Yu-Gi-Oh! Special - Christopher's First Duel

'Yu-Gi-Oh! Special - Christopher's First Duel' is a special of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters''.

This takes place in Domino City Battle before the Battle City arc officially begins. It also introduces the new antagonist Marik Ishtar. Chris plays the Duel Monsters for the first time. This marks the first appearance of the new Duel Disk, successor to the Duel Disk prototypes.

Plot
Christopher Thorndyke unexpectedly gets his wish to play the Duel Monster when Bandit Keith, controlled by Marik Ishtar, raided his mansion. Nelson gives Chris rare "VWXYZ" cards. Seto Kaiba also learns about Chris's rare find and organizes a tournament, where attendance is mandatory for those who receive an invitation. Yugi must help Chris to become a true Duelist.

Christopher Thorndyke vs. "Bandit" Keith Howard
Turn 1: Bandit Keith

Keith draws. He Normal Summons "Mechanicalchaser" (1850/800) in Attack Position. His hand contains "Cyber Jar", "Ground Attacker Bugroth", "Megasonic Eye", and "Machine Conversion Factory".

Turn 2: Chris

He then Summons "Launcher Spider" in Attack Mode (ATK: 2200; DEF: 2500). "Launcher Spider" attacks and destroys "Mechanicalchaser" (Keith: 2000 → 1600 LP). Chris's hand contains "Magic Metal Force", "Slot Machine", "Time Machine", and "7 Completed".

Turn 3: Keith

Keith draws. He then Normal Summons "Machine King" (2200/2000) in Attack Position. Due to the effect of "Maching King", it gains 100 ATK for each Machine-Type monster in the hand. There are currently three ("Machine King": 2200 → 2600/2000). "Machine King" attacks and destroys "Launcher Spider" (Chris: 2000 → 1800 LP).

Turn 4: Chris

Chris draws. He then Summons "Pendulum Machine" (ATK: 1750; DEF: 2000) in Defense Position.

Turn 5: Keith

Keith draws. "Machine King" attacks and destroys "Pendulum Machine"

Turn 6: Chris

Chris draws "Zoa" and subsequently Normal Summons it (2600/1900) in Attack Position. He then activates "Magic Metal Force", changing "Zoa" into "Metalzoa" (ATK: 3000; DEF: 2300). "Metalzoa" attacks and "Machine King" (Keith: 1600 → 900 LP)

Turn 7: Keith

Keith draws "Seiyaryu" and subsequently Normal Summons it (2500/2300) in Attack Position. "Seiyaryu" attacks and destroys Chris's Set monster, "Slot Machine" (2000/2300).

Turn 8: Chris

Chris recalls "Metalzoa" back into his hand. He draws "Barrel Dragon" and subsequently Normal Summons it in Attack Mode. (ATK: 2600; DEF: 2200). "Barrel Dragon" attacks and destroys "Seiyaryu". (Keith: 900 → 400 LP)

Turn 9: Keith

Keith draws. He then secretly swaps a card in his hand with "Jinzo". Keith then Normal Summons "Jinzo" (2400/1500) in Attack Position. Due to the effect of "Jinzo", Chris's Set "Time Machine" is destroyed. While Jinzo is on the field, its effect prevents the activation of Trap Cards and no Trap Cards can be Set either. He then activates "Amplifier", equipping it to "Jinzo" and increasing its ATK by 500 ("Jinzo": 2400 → 2900/1500). Also "Amplifier" will increase the ATK of "Jinzo" by 300 during each of Espa's Standby Phases. "Jinzo" attacks and destroys "Barrel Dragon" (Chris: 1800 → 1500 LP).

Turn 10: Chris

Chris draws. He then Normal Summons "Metalzoa" in Attack Position. "Metalzoa" attacks and destroys "Jinzo" (Keith: 400 → 0 LP)

Chris wins

Time running

 * 101 minutes.

Trivia

 * The plot of the special is similar to the 30-minute Yu-Gi-Oh! the Movie.
 * Téa worked in the Duel Monsters Center.
 * Chris and Joey were teaching Danny how to play Duel Monsters.
 * Seto Kaiba used a security video camera in the Duel Monsters Center.
 * Kaiba organizes a tournament.