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Official tagline
"This is where it all began, every single Duel——. Where two destinies converge, a legend is reborn."
Exodia, the Devil-God of Hellfire


Etymology and trivia
Exodia, the Devil-God of Hellfire is a reference to a scene from the original manga in which Yugi Muto finally draws the last piece of Exodia the Sealed One in his Duel against Seto Kaiba during the DEATH-T arc.
Its effects are further a reference to how Yugi proudly reveals the final piece of Exodia in his hand and then, once summoned, obliterates all three of Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragons, causing him to lose the Duel.
Its title is a reference to the original Exodia's attack name in the anime/manga: Raging Hellfire - Exode Flame.
The Perfect Eclosion: Ultimate Perfect Form - Great Moth
Etymology and trivia
The Perfect Eclosion: Ultimate Perfect Form - Great Moth is based on the final form of the original Great Moth that Insector Haga was unable to fully complete during his Duel against Yugi Muto in Duelist Kingdom.
An eclosion refers to the act of an insect emerging from its pupal case.
Its effects are similar to the abilities displayed by the incomplete Great Moth during the aforementioned Duel.
Harpie Lady -Gorgeous Doppelgängers-
Etymology and trivia
Harpie Lady -Gorgeous Doppelgängers- is a reference to the original Harpie Lady, along with the name of Mai Kujaku's Kaleidoscope -Gorgeous Doppelgängers-—a Magic Card which allowed her to triplicate her Harpie Lady.
This card being Level 5 is a reference to the fact the original Harpie Lady was also Level 5 in the manga. Its ATK/DEF are a reference to the ATK/DEF Harpie Lady was able to achieve through the Field Power Source and Mai's power-up cards during her Duelist Kingdom Duel against Katsuya Jonouchi.
Its effect being able to work with both WIND- and EARTH-Attribute monsters is a reference to how Mai used a combination of her Harpie Lady and Amazones cards in her Battle City Deck.
The Servant That Surpassed God - Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon
/The Servant That Surpassed God - The Ultimate Dragon with Blue Eyes
Etymology and trivia
The Servant That Surpassed God is likely a reference to a line said by Yugi Muto during his Battle City Duel against Seto Kaiba—in which he remarks that the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon Kaiba summons near the end of the Duel possesses an ATK value (4500) that surpasses even that of Kaiba's God Card Obelisk (4000).
The name is also a reference to the Duel Monsters manga chapter titled The Servant That Surpassed God!!—here referring to Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon instead, which he summoned shortly after Obelisk was destroyed.
Its effects of being able to attack up to three times to the ability displayed by the original Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon during Kaiba's Duelist Kingdom Duel against Yugi (in which its three heads were treated as separate monsters), while its ability to destroy a face-down card is a reference to the special rule set used during that Duel, as part of Kaiba's self-designed Duel Disk Expert Mode, which allowed the player's monster in the Main Card Stage to attack the opponent's face-down cards in their Sub-Card Stages on the Duel Disk.
The Machine Dragon - Revolver Dragon
Etymology and trivia
The Machine Dragon - Revolver Dragon depicts a scene from Bandit Keith's Duelist Kingdom Duel against Katsuya Jonouchi in which Keith uses his Trap Card Time Machine to reverse time to before his (original) Revolver Dragon was destroyed.
This card itself incorporates a similar effect as a reference to that scene.
Its effect to summon itself without releasing any monster is a reference to the Duelist Kingdom rules, which allowed to players to summon high-Level monsters without any sacrifices.
The Evil Eye of Illusions - Sacrifice
Etymology and trivia
The Evil Eye of Illusions - Sacrifice is a reference to the effect name of the original Sacrifice in the anime/manga: Dark-Eyes Magic (rendered with the kanji subname Magical Power of the Evil Eye).
Its Type being Illusion Magic is a reference to how, in the manga, the original Sacrifice was an Illusion Monster.
Its effect to Ritual Summon itself using two sacrifices is a reference to how, in the manga, Pegasus J. Crawford had to use two Illusion Monsters as sacrifices in order to summon the original Sacrifice.
Its equipping effect giving it an increase of 2000 ATK is a reference to how Pegasus absorbed Yugi Muto's Curse of Dragon with the original Sacrifice, thus gaining the former's 2000 ATK to use as its own.
The Ruler of the World of Death - Dark Necrofear
Etymology and trivia
The Ruler of the World of Death is a title ascribed to the original Dark Necrofear when Dark Bakura first summons her during his Battle City Duel against Yugi Muto.
Its artwork is a reference to a scene from that same Duel in which Dark Necrofear is shown to be the one operating the Ouija Board on Bakura's field.
Its effect to take control of an opponent's monster and deal damage to them equal to half its ATK is a reference to how, in the manga, Dark Necrofear would leave behind its Marionette's Ghost on Bakura's field upon being destroyed—with the ghost having to ability to possess one of the opponent's monsters each turn and dealing damage to the opponent upon attacking with that monster.
The Thunderbolt Warrior - Gilford the Lightning
Etymology and trivia
The Thunderbolt Warrior is a kanji subname that was given to the original Gilford the Lightning in the anime episode title Comeback! Gilford the Lightning.
The way its effects function is a reference to how Katsuya Jonouchi first summoned the original Gilford during his Battle City Duel against Dark Marik: by sacrificng Marik's Lava Golem that was on Jonouchi's field as one of the sacrifices for its summon and then being able to destroy Marik's Viser Death, a seemingly indestructible monster until that time.
Its effect of adding a Warrior-Type monster from the player's Deck to their hand is a reference to how Jonouchi succeeds in drawing Gear-Fried the Iron Knight during his final turn, after Gilford was destroyed.
The Supreme Magical Swordsman of Wave Motion - Black Paladin
Etymology and trivia
The Supreme Magical Swordsman of Wave Motion - Black Paladin is a reference to how Yugi used the Magic Card Diffusing Wave to allow the original Supreme Magical Swordsman - Black Paladin to attack all of Kaiba's three Blue-Eyes White Dragons as the finishing move during their Duel in the Battle City Finals.
This card's effect incorporates the effects of the OCG/TCG Diffusing Wave as well.
The Battler of Silence - Silent Magician
Etymology and trivia
The Battler of Silence - Silent Magician is named as a reference to how Yugi Muto used the original Silent Magician during the Rite of Battle against Atem/Dark Yugi.
Its drawing effect is a reference to how Yugi relied on the Magic Card Precious Cards from the Heavens in order to quickly increase the Level of Silent Magician, which increased by one for each card the opponent drew.
Its effect of negating the opponent's Magic Cards could be taken as a reference to how Yugi countered Atem's use of Resurrection of the Dead with his Gold Coffer of Sealing—which had Yugi's own Resurrection of the Dead sealed inside.
Penalty Game: "GREED -The Deluded Image of Insatiable Desire-"
Etymology and trivia
Penalty Game: "GREED -The Deluded Image of Insatiable Desire-" is a reference to the Penalty Game of the same name that Dark Yugi imposed upon Tetsu Ushio in the very first chapter of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. As a result of the latter's cheating in their game of Money and Knife, Ushio was made to hallucinate that the litter and leaves around him on the ground were bills of money, causing him to grow delirious with greed.
The effect damage inflicted by this card being 400 per card in the opponent's hand is likely a reference to how Yugi and Ushio were competing for a total of 400,000 yen.
Zombire
Etymology and trivia
Zombire is a portmanteau of zombie and vampire.
Zombire is a fictional superhero that exists within the universe of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. The card's artwork is a reference to a pose made by Tomoya Hanasaki in the manga while dressed up in a Zombire costume.
The card's effects are a reference to how Zombire is described as shortening his lifespan the more he fights against evil and his heart growing closer to justice.
The Fiendish Dragon Cards - Tulong
/The Fiendish Dragon Cards - Earth Dragon
Etymology and trivia
The Fiendish Dragon Cards is the title of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga chapter(s) which featured the game of Dragon Cards—a Chinese card game in which the loser would have their soul sucked into a magical, soul-eating jar.
In order to summon one of the Dragon Cards, the player would need to have three of the same dragon—referenced in the cards' Special Summoning effects.
Tulong (Chinese for "earth dragon") is based on one of the dragons played by Dark Yugi in his game of Dragon Card against Hajime Imori in the manga, specifically the Level 4 variety of Tulong.
In the game, it had the ability to manipulate the dragon veins within the earth's crust, causing the earth to shake.
It also had the ability to seal the element of water inside its body—and thus being able to absorb the attacks of the water dragon his opponent played.
The Fiendish Dragon Cards - Jinlong
/The Fiendish Dragon Cards - Golden Dragon
Etymology and trivia
Jinlong (Chinese for "golden dragon") is based on the Level 5 variety of Jinlong that Dark Yugi played in the game of Dragon Cards.
Its destruction effect is a reference to how it was able to take down Hajime Imori's wood dragon before succumbing to the water dragon's attack.
Its effect of drawing a card requiring an EARTH-Attribute monster on the player's field is a reference to how, in Dragon Cards, the element of metal was strengthened by the element of earth.
Super-Critical
Etymology and trivia
Super-Critical is a reference to the super-critical dice rolls that occurred in the Monster World tabletop RPG—which Yugi Muto and his friends played against Dark Bakura in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga.
A super-critical roll is defined as rolling two zeros on a pair of dice—which for this card's effect has been adapted into rolling a "1" (the lowest-possible die roll allowed in the game).
The three effects the players can apply using this card are each a reference to a scene from the manga in which a super-critical was rolled.
Field Power Source
/Environmental Adaptability
Etymology and trivia
The Field Power Source is a reference to the game mechanic of the same name introduced during the preliminary rounds of the Duelist Kingdom tournament.
Based on the exact physical location in which the two players Dueled on the island, the field would be divided into zones of an appropriate area (e.g. forest, ocean, wasteland, etc.). A monster of a certain Type summoned into a zone compatible with that Type would get a boost of 30% to its original ATK/DEF, along with several other special benefits.
The card's artwork depicts the diagram shown in the manga during Yugi Muto's Duel against Insector Haga that first explained the game mechanic.
The card's effect of negating the effects of all monsters on the field and resetting their ATK/DEF to their original values upon being destroyed is possibly a reference to how Yugi used the Magic Card Burning Land during his Duel against Insector Haga in order to nullify the Field Power Source of Haga's Cocoon of Evolution, lowering its DEF enough so Yugi could destroy it.
Aroma Tactics
/Perfume Tactics
Etymology and trivia
Aroma Tactics is the name Mai Kujaku gave to her strategy of perfuming each card in her Deck with a different fragrance so that she'd be able to consistently identify the top card of her Deck before she even drew it. She utilized this strategy during the early parts of Duelist Kingdom to confuse her opponents by making them believe she had psychic powers.
Supreme Overlord of the Dark Demon Magery
Etymology and trivia
Supreme Overlord of the Dark Demon Magery is a reimagined version of the Normal Monster Supreme Overlord of the Dark Demon Realm.
Its name is a reference to the attack name of the original Supreme Overlord of the Dark Demon Realm in the anime/manga: Demon Magery Wave (Madōha).
The card's artwork depicts a scene from the manga in which the monster performs its attack.
Its ATK/DEF are the same as those of the original in the manga, while its effects adapt the strategy used by the Player Killer of Darkness in his Duel against Yugi Muto in Duelist Kingdom: namely, he would use the special ability of his Castle of Dark Concealment to hide all of his monsters inside a cloud of darkness, with Yugi being unable to see which monster his opponent was using to battle.
Its effect being dependent on a face-down monster being on the field is a reference to how Yugi used the Magic Card Talismanic Swords of Light to illuminate the Player Killer's side of the field—with the OCG version of the latter card instead flipping up all the face-down monsters on the opponent's field.
Attribute Repulsion
Etymology and trivia
Attribute Repulsion is a reference to a scene from Yugi Muto's Duel against Seto Kaiba in Duelist Kingdom in which he fuses his own Mammoth Graveyard (a DARK-Attribute Undead-Type monster in the manga) with Kaiba's Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon using the Magic Card The Arrow of Magical Effects.
As a result of the two Fusion Materials' incompatible Attributes (LIGHT and DARK), this triggered the mechanic of Attribute Repulsion to take place—causing Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon to rot from within and gradually reduce its ATK each turn by the ATK of Mammoth Graveyard.
Duker Twin Sword
Etymology and trivia
Duker Twin Sword is based on one of the monsters appearing in Ryuji Otogi's Dragon Dice & Dungeons game in the anime/manga.
Duker is a twist on duke.
Its effect of increasing its ATK in multiples of 350 is a reference to how it had 360 ATK in the manga and could multiply its ATK by spending the same multiple of Attack Crests.
Its effect of Special Summoning a monster from the hand should the player get the same result at least twice among the die rolls is a reference to how, in DDD, the players had to roll at least two Summon Crests in order to summon one of the monsters inside their dice.
Sealing Slaughter Sword of Shimmering Light
Etymology and trivia
Sealing Slaughter Sword of Shimmering Light is a reimagined version of Yugi Muto's Card-Sealing Sword of Light.
Sealing Slaughter Sword (Fūsatsuken) is pronounced the same as the original Card-Sealing Sword (Fūsatsuken) in Japanese—with the second kanji instead being the satsu meaning "slaughter" or "kill" instead of the original's second kanji meaning "card."
It is a Magic Card, just like the original depiction of the Card-Sealing Sword of Light in the anime/manga.
The artwork depicts a scene from Yugi Muto's Duel against the Rare Hunter in Battle City—in which Yugi uses the Card-Sealing Sword to confine the Right Arm of the Sealed One in the Rare Hunter's hand onto his field.
Its effect of excluding all additional copies of the excluded Level 4 or lower monster is a further reference to the above scene in the manga: immediately after sealing the Right Arm onto the Rare Hunter's field, Yugi activates his Trap Card Chain Destruction to destroy all copies of that card in the Rare Hunter's hand and Deck.
Its other effect in response to excluding a Level 5 or higher monster is a reference to Yugi using the Card-Sealing Sword against Seto Kaiba's God Card The Giant God-Soldier of Obelisk during their Duel in the Battle City Finals. Shortly after sealing away Obelisk, Yugi was then able to add his own God Card, The Sky Dragon of Osiris, to his own hand.
The Dark Demon Tribe - Gilfer Demon: Gilfer Flame
/The Dark Demon Tribe - Gilfer Demon: Dark Demonflame Burial
Etymology and trivia
Gilfer Flame is the attack name of the original The Dark Demon Tribe - Gilfer Demon in the anime/manga.
Its effect of being able to send itself from the hand to the Graveyard is a reference to how, when it was first used by Yugi Muto in Battle City, its effect was triggered when it was sent from Yugi's hand to the Graveyard by the Magic Card Hand Obliteration.
Gear-Fried the Steelclad Knight
Etymology and trivia
Gear-Fried the Steelclad Knight is a reference to how the original Gear-Fried the Iron Knight was sometimes referred to as the Steelclad Knight in the anime/manga.
The artwork depicts a scene from Katsuya Jonouchi's Duel against Dark Marik in the Battle City Finals in which he summons the original Gear-Fried during his final turn, shortly before succumbing to his injuries and passing out.
Magic Card: "Enemy Controller"
Etymology and trivia
Magic Card: "Enemy Controller" is a more accurate adaptation of the original Enemy Controller, with effects more similar to the ones it had originally in the manga/anime.
The artwork is a reference to a scene from Seto Kaiba's Duel against Yugi Muto in the Battle City Finals in which he uses Enemy Controller's "sacrifice" command to be able to sacrifice his X - Head Cannon—which had been switched over to Yugi's side of the field just before by Kaiba's Cross Soul.
Last Rites of the Soul
Etymology and trivia
Last Rites of the Soul depicts a scene from the Rite of Battle (Yugi Muto vs. Atem) in which Yugi nullifies Atem's Resurrection of the Dead after revealing he had sealed his own Resurrection of the Dead inside the Gold Coffer of Sealing—thereby preventing that card's use in the current Duel. The Osiris that Atem attempted to summon is shown fading away.
The card's name is a reference to a line said by Ishizu Ishtar—in which she likens the above play (leaving his opponent unable to revive a monster from the Graveyard) as Yugi performing the last rites for the Pharaoh's soul, before it journeys to the underworld.