The entire first part of the real Yubel vs Jaden duel is an homage to historic Japanese wedding procedures. The rose, the tapestry, and the lotus... Considering how much Yubel "loves" him, it's excellent writing!

Jesse-Yubel: "I will hold onto Last Trick until Jaden gets Super Polymerization"
Jaden on the first turn: " I normal summon Elemental Hero Avian and activate Super Polymerization!"
Jesse-Yubel: "SHIT"

I also have a theory that the reason Yubel kept bricking is that she purposefully played in a way so that the only Monster to deal Jaden damage would be herself.

Because no other monster could show him "love" like she could

Love how the only thing super poly is bad at in the anime is actually being spell speed 4, since everone just pulls the schoolyard, "little did you know, i actually used my effect 1st"

7:53 In the anime, Winged Kuriboh does in fact stop piercing damage. This happened in the 1st episode of Yu-Gi-Oh GX when Dr. Crowler attacked Winged Kuriboh with his Ancient Gear Golem.

Apparently, in the japanese text of Neospace Wave, it does not say anything about summoning monsters with specific ATK points, but instead, it reads that you summon a number of neospacian monsters equal to the number of monsters sent to the graveyard.

“I use my soul to summon NEOS wiseman and attack for game” would probably be one heck of a power play.

I love Yubel's duels. They went beond "winning or losing". It was always all about the duel itself and in all but two cases, its objectives were reached through them.

Jaden won basically at the start of the second duel. Had he used De-fusion right at the start, he would have killed the two 100 atk tokens, which means no tributes for regenating rose, which means it won't be killed to make the two rose tokens to summon Yubel. De-fusion literally would have been a domino effect!

I always considered this duel more about the Storyline than the actual duel itself. That whole 3rd season was a Master's Class in character backstory...

There is something to say about the fact that the original name of Yubel's final form is actually "the extremely sad dragon", gives a very different interpretation to it.

Y'know the second duel is a beautiful example of WHY you should run backrow removal in your deck...

"Spell Chronicle blah blah blah-"

"MST"

"FUCK"

I like to think Yubel's "bricks" were the monsters she used for Super Poly. Not like she had any way to get out Gate Guardian

For the second duel Jaden's trap only lets him decide the fusion material but that doesn't mean he keeps the monster. Yubel activated the fusion card so the fusion monster would be on Yubel's side of the field making Yubel the winner after attacking Jaden for game.

Yubel responding to a counter trap with a continuous trap like an absolute mad lass.

7:55 This probably wouldn't have worked since in the first episode of gx when ancient gear golem attacks kuriboh, jaden didn't take any damage.

I agree with the first one though.

Jaden could’ve attacked Yubel’s tokens with Avian and Burstinatrix and since Yubel evidently wasn’t playing any other monsters, she would have lost earlier so technically misplay Jaden.

A way for Jaden to win the first duel without Super Polymerization: Instead of summoning Chrysalis Dolphin, he should’ve summoned Chrysalis Pinny to summon Glow Moss. He could’ve then Contact summoned Glow Neos which could also destroy Advanced Dark through its effect which would’ve allowed Glow Neos to attack directly, winning Jaden the duel.

I know Jaden was trying to save Jesse first, but he could’ve used this combo to threaten Yubel.

Two ties, both deliberate. These two… so much against them and yet Jaden found a way to heal Yubel and begin preparations for their greatest challenge yet.

Keep in mind that Jaden's goal in both duels was never to win, but rather to free Jessie and the Crystal Beasts in the first duel and ultimately help Yubel in the second duel.

Could he have won earlier? Yes absolutely, but Jessie was still under Yubel's control at the time and even if his spirit was in Rainbow Dark Dragon his body would've been sent to the stars should Yubel have lost which wasn't acceptable.

Also, at 7:53, remember that in the anime Winged Kuriboh negates all damage for the rest of the turn after it's destroyed, including damage from the attack that would've destroyed it. If this wasn't the case, Jaden would've lost his very first duel against Crowler after he attacked Winged Kuriboh with Ancient Gear Golem.