History Characters / CardfightVanguardCray

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: As Luard continues to seek revenge against Shiranui, he becomes more and more unhinged, to the point that he attacks Shiranui's clansmen and his own comrades beg Gear Chronicle to stop him before he goes completely off the deep end. In the end, his lust for revenge leads him to become an unstoppable monster who will do anything to secure his vengeance [[spoiler: and ultimately to being a vessel for Gyze.]]

* ExtraTurn: Chronovisor Heritage can turn four of your face-up Zodiac Time Beast G-Units face-up to grant you an additional turn and automatically Stride itself during that additional turn.

!!Chronojet Dragon/Chronodragon Nextage/Chronodragon Gear Groovy/Chronojet Dragon G/Chronodragon Gearnext/Chronojet Dragon Z
-> ''The new future begins now.''
-> ''Let's go...... to greater heights.''
-> ''The accrued thoughts, now become wings that head towards the future.''
-> ''The connected bonds pass through time and space, and point towards a new tomorrow.''
-> ''That one step of determination marks forever victory.''
-> ''No matter when, a new future starts here.''

-> ''Now is the time to show it, the world that I truly wish for-!''

-> ''Even hourglasses have times that they want to turn back the clock, you know?''

-> ''Ah, yes. Let us return everything to nothingness.''
-> ''Revolution. That is, the opening act of a new era.''

!!Chronofang Tiger/Chronotiger Rebellion/Chronofang Tiger G
-> ''[[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans For the ideal future, any sacrifices are allowed.]]''
-> ''The likes of you, are not capable of bearing the fate of the world.''
-> ''He has sharp fangs, so that he too can walk toward the future.''

-> ''Time is stopped. And the finale starts to move.''

-> ''The deity removes pain. Through a future of happiness without freedom.''

* EarthShatteringKaboom: Zeroth Dragon of Destroy Star, Stark was powerful enough to destroy one of Cray's satellites when it fully unleashed its firepower.

* AlternateCharacterReading: The Drag- titles of his forms are the result of reading the kana: translating the kanji literally results in Dragon Awaiting Awakening, Luard, Sky Dancing Dragon, Luard, and Awakened Dragon King, Luard respectively.

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: As Luard continues to seek revenge against Shiranui, he becomes more and more unhinged, to the point that he attacks Shiranui's clansmen and his own comrades beg Gear Chronicle to stop him before he goes completely off the deep end. In the end, his lust for revenge leads him to become an unstoppable monster who will do anything to secure his vengeance.

-> The only "absolute justice" is the destruction that will be brought by my master, Gyze.

!!Chronojet Dragon/Chronodragon Nextage/Chronojet Dragon G

-> ''Shared bonds cross space and time, pointing the way to a new tomorrow.''

* SealedEvilInACan: After he was defeated in the Cataclysm, Messiah sealed him away.

--> ''Devour my future and manifest!''

!!Dragheart, Luard/Dragdriver, Luard/Dragstrider, Luard

* RedRightHand: Almost literally, his left arm burns red and looks like a dragon's. As Dragstrider, his right arm has become the same.

* JapanesePronouns: Uses 'Watashi' as Grandgallop.

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: As Luard continues to seek revenge against Shiranui, he becomes more and more unhinged, to the point that he attacks Shiranui's clansmen and his own comrades beg Gear Chronicle to stop him before he goes completely off the deep end.
* OrphansOrdeal: Luard was orphaned at a very young age and taken in by a knight of the Shadow Paladins.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Luard practices a form of magic called Dragrise, which allows its users to take on the aspects of a dragon. As Dragheart, he can transform his left arm into a dragon arm, as Dragdriver, he gains wings and a tail, and as Dragstrider he has become a full Abyss Dragon.

* {{Revenge}}: He abandoned the way of the sword and began learning the secret Dragrise arts to seek vengeance on the one who killed the knight who adopted him, Shiranui.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Dragstrider's lore notes that Luard's achievements are great enough that they could be put down in the history books, but to Luard, all they are is tools for him to get revenge on Shiranui. When he discovers that Shiranui is no longer on Cray due to [[spoiler: Diffriding Kazumi]], he instead begins slaughtering Shiranui's clansmen.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: His eyes are golden and he definitely has some kind of special power.

* CreateYourOwnHero: The entire reason that Luard gains the power that he does is Shiranui killing his adoptive father, giving Luard a motivation to grow as strong as possible while seeking revenge.

* G Booster Sets 13-14 concern the actions of the Apostles, a group attempting to resurrect the "Dragon Deity of Destruction", Gyze, and awaken the Zeroth Dragons that had ravaged Cray long ago.

* BiggerBad: His actions, and by extension, his minions are responsible for all the troubles Cray and Earth are going though.

* DeathOrGloryAttack: A Generation Break deck that includes its Nation's Zeroth Dragon has this in mind: either the dragon's power will win them the game that turn, or they will lose their Strides, G-Guardians and Generation Break, condemning them to near-certain defeat.

The true form of the master of the Void. Gyze was an old god who used to rule Clay long ago till he was sealed. He created Chaos Breaker Dragon and is the god that Gastille worships.

* BiggerBad: His actions, and by extension, his minions are responsible for all the troubles Clay and Earth are going though.

* GodOfEvil

* CompositeCharacter: The skills of the Zeroth Dragons combine elements of the playstyles from the clans of the respective nations. Apart from Dust: none of its skills use the soul in any way, a trademark tactic of Dark Zone.

* ElementalEmbodiment: Each embodies an element befitting the nation they were born of: [[MakingASplash Distant Sea]], [[PlayingWithFire Inferno]], [[GreenThumb Death Garden]], [[CastingAShadow Demise]], [[ExtraOreDinary Destroy Star]], and [[LightEmUp Zenith]].

* LightIsNotGood: Zeroth Dragon of Zenith, Ultima embodies the United Sanctuary nation and thus the power of light, but is as much a servant of Gyze as its brethren.

* G Booster Sets 9-12 revolve around units traveling from Cray to Earth, which they call "Planet E", and possess the bodies of humans on Earth [[WillingChanneler with their permission]]. From these sets and on, the events on Cray are heavily integrated with the anime, more so than in previous sets.

* Booster Sets 1-5 introduces the various Clans, and centres upon a civil war unfolding between the Royal Paladins and the dissenting Shadow Paladins as they struggle for control over a unified Cray army.

* Booster Sets 10-15 concern the invasion of an extraterrestrial army known as "Link Joker", who seek to conquer the Planet Cray. This forces the various clans of Cray to band together to fight this new threat, and even unseal previously forbidden powers.

* G-Booster Sets 1-Present documents the continuing effects of the "Space-Time Overlap Phenomenon", which is pulling mutually-exclusive Units from different timelines into a singular present and threatening the power balance between the nations of Planet Cray. Amidst this turmoil, two new powers have emerged: "Stride", the ability to summon Units from beyond the limits of time and space; and "Gear Chronicle", a mysterious new Clan with [[TimeMaster the power to manipulate time]].

!!Star-vader, Chaos Breaker Dragon/Star-vader, Chaos Breaker Crisis/Death Star-vader, Chaos Breaker Deluge

-> In this world, no ark of salvation will appear.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: His nickname is given to him by his fellow commanders, who despise him for his malicious ways.
* EvilLaugh: From Glendios' lore: ''"All the while the Clown snickers to himself, as false wails and lamentations echo across the planet."''

* RedBaron: He is known as 'The Clown' for his malicious ways.

* CompositeCharacter: The skills of the Zeroth Dragons combine elements of the playstyles from the clans of the respective nations.

* {{Cosplay}}: It's a {{Mameshiba}} cosplaying as Blaster Blade!

!!Neon Messiah/Asleep Messiah/Awaking Messiah/Alter-Ego Messiah/Alter Ego Neo Messiah/Genesis Dragon, Judgment Messiah/Genesis Dragon, Amnesty Messiah/Genesis Dragon, Excelics Messiah/Genesis Dragon, Trans-else Messiah/Genesis Dragon, Flageolet Messiah/Genesis Dragon, Harmonics Neo Messiah

-> The instinct "I want to protect" awakens the power of Messiah.

-> What appeared there, was the dazzling light of a new world.

* MeaningfulName: Its name reflects that it is a new incarnation of Harmonics Messiah

Six powerful dragons created when Gyze drove the "Dragon Bone of Destruction" into lands abundant with spirits. The spirits coalesced and became the Zeroth Dragons, Gyze's mightiest servants, who defeated and slew countless warriors of light. However, they were in turn defeated by the forces of Messiah, who sealed them away with Gyze.

* ElementalEmbodiment: Each embodies an element which is included in their name: [[MakingASplash Distant Sea]], [[PlayingWithFire Inferno]], [[GreenThumb Death Garden]], Demise, Star Burial, and Zenith.

* MeaningfulName: His name refers to the red color of his sword. Helheim's name meanwhile refers to the realm of the dead in NorseMythology, reflecting how Claret Sword Helheim has become the effective ruler of Relics.

* Myth/JapaneseMythology: Named after the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu.

* Myth/JapaneseMythology: She is a yuki-onna.

* JapaneseMythology: Based on a futakuchi-onna

* DifficultButAwesome: The primary deck in the G-Era, typically utilizing the skills of Ranunculus Flower Maiden, Ahsha and/or an alternative form of hers, requires a lot of setup and awareness of your cards. In addition, the deck has a lot of difficulty dealing with decks who have hard control like Narukami and Link Joker. But with proper setup, control and foresight, your rear-guard units can reach astronomical numbers.

* WorfEffect: In the G-era, they have had the second worse support of all the clans and has found themselves absolutely no place in competitive play by G-Set 7. Other clans not part of the meta can at least find a way around or has a trick or two up their sleeve with clan specific gimmicks. Oracle Think Tank is very straight forward and lack any sort of power plays they can possibly do outside of trigger stacking. In fact, it has gotten to the point where at least one clan can do something that Oracle Think Tank can do, arguably better. To top it all off, their staple unit, Silent Tom, has been nerfed with the rise of G-Guardians.

* CoDragons: [[spoiler: Along with Gastille, to Geeves. In fact Geeves ''created him.'']]

* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen

* CompositeCharacter: Judging by Zeroth Dragon of Distant Sea, Megiddo, the Zeroth Dragons' skills combine mechanics from all clans in their nation, with Megiddo's skill calling cards from the hand (Bermuda Triangle) and drop zone (Granblue), and allowing the units called to change places with another rear-guard after their attack (Aqua Force).

- >He is the light of hope that shines in the depths of despair.

!King of Knights, Alfred / [[GloryDays Alfred Early]] / Liberator of the Round Table, Alfred / Liberator, Monarch Sanctuary Alfred / Light Origin Seeker, Alfred XIV / Luminous Light King of Knights, Alfred Oath / [[FutureBadass Divine Knight King, Alfred Holy Saver]]

->I command you under the name of the King of Knights! Heed my call, my warriors!
->To preserve the smiles of his people, the young King leads knights to battle.
->Stand up again! Golden Absolution!
->In order to rid the crisis from this world, we have to be the cornerstone of the sanctuary.
->He is the light of hope that shines in the depths of despair.

** Light Origin Seeker, Alfred XIV can perform Legion with his trusted friend Blaster Blade (Seeker). His King of Knights form on the other hand is the partner unit to the Vanguard of the King of Knights, Ezer.

-> He understands [[ThePowerOfFriendship the power of bonds]], as well as its value..

!!Soul Saver Dragon/Holy Dragon, Religious Soul Saver

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