The BEST episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's season 2
Every episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's season 2!
Many years in the future after the exploits of Yugi Mutou, Domino City has become a shadow of its former self: Neo Domino City. There lies a strong divide between the rich and the poor, and bridging that gap proves to be difficult. Neo Domino seems fit to entertain itself with a wild new event called "Riding Duels", the newest form of playing the ever popular Duel Monsters card game. Enter Yusei Fudou, a young man who lives on the edge of the law, making his own rules. His desire to reclaim what is rightly his from an old friend turns into much more than what he and many of his newfound companions called "Signers" would have ever bargained for.
#1 - Mark of the Spider (2)
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/18/2009
As Roman prepares for his Earthbound Immortal summoning, Yusei tries his best to postpone it and Martha and Trudge hurry to save the children. However, Roman then speeds up the process and is able to summon his Earthbound Immortal, Uru. Thankfully, Jack arrives on time and forms a barrier around the children to stop their souls being sacrificed. Roman then reveals that not only was he an assistant to Yusei’s father, but is also Goodwin’s brother and the one responsible for the Zero Reverse incident. Yusei manages to deflect an attack from Uru’s attack, but it hits a building Taka, Martha and Trudge were hiding in.
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#2 - A Score to Settle (1)
Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/15/2009
Yusei finally catches up with Kalin and start what Kalin calls 'The Last Duel of the Enforcers'. Yusei hopes that this duel will rekindle their friendship. After the Enforcers took over the Satellite, Kalin kept looking for enemies. When those enemies started including young kids, Crow and Jack left the team, leaving just Kalin and Yusei. When Security shows up in Satellite with Duel Runners and Kalin plans on destroying them, Yusei also quits the team. Kalin decides to attack Security, getting their attention by blowing up some confiscated Duel Disks. When Yusei, Jack and Crow catch wind of Kalin's actions, they go to look for him and find him cornered in a building ready to stand off against Security. Back in the present, Kalin summons his One-Hundred Eye Dragon and begins to utilize his Handless combo.
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#3 - Good Cop, Bad Cop
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2008
Following her release from security, Carly attends a premiere event and encounters a model named Misty, who predicts her death. When Angela, a rival reporter, reveals Jack was actually born in the Satellite, Carly decides to infiltrate the hospital to interview Jack. At that time, a Dark Signer spider possesses Trudge and challenges Jack, who is trying to leave the hospital, to a duel. Unable to use his fractured right arm, Jack decides to use Carly as his arm. They win the duel, but Jack is weakened and asks Carly to get him out of there without anyone noticing. Meanwhile, Goodwin shows Yusei the truth.
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#4 - Signs of Doom (2)
Season 2 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/17/2009
After being dealt some direct damage due to the cooperative efforts of Yusei, Jack and Crow, Goodwin is able to summon his Earthbound Immortal - Wiraqocha Rasca, absorbing the souls of New Domino City. Then, the King of the Netherworld spouts forth several beasts that attempt to attack the players. However, they are saved by Black Rose Dragon and Ancient Fairy Dragon. Crow sacrifices himself by playing a trap card in order to protect Yusei from Wiraqocha Rasca's special ability, and falls unconscious. Goodwin coaxes Jack into attacking him, but after he gives in and loses some life points, Goodwin's statement of becoming a dark signer causes Jack to remember what Carly taught him and decides not to do things his old fashioned way anymore. Goodwin laughs at the idea of the bonds of true friendship and love, saying that destiny is all that there is.
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#5 - Destiny's Will (1)
Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/29/2009
With Kalin and Ccapac Apu defeated, all the Satellite residents are returned. Just then, Roman uses one of his dark spiders to possess Trudge and talk to Yusei, coaxing him to find him at the Original Ener-D Reactor, challenging him to a duel. Lazar is seen talking to a mysterious figure. Goodwin goes to meet with Roman. Roman is shown with a shadow duel disk, and challenges Goodwin to a duel, as part of a promise they made. Yusei, Luna, Leo, and Trudge traverse down the crater, whilst Crow, who notices the army helicopters, takes a different route. Yusei encounters Roman on a bridge, who activates an explosion, causing a flux of Ener-D to appear underneath them. They start to duel and manages to attack Roman with Junk Warrior, although this in turn allows Roman to summon Earthbound Immortal Uru. Roman continues to put pressure on Yusei and manages to bring his life points down to 100.
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#6 - Destiny's Will (2)
Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/6/2009
After bringing Yusei's life points down to 50, Roman begins to tell him of what happened 17 years ago between him, Rex and Yusei's father. They were working on the Original Energy Reactor, but Professor Fudo wanted to stop the project when it started to look unstable. Roman had decided to travel to the Nazca lines, where he encountered a mysterious person, claiming to be from Yliaster, who knows about Roman's birthmark. The mysterious man convinces Roman to look into the light coming from the reactor, where he is struck by dark energy and is shown the history of the Earthbound Immortals and the mighty powerful Crimson Dragon. Meanwhile, Crow finds Rex, who explains that Professor Fudo was betrayed by Roman. He shows off four Dragon cards, but Professor Fudo manages to escape with three of them, but got severely injured in the process and entrusts the cards to Rex. Rex goes to confront Roman, who had severed his birthmark arm and given it to Rex Goodwin, telling him that he should unite the Signers and then come back to defeat him. He then overloads the Original Ener-D Reactor, after causing it rotate backwards, causing Zero Reverse to occur, and transforming Roman Goodwin into a Dark Signer, and results in the separation of Satellite from New Domino City. This kills Professor Fudo and Yusei's mother in the process, but not before he was able to get the infant Yusei to safety. Back in the present, Yusei manages to bring out Stardust Dragon, and after a series of counter traps from both sides, Yusei manages to defeat Roman. However, Roman warns him that if the signers don't seal all of the four control towers on time, then the King of the Netherworld would resurrect at sunset, and then he self-destructs himself the bridge, causing it to collapse, which results in Yusei to falling into the Ener-D pool.
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#7 - Signs of Doom (1)
Season 2 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/10/2009
As the Condor geoglyph shines in the sky, a massive monster emerges from the Original Ener-D Reactor and heads towards the Condor geoglyph over New Domino City, which was the King of the Netherworld. The Crimson Dragon appears and sends everyone to the front of a temple (the Altar of the Dragon Star), where they find Goodwin, who reveals himself to be a Dark Signer. Then, he transfers Roman's mark of the Dragon Head from a canister to his left arm, destroying the metallic arm that was covering it at the same time. He challenges Yusei, Jack and Crow to a Turbo Duel in the air. Goodwin reveals that he lost the duel with Roman prior to his battle with Yusei on purpose, and became a Dark Signer in order to end the pointless cycle. He summons out both a Synchro monster; Sun Dragon Inti, and its Dark Synchro counterpart; Moon Dragon Quilla. He also reveals he was the Legendary turbo duelist who constructed and flew across the Daedalus Bridge. Crow manages to destroy Sun Dragon Inti, whose special ability then causes Crow to take damage equal to Blackwing Elfin the Raven's attack points, and due to Sun Dragon Inti's temporary destruction, Moon Dragon Quilla then ressurects from Goodwin's graveyard. Then, Goodwin uses his Mark of the Dragon Head to steal all of the Signers' marks, and then he gains the Seal of the Crimson Dragon himself.
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#8 - Signs of Doom (3)
Season 2 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/24/2009
Goodwin reduces Jack's life points to 1, and gets the King of the Netherworld to attack him, causing him to crash. Yusei's life points get reduced to 1 too, before he summons his Stardust Dragon and takes advantage of the traps Crow and Jack placed beforehand. As Yusei tries to reach Goodwin, which he successfully does, he regains the Signers' marks from him. Furthermore, Yusei gains Roman's mark of the Dragon Head, and the mark of the Tail that Yusei used to have transfers over to Crow. Yusei then takes the marks of the other 4 Signers, and gains the Seal of the Crimson Dragon. Then, he summons the Majestic Star Dragon and destroys Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca, which defeats Goodwin. Then, the Crimson Dragon envelops the Majestic Star Dragon, infusing it with the power of the Crimson Dragon, and dives into the King of the Netherworld. Yusei then sees a vision where he and the Goodwin brothers are inside the King of the Netherworld, and he sees all of the Dark Signers lying unconscious, floating in mid-air. The moment before the King of the Netherworld is destroyed, Rex Goodwin tells Yusei that he was successful in reaching him, and tells him to take care of the other Dark Signers, as they will be sent back to Earth. The Goodwin brothers decide to sacrifice themselves, so that the other Dark Signers can be revived. The King of the Netherworld explodes, the Altar of the Dragon Star (Rex Goodwin's dueling platform) is dissolved, and the Geoglyph duel tracks disappear, which causes Jack and Crow to fall. However, the Crimson Dragon catches both of them, and repairs all of the damage done by the King of the Netherworld. Peace returns, and the Daedalus Bridge is finally finished, uniting both Satellite and New Domino City.
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#9 - Shadows of Doubt (1)
Season 2 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/13/2009
With Roman's defeat, all the Satellite citizens, including Martha and Rally, are returned. Jack finally meets up with Carly, but she is reluctant to be helped and challenges Jack to a Turbo Duel. Initially, Jack is reluctant to fight and takes a lot of damage, but he starts to fight back, as he does not believe Carly is a person who would hurt people. Carly traps Jack in a vision where he is transformed into a Dark Signer by Carly and becomes destined to destroy the Crimson Dragon by her side. However, noticing Carly's glasses, Jack breaks free of this vision, and decides to fight for what Carly truly desires. Meanwhile, Yusei finds himself in a strange place surrounded by the spirits of those who died in the Zero Reverse incident. Due to Yusei's connection to the incident, they start to attack him, but he is rescued by a strong white light and the voice of a familiar figure.
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#10 - Clash of the Dragons (2)
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/14/2009
Enduring the pain of Akiza’s attacks, Yusei summons Stardust Dragon to face against Black Rose Dragon and reach her heart. Still hurt by the loss of Sayer, Akiza unleashes her full power and constantly weakens Stardust Dragon. As Yusei gets hit by more attacks, Hideo steps in to protect him and try and reach Akiza, taking some damage in the process.
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#11 - Shadows of Doubt (2)
Season 2 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/20/2009
Jack activates a Trap that lets Carly choose the outcome. He manages to break through to Carly and she makes the right choice. However, the Earthbound Immortal takes over her body, forcing her to continue the duel. Jack brings out his Red Dragon Archfiend in the hopes of freeing her. Meanwhile, the mysterious spirit reveals himself to be Yusei's father, who returns him to the real world. Carly summons out her Earthbound Immortal - Aslla Piscu, but Jack manages to stop its attack. Jack expresses his feeling for Carly, and then he takes the marks of the other Signers, gives him the Seal of the Crimson Dragon. Hearing the real Carly's pleas to end the duel, despite his objections, Jack synchro summons Majestic Red Dragon. Jack hopes to end the duel in a tie, taking him down with her, so that he can still be with her, but Carly activates a trap card so that only she would lose. Jack is able to do nothing but hold Carly tight, as she disappears into the Netherworld.
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#12 - Mark of the Spider (1)
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/11/2009
While flying to the Satellite Akiza asks about Yusei’s father and Mina explains to everyone what his father did. She also explains what happened 17 years ago and that Yusei is city born. Yusei, Jack, Akiza, Leo, Luna, Mina and Trudge arrive Martha’s house where she and Blister are waiting. Martha informs everyone that Crow, Rally and the others have gone missing, and offers everyone a meal. Then Yusei answer Martha’s question if the girl that’s sitting there at the table is Akiza and then Martha states he saved her.
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#13 - Clash of the Dragons (1)
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/7/2009
Akiza is taken to hospital where her parents, Hideo and Setsuka, meet up with Jack, Leo and Luna. Jack tells them that the only one who can save Akiza is Yusei, so Hideo travels to Satellite to talk with him. He tells him that when Akiza was young, he was unable to spend time with her due to work. When they finally were able to spend some free time together, a call from work interrupted, which frustrated Akiza and awoke her Signer powers and birthmark, hurting her father in the process.
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#14 - Dark Signs (2)
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2008
While preparing for his duel against Kalin, Yusei, Crow and Jack remember when they were all part of a duel gang, the Enforcers, who duelled rival gangs at night. The duel starts and Yusei takes a harsh attack due to the effects of the Shadow duel, which appears to be more dangerous in Turbo Duel.
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#15 - Dark Signs (4)
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2008
Yusei defeats One-Hundred Eye Dragon using Stardust Dragon, but Kalin summons a powerful monster, an Earthbound Immortal, called ‘Ccapac Apu’ using the souls of all the captured Satellite inhabitants, unphased by attacks from Monsters, Spells or Traps. Before it can attack, Yusei’s Duel Runner gives out and crashes, ending the duel. However, Yusei is impaled by a shard in his abdomen and is taken to a local doctor in Satellite by Crow. Meanwhile, Yusei’s friends try to retrieve his broken Duel Runner while staving off Satellite thieves. However, in the english adaptation, Yusei suffers internal bruising to his abdomen after his duel with Kalin.
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#16 - Dark Signs (3)
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2008
Kalin summons his One-Hundred Eye Dragon, a Level -8 Dark Synchro monster, causing a real threat to Yusei. Yusei once again recalls his days in the Enforcers, and remembers how Kalin once saved his life. When he is almost burned in the fires of the dark barrier, Yusei also remembers when Kalin killed a member of Security and how the proceeding fight between them sparked Kalin’s hatred towards Yusei.
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#17 - A Web of Deceit (1)
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2008
After his victory over Jack in the Fortune Cup, Yusei is named the new Duel King. While Yanagi informs the gang about the Signers and the Dragon Birthmarks, Yusei is challenged by a mysterious man with a Spider shaped birthmark on his arm who is able to make the duel into a Shadow Duel. Yusei is surprised to find his opponent has a fearsome new type of monster, a Dark Synchro Monster. Meanwhile, a reporter named Carly tries to get the scoop on the new Duel King.
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#18 - A Web of Deceit (2)
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2008
Despite the difficulties caused by the Dark Synchro Monster, Yusei manages to win his duel against the Dark Signer. However, after the duel, his opponent has no recollection of what happened and no longer has the birthmark or any Dark Synchro Monsters in his deck. It is revealed that spiders are being used to control people, one of which are heading to the hospital where Jack is recovering. Trudge arrives to take Yusei back to the Satellite, and Yusei decides to go, with intention of getting the truth out of Goodwin.
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#19 - Dark Signs (1)
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2008
Rally and friends meet up with Yusei and Crow at his hideout, where Crow tells a story about the man who made the Daedalus Bridge. Later that night, whilst Yusei and Crow search for the Dark Signer’s whereabouts, Kalin, a former friend of theirs, sends out a Dark birthmark signal, alerting Yusei and the other Signers. Jack and Carly are escorted by Mina to Yusei’s whereabouts, where Carly learns that Yusei was born in Tops, and his parents were involved in the Zero Reverse incident. Kalin makes his appearance, trapping Yusei in a geoglyph shaped like the Giant Nazca Line and forcing him into a Dark Turbo Duel.
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#20 - The Reunion Duel
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2008
After catching up with each other and reuniting with Rally and co, Yusei and Crow are forced into a Turbo Duel with security using Tag Duel rules. Meanwhile, Carly accompanies Jack around the city whilst Mina and Trudge follow. Jack reminisces about his life in the Satellite, and the friends he betrayed. Following some advice from Carly, he decides to follow his own path.
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#21 - A Whale of a Ride (1)
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/25/2009
Leo and Luna defeat Devack, and he disappears, freeing all the trapped spirits. Ancient Fairy Dragon and Regulus give their thanks to Luna, and becomes cards in her deck. Luna places the Ancient Fairy Dragon card in the control unit, deactivating it. Making sure everyone is safe, Yusei decides to head towards Kalin. Hearing about Devack’s defeat, Roman sways Greiger over to his side, and executes him in order to transform him into a Dark Signer.
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#22 - Digging Deeper (1)
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/2008
Jack decides to return with Mina to the city to retrieve his Duel Runner. He thinks it is too dangerous for Carly to get involved but promises to tell her everything when it’s all over. Carly, wanting to maintain her contact with Jack, decides to look into Akiza and the Arcadia Movement, and finds out Misty is somehow linked to them and goes to meet her. She reveals that Akiza was apparently responsible for the death of her younger brother.
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#23 - Mark of the Monkey (4)
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/18/2009
Luna’s plan to free Ancient Fairy Dragon is hampered when the Minus Staff she was carrying gets revealed, causing Torunka to accidentally blurt out their plans. Regulus manages to destroy Zeman, who is simultaneously destroyed by Leo in the real world, but not before Zeman transfers the power of the minus curse to Devack. This returns Torunka to his normal age, but doesn’t free Ancient Fairy or the minused spirits.
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#24 - Mark of the Monkey (2)
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/4/2009
As Luna reaches a town in the Spirit Realm, she notices that its inhabitants are running frightened, and gravity is behaving oddly. She is discovered by a group of monkey soldiers, who imprison her card spirits in stone tablets with minus levels. She is rescued by a young mage named Torunka, who decides to help Luna find Regulus, the servant Ancient Fairy Dragon spoke of.
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#25 - A Whale of a Ride (3)
Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/8/2009
Greiger summons his Dark Synchro, which is Dark Flat Top, which allows him to special summon another Flying Fortress SKY FIRE, and then attacks Crow with it, which reduces Crow's life points to down 100. Crow crashes, but remains determined to win, and gets back into the game. Using a pot luck with his trap, he manages to defeat both monsters, but this in turn, allows Greiger to summon his Earthbound Immortal, Chacu Challhua. Crow manages to Synchro Summon Blackwing - Silverwind the Ascendant, and prepares to destroy Chacu Challua with its special ability, but then, he, Yusei, and Greiger notice that the souls used for its Chacu Challhua's summoning were the people of his village, and Greiger's siblings. Realizing it was the Dark Signer's fault, and not Goodwin's, Greiger wants to stop the duel, but the Earthbound Immortal refuses to give up, and takes over his body. As he struggles to regain control, Greiger asks Crow to finish the battle. Crow manages to defeat Chacu Challhua, freeing all the children, but the resulting impact causes the environment to collapse, and Greiger rams into him in order to save him from a falling piece of wreckage. Before he disappears, he asks Crow to look after his siblings and Yusei to beat the Dark Signers. With things settled, Yusei once again heads toward Kalin.
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