The BEST episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal

#1 - A Duel in Ruins: Part 2

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/21/2013

Yuma's attacks help open the way for Shark and Dumon to escape to safety, but come at the risk of receiving damage from Mach's traps and spells. After Yuma summons out Utopia, Mach brings out his own Number, Number 44: Sky Pegasus, which forces Yuma to take more damage to keep Utopia on the field. As Shark and Dumon make their way through each room, they find murals depicting a tragic legend about a white pegasus. Wanting to learn how the legend ends, Dumon urges Yuma to keep protecting Utopia, believing the legend is about protecting your friends. Although Dumon reveals his true form, after Shark's power repairs his Baria Lapis and he recovers his energy, Yuma chooses to protect Utopia. With Astral helping Yuma find a loophole in Mach's combo, Yuma manages to bring out Utopia Ray Victory and win the duel. Mach explains the rest of the legend before leaving Yuma with the Number card, while Dumon states he will settle things with Yuma next time. Yuma also finds a coin which he believes to be a memento from Kazuma.

#2 - Attack of the Barians: Part 2

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2012

Angeneral manages to destroy Utopia, despite not being a Number, causing real damage to both Yuma and Astral. Astral makes contact with Tori, asking her to bring the key to Yuma. As Kite and Shark hold off Fender's lackies, Yuma takes more damage from Fender. Tori delivers the key to Yuma, who explains the dreams he's been having to Astral. Encouraging Yuma to stand up and fight with him, Astral gives him the advice needed to bring out Utopia Ray and defeat Fender. After the duel, Kite and Shark reveal they have dealt with all of Fender's allies, while Orbital knocks Fender out, removing the control that Barian World had on him. As Yuma, Shark, and Kite decide to team up to face this new enemy, a mysterious student watches them from the shadows.

#3 - Life Is a Carnival: Part 2

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/2011

Yuma’s duel atop an out-of-control monorail takes a turn for the worse when his opponent plays a Number Card that guarantees a win every time!

#4 - Hard Knox

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2012

On his way to school, Yuma encounters an overly-positive, well-meaning transfer student named Ray Shadows and ends up getting dragged around by him. Meanwhile, a pro duelist named Devon Knox visits the school to have duels with the students. When Yuma expresses his interest in dueling him, Ray takes it upon himself to try and find Devon and convince him to duel. However, Devon is possessed by Girag and violenty duels against Ray to get Yuma's attention. Yuma begins a duel with him and summons out Number 34: Terror-Byte whilst Devon summons out his ace monster, Giantrainer. After using its effect damaging abilities, one of which backfires against him, Devon uses Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force on Giantrainer to upgrade it into the Chaos Xyz monster Ultimatrainer, using its ability to test Yuma's drawing luck. Yuma manages to survive the effect and use the monster cards he was forced to discard against Devon before bringing out Utopia Ray and winning the duel, freeing Devon from the Barians' control.

#5 - Rule Duel

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2012

After Ray nominates him, Yuma is chosen as the next class president, much to Caswell's dismay. The Student Council President, Carlyle Chesterton, who is under Girag's command, assigns Caswell as a "Special Disciplinary Commander", who begins enforcing harsh rules on the students. As Yuma decides he has had enough and confronts Carlyle, he challenges him to a duel, with Caswell as the referee, throwing in all sorts of rules which obstruct Yuma's dueling. Carlyle summons his Xyz Monster, Norito the Moral Leader, and deals some damage to Yuma, though he manages to find a workaround to Caswell's rules. As Caswell laments how he isn't class president anymore, Yuma reminds him of his true self, allowing him to throw away the role of disciplinary commander. Carlyle then uses Barian's Force to upgrade Norito into the Chaos Xyz monster, Saimon, the Great Moral Leader, but Yuma manages to bring out Utopia and win the duel. Afterwards, Yuma relinquishes his role as class president back to Caswell while Girag finds a new target to put under his control.

#6 - The Friendship Games

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2012

When Ray makes an innocent suggestion to have a mascot girl for the Numbers club, the resulting arguments causes Tori, Cathy and the others to fall out with each other. Seeing an opportunity, Girag approaches Yuma, who is unaware of his connection to Barian World, and suggests they hold a sports duel tournament to help them make up. The tournament begins the next day, with Yuma and Shark's team pushing ahead while the team consisting of Tori and Cathy lags behind, though they manage to get over their fighting. As Girag arranges a duel between Yuma and Tori's teams, he puts Tori and Cathy under the Barian's control. With Shark going home for the day, Girag ends up getting drafted into Yuma's team, putting him in an awkward situation. Tori summons out her Xyz Monster, Fairy Cheergirl, and uses Barian's Force to upgrade it to the Chaos Xyz Monster, Dark Fairy Cheergirl. However, Yuma manages to summon Utopia and power it up with Girag's trap to win the duel, freeing the girls from the Barians' control.

#7 - Counter Offensive: Part 1

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/30/2012

As Yuma and Ray make their way to school, they are pursued by a group of Barian-possessed students and are forced to run. They become cornered, but are assisted by the arrival of Shark, Tori and Rio, who help Yuma fight off the forces of Barian World. Just then, Alito arrives and protects Yuma, defeating all the other students in the process, as he wanted to battle Yuma fair and square. With his alliance to Barian World revealed, Alito challenges Yuma to a duel, activating a Sphere Field along with it. Alito instantly summons Battlin' Boxer Lead Yoke while Yuma summons out Utopia, and the two engage in a battle of counter traps. Yuma eventually manages to destroy Lead Yoke by countering its ability. As Yuma and Alito become excited by the duel, Astral detects something amiss with the Sphere Field.

#8 - Counter Offensive: Part 2

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2013

Alito summons his Over-Hundred Number monster, Number 105: Battlin' Boxer Star Cestus, while Yuma and Astral enter ZEXAL and summons Utopia Ray, both reaching a stalemate. Alito then reveals his true form and upgrades Cestus to Chaos Number 105: Battlin' Boxer Comet Cestus. Yuma then summons the Zexal Weapon - Eagle Claw to equip to Utopia Ray and, after a barrage of counters from both side, manages to win the duel, using the effects of Eagle Claw. As Astral finds he cannot take Alito's Number card (since Over-Hundred Numbers are not a part of his memories), prompting Alito to take his leave, Astral's body suddenly weakens from the exposure to the Barian Sphere Field. Later on, Girag finds a severely beaten Alito, who claims that Ray attacked him before passing out.

#9 - Dual Duel: Part 1

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/2013

As Mizar takes Alito back to Barian World to recover, Girag vows to take revenge against Ray. He issues a duel challenge to Yuma the next day, demanding that he bring Ray with him, believing him to be the one who beat Alito. Deciding to have faith in Ray, Yuma goes to face Girag alone. However, Ray hears about the duel from Tori and Bronk and goes to join Yuma, facing against Girag in a battle royale duel. As the duel begins, with Girag revealing his true form, Yuma immediately brings out Utopia. Girag soon summons out his Over-Hundred Number card, Number 106: Giant Hand, dealing some massive damage to Ray despite Yuma's efforts to protect him. After Astral urges Yuma that protecting Ray is risky, he passes out from the damage caused by the Sphere Field.

#10 - Dual Duel: Part 2

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/2013

Weakened by the Sphere Field, Astral is forced to retreat to the key, which Yuma gives to Tori to look after. Just then, Giant Hand's effect destroys Utopia and deals damage to Yuma, forcing him to play on the defensive. Girag then uses Barian's Force to evolve Giant Hand into Chaos Number 106: Giant Red Hand, with Ray taking damage in order to protect Yuma from its attack. Ray then proceeds to help defend Yuma from Girag's attacks, as well as revive Utopia, before giving Yuma a card called Rank-Up-Magic Limited Barian's Force. Yuma uses this card to evolve Utopia into Utopia Ray V, using it to destroy Giant Red Hand and defeat Girag. Because of the severe injuries Girag suffered during the duel, he is forced to retreat back to Barian World to recover. After the duel, Ray reveals himself to Yuma as a Barian's Guardian tasked with defeating the evil Barians, asking him to keep it a secret from everyone.

#11 - An Imperfect Couple: Part 2

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/3/2013

Yuma manages to survive the direct by utilizing his trap card well, and summons Gauntlet Launcher, but Anna ends up using it to bring back Gustav Max, much to Yuma's irritation. Just then, Brook is possessed by Vector and uses Barian's Force to rank up Gangaridai into the Chaos Xyz monster, Skypalace Babylon, with Yuma forced to take damage to protect Anna's life points. As Mayday prepares to launch an attack towards Yuma, Anna uses the spell she received from Brook, Devoted Love, protecting Yuma and allowing him to draw a card at the cost of her own life points. Yuma uses Limited Barian's Force to bring out Utopia Ray V to defeat both Brook and Mayday. Following the duel, Brook reveals to Anna that she isn't quitting dueling but is instead taking a break from it due to being pregnant. Meanwhile, Astral grows concerned about the card Yuma used.

#12 - Enter Vector

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/10/2013

Yuma comes across Ray facing off against a Barian emmissary named Vector, who flees when Yuma arrives on the scene. Ray warns Yuma about Vector, giving Yuma some more Barian cards, reminding him not to tell Astral about them. The next day, Vector appears before Yuma and Astral and forces them to duel him, revealing himself to be the Barian emmisary that possessed Dr. Faker. Vector summons out Number 66: Master Key Beetle and seals away Yuma's Limited Barian's Force card. Yuma summons out Utopia and manages to destroy Master Key Beetle and recover his card, but Vector manages to revive it, recover his life points and summon tokens to destroy Utopia. As Ray arrives to give Yuma support, Yuma uses one of the cards he received from Ray, V Salamander, to revive Utopia and evolve it into Utopia Ray V, using V Salamander's effects to defeat Vector. Just then, Vector captures Ray and takes him to the Barian World, leaving Astral with Number 66: Master Key Beetle, which Vector said is the key to their final battle.

#13 - Shadows of Deception

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/24/2013

Sargasso is revealed to be a field spell which inflicts damage to players using Xyz Monsters. Vector, Dumon, and Mizar summon their Over-Hundred Numbers: Number 104: Masquerade, Number 102: Star Seraph Sentry, and Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon, while also protecting themselves from Sargasso's effects through the spell card Sargasso's Lighthouse, though Mizar refrains from doing so, in order to fight on equal grounds with Kite. Blinded by his rage, Yuma brings out Utopia Ray V and destroys Masquerade. Just then, Vector seemingly disappears and Ray appears to come back to life, only for him to reveal he was Vector all along. Then, Vector undergoes Barian Battlemorph transforms into his true Barian form. Then, Vector uses a trap to banish Yuma's V cards, restore his life points, and subject Yuma's deck to deck destruction, leaving Yuma with only three cards left in his deck.

#14 - Sinister Shadows

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/31/2013

Yuma continues to be put under pressure by Vector as he decreases his deck size even further and revives Masquerade. Meanwhile, Shark and Kite summon Shark Drake Veiss and Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon respectively, while Mizar uses Barian's Force to summon Chaos Number 107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon. Just then, a black hole appears, threatening to swallow up the spaceship with Tori and the others inside. Vector suggests that Yuma may be able to save them if he relinquishes all of his Numbers. As Yuma becomes conflicted between saving Astral and saving his friends, Tori urges him to keep dueling, while Orbital 7 arrives to assist them in getting the ship to safety. Yuma and Astral attempts to perform a ZEXAL fusion, but it fails due to the small crack of distrust left in Astral due to Yuma using Barian cards and him keeping secrets from Astral. Astral is suddenly swallowed by darkness and forces Yuma to fuse with him, resulting in Dark ZEXAL.

#15 - Shadows End

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/7/2013

Yuma's conscience wakes up before a large Astral-shaped tower believed to be Astral's heart, facing danger due to Astral believing he had betrayed him. Meanwhile, Astral, in control of the Dark ZEXAL, summons a Dark ZEXAL weapon, Chimera Clad, to power up Utopia Ray V and deal damage to Vector, who activates a trap locking them in an eternal loop. Yuma arrives before Astral, who is becoming envelloped by the power of evil, and embraces him, forcing them out of the Dark ZEXAL union and ending the battle before he loses all of their life points. Vector uses Barian's Force to evolve Masquerade into Chaos Number 104: Umbral Horror Masquerade, though Yuma manages to defend himself by discarding Utopia Ray V and resummoning Utopia, as well as taking advantage of the cards Vector sent to his Graveyard. Regaining their bonds, Yuma and Astral fuse into a new ZEXAL form, ZEXAL II. Then, Yuma uses his new powers to change Limited Barian's Force into Rank-Up-Magic Numeron's Force, and evolve Utopia into Chaos Number 39: Utopia Ray Victory, defeating Vector. ZEXAL II's appearance causes Sargasso to self-destruct, forcing Mizar and Dumon to postpone their respective duels and retreat alongside Vector, while Yuma and the others return to Heartland City.

#16 - A World of Chaos: Part 1

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/30/2013

As various supernatural disasters happen across the world, Number 96 appears and brings Yuma, Astral, Tori, Shark, and Kite to a Chaos Field, forcing Yuma and Astral into a Sphere Field that barrages them with lightning. As the duel goes on, Number 96 manages to summon Chaos Number 96: Dark Storm, before using the field spell Chaos Field to steal Yuma's Number 69: Heraldry Crest and Number 92: Heart-eartH Dragon, and rank them up into Chaos Number 69: Heraldry Crest of Horror and Chaos Number 92: Heart-eartH Chaos Dragon. Number 96 then uses the ability of Heart-eartH Chaos Dragon, which prevents Yuma from activating card effects of cards on the field until the End Phase, making Yuma unable to avoid Number 96's attacks.

#17 - Mission: Astral World, Part 3

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/8/2013

#18 - A Thousand Ways to Lose

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/2014

#19 - Outclassed and Outmatched

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/16/2014

#20 - Kite's Plight: Part 2

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/24/2012

The back and forth battle between Kite and Yuma comes to an exciting conclusion that leaves one of our duelists down for the count! Will Yuma’s dream of pulling out a victory become a reality, or is Kite going to turn this dream into a nightmare?

#21 - Attack of the Barians: Part 1

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2012

As peace returns to Heartland City following the World Duel Carnival, Astral, who has collected 50 of the 100 original Number cards at this point, receives a strange vision from within Yuma's key. Meanwhile, an emissary sent by Dumon from the Barian World, named Girag, arrives in Heartland City, and brainwashes a gang of bikers to follow under him, using the spell card Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force. His appearance revokes a reaction from Shark's sister, Rio. As Yuma, Shark and Tori go to check up on Rio, she utters something about someone planning to take something important, reminding Yuma of the words he heard when first activated the powers of his key. Just then, Yuma receives word that the biker gang's leader, Fender, has attacked his school, demanding he brings his Numbers. Fearing Astral could be put in danger, Yuma leaves his key with Tori as he heads to the school and confronts Fender. As the duel begins, Fender instantly summons his Xyz monster, Mechquipped Angineer. As Astral senses Yuma is in danger, Utopia sends itself over to Yuma, allowing him to summon it and deal some damage. Just then, Fender activates the spell card Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force to perform a Chaos Xyz Evolution on his Angineer, to upgrade it to the Chaos Xyz Monster Mechquipped Djinn Angeneral, and steal Utopia's Overlay Units.

#22 - Bad Developments: Part 2

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/2011

Tori’s future is literally up in the air when the damaged airship she is on takes a turn for the worse - just as Yuma’s opponent Cameron predicted! Can Yuma save his best friend by winning his duel, or are the future photos Cameron snapped set in stone?!

#23 - Double Jeopardy: Part 2

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/2012

With Astral missing, Yuma must rely on his skills alone if he wants to defeat Nistro and Dextra and save his deck and spot in the World Duel Carnival!

#24 - A Dubious Duo

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/6/2012

Vetrix continues his quest to drain Hart of all his powers!

#25 - The Dragon Awakens

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/13/2012

Kite must learn to work with Yuma if he wants to take down Trey and Quattro and rescue Hart! Can Kite put his pride to the side and accept Yuma’s help, or will Kite’s ego end up sacrificing Hart’s safety?!