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. 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 tells Yugi to teach him how to play Duel Monsters. Yugi agrees to teach Chris how to play Duel Monsters.

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. An arcane fortune teller hears this and enters Kaiba's tournament. Yugi must help Chris to turn a Duelist trainee into a real Duelist.