He holds up the 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' card, telling them it is so rare and powerful that he never lets it leave his hands. He produces a decorative box and tells them that they are in for a treat and he does not usually take this card out. Solomon thinks about it, laughs and says 'how can I refuse?'.

He asks his grandfather if he could show them his rare card. Tristan takes the card to Solomon's horror.Īfter school, Yugi and his friends, Joey, Tristan and Téa arrive at his grandfather's shop. (In the dub, the cover of the book is blank.) He overhears Yugi's conversation and wonders if the rare card is the one he has been searching for. Joey gets fired up to visit the shop and Yugi talks about a super rare card his grandfather has.Ī few tables across, a brown-haired boy is reading Also Sprach Zarathustra. Yugi just has better cards, he tells them, which is because his grandfather owns a game shop, where he gets all his good cards. Tristan teases Joey's skill, but Yugi assures Joey that he played alright. Joey is pleased with his move, but although Yugi agrees it was good, he plays ' Blackland Fire Dragon', which is powerful enough to defeat Joey. Tristan looks at him blankly and asks 'Drooling Monsters?' Joey pushes him away and Téa says that they have been at it for hours Joey is starting to get the hang of it, but Yugi is an expert.Īs Joey plays ' Kagemusha of the Blue Flame', Téa explains to Tristan that each monster has an ATK number and a DEF number and the first Duelist to eliminate their opponent's Life Points wins the Duel. Joey shows Tristan the cards, explaining that they're playing Duel Monsters. Tristan jokes that Joey looks cute when he is thinking. Yugi and Joey play Duel Monsters, while their friends watch.Īt Domino High School, Yugi is teaching his friend, Joey Wheeler, how to play Duel Monsters, while Tristan Taylor, Téa Gardner and Bakura Ryou watch. Obsessed with owning them all, Kaiba challenges Solomon to a Duel and when his holographic arena technology proves too much for the old man, Yugi steps in to Duel to avenge his grandfather's defeat. Seto Kaiba overhears Yugi Muto telling his friends that Solomon Muto, Yugi's grandfather, has a rare card, the ' Blue-Eyes White Dragon'. It first aired in Japan on Apand in the United States on September 29, 2001. It is the first episode of the Duelist Kingdom arc. ' The Heart of the Cards', known as ' The Fearsome Blue-Eyes White Dragon' in Japan, is the first episode, and premiere, of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.

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