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*Any Japanese cards below may be poorly translated*
Episode 23: Hunting Down the Hunter (1)
Outside, Yuma futilely tries to wake Shark from his slumber while Orbital 7 finalizes the data gathered about Yuma, knowing that if Dr. Faker finds out, he'll blow his top but so will Kite if Orbital doesn't finish. Shark is taken to a hospital and doctors have found nothing physically wrong with him but Yuma knows that since Shark's soul has been stolen, he'll be motionless for a long time. The group agree to help and Caswell has an idea how to track down the key. They go to see Mr. Kay, whom isn't so sure about uploading a virus to find the crook, even with his computer skills. Caswell talks to Mr. Kay, reminding him of the destruction Crashbug caused and ironically enough, Mr. Kay agrees to use the same virus to help Yuma out.
Back inside, nothing is working to get inside to access Astral World so Kite decides to have Orbital use a shard of his own Barian crystal to activate the signal. Orbital isn't so thrilled as he needs it to run but reluctantly agrees. It works and a portal opens before Kite dives in and ends up in Astral World. While he figures out where things are, Mr. Kay's virus isn't having luck finding the key but shortly thereafter, their luck changes for the better and Yuma and his group race off. Back in Astral World, Kite sees the mysterious ship and once inside finds Astral. The duo exchange their info before Kite suggests a duel. While they get set up, Yuma and crew are still running when Yuma gets the sensation that Astral is using his cards.
At the duel, duel preparations take place before Astral draws and sets 1 monster and 1 card face down to end his turn. Kite draws and summons Reverse Buster (1500) in Attack Mode. His attack activates its effects, preventing Astral from activating his face down card and destroying his hidden Gogogo Golem (1500) in Defense Mode. Worse still, when it destroys a monster by its effect, it gains 500 ATK, putting it up to 2000. (The real card doesn't gain or lose ATK when its effect is used.) Kite sets 1 card to end his turn but Astral senses that Kite is hiding something and isn't working alone. Furthermore, he thinks of how much Kite is like Yuma but Kite disagrees as he only cares for Hart and urges Astral to resume the duel.
Astral draws and summons Gogogo Giant (2000) in Attack Mode, then Special Summons Gogogo Golem in Defense mode by Gogogo Giant's effect, which also puts itself in Defense Mode since its effect is used. Contrary to what Kite anticipates, Astral activates Double Defender, letting him negate an attack from Kite's monsters once per turn since he controls 2 Defense Position Monsters. Next he sets 1 card to end his turn. Kite draws, knowing that Astral is scared that Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon is coming up and is determined to make Astral pay for being so cautious by using Photon Hurricane to return all of Astral's Spell and Trap Cards to his hand. Next he tributes RB for Photon Leo (2100) in Attack Mode.
Due to PL's effect, Astral shuffles all cards in his hand to his Deck and redraws the same amount. While Yuma struggles to get past a closed passageway, Kite equips PL with Photon Spear to deal the difference between its ATK and a Defense Position monster's DEF to Astral if it attacks a monster in Defense Mode and does so. As a result, Gogogo Giant is destroyed, leaving Astral down to 1900 LPs. Astral knows Kite is right about what he said. He was so focused on losing that he didn't find a strategy to start winning. Meanwhile, Yuma gets help from his friends and Mr. Kay as they get the door open. Orbital 7 knows he's not going in the portal and hopes Kite is okay but he's got his own problems as Crashbug has made it to the computer and is wrecking everything on it.
Worse still, the security breach has picked up Yuma and the others so Orbital fears he'll be getting a beating when Kite hears about it. Astral won't give up because like Yuma has said, he is feeling the flow!
Episode 23's Episode Cards

Card Info:

Gogogo Golem
EARTH / Rock / Level 4 / ATK 1800 / DEF 1500
Once per turn, this Defense Position card cannot be destroyed by battle.
Found In: Star Pack 2014
Set #: SP14-EN001
Rarity(s): Common and Starfoil Rare
Notes: Set in Defense Mode, then later attacked.
Card User: Astral

Card Info:

Reverse Buster
LIGHT / Fiend / Level 4 / ATK 1500 / DEF 0
This card can only attack face-down Defense Position monsters. If this card attacks, your opponent cannot activate any Spell/Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step. If this card attacked a face-down Defense Position monster, at the start of the Damage Step: You can destroy that face-down monster.
Found In: Star Pack 2014
Set #: SP14-EN009
Rarity(s): Common and Starfoil Rare
Notes: Zexal Anime: It gained 500 ATK each time its effect was used.
Card User: Kite Tenjo

Card Info:

Gogogo Giant
EARTH / Rock / Level 4 / ATK 2000 / DEF 0
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 "Gogogo" monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target in face-up Defense Position, then change this card to Defense Position. If this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Battle Phase.
Found In: Star Pack 2014
Set #: SP14-EN003
Rarity(s): Common and Starfoil Rare
Notes: None
Card User: Astral

Card Info:

Gogogo Golem
EARTH / Rock / Level 4 / ATK 1800 / DEF 1500
Once per turn, this Defense Position card cannot be destroyed by battle.
Found In: Star Pack 2014
Set #: SP14-EN001
Rarity(s): Common and Starfoil Rare
Notes: Special Summoned by Gogogo Giant's effect.
Card User: Astral

Card Info:

Double Defender
Continuous Spell
Once per turn, when an opponent's monster declares an attack while you control 2 or more face-up Defense Position monsters: You can target the attacking monster; negate that attack.
Found In: Order of Chaos
Set #: ORCS-EN049
Rarity(s): Common
Notes: None
Card User: Astral

Card Info:

Photon Hurricane
Anime Normal Spell
Return Spell or Trap Cards your opponent controls to the hand, up to the number of cards in your hand.
Found In: Not Yet Released
Set #: None
Rarity(s): Common
Notes: Card info is mostly from Yu-Gi-Oh Wikia.
Card User: Kite Tenjo

Card Info:

Photon Leo
LIGHT / Beast / Level 6 / ATK 2100 / DEF 1100
When you play this card through a Normal Summon, you can have your opponent shuffle all cards in their hand into their Deck, then draw the same number of cards they shuffled into the Deck.
Found In: Japanese Duelist Pack: Kite
Set #: DP13-JP008
Rarity(s): Common
Notes: None
Card User: Kite Tenjo

Card Info:

Photon Spear
Anime Equip Spell
Equip only to a "Photon" monster. When the equipped monster attacks a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the equipped monster's ATK, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent. The equipped monster can be treated as 2 Tributes for a Tribute Summon.
Found In: Not Yet Released
Set #: None
Rarity(s): Common
Notes: Card info is mostly from Yu-Gi-Oh Wikia.
Card User: Kite Tenjo