Ep. 221: The Final Duel, Part 1 begins with the separation of Yugi and Pharaoh Atem
Aired on September 8, 2004

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Yugi and Atem place the seven Millennium Items into the Millennium Stone, causing them to separate into two physical beings. The duel determining their fate starts with Pharaoh Atem summoning "The Tricky" with 2000 attack power, while Yugi uses "Swords of Revealing Light" to fuse "Green Gadget", "Red Gadget", and "Yellow Gadget" into the "Mobile Fortress Stronghold" with 3000 attack points. Atem later summons "Obelisk, the Tormentor" to defeat the Stronghold. Although Yugi dodges Obelisk's attack on his "Silent Swordsman", Atem retaliates by summoning "Slifer, the Sky-Dragon" and "The Winged Dragon of Ra" in the same turn, demonstrating knowledge of the ancient chant and placing all three Egyptian Gods on the field simultaneously.
Episodes
- Ep. 217 · Zorc defeats the Egyptian Gods while Yami Bakura merges with his ancient self.
- Ep. 218 · Seto and Pharaoh clash with Zorc as Yugi defeats Bakura in the Memory World
- Ep. 219 · The Pharaoh's Name Revealed and the Final Battle Against Zorc
- Ep. 220 · Yugi Challenges Atem to a Duel Before Sealing the Millennium Items
- Ep. 221 · The Final Duel, Part 1 begins with the separation of Yugi and Pharaoh Atem
- Ep. 222 · Yugi counters Atem's Egyptian Gods with Magna Warriors and Mirror Force
- Ep. 223 · Yugi defeats the Egyptian Gods and Kaiba acknowledges him as the King of Games
- Ep. 224 · Yugi defeats the Pharaoh with kindness as the Millennium Items are lost forever.