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YuGiOh: Duelist #5 - Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
We last left our heroes battling the Meikyu brothers, who are every bit as annoying in the manga as they were on screen. >:P Complete with those backflips when they showed up, I mean... for this duel? Almost nothing seems to have been changed. For Jou and the Pharaoh, that is.
On the other hand...
1. Ryou notices the Ring moving again during the duel, after he mentions this being the last obstacle between them and Pegasus. And no one notices.
2. And the huddling and the cheering and Honda with his arm around Ryou, I don't remember either. ;p
3. But much more importantly - when they're allowed to check for a third hidden door? That's when it happens. What I was waiting for the whole of the last issue. As they're split up, Ryou hears something...
'I'll tell you which door it is...'
Ryou: Huh...?! *turns to look at Anzu* D-did you say something...?
But she doesn't seem to hear him.
'H-heh heh... it's me...'
And he pulls out the Ring and it's doing it's thing again. So he's staring down at it and thinks : It can't be...! Th-this voice...!
'H-heh heh... It's been a long time... How long are you going to waste your time here? Playing these stupid card games when a new Millenium Item is just a stone's throw away... Don't you know I was guiding you toward it this whole time? Put me on! Put me on and I'll tell you where the door is! It'll be easy for a thief like me!
And then Anzu notices he's kind of standing there slightly hunched over, so: What's wrong, Bakura?
Ryou kind of starts, and replies : Oh... um... N...nothing's wrong.
And here I am torn between 1. Cringing and wanting to shake him, hello! This is a classic in the Bad Idea department! and 2. Smirking. Oh nooo, no reason to tell anyone the homicidal voice is back. No reason at all. They might want to take away the possessed Item, you know!
'I see... You're afraid of me because of what happened before? Relax! I'm a new person now! I'm just trying to help you save your friends!'
And this is the point where I had to pause because I was just about ready to scream because hello he's lying!! Baldfaced freaking absolute how he can say it without howling in laughter he lies! ....can you tell I was having a sputtering fit? XD
Ryou *outloud, apparently, but not very loudly* Stop it! *thinking* I won't listen to you anymore!
And this would be me squeeing and gloating just a bit, because the implication there is that he listened before - not 'was talked at' but 'was also interested in hearing'. :x
'Oh, you won't, eh? Well, listen to this... If you don't put me on right now, your friends will be trapped here... ' *beautiful closeup of Ryou's eyes, shining in the light of the Ring* '...Forever!'
And Yugi-tachi regroup and don't even notice the way Ryou is slumped, they only ask if he found anything, to which he answers 'No'
So the Pharoah starts his trick-coin bit, and Ryou interrupts. Only. That is clearly not Ryou. His eyes have gone almost-solid - the pupils are tiny, and his head is tilted slightly down : He chose Mei?! You're wrong, Yugi! The Kyu door's the right one!
And Anzu notices something's off, she draws back from him and stutters his name with this 'Uhhh' expression - and the Pharaoh's even worse, this thought-bubble 'Bakura?!' and a half-turn. But. There's still Mei and Kyu, who are so clearly the greater threat. omg. *strangles the Pharaoh* So we continue with the switching game, and after the Pharaoh starts to explain what they've done, Bakura chimes in again.
Bakura : *with the tiniest smirk* In other words, they decide which door is correct.. after knowing what thier opponents choose... It's a perfect swindle... H-heh heh heh....
By which point Anzu is now wearing a 'You're really creeping me out' expression and whispers his name. :P Hit him, girl! You've done the sort of thing before, we know you have it in you!
But the Pharaoh finishes revealing his double-sided coin, at which point Ryou snaps to with a gasp. And no clue what's just happened, and I mean : *chibi confused expression* What... What just happened? Did you just win, Yugi?
Anzu asks if he's feeling okay, and the Pharaoh is glaring suspicious murder at him, wondering if he figured out the trap too - er, excuse me?! Competition in gaming/puzzle solving skillz? Not your biggest concern here! ...okay, so it's a distinctly Bad Sign, but still. >:P - er. Story. ^^; Also, he admits to having gotten an assist from the little outburst, since it caused Mei and Kyu not to notice his trick coin until the right moment.
...I'm not sure that even makes sense. But it doesn't have to, because Bakura's back and who cares what kind of babble the Pharaoh is spouting because Bakura's baa~ack! *bounces about singing*
But no more Bakura until next ep, I guess.
Except this one gets better. *_*
4. Funny pause for the Pharaoh taking out the video thing Suguroku's trapped in, to talk to him. The Pharoah. And apparently Suguroku can't tell the differance. XD
5. And then, as Yugi-tachi runs towards the light of the tunnel - have to cut dramatically, don't ya know - we go to Seto. Holding Croquet hostage in the guest room. The man's hands are tied and he's kneeling with his head stuck in Seto's briefcase, and Seto is demanding they return Mokuba or he's going to kill him. Sitting there with his legs crossed, one foot resting on the briefcase so that he can ...kick it shut? I don't know. I don't care! >:D
Also Seto has a gun, I'm guessing he kept off the idiots who tried to off him in the helicopter.
...The gun is just a lot less impressive than Seto informing Croquet with a casual smirk : I already took all my important cards out of that briefcase, you know. If you insist on continuing with this deception, your blood will be easy to wash off the duralumin case...
Then Croquet flashbacks to how Seto pulled the gun after he refused to let him in last night, leading to that traitor Saruwatari (Kemo) coming running and he's telling Seto to drop the gun. Which command Seto mocks thusly: Saruwatari, isn't it? It's because of Kaiba Corp's special employee training that you know how to hold a weapon... Did you ever finish the course? Watch... I'll teach you how to fire a gun right now...
Croquet, being not quite the fool Kemo is, and also the one at the end of Seto's gun, decides he doesn't really want to call that bluff, and so we find him with his head stuck in the duralumin briefcase. *.* (it's made of airplanes, you know)
6. And then Pegasus learns Yugi is on his way. And calls Seto. And is, well, Pegasus, which is to say so utterly very gay it generally defies belief. Mocks Seto for his manners, and then.
He starts playing with his tiny string bowtie, slowly tying it by way of illustration as he talks. And it's just. Pegasus, ew! Even for him, this is... is... is why he's on a screen and not in the same room with Seto because nobody could resist taking a swing at him for this. : You and he are like the seperate ends of this tie... If you tie it together, they pull tightly against each other, sharing the same fate... Bound together... Each one straining against the other.
And then he shows him Mokuba. Who is sitting in his cell, musing on the recent past, and how 'that Yugi kid' said Seto would return when he'd solved the puzzle of his heart. *kicks Pharaoh and Yugi, little stalking so'n'sos* And the pendant, the pendant that Seto always wears that has only now shown up. ;_; It's the picture of the chess game, where Seto is smiling. Mokuba tore it in half and made it into their pendants, he has Seto and Seto has him. And the tiny panel of him putting it around Seto's neck while big brother is still in a coma!! ;_;
Seto's comeback after angsting a moment and agreeing to duel Yugi... he has flames around him and he snarls at Pegasus : Don't forget that the 'tie of fate' is wrapped around your own neck!
Back to the gang. Sunset. Seto is waiting.
8. There are so many little things in this duel. The Pharaoh, realizing that Seto's attitude is still pretty much 'screw you' as far as himself, thinking : You still show your fangs to me! >:/
Seto, upon noticing Jou's starchips : *dramatically, noless* I promote you from a loser to a deadbeat!
Tiny constant comments of utter Seto/Pharaoh and I don't even like Prideshipping, but it was so there. ;p
But the shining point. The point at which I just about hugged the manga for pure joy. Comes in his explanation of why he has to be the one to defeat Pegasus.
Now, remember that the version he used in the duel against Pharaoh, the cards spread out in a semi-circel in front of the player's body. Also important - it was Seto's flashback that showed how Pegasus used a kid to defeat Bandit Keith - meaning, he has seen Pegasus's Eye in action, even without having it said in so many words. And this was before... everything. Death-T, even meeting Yugi, the start of the KC and Industrial Illusions work on the holograms for the game. I. E. , Seto's had time to really think about this problem, and well... enough background babble from me. Story. ^^
Seto: *points in a 'thumbs down' at the Duel Disk* I invented this machine! And only a person who uses it stands a chance of defeating Pegasus! There's no doubt Pegasus can read people's minds... I don't know whether it's some pyschic power, or just a trick, but it works. "Solid Vision" cards hide your face and body! And there's the chance that, by standing farther apart, you'll be out of range of Pegasus' power! The Duel Disk was designed just to beat him! I will bury Pegasus with these hands! >:o
And I am so proud and so dead.
The mind boggles. Utterly boggles. Because this was the beginning of DeNile, this was... and I thought it was off that Seto was so squee-like in his first Shadow Game against the Pharaoh, not 'That can't be happening' but 'Wow Cool!' but this. ^_^
It does raise the question as to where DeNile came from, and whether it's a reaction against magic in general that developes later on, or a reaction to magic in the particular of himself. I.E. 'If accepting this power means working you, Yugi, then bite me.'
9. The Prideshippy dueling continues until the point where the Blue Eyes Ultimate is going down, and Seto has that warped ...hallucination? Thing. x.x The only real differance there being, his younger self does not yell at him.
Yelling is not necessary when one possesses such a Deathglare, ya know.
10. It was not Anzu running to him and yelling that called Yugi out to stop the Pharaoh killing Seto. He did that all on his own. ...couldn't bear to see him get killed, I guess, when he is so determined to make Seto thier Special Marshmallow Friend. >:PPP
And so it ends, with Yugi on his knees and the sobfest just beginning, and Seto hasn't even left yet, and I am going to go insane next month, I truly am.
YuGiOh: Duelist #5 - Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
We last left our heroes battling the Meikyu brothers, who are every bit as annoying in the manga as they were on screen. >:P Complete with those backflips when they showed up, I mean... for this duel? Almost nothing seems to have been changed. For Jou and the Pharaoh, that is.
On the other hand...
1. Ryou notices the Ring moving again during the duel, after he mentions this being the last obstacle between them and Pegasus. And no one notices.
2. And the huddling and the cheering and Honda with his arm around Ryou, I don't remember either. ;p
3. But much more importantly - when they're allowed to check for a third hidden door? That's when it happens. What I was waiting for the whole of the last issue. As they're split up, Ryou hears something...
'I'll tell you which door it is...'
Ryou: Huh...?! *turns to look at Anzu* D-did you say something...?
But she doesn't seem to hear him.
'H-heh heh... it's me...'
And he pulls out the Ring and it's doing it's thing again. So he's staring down at it and thinks : It can't be...! Th-this voice...!
'H-heh heh... It's been a long time... How long are you going to waste your time here? Playing these stupid card games when a new Millenium Item is just a stone's throw away... Don't you know I was guiding you toward it this whole time? Put me on! Put me on and I'll tell you where the door is! It'll be easy for a thief like me!
And then Anzu notices he's kind of standing there slightly hunched over, so: What's wrong, Bakura?
Ryou kind of starts, and replies : Oh... um... N...nothing's wrong.
And here I am torn between 1. Cringing and wanting to shake him, hello! This is a classic in the Bad Idea department! and 2. Smirking. Oh nooo, no reason to tell anyone the homicidal voice is back. No reason at all. They might want to take away the possessed Item, you know!
'I see... You're afraid of me because of what happened before? Relax! I'm a new person now! I'm just trying to help you save your friends!'
And this is the point where I had to pause because I was just about ready to scream because hello he's lying!! Baldfaced freaking absolute how he can say it without howling in laughter he lies! ....can you tell I was having a sputtering fit? XD
Ryou *outloud, apparently, but not very loudly* Stop it! *thinking* I won't listen to you anymore!
And this would be me squeeing and gloating just a bit, because the implication there is that he listened before - not 'was talked at' but 'was also interested in hearing'. :x
'Oh, you won't, eh? Well, listen to this... If you don't put me on right now, your friends will be trapped here... ' *beautiful closeup of Ryou's eyes, shining in the light of the Ring* '...Forever!'
And Yugi-tachi regroup and don't even notice the way Ryou is slumped, they only ask if he found anything, to which he answers 'No'
So the Pharoah starts his trick-coin bit, and Ryou interrupts. Only. That is clearly not Ryou. His eyes have gone almost-solid - the pupils are tiny, and his head is tilted slightly down : He chose Mei?! You're wrong, Yugi! The Kyu door's the right one!
And Anzu notices something's off, she draws back from him and stutters his name with this 'Uhhh' expression - and the Pharaoh's even worse, this thought-bubble 'Bakura?!' and a half-turn. But. There's still Mei and Kyu, who are so clearly the greater threat. omg. *strangles the Pharaoh* So we continue with the switching game, and after the Pharaoh starts to explain what they've done, Bakura chimes in again.
Bakura : *with the tiniest smirk* In other words, they decide which door is correct.. after knowing what thier opponents choose... It's a perfect swindle... H-heh heh heh....
By which point Anzu is now wearing a 'You're really creeping me out' expression and whispers his name. :P Hit him, girl! You've done the sort of thing before, we know you have it in you!
But the Pharaoh finishes revealing his double-sided coin, at which point Ryou snaps to with a gasp. And no clue what's just happened, and I mean : *chibi confused expression* What... What just happened? Did you just win, Yugi?
Anzu asks if he's feeling okay, and the Pharaoh is glaring suspicious murder at him, wondering if he figured out the trap too - er, excuse me?! Competition in gaming/puzzle solving skillz? Not your biggest concern here! ...okay, so it's a distinctly Bad Sign, but still. >:P - er. Story. ^^; Also, he admits to having gotten an assist from the little outburst, since it caused Mei and Kyu not to notice his trick coin until the right moment.
...I'm not sure that even makes sense. But it doesn't have to, because Bakura's back and who cares what kind of babble the Pharaoh is spouting because Bakura's baa~ack! *bounces about singing*
But no more Bakura until next ep, I guess.
Except this one gets better. *_*
4. Funny pause for the Pharaoh taking out the video thing Suguroku's trapped in, to talk to him. The Pharoah. And apparently Suguroku can't tell the differance. XD
5. And then, as Yugi-tachi runs towards the light of the tunnel - have to cut dramatically, don't ya know - we go to Seto. Holding Croquet hostage in the guest room. The man's hands are tied and he's kneeling with his head stuck in Seto's briefcase, and Seto is demanding they return Mokuba or he's going to kill him. Sitting there with his legs crossed, one foot resting on the briefcase so that he can ...kick it shut? I don't know. I don't care! >:D
Also Seto has a gun, I'm guessing he kept off the idiots who tried to off him in the helicopter.
...The gun is just a lot less impressive than Seto informing Croquet with a casual smirk : I already took all my important cards out of that briefcase, you know. If you insist on continuing with this deception, your blood will be easy to wash off the duralumin case...
Then Croquet flashbacks to how Seto pulled the gun after he refused to let him in last night, leading to that traitor Saruwatari (Kemo) coming running and he's telling Seto to drop the gun. Which command Seto mocks thusly: Saruwatari, isn't it? It's because of Kaiba Corp's special employee training that you know how to hold a weapon... Did you ever finish the course? Watch... I'll teach you how to fire a gun right now...
Croquet, being not quite the fool Kemo is, and also the one at the end of Seto's gun, decides he doesn't really want to call that bluff, and so we find him with his head stuck in the duralumin briefcase. *.* (it's made of airplanes, you know)
6. And then Pegasus learns Yugi is on his way. And calls Seto. And is, well, Pegasus, which is to say so utterly very gay it generally defies belief. Mocks Seto for his manners, and then.
He starts playing with his tiny string bowtie, slowly tying it by way of illustration as he talks. And it's just. Pegasus, ew! Even for him, this is... is... is why he's on a screen and not in the same room with Seto because nobody could resist taking a swing at him for this. : You and he are like the seperate ends of this tie... If you tie it together, they pull tightly against each other, sharing the same fate... Bound together... Each one straining against the other.
And then he shows him Mokuba. Who is sitting in his cell, musing on the recent past, and how 'that Yugi kid' said Seto would return when he'd solved the puzzle of his heart. *kicks Pharaoh and Yugi, little stalking so'n'sos* And the pendant, the pendant that Seto always wears that has only now shown up. ;_; It's the picture of the chess game, where Seto is smiling. Mokuba tore it in half and made it into their pendants, he has Seto and Seto has him. And the tiny panel of him putting it around Seto's neck while big brother is still in a coma!! ;_;
Seto's comeback after angsting a moment and agreeing to duel Yugi... he has flames around him and he snarls at Pegasus : Don't forget that the 'tie of fate' is wrapped around your own neck!
Back to the gang. Sunset. Seto is waiting.
8. There are so many little things in this duel. The Pharaoh, realizing that Seto's attitude is still pretty much 'screw you' as far as himself, thinking : You still show your fangs to me! >:/
Seto, upon noticing Jou's starchips : *dramatically, noless* I promote you from a loser to a deadbeat!
Tiny constant comments of utter Seto/Pharaoh and I don't even like Prideshipping, but it was so there. ;p
But the shining point. The point at which I just about hugged the manga for pure joy. Comes in his explanation of why he has to be the one to defeat Pegasus.
Now, remember that the version he used in the duel against Pharaoh, the cards spread out in a semi-circel in front of the player's body. Also important - it was Seto's flashback that showed how Pegasus used a kid to defeat Bandit Keith - meaning, he has seen Pegasus's Eye in action, even without having it said in so many words. And this was before... everything. Death-T, even meeting Yugi, the start of the KC and Industrial Illusions work on the holograms for the game. I. E. , Seto's had time to really think about this problem, and well... enough background babble from me. Story. ^^
Seto: *points in a 'thumbs down' at the Duel Disk* I invented this machine! And only a person who uses it stands a chance of defeating Pegasus! There's no doubt Pegasus can read people's minds... I don't know whether it's some pyschic power, or just a trick, but it works. "Solid Vision" cards hide your face and body! And there's the chance that, by standing farther apart, you'll be out of range of Pegasus' power! The Duel Disk was designed just to beat him! I will bury Pegasus with these hands! >:o
And I am so proud and so dead.
The mind boggles. Utterly boggles. Because this was the beginning of DeNile, this was... and I thought it was off that Seto was so squee-like in his first Shadow Game against the Pharaoh, not 'That can't be happening' but 'Wow Cool!' but this. ^_^
It does raise the question as to where DeNile came from, and whether it's a reaction against magic in general that developes later on, or a reaction to magic in the particular of himself. I.E. 'If accepting this power means working you, Yugi, then bite me.'
9. The Prideshippy dueling continues until the point where the Blue Eyes Ultimate is going down, and Seto has that warped ...hallucination? Thing. x.x The only real differance there being, his younger self does not yell at him.
Yelling is not necessary when one possesses such a Deathglare, ya know.
10. It was not Anzu running to him and yelling that called Yugi out to stop the Pharaoh killing Seto. He did that all on his own. ...couldn't bear to see him get killed, I guess, when he is so determined to make Seto thier Special Marshmallow Friend. >:PPP
And so it ends, with Yugi on his knees and the sobfest just beginning, and Seto hasn't even left yet, and I am going to go insane next month, I truly am.
