History Characters / CardfightVanguardCrayDarkZone

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* HypnoticEyes

* LimitBreak

* RedEyesTakeWarning

!In General
* WhipItGood: Befitting their profession, all the beast tamers wield whips to command their beasts.

* WhipItGood: Is always carrying a whip.

* BareYourMidriff: Elul's outfit leves her midsection exposed.

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Gastille has four arms

* FusionDance: His existence is the result of multiple ghosts fusing into one due to their synchronized feelings of despair

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Luquier "Яeverse"

* SuperMode: Silver Thorn Dragon Queen, Luquier "Яeverse"

* AllYourPowersCombined: In addition to being able to get both type of Force gifts at once when rode as a vanguard, the V-series version of Rising Nova has the ability to copy the abilities of up to two of the player's Grade 3 rearguards

* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: If the flavor text above is any indication,

* CoolSword: Wields a golden sword with gear motifs as Chronovisor Heritage

* TheLeader: Leads the force sent to restore Cray's spacetime

* SuperMode: Chronodragon Nextage

* CoolHat: A silk hat.

!!!'''Forms:'''Steam Maiden, Uluru/Retroactive Time Maiden, Uluru

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Her incarnation as a G Guardian.

* AscendedExtra: Went from a minor Grade 3 common card released in G-BT01 to the fist boss unit for the Steam Maidens.

* EpicHail: When placed as vanguard, Elul can call a card from hand. Her V-series version can instead bind a card from dop to call a Steam Maiden from the bind zone as well as switch a Steam Maiden with a bound card that's a grade higher than it after the former has attacked.

* WingedHumanoid: Has robotic wings connected to her back.

[[Characters/CardfightVanguardCrayUnitedSanctuary United Sanctuary]] | [[Characters/CardfightVanguardCrayDragonEmpire Dragon Empire]] |[[Characters/CardfightVanguardCrayStarGate Star Gate]] | '''Dark Zone''' | [[Characters/CardfightVanguardCrayMagallanica Magallanica]] | [[Characters/CardfightVanguardCrayZoo Zoo]] | [[Characters/CardfightVanguardCrayOther Other]]]]-]]]

* SpotOfTea

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is a dark shade of green.

An enigmatic Clan who appeared from the ruins of an lost civilization within Dark Zone. Gear Chronicle are comprised of the Gear Dragons and their allies, and harass temporal energies by using "Time Engines" to power their abilities. They seem to be working to counteract the effects of the "Space-Time Overlap Phenomenon" and "Stride" upon the Planet Cray.

The enigmatic leader of the Pale Moon Circus. Her EvilEye can hypnotise any creature into becoming her loyal servant. At the very start of the Star-Vasion War, she was caught by a surprise attack and [[TheVirus forcefully infused with the power of Void]], "Яeverse". Under its influence, she transformed into a cruel and capricious [[TheBaroness Baroness]] who used her empowered eye to [[{{Brainwashed}} dominate anyone who opposed her]]. She was one of the first to be returned to normal with the discovery of "Unlock", but her extensive time under Яeverse had tainted her soul to the point where her distinct raven-black hair had been turned silver. Far in the future, long after her hair had regained its colour, she would become known as the world-renowned "Mystic Luquier", a level of celebrity she appreciated aside from the inconvenience this added to her shadow life as an assassin.

* FanNickname: Christmas Tree, for Demon Marquis, Amon "Яeverse"

!!Poet of Darkness, Amon/Demon of Aspiration, Amon/Demon World Marquis, Amon/Demon Marquis, Amon "Яeverse"

* AristocratsAreEvil: Well, he ''is'' a Marquis.
* TheClan: Set 12 gives Amon an archtype called "House of Amon".
* TheCorruption: Demon Marquis, Amon "Яeverse" has been corrupted by Link Joker.

* EvilOverlord

* PlayingWithFire

* SuperMode: Demon Marquis, Amon "Яeverse"
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
** Adds your own Dark Irregulars to the Soul to not only retire an opponent's Rearguard, but power himself up as well.

[[folder:Amon]]
!!Poet of Darkness, Amon/Demon of Aspiration, Amon/Demon World Marquis, Amon/Demon Marquis, Amon "Яeverse"
-> The whisper of the devil. A magical trap hidden behind sweet words.
-> These are true powers. But still, not enough.
-> This is the real power! Inferno Ritual!
-> Give it to me... your souls, your flesh, even the entire world.

* AristocratsAreEvil: Well, he ''is'' a Marquis.
* TheClan: Set 12 gives Amon an archtype called "House of Amon".
* TheCorruption: Demon Marquis, Amon "Яeverse" has been corrupted by Link Joker.
* {{Depower}}: After the defeat of Link Joker, Amon lost all of the power he gained from them.
* EldritchAbomination: Demon Marquis, Amon "Яeverse", it's entire appearance looks like a demonic Christmas Tree.
* EvilOverlord
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Has one in his abdomen.
* FanNickname: Christmas Tree, for Demon Marquis, Amon "Яeverse"
* InevitableMutualBetrayal: Plans to get rid of Astaroth once their conquest of Dark Zone is complete.
* PlayingWithFire
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Demon World Marquis, Amon.
* SuperMode: Demon Marquis, Amon "Яeverse"
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
** Adds your own Dark Irregulars to the Soul to not only retire an opponent's Rearguard, but power himself up as well.

!!Amon's Leader, Astaroth
-> O wandering soul, I bid you welcome to your doom.
-> My "ingenious scheme" that it is in confusion to unify this country.

* BadWithTheBone / ChainPain: His weapon is a chain made of bone called Cocytus Imprison.
* InevitableMutualBetrayal: Plans to get rid of Amon once their conquest of Dark Zone is complete.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Can perform legion with Amon. However, they are not friends, far from it.
* SoulPower: Can seal the soul of his victims and use their suffering to generate mana.
* YourSoulIsMine: Thanks to the pattern on its abdomen, he can seal the souls of his victims.

!!Amon's Claw, Marchosias
-> It is said Amon has many fixers with overwhelming power.

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* BodyguardBetrayal: He and Amon's other fixers attempted this multiple times. It failed.
* FutureBadass: Comes from the future.
* RedBaron: Was known as the "Duke of Hellish Claw". After being subjugated by Amon, his title became "Amon's Claw".
* StatusBuff: His skill increases the power of two rearguards and himself by 3000 for each five cards in the soul.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Wants to be the one to eliminate Amon.

[[folder:Demon Eater]]
!!Demon Eater
-> Her beautiful black hair will prey even on the devil.
-> She's ridiculously greedy and bizarre.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Her original version had a skill that could retire all of the opponent's rearguards but said skill was a Megablast that required a hefty cost of Counterblast 5 and Soulblast 8, the latter being less of an issue given that Dark Irregulars focus on adding cards to the soul, on top of needing her attack to hit.
** Downplayed with her new version. While soulblasting 10 cards is still a hefty cost, this cost is an optional part of her second ability and has an easier activation timing.
* FinishingMove: The V-Series version of Demon Eater seems to have been intended as such given that her skill requires the player to soulblast 10 cards, which while not difficult to achieve will still take time to achieve in addition to potentially turning off the abilities of other units, in exchange for blocking the opponent for blocking Sentinels, making Demon Eater a useful card for dealing the last damage in a fight.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is a dark shade of green.
* {{Youkai}}: She's based on a [[Myth/JapaneseMythology futakuchi-onna]].

[[folder:Nightmareland]]
!!March Rabbit of Nightmareland
-> Oh no, that won't do. It's not acceptable to disturb the tea party.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Completely blocks an attack aimed at a Dark Irregulars.
* ShoutOut: To the March Hare from ''Literature/AliceInWonderland''.
* SpotOfTea

!!Dark Queen of Nightmareland
-> Yes, let the end begin!

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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen
* ShoutOut: To the Queen of Hearts from ''Literature/AliceInWonderland''.

[[folder:No Life King, Death Anchor]]
!!No Life King, Death Anchor
-> Let's hang you up like a decoration! Breakdown Death Brace!
-> I’ll send you to the underworld! Breakdown Death Breath!

* AwesomeButImpractical: The original version's third skill, in that while it grants an extra critical and 10000 Power, it requires the player to have five face-up cards in the damage zone in order to be activated. Additionally, since the player's own damage zone will be empty, the opponent's heal triggers will be sure to activate.
* FusionDance: His existence is the result of multiple ghosts fusing into one due to their synchronized feelings of despair
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Death Anchor is the ruler of the realm of the dead and was being born from multiple weak souls merging together. Also, not friendly toward living beings.
* TookALevelInBadass: Death Anchor's original card was slightly better than a Megablast unit, in that it doesn't use up all a large amount of soul but was otherwise nothing of note. The rebooted version on the other hand, is far more useful and, alongside Enigmatic Assassin, formed the basis of a loop which led the aforementioned Enigmatic Assassin to be restricted to one.

[[folder:Dantarian]]
!!King of Masks, Dantarian
-> Go ahead, choose. There are all sorts of masks here.
-> Do you feel the gaze of the mask?

* DealWithTheDevil: His lore makes mention of him having made a deal with a demon.
* LimitBreak: The original Dantarian has a Limit Break skill that activates at 4 damage and when rode upon.
* MaskOfPower: Dantarian's soul is divided amongs his masks and can access different abilities depending on which one he wears.
* MeaningfulName: Dantarian's name is derived from Dantalion, one of the 72 demons mentioned in the Ars Goetia. Fittingly, Dantalion is described as having multiple faces which seems to be the inspiration for the masks Dantarian has.
* StatusBuff: Like all other Break Ride units, Dantarian's skill gives 10000 Power to the unit that was rode upon him as well as give to up to three rearguards a skill that gave them 1000 Power for each Dark Irregulars in the soul.
** His V-Series version pays hommage to the above by being able to give 5000 Power to up to three rearguards whenever a Grade 2 or greater card is put into the soul.
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[[folder:Scharhot Vampir]]
!!Scharhot Vampir/One Steeped in Sin, Scharhrot/One who Scatters Sin, Scharhrot/One who Proceeds Towards Daybreak, Scharhrot
-> With sincere gratitude. "I humbly partake."
-> I grow tired of you. Time for a "thanks for the meal".
-> The unforgivable one who scatters sin...... that is the blood of redemption.
-> Advance, even in the darkness. Night will turn to dawn.
-> Not a sacrifice, but a necessary offering.

* ManaDrain: According to the lore, Scharhot has the power of "Mana Absorbtion" and can absord an individual's mana simply by touching them. He can also do so by drinking their blood.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Scharhrot has a ManaDrain ability as well as skeletal arms and wings coming from his back.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: If there are ten or more cards in the soul when One Steeped in Sin, Scharhrot's ability is activated, all of the opponent's rearguards will be retired.
* StatusBuff:
** Both Scharhrot Vampir and One Steeped in Sin have the ability to gain an addition 10000 with their respective abilities.
** If there are ten or more cards in the soul and both Generation Break 2 and Darkness are active, One who Scatters Sin can gain 5000 Power when it attacks.
** The V-series version of Scharhot grants 1000 power for to the front-row units for each card in the soul.
* TookALevelInKindness: As shown by his title going from "One Steeped in Sin" to "One who Scatters Sin" and "One who Proceeds Towards Daybreak", Scharhot's attitude towards his subordinates has begun to change.as a result of their loyalty to him. However, this is downplayed since he's simply gone from seeing them as emergency food to not eating them.

[[folder:Gastille]]
!!Evil God Bishop, Gastille/Evil God Pontiff, Gastille Daimonas
-> When you ask for help from the void, the demon king becomes an Evil God Bishop.
-> The demon descends upon a world without deities. Laws no longer exist.
-> The gift of nothingness steals hope and silences the world.

%%* CoDragons: With Chaos Breaker Dragon for Gyze.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: In both the anime and the lore, Gastille is built up as the manipulator behind Gyze's revival and a true force to be reckoned with, worthy of being the BigBad. He is promptly defeated by Chrono, breaking his Diffride, and upon his return to Cray Chaos Breaker Dragon immediately usurps him.
* EvilMentor: He was the one who taught Shiranui the power of Dominate.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: He has additional eyes on his cloak of all things.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Gastille has four arms
* MythologyGag: Gastille's V series incarnation forces the opponent to choose up to four negative effects depending on the number of cards in Gastille's Soul. Three of these effects, when combined, come close to recreating the skill of Gastille's Zeroth Dragon, Dust, albeit with some buffs: reduce the opponent's Vanguard's Power to 1 (Dust reduced the Power and Grade of all your opponent's units to 1), your opponent's AUTO effects do not activate this turn (Dust also negated the effects of your opponent's units on field), and your opponent puts a card from their hand into the Damage Zone (Dust dealt one damage to the opponent if they had four or less, though originally like Gastille it had no four or less damage clause).
* PowerCopying: His cards have the ability to copy the skills of cards in the soul. His V series incarnation doesn't ''directly'' do so, but on reflection it's clear that three of its four skills are slightly tweaked pieces of Zeroth Dragon of End of the World, Dust's skill.
* ReligionOfEvil: After Gyze's defeat, Gastille founded a cult devoted to his worship, with its secret purpose being Gyze's revival.
* SinisterMinister: A demon who is also the leader of a cult devoted to worshippng the resident deity of destruction and ready to manipulate or harm others if it helps his goal of reviving his master.

[[folder:Beast Tamers]]
!In General
* WhipItGood: Befitting their profession, all the beast tamers wield whips to command their beasts.

!!Golden Beast Tamer
->Let's go, all of you! Heed my command! Go! Fight!\\
All beasts shall kowtow before me!

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!!Crimson Beast Tamer/Turquoise Beast Tamer
-> Twin sisters that are the backbone of the circus.

* AnIcePerson: Turquoise has a whip made of ice crystals.
* PlayingWithFire: Crimson has a whip made of fire.

[[folder:Nightmare Dolls]]
!!Nightmare Doll Alice

[[folder:Harri]]
!!Masked Magician, Harri/Dragon Masquerade, Harri
-> Come, let the time of dreams begin!
-> I'm invincible! So long as I have my silk hat.

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* ChildProdigy: A young prodigy.
* CoolHat: A silk hat.
* EpicHail:
** Both of Masked Magician's effect allows him to call a unit from the soul, although one is only temporary.
** Dragon Masquerade, Harri can call up to three units from the soul for a turn.
* FutureBadass: Dragon Masquerade, Harri is Masked Magician, Harri's future self that was summoned to the present through use of Stride.
* OlderAndWiser: His future self is less cheeky than the present Harri.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite his child-like appearance, he is over thirty years old.
* StageMagician: His occupation.
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[[folder:Juggernaut Maximum]]
!!Juggernaut Maximum/Juggernaut Maximum Maximum
-> Smash to smithereens, Defensive Tackle!
-> Destroy everything! Defensive Tackle!
-> This is the essence of defense! Maximum Tackle!

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: He is a Giant. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that while he is only shown to be bigger than other units rather than gigantic.
* Repetitivename: His Stride version just added an extra Maximum to his name.
* StatusBuff: Maximum Maximum needs to give one of the player's Grade 2 or lower rearguard an extra 10000 power in order to increase its own shield value.

[[folder:Dudley]]
!!Demonic Lord, Dudley Emperor/Great Demon Emperor, Dudley Emperor "Яeverse"
-> Charge! The finishing blow, Avalanche Stampede!
-> This is the end! The finishing blow, Avalanche Stampede!

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever
* EpicHail: He can bring forth Spike Brothers Units from your deck, allowing you to either defend with Panzer Gale's S-Special Intercept, or go on a serious offensive with Units like Juggernaut Maximum.
* LimitBreak: The first Spike Brothers unit in the game to have the ability.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: 'Dudley' is the InUniverse title for the most brutal and skilled Bloodball players. ''Anyone'' with that title is someone to be feared.
* TookALevelInBadass: No, not Dudley himself, since he's a different person to Dudley Dan. Dudley Emperor represents one for the entire Spike Brothers Clan, turning them from a [[CListFodder bit of a joke]] into a [[WhosLaughingNow serious threat]] overnight.

[[folder:Bad End Dragger]]
!!Bad End Dragger
-> Last-minute tactics before the deadline! That is the true spirit of the game!

* TheBerserker: His lore makes mention of him snapping and going berserk.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Bad End ? Yeah, best stay clear of this guy.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: A demon who's also a running-back. And batshit crazy.
* StatusBuff: On top of giving the unit rode on top of it an extra 10000 Power, the skill he gives to said unit allows the player to also give an extra 10000 Power to their attacking rearguards at the cost.

!!Exceptional Expertise, Rising Nova/Great Hero, Rising Supernova/Giant, Rising Great Star

[[folder:Dirty Picaro]]
!!Great Villain, Dirty Picaro
-> Oh my, it seems that the referee isn't looking.

* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: He was badly injured by cheaters, and then returned to the game bribing the referees and breaking rules just as much as those who'd injured him.
* BloodbathVillainOrigin: He goes completely off the rails after learning of his ban from the game, killing several people before finally getting himself in a fight with a demon lord.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Not him himself, but after he descended into cheating and foul play, his antics got so bad that the officials behind Gallows Ball were forced to ban him from the game.

[[folder:Chronojet Dragon]]
!!Chronojet Dragon/Chronodragon Nextage/Chronodragon Gear Groovy/Chronojet Dragon G/Chronodragon Gearnext/Chronojet Dragon Z/Chronovisor Heritage
-> 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.
-> Show me, the world that we truly desire---!

* BookEnds: The very first Stride that Gear Chronicle was given, Mystery-flare Dragon, had an ExtraTurn-granting skill, and Chronovisor Heritage, the last Stride they receive during the ''G'' era, also has one.
* CoolSword: Wields a golden sword with gear motifs as Chronovisor Heritage
* ExtraTurn: Chronovisor Heritage can turn four of your face-up Zodiac Time Beast G-Units face-down to grant you an additional turn and automatically Stride itself during that additional turn.
* {{Foil}}: Chronovisor Heritage is one to the Zeroth Dragons: the latter seal away their player's future by excluding their G-Zone as a cost for their overwhelming power, while Heritage opens the future up again by turning previously used G-Units face-down, allowing them to be used once more.
* GodzillaThreshold: Claret Sword Dragon's actions causes Chronojet Dragon to release its power and become Chronodragon Nextage, even though it could interfere with the restoration of Cray.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: After gaining increased power to become Chronojet Dragon Z, his previously blue, red and gold color scheme becomes gold and white for Z and Chronovisor Heritage.
* HeroicSacrifice: In the final battle, [[BigBad Gyze]] pulls a TakingYouWithMe, intent on self-destructing and destroying Cray. Chronojet is then forced to move himself and Gyze to a pocket in spacetime to contain the explosion, destroying them both.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Done uniquely by Nextage, who can revert back to Chronojet after his attack ends for a second attack.
* TheLeader: Leads the force sent to restore Cray's spacetime
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A high-ranking Gear Dragon.
* ShoulderCannon: Chronodragon Nextage has cannons hidden in the armor covering its shoulders.
* SuperMode: Chronodragon Nextage
* TimeStandsStill: Its ability to prevent Grade 1 or higher units from guarding its attack is it freezing time to stop the guardians from blocking it.
* TimeTravel:
** One of his powers sends enemy units back in time, represented by his ability to send a rear-guard to the bottom of the deck.
** Nextage's skill could also be interpreted as this, going back in time to when he was Chronojet Dragon for a second attack.

[[folder:Mystery-flare]]
!!Interdimensional Dragon, Mystery-flare Dragon
-> Now is the time to show it, the world that I truly wish for--!

* AscendedExtra: In its original incarnation, Mystery-flare was an extremely AwesomeButImpractical Trial Deck boss for Gear Chronicle that never saw any serious play, and even when retrained into Metapulsar, Mystery-freeze Dragon it was still underused. In the V series however, it was the only G era Gear Chronicle unit to be carried over and as the V Rare poster card for the Clan's initial introduction to the reboot to boot.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Its skill might be powerful but it requires Mystery Flare Dragon's attack hitting a Vanguard, the top four cards of your deck having different grades, and a counterblast of 4. Even Mystery-flare's V series incarnation, made much more usable, still requires a staggering combined ''19'' grades of cards in your bind zone to achieve its ExtraTurn skill at the cost of discarding your entire hand.
* CallBack: The FlavorText for Mystery-flare's V series incarnation references that of its original incarnation:
--> The world I truly desire is still far off. It will come eventually--
* ExtraTurn: The first Vanguard unit to have the ability to grant one.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A Gear Dragon, just like the other dragons in Gear Chronicle.
* TimeMaster: Its ability is described as accelerating time.

[[folder:Uluru]]
!!Steam Maiden, Uluru/Retroactive Time Maiden, Uluru
-> Even hourglasses have times that they want to turn back the clock, you know?

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Her incarnation as a G Guardian.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Despite being a Chrono Doll, Uluru looks like a human and possess emotions.
* RobotGirl: Uluru is a Chrono Doll, a forbidden weapon created by a MadScientist of Gear Chronicle.
* TeamMom: Acts as a mother figure toward the younger members of gear Chronicle.

!!Interdimensional Dragon, Chronoscommand Dragon/Interdimensional Dragon, Chronoscommand Revolution

[[folder:Chronofang Tiger]]
!!Chronofang Tiger/Chronotiger Rebellion/Chronofang Tiger G/Chronotiger Gear Glare
-> [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans For the ideal future, any sacrifices are allowed.]]
-> The likes of you, are not capable of bearing the fate of the world.
-> Those sharp fangs, are for walking together with the future.
-> Keeping history close to heart.

* {{Brainwashed}}: Chronofang's actions are not of his own will. He is being controlled by Bind Time Dragon.
* EasternZodiac: He represents the Tiger among the Zodiac Time Beasts.
* PowerFist: Chronofang uses a fist-type armament as his main weapon.
* TigerVersusDragon: He has this dynamic with Chronojet Dragon.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: If the flavor text above is any indication,
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He sends your own cards to the bind zone permanently as costs for his skills. Flavor-wise, this is akin to stranding them in other times.

[[folder:Bind Time Dragon]]
!!Interdimensional Dragon, Bind Time Dragon
-> Time is stopped. And the finale starts to move.

* BigBad: Seems to be shaping up to be this.
* TheManBehindTheMan: He's the one behind Chronofang Tiger's actions.

[[folder:Demiurge]]
!!Deus Ex Machina, Demiurge
-> The deity removes pain. Through a future of happiness without freedom.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Demiurge's skill is almost certainly game-winning, but requires you to build your deck in a very precise manner to incorporate both twelve Zodiac Time Beasts and the support cards required to get them into the Bind Zone, leading to an inconsistent deck with a lot of elements involved.
* DeusExMachina: In more than name. Demiurge's skill allows you to turn a desperate situation into certain victory, akin to a god suddenly appearing to give the story a good ending.
* EasternZodiac: To use Demiurge's skill, you have to have gathered all twelve Zodiac Time Beasts in your bind zone.
* {{Expy}}: Of Star-vader, Omega Glendios. Both are colossal artificial beings who require you to build your deck around a specific series of cards to unlock a game-winning effect once a certain condition is met. Meta-wise, they're also the final ace cards of the antagonists of the third series of each anime. Its lore cements it even more, with Demiurge being created to destroy worlds throughout space and time like how Glendios was Link Joker's ultimate world-destroying weapon. Lastly, both are illustrated by Masami Obari.
* InstantWinCondition: Subverted in spite of its obvious status as a Glendios {{Expy}}. Demiurge's effect, while almost certainly game-ending, isn't actually an instant victory.
* MultiversalConqueror: Demiurge was created with the intention of dominating all existing worlds throughout space and time.
* SealedEvilInACan: The ones who would eventually found Gear Chronicle sealed Demiurge in a gap in space and time from which it couldn't escape alone.
* WindsOfDestinyChange: Its skill allows you to stack any twelve cards from your drop zone on top of your deck, effectively changing your future.
* WorldOfSilence: His flavor text implies that this is what Demiurge would create, a world where everyone is happy because they have no free will and are ''forced'' to be happy.

** Plans to get rid of Astaroth once their conquest of Dark Zone is complete.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Plans to get rid of Amon once their conquest of Dark Zone is complete.

!!Demonic Lord, Dudley Emperor

!!Poet of Darkness, Amon/Demon of Aspiration, Amon/Demon World Marquis, Amon/Demon Marquis, Amon Я

* TheCorruption: [[spoiler: Demon Marquis, Amon Я has been corrupted by Link Joker.]]
* {{Depower}}: [[spoiler: After the defeat of Link Joker, Amon lost all of the power he gained from them.]]
* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler: Demon Marquis, Amon Я, it's entire appearance looks like a demonic Christmas Tree.]]

* FanNickname: Christmas Tree, for [[spoiler: Demon Marquis, Amon Я]]

* SuperMode: Demon Marquis, Amon Я

!!Silver Thorn Dragon Tamer, Luquier/Silver Thorn Dragon Queen, Luquier Я/Silver Thorn Dragon Empress, Venus Luquier/Silver Thorn Dragon Master, Mystic Luquier

* IcyBlueEyes: Luquier Я

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Luquier Я

* SuperMode: Silver Thorn Dragon Queen, Luquier Я

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* AliceAllusion: With her blond hair, red dress and name, she is clearly a reference to Alice.

[[folder: Dark Irregulars]]

!!Demon Eater
-> Her beautiful black hair will prey even on the devil.
-> She's ridiculously greedy and bizarre.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Her original version had a skill that could retire all of the opponent's rearguards but said skill was a Megablast that required a hefty cost of Counterblast 5 and Soulblast 8, the latter being less of an issue given that Dark Irregulars focus on adding cards to the soul, on top of needing her attack to hit.
** Downplayed with her new version. While soulblasting 10 cards is still a hefty cost, this cost is an optional part of her second ability and has an easier activation timing.
* FinishingMove: The V-Series version of Demon Eater seems to have been intended as such given that her skill requires the player to soulblast 10 cards, which while not difficult to achieve will still take time to achieve in addition to potentially turning off the abilities of other units, in exchange for blocking the opponent for blocking Sentinels, making Demon Eater a useful card for dealing the last damage in a fight.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is a dark shade of green.
* {{Youkai}}: She's based on a [[Myth/JapaneseMythology futakuchi-onna]].

!!Stil Vampire
-> Learn it with your body! Black Downfall!

* AwesomeButImpractical: His Megablast depends fully on your opponent's field. For maximum effect you have to hope they leave out a Grade 0 Unit for whatever reason.
* {{Depower}}: His skill weakens your opponent.
* FinishingMove: ''Black Downfall''.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Wields a pair of them.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent

!!Edel Rose
-> Let me dye you red! Scarlet Tear!

* OurVampiresAreDifferent

!!Imprisoned Fallen Angel, Sarael
-> There's no point... Asking me... ... If you don't free me... ...

* DistressedDamsel: She's clearly chained to something, which forbids her from attacking.
* FallenAngel: It's in her name.

!!Blue Dust
-> One who approaches gets deprived of life, then turns to ice and shatters.

* AnIcePerson
* FishOutOfWater: The only Human among Demons, Succubi, and Elves. Later subverted, as he's no longer the only one.
* KillItWithIce

!!Alluring Succubus
-> Hey, your life, can I taste it~?

* CombatStilettos
* HornyDevils

!!March Rabbit of Nightmareland
-> Oh no, that won't do. It's not acceptable to disturb the tea party.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Completely blocks an attack aimed at a Dark Irregulars.
* ShoutOut: To the March Hare from ''Literature/AliceInWonderland''.
* SpotOfTea

!!Dark Queen of Nightmareland
-> Yes, let the end begin!

* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen
* ShoutOut: To the Queen of Hearts from ''Literature/AliceInWonderland''.

!!King of Diptera, Beelzebub

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Despite being a demon, he has several insect features. Probably a reference to Beelzebub's most famous name: 'Lord of the Flies'
* DarkIsEvil: Weeelll...
--> '''Tetsu''': Sinful king praying for dark prosperity... king who has embraced the despair of light in those wings...
* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: He is the lord of the Dark Irregulars Clan.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He was mentioned as leader of the Dark Irregulars in [[AllThereInTheManual English Clan Profiles]] several months before his release.
* EvilOverlord
* {{Greed}}: Mentioned in his Ride Chant in the anime, 'sinful king praying for dark prosperity'
* ReligionOfEvil: There are some overtones of this in his anime Ride Chant.
* WaveMotionGun: In the anime, his 'Deepest Corruption' manifests as a blast of energy which sends a freaking shockwave across the Nationals arena. For the record, this was just a hologram. ''A non'' HardLight ''hologram''.

!!Amon's Leader, Astaroth
-> O wandering soul, I bid you welcome to your doom.
-> My "ingenious scheme" that it is in confusion to unify this country.

!!!Tropes:
* BadWithTheBone / ChainPain: His weapon is a chain made of bone called Cocytus Imprison.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Can perform legion with Amon. However, they are not friends, far from it.
* SoulPower: Can seal the soul of his victims and use their suffering to generate mana.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Plans to get rid of Amon once their conquest of Dark Zone is complete.
* YourSoulIsMine: Thanks to the pattern on its abdomen, he can seal the souls of his victims.

!!Amon's Claw, Marchosias
-> It is said Amon has many fixers with overwhelming power.

!!!Tropes:
* BodyguardBetrayal: He and Amon's other fixers attempted this multiple times. It failed.
* FutureBadass: Comes from the future.
* RedBaron: Was known as the "Duke of Hellish Claw". After being subjugated by Amon, his title became "Amon's Claw".
* StatusBuff: His skill increases the power of two rearguards and himself by 3000 for each five cards in the soul.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Wants to be the one to eliminate Amon.

!!Evil God Bishop, Gastille/Evil God Pontiff, Gastille Daimonas
-> When you ask for help from the void, the demon king becomes an Evil God Bishop.
-> The demon descends upon a world without deities. Laws no longer exist.
-> The gift of nothingness steals hope and silences the world.

!!!Tropes:

!!No Life King, Death Anchor
-> Let's hang you up like a decoration! Breakdown Death Brace!
-> I’ll send you to the underworld! Breakdown Death Breath!

* AwesomeButImpractical: The original version's third skill, in that while it grants an extra critical and 10000 Power, it requires the player to have five face-up cards in the damage zone in order to be activated. Additionally, since the player's own damage zone will be empty, the opponent's heal triggers will be sure to activate.
* FusionDance: His existence is the result of multiple ghosts fusing into one due to their synchronized feelings of despair
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Death Anchor is the ruler of the realm of the dead and was being born from multiple weak souls merging together. Also, not friendly toward living beings.
* TookALevelInBadass: Death Anchor's original card was slightly better than a Megablast unit, in that it doesn't use up all a large amount of soul but was otherwise nothing of note. The rebooted version on the other hand, is far more useful and, alongside Enigmatic Assassin, formed the basis of a loop which led the aforementioned Enigmatic Assassin to be restricted to one.

!!King of Masks, Dantarian
-> Go ahead, choose. There are all sorts of masks here.
-> Do you feel the gaze of the mask?

!!!Tropes:
* DealWithTheDevil: His lore makes mention of him having made a deal with a demon.
* LimitBreak: Dantarian has a Limit Break ability.
* MaskOfPower: Dantarian's soul is divided amongs his masks and can access different abilities depending on which one he wears.
* MeaningfulName: Dantarian's name is derived from Dantalion, one of the 72 demons mentioned in the Ars Goetia. Fittingly, Dantalion is described as having multiple faces which seems to be the inspiration for the masks Dantarian has.
* StatusBuff: Like all other Break Ride units, Dantarian's skill gives 10000 Power to the unit that was rode upon him as well as give to up to three rearguards a skill that gave them 1000 Power for each Dark Irregulars in the soul.
** His V-Series version pays hommage to the above by being able to give 5000 Power to up to three rearguards whenever a Grade 2 or greater card is put into the soul.

!!Scharhot Vampir/One Steeped in Sin, Scharhrot/One who Scatters Sin, Scharhrot/One who Proceeds Towards Daybreak, Scharhrot
-> With sincere gratitude. "I humbly partake."
-> I grow tired of you. Time for a "thanks for the meal".
-> The unforgivable one who scatters sin...... that is the blood of redemption.
-> Advance, even in the darkness. Night will turn to dawn.
-> Not a sacrifice, but a necessary offering.

!!!Tropes:
* ManaDrain: According to the lore, Scharhot has the power of "Mana Absorbtion" and can absord an individual's mana simply by touching them. He can also do so by drinking their blood.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Scharhrot has a ManaDrain ability as well as skeletal arms and wings coming from his back.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: If there are ten or more cards in the soul when One Steeped in Sin, Scharhrot's ability is activated, all of the opponent's rearguards will be retired.
* StatusBuff:
** Both Scharhrot Vampir and One Steeped in Sin have the ability to gain an addition 10000 with their respective abilities.
** If there are ten or more cards in the soul and both Generation Break 2 and Darkness are active, One who Scatters Sin can gain 5000 Power when it attacks.
** The V-series version of Scharhot grants 1000 power for to the front-row units for each card in the soul.
* TookALevelInKindness: As shown by his title going from "One Steeped in Sin" to "One who Scatters Sin" and "One who Proceeds Towards Daybreak", Scharhot's attitude towards his subordinates has begun to change.as a result of their loyalty to him. However, this is downplayed since he's simply gone from seeing them as emergency food to not eating them.

[[folder: Pale Moon]]
Vanguard's own CircusOfFear.

Like Dark Irregulars, they amass cards in the Soul, but instead use them to switch cards between the Soul and Rearguard to gain additional attacks. They can utilize the Magia skill to attack with additional power and retreats to the soul afterwards.

The Silver Thorn sub-clan allows them to call out several units from the soul and swarm the field with very little cost. They also have better control over the cards they soulcharge due to their skills allowing them to check the top cards of the deck.

Pale Moon's keyword is Magia: skills which call a unit from your Soul, but return that unit to the Soul at the end of the turn.

In the V-Series, they are mainly the same with a bit more emphasis on switching out units with the soul to allow for more attacks. Their Imaginary Gift is ''Accel''.

!!Clan-wide Tropes:
* CircusOfFear: Averted, seemingly. A few card lores suggest it to be extreme, but not evil. Then again...
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: They're a covert team of assassins who seem to kill for whoever's in power.

!!Crimson Beast Tamer/Turquoise Beast Tamer
-> Twin sisters that are the backbone of the circus.

!!!Tropes:
* AnIcePerson: Turquoise
* PlayingWithFire: Crimson
* WhipItGood

* AliceAllusion

!!Mistress Hurricane

* AbsoluteCleavage
* CuteMonsterGirl: More like [[EvilIsSexy Sexy Monster Girl]]
* {{Dominatrix}}: At the very least, there are serious overtones of this in her overall design.
* EpicHail: When she appears, she can summon a Pale Moon Unit from your Soul for a Counterblast.
* MsFanservice: [[BlatantLies There's no reason at all for her cleavage to be prominently displayed in the anime. No reason at all.]]
* WhipItGood
* WingedHumanoid

!!Silver Thorn Dragon Tamer, Luquier/Silver Thorn Dragon Queen, Luquier Я/Silver Thorn Dragon Empress, Venus Luquier/Silver Thorn Dragon Master, Mystic Luquier
-> Go forth, Silver Thorn Serpents!
-> Be Reversed. Soon you too shall be my servant.
-> Come along with me, my Silver Thorn Servants!

The enigmatic leader of the Pale Moon Circus. Her EvilEye can hypnotise any creature into becoming her loyal servant. At the very start of the Star-Vasion War, she was caught by a surprise attack and [[TheVirus forcefully infused with the power of Void]], "Яeverse". Under its influence, she transformed into a cruel and capricious [[TheBaroness Baroness]] who used her empowered eye to [[{{Brainwashed}} dominate anyone who opposed her]]. She was one of the first to be returned to normal with the discovery of "Unlock", but her extensive time under Яeverse had tainted her soul to the point where her distinct raven-black hair had been turned silver. Far in the future, long after her hair had regained its colour, she would become known as the world-renowned "Mystic Luquier", a level of celebrity she appreciated aside from the inconvenience this added to her shadow life as an assassin.

!!!Tropes:

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