Yu-Gi-Oh SES: Chapter 01

The Start of Something is the first chapter of Yu-Gi-Oh SES and the first chapter of the World Duel Games Arc. It introduces the main character Brendan Henderson.

Plot
This chapter starts at the preliminations for the 20th World Duel Games. Due to the rules of them, 25 kids to teenagers, who survive the preliminations, are sent to a large Duelist Kingdom like Arena and have to duel. Everyone that is defeated has to leave the island. With the last 8 the quarter final starts. Since Brendan is from England, he has to participate in the northern Europe preliminations. There are 20 preliminations all over the world and the winners of them are sent to the games. The other 5 are duelist which impressed the judges in the preliminations. Brendan managed to get into the finals of the preliminations, by having ernomous luck with his opponents. In the finals his opponent is very strong but he is able to defeat him too. (See the Duel below). The chapter ends with the announcement that the 20th anniversery will have special rules.

Featured Duel
Brendan vs. Unknown Preliminations Finalist

1. Turn (Brendans Turn)

Brendan summons and sets a card.

2. Turn (Finalists Turn)

Activates Field Spell Card and sets a monster. Then he sets 1 card.

3. Turn (Brendans Turn)

Summons Xyz Starter and activates it's effect summoning one Xyz-Token onto his side of the field. Then he overlays his three monsters for Summoning Vanguard. He attacks the set monster:. His opponent activates doubling the DEF of his monster (DEF: 2500 -> 4500). The Effect of doubles the battle damage. (Brendan: 4000 -> 200). Brendan then activates Summoning Vanguards effect, detaching 1 Xyz Material, to summon another Xyz Monster that can be summoned with his remeaning Xyz Materials. He summons Little Loser. He activates the effect of Little Loser, detaching 1 Xyz Material to attack directly this turn. Then he activates his face down card Overlay Wishes, destroying Summoning Vanguard to raise Little Losers ATK by the difference of his and his opponents Life Points (ATK 400 -> 4200). Because he's still in the Battle Phase, Brendan can atack his opponent directly. (Life Points: 4000 -> 0). Brendan wins.