The BEST episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters season 3
Every episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters season 3!
Follows the adventures of high school student Yugi, who has a magical secret that comes to life when he plays his favorite card game: 'Duel Monsters.
#1 - Merger Of The Big Five (Part 3 of 3)
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/2/2002
The Big Five go from strength to strength as they continue to take full advantage of all five of their Deck Masters. But even with only one Deck Master each, and seriously depleted Life Points, Yugi and Joey refuse to give up all hope of winning just yet and set about proving that the Big Five aren't the only ones capable of combining their powers.
#2 - Merger Of The Big Five (Part 2 of 3)
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/25/2002
As Johnson takes the stand for the Big Five, Yugi and Joey begin to realise just how much power the Big Five has with five Deck Masters at their disposal. However the two friends are not finished yet, and although things may not be going their way they too have powerful decks and Deck Masters at their disposal.
#3 - Clash In The Coliseum (Part 6 of 6)
Season 3 - Episode 37 - Aired 11/19/2002
As Joey wakes up in the hospital bed, the duel continues. Kaiba plays his Final Attack Orders trap card, meaning that all of Yugi's and Kaiba's monsters must be in attack mode for the rest of the duel, and that they must take 3 cards out of their deck to play with and throw the rest into the graveyard. And after that, Kaiba plays Monster Reborn to revive the Blue Eyes white Dragon and plays Polymerization to fuse them all together into the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Yugi mimics this move, by playing Double Spell. He revives Buster Blader and fuses it with Dark Magician to form the Dark Paladin. Kaiba attacks, but Yugi plays Diffusion, forcing Kaiba's Ultimate Dragon to split into the 3 separate Blue Eyes. Using this, Yugi can power up the Dark Paladin to 4900 attack points. Yugi follows by playing Diffusion Wave Motion, which allows him to attack all the monsters on his opponents field with one monster. The Dark Paladin destroys the 3 Blue Eyes White Dragons and Kaiba's Life Points dro
#4 - Clash In The Coliseum (Part 1 of 6)
Season 3 - Episode 32 - Aired 10/29/2002
The duel between Yugi and Kaiba begins with Kaiba using the virtual reality system to make the image of a giant Coliseum appear around the duel field. Yugi starts with Queen's Knight in defense mode and one card facedown. Kaiba summons X Head Cannon and sets one card facedown. Yugi summons Alpha The Magnet Warrior in defense mode and sets another card. Kaiba plays Soul Exchange so that he may gain control of Yugi's monsters and sacrifice them to summon Obelisk The Tormentor, but Yugi uses Change Of Heart to gain control of Kaiba's X Head Cannon, but Kaiba uses Enemy Controler and pays 1000 Life Points to regain control of X Head, so Yugi uses Lightforce Sword to seal Obelisk out of the duel for three turns before Kaiba can summon it. Kaiba ends his turn, then Yugi sets one card and ends his turn. Kaiba then summons Y Dragon Head, then fuses it with X Head Cannon to summon XY Dragon Cannon, which attacks and destroys Alpha. Kaiba then plays Mandate Of A Heavenly Voice, allowing him to s
#5 - Noah's Final Threat (Part 1 of 2)
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/6/2002
Noah, bonded to Shinato, and Yami start their match, with Yami shuffling in the rest of Kaiba's deck into his own and Noah adding in some new cards to his deck. However, the match must start as if it were Kaiba making his next move. This means that in addition to having the life point totals as they were before with Noa at 7400 and Kaiba at 400, Yami cannot start with any cards in his hand and must rely on the cards he draws. He also must keep Kaiba's Deck Master, which is useless to Yami since most of his monsters are Dark Monsters. Tristan points out that if Yami does not draw a monster card on his first turn, he is finished, as Noah's monster Shinato (with an attack of 3300) is on the field. Yami draws, gets Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts and promptly puts it in face-up defense mode. Noah draws but doesn't get a monster that he can play, so he attacks Gazelle with Shinato. However, Shinato's effect is that if it destroys a monster in defense mode, it cuts Yami's life points in
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#6 - Noah's Final Threat (Part 2 of 2)
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/13/2002
The attack went through, but Yami activated the trap card Nutrient Z, which gave him 4000 more life points if the damage done to him was greater than 2000 before the attack. Now Yami now has 1800 life points. However, since Yami lost 2300 life points, Noah gains them, setting him at 8200. He then chains with a Quickplay Magic card from his hand: Sebek's blessing, which lets him gain the damage done to Yami, setting his lifepoints at 10,500. But then the turn ends and the Yamata Dragon returns to his hand, setting off the Spring, which makes Noah's life points 11,000. Yami plays Alpha the Magnet Warrior in attack mode and attacks directly, making Noah's life points 9600. Noa then turns Tristan to stone. He explains that one person will be turned to stone during the end of each of Yami's turns. Noa draws and plays Inaba White Rabbit which can attack directly, setting Yami at 1100. He ends his turn, recalls the Spirit monster, and gains 700 life points from Shinato and 500 life points fro
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#7 - Burying The Past (Part 1 of 2)
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 8/27/2002
Having escaped from the Virtual World in Mokuba's body, Noah sets about to shut down the system once and for all, destroying the minds of his father and everybody else in the Virtual World at the same time. Yugi and the others, meanwhile, continue to search for an exit from their virtual prison, but Kaiba is more interested with defeating his step-father once and for all. However a duel between the two relatives soon proves to be a lot more challenging than Seto could have ever expected.
#8 - The Final Face Off (Part 3 of 5)
Season 3 - Episode 43 - Aired 1/14/2003
As the concluding duel to Battle City rages on, things are looking good for Yami Yugi. His newly summoned Egyptian God card, Obelisk the Tormentor (4000/4000), has taken a big chunk of Yami Marik's Life Points; 4000 to be exact. Despite the major blow, Yami Marik isn't too worried, reminding Yami Yugi that it's Marik who suffers as a result. Marik, with whatever power he's got left, goes to a still-unconscious Odion. He apologizes for everything he's done, but remembers why Odion stood by Marik to begin with, to control the evil within. Odion knew what Marik was doing was evil, but Odion has protected Marik since he was born, even undertaking his own painful ritual to prove his loyalty. Marik could never repay him for all he's done, and he realizes his time is up. He says goodbye to Odion. Back in the Shadow Game, Yami Marik activates a trap card, Metal Reflect Slime, which creates a copy of Obelisk, with a DEF of 3000. Yami Yugi sets a card and ends his turn. Yami Marik brings out Rev
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#9 - The Final Face Off (Part 4 of 5)
Season 3 - Episode 44 - Aired 1/21/2003
Yami Marik could very well be on the verge on defeating Yami Yugi. On his next turn, he will activate Monster Reborn, allowing him to once again revive The Winged Dragon of Ra from the Graveyard. However, Yami Yugi won't give up, as he is convinced he can win the duel and save Marik from the Shadow Realm. He also has the Egyptian God Slime to worry about. Yami Marik lays a card face-down and summons Swallowtail Spike Lizard (1900/700) in defense mode. The card will grant Yami Marik 1000 Life Points each time his turn begins. Joey realizes that Yami Yugi is in a dilemma. If he attacked, Marik's good side would further disappear into the shadows. Joey then remembers it's Marik's fault this is happening to begin with. Marik, still in possession of Téa's body, tells him he was trying to help Yami defeat Yami Marik, but Joey is still angry and demands Marik leave Téa's body so the duel can continue. Marik apologizes for what's happened. He returns control to Téa. Marik knows that Yami won't
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#10 - Brothers In Arms (Part 3 of 3)
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/30/2002
Kaiba is shocked to see Mokuba standing there... on someone else's side. Noah tells Kaiba that Mokuba thinks Noah is his real brother and that Kaiba is the enemy. Mokuba says that any enemy of his ""brother"" is an enemy of his. Seto ends his turn, definately not willing to risk losing Mokuba for the attack. Yugi calls out for Kaiba to keep fighting, and that to remember when he fought Joey under similar circumstances. Kaiba doesn't want to accept Yugi's help, but realizes that there is one card to prove his and Mokuba's relationship. Noah activates the next day's effect, causing the ice to vanish and the modern world to appear. He activates Dark Hole, getting rid of all the monsters, except Different Dimension Dragon, of course, who must stay. He then plays Gradius, and equips it with Cyclone Laser and and the Modifyer, allowing every attack made by the monster to be 100 points higher than the defense of the other monster, meaning each turn, Kaiba will lose 100 life points. He is attack
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#11 - Battle For The Bronze (Part 3 of 3)
Season 3 - Episode 40 - Aired 12/17/2002
Joey tries to use his Baby Dragon/Time Wizard to bring out his Thousand Dragon and weaken Kaiba's Blue Eyes White but it doesn't work and he loses. Meanwhile Yugi decides not to tell Tea about her being possessed by Marik's good side. Despite his loss to Kaiba Joey points out he won't give up and after they leave Isuzu asks Kaiba to support Yugi which Kaiba refuses to do she lets him know that his past self may have been the Pharaohs rival but he was also a close friend who helped the Pharaoh long ago by assisting in sealing up the darkness. Mokuba remembers Seto's previous duels against Yugi and Joey and realizes how much he has changed and expresses how much he misses the old Seto and manages to convince him to help Yugi in some. Kaiba having figured out that one card he has if played correctly can defeat the Wing Dragon of Ra so just before Yugi's duel against Marik begins Kaiba passes the card to Yugi.
#12 - Clash In The Coliseum (Part 5 of 6)
Season 3 - Episode 36 - Aired 11/19/2002
Joey, still unconscious from his duel with Marik, dreams that he is in a Duel Monsters tournament, but loses a duel, but he remembers an important lesson taught to him by Yugi. Yugi's duel with Kaiba continues and Kaiba is able to use his Lord Of Dragons and Flute Of Summoning Dragons to call out all three Blue Eyes White Dragons. As all three dragons attack, Yugi is reminded by Joey of the advice that he once gave Joey: ""Consider all of your options"". Yugi uses the effect of Flute Of Summoning Dragons to summon Joey's Red Eyes Black Dragon, but will that be enough to stop Kaiba's assault?
#13 - Settling the Score (Part 2 of 2)
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/4/2002
As Leichter continues to dominate the field thanks to the Deck Master ability of his Jinzo it looks like none of Kaiba's monsters are strong enough to defeat his ever-growing army of powerful creatures. Meanwhile things aren't looking too great for Mokuba, who is being forced by Noah to remember some of the more distressing scenes from his life with Gozaburo Kaiba.
#14 - Settling the Score (Part 1 of 2)
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/28/2002
While Yugi and the others try to figure out how to get Tristan's body back from Nezbitt, and also work out what the deal is with the strange robot monkey that is following them around, Kaiba has more important things to consider when Mokuba is kidnapped. After the rescue attempt fails, Kaiba is confronted by Leichter, the fifth and final member of the Big Five, whose Deck Master may prove to be the most powerful yet.
#15 - Mechanical Mayhem (Part 1 of 2)
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/14/2002
Still unable to locate any of the others, Tristan, Duke and Serenity begin to grow concerned that they themselves may soon be challenged to a duel and when Nezbitt, the technology expert of the Big Five, finds the trio he challenges Serenity to a duel. As both Duke and Tristan insist that he duel them instead a 3 vs. 1 duel begins with the three amateur duellists duelling for their survival. However as if getting to grips with the Deck Master system wasn't difficult enough, Serenity still needs to get to grips with the basics of duelling.
#16 - Courtroom Chaos (Part 1 of 2)
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/30/2002
Continuing his search for a way out of the Virtual World, Joey believes he has found his way back to Kaiba Craft 3 until Johnson reveals that it is just a manipulation of the Virtual World. As a duel between Joey and the third member of the Big Five begins, the Deck Master effect of Joey's Flame Swordsman initially gives him the advantage until Johnson's Deck Master, Judge Man, begins to take control of the duel in more ways than one.
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#17 - Courtroom Chaos (Part 2 of 2)
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/7/2002
Joey's life points are at 1200 while Johnson has 1000. However, Johnson a monster and a face-down card. Joey has no monsters, but thankfully it's his turn. He then plays Panther Warrior in attack mode and places a Skull Dice. Johnson draws and activates his placed card: a field card that increases a Fusion Monster's attack by 800 when it attacks. This brings Kamionwizard's attack to 2100. He prepares to attack the Panther Warrior, but Joey activates the Skull Dice. It lands on a six, but Johnson manipulates it so that it lands on one instead, unbeknownst to Joey, Yugi and Tea. Johnson then attacks the Warrior and lowers Joey's life points to 1100. However, the effect of the power-up allows Johnson to regain 800 life points when it does damage to Joey, placing Joey at 1800. Joey takes his turn, plays Swordsman of Landstar in attack mode and follows up with Graceful Dice. Again, the dice rolls a six, but Johnson manipulates it to land on one. Johnson then activates the Judge Man's abili
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#18 - Burying The Past (Part 2 of 2)
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 8/27/2002
Realizing what a mistake he is making in destroying the minds of the closest things he has to family, Noah returns to the control room in order to shut off the destruction procedure only to discover that Yami Marik's interference has left the controls unusable. Reconnecting to the Virtual World, Noah informs the others of the escape in the Domino Arcade, but as the others make their way to the exit Yugi heads to KaibaCorp's headquarters to retrieve Kaiba, who is still locked in battle with Gozaburo's Exodia Necross. With the time ticking down until the island is destroyed, a race against time begins as both duellists fight to make it out in time and in one piece.
#19 - Back To Battle City (Part 1 of 3)
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 9/3/2002
As Kaiba Craft 3 arrives at the location of the finals, all the passengers are shocked to discover that the four finalists will be deciding their own pairings for the semi finals in a four way duel. With each duellist seeking a different opponent, strategy and teamwork seems paramount in what could be the most significant duel of the tournament.
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#20 - Back To Battle City (Part 2 of 3)
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/10/2002
As the four way duel continues, Joey asks Yugi to stop bailing him out, determined that he can make it through to the final on his own. However while Yugi may not doubt Joey's abilities as a duellist, his fear of what Marik may do to his friend if the two of them were to face each other in the semi finals is great. Kaiba, meanwhile, is determined to crush Joey and Marik to ensure that he will be able to take his revenge on Yugi in the semi finals.
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#21 - Battle For The Bronze (Part 2 of 3)
Season 3 - Episode 39 - Aired 12/10/2002
The duel between Joey Wheeler and Seto Kaiba continues. Kaiba takes out a significant number of Joey's life points, but suffice it to say, Joey doesn't give up. He rallies back in a big way, managing to not only destroy Kaiba's Blue Eyes White Dragon, but also to use Monster Reborn to bring it to his side. However, Kaiba summons another dragon, making it a showdown of Blue Eyes vs. Blue Eyes. While all of this is happening, Tea, still possessed by Marik, goes to the top of the Duel Tower, to reclaim his body. Yami-Marik is still wondering why the Millennium Rod won't always work for him, just as she arrives and takes the Rod back. A brief struggle ensues, but Yami Yugi senses what's happening and goes to investigate. Yami-Marik decides not to attack Yami, wanting to wait until it's time for them to duel.
#22 - Battle For The Bronze (Part 1 of 3)
Season 3 - Episode 38 - Aired 12/3/2002
Kaiba is in a state of shock after losing to Yugi. He then notices that Joey is standing there, awake, and they have their reunion. Kaiba still can't believe that he lost, so Yugi tells him that the power of friendship helped him win. If he didn't have Joey's Red Eyes Black Dragon, he would have lost the duel. Kaiba still refuses to believe any of that, but bitterly throws Yugi his God Card: Obelisk the Tormentor. As Kaiba tries to leave, Joey confronts him and challenges him to a duel. Although Kaiba thinks it will be a waste of his time, he never backs down from a challenge. Right from the duel's start, Kaiba takes a huge lead, by getting Joey caught in his Crush Card trap. Meanwhile, Marik gets control of Téa again, and runs back to the top of the duel tower to confront his evil side once and for all.
#23 - The Darkness Returns (Part 4 of 4)
Season 3 - Episode 31 - Aired 10/22/2002
The Winged Dragon of Ra is attacking Gilford the Lightning in its Egyptian God Phoenix mode. Gilford is destroyed, and because of the energy rope Joey is almost zapped of all his strength. Yugi and co. are glad he still standing while Kaiba and Yami Marik are shocked he survived. Serenity comes up to see that Joey is OK. The Winged Dragon of Ra disappears. Joey draws and summons Gearfried the Iron Knight and summons him. He is about to attack but he faints. They rush him to Kaiba Kraft 3. Yugi is worried about Joey but the Millennium Necklace starts to glow and Yugi sees that he and Joey are about to duel. Seeing this image, Yugi decides go on to his duel with Kaiba.
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#24 - Freeze Play (Part 1 of 2)
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/16/2002
Tea collapses after reaching the top of the bridge and looks up at the sky. As she gazes upwards, she notices a peguin. She follows the penguin to a raft in an icy river. She gets on and is led to a large hallway. There, she spots what must be the lead peguin, and also another member of the 5, Crump. The Penguin points out that Tea is not a very good environmentalist and tells her all the terrible things she has done, like littering and forgetting to turn off the lights, which harm the penguins. Tea tries to run away, but is caught up on a large ice block which rises up. Crump rises up on another and challenges her to duel. After Tea chooses her deck, she fishes through her cards to find a Deck Master. She chooses the Dark Magician Girl, as she remembers how she wanted to play that role in a play someday when she grows up. But as Crump starts to question her choice, Tea realizes she forgot to put a Dark Magician in her deck, making Dark Magician Girl not a very helpful monster. Tea ing
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#25 - Isolated in Cyber Space (Part 2 of 3)
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/26/2002
Yami continues the duel with Chimera, the Flying Mythic Beast and the Obnoxious Celtic Guardian on his side. His opponent, Gansley, has done little but defend the entire game. But as he calls an attack on the opponents life points, he activates a special Deck Master ability which shoots Yami's monsters back at him! Weakened from the various attacks, Yami begins to wonder how he can win this duel. Meanwhile, Duke and Tristan, tired from running down an endless corridor, spot an ax and decide to chop their way through the wall. As Tristan picks it up, however, Duke wonders how he is able to touch it in virtual world, as before, Tea couldn't hold the flowers in the demo. Seto and Mokuba are still watching images of their past. They watch as the young Mokuba is sitting on a swing in an empty park. Young Seto comes and tells his brother that they should go back. Mokuba explains that he was there because he remembered visiting there with their parents, and that he hoped he could bring things