This rounds feature match pits two former SJC Champions against each other. Osman Ortiz is from CO, while Fili Luna is one of the hottest free agents on the market right now. Fili arrived to the table much earlier than Osman and took the seat which all the previous feature match winners had taken. He won the roll and chose to go first.
He did so with a set monster and two set spell or trap cards. Heavy Storm dropped to destroy Ring of Destruction and Heavy Storm. Osman summoned D.D. Warrior Lady and attacked into Morphing Jar! Giant Rat was among the discarded cards for Osman, signaling that he was playing something off-beat. Both players drew new hands, and Osman set a spell or trap before passing. Fili was up, and he summoned Cyber Dragon. Cyber crashed into D.D. Warrior Lady, removing both monsters from play. Fili set two new back row cards and passed.
Osman was up and he summoned Elemental Hero Wildheart. Wildheart connected for 1500, and Osman set a second spell or trap card before passing. Fili special summoned another Cyber Dragon and took down the Wildheart, passing to Osman afterward. Osman set a monster and passed, and Fili swung into it with Cyber Dragon. D.D. Assailant was revealed and both monsters were removed. Osman summoned Bazoo the Soul-Eater on his turn and swung into Scapegoat, taking out a Sheep. Fili passed his next turn, and Osman started his up by flipping Reinforcement of the Army, targeting Elemental Hero Stratos, who was summoned to fetch Elemental Hero Wildheart. Nobleman of Crossout next removed a face down Cyber Phoenix, and the monsters cleared a pair of Sheep.
Fili began his turn by summoning Card Trooper. The Trooper attacked Bazoo successfully, and Osman took 300 damage and lost his ape. That was it for Fili, and Osman played another Reinforcement of the Army for his turn. D.D. Warrior Lady was the target, and Osman summoned him immediately. The Warrior took out Card Trooper and both were removed from play. Osman flipped Return from the Different Dimension next, special summoning a handful of monsters and one Elemental Hero Wildheart, who was the sole survivor after Fili played Torrential Tribute. Wildheart stuck around at the end of the turn, backed up by Osman's single spell or trap card he had just set.
Fili activated Premature Burial to start his turn off, special summoning Snipe Hunter. He discarded three cards to destroy Osman's two cards on the field before summoning Card Trooper and attacking for game!
Both players dove into their side decks for game 2. Seeing Return from the Different Dimension had to make Fili believe his opponent would side in Banisher of the Radiance or a combination of D.D. Survivor/Dimensional Fissure to take care of his Machines. Only time would tell if Fili would counter-side deck effectively.
Osman opened up the second duel with two set spell or trap cards. During Fili's draw phase, he flipped Trap Dustshoot, revealing a pair of Cyber Dragons, Cyber Phoenix, Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive, Trap Dustshoot and Machine Duplication. He sent back the Dekoichi, and Fili simply set a backfield before making a play. It was a Dustshoot of his own, showing Osman's hand of Mirage Dragon, Morphing Jar, Mystical Space Typhoon, Reinforcement of the Army, and Brain Control. Mirage Dragon made the trip back to the deck, and play was back to Fili.
Fili set a spell or trap and passed back to Osman, who played his Reinforcement of the Army to search out D.D. Assailant. Assailant got in for 1700, and Osman set another two back row cards before giving Fili a turn. Osman hit Fili again with Dustshoot, showing a new Limiter Removal. He sent back a Cyber Dragon, and Fili played his other Cyber Dragon and Cyber Phoenix, to which Osman chained Torrential Tribute. Fili passed, and Osman dropped a Card Trooper and swung for 1900. Fili was up next, and he set a monster before passing to Osman. Osman flipped Mystical Space Typhoon during the end phase and destroyed Fili's Book of Moon.
Osman pumped Trooper by sending another three cards to the graveyard before attacking into Morphing Jar. Both players got to refresh their hands, and Osman set two spell or trap cards before passing to Fili. Fili special summoned his third Cyber Dragon and attacked Card Trooper, but it was destroyed by Ring of Destruction. A set spell or trap and monster finished up Fili's turn. Osman knocked off another three cards and attacked Gravekeeper's Spy with D.D. Warrior Lady, removing both from play. The other Spy came out in defense for Fili, and Osman set a back row before passing.
On his turn, Fili played Premature Burial for Cyber Phoenix. Then, he tributed the Spy for Jinzo. Jinzo attacked Card Trooper, and Osman flipped Book of Moon to target the Jinzo, but it was negated by Cyber Phoenix! The attacks went through and Osman dropped to 2200. Fili was at a shaky 1500, and Osman played Premature Burial to bring back Bazoo the Soul-Eater. Bazoo removed three monsters, including a Mirage Dragon, and attacked Jinzo for 100 damage. Osman then set a monster and a spell or trap before passing.
Fili set a monster and switched Cyber Phoenix to defense mode. During his end phase, Osman flipped Dust Tornado to target Fili's other back row card, but Fili chained Ring of Destruction on Bazoo the Soul-Eater to tie the game! This match would see at least one more duel. Both players went into their side decks, and Fili took Osman's hat to admire it while Osman made some changes.
Osman, reunited with his hat again, had the option to go first for the tied game so he got to choose again. He took first once more and set a monster and a spell or trap. No Trap Dustshoot business this time around though, and Fili got to keep his whole hand. He summoned a Cyber Phoenix, set two spell or trap cards, and attacked into Card Trooper. Osman allowed it and drew for Trooper's effect. During his standby phase, Fili flipped Trap Dustshoot. Osman chained Dust Tornado to destroy Fili's Mirror Force and set a card with the Tornado's effect, hiding it from Fili's view. Cyber Dragon was returned to the deck and Osman set one monster before passing.
Fili was up, and he set a monster and a spell or trap card before switching Cyber Phoenix to defense mode. Osman simply set a monster on his turn, and, when Fili was given another turn, he followed suit. Osman flipped Gravekeeper's Spy on his turn to search for a second one in defense mode, and flipped Heavy Storm. D.D. Warrior Lady was summoned and D.D. Assailant flip summoned. The Warrior took out Cyber Phoenix and the remaining monsters attacked two Card Troopers on Fili's side of the field.
Brain Control dropped from Fili's hand, taking D.D. Assailant, who attacked Gravekeeper's Spy. Fili tribute set a monster and passed to Osman, who summoned Bazoo the Soul-Eater and removed three monsters from play. The Spy switched to attack mode, and Osman flipped Return from the Different Dimension. D.D. Warrior took out the face down Cyber Dragon, and his remaining monsters attacked for game.
With time rapidly winding down, both players went into their side decks to find a way to keep their life points above the other player’s. Fili got to go first this time though, and he set two spell or trap cards and a monster. Trap Dustshoot was flipped during Osman's standby phase, and his only playable monster, Card Trooper, was sent back to the deck. Osman got to Dustshoot this time, and sent Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive back to Fili's deck. Fili passed and, during Osman's turn, time was called. Osman set a monster on his turn and passed. Fili drew and went into the tank. Osman would only get one more turn if life points changed at all, and he didn't want to make them fall the wrong way. He passed his turn entirely, and Osman passed right back. Fili activated Giant Trunade on his turn, summoned Snipe Hunter, discarded to destroy the face down monster on Osman's field and attacked directly to drop Osman's life points by 1500. That was the final turn of the match, and Fili moved on victorious.
Fili Luna moves on to round 5 undefeated!