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The Legedary Great Moth
(The Ultimate Great Moth II)

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(Previously <2:08> included)

(Opening)

ACT 1 <3:08>

(Weevil's side of the field is still steaming and smoking. Weevil himself is starting to sweat. Yugi's Dark Magician disappears once again from the field; it was in facedown defense mode, and I guess since the attack was deflected it went back to being that way. These days in the game, it wouldn't.)
Weevil: I-i-i-igh...!

Joey: Ha! Great play, Yuge!
Tristan: He wiped out Weevil's army in one move!
Téa: All right! You've got 'im on the ropes!
Mai: Ahaha! Yeah, *right*!
(Téa is the first to turn around. Mai has shown up on the sidelines, and we can see behind her that the group of random bystanders has grown.)
Téa: Huh?
Joey and Tristan: Mai!
Mai: You losers don't seem to realize who your little pal is up against. Weevil's *regional champion*. He's got moves *your* shrimp couldn't even dream of!
(Téa seems to find Mai particularly annoying. As she fumes here, Joey looks at her with some concern.)
Téa (think): Ooh, that Mai! She's always butting in with her big mouth! Well, I'm not gonna let her trash *my* friends! (aloud) Nobody asked you! So why don't you just take a hike!
Mai: And miss the chance to watch a champion like Weevil, as he turns this around? No way.
Joey: Yeah, I mean Weevil really came from behind to win the Regionals.
Tristan: He's tough *and* sneaky.
Téa: Whose side are you two goofballs on anyway?!
Joey: All I'm sayin' is, for Yugi, this is his first official duel. <4:00>
(Steam is coming off the top of Téa's head. It doesn't seem like Joey and Tristan are saying all this just because Mai is pretty-- in fact Joey's a lot calmer and more rational than the last time he saw Mai.)
Tristan: And he's fightin' a champ.
Mai: Mhmhm!
(Téa is still fuming; leave it to Mai to divide them!)
Téa (think): Oh Mai, you troublemaker! You think you know so much-- but Yugi'll *show you*!

Weevil: You may have flattened my army of bugs, Yugi, but you haven't won! I have plenty of tricks up my sleeve!
Yugi (Yami): You've done an awful lot of buzzing throughout this whole duel, Weevil, but I'm still here waiting for the sting.
Weevil: Since you're new to this whole dueling tournament thing, I'll try to make this *simple* for you. I'm gonna wipe that goofy grin from your face! Now let's see which lucky bug gets to take the first bite! Heheheheheheheh...
(Weevil says this next line all too innocently)
Weevil: Oh! But this little bug won't stand a *chance* against all your *ferocious* monsters! Oh, well, I'll play him in defense mode. (think) Heheheheheheheh!
Yugi (Yami): Huh. That would've been a nice bluff, but, I still haven't forgotten about the trap card you played!

(Flashback in reverse-color)
FB Weevil: With this trap card, you won't be able to attack me with *any* of your monsters! <5:00>
(End Flashback)

Yugi (think): He didn't trap me then and he's *not* gonna trap me *now*. Weevil's trap card will activate as soon as I call an attack, and, it'll destroy all the monsters I have on the field. But, what if I get my monsters *off* the field first, and *then* destroy Weevil's trap! Oh, that's it! (aloud, Yami) I'll *spring* your trap, Weevil! But first-- The "Monster Recovery" card! It allows me to call back all the creatures I have on the field! Monsters, return to your cards! Now your *trap* has nothing to *snare*. And once my monsters are all safely back in my deck, the Recovery card also lets me draw a new hand. (He shuffles Dark Magician and Feral Imp back into his deck, and draws five cards) Now all I have to do is sacrifice one of my weaker monsters, and your trap is sprung.
[Kuriboh 300/200/L1/dark]
Yugi (Yami): Kuriboh! Attack!
Weevil: Aiissh! No!
(Weevil's trap activates; it's a huge, nasty worm that goes straight for Kuriboh, who soaks up the attack and is destroyed. Other sites call this trap "Parasite Worm" {&}; in the English dub canon it's never named, and it's not a card in the TCG.)
Yugi (Yami): Trap cards only work when they catch you by surprise. <6:00> Next time don't give your plan away!
(Yugi's lifepoints drop from 1350 to 1050.)
Weevil: Heeheeheeheehahahahaha! I *didn't*! I don't give a bee's behind about that stupid trap!
Yugi (Yami): Huh?
Weevil: I *tricked* you into recalling your monsters, so you couldn't attack *this*!!
(Weevil flip-summons his monster, and its points are multiplied by a factor of 1.3 due to field power bonus, for a total of 650/520.)
[Larvae Moth 500/400/L2/earth]
Yugi (think): It's just a simple little Larvae Moth. That tiny creature can't be much of a threat. What's Weevil up to *now*?
Weevil: Heheheheheheheh! Sure, he's just a little slug *now*-- but the Cocoon of Evolution will change all that!
[Cocoon of Evolution 0/2000/L3/earth]
Yugi (Yami): What!
Weevil: Isn't it *beautiful*!
(With an unpleasant squishing sound, the Larvae Moth begins to surround itself with silken strands. Only Weevil would think of it as beautiful; Yugi looks kind of grossed out, not to mention nervous.)
Yugi (Yami): Ugh...
(The strands continue to build around Larvae Moth, as it twists and writhes. Soon, the strands begin to form into a hard, pinkish shell.)

Téa: Ew. That's just gross.
Joey: Weevil's bug is sealin' itself in a cocoon!
Mai (think): I *told* those chumps Weevil would turn this duel around.

(Back on the field, the Cocoon is complete, a wrinkly pinkish oblong, held to the field and supported by strands of web. It makes that sickening squishing sound as it sits there.)
Weevil: Behold! My Cocoon of Evolution! Hahahahahaha! Within that cocoon sits my tiny little Larvae Moth! <7:00> And over the next five turns he will undergo a startling transformation-- from harmless caterpillar to unstoppable Great Moth!
Yugi (Yami): Then I'll *crack* your Cocoon before that happens!
Weevil: Easier said than done, Yugi! For my Cocoon of Evolution also gets a field power bonus from the wilderness around us, increasing its defense points! It'll be so strong, you won't even be able to scratch its surface! (Cocoon's total defense points with the field power bonus are 2600) Just five more turns, Yugi! In five turns, my Great Moth will fully evolve and finish you off!
Yugi (think): If what Weevil says is true, I'd better act fast. That-- *thing's*-- getting bigger and stronger with each passing second!

ACT 2 <7:41>

Yugi (think): I have to find a way to break open that Cocoon *now*! I can't let that Moth get to its fifth stage of evolution. But do I have a card that *strong enough* to *stop* it? Hmm...
[Gaia the Fierce Knight 2300/2100/L7/earth]
Yugi (Yami): Gaia the Fierce Knight!! <8:00> Shatter that Cocoon!
(Gaia charges, both lances pointed at the cocoon, then stops short. His horse rears back, shying away from the huge cocoon.)

Joey: Ah! The field power bonus makes it too strong!

Weevil: That's one turn down! Care to try again? Ahahahahahaha!
(Yugi's lifepoints fall to 750)
Yugi (think): Weevil's Cocoon is gonna be tough to crack; and for each attack that fails, my lifepoints go down.

Téa: Oh no...
Joey: Hang tough, Yugi-- you'll pop that pus-bag!
Mai: Ahahahaha.
Téa (sharply): Just what do you think you're laughing at?
Mai: All that stupid *cheerleading* you're doing. You make it sound like your 'Yugi' still has a chance.
Téa: Nngh, *of course he does*!
(Joey is holding Téa back by the arms)
Joey: Don't listen to her, Téa.
Mai: Any duelist that's ever gone up against Weevil's Cocoon of Evolution has been *totally* *trashed*.
Téa: Nngh--!
Joey and Tristan: *All* of them?!
Téa: But, Yugi's got *us* to help him beat it.
Mai: Hm! (think) He'll need a whole lot more than *you* losers!

Weevil: Hear it growing?! The more time you waste, the more powerful it becomes!
Yugi (think): If I don't come up with something quick, I'm not just gonna lose this duel, <9:00> I'll lose my only chance to save my grandpa. There's no way I can let that happen!
(Weevil draws)
Weevil: Tick-tock, tick-tock. Just four more turns until my ultimate insect emerges! Then you can stop worrying about how *you're* going to destroy *it*, and start worrying about how *it's* going to destroy *you*! Ahahahahahahaha!
Yugi (think): Maybe I should prepare a defense, in case I really can't stop that thing.
(The card Yugi's looking at in his hand is [Beaver Warrior 1200/1500/L4/]. He sets a monster in facedown defense mode.)
Weevil: Huh! You're wasting your turn! *No* defense will save your lifepoints once my Moth is out!
(Both draw, and another turn passes.)
Yugi (think): I have to figure out a way to turn this duel around! Weevil's pretty confident that whatever's growing in that cocoon is unbeatable, but there's gotta be *some* way to pop that thing open-- and wipe that smirk off his face! But *how*?

Téa: Hang in there, Yugi!
Joey: Ya gotta win this for your grandpa! He's countin' on ya!

Yugi (Yami): I know he is...

Joey: Then you can't keep lettin' this little creep push you around! Yugi-- ya gotta get fired up! <10:00>

Yugi (think): Wait-- that's it!! *Get fired up*!

Mai: So d'you guys sit around and work up these lame cheers, or do they just come to you? I mean, don't you realize that your pep-talk nonsense only distracts Yugi from the game?
Téa: How would *you* know? I bet no one's ever even *wanted* to be *your* friend, let alone *cared* enough to cheer you on.
Mai: Friends haven't helped *Yugi* any. He's *losing*. ...Huh?!
(As Mai glances up at Yugi, she sees him give the spectators a grin and thumbs-up.)
Tristan: Yeah! Hey!
Joey: Yess!!
Téa: All right! *Well*, Mai, from the look on Yugi's face, I'd say that having friends just *did* help him out. So there!
(Téa sticks her tongue out at Mai. Mai isn't watching; she's more interested in the duel.)
Mai (think): Brat. What *possible* idea could Yugi have gotten from *these* mental morons?

Yugi (Yami): Go!! Curse of Dragon! Take flight!
[Curse of Dragon 2000/1500//]
Yugi (Yami): And, I'll combine it!! With this magic card! Attack, with Dragon Flame!
(Curse of Dragon breathes fire at the Cocoon; it bounces off, but lights up the ground around the cocoon.)
Weevil: What do you think you're doing! You know your little firefly can't hurt my Cocoon! <11:00>
Yugi (Yami): Hmhmhmhm.
Weevil: What's so funny?!
Yugi (Yami): Whoever said I was aiming for your Cocoon? I combined my "Burning Land" magic card with my Curse of Dragon, to destroy the forest all *around* your Cocoon!
Weevil: No forest! That means-- I lose my field power bonus!
Yugi (Yami): Exactly. Your Cocoon was too tough to attack directly-- but without its field power bonus, it's just a *big target*!
Weevil: Aah!
Yugi (Yami): Now *let's try this again*! Gaia, the Fierce Knight!! Attack!
(Gaia strikes the Cocoon, and the blow resonates; it's a hit!)

Téa: He did it!
Joey: Popped it open like a *zit*!!

Weevil: Hehehehehee...
(Gaia's attack left a big, gaping hole in the side of the Cocoon-- but that icky squishing sound can still be heard. The bug in the Cocoon is still alive!)
Yugi (Yami): Hunh?

Joey: Huh?
Téa: Is it still *alive*?
Joey: I've got a bad feeling we're about to find out...

ACT 3 <11:51>

Joey: Huh...?
Téa (nervously): See anything?

(They hear an eerie animal cry, and the same gross sloshing. The field around the Cocoon is obscured by dust.)

Joey: It's still... still *movin'*...! <12:00>
Mai: You're surprised?

(The creature lifts a leg. It's big, and it's green. And it's definitely moving.)
Yugi (Yami): Huh!
(The creature wails again, rising up on unsteady limbs.)
Weevil: Heheheheheheh!

Joey: It must've evolved enough to survive!
Tristan and Téa: Ugh!
Mai: I *told* you Weevil was good.

Weevil: I'm impressed that you pierced my Cocoon, Yugi, but still you were unable to stop the evolution of my ultimate insect-- the Great Moth!
[Great Moth 2600/2500/]
(The little green Larvae Moth has grown up. It's a big green moth as tall as a dueling podium and at least that wide. It has a yellowish horn and antennae, and a jewel-like red feature that may be its only eye. The wings have eye-mimicking patches in yellow and red.)
Yugi (Yami): But I thought, it took *five* turns.
Weevil: Heheheheh! So you stopped him one turn early! He's *still* strong enough to beat you!

Téa: Oh no...
Mai (think): Ha! I notice that the little dweebs aren't cheering *now*! The Great Moth is an unbeatable creature. They can chatter from the sidelines all they *want*, but it won't help Yugi one *bit*!

Yugi (think): Ugh, Weevil turned this match around once more-- but I'm not giving up!
Weevil: Heheheheheh! So, Yugi, feeling outclassed yet?! Or perhaps you're enjoying your first major-league dueling loss! Heeheeheeheeh! <13:00>
Yugi (Yami): Hm. You may have gotten your prized monster onto the field, Weevil, but I'll still find a way to squash that oversized bug!
Weevil: Ha! You'll pay for that stinging jab, *with your lifepoints*!!
Yugi (Yami): Duel!!
Weevil: Great Moth, take flight!!
Yugi (Yami): So be it! We'll settle this in the skies!
(Great Moth rises aloft and squares off against Curse of Dragon, who screams a challenge.)
Weevil (think): Heh. Yugi's dragon is no match for my Great Moth, and none of his land monsters have the ability to attack me in the air! Heheh! But which puny creature should I obliterate first! (aloud) I think it's high time I pay back your Knight, for demolishing my Cocoon!
Yugi (think): My Knight! He's the heart of my attack force! There's no way I can afford to lose *him*!
Weevil: This is it, Yugi! My Great Moth will crush your defenses, slay your Knight, and blast your Dragon from the skies!
Yugi (Yami): Not if *I* can help it, Weevil! Nngh!
(He slaps down a card)
Weevil: But that's just it, you *can't* help it! Moth! Hurricane attack!
Yugi (Yami): No! My Beaver Warrior! <14:00> Ugh, my defense.
(This is the facedown defensive monster he set earlier)
Weevil: It's hopeless! Nothing can stand against the gale-force winds of my moth hurricane! Your Knight will be totally blown away!
(The torrential winds swept up by Great Moth's wings obscure the field, hiding Gaia from view.)
Weevil: Hahahahaha! That'll teach 'im to mess with *my* cocoon!
Yugi (Yami): Don't count on it.
Weevil: Hmm?!
Yugi (Yami): Weevil, you were so busy fawning over your Moth, you didn't notice I played a "Polymerization" card!
Weevil: But...! I thought...!
Yugi (Yami): If I have two compatible monsters on the field, I can use my "Polymerization" card and fuse them into one ultimate creature.
(Gaia the Knight's new steed is Curse of Dragon, and together Yugi's two monsters are rising to a level opposite the Great Moth in the pollen-filled air.)
Weevil: I'm not some *beginner*, I know what fusion does!
Yugi (Yami): Then you must know it increases my attack points. My fused Dragon-Knight combo is now powerful enough to go head-to-head with your Great Moth!
[Gaia the Dragon Champion 2600/2100//]
Weevil: Hahahahahahahaha! I wouldn't be so sure about that! Look again!
Yugi (Yami): Huh...? No...!
(As he watches, his dragon-mounted knight is losing points little by little.)
Yugi (Yami): My knight. He's losing points. <15:00> And fast. ...But how? And why?
Weevil: Heheheheh. It's *poison*, Yugi. Poison particles from my Great Moth. Each time it uses its Hurricane attack, it releases *tons* of these tiny toxic particles-- and your *precious* dragon-knight combo is being poisoned by their deadly touch! Ahahahahahaha!
(Gaia's points are dropping below 2000 now, and no end in sight.)
Yugi (think): My Knight is losing points with each passing second! But how do I protect him against the very *air itself*?!

ACT 4 <15:28>

Weevil: Looks to me like my poison particles are taking their toll, Yugi!
Yugi (think): Oh no! My Knight's really in serious trouble. And there's nothing here in my hand that can help him. (draw) But I know my grandpa's deck won't let me down.
(He looks at the card; it's just what he needed.)
Yugi (Yami): Yes! Ready to be *rained out*, Weevil? "Makiu, the Magical Mist"!
(The field is suddenly in the midst of a torrential downpour.)
Weevil: No-- my poison! You're washing it all away!!
(The rust-colored disease that had been well on its way to coating the Dragon Champion rinses off in the rain.)
Yugi (Yami): That's right; Magical Mist washes the field clean. <16:00>
Weevil: No fair! I was about to win and you save yourself with a little drizzle?!
Yugi (think): It's true-- I saved my Knight, but that's not *all* I did!
Weevil: All right, then; you may've stopped my poison attack, but I promise, you've only won a brief reprieve! Because my next move is one you won't be able to think your way out of! Brace yourself for my ultimate insect's ultimate attack! Great Moth! Tornado of Doom!
(The red "eye" on Weevil's Moth glints, and energy gathers between its thorax and legs. Yugi stops smiling and starts to look worried as the power grows, and is fired right at Gaia, obliterating both knight and dragon in a second.)
Weevil: A direct hit! Hehehehehahahahah! Your little rainstorm didn't save you from *that* one, now did it! Your knight is toast! And you're almost out of lifepoints.
(It's true; Yugi's lifepoint counter now reads 50.)

Joey: Yugi! Keep fightin'! You can come back from this!
Mai: You're all delusional.
Téa: No, Joey's right! Yugi *never gives up*, and we never give up on him!
Mai: You're nuts. Weevil has totally annihilated Yugi's strongest monster combo. He's down to fifty measly lifepoints; he *can't* win, so do me a favor and stop yapping. <17:00>
Téa: I *won't* 'stop yapping', you selfish, pompous, bleach-blonde, know-it-all windbag! Do *us* a favor and get lost-- right, Joey?
Joey; You said it. Just ignore her, Téa; Yugi's in trouble!
Téa: I *know*, what can we do?
Joey: I dunno-- but it'd be *great* if we could trade *Mai* in for lifepoints.
(Behind him, Téa falls over laughing. Mai is not amused.)
Téa: I *wish*!
Mai: I told you all *along* Yugi never had a chance at winning this thing.
Téa: Ugh!
Mai: He wastes too much of his time listening to you *losers*. *Weevil* keeps his mind on the *game*.
Tristan: Then why didn't he see *this* coming?
(Téa, Joey, and Mai all look at Tristan; what did they miss?!)
Téa: Huh?
Téa and Joey: See *what* coming?
Tristan: Whatever it is Yugi's grinnin' about!
Mai: Uh...
(They look up at Yugi. His eyes are closed, as though he's savoring some private joke.)
Joey: You're right; he's got a *big smile*.
Téa: Uh, he's not smiling. I think he's *laughing*.
Mai (you're kidding, right?): No way...

(Indeed, Yugi begins to laugh out loud. Weevil is unsettled, as anyone in their right mind would be, to hear their opponent laughing like that.)
Yugi(Yami): Huhahahahahahaha!
Weevil: Hey, hey! What are you so happy about?! *Stop that snickering*!!
Yugi (Yami): Weevil, I know it will be very difficult for you to accept *losing* a duel...
(Weevil does not like the sound of that at all) <18:00>
Yugi (Yami): ...Especially after spending so much time finding inventive ways to cheat! But if you thought bending the rules would help you in *this* match-- you're wrong.
Weevil: No! This is a trick!
Yugi (Yami): You play dishonestly, so you expect the same of your opponents; but I duel with honor, Weevil-- and that makes all the difference!
Weevil: You've got nothin'!!
Yugi (Yami): *Here's* what I've *got*. The mighty-- Summoned Skull!!
[Summoned Skull 2500/1200/L6/dark]
(A monster card zone on Yugi's field lights up, and the ground is instantly covered with roiling purple clouds. Summoned Skull rises from their midst, a tall and bulky demon with armor made of embedded bones.)

Mai: Whoa...! What's *that*?

Yugi (Yami): This is it, Weevil. Your ultimate insect won't withstand my next attack.
(Weevil appears to be trying not to look relieved.)
Weevil (think): Ha! Yugi must be losing it! His Summoned Skull *is* strong, but my Great Moth is stronger still! If he's foolish enough to attack, my monster will most certainly squish *his* monster, and wipe out the rest of Yugi's precious lifepoints as well!
Yugi (Yami): Hmhmhmhmhm. There's something you *overlooked*, Weevil. <19:00> My Magical Mist is still dampening this entire field.
(Cutscreen: Weevil and Mai both gasp. Yugi's right; the mist still blankets the ground, and now and then a condensed droplet falls to the ground from Great Moth's wings.)
Weevil: He's right...! Everything's wet! My Great Moth is totally soaked!
(Great Moth showers the field with water each time it flaps its wings, completely drenched.)
Yugi (Yami): And my Summoned Skull attacks with electricity, making your waterlogged *bug* a giant-sized lightning rod. I hope you're in the mood for some fireworks, Weevil; because all this water boosts my monster's electrical attack by one thousand points! Summoned Skull!! Lightning Strike!
(Skull raises its face to the sky; sparks spread from its massive wings to cover its whole body, before shooting into the sky in one mighty bolt of lightning. A moment later, the swirling clouds return that bolt and more, crashing down on top of Great Moth as Weevil looks on in horror.)
Weevil: Ahh...
(Great Moth explodes with a final cry. The spectators watch in awe. The field is in flames, and their glow flickers across Yugi's resolute face.)
Yugi (Yami): It's over. I've won.
(Great Moth is a singed, steaming mass lying on Weevil's side of the field, motionless.)
Weevil: No! Impossible! My Moth's unbeatable!
(Weevil's lifepoints are zero; he falls over, stupefied.) <20:00>

Joey: All right, Yugi!
Tristan: Way to go!
Joey and Tristan: Yeah!!
Téa: He won! I knew you would!!
(Mai stands there with her mouth open for a moment, then recovers, grudgingly impressed.)
Mai: ...Impressive. *I* didn't think *Yugi* could ever beat *Weevil*.

(Later on, both duelists have climbed down from their podia, and are standing on the ground with the spectators; Mai and the rest of the bystanders have wandered off. Weevil is bawling on the ground.)
Weevil: Uhhuh! But I'm the regional champion! The regional champion! Nnngh..
(As Yugi approaches Weevil, he towers over him. Weevil is showing himself to be the worm his cards suggest.)
Yugi (Yami): You call yourself a champion, Weevil, but you only won your duels through lying and cheating. True champions-- they play with honor. They play *fair*.
(Yugi palms the two star chips he has won from Weevil. Joey gets in Weevil's face, thoroughly terrifying him)
Joey: Ah, don't waste your breath on this sneaky slug! He's a duelin' disgrace!
(Weevil faints on the ground, and Joey removes Weevil's empty dueling glove)
Joey: And I hereby relieve him of his dueling gauntlet!

(Weevil is eliminated from the tournament. A card appears on the screen depicting Weevil's face, and a big black X appears on it.)

(Yugi adds the two stars to his glove; now he has three.)
Yugi (Yami): *There*. Three star chips so far. But I still need to win seven more...
(The all look up, beyond the forest canopy, to the mountaintop above, on which sits the Castle Pegasus.)
Yugi (Yami): Ten star chips will gain me entry into that castle, where they're holding my grandfather prisoner-- and where I'll battle Pegasus once and for all!

END <21:00>

* Special thanks to YouTube for making this video easily accessible.
* Special thanks to Yugioh Wikia for explaining to me precisely what happened here. There are originally two episodes, and when Yu-Gi-Oh! was originally dubbed, the two parts of this duel were smushed together into one episode. These days the resulting abbreviated episode is in such bad odor, it's the only episode I haven't managed to gain access to in years. Once I can get it, I promise there will be a transcript on this site. This was the episode that showed on October 20, 2001; the two separate episodes, which were still dubbed, were not made available until later, on the DVD's. They were at last aired on TV in 2006-2007's round of reruns. Also, cards identified with this source denoted: {&}.

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