Summoned without Tributing, but their ATK and DEF become 0. When they’re Summoned, the controller choose a number between 0 and that monster’s original ATK and DEF, and this becomes the ATK and DEF of the Summoned monster. Monsters battling each other will not inflict battle damage. When a monster is destroyed, the controller of that destroyed monster takes damage equal to the stat of the battle position that monster was in.
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Kaiba:
Krystal Dragon
(1) During the turn this card attacked, you can add 1 Dragon-Type monster from your Deck to your hand.
Aigami:
Houkai’in Vijam / Vijam the Cubic Seed
(1) This card cannot be destroyed by battle.
(2) If this card is attacked, place this card in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Spell Card, and place 1 Cubic Counter on the monster that attacked.
(3) A monster with Cubic Counter has its effects negated, and it cannot attack.
(4) When this card is in the Spell & Trap Zone, you can move it to a Monster Zone.
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Kaiba:
Dragon’s Orb
Normal Trap
(1) During this turn, Dragon-Type monsters you control cannot have their effects negated.
Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon
(1) This card is treated as “Blue-Eyes White Dragon” while it is on the field.
(2) This card cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. This card can be Special Summoned from your hand if “Blue-Eyes White Dragon” is in your hand.
Aigami:
Houkai Kouse / Cubic Ascension
Normal Trap
(1) When an opponent’s monster attacks, Special Summon 1 “Vijam the Cubic Seed” from your Deck, and if you do, that attacking monster battles with it.
Houkai Rin’ne / Cubic Rebirth
Normal Trap
(1) Target 1 opponent’s direct attacking monster: Special Summon 1 “Cubic” monster from your hand.
(2) Special Summon 2 monsters with the same name as the targeted monster from your opponent’s hand, Graveyard, and Deck to your opponent’s field.
(3) The targeted monster and all monsters with the same as it your opponent controls has their ATK become 0, and place 1 Cubic Counter on each of them.
(4) A monster with Cubic Counter has its effects negated, and it cannot attack.
Houkaijuu Dark Garnex / Dark Garnex the Cubic Beast
(1) Special Summon this card by stacking it on top of 1 “Cubic Seed” monster you control.
(2) This card gains 1000 original ATK for each monster stacked underneath it.
(3) If this card destroys a monster by battle, you can return this card to your Deck to add 1 “Blade Garoodia the Cubic Beast” from your Deck to your hand. In addition, Special Summon the “Cubic Seed” monsters underneath this card to your field.
Houkaijuu Blade Garoodia / Blade Garoodia the Cubic Beast
(1) Select 2 “Cubic Seed” monsters you control, stack them on top of each other, and stack this card on top of them to Special Summon this card. This effect can be activated during the Battle Phase.
(2) This card gains 1000 original ATK for each monster stacked underneath it.
(3) This card can attack twice during each Battle Phase.
(4) If this card destroys a monster by battle, you can return this card to your Deck to add 1 “Buster Gundil the Cubic Behemoth” from your Deck to your hand. In addition, Special Summon the “Cubic Seed” monsters underneath this card to your field.
Houkai Choujuu Buster Gundil / Buster Gundil the Cubic Behemoth
(1) Select 3 “Cubic Seed” monsters you control, stack them on top of each other, and stack this card on top of them to Special Summon this card. This effect can be activated during the Battle Phase.
(2) This card gains 1000 original ATK for each monster stacked underneath it.
(3) This card can attack three times during each Battle Phase.
(4) If this card destroys a monster by battle, you can return this card to the hand to Special Summon the “Cubic Seed” monsters underneath it to your field.
(5) You can banish this card from your Graveyard to add 1 “Vijam the Cubic Seed” from your Graveyard to your hand.
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Aigami:
Houkai Mandala / Cubic Mandala
Continuous Trap
(1) Special Summon all monsters with Cubic Counters that were destroyed during this turn to your opponent’s field with 0 ATK, and if you do, place 1 Cubic Counter on each of them.
(2) A monster with Cubic Counter has its effects negated, and it cannot attack.
(3) If a monster Special Summoned by this effect is on your opponent’s field, negate all monster effects in yhour opponent’s field, hand, and Graveyard.
(4) When all monsters Special Summoned by this card’s (1) effect leaves the field, destroy this card.
Kaiba:
Counter Gate
Normal Trap
(1) When an opponent’s monster with 1500 or more ATK attacks directly: Negate that attack, and if you do, draw 1 card. If the drawn card is a monster, you can Normal Summon it.
Obelisk no Kyoshinhei / Obelisk the Tormentor
The player can offer 2 sacrifices to Obelisk to inflict damage to your opponent equal to its ATK, and destroy monsters on the field.
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Yugi VS Aigami
Yugi:
Ganseki no Banpei / Sentry Soldier of Stone
(1) When you control a “Ganseki” monster, you can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard.
Unmei no Hakkutsu / Dig of Destiny
Normal Trap
(1) When you take 2000 or more damage during the Battle Phase, draw 1 card.
Aigami:
Houkaitei Geira Guile / Geira Guile the Cubic King
(1) Special Summon this card by stacking it on top of 1 “Cubic Seed” monster you control.
(2) When this card is Special Summoned, inflict 800 damage to your opponent.
(3) This card gains 800 original ATK for each monster stacked underneath it.
(4) After this card battled, return this card to the Deck to add 1 “Vulcan Dragni the Cubic King” from your Deck to your hand. During this time, Special Summon the “Cubic Seed” monsters stacked underneath this card to your field.
Houkai Karma / Cubic Karma
Continuous Spell
(1) Stack all “Vijam the Cubic Seed” from your hand underneath a “Cubic” monster on your field.
(2) When a “Cubic Seed” monster is Special Summoned during your opponent’s turn by the effect of a “Cubic” monster: You can send this card to the Graveyard; halve your opponent’s Life Points.
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Aigami:
Houkaitei Vulcan Dragni / Vulcan Dragni the Cubic King
(1) Select 2 “Cubic Seed” monsters you control, stack them on top of each other, and stack this card on top of them to Special Summon this card. This effect can be activated during the Battle Phase.
(2) When this card is Special Summoned, inflict 800 damage to your opponent.
(3) This card gain 800 original ATK for each monster stacked underneath it.
(4) After this card battled, return it to the Deck to add 1 “Indiora Doom Volt the Cubic Emperor” from your Deck to your hand. During this turn, Special Summon the “Cubic Seed” monsters stacked underneath this card to your field.
Houkai Choutei Indiora Death Volt / Indiora Doom Volt the Cubic Emperor
(1) Select 3 “Cubic Seed” monsters you control, stack them on top of each other, and stack this card on top of them to Special Summon this card. This effect can be activated during the Battle Phase.
(2) When this card is Special Summoned, inflict 800 damage to your opponent.
(3) This card gain 800 original ATK for each monster stacked underneath it.
(4) When this card is destroyed, you can return this card to your hand to Special Summon the “Cubic Seed” monsters stacked underneath it to your field.
Yugi:
Senshi no Kenshin / Warrior’s Devotion
Normal Trap
(1) When an opponent’s monster attacks directly: You can send 1 Warrior-Type monster from your hand to the Graveyard; that 1 attacking monster loses ATK equal to the ATK of the monster sent to the Graveyard.
Ankoku Kishi Gaia Lord / Lord Gaia The Fierce Knight
(1) Once per turn, during either player’s turn, when an opponent’s monster gains ATK, this card gains 700 ATK until the End Phase of this turn.
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Houkai Hadou / Cubic Wave
Normal Spell
(1) Target 1 “Cubic” monster you control and 1 monster your opponent controls; while this card is in the Spell & Trap Zone, that monster you control gains ATK equal to its original ATK, and that opponent’s monster’s ATK becomes half its ATK. When all the targeted monsters have left the field, destroy this card.
Yugi:
Dimension Sphinx
Continuous Trap
(1) Activate by targeting 1 Attack Position monster you control. When the targeted monster is attacked by an opponent’s monster with double or more than its ATK, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the difference between their ATK.
(2) When the target leaves the field, destroy this card.
Dimension Guardian
Continuous Trap
(1) Activate by targeting 1 Attack Position monster you control. That 1 target cannot be destroyed by battle while it is in Attack Position.
(2) When the target leaves the field, destroy this card.
Dimension Mirage
Continuous Trap
(1) Activate by targeting 1 Attack Position monster your opponent controls. When an Attack Position monster you control is not destroyed by a battle with that target, you can banish 1 monster from your Graveyard to force that target to attack once more in a row.
(2) When the target leaves the field, destroy this card.
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Yugi VS Kaiba
Yugi:
Marshmacaron
(1) When this card on your field is destroyed, you can Special Summon up to 2 “Marshmacaron” from your Deck, hand, or Graveyard with their effects negated.
Dark Horizon
Normal Trap
(1) When you take battle damage: Special Summon 1 DARK Spellcaster-Type monster from your Deck whose ATK is equal to or less than the battle damage you took.
Kaiba:
Assault Wyvern
(1) When this card destroys an opponent’s Defense Position monster by battle, you can Tribute this card to Special Summon 1 Dragon-Type monster from your hand.
Ryuu no Toushi / Dragon’s Fighting Spirit
Quick-Play Spell
(1) One Dragon-Type monster Special Summoned to your field during this turn can attack an additional time for each monster Special Summoned to your opponent’s field during this turn.
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Yugi:
Metamor Clay Fortress / Metamorphortress
Continuous Trap
(1) When an opponent’s monster attacks: Special Summon this card as a monster in Defense Position (Rock-Type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1000/DEF 1000).
(2) When this card is Special Summoned, you can have 1 monster you control become an Equip Card to this card. This card gains ATK and DEF equal to that monster’s ATK.
(3) If this card attacks, change it to Defense Position at the end of the Damage Step.
(4) This card is also treated as a Trap Card.
Apple Magician Girl
(1) Once per turn, when this card receives an attack, you can activate the following effect.
-Special Summon 1 Spellcaster-Type monster from your hand whose Level is lower than this card.
-Special Summon 1 Spellcaster-Type monster from your hand whose Level is higher than this card with its effect negated.
(2) The opponent’s attacking monster must attack the monster Special Summoned by this card’s (1) effect. At this time, that opponent’s attacking monster’s ATK is halved.
Kaiba:
Chaos Form
Ritual Spell
(1) Select 1 “Chaos” Ritual Monster in your hand, send monsters from your hand and/or you control to the Graveyard whose total Levels equal that card, , then Special Summon that Ritual Monster.
(2) When you have “Blue-Eyes White Dragon” or “Dark Magician” in your Graveyard, Special Summon 1 “Chaos” Ritual Monster from your hand.
Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon
Advent by “Chaos Form”.
(1) When this card attacks a Defense Position monster, if its ATK is higher than that monster’s DEF, inflict battle damage to your opponent equal to double the difference.
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Yugi:
Lemon Magician Girl
(1) Once per turn, when this card receives an attack, you can activate the following effect.
-Special Summon 1 Spellcaster-Type monster from your hand whose Level is lower than this card.
-Special Summon 1 Spellcaster-Type monster from your hand whose Level is higher than this card with its effect negated.
(2) The opponent’s attacking monster must attack the monster Special Summoned by this card’s (1) effect. At this time, that opponent’s attacking monster’s ATK is halved.
Magician’s Protection / Magician’s Defense
Normal Trap
(1) When a Spellcaster-Type monster you control is attacked by an opponent’s monster: Halve that battle damage, and end the Battle Phase.
Madou Keiyaku no Tobira / Magical Contract Door
Normal Spell
(1) Give 1 Spell Card from your hand to your opponent; add 1 monster from your Deck to your hand.
Hametsuryuu Gandora Cross / Gandora X the Dragon of Demolition
(1) Once per turn, destroy all monsters other than this card, and if you do, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster with the highest ATK, and this card gains ATK equal to that same number.
(2) During your End Phase halve your Life Points.
Final Geas
Normal Trap
(1) During the turn a Highest Level Monster is sent to the Graveyard from both sides of the field: Banish all monsters from the Graveyards.
(2) You can Special Summon the Spellcaster-Type monster with the highest Level that was banished from your Graveyard by this card’s (1) effect.
Deep-Eyes White Dragon
(1) When a Level 8 or higher Dragon-Type monster on the field is destroyed, you can Special Summon this card from your hand.
(2) This card’s ATK is equal to the ATK of 1 Dragon-Type monster in your Graveyard.
(3) When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, inflict 600 damage to your opponent for each Dragon-Type monster in each playe’rs Graveyard.
(4) When this card is destroyed, destroy all monsters your opponent controls.
Kousoku Eisou / High Speed Aria
Normal Trap
(1) Send 1 Normal Spell Card from your hand to the Graveyard; this card’s effect becomes that Spell Card’s effect. During your next turn, you cannot activate Spell Cards.
Source: Millennium Memory, pages 188-199
