Episode 34

Percentage of Victory
Kanji	勝率0.05%の死闘!
Rōmaji	Shōritsu 0.05% no Shitō (A Desperate Battle, With a 0.05% Chance of Winning)
Japan Air Date	June 12, 1993
English Air Date	April 18, 2003
Episode	34
Manga	Chapters 62-63 (first half)
Saga	Dark Tournament Saga
Opening Song	Smile Bomb
Ending Song	Sayonara Bye Bye
Previous Episode	←A Day in Waiting
Next Episode	Glimpse Beneath the Mask→

Percentage of Victory is the ninth episode of season 2 of YuYu Hakusho. It aired on June 12, 1993 in Japan and April 18, 2003 in the United States.

Short Summary

Team Urameshi participates in a 3-on-3 battle with the Dr. Ichigaki Team, but the members of the other team are revealed to be humans. Due to Ichigaki's experiments and their powerful spirit powers, they prove to be a match for Team Urameshi.

Detailed Summary

The fight begins between Team Ichigaki and Team Urameshi. Since the other two members of Team Urameshi, Kurama and Hiei, haven't shown up yet, Dr. Ichigaki suggests a three-on-three battle. It seems his other two fighters haven't shown up either. Yusuke accepts, and he, Kuwabara, and the masked fighter step up to the challenge.

Meanwhile, Kurama and Hiei are on their way to the ring, when they are sidetracked by two men, one who looks like a panther/jaguar and the other, resembling a python. The python rushes them, and is quickly disposed of by the two. The other, however, is more resourceful, and calls on a huge robot, built by the doctor himself, that is mostly robot and a small part demon that knows no pain, to take care of the two fighters.

Back in the ring, Yusuke and Kuwabara are having a tough time against the three fighters. They each like to rush one person all at once, using devastating moves to deter them from attacking. The masked fighter gets a few good hits in, but it is nothing to subdue the three. Dr. Ichigaki begins to calculate Team Urameshi's percentage of victory, at it eventually comes to a 99.95% chance of them losing, which means a 0.05% of a win. He cackles at the thought, and watches the battle with relish.

In the forest, Hiei and Kurama are busy avoiding the robot's ever-stretching spiked arms. Hiei tries whacking it with his sword, but it is to no avail, and he is quickly cornered against a tree by the robot's claw. Kurama quickly intervenes, rescuing Hiei and causing the two claws to smash into each other. He finishes off the job with his Rose Whip, easily slashing the vital circuits on the robot. He informs the tiger-man that not being able to feel pain is truly a weakness, since it neglects to tell a creature about not exposing its vital points for an attack.

Meanwhile, Kuwabara gets some strange visions from the opposing team. It seems, before they were employed by Ichigaki, the three fighters were students under a strong fighting master. He was overcome a strange illness one day, however, which stunted their training. That was when Dr. Ichigaki appeared, with a proposal. He would cure their master's illness, if those three fighters would become his test subjects for a bit. It seemed he neglected to tell them that they would be his test subjects for the rest of their lives, and be forced to kill. With mindless drones as their opponents, it is looking bleak for Team Urameshi.

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