Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

Fate Of The Pharaoh (Part 1 of 3) (4x12)

Air date: May 20, 2003

As Duke, Joey, and Tristan search for Yugi, Yugi arrives at his destination on Death Valley, ready to duel Rafael. As he walks onto the small plateau where Rafael is waiting, Rafael destroys the bridge behind them, meaning that both of them are trapped on the plateau. Rafael states that he's been looking forward to this duel so he can save the world from mankind. Yugi is shocked by Rafael's views on life, but decides to duel. The duel starts out bad for Yugi as Rafael's magic card allows him to draw two cards every turn, while his life points are already down to 3900 because of Rafael's powerful Guardian monsters. Rafael proceeds to tell Yugi about his past, and about how when he was a child, Rafael was stranded on an island for 3 years due to a cruise ship accident. His family survived, but they abandoned any hopes of finding him alive, meaning he was trapped. Rafael was alone on that island for 3 long years with no one except for his cards: Guardian Grarl, Guardian Kay'est, and Guard