Rising of the Northern Lights

Set Information

RUSH DUEL
Set poster

Official tagline

"Pierce through the shining canopy, and unleash your shimmering light! Rise in sparkling brilliance! Galactica Rising Oblivion!!"

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Galactica Oblivion
#001
Galactica Oblivion
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Harpie Lady
#002
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Enceladustellime
#003
Etymology & Trivia

Enceladustellime is a portmanteau of Enceladus—the sixth-largest moon of Saturn, known for its icy surface and active geysers—and Interstellime.

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Civil Twi-Rider
#004
Etymology & Trivia

Twi-Rider is a portmanteau of twilight and rider.

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Vanishing Solithius
#005
Etymology & Trivia

Vanishing Solithius is based on Sirius—the brightest star in the night sky, located in the southern constellation of Canis Major.

Solithius seems to be a twist on sol (Latin for "sun"), Sothis (thought to be the Ancient Greek name of the star Sirius), and Sirius.

During the early period of Egyptian civilization, the heliacal rising of Sirius preceded the usual annual flooding of the Nile.

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Vanishing Sopdet
#006
Etymology & Trivia

Sopdet is the Ancient Egyptian name of the star Sirius and its personification as an Egyptian goddess.

Connected artwork

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Clash of the Reporters - Scoopies
#008

Clash of the Reporters - Scoopies [L]

Clash of the Reporters - Scoopies

Clash of the Reporters - Scoopies [R]

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#007
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Reporter Unit Terecoroid
#010
Etymology & Trivia

Terecoroid is a portmanteau of tereko (the Japanese term for a tape recorder) and android.

Reporter Unit (Hōdōkijin) is a play on hōdōkisha (another Japanese term for "journalist" or "reporter") and kijin ("machine person").

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Reporter She-Devil Casterlin
#011
Etymology & Trivia

Casterlin might be a play on newscaster and lilin—a term for night spirits in Jewish mythology.

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Speed-Snapper Machine ENG
#012
Etymology & Trivia

Speed-Snapper Machine ENG is a reference to electronic news gathering (ENG)—the usage of electronic video and audio technologies by reporters to gather and present news instead of using film cameras. The term was coined during the rise of videotape technology in the 1970s.

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Onslaught Machine Headhorn
#013
Etymology & Trivia

Headhorn is a pun on headphone and horn—with phone and horn both being pronounced as hōn in Japanese.

Onslaught Machine (Totsugeki Mashin) is a play on totsugeki shuzai—the Japanese term for a surprise interview.

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Super News-Flash Machine - Toughroid Flash
#014
Etymology & Trivia

Toughroid Flash is a reference to a news flash.

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The Light-Twined Dragon - Lates
#015
Etymology & Trivia

Lates (Ratesu) is meant to be an anagram of Sutera ("Stella").

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Stella, Researcher of Twined Dragons
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Shawna, Researcher of Twined Dragons
#017
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Astère, Researcher of Twined Dragons
#018
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The Scorch-Twined Dragon - Flaygal
#019
Etymology & Trivia

Flaygal is a twist on flame.

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The Verdant-Twined Dragon - Greeray
#020
Etymology & Trivia

Greeray is a twist on green.

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The Magic-Twined Dragon - Vezzar the Stargorger
#021
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Rise Motor Emergent
#022
Etymology & Trivia

Emergent sounds similar to Rising HERO Argent.

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Rise Motor Keelkappah
#023
Etymology & Trivia

Keelkappah is a reference to the kappa (a water-dwelling yokai, typically depicted as a humanoid with a turtle shell, scaly skin, and a water-filled dish on its head)—and to how the word is sometimes applied to water-related products including boats and marine equipment in Japan.

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Rising HERO Rigallum
#024
Etymology & Trivia

Rigallum is a twist on gallium—a soft, silvery-white metal and the chemical element of atomic number 31.

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Rising HERO Argent R
#025
Etymology & Trivia

The R in Argent R could likely stand for rookie or revision/reborn.

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Rising Unit
#026
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Ice-Age Pounder
#027
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Middle Management - Shain Manager
#028
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Ajisai the Flowerfang Tea Whisker
#029
Etymology & Trivia

Ajisai is the Japanese name of the bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla).

Flowerfang Tea Whisker (Kagetate) comes from the Japanese phrase cha o tateru—to prepare matcha by whisking it with a tea whisk into hot water.

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Departing from the Demon Realm, Bound for the Realm of the Living: Death Guide
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Etymology & Trivia

Death Guide (Desu Gaido) is a pun on bus guide (basu gaido in Japanese).

Departing from the Demon Realm, Bound for the Realm of the Living is phrased in the style of a train/bus departure announcement. Such phrasing is commonly used as part of PA system announcements at Japanese stations.

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Devil's Mirage
#031
Etymology & Trivia

Devil's Mirage is a counterpart to the OCG's Mirage—a Normal Monster which was one of the necessary sacrifices for the Ritual Summon of Devil's Mirror in the early-era Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters video games.

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Devil's Absoluter
#032
Etymology & Trivia

Devil's Absoluter is a counterpart to the OCG's Absoluter—a Normal Monster which was one of the necessary sacrifices for the Ritual Summon of Devil's Mirror in the early-era Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters video games.

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Blussdess on Her Wicked Ride
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Prey Demon
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Prey Dullahan
#035
Etymology & Trivia

The Dullahan is a type of legendary creature in Irish folklore depicted as a headless rider on a black horse, or as a coachman, who carries his own head.

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Surge Force Warcraft - Soh-En
#036
Etymology & Trivia

Soh-En is written with the kanji for "azure flame" in Japanese.

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Masshig Nyangler
#037
Etymology & Trivia

Masshig Nyangler (Masshigu Nyangurā) is a pun on the Japanese phrase neko masshigura (meaning "a cat's headlong dash")—which serves as an advertising slogan most famously associated with Ciao Churu, a popular Japanese cat treat made by Inaba Foods.

Nyangler is a portmanteau of nyan (Japanese for "meow") and angler (another word for a fisherman).

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Galactica Rising Oblivion
#038
Etymology & Trivia

Galactica Rising Oblivion — Summon Chant

The compass of memories points toward a cosmic sky aglow with the northern lights! Pierce through the shining canopy, and unleash your shimmering light! Rise in sparkling brilliance! Galactica Rising Oblivion!!

Attack Name

War To Zen! First Heat Dead!

Effect Name

Over-Photon Clouding

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Resurrection Heliacal Riser
#039
Etymology & Trivia

Resurrection Heliacal Riser — Summon Chant

A shimmering resonance so mighty to even rouse the sun from its slumber! Let it turn—this prayer! Let it seethe—this fury! Let this light be reborn! Emerge before me! Resurrection Heliacal Riser!

Attack Name

War To Zen! Move It Gleam!

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Interscrime
#040
Etymology & Trivia

Interscrime is a portmanteau of Interstellime and scrum (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people).

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Egg of the Light-Twined Dragon
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Rising HERO Argent O
#042
Etymology & Trivia

Rising HERO Argent O is likely named after silver oxide—with argent being an archaic word for the metal silver ("Ag" in chemical notation) and O being the chemical symbol for oxygen.

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Rising HERO Argent F
#043
Etymology & Trivia

Rising HERO Argent F is likely named after silver fluoride—with argent being an archaic word for the metal silver ("Ag" in chemical notation) and F being the chemical symbol for fluorine.

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Possessed Shrouding - Win
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The Absorbing Devil's Mirror
#045
Etymology & Trivia

The Absorbing Devil's Mirror is a reference to the flavor text of the original Devil's Mirror in some of the early-era video games: "Anything reflected in this evil mirror will be drawn into the world inside the mirror."

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Vanishing Attack
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Galactica Fusion Space
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Happy Journal
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Gogai-Burn/Extra-Edition Burn
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Etymology & Trivia

Gogai-Burn is a pun on the Japanese term for a newspaper extra or extra edition (gōgai-ban)—a special issue of a newspaper published outside the regular schedule to report major or breaking news that arrived too late for the standard edition.

This card is a modern-day counterpart to Kawara-Burn—which features a similar pun in its name.

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Tome of the Twined Dragons: -The Chapter of Curse-Breaking-
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Spoils from the Twined Dragons' Domain
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Research in the Twined Dragons' Domain
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Rising License
#053
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Rising Protect
#055
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Ritual of the Demonic Mirror
#056
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Invocation of the Demonic Mirror
#057
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The Three Sages Embark on Their Journey
#058
Etymology & Trivia

The Three Sages Embark on Their Journey is meant to tie in with the Magistus story arc of Yu-Gi-Oh! CARD GAME THE CHRONICLES—as it features the three main characters of the Magistus storyline: Aleister, Endymion, and Verre.

The term Sage is used in the kanji subnames of each of their Magistus counterparts.

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Planet Survey
#059
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We Have a Major Incident!
#060
Etymology & Trivia

We Have a Major Incident! is an upgraded remake of the original We Have an Incident!.

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Curse of the Magic-Twined Dragon
#061
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Rising Equip
#062
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Hysteric Eyes
#063
Etymology & Trivia

Hysteric Eyes is a reference to the OCG's Shadow of Seduction—which was used by Mai Kujaku in the Duel Monsters anime/manga.

Its effect of countering Ritual Monsters is a reference to how Mai Kujaku lost to Yugi Muto's Chaos Soldier (a Ritual Monster) during their Duel in the Duelist Kingdom semifinals.

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Blussdess Pitfall
#064
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Guidance of the Dark Devil-God
#065
Etymology & Trivia

Guidance of the Dark Devil-God is a reference to the OCG's Nightmare the Dark Devil-God—whose flavor text describes it as taking the lives of those sleeping.

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Weaksauce Blussdess
#066
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Harpie Raffinato
#067
Etymology & Trivia

Raffinato is Italian for "refined" or "elegant."

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Dralia, a Friend Under the Twilight
#068
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Devil's Mirror
#069
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Lofty Vigil-Keeper God of the Sacred Hills
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Etymology & Trivia

Lofty Vigil-Keeper God of the Sacred Hills is based on the nine-tailed fox from Chinese mythology—a mythical fox entity with nine tails first described in the ancient Chinese text Shanhaijing.

The Sacred Hills in its name is a reference to Qingqiu (Chinese for "Azure Hills")—a legendary place in Chinese mythology and literature said to house the nine-tailed fox.

Lofty Vigil-Keeper God (Gogyōshin) is a pun on the Gods of the Five Elements from Chinese mythology (also pronounced as gogyōshin in Japanese)—with the first two kanji instead being the ones meaning "protective" and "high"/"lofty" respectively.