Vanguard of Destiny!
OCG Name:	運命の先導者！
Phonetic:	Unmei no Sendō-sha!
Aired Date	Januray 7th, 2011
Next Episode:	Ride to Victory!

Vanguard of Destiny! (運命の先導者) is the 1st episode of Cardfight!! Vanguard: Season 1 in the Cardfight!! Vanguard Anime.

SummaryEdit

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Kids from all over town converge to play Vanguard, a card game that seems to be the biggest thing going around. A timid boy, Aichi Sendou, has a rare card, the Blaster Blade, which makes him a target for Katsumi Morikawa, a player who wants to use Aichi's card to get revenge on another player, Toshiki Kai. After school, Morikawa and his buddy Yuta Izaki steal Aichi's Blaster Blade from him. Aichi follows them to a card shop called Card Capital to find that Morikawa lost it in a bet against Kai. Aichi then challenges Kai to a round of Vanguard with Blaster Blade as the prize. Before the match, Kai gives Aichi Blaster Blade in the hopes that Aichi will be able use it effectively against him. During the course of the match, Kai teaches Aichi the rules of Vanguard. When Aichi manages to ride Blaster Blade, he reveals that Kai had actually given him Blaster Blade years ago. He also stated that it was because he met Kai that he wants to learn more about Vanguard.

Feautured Battle: Katsumi Morikawa vs. Toshiki KaiEdit

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

Turn ???: Katsumi Morikawa

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

Katsumi ends his turn.

Turn ???: Toshiki Kai

Kai draws a card.
He rides Dragonic Overlord (Grade 3/No Trigger/11000 POW) He attacks Juggernaut Maximum with Dragonic Overlord. (*)

Kai wins.

Feautured Battle: Aichi Sendou vs. Toshiki KaiEdit

Both players set a unit.

Both stand their Vanguard: Kai's unit is Lizard Runner, Undeux (Grade 0/No Trigger/6000 POW) and Aichi's unit is Stardust Trumpeter (Grade 0/No Trigger/6000 POW).

Turn 1: Toshiki Kai

Kai draws a card.

He rides Embodiment of Armor, Bahr (Grade 1/No Trigger/8000 POW).

He calls Flame of Hope, Aermo (Grade 1/No Trigger/6000 POW) in his rear-guard.

Kai ends his turn.

Turn 2: Aichi Sendou

Aichi draws a card.

He rides Little Sage, Marron (Grade 1/No Trigger/8000 POW)
He calls Wingal (Grade 1/ No Trigger/6000 POW) 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/No Trigger/10000 POW)

He calls another Embodiment of Armor, Bahr (Grade 1/No Trigger/8000 POW).

Kai attacks Aichi's Little Sage, Marron with Embodiment of Armor, Bahr. Aichi guards with Bringer of Good Luck, Epona. (Embodiment of Armor, Bahr 10000 -> 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/No Trigger/10000 POW)

He calls Little Sage, Marron. (Grade 1/No Trigger/8000 POW)

He calls Flogal (Grade 1/Stand Trigger/5000 POW) 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 gets 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/No Trigger/8000 POW)

He calls Wyvern Strike, Jarren. (Grade 1/No Trigger/6000 POW)

He attacks Little Sage, Marron 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, Jarren. (Tejas 8000 -> 14000 POW ) Wyvern Strike, Jarren'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)Edit

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

Notes (*)Edit

• 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.

VideoEdit

Official Cardfight!! Vanguard 1st Season Episode 1(24:24)
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