The interesting issue here is if the pharaoh didn't play that card it would have been any ordinary game and once it was over no one would have lost anything.
For everyone asking why he played the Seal because he literally had no reason to, that's the point. This entire duel was basically set up with that in mind. Rafael proved that even Atem had evil/darkness/rage inside him deep down. There wasn't any stakes involved until the card was played. Had he used De-Fusion as he was meant to, Timaeus would have been freed.
He couldn't have played defusion since the crystal around dark magician Girl cancels targeting In fact. He literally could not win without the seal of oricalcos He just made a misplay in the duel and that's why he lost if he had used catapult turtles effect to it's fullest he would have won But the plot demanded he lost so yeah. Also he could've just lost and not lost his soul..
I love his instant regret when he plays the card “What have I done..!?” I remember the first time I watched this episode as a kid I couldn’t wait to see the next episode.
@@pingaspearce9403 This wasn't one of those times. He says that but then carries on as normal in the dub which never made any sense. The sub was trying to show that Yami Yugi did have a darker side to him, whereas the dub did everything they could to make him a faultless superhero whose shortcomings were purely due to orchicalcos mind control.
@@jimmysanders505 Actually, Atem was about to do it, but Yugi made him stop. And you seem to be glossing over the fact that Kaiba would have straight up died if Atem finished him.
Yes. The darkest and most depressing for sure. EVERYONE was pushed to their absolute limit, some beyond them. Even the Pharaoh was corrupted at one point. Definitely my favorite season by far. The fact it’s filler means nothing to me.
This scene with the orichcalos theme gives me goosebumps every single time. Me as a kid back in the day and even as an adult, I was shocked Yami did that.
Well in my opinion even if it's an evil card if it gives you an advantage then who cares yuma using the barrians own barrian force against them Comes Up Instantly IMO From Zexal For Christ Sake He Nearly One Shotted Vector With It Like Holy Crap, i would've activated it without a second thought because it gives you a severe advantage and atem would have lost the duel regardless if he didn't do something the whole world was in danger there wasn't anything else he could do to win besides play it.
Well, if it wasn't for people asking Takahashi to transform everything in cards, this arc and others wouldn't even be about cards in first place, so maybe Doma arc would born in another way with more worthy and really seriously dangerous games.
I don't know what would've been more awkward; Joey defeating Marik before he lost consciousness or Yami losing to Rafael without using the Seal of Orichalcos. The plot could never progress in either scenario.
Good point but if Yami lost to Rafael without playing the seal of orichalcos no soul would’ve been taken mission failed and Rafael would’ve definitely let Yami get in the helicopter and not leave him stranded in the place where they dueled and everyone moves on
I think they should have kept Yami Yugi lost his soul and let little Yugi get his arc and finish the arc without the pharaoh until the final battle at least .it would be a massive step up for his character and tht one episode where it seemed like anime might flip was extra special but they ruin it with little Yugi stepping in getting his soul taken away. if they had done it I would have Ben really hooked for more episodes but I kind of felt deflated and not as hyped when little Yugi got his soul taken.
@@wingedhussar1453 looking back that would've been a freaking GREAT idea!!! What a mix up, there is sooo much you can do with that. Yugi being an underdog and forced to now figure this out etc etc.
"Pharao, you mustn't play the Seal of Orichalcos" "Why would I do this?" "You're right, there's nothing at stake even if you lose" "Wait, I may actually lose?!" "Well, Yes, it doesn't look so good, but as I've said, there's nothing..." "Screw you Raphael, you totally forced me to play the Seal of Orichalcos against my will!"
In a way I think the Oricalcos was actually kind of revealing an evil of Atem here. Atem is not used to loosing. He never looses. And the thing is that when people loose games a lot they get kinda used to it. So Atem was put in a situation where he might actually loose. Thus his heart was filled with pride. Pride was his downfall. This showed that for a moment Atem cared more about not loosing the game then his friends and safety. This becomes an inner demon that he needs to face. There was not even any stakes aside from maybe loosing his title of king of games.
acuallty atem lost like 3 times... one to kaiba even though atem just surrenders, Pegasus, and now yugi. and of course the dude with the guardian cards. so four times.
@@ladyriethegoldendelmo5441 Fair point, but still. Atem is not used to Losing. He had so much pride he was afraid of loosing he was willing to be his friends souls and his on the line just to win a casual duel with no stakes other then loosing his title. So in a way the Oricalos was actually kinda right about him.
@@knellycornnan5132 yea true. however... I mean yes I can see why he did it. but then again he wasnt going to win even with the seal. cause the dragon wouldnt listen to atem for a while. not sure how atem got the dragon trust back. had he not play the seal. yes he would had lost anyways but at least not lose yugi. but then again atem only human. if we had to be honest a lot of us would do what he did. so I cant blame him 100 percent lol
Fr even my mom was glue to this episode and she didn't even watch yugioh it went to commercials and she went to the kitchen soon as it came back on she ran to the living room with a pack of frozen chicken in her hands.😂
@@makwieli so you would start with the regular yugioh series, then you would watch Gx and then yugioh zexal. you can watch yugioh 5ds and and Arc-V but i wasn’t a big fan of the two
I was shook then they ruin it with little Yugi getting his soul taken instead not the least Intresting as I didn't care for little Yugi at tht point anyway
I love the fact that he says he has no options....and literally has De-Fusion in his hand with a fusion monster on the field. At the very least it was an option.
I remember this like it was yesterday 8am on Kids WB and the episode ended, I had to wake up early the week after because THE PHAROAH PLAYED THE SEAL OF ORICHALCOS!!!
Oh yeah. I remember when I first watched this episode. I literally kept saying, "Yami, don't play that card!" and then when he did, I said, "Yami!!!" this moment shook me and when Yami had that mad look with the Orichalcos sign on his head, I had goosebumps all over my body and shivers down my spine
@@JCool123 That is interesting to ponder. We were shown the result with Mai falling out of the elevator without her soul. But tht was all we saw. So I will share my head-canon instead. Both Mai and Raphael had powerful decks and were both very experienced at tht point. Yet Mai's emotional state was unbalanced due to feelings towards Joey and a desire for revenge. Wheras Raphael was completely calm and was simply aiming to stop Mai. So I would imagine tht Mai played the Seal of Orichalcos to start. With the intention of trying to gain an early advantage. She may well hav taken out Guardian Eatos with Harpy Lady Phoenix Formation. Thinking tht was Raphael's greatest threat. Except Raphael would be prepared with Guardian Dreadscythe. Which I bet only Dartz was also aware was in his deck. Raphael would use his Dreadscythe's exceptionally high attack power with its equip card to pwn Mai. Much to her surprise. After which Raphael staged Mai's body so she would fall out of the elevator when Yami Yugi arrived. If so, that would be a case of auto-losing after playing the Seal of Orichalcos lol.
Keep I mind the Pharoh never loses so for him to lose here would crush his pride. So in order to defend it he essentially made a deal with the devil to beat Raphael
@@ajarofpickles2826 I honestly just think having the card in your deck corrupts you. Yami wasn't himself when he played it, which is why he regretted it instantly. He didn't even know why he played it 😢
This is the biggest mistakes for Atem to using Orichalcos seal in his duel with Rafael, knowing that it's the only way to win the duel against Rafael, which has a pure soul without darkness. Unfortunately, Atem fell into darkness in his heart and at the end, he loses his duel. As a result, Yugi's soul is taken instead.
he did he tricked him into playing that card he put him in a position were playing that card was the only option or he would loose. Dude was the only person to beat yugi at his own game and he would have shredded Kiba in a duel.
This is a core memory for everyone that watched it live. I remember watching it and it ended off a cliffhanger and I walked my brother up yelling that Yugi played the seal, my brother had no concept of the importance I think but he was excited I was excited
I'm honestly surprised Dan Green did not get this best voice acting performance award for this super interesting Seal of Orichalcos storyline. Although it looks out of character that Pharoah would do these such darkest crimes he's ever committed, however, it's pretty cool to see Pharoah to first time ever showing off his darkness side as if he might possibly turn out to be an "evil Pharoah" after all as the rumors point out, but then realized his errors by the time it's too late, and he even first few times showed off his tears of despair. It's also great to see him become his own person for awhile (other than to keep hiding behind someone else's vessel) by developing emotion, voicing his inner thoughts, conquering his own darkness through depressing state, owning up his fatal mistake that costed Yugi's soul, show more of his vulnerability side, and to develop his resolve.
Sad fact is after he activated the orichalcos, he activated “Hand Control” which was already in his hand so he never needed the orichalcos to turn the duel around but that card blinded him
I Wish Seto Kabia could have seen this Battle i could only imagine the look on Seto Kabia face if he Saw this it would have Been Priceless Seto Kabia and Yami have always and always will Be my 2 favorite characters
@@ernestw2474 that's possible now.Except he hasn't done it yet.And of course,Kaiba knows about Yami losing.He was acting as if they made a promise to each other lmao
@@videogollumer Yeah but in this duel, he has those glowing eyes like season 0. Season 0 Pharaoh was cruel, but he did it with a smile on his face. Weevil took him to a different level of anger.
We know what was making the Pharoah play that card it wasn't himself or the card it was the stone around his neck that was making him play it you all did see him strangely when he was touching it did you
The stone wasn’t the sole purpose of why he played it. yes it was a factor, but the truth is that the pharaoh craved victory and power. He had full pride and confidence in himself and the stone played on those traits. These which make up the pharaoh’s darkness was exploited in this duel by Raphael, the stone, and the pharaoh himself
@@jjack3186 at the very beginning when got it from that big low life jerk he was in a tragic shock when he look and he didn't really like it one bit but besides did the pharaoh play card exchange to get any cards from Raphael Jack no he didn't it was the other way around Raphael made sure there were none but one card in each other hand to make sure the pharaoh didn't get an alternated chance to not pick that evil card so re watch careful besides later on weaker yugi play it too and in case if he was on the field with that rotten stone around his neck instead of the pharaoh he would have played it way easier than him the only reason why didn't affected weaker yugi is because he was on the duelling field only that's why he tried stop early because he was a spirit at that point not the fresh and blood being remember the pharaoh was in control of the body at time not him and besides at least the duel wasn't really a complete success for the bad guys Jack remember Dartz and cruel brutal minions main target was the pharaoh remember but they didn't get him yeah the won they won the fight in this scene but they failed to get the target because little yugi was too weak to relived the evil great beast that's the dragon series didn't end because the villains didn't win not yet so far and the only person that can save the world in this danger is the pharaoh himself because he was the chosen one for the eye of Timaeus not weak little yugi because the only reason he can play him as well is because they share the same body remember so your wrong all the way about the pharaoh Jack because remember what every darkness is in him it's in weak little yugi too sorry sir
Atem showed a level of ruthlessness to win that would have made Seth Kaiba impressed. This decision was even crazier than Kaiba threatening suicide even though Kaiba knew Yugi well enough to know he would commit to saving Mokuba in his face-off with Pegasus.
For anyone saying he could have just not played the card, or any reason he could have won the duel, Yugi CLEARLY stated that the card is affecting Yami's mind before he even played it! Yugi is INSIDE his mind; he KNOWS what's going on in there! PLEASE, PAY ATTENTION, PEOPLE!!!
He only says that in the dub. In the original japanese, he just says that Raphael is waiting for it to happen. Infact, this actually means the opposite of this dialogue. The Orichalcos' influence is seemingly not even strong enough for Yugi to note(or potentially even notice), so Yami could have easily denied it if he really wanted to.
The best sensible thing to do once yami got the card he could of ripped the evil card while his opponent wasn’t looking at least then he wouldn’t of played it and yugi wouldn’t of been mad at him
this moment still gives me chills and I remember my jaw dropping as a kid when I first saw it, the Rafael duel is my most rewatched duel for that scene alone 💜
When I first saw this episode I was surprised to see Atem activate the Seal of Orichalcos but I still supported him and it always kind of freaks me out with how big that damn seal is on his forehead like damn....
Yami: I must win this childrens card game... Yugi: Why there are no stakes on the line in this duel... Only bragging right... at best.... Yami: Bragging rights???....................... I must Win this childrens card game whatever the price!!!.... and people say Seto Kaiba is petty guy.... Which he is but Yami is no better..
My friends hated when i used the seal and used a earthbound immortal with the field protection spell card and a card that made 1 monster immune to the effects of trap spells and monster effects equip that to my earthbound immortal with the seal it was over quickly
This is one episode that really broke my heart as a kid and even as a grown-up today I absolutely will not watch this episode just because it broke my heart so much to see the pharaoh give into his anger
If Yami Set The Seal (faced down) on the turn before he played Card of Sanctity, his 6th card would've been Catapult Turtle when the latter is played. Then he activates The Seal and does the same play in the actual game, this is what his play would be... Plays Hand Control then chooses Necromancy and summons 4 random Monsters Gazelle, Berfomet, Kuribabylon, Big Shield Gardna Sacrifices Gazelle and Berfomet for Dark Magician Sacrifices Big Shield Gardna for Catapult Turtle All Monsters will then be boosted (save for Kuribabylon since it was Special Summoned) DM (2500 -> 3000/2100) DMG (2000 -> 2500/1700) CT (1000 -> 1500/2000) Sacrifices Dark Magician Rafael 3000 -> 1500 DMG's effect activates, raising her ATK by 300 since DM was sent to the Graveyard. (2500 -> 2800/1700) Sacrifices DMG Rafael 1500 -> 100 Then finally sacrificing CT Rafael 100 -> 0 This would win Yugi the Duel
This was a wild twist to the show. All of a sudden the stakes in a card game became very very real. All of a sudden you lose and you lose your soul... That was crazy.
The Dartz arc was one of my favorite all time of all arcs counting Dragonball & OPM arcs I've seen....I really loved that they exposed Yami weaknesses and he lost fair and square. I was shocked that Saturday that He actually lost but loved it because it was DIFFERENT. I also like how they made Kaiba lose as well. Overall great arc even though it was filler....the side characters also had cool decks!
What will happen if Kaiba were in Pharaoh's position? Would he fall for Rachael's trick, get brainwashed, and have his own dark side exposed, or will he resist using the evil card?
YUGI: Pharaoh, no matter what, you mustn't use that card! It takes people's souls! YAMI: Don't worry, Yugi. There's absolutely no reason to even use it. YUGI: That's right. There are no stakes involved in this Duel. Even if you lost this card game, nothing would change at all. YAMI: Wait, what's that now? I could lose? YUGI: Well yeah, I mean your dragon Timaeus is frozen in place and you really don't have that many Life Points left. But again, there's literally nothing at stake here and a single loss wouldn't really hurt-- YAMI: Curse you, Rafael! You've given me no choice! YUGI: Wait, what? YAMI: I have to activate The Seal of Orichalcos! YUGI: No! No, you don't! YAMI: Too late, it's activated! I hope you're happy, Rafael! The guy who totally made me do this against my will!
![Was Yugi About To Defeat Rafael? [Fate of the Pharaoh]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8tSx8fM45gY/mqdefault.jpg)
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![Was Weevil About To Defeat Yugi? [On The Wrong Track]](/img/1.gif)
I still remember this moment as a kid. I was shocked to my core.
So am I...
I still am shocked rewatching that scene lmao your superhero turns evil
Same with me.
And then watching the Pharoah's lifepoints go down to zero for the first time...
Core Deck
The interesting issue here is if the pharaoh didn't play that card it would have been any ordinary game and once it was over no one would have lost anything.
Absolutely right. But the gem around he's nick and the card they almost hypnotized him.
@@alidk5923 the gem? You mean the puzzle? Actually he wasnt being hypnotized but rather he grew desperate
He was wearing an orichalchos fragment around he's neck. It affected hes head
@@alidk5923 except that one was an insurance policy. It didn't control the Duelists and instead was sacrificed to protect them from losing
True he the dude he dueling never used the seal not once
For everyone asking why he played the Seal because he literally had no reason to, that's the point. This entire duel was basically set up with that in mind. Rafael proved that even Atem had evil/darkness/rage inside him deep down. There wasn't any stakes involved until the card was played. Had he used De-Fusion as he was meant to, Timaeus would have been freed.
The crystal prevented him to target timaeus
He couldn't have played defusion since the crystal around dark magician Girl cancels targeting
In fact.
He literally could not win without the seal of oricalcos
He just made a misplay in the duel and that's why he lost if he had used catapult turtles effect to it's fullest he would have won
But the plot demanded he lost so yeah.
Also he could've just lost and not lost his soul..
¿Could Atem still win even if he did not play the Seal orichacous?
@@luisvelez1952 no, sadly there's no way he could won but there wasn't any stakes at the time
Timaeus isn’t a fusion card it’s a totally new monster
I love his instant regret when he plays the card “What have I done..!?”
I remember the first time I watched this episode as a kid I couldn’t wait to see the next episode.
In the sub he actually didn’t say anything
@@dariamvs few times where the dub somehow shined better then the sub
I agree with you Pingas. I've seen both and I have to say the dub really excels in certain areas over the original.
The dubbed destroyed the whole show..
@@pingaspearce9403 This wasn't one of those times. He says that but then carries on as normal in the dub which never made any sense.
The sub was trying to show that Yami Yugi did have a darker side to him, whereas the dub did everything they could to make him a faultless superhero whose shortcomings were purely due to orchicalcos mind control.
Imagine seeing your Hero becoming this as a Kid on your TV
Imagine grammar proper usage
Dark era for yugi
Pro wrestling fans are used to this
@@user-bu9ne7ef3q I actually loved this lol 1:32 reminded me of when Vegeta turned into Majin Vegeta 😈😈😈
On some attack on titan shit
Without a doubt the dumbest thing Yami has ever done
I honestly agree. You can see he regretted it immediately after activating it
"What have I done????? AGGRRRRHHHHHHHGGGHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!"
yugi: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
not finishing kaiba off in duelist kingdom tbh
@@jimmysanders505 Actually, Atem was about to do it, but Yugi made him stop. And you seem to be glossing over the fact that Kaiba would have straight up died if Atem finished him.
Season 4 was the most INTENSE season of Yu-Gi-Oh EVER.
Definitely and my favorite
Yes. The darkest and most depressing for sure. EVERYONE was pushed to their absolute limit, some beyond them. Even the Pharaoh was corrupted at one point. Definitely my favorite season by far. The fact it’s filler means nothing to me.
It's the worse one
@@Divine_Serpent_Geh The Pharaoh yelled at Yugi for the 1st time in this season
Big time.
The way this scene shocked me to my core I still get goosebumps till this day and I’m a full grown 29 years old man 😂😂😂
This scene with the orichcalos theme gives me goosebumps every single time. Me as a kid back in the day and even as an adult, I was shocked Yami did that.
You were born in 92? Me too. I was totally shocked when he lost. I didn't really care about him playing the seal.
@@phil486393 for me,dude
I feel the same way!
I was around 6 at the time. I don't remember most of my birthday parties but I vividly remember Yugi losing a duel
Well in my opinion even if it's an evil card if it gives you an advantage then who cares yuma using the barrians own barrian force against them Comes Up Instantly IMO From Zexal For Christ Sake He Nearly One Shotted Vector With It Like Holy Crap, i would've activated it without a second thought because it gives you a severe advantage and atem would have lost the duel regardless if he didn't do something the whole world was in danger there wasn't anything else he could do to win besides play it.
You don't understand, he's gonna lose a childrens card game if he doesn't do the satanic ritual thingy!
Spoken like a true Kaiba lol
Well, if it wasn't for people asking Takahashi to transform everything in cards, this arc and others wouldn't even be about cards in first place, so maybe Doma arc would born in another way with more worthy and really seriously dangerous games.
With Yugi’s deep voice, it makes him activating the Seal Of Orichalcos seem all the more badass 😃
Funfact, the Seal of Orichalcos is a form of Unicursal Hexagon.
@@leociresi4292 what does a unicursal hexagon mean ?
@@cjentuskuzan4027 It’s usually a six pointed star drawn with only one continuous line
_Yep_
Dan Green da man!
"I hope your happy Rafael, the guy who totally made me do this against my will"
I don't know what would've been more awkward; Joey defeating Marik before he lost consciousness or Yami losing to Rafael without using the Seal of Orichalcos. The plot could never progress in either scenario.
Good point but if Yami lost to Rafael without playing the seal of orichalcos no soul would’ve been taken mission failed and Rafael would’ve definitely let Yami get in the helicopter and not leave him stranded in the place where they dueled and everyone moves on
I guess Rafael would have been like “well im still stronger than you… im going to Mokuba you real quick”
@@frustotamer6231 Man Yugi could just lose and Yugi could say: Oh Raphael you got your point proved yeah, Yeah....run to helicopter guys
I think they should have kept Yami Yugi lost his soul and let little Yugi get his arc and finish the arc without the pharaoh until the final battle at least .it would be a massive step up for his character and tht one episode where it seemed like anime might flip was extra special but they ruin it with little Yugi stepping in getting his soul taken away. if they had done it I would have Ben really hooked for more episodes but I kind of felt deflated and not as hyped when little Yugi got his soul taken.
@@wingedhussar1453 looking back that would've been a freaking GREAT idea!!! What a mix up, there is sooo much you can do with that. Yugi being an underdog and forced to now figure this out etc etc.
"Pharao, you mustn't play the Seal of Orichalcos"
"Why would I do this?"
"You're right, there's nothing at stake even if you lose"
"Wait, I may actually lose?!"
"Well, Yes, it doesn't look so good, but as I've said, there's nothing..."
"Screw you Raphael, you totally forced me to play the Seal of Orichalcos against my will!"
F
@@zojirushi1 G
"Pharaoh you have to snap out of it!"
"Whats that yugi? ok. Yugi says I should snap you in half."
@@Shadic-rf8dg: Kills me every time!
@@Shadic-rf8dg Kevin Feige watching: Write that down! Write that down!
In a way I think the Oricalcos was actually kind of revealing an evil of Atem here. Atem is not used to loosing. He never looses. And the thing is that when people loose games a lot they get kinda used to it. So Atem was put in a situation where he might actually loose. Thus his heart was filled with pride. Pride was his downfall. This showed that for a moment Atem cared more about not loosing the game then his friends and safety. This becomes an inner demon that he needs to face. There was not even any stakes aside from maybe loosing his title of king of games.
Interesting point
Loose/lose: who cares about schpeeling
acuallty atem lost like 3 times... one to kaiba even though atem just surrenders, Pegasus, and now yugi. and of course the dude with the guardian cards. so four times.
@@ladyriethegoldendelmo5441 Fair point, but still. Atem is not used to Losing. He had so much pride he was afraid of loosing he was willing to be his friends souls and his on the line just to win a casual duel with no stakes other then loosing his title. So in a way the Oricalos was actually kinda right about him.
@@knellycornnan5132 yea true. however... I mean yes I can see why he did it. but then again he wasnt going to win even with the seal. cause the dragon wouldnt listen to atem for a while. not sure how atem got the dragon trust back. had he not play the seal. yes he would had lost anyways but at least not lose yugi. but then again atem only human. if we had to be honest a lot of us would do what he did. so I cant blame him 100 percent lol
I love Yu-Gi-Oh since I was a kid ❤️
Me too
Me too
Same !!!! ❤️
@@logicviko5184 yesss I still watch it to this day
@@alisonclarke1127 For real ?! I haven't seen it since I was Little Is it free on tubi Tv ? Because people say Tubi TV has all the sessions
This was the most shocking moment in Yugioh history. I remember being so shocked when this happened. I miss my childhood.
Exactly same!
Fr even my mom was glue to this episode and she didn't even watch yugioh it went to commercials and she went to the kitchen soon as it came back on she ran to the living room with a pack of frozen chicken in her hands.😂
Yugi losing to Raphael was the true shocker to me
The arc may have been all filler but damnit it was good filler
The best filler i've ever seen
Hey can you help me with watching yu gi oh?
I want to watch it but don't know where to start from.
@@makwieli so you would start with the regular yugioh series, then you would watch Gx and then yugioh zexal. you can watch yugioh 5ds and and Arc-V but i wasn’t a big fan of the two
@@MrChris-mh2ml I just finished duel links and I don't think any arc can be on that level. Yugi Moto is just too class
@@MrChris-mh2ml why did you put 5ds after Zexal, 5ds was the 3rd installment in the series
That heel turn was so shocking. Damn Pharoah getting the seal and red eyes was unreal.
I was shook then they ruin it with little Yugi getting his soul taken instead not the least Intresting as I didn't care for little Yugi at tht point anyway
@@wingedhussar1453 It's not very sympathetic for the little Yugi, he is so nice!
Love the wwe reference heel turn there big fan
I love the fact that he says he has no options....and literally has De-Fusion in his hand with a fusion monster on the field. At the very least it was an option.
Exactly why I hated that episode
That’s why the guy was smart he knew the pharaoh would act emotional and irrational.
Lol he wanted dark magician girl dragon knight on the field instead of de fusion it
Also he had card destruction with a full hand. If he needed something else he could've just drawn 5 more cards.
@@chiavang7869 but he still could have defused it and then refused it. It would have destroyed the spell on it.
I remember this like it was yesterday 8am on Kids WB and the episode ended, I had to wake up early the week after because THE PHAROAH PLAYED THE SEAL OF ORICHALCOS!!!
This was one of the most HOLY SHIT I've witnesses as a kid
Same
Oh yeah. I remember when I first watched this episode. I literally kept saying,
"Yami, don't play that card!" and then when he did, I said,
"Yami!!!" this moment shook me and when Yami had that mad look with the Orichalcos sign on his head, I had goosebumps all over my body and shivers down my spine
Wow memories
How shook was everyone when yami lost?
Bro, I was SIKK
He lost because the seal of orichalcos is evil
of course he went undefeated for 3 years until this point, i was devastated and shocked.
Bro I was shock when he play the thing that made him lose in the first place.
I WAS
The dark side of the pharaoh triggered him to play the seal of orichalcos.
Wasn't his damn "Dark side" was his pride and arrogance from him being unbeatable
My childhood is coming back. I remember watching this when it came out. Holy nostalgia!
I like how everyone that plays this card auto loses, with Yugi being no exception 😆
Mai Valentine excluded for her on-screen duels. As well as the first one with Alister.
@@DeniseJohnson-tr9if Don't forget about the old guy that beat Rex and Weevil.
@@JCool123 True. Funny how he only had a name in the subbed version as Gurimo.
@@DeniseJohnson-tr9if yeah it is haha now I wondered who played the card between Mai vs Rafael?
@@JCool123 That is interesting to ponder. We were shown the result with Mai falling out of the elevator without her soul. But tht was all we saw. So I will share my head-canon instead.
Both Mai and Raphael had powerful decks and were both very experienced at tht point. Yet Mai's emotional state was unbalanced due to feelings towards Joey and a desire for revenge. Wheras Raphael was completely calm and was simply aiming to stop Mai.
So I would imagine tht Mai played the Seal of Orichalcos to start. With the intention of trying to gain an early advantage. She may well hav taken out Guardian Eatos with Harpy Lady Phoenix Formation. Thinking tht was Raphael's greatest threat.
Except Raphael would be prepared with Guardian Dreadscythe. Which I bet only Dartz was also aware was in his deck. Raphael would use his Dreadscythe's exceptionally high attack power with its equip card to pwn Mai. Much to her surprise.
After which Raphael staged Mai's body so she would fall out of the elevator when Yami Yugi arrived.
If so, that would be a case of auto-losing after playing the Seal of Orichalcos lol.
I remember this scene as a kid and being completely in shock that he would play that card
I think it was an ego and the pride of the pharaoh when he played the seal or he wanted to get rid of Raphael before dueling dartz
Keep I mind the Pharoh never loses so for him to lose here would crush his pride. So in order to defend it he essentially made a deal with the devil to beat Raphael
@@ajarofpickles2826 exactly... if you watch the last episode "yugi vs other yugi" he says himself it's about pride.
@@ajarofpickles2826 I honestly just think having the card in your deck corrupts you. Yami wasn't himself when he played it, which is why he regretted it instantly. He didn't even know why he played it 😢
This is the biggest mistakes for Atem to using Orichalcos seal in his duel with Rafael, knowing that it's the only way to win the duel against Rafael, which has a pure soul without darkness. Unfortunately, Atem fell into darkness in his heart and at the end, he loses his duel. As a result, Yugi's soul is taken instead.
he had to play that card he had no choice.
@@williamjones7589
um
why?
there were no stakes in this duel
he did he tricked him into playing that card he put him in a position were playing that card was the only option or he would loose. Dude was the only person to beat yugi at his own game and he would have shredded Kiba in a duel.
@@williamjones7589 still doesn’t mean there were any stakes in the duel to begin with
@@shade08538 Dartz could still take his soul for losing it was dudes plan from the beginning to make him have to play that card.
My favourite scene this is of the whole series ! Yami yugi is a badass when he plays this card !!!
he was bad... and an ass..... but no, he was not badass
i like how he Screams out after summoning The Card Of Orichalcos making look eve more Bad AS
@@alexanderzack3720 he called the Dark Magician useless. LOL!
This is a core memory for everyone that watched it live. I remember watching it and it ended off a cliffhanger and I walked my brother up yelling that Yugi played the seal, my brother had no concept of the importance I think but he was excited I was excited
Raphael was special... Amongst his peers he was the one that never played his Orichalcos and made Atem played it instead.
I'm honestly surprised Dan Green did not get this best voice acting performance award for this super interesting Seal of Orichalcos storyline. Although it looks out of character that Pharoah would do these such darkest crimes he's ever committed, however, it's pretty cool to see Pharoah to first time ever showing off his darkness side as if he might possibly turn out to be an "evil Pharoah" after all as the rumors point out, but then realized his errors by the time it's too late, and he even first few times showed off his tears of despair. It's also great to see him become his own person for awhile (other than to keep hiding behind someone else's vessel) by developing emotion, voicing his inner thoughts, conquering his own darkness through depressing state, owning up his fatal mistake that costed Yugi's soul, show more of his vulnerability side, and to develop his resolve.
1:00 when you eat more than one Flintstones Vitamin as a kid.
Lol
😂😂😂😂
"You're a disgrace to the game Yugi"
He plays the seal and the dragon says:"I will commit yesnt lived now"
My favorite arc in yugioh history. So damn good even to this day. His face at the very end of this was like “yeah that’s pretty fucking evil” 😰😰😰
best season of yugioh
battle city was good too, had alot of hype to it
ironically it was planned as a filler season
Fax
I agree
Yes
Sad fact is after he activated the orichalcos, he activated “Hand Control” which was already in his hand so he never needed the orichalcos to turn the duel around but that card blinded him
if he didn't use it it would have just been a regular card game. he must really hate losing lol
I Wish Seto Kabia could have seen this Battle i could only imagine the look on Seto Kabia face if he Saw this it would have Been Priceless Seto Kabia and Yami have always and always will Be my 2 favorite characters
I was thinking the same thing. Kaiba should've make duel disk capable of recording the duel and every moves.
@@ernestw2474 that's possible now.Except he hasn't done it yet.And of course,Kaiba knows about Yami losing.He was acting as if they made a promise to each other lmao
Actually, the duel disks do record and send information to Kaiba Corp. Kaiba has female clones monitoring everything.
In this season of Yu-GI-Oh, nothing can wrong in a duel until someone plays The Seal Of Orichalcos.
When season 0 yami takes over
Nah, THAT Yami took over in his duel with Weevil on the train.
@@videogollumer Yeah but in this duel, he has those glowing eyes like season 0. Season 0 Pharaoh was cruel, but he did it with a smile on his face. Weevil took him to a different level of anger.
i cried so hard when he cried I am a wreck every time I see that scene he was deceived but he's not evil
Raphael was such a jerk for forcing Yugi to do this 😡😡😡
Pride comes before the fall. If he just took the L nothing would have happened
We know what was making the Pharoah play that card it wasn't himself or the card it was the stone around his neck that was making him play it you all did see him strangely when he was touching it did you
Yep! That stone was the whole reason he played it.
The stone wasn’t the sole purpose of why he played it. yes it was a factor, but the truth is that the pharaoh craved victory and power. He had full pride and confidence in himself and the stone played on those traits. These which make up the pharaoh’s darkness was exploited in this duel by Raphael, the stone, and the pharaoh himself
@@jjack3186 at the very beginning when got it from that big low life jerk he was in a tragic shock when he look and he didn't really like it one bit but besides did the pharaoh play card exchange to get any cards from Raphael Jack no he didn't it was the other way around Raphael made sure there were none but one card in each other hand to make sure the pharaoh didn't get an alternated chance to not pick that evil card so re watch careful besides later on weaker yugi play it too and in case if he was on the field with that rotten stone around his neck instead of the pharaoh he would have played it way easier than him the only reason why didn't affected weaker yugi is because he was on the duelling field only that's why he tried stop early because he was a spirit at that point not the fresh and blood being remember the pharaoh was in control of the body at time not him and besides at least the duel wasn't really a complete success for the bad guys Jack remember Dartz and cruel brutal minions main target was the pharaoh remember but they didn't get him yeah the won they won the fight in this scene but they failed to get the target because little yugi was too weak to relived the evil great beast that's the dragon series didn't end because the villains didn't win not yet so far and the only person that can save the world in this danger is the pharaoh himself because he was the chosen one for the eye of Timaeus not weak little yugi because the only reason he can play him as well is because they share the same body remember so your wrong all the way about the pharaoh Jack because remember what every darkness is in him it's in weak little yugi too sorry sir
Atem showed a level of ruthlessness to win that would have made Seth Kaiba impressed. This decision was even crazier than Kaiba threatening suicide even though Kaiba knew Yugi well enough to know he would commit to saving Mokuba in his face-off with Pegasus.
For anyone saying he could have just not played the card, or any reason he could have won the duel, Yugi CLEARLY stated that the card is affecting Yami's mind before he even played it! Yugi is INSIDE his mind; he KNOWS what's going on in there! PLEASE, PAY ATTENTION, PEOPLE!!!
He only says that in the dub. In the original japanese, he just says that Raphael is waiting for it to happen. Infact, this actually means the opposite of this dialogue. The Orichalcos' influence is seemingly not even strong enough for Yugi to note(or potentially even notice), so Yami could have easily denied it if he really wanted to.
@@lpfan4491 Yeah? Well, have you read the Pre-Duel Monsters Manga? He's not called Yami (Japanese for "dark") Yugi for nothing, y'know.
The best sensible thing to do once yami got the card he could of ripped the evil card while his opponent wasn’t looking at least then he wouldn’t of played it and yugi wouldn’t of been mad at him
Ah yes, turning a no stakes duel into a fight for your soul. Bold strategy king of games.
That final shot of Evil Yami always gives me chills. 1:32
Raphael: "So tell me, how do you feel? Hahahaha!"
1:02 Pharaoh literally sealed his fate and Yugi paid the price
this was easily the most memorable episode in the series
Lmao this shit was hard when it aired. What a cliffhanger. I couldn’t wait for the next episode. Top tier anime and fantastic filler arc 🔥
As much as people dump on this season (especially since it's a filler arc), it really did have some of the most memorable moments in the series.
That moment haunts me as a kid.
Atem have fallen to the dark side of the Orichalcos.
What I find REALLY frustrating is that Atem had De-Fusion right next to the Seal which was the MUCH bettter option.
Crystal Seal prevents it.
@@alster724 no it doesn't
this moment still gives me chills and I remember my jaw dropping as a kid when I first saw it, the Rafael duel is my most rewatched duel for that scene alone 💜
0:50
That slow motion prior to Yugi playing it was mad cool.
This is like the Yu-Gi-Oh version of Majin Vegeta.
Um... yeah, pretty much.
"You're being evil. Like season 0 evil!"
The most shocking anime heel turn of all time! I was hurt when I was saw this as a kid and you're right Atem what have you done?! 🤦
*has defusion in his hand*
Yami : "I'm out of options!"
When I first saw this episode I was surprised to see Atem activate the Seal of Orichalcos but I still supported him and it always kind of freaks me out with how big that damn seal is on his forehead like damn....
Villian😅
“Please, don’t play that card!”
Too late, it’s activated!
when the filler has the best ark in the entire series
"So tell me how do you feel? HAHAHAHA!"-Rafael
Me the viewer "Yugi what did you do?!"
I'm like yami you are a fool
I remember that that episode will always be eleven years old that was so sad
Yu-Gi-Oh season 4 is my favorite 😅😅😅
That post nut clarity at 0:55 XD
Yami: I must win this childrens card game...
Yugi: Why there are no stakes on the line in this duel... Only bragging right... at best....
Yami: Bragging rights???....................... I must Win this childrens card game whatever the price!!!....
and people say Seto Kaiba is petty guy.... Which he is but Yami is no better..
Okay, but what if, instead of playing the card, Yami just tore it into shreds so it couldn't be used ever again?
it is against the rules.. doing so it means instant lose
He could always discard it
There's way more then 1 Orichalcos card
0:30 Even if we lost this card game, nothing can change at all.
-YGOTAS
this scene is always forged in my memories, remeber it exactly as a kid
My friends hated when i used the seal and used a earthbound immortal with the field protection spell card and a card that made 1 monster immune to the effects of trap spells and monster effects equip that to my earthbound immortal with the seal it was over quickly
IF THE PHARAOH, didn't take the stone from Gurimo, he wouldn't lose Yugis soul
"It doesn't matter to me, where this power came from! The thing that counts is: I now POSSESS IT !"
Yami if you needed something to get you back into the game just play the card destruction in your hand and draw a new five cards.
The best outcome for this turn: play de-fusion facedown, then card destruction, and draw four new cards
This is one episode that really broke my heart as a kid and even as a grown-up today I absolutely will not watch this episode just because it broke my heart so much to see the pharaoh give into his anger
Nobody's soul was at stake til atem played that damn card. It was a harmless game up til that point
If Yami Set The Seal (faced down) on the turn before he played Card of Sanctity, his 6th card would've been Catapult Turtle when the latter is played.
Then he activates The Seal and does the same play in the actual game, this is what his play would be...
Plays Hand Control then chooses Necromancy and summons 4 random Monsters
Gazelle, Berfomet, Kuribabylon, Big Shield Gardna
Sacrifices Gazelle and Berfomet for Dark Magician
Sacrifices Big Shield Gardna for Catapult Turtle
All Monsters will then be boosted (save for Kuribabylon since it was Special Summoned)
DM (2500 -> 3000/2100)
DMG (2000 -> 2500/1700)
CT (1000 -> 1500/2000)
Sacrifices Dark Magician
Rafael 3000 -> 1500
DMG's effect activates, raising her ATK by 300 since DM was sent to the Graveyard.
(2500 -> 2800/1700)
Sacrifices DMG
Rafael 1500 -> 100
Then finally sacrificing CT
Rafael 100 -> 0
This would win Yugi the Duel
*activates seal of ori*
1 second later
"wHAt hAvE i DonE"
I literally filmed my TV for this scene to be on my phone years ago - the poor quality is very similar and nostalgic 😊
This was a wild twist to the show. All of a sudden the stakes in a card game became very very real. All of a sudden you lose and you lose your soul... That was crazy.
The Dartz arc was one of my favorite all time of all arcs counting Dragonball & OPM arcs I've seen....I really loved that they exposed Yami weaknesses and he lost fair and square. I was shocked that Saturday that He actually lost but loved it because it was DIFFERENT. I also like how they made Kaiba lose as well. Overall great arc even though it was filler....the side characters also had cool decks!
It was dark
You loved it? I was furious
When I watched the series I never ever thought that card was going to be printed in English.. boy was I wrong.still have my copy to this day!!
That "what have I done?" lives rent free in my head and I hear it whenever I order another pizza.
Seal of orichalcos straight up turned Atem into season 0
What will happen if Kaiba were in Pharaoh's position? Would he fall for Rachael's trick, get brainwashed, and have his own dark side exposed, or will he resist using the evil card?
Pride at its best (or worst) for Atem.
Literally no stakes or consequences for winning or losing this duel until the Seal was played
Yugi's mind is twisted by playing that card
I love yugioh I will not stop watching I am on season 5 right now on tubi tv my favorite espiosed 1 through 5 right now
Is this your 1st time watching Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel monsters? Or you watched before and are now rewatching?
Me when I am losing in scrabble and it says "igger" and I have an "n" tile. 💀
Anyone else see the De-Fusion in Yugi's hand? He could've just De-Fused his Dragon Knight then re-fused it.
Nah timaous is a spell card it won't return to the field
@@omarbenkhaled285 Timaeus would return to Yugi's hand instead, but he could still re-fuse his Knight.
YUGI: Pharaoh, no matter what, you mustn't use that card! It takes people's souls!
YAMI: Don't worry, Yugi. There's absolutely no reason to even use it.
YUGI: That's right. There are no stakes involved in this Duel. Even if you lost this card game, nothing would change at all.
YAMI: Wait, what's that now? I could lose?
YUGI: Well yeah, I mean your dragon Timaeus is frozen in place and you really don't have that many Life Points left. But again, there's literally nothing at stake here and a single loss wouldn't really hurt--
YAMI: Curse you, Rafael! You've given me no choice!
YUGI: Wait, what?
YAMI: I have to activate The Seal of Orichalcos!
YUGI: No! No, you don't!
YAMI: Too late, it's activated! I hope you're happy, Rafael! The guy who totally made me do this against my will!
The Seal Of Oichalcos is dangerous. Did you see yami's eyes? they have pink instead of a white so DARK YUGI INCOMING
The biggest mistake Yami has ever made in his entire life
The greatest filler in all anime.
Yeah!
Yes 😊