Jesse Kotton from Toronto, Canada is Dueling against Robert Kenny from Orlando, Florida in this Round 5 Feature Match! Kotton and Kenny are both experienced Duelists with several achievements in the Dueling world, and now they’re facing off in a Match that will determine which Duelist advances with a 5-0 record! Just a week ago, Kotton was at the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2019 in Berlin, Germany, representing the United States on the global stage. Now, he’s here with his Crusadia Danger! Thunder Dragon Deck, Dueling in the new Advanced Format against Kenny’s 60-card Machina Orcust Deck! Kotton and Kenny are both using Gizmek Orochi, the Serpentron Sky Slasher from Rising Rampage in their Decks, and both partially attribute their success thus far this weekend to this incredible new card. It’s time to Duel!

Duel One

Kotton opened up Duel 1 with Crusadia Arboria, Omni-Dragon Brotaur, Thunder Dragondark, Fantastical Dragon Phantazmay, and Thunder Dragon. He passed his turn with no play.

Kenny Summoned Scrap Recycler and activated its effect to send Orcust Harp Horror from his Deck to his Graveyard. He then discarded Machina Fortress and Mecha Phantom Beast O-Lion to Special Summon his Fortress back to the field. He used O-Lion’s effect to Special Summon a Mecha Phantom Beast Token and then Link Summoned Knightmare Phoenix. He then used Phoenix to Link Summon Knightmare Mermaid and used Mermaid’s effect to discard Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit and Special Summon Orcust Knightmare. He then discarded World Legacy – “World Wand” to Special Summon Machina Fortress back from his Graveyard. He sent Orcust Knightmare and Knightmare Mermaid to the Graveyard to Link Summon Galatea, the Orcust Automaton, prompting Kotton to activate the effect of Phantazmay in his hand. Kotton Chained the effect of Thunder Dragondark, discarding it to add another copy of Dragondark from his Deck to his hand. He Special Summoned Phantazmay to the field in Defense Position and then drew 2 cards and returned a card from his hand to his Deck. Kenny continued his turn by banishing Harp Horror from his Graveyard to Special Summon Orcust Cymbal Skeleton from his Deck. He then Link Summoned Borrelsword Dragon and banished Cymbal Skeleton from his Graveyard to Special Summon Galatea. He used Galatea’s effect to Set Orcustrated Babel to his field and flipped it. Next, he Xyz Summoned Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star by using Galatea as an Xyz Material and used its effect to send Phantazmay to the Graveyard.

Kotton conceded, unable to survive attacks from Kenny’s monsters.

Duel Two

Kotton opened up Duel 2 with 2 copies of Gizmek Orochi, the Serpentron Sky Slasher, Danger! Jackalope!?, Black dragon Collapserpent, and Fantastical Dragon Phantazmay.

He activated the effect of the Jackalope in his hand and randomly discarded Collapserpent. He Special Summoned the Jackalope and drew Crusadia Leonis. He Normal Summoned it and sent it to the Graveyard to Link Summon Crusadia Magius. Then, he banished the top 8 cards of his Deck face-down to Special Summon Gizmek Orochi, the Serpentron Sky Slasher from his hand linked to Magius. He used Magius’s effect to add Crusadia Draco from his Deck to his hand. He sent Magius and Jackalope to the Graveyard to Link Summon PSY-Framelord Lambdra and then Special Summoned Draco from his hand and used its effect to add Leonis from his Graveyard to his hand. He Special Summoned Leonis linked to Lambda and then sent Draco to the Graveyard to Link Summon Guardragon Elpy. He sent Lambda and Leonis to the Graveyard to Link Summon Triple Burst Dragon and then used Elpy’s effect to Special Summon Omni-Dragon Brotaur from his Deck. He discarded Gizmek from his hand to activate Brotaur’s effect and add Chaos Dragon Levianeer from his Deck to his hand. Next, he sent Triple Burst and Brotaur to the Graveyard to Link Summon Guardragon Agarpain and used Agarpain’s effect to Special Summon Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss from his Extra Deck. He then banished 3 DARK monsters from his Graveyard to Special Summon Chaos Dragon Levianeer from his hand. He activated its effect, prompting Kenny to Chain the effect of his own Gizmek and Special Summon it from his hand by banishing 8 cards from his Deck face-down. Kotton shuffled a card from Kenny’s hand back into his Deck and then banished Agarpain, Elpy, and Levianeer from his field to Special Summon Trishula, the Dragon of Icy Imprisonment from his Extra Deck! He activated its effect to banish Knightmare Phoenix from Kenny’s Extra Deck, banish Thunder Dragonroar from his own Deck, and banish Infinite Impermanence from the top of Kenny’s Deck. He used Thunderoar’s effect to Special Summon Thunder Dragondark from his Deck and then sent Trishula and Dragondark to the Graveyard to Link Summon Knightmare Phoenix. He used his Dragondark’s effect to add Thunder Dragonduo to his hand and then Link Summoned Knightmare Mermaid by using Phoenix as a Link Material. He discarded Phantazmay from his hand to Special Summon Orcust Knightmare and then sent Knightmare and Mermaid to the Graveyard to Link Summon Galatea. Next, he banished Orcust Knightmare and Lambda from his Graveyard to Special Summon Thunder Dragonduo. He used Galatea’s effect to set Orcust Crescendo from his Deck and then combined Gizmek and Dragonduo to Summon Dingirsu linked to Galatea. He used Dingirsu’s effect to send Kenny’s Gizmek to the Graveyard.

Kenny activated the effect of a Danger! Nessie! in his hand to randomly discard Galaxy Serpent, Special Summon Nessie to the field, and draw a card. Then, he Normal Summoned Jet Synchron and sent it to the Graveyard to Link Summon Salamangreat Almiraj. He then sent Harp Horror from his hand to his Graveyard to Special Summon Jet Synchron back from the Graveyard. He banished Harp Horror from his Graveyard to activate its effect, prompting Kotton to flip Orcust Crescendo to negate the activation of Harp Horror’s effect. Kenny banished the top 8 cards of his Deck face-down to Special Summon Gizmek back from the Graveyard and then Tuned Nessie with Jet Synchron to Summon Borreload Savage Dragon. He combined Borreload with Gizmek to Xyz Summon Dingirsu and activated its effect but lost out to Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss. Kenny Link Summoned Galatea next by sending both of his monsters to the Graveyard, and then used its effect to Set Orcustrated Return from his Deck. He activated it and sent Galatea to the Graveyard to draw 2 cards. The 2 cards were no help to Kenny, and he immediately conceded.

The Match is going to a third and final Duel!

Duel Three

Kenny started off Duel 3 by Setting and activating The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine and then Normal Summoning Harp Horror.

He then combined Harp Horror with Shade Brigandine to Link Summon Knightmare Phoenix. He sent it to the Graveyard to Link Summon Knightmare Mermaid and then activated its effect by discarding Infinite Impermanence; but Kotton activated Infinite Impermanence from his hand to negate the Mermaid’s effect! Next, Kotton banished Harp Horror from his Graveyard to activate its effect, but Kotton activated the effect of PSY-Framegear Gamma in his hand to Special Summon it to the field, negate the activation of Harp Horror’s effect, and Special Summon PSY-Frame Driver from his Deck. Kenny Set a card to his back row and then Gamma and Driver were banished in the End Phase.

Kotton drew a card and then had Danger! Nessie!, Thunder Dragon, Crusadia Reclusia and Super Polymerization in his hand. He discarded Thunder Dragon from his hand to get 2 more copies from his Deck and then Normal Summoned Reclusia. He sent it to the Graveyard to Link Summon Crusadia Magius and then activated the effect of the Nessie in his hand. He randomly discarded Super Polymerization, Special Summoned Nessie behind Magius, drew a card, and then used Magius’s effect to add Crusadia Draco to his hand. He activated the effect of the Jackalope in his hand next, and randomly discarded it. He used its effect to Special Summon Danger! Bigfoot! from his Deck in Defense Position. Next, he sent Bigfoot and Nessie to the Graveyard to Link Summon Knightmare Phoenix. He activated its effect by discarding Thunder Dragon to try to destroy Kenny’s face-down card. Kenny Chained Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit to destroy Phoenix, but its effect still took down Orcust Crescendo and allowed Kotton to draw Thunder Dragonduo from his Deck. Next, he banished Bigfoot and Thunder Dragon from his Graveyard to Special Summon Thunder Dragonduo. He then sent his monsters to the Graveyard to Link Summon PSY-Framelord Lambda. He Special Summoned Draco and Reclusia to the field next, and then Link Summoned Elpy followed by Triple Burst Dragon. He used Elpy’s effect to Special Summon Brotaur and used Brotaur’s effect to add Chaos Dragon Levianeer from his Deck to his hand. He sent Brotaur and Triple Burst to the Graveyard to Link Summon Agarpain and then used Agarpain’s effect to Special Summon Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss from his Extra Deck. He attacked Knightmare Phoenix to destroy it, and then Elpy attacked directly. Kenny banished Orcust Crescendo from his Graveyard to add Gizmek to his hand and Special Summoned it by banishing the top 8 cards of his Deck face-down. In Main Phase 2, Kotton Link Summoned Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres and then Special Summoned Chaos Dragon Levianeer by banishing 2 LIGHT monsters and a DARK monster from his Graveyard. He used its effect to send Gizmek to Kenny’s Graveyard and then ended his turn.

Kenny banished the top 8 cards of his Deck face-down to Special Summon Gizmek and then attacked Hieratic Seal. Kotton used his Hieratic Seal’s effect to Tribute it, and when Kenny tried to use Called by the Grave to negate the effect of Hieratic Seal, Kotton Chained Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss’s effect to negate Called by the Grave. Kotton Special Summoned Destrudo the Lost Dragon’s Frisson from his Deck with the effect of his Hieratic Seal, prompting Kenny to concede.

Jesse Kotton advances with a 5-0 record in the Ultimate Duelist Series Invitational – Summer 2019!