Stalked by the Rare Hunters

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Episode Information

Episode Number	55
First Aired	December 14, 2002

Rating

Average Rating:	7
Number of Votes Cast:	13
Episode Rank:	124

Synopsis

When Joey finds out about Battle City, he and Yugi head to the Game Shop where the duelling systems can be obtained. But while Yugi is ranked as a 5 star duellist and qualifies for the tournament, Joey is only a 1 star duelist, and is not eligable for the tournament, until the store owner sees that he has a Red-Eyes in his deck and changes his rank. However as Joey heads over to the hospital where Serenity is about to have her operation, he is attacked and challenged to a duel using Battle City rules. Joey thinks he is doing well until his opponent manages to summon Exodia and then takes his Red-Eyes as the reward. Devastated, Joey doesn't turn up at the hospital and Serenity refuses to have the operation until Tristan finds her brother and brings him to her.

Notes

Quotes

Joey: (Cradling his card) Isn't that right my little Red Eyes? Who's going to help me kick some major Kaiba-butt?" (kisses the card)
Joey: WHAT!!!! Haven't you ever seen a guy kiss his card before?"

(After Joey saw he only has one start chip and doesn't qualify)
Joey: WHAT!! One start chip, that Kaiba must have changed things.
Tea: It is kind of weird Joey didn't qualify.
Joey: Errrrr, what do you mean I am not qualify? I was the runner up in the duelist kingdom.
Guy that register people: What is this? My computer is malfunctioning, you actually have 4 star chips.
Joey: Hehe, let me see them, (after he sees them), ya!!!!

Tristan: I should be at the hospital too, just to back up Joey.
Tea: You just want to be a hero and impress Serenity.
(Tristan blushes)

Joey: "Why didn't that punk Kaiba invite me to his tournament?"
Triston: "Newsflash: Kaiba doesn't like you, Joey."

*After that Rare Hunter dstroys Joey's Red Eyes*

Rare Hunter: Ahh yes....the thrill of the kill. I want your Red Eyes Wheeler.
Joey: I'll get it (getting off the ground)
Rare Hunter: We like to get it by force
Joey: I SAID, I'LL GET IT!!! (then he is shoved/punched to the ground and his Red-Eyes is gone)

Store owner: (On Cell phone) Send the Rare Hunters, the boy with the Red-Eyes just left.

JOEY-What you can't be serious.You mean to tell me that rich punk Kaiba is throwing his own exclusive Deul Monsters tornament.
TEA-yup
YUGI-mm-hm
JOEY-I can't believe moneybaggs didn't send a invite to me I was runner up at Duelist Kingdom.

JOEY(At game store)-I'm just going to play dumb.
TRISTAN-Play dumb?

Store owner-I'm sorry Joey you only have one star so you don't quallify.
Joey(angrilly)-What Kaiba fixed those results.

"Buh-bye, Scapegoat, Hello Panther Attack!" ~Joey

Goofs and Nitpicks

Although the Rare Hunter only shows two copies of the Exodia series in his hand, the third copy is still on his Duel Disk.

It is frequently suggested that the ability to attack the opponent's life points directly is a new rule introduced for Battle City, but the rule was mentioned on at least one occasion during Duellist Kingdom.

The attacking life points rule was indicated in Duel Identity 2 when Yugi said that if he has no monsters out, Mai is free to attack his life pts directly.

Joey played Scapegoat in the monster card zone even though it was a magic card.

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