History Recap / YuGiOhArcVEp9JudgmentOfTheStarsXyzUserHokutoShijima

The first battle to determine the fate of the You Show Duel School, Yuya vs an Xyz summoner named Hokuto Shijima (Dipper O'rion). Shuzo unfortunately picks an Action Field Hokuto knows very well, because the Starfield temple they're dueling on is thematically perfect for his Constellar monsters.

With his powerful Xyz combo to bounce Yuya's monsters to his hand, and his knowledge of the field that lets him keep Yuya from reaching action cards, Hokuto takes an easy advantage. However, Yuya surprises everyone by returning one of his Pendulum Monsters to his hand, activating a new Pendulum Monster in its place so the old one can be summoned to the field and help him clinch the first win for the school.

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!!This episode contains examples of:
* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: The fate of the You Show Duel School, a legitimate business which if nothing else has property values, is being determined by a few duels.
* {{Determinator}}: Yuya was beaten up a lot this episode, but he refused to go down.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Yuya used the fact that Xyz monster's didn't have levels against Hokuto and won the duel.
* {{Jerkass}}: Hokuto is a pompous jerk that timed his card effects to hurt Yuya. He tops Sawatari by actually trying to seriously hurt Yuya for damaging his life points, when he had the full 4000.
* MrExposition: Sora acted like one for Xyz summoning, as no one in the main cast really understood it, which was odd as Sora specialized in Fusion summoning. [[spoiler:Foreshadowing his true alliance.]]
* PunnyName: Hokuto meaning Big Dipper. In the dub, Dipper O'Rion is named after the Big Dipper and Orion constellations, befitting his Constellar deck.
* StarPower: Hokuto's deck uses Constellars, monsters with a star and constellation theme. (Ironic, as Xyz monsters have no levels.)

* GracefulInTheirElement: Hokuto is clearly at an advantage in the Action Field, one he's accustomed to.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Hokuto has some powerful cards, but they're a one-trick pony, and uses it multiple times, "jumping the gun" the third time. (Which as any actual player can tell you, is a ''big'' mistake with an effect with ,limited activations.) He has as big an ego as Sawatari did. and loses his temper at the slightest, his own carelessness leading to his loss.

* GracefulInHisElement: Hokuto is clearly at an advantage in the Action Field, one he's accustomed to.

* InHisElement: Hokuto is clearly at an advantage in the Action Field, one he's accustomed to.

The first battle to determine the fate of the You Show Duel School, Yuya vs an xyz summoner named Dipper O'rion (Hokuto Shijima). Shuzo unfortunately picks an Action Field Shijima knows very well, because the starfield temple they're dueling on is thematically perfect for his Constellar monsters.

With his powerful Xyz combo to bounce Yuya's monsters to his hand, and his knowledge of the field that lets him keep Yuya from reaching action cards, Shijima takes an easy advantage. However, Yuya surprises everyone by returning one of his Pendulum Monsters to his hand, activating a new Pendulum Monster in its place so the old one can be summoned to the field and help him clinch the first win for the school.

* MrExposition: Sora acted like one for Xyz summoning, as no one in the main cast really understood it, which was odd as Sora specialized in fusion summoning. [[spoiler:Foreshadowing his true alliance]]
* PunnyName: Dipper O'Rion is named after the Big Dipper and Orion constellations, befitting his Constellar deck.
* {{Jerkass}}: Hokuto is a pompous jerk that timed his card effects to hurt Yuya. He tops Sylvio by actually trying to seriously hurt Yuya for damaging his life points, when he had the full 4000.

The first battle to determine the fate of the You Show Duel School, Yuya vs an xyz summoner named Hokuto Shijima. Shuzo unfortunately picks an Action Field Shijima knows very well, because the starfield temple they're dueling on is thematically perfect for his Constellar monsters.

* {{Jerkass}}: Hokuto is a pompous jerk that timed his card effects to hurt Yuya. As well as actually trying to seriously hurt Yuya for damaging his life points, when he had the full 4000.