Transcript:
Tricking the Trickster

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Original Air Date: July 23, 2011

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(Previously <<2:02>>)

(Opening)

ACT 1 <<3:02>>

Broder: 'S all over, Crow.
(Broder is riding along beneath the floating toes of his two Nordic God Cards, with 2950.)
Broder: You can fight n' struggle all you want, but against Thor an' Loki? It's all in vain!
(Thor and Loki share a smile; the former towers at 3500 attack points, the latter smirks with 3300.)
Broder: And now? You've got no monsters on your field! No cards in your hand; and only *fifty little lifepoints* standing between *you and defeat*.
(As Broder said, Crow's lifepoints stand at a sparse 50; he grits his teeth.)
Broder: Go ahead and *admit* it-- you're wings're clipped. Team Ragnarok's goin' to the Finals! *We're* the ones who're gonna take on Iliaster!
(Crow's eyes are fierce through the crack in his helmet visor; we'll just see about that! They're approaching the stadium again. Broder stands in his seat, waving...)

(And he's projected onto the Sphere; the crowd goes wild.)
- Broder!!
- Team Ragnarok is amazing!!
Broder (on Sphere): Sweet victory is mine!
(T-Shirt Dude and Afro Girl are among the crowd.)
T-Shirt Dude: That guy's *so* far-out!
Afro Girl: You're radical, Broder!!
(From the railing at the bottom of the stands, the five nestlings look up at the anti-5D's crowd, intimidated.)
- Go, Broder!!
- I love you, Broder!!
(Nestling #2, in her light pink dress and bright red ponytail, turns to spiky-haired, red-jacketed Nestling #1.)
Nestling #2: Um-- isn't it gonna make Crow sad that no one is rooting for *him*?
Nestling #1: Whaddaya *talkin'* about? We're still *here*; and we're still rootin' for 'im!
(The other three nestlings look to him for reassurance, uncertain. Nestling #3 wears his usual blue jacket, Nestling #4 wears her hair in a periwinkle bun-holder, and Nestling #5 wears a lilac bandanna on his head.)
Nestling #3: But uh, there's only *five* of us. He can't even hear us!
Nestlings #4 and #5: Mmm-hmm.
(Nestling #1 looks doubtful for a moment, then looks down toward the track, determined.)

(Haldor and Dragen sit at the counter in the Ragnarok pit booth, watching Broder show off for the crowd. Neither seems too upset, just amused. Sebastian is standing at Haldor's shoulder, still a butler even in a bright orange pit crew uniform.)
Dragen: Look at Broder taking a *victory lap*.
Haldor: This battle *hasn't* been decided; he shouldn't give in to overconfidence.

(Over in the 5D's pit booth, Luna and Leo watch the monitor over Bruno's shoulder; Akiza and Jack sit at the other, while Yusei frowns at the monitor over their shoulders, arms folded.)
Akiza: This is bad.
Leo: Crow can still come back from this, right?
(Bruno looks uncomfortable.)
Luna: He *can*, right?
Jack: Lifepoints left is lifepoints left! This duel is not over until it's *over*.
Bruno: Yeah, um... normally I'd have to agree with you, Jack, but from where I'm sitting this is looking pretty much *over*.
(The twins share a look. Jack sighs bitterly through his teeth; this *does* look bad. Over his shoulder, Yusei watches the action resolutely.)
Yusei: Maybe not.

(Ahead of Crow, Broder is still waving at the crowd.)
Yusei (VO): It all depends on Crow. One wrong move, though-- and he's *finished*.
(Crow doggedly watches his opponent; he knows as well as Yusei does that this is true.)

ACT 2 <<4:41>>

(The two runners glide to the end of a track, exit via a duel gate, and turn onto a freeway headed straight for the bright stadium lights.)
Broder: You're finished, Crow! You can't take out *two God Cards* in your state! Go ahead and *surrender*.
Crow: I don't think so! (draw)
(Scoreboard. Broder, 2950, 12; Crow, 50, 8. Crow looks at his card; "Black Wing".)
Broder: Alrighty then. You wanna *drag your loss out* a little-- be my guest.
(Crow's gaze on Broder's back is intense, as they ride back through the stadium; the crowd is chanting 'Broder! Broder! Broder!'. Still the Crow banner is defiantly raised.)
Nestling#1: Keep fightin', Crow!
(Crow gasps; so does Broder. Nestling #1 is raising both poles of the banner, as high as he can lift them.)
Nestling #1: You can win this, Crow!!
Crow: What're you *doing* up there?!
Broder: Get down, kid!
(The two riders zoom past Nestling #1 and the banner.)

Akiza: Look down there!
(Yusei, Jack, and Bruno startle, and look where Akiza's looking--)

(--Just in time for Nestling #1 to lose his balance on the railing between the crowd and the track, and topple forward.)
Nestling #1: Aaaahh!
(At the last second, Trudge catches him by the back of the collar and lifts him back into the stands.)
Trudge: Gotcha!
(The whole little incident has caught the attention of the stadium, and is live up on the Sphere.)
Announcer: Whoa whoa whoa! Looks like *some* enthusiastic fan tried to climb over the railing. Looks like he'll be okay, though!

Crow (mutters): How could he be so *careless*? 'Least he's all right.
(Broder watches with a frown.)

(Yusei and Jack breathe a somewhat tense sigh of relief.)

(Up in the stands, the five nestlings face Trudge, Mina, Carly, and the Waitress.)
Trudge: *Not cool*! You have to obey the rules when you're watching a match!
Nestling #2 (almost crying): We're so sorry, it's just that--
Nestling #1: We wanted Crow to hear us, so we wanted to call out to him from closer! I didn't mean to distract anyone, Officer Trudge.
(Trudge is disarmed by their honesty. He scratches his head; what's he going to say to that?)
Trudge: Huh...? Kids these days...

Broder: Those kids did that just for you...
Crow: I *know* they did. And that's why-- I'm gonna win this for *them*!
(The crowd cheers, still with several chants of 'Broder'.)
Broder (think): An *entire arena* cheering for me... but those kids cheering for Crow? That's the *real deal*.

(Vision. Broder imagines his distant jungle longhouse, on a bright sunny day.)
Announcer (via TV): Wheeling in for Team Ragnarok is a warrior named Broder!
(The crowd on the TV cheers. Inside, Broder's family of kids are gathered around the TV.)
Announcer (via TV): *This* snickering upstart is known for using transformation cards.
(One little boy stands and cheers--)
- You're the bestest, Broder!
- We're all rooting for you to win this thing!
(Even though Broder's kids aren't in the stadium, he knows they're cheering him on just like Crow's kids are. End Vision.)

(Broder smiles, and closes his eyes reminiscently.)
Crow: I'm gonna activate Speed World Two's special effect. By lowering my speed counter by seven, I can draw another card from my deck!
(Crow's expansive gesture reveals that the palm of his riding glove has a hole ripped in it. Scoreboard. Broder, 2950, 12; Crow, 50, 1. Crow goes to draw.)
Crow: It's all or nothing at this point. I draw!
(Crow pulls the card-- but doesn't flip it, eyes narrowed. Broder looks over his shoulder; what did Crow get?!)
Crow: I place two cards facedown-- and end my turn! Attack me and find out what I'm made of!!
Broder (think): Interesting. He put his *entire hand* facedown. Still, he's got barely any points and no monsters. Whatever he's up to now, he's just stalling. I got this in the bag! (aloud) It's over an' you know it! If I draw a speed spell on my next draw, I can use Speed World Two's effect to slam you with eight hundred points a' damage! I've got you *cornered*!
Crow: So then stop talkin' and make your move.
Broder: Hmhm.

Yusei: *Listen* to him. With the way Crow's trash-talking-- I'm starting to think he's *got something*.
Bruno: I know; but it all depends on what Broder draws next.
Luna: *Please* don't be a speed spell, *please* don't be a speed spell!

(Broder leaps off the next upward bend in the track and lands riding.)
Broder: It's *my* draw!
(Scoreboard. Broder, 2950, 12; Crow, 50, 2. Crow rises and leans forward in his seat, anxious for what Broder has drawn. Broder checks his card, and growls under his breath, adding the card to his hand.)

Announcer: Look at *that*! It seems Broder came up a little *empty*!

Leo: You can *breathe* now, Bruno.
(Bruno takes the advice and breathes a sigh of relief. Yusei nods slightly, just barely smiling; this isn't over yet.)

Crow: Hmph.
Broder: Oh well! Whatever! I guess I'm just gonna have to finish you the *old-fashioned way*.
(Broder looks up at Loki.)
Broder (think): I'm *good*. I'm- I'm *still in this*. All I gotta worry about are those two facedown cards a' his. Okay... With Speed World Two active, I can lower my speed counters by ten, and activate the effect that'll destroy one of his facedown cards. (mutters) And then there's Loki. Even *if* he activates a trap when he attacks, Loki can shut the trap down!
(Crow doesn't move, his gaze intense, driven; no matter how bad the odds look, he is not going down easily.)
Broder (think): But wait-- Crow knows all this. He's just tryin' to get me to sacrifice ten speed counters, so that I'll be more vulnerable when Yusei Fudo takes over.
(Yusei, arms folded and looking none too friendly, seems to stand beside the two facedowns.)
Broder (think): That's what those *facedown cards* are all about! They're just a *bluff*.
(Crow's steady, determined frown reveals nothing, as he awaits Broder's next play.)
Broder (think): Then *again*, we're at the point where speed counters aren't as crucial. So even though Crow's trying to *cripple me* on his way out, all he's really doin' is leavin' a scratch. (aloud) All right-- I'll play it *your* way, *Crow*! I activate Speed World Two's effect! By lowering my speed counter by ten, I can destroy one card on your field!
(Scoreboard. Broder, 2950, 2; Crow, 50, 2. Puffy red fire appears around the two decorative horns on Broder's runner, and arcs back to strike Crow's flipped facedown, "Black Wing". Crow looks stricken, as black feathers drift through the air with its destruction.)

Announcer: The carnage keeps coming as Broder obliterates one of Crow's facedown ca-a-a-a-ards!!
Broder: Time for the final blow. This's totally been good *fun* an' all, but now Loki attacks you directly! *Say good bye*, Crow!
(Loki whirls, gathering purple and black power at his fingertips. Crow lets out an anxious groan, eyes on the impending attack. Power is streaming into Loki's hand from all directions.)

ACT 3

(Loki gathers the power into his palm then raises his pointer fingertip and aims it at Crow.)
Broder: Now Loki, attack!

Haldor: Something isn't right.

Yusei: Come on...!

Nestlings: We're with you, Crow!!

Crow: I reveal my trap card-- "Black Wing"!
(The card spins in the high wind; black feathers are flying everywhere.)
Crow: Since you sent Loki in to attack, I can use Black Wing to stop it! All I have to do is remove a Blackwing monster in my graveyard from play!
Broder: Ya played it safe by slappin' down two a' the same card! But unfortunately for *you*, you forgot about Loki's ability! When Loki attacks, he can negate the activation of one of your spell or trap cards, and then destroy the card!
(The card shatters; the air stills.)
Broder: Loki's attack will now proceed as scheduled. It's bedtime, Crow, say good night!!

(Flashback. The nestlings hold up their banner and cheer.)
Nestlings: Crow! You can do it!
(End Flashback.)

Crow: As long as my friends root for me, I'll keep on finding ways to come up with miracles.
Broder: *You've got a miracle*? So where is it?
Crow: Right in my graveyard! I activate Blackwing - Calima the Haze's special ability!
(Calima reappears on the field, a strange, ghostly red bird.)

Bruno: Amazing! He *totally baited Broder* with an empty field, so he could spring a trap from his graveyard!
Jack: That's an incredible ambush!

Crow: During the battle phase of your turn, when I have no monsters on the field, I can remove Calima the Haze to summon one synchro from my graveyard.
(Crow shows Black-Winged Dragon.)
Crow: You may have me *down*, Broder, but you don't have me out just yet! 'Cause I'm bringing to the field, Black-Wing' Dragon!!
(Black-Winged Dragon takes the field as Calima shatters from it, spreading its white-bladed wings. It climbs in the sky, turns a loop, and roars.)
[Black-Winged Dragon 2800/1600/L8/dark]
Broder: Very well-played. I have to admit, ya actually *surprised* me this time. However, Black-Wing' Dragon has twenty-eight-hundred attack points, while Loki has thirty-*three*-hundred. The situation hasn't changed; you still only got fifty lifepoints; you're *still* goin' down. You managed to bust out a little surprise, but I'm *still* one step ahead a' ya! Apologize to your little *fan club*, 'cause you're about to lose *right in front of 'em*! Go, Vanity Blast!!
(Loki blasts a big sphere of black and blue energy, straight for Black-Winged Dragon.)
Crow: *You're* the one who's about to disappoint his fans! I activate the "Black Wing" trap card from my graveyard!
("Black Wing" reappears, its wind deflecting and destroying Loki's blast before it hits Black-Winged Dragon.)
Broder: You're playing a trap card from your *graveyard*?!

(Both Dragen and Haldor are shocked.)
Dragen: He can *do* that?!
Haldor: Yes, apparently he *can*!

Akiza: I *knew* Crow had something planned! I knew it!

Announcer: This duel just keeps on twisting and turning!! *I can barely take it*!!!

(Crow's two destroyed Black Wing traps have appeared side-by-side on the field.)
Broder: Wait, *that's* the trap? But those are the cards I just *destroyed*!
Crow: That's right, pal-- "Black Wing" shows its *true* potential when there's two copies in the graveyard! By removing them both from play, I get the power to destroy *both of our synchro monsters*! But the *best* part of all of this is that I can *also* dish out damage equal to Loki's attack points!
Broder: No *way*...!
Crow: *Way*, and it's all 'cause you destroyed my traps while they were facedown.
Broder: You tricked me! You set up a trap and I walked *right into it*.

Bruno: Incredible! He actually turned the tables!
Leo: I've been saying this *whole time* that there's no need to worry.
Luna: No you haven't!
Yusei: Impressive, Crow! So *that's* what you were aiming for.

Nestling #1: I so totally knew he could do it!!

(A storm of black feathers is rising from the two traps, toward Black-Winged Dragon. The feathers sink into its wings, turning each blade black-burning-red; the dragon shrieks to the sky.)
Crow: I told you earlier to attack me and find out what I'm made of--
(Crow's mark of the Crimson Dragon's Tail begins to shine through his glove.)
Crow: Well *this* is what I'm made of, right here!!
(A rippling bubble of power blossoms up to Black-Winged Dragon and forces it upward.)
Broder: It takes *guts* to take on two God Cards with nothin' in your hand! I know what *you're* made of, now you're gonna find out what *I'm* made of!

(Broder's kids watch around the TV back home.)
Kids: You go, Broder, we're all so proud of you!

Broder: This one's for the kids...
(Broder's eye rune shines even brighter.)
Broder: I reveal my trap card! "Dromi the Sacred Shackles"! When a god is out on the field, and one of your monsters leaves the field due to an effect, Dromi hits you with damage equal to the difference in their attack points! Loki's got five *hundred* more attack points than your *dragon*-- so you get to enjoy a whopping five hundred points a' hurt!
Crow: Are you serious?!
(Loki blasts five crackling blue blasts from his fingertips, that crash against the wave of power from the two Black Wing traps. Both riders endure the resulting explosion, as the raging power and wind obscure the area...)

Jack: So does this mean that, eah...?!
Bruno: It looks that way, because both effects are still active.
Jack: So we're talking about--
Akiza: Mutual destruction.
Yusei: Ggghh...!

(Broder and Crow are riding through dense smoke and fog from the blast.)
Broder: Your little buddies gave you the strength to fight on against all odds, just like my little dudes're what drive *me* forward.
Crow: Yeah, who knew, Broder! You and I have a whole lot in common.
(Scoreboard. Both sets of lifepoints fall to 0. Both sets of speed counters stand at 2.)
Broder (mutters): Loki... you'll have to go on without me.
(A narrow rip opens in the sky itself, against the brooding purple clouds, and yellow light shines from it. Loki pulls open the rip, revealing swirling green nebulas beyond, and retakes the field, every bit as strong as before. The two gods floating above, the two eliminated riders zoom through the duel gate and back toward the stadium, smiling.)

Announcer: That was amazing; the frenetic clash of the tricksters has ended, and in a final shocking twist, it's *ended in a draw*!
(The audience is cheering.)
- Whoa, what a rush!
Nestling #1: You're *incredible*, Crow!

(Side by side, the two riders are heading toward the stadium.)
Broder: Your teammate is in for the duel a' his life; Haldor's a tough customer!
Crow: And so is *Yusei*!
(They share a challenging smile over their shoulders, and roar into the bright stadium lights.)

Announcer: This is it, ladies and gentlemen!
(The Sphere shows a cut-screen between the two pit-booths; both Haldor and Yusei are already waiting on their runners. Haldor adjusts one of his riding gloves. Each is watching the other out of the corner of his eye.)
Announcer: In their respective pits, the last two duelists are waiting! They'll both cruise into this duel with four thousand lifepoints; but Team Ragnarok has two God Cards summoned onto their field! Yusei is forging into this fray with an *overwhelming disadvantage*!!

(Haldor speaks to Yusei via their runner screens.)
Haldor (via screen): Well, Yusei, this is *destiny's moment*. Now, whom will she favor?

(Haldor blinks, and when he opens his eye it shines with his rune.)
Haldor: The future of the world stretches out before us, shrouded in fog. Destiny will soon shine her light and *shatter* the fog. Which path will she reveal? The path walked by we with runes in our eyes...

Haldor (via screen): Or the path walked by those bearing the mark of the Crimson Dragon?
(Yusei's Sign lights up on his arm, as though in response to Haldor's words. Yusei looks at it grimly.)
Yusei: Do me a favor, Haldor; leave destiny outta this. Now it's just you and me-- and the cards we play.
(Yusei resettles his right arm, gaze intense through his helmet visor.)
Yusei: Nothing else matters! Now let's do this!

(In opposing pit booths, Crow and Broder pull in at the same time. Sebastian stands at Haldor's side, and four more of the Ragnarok pit crow gather around Broder, then one runs the relay sticker over to Haldor. The twins approach Crow, while Akiza and Jack stand near Yusei's runner and Bruno makes a last-minute adjustment to one of Yusei's wheels. Crow pulls the relay sticker from his arm and passes it to Yusei, who attaches it to his own shoulder.)
Crow: Be careful out there.
Broder: 'S all you, Haldor!
(Both Yusei and Haldor nod, and kick off in unison. Loki and Thor float above the two runners as they take the track.)

(Crow watches Yusei go, then groans, nearly collapsing. Jack catches him.)
Crow: Aaaghh...!
Jack: Crow!
(Crow smiles up at Jack with a weary wink.)
Crow: You weren't *kiddin'*, were ya, Jack. When those big *gods* attack, the damage is pretty intense.
(They both gaze after the riders...)

(...And from the determined glare on his face, Yusei knows as well as they do that he's in for the same and more.)

Announcer: We've reached the end of the semifinals! *It all comes down* to what promises to be an incredible duel!

(The two riders zoom out onto the open highway, the gods floating in their wake.)
Announcer: Who will emerge triumphant? Yusei Fudo? Or will it be *Haldor*?? It's time to find out!

ACT 4 <<16:41>>

(Yusei and Haldor speed along the duel track, alternately nosing ahead of each other, neither gaining the edge.)
Yusei: The first move's mine!
(Scoreboard. Yusei, 4000, 3; Haldor, 4000, 3.)
Yusei: I summon Cosmic Compass in defense mode!
[Cosmic Compass /300/L1/]
Yusei: When Cosmic Compass is successfully summoned, for every monster you have on your field, I can summon out a compass token! Since you've got Thor and Loki out, I can summon *two tokens*!
(Each token: /0/L1/)
Yusei: Next up I'll play two facedown cards, and end my turn!

(The 5D's pit booth is stunned.)
Leo: Three monsters *already*? Man, Yusei's not wasting *any* time, is he!
Bruno: It was a smart opening. He's *got* to build a good defense against those God Cards!

Dragen: I can't believe Team Five-D's was able to drag Haldor out to duel. We have *seriously* underestimated these guys.
Broder: That's totally my bad. I shoulda been able to take Crow out; I *had* 'im, but I got cocky.
Dragen: Not true. You *never* had 'im. These guys're *good*, Broder.
(He brightens, looking up toward the Sphere.)
Dragen: But they're *no match* for Haldor! I mean, I've never even seen *anyone* rattle this guy. Haldor is a true genius; he's operating on a whole different level.
(Apprehensively, Broder looks toward the Sphere.)

Haldor: It's my turn now!
(Haldor draws, with more impassioned voracity than he's ever shown before now. Scoreboard. Yusei, 4000, 4; Haldor, 4000, 4.)
Yusei: Maybe-- but first I reveal my trap! It's "Monster Chain"! Using this card's power, I can negate one battle phase for every monster out on my field! Since I've got three monsters out, we can't attack for three turns.
(Two encircling rings form an X around Thor, then around Loki.)
Yusei (think): Loki's trap-destruction ability activates when he attacks. *This* oughta hold 'im off for a while.
Haldor: Do you honestly think that you can *bind the gods*? Your cheap parlor tricks are *meaningless*!!
Yusei: Uh-oh.
Haldor: I summon the Valkyrie of the Nordic Ascendant tuner monster!
[Valkyrie of the Nordic Ascendant 400/800/L2/light]
(Valkyrie is a cute little angel with white feathery wings, a white dress with red gloves, boots, and vest, big blue eyes, and a sword.)
Computer: Valkyrie of the Nordic Ascendant is a level-two light-attribute monster, with four hundred attack points and eight hundred defense points.
Yusei: What're you gonna do with *that*?
Haldor: My Valkyrie is simply a herald, Yusei! Because when she's successfully summoned, I can send two cards from my hand to my graveyard in order to summon two Einherjar tokens, in defense mode!
(Haldor discarded two traps, T5D127_id1 and T5D127_id2. Haldor pronounces it 'en-HAIR-ee-are'. Each token has /1000/L4/. They get two encircling rings around them, just like Valkyrie, Loki, and Thor.)
Yusei: No *way*! It can't *be*!
Haldor: It *can* be. Prepare to be in the presence of greatness! Valkyrie, tune with both of the level-four Einherjar tokens!
(Valkyrie rises into the sky, and slashes her sword twice, creating two green tuning rings around herself. They begin to spin rapidly, and the space within them becomes a white, glowing globe. The two Einherjar tokens rise to join it. L4 + L4 + L2 = L10.)
Haldor: Divinity rises! Behold, the ruler of all things!
(Beyond the track, bright, shining light has lit the horizon in a false dawn, falling across the water. From the light rises Odin, robed richly in red and white, his grey hair in a thick beard that billows halfway down his chest, and also grown in a second cape that can easily reach his knees; he carries a graceful yet gnarled staff with a spear point, and his shoulder spikes are each twice as long as his head is tall.)
Haldor: I synchro-summon the ultimate Nordic God, Odin, Father of the Aesir!

(The 5D's pit booth is worried.)
Jack: He's gotta be *joking*!

(Dragen and Broder are snickering.)

(The two imprisoning rings from Yusei's trap card encircle Odin, dawning light and all.)
Yusei: Amazing...! He's got *three* God Cards. Then this will take everything I've got!
(Rings or not, Odin's presence looms; victory here is going to be near impossible. To Be Continued...)

END <<19:55>>

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Last Updated: September 9, 2011

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