Episode 1: Vanguard of Destiny!

Vanguard of Destiny! is the 1st episode of Cardfight!! Vanguard: Season 1 in the Cardfight!! Vanguard Anime.

Summary[]

Kids from all over town converge to play Vanguard, a card game that seems to be the biggest thing going around. Enter Aichi Sendou, a shy and timid boy with a rare card, the Blaster Blade, who will enter this new card game. How will a soft-spoken third year junior stand up to a professional like Toshiki Kai?

Characters introduced[]

Featured Battle: Katsumi Morikawa vs. Toshiki Kai[]

The start of the battle wasn't shown, so the turns are unknown.

Turn ???: Katsumi Morikawa

Morikawa attacks Kai's Dragon Knight, Nehalem with Juggernaut Maximum. Kai guards with Lizard Runner, Undeux and negates his attack.

Morikawa ends his turn.

Turn ???: Toshiki Kai

Kai draws a card.

He rides Dragonic Overlord (Grade 3/Twin Drive/11000 POW) He attacks Juggernaut Maximum with Dragonic Overlord. (*)

Kai wins.

Featured Battle: Aichi Sendou vs. Toshiki Kai[]

Both players set a unit.

Both stand their Vanguard: Kai's unit is Lizard Runner, Undeux (Grade 0/6000 POW/Dragonman) and Aichi's unit is Stardust Trumpeter (Grade 0/6000 POW/Angel).

Turn 1: Toshiki Kai

Kai draws a card.

He rides Embodiment of Armor, Bahr (Grade 1/8000 POW/Demon).

He calls Flame of Hope, Aermo (Grade 1/6000 POW/Salamander) in his rear-guard.

Kai ends his turn.

Turn 2: Aichi Sendou

Aichi draws a card.

He rides Little Sage, Marron (Grade 1/8000 POW/Giant)

He calls Wingal (Grade 1/6000 POW/High Beast) to his rear-guard.

Aichi attacks Kai's Embodiment of Armor, Bahr with Little Sage, Marron boosted by Wingal. (Little Sage, Marron 8000 -> 14000). Aichi checks for a Drive Trigger. He draws a Little Sage, Marron. (Grade 1/No Trigger/8000 POW) Kai takes 1 damage.

Aichi ends his turn.

Turn 3: Toshiki Kai

Kai draws a card.

He rides Dragon Knight, Nehalem (Grade 2/10000 POW/Human).

He calls another Embodiment of Armor, Bahr (Grade 1/8000 POW/Demon).

Kai attacks Aichi's Little Sage, Marron with Embodiment of Armor, Bahr. Aichi guards with Bringer of Good Luck, Epona. (Embodiment of Armor, Bahr 8000 -> 0). The attack is negated.

Kai attacks Aichi's Little Sage, Marron with Dragon Knight, Nehalem boosted by Flame of Hope, Aermo. (Dragon Knight, Nehalem 10000 -> 16000) Kai checks for a drive trigger. He gets no trigger. Aichi takes 1 damage.

Kai ends his turn.

Turn 4: Aichi Sendou

Aichi draws a card.

He rides Knight of Silence, Gallatin. (Grade 2/10000 POW/Human)

He calls Little Sage, Marron. (Grade 1/8000 POW/Giant) and Flogal (Grade 1/5000 POW/High Beast) in his rear-guard.

He attacks Dragon Knight, Nehalem with Knight of Silence, Gallatin boosted by Wingal (Gallatin 10000 -> 16000 POW) Aichi checks for a drive trigger. Kai checks for a damage trigger. Neither of them get a trigger. Kai takes 1 damage.

He attacks Dragon Knight, Nehalem with Little Sage, Marron boosted by Flogal (Little Sage, Marron 8000 -> 13000 POW). Kai guards with Flame of Hope, Aermo. (Little Sage, Marron 13000 -> 8000 POW) The attack is negated.

Aichi ends his turn.

Turn 5: Toshiki Kai

Kai draws a card.

He calls Wyvern Strike, Tejas. (Grade 2/8000 POW/Winged Dragon)

He calls Wyvern Strike, Jarran. (Grade 1/6000 POW/Winged Dragon)

He attacks Knight of Silence, Gallatin with Embodiment of Armor, Bahr. Aichi guards with Flogal. (Bahr 8000 -> 0 POW). The attack is negated. (*)

He attacks Knight of Silence, Gallatin with Wyvern Strike, Tejas boosted by Wyvern Strike, Jarran. (Tejas 8000 -> 14000 POW ) Wyvern Strike, Jarran's skill activates. He gives 4000 more power to Wyvern Strike, Tejas. (Wyvern Strike, Tejas 14000 -> 18000 POW). Aichi takes 1 damage.

Kai attacks Knight of Silence, Gallatin with Dragon Knight, Nehalem boosted by Flame of Hope, Aermo. (Dragon Knight, Nehalem 10000 -> 16000 POW). Kai checks for a Drive Trigger. He gets a Critical Trigger, adding 5000 POW and +1 Damage to Dragon Knight, Nehalem (Dragon Knight, Nehalem 16000 -> 21000). Aichi takes 2 damage.

Kai ends his turn.

Turn 6: Aichi Sendou

Aichi draws a card.
He rides "Blaster Blade" (Grade 2/No Trigger/9000 POW).

The battle continues next episode...

Featured Cards (Incomplete)[]

The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards that debut in any way are marked in italic.

Katsumi Morikawa

Toshiki Kai

Aichi Sendou

Key Cards[]

Blaster Blade

Notes **(*)**[]

It is unknown how much damage Katsumi had when Kai declared his final attack, or if he guarded and Kai used Dragonic Overlord's skill to attack again.