History Characters / CardfightVanguardCrayDragonEmpire

[[folder:Perdition]]
A group of warriors carrying the name "Perdition", who rallied together to discover the truth behind the change in history.

Perdition units associate the clan's retire focus with column-based effects.

!!Vortex Dragon
!!!'''Forms:''Vortex Dragon/Perdition Dragon, Vortex Dragonewt/Supreme Heavenly Emperor Dragon, Vortex Desire
-> The hellfire that whirls through the battlefield, Burning Hell!
-> The hellfire of Perdition that runs through the battlefield, Burning Purgatory!
-> The hell-fires of purgatory, will scorch the earth endlessly.

The leader of the advance troop of Kagero and the special force "Perdition".

* AwesomeButImpractical: Vortex Dragon, like other megablast units requires a cost of five counterblast and 8 soulblast to use its skill..
* KillItWithFire:
** Vortex Dragon's skill Burning Hell can retire three rearguards.
** Then there's Dragonewt's Trinity Crimson Flame which retires two grade 2 or lower rearguards and deals one damage to the opponent if they have four or less.
* TheLeader: In the future it originated from, Vortex Desire became the leader of the "Perdition" Special Force after Dragonic Overlord got promoted.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His skill is called Burning Hell.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: As Vortex Dragonewt, he can perform legion with Perdition Dragon, Whirlwind Dragon.
* SuperToughness: His scales are descibed as being hard enough to serve as heavy armor.
* TookALevelInBadass: As Perdition Dragon, Vortex Dragonewt.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Seal Dragons]]
The Seal Dragons are dragons who were improsoned by the emperor for various reasons. They are all kept in the Magma Prison under direct suprvision and under twice as many locks and seals than the normal prisoner. However several of them were discharged from the prison temporarily in order to help out agains the invasion of Link Joker with some of their seals weakened as well.

Seal Dragons focus much of their attention on anti Grade 2 tactics with preventing intercepts, retiring Grade 2s, Retiring other units and replace them with a Grade 2 in a position they would otherwise should not be.

!In General
* BoxedCrook: They were all released and there seals weakened in order for them to help out against the war against Link Joker.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Zig-zagged. They focus solely on retiring Grade 2 units, however they have various skills to force the opponent to call Grade 2 units for them to retire.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Their lore states their seals limit their powers, which is reflected in the game through their skills being only able to retire Grade 2 units.

!!Blockade
!!!'''Forms:''' Seal Dragon, Blockade/[[SuperMode Hellfire Seal Dragon, Blockade Inferno]]
-> Vanishing Field! Begone, mere underlings!
-> This cursed magic will now break the seal and destroy the fiery prison!

* AscendedExtra: From just another Grade 3 unit to the leader of his own sub-clan.
* TheDreaded: The higher-ups were reluctant to break the seal for a reason.
* PowerLimiter: But it's been broken to fight back against the invading 'Link Joker'.
* TookALevelInBadass: The original Blockade's skill was to prevent the opponent from intercepting, Blockade Inferno can retire them.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Embodiment]]
!!Emodiment of Spear, Tahr

* BladeOnAStick: It wields a spear that forms part of the embodiment of victory.

!!Embodiment of Armor, Bahr
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* ArtifactOfDoom: The armor Bahr wears comes from an evil deity, which takes away the wearers kind heart.

!!Aleph
!!!'''Forms:''' Dragon Knight Aleph/Embodiment of Victory, Aleph
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* AllYourPowersCombined: His Embodiment of Victory form is essentially Aleph armed with Tahr and Bahr's equipment.

* GamePlayAndStoryIntegration: As noted above, Embodiment of Victory is Aleph wielding Tahr and Bahr's equipement. Dragon Knight, Aleph's ability let the player superior ride into Embodiment of Victory at the cost of putting Bahr and Tahr into the soul.

!Tachikaze
[[folder:In General]]
A clan of [[MilitaryMashupMachine warmachine]] [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs]] who [[TheBattlestar double as personnel carriers]]. They act as the Ground Troops for the Dragon Empire.

They tend to [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness sacrifice their own units]] as a cost for their high-powered attacks, but compensate with skills that [[WeHaveReserves call replacement units]] from the deck.

In addition to replacement units, Ancient Dragons call retired units back to the field.

The Tachikaze keyword is Engorge: When a unit with Engorge attacks, you may retire one or more of your rear-guards to have the attacking unit become engorged for the rest of the turn, and like Blaze, certain skills activate if you have an engorged unit.

In the V-Series, they now come with Armed Equip Gauge, allowing Rear Guards to have cards under them like soul to pay for skills alongside their old mechanic of removing themselves to empower their skills with skills to replenish those losses. Their Imaginary Gift is ''Accel''.
[[/folder]]

!!Individual Units
[[folder:Gaia]]
!!Gaia
!!!'''Forms''':Emperor Dragon, Gaia Emperor/Frenzy Emperor Dragon, Gaia Desperado/Great Emperor Dragon, Gaia Dynast/New Destruction Emperor, Gaia Devastate

* DemotedToExtra: In the V-Series Reboot, it was replaced by God Hand Dragon as Rive's ace, which also resulted in Tachikaze being OutOfFocus.

!!Sub-Clans
[[folder:Ancient Dragons]]
!!Ancient Dragon, Tyrannolegend
-> In the distant past, there was a legendary dragon which devoured everything.

* ExtremeOmnivore: Will eat anything, whether it's organic or inorganic.
* GatlingGood
* LimitBreak
* StockDinosaurs: A Tyrannosaurus Rex.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness

[[folder:Rex]]
!!Tyrant Deathrex
-> Tear it apart, Tyranno-Fang!

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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs
* ExtremeOmnivore: The anime showcases his skill of retiring your own units as eating them.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: If his attack as Vanguard hits, he retires one of your Rearguards.

!!Destruction Dragon, Dark Rex
-> It's still not enough...... Let me eat you too!

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* ExtremeOmnivore: Will eat ''anything''.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Can suddenly appear on the field during his user's battle phase.
* LimitBreak
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Its only purpose is destroying, it has blades all over its body and the fluids of its body are a lethal poison.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness
[[/folder]]

!Nubatama

A group of [[GratuitousNinja ninja beasts and dragons]]. They act as the Dragon Empire's Black Ops, using their stealth skills to carry out covert assassinations.

In their original incarnation, they gained additional power when you had more cards in your hand than your opponent, supplementing this tactic with skills that forced your opponent to discard. However, this build was discontinued due to balance concerns and [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute superseded by the Murakumo clan]] until they were reintroduced years later.

Their new speciality following their reintroduction is using the Bind Zone to manipulate the opponent's field and hand, removing cards the opponent could use to defend themselves. Typically, the bound cards would return to their owner's hand at the end of the turn but some Nubatama units have abilities that allow for the opponent's bound cards to be moved to the drop zone in order to make the card loss permanent.

Nubatama's keyword is Afterimage: When your opponent puts a card into their hand from the Bind Zone, if you have six or fewer cards in your hand, you may return a rear-guard with Afterimage to your hand. They later gained a second keyword in Dominate, which allows them to control an enemy unit and force them to attack their own allies.

In the V-Series, they put emphasis on bouncing cards to hand alongside ways to protect their hand leaving the opponent fewer targets to attack. They also have their own tokens units which can intercept from the backrow for additional defense or used to copy the abilities of opposing cards. Their Imaginary Gift is ''Protect''.

!!Clan-wide Tropes
* FromNobodyToNightmare: After their reintroduction the clan still had very low showing. Then came G NEXT that introduced the Dominate ablitiy....
* HitAndRunTactics: Nubatama gained the ability to do this thanks to their Afterimage keyword which returned units with it to the hand when a bound card was returned to the opponent's hand, allowing a player to call units to the field to attack with and get them back at the end of the turn. This continues in the V era where returning units to the hand has become one of the clan's main mechanic.
* MindControl: Their Dominate Keyword. It forces an enemy Rearguard to attack their own Vanguard, incrasing the number attacks without risking their own units. They can also ''force call units from their drop zone or hand to ensure it goes off.''
* NinjaLog: This is the basis for Nubatame's Evil Decoy Tokens. Fittingly, some of the units that can create these tokens have abilities that return themselves or another unit to the hand and call Evil Decoy Token(s) in their stead or even redirect an attack they were the target of to a token already present on the field.

[[folder:Hanzo]]
!!Hanzo
!!!'''Forms:'''Evil Stealth Dragon Akatsuki, Hanzo/Evil Stealth Dragon Tasogare, Hanzo
->Let's begin the struggle of life! Evil Skill, Darkness Ill-dawn!

* HitAndRunTactics: When a "Hanzo" vanguard attacks, Evil Stealth Dragon Tasogare, Hanzo can be called from the soul by retiring a Grade 0 rearguard with an additional 20000 Power and the ability to attack from the backrow before going back at the end of the turn, leaving an Evil Decoy Token in its stead.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Evil Stealth Dragon Akatsuki, Hanzo's skill can return any number of rearguards on the field to their owner's hand but if the opponent has a grade 3 or greater vanguard, they will have to discard a number of card equal to the number of units returned to their hand by this ability, leaving their field empty and their hand without any additional card.
* StatusBuff: Both versions of Hanzo have an ability that can increase their power by 20000. In addition, Tasogare's first skill grants all of the player's rear-guards an additional 5000 Shield for the turn.
* SupportPartyMember: Evil Stealth Dragon Tasogare, Hanzo has no abilities that can be activated while it's on the vanguard circle. Instead, he's meant to support his Akatsuki counterpart by being able to be rode at the beginning of the opponent's turn to provide additional Protect markers for the players and Shield for their rearguards or by being able to be called from soul when the vanguard attacks in order to be able to attack more than three times during the turn.
* TemporalThemeNaming: Hanzo's forms have a day to night theme in regards to their names with Akatsuki meaning dawn and Tasogare translating to dusk.

[[folder:Houzan]]
!!Houzan
!!!'''Forms:'''Mar
->The match this time, it ended way before the blades were drawn.

* TheDreaded: Martial Artist of Laceration's flavor text indicate that many came to fear Houzan due to his skill with the sword.
* MasterSwordsman: Houzan's Grade 2 card is literally called such with the Grade 3 Daihouzan taking it further by being called "Sword Saint of Invincibility".
* SingleStrokeBattle: Alluded to in the Grade 2's flavor text.
-> "A stroke of the sword. Being able to kill the enemy with just that, is the mark of a true swordsman."
* StatusBuff:
** Master Swordsman of Successive Victory can gain 10000 Power with its ability whenveer it attacks while the opposing vanguard is at least Grade 2. Additionally, should it be rode upon a Grade 3 while the opponent
** Daihouzan can gain 5000 Power and an extra drive through his first ability with the possibility og gaining an extra 10000 Power plus a critical should the opponent have a Grade 3 or greater vanguard and no more than one rear-guard.
* TookALevelInBadass: Houzan's cards depicts his growth from a young martial artist to an older and more experienced "Sword Saint".

[[folder:Shiranui]]
!!
The match this time, it ended way before the blades were drawn. Stealth Dragon, Shiranui/Demon Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Oboro"/Blazing Demonic Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Zanki"/Evil-eye_Hades_Emperor,_Shiranui_"Mukuro"/Evil-eye Hades Emperor, Shiranui "Mukuro"
-> The third eye. That, is the power of taboos\\
The strong will dominate the weak. That is the principle of the world.\\
Answer now. Souls of my dead companions.\\
Fleeting destiny......It is time to regain all that's lost!\\
Overcoming the repeated shame, we will dominate our fate!

* AntiVillain: Cares deeply for his clansmen and his villainous actions are only due to his desire to end the conflicts caused by the connection of Earth and Cray. [[spoiler: He's even innocent of the murder of Dagda.]]
* AnArmAndALeg: In the war against the "Void Relics", he lost his right arm and left leg to Gyze after retrieving Luard.
* AscendedExtra: Shiranui was first released in the side booster THE RECKLESS RAMPAGE, which contained cards not used by any anime character and largely served as a way to give a few otherwise-neglected clans the support they needed. Come ''G Next'', Shiranui is the main villain.
* TheAtoner: He became this upon realizing that he was just an UnwittingPawn to Gastille.
* BigBad: Though he's just a pawn for Gastille, defeating him is the focus of the ''G Next'' story arc.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: His power of Domination allows him to control those who meet the gaze of his evil eye. [[spoiler: His murder of Luard's adoptive brother was actually due to being put under such a state by Gastille.]]
* CreateYourOwnHero: The entire reason that Luard gains the power that he does is Shiranui killing his adoptive brother, giving Luard a motivation to grow as strong as possible while seeking revenge. [[spoiler: Except Shiranui wasn't actually responsible.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Due to his experiences while Diffriding Kazumi, Shiranui repents upon his return to Cray and submits himself to be killed by Luard despite the fact that he never actually committed the murder Luard blames him for.]]
* ScrewDestiny: Shiranui despises the fact that due to the connection of Earth and Cray, human fighters can affect the lives of those on Cray, leading him to try and sever the bond to stop more units being killed in the conflicts these fights inspire.
* TouchedByVorlons: Initially just a regular ninja dragon, Shiranui was bestowed the power of Domination by Gastille.
* UnwittingPawn: Towards Gastille who used lies to convince him to fight for Gyze.

[[folder:Voidmaster]]
!!Steath Dragon, Voidmaster
-> Turn to stone! Ninjitsu, Evil-Eye Prison!

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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A three-eyed dragon ninja.
* WeakButSkilled: The original Voidmaster was a Grade 3 with only 9000 power when 10000 and 11000 were the norm but was one of the few cards who could make the opponent discard.

!!Sub-Clans
[[folder:Magatsu]]
!!Magatsu Storm
!!!'''Forms''': Covert Demonic Dragon, Magatsu Storm/Covert Demonic Dragon, Magatsu Storm "Яeverse"
-> I'm gonna show you the rage of the falling stars! Now, Meteor Shower!
-> Overconfidence will lead to a shock! Meteor Shower!
-> I am born from the void. And none shall stop the evil storm that follows.

Originally part of the Murakumo clan, the Magatsu units were changed to be part of the Nubatama clan from the V-Series onward.

* BlowYouAway: As indicated by their names, the Magatsu units use Wind-based ninjutsu techniques.
* TheCorruption: Magatsu Storm has received a "Яeverse" version as part of Clan Collection Volume 4.
* DiscardAndDraw: While the Magatsu cards still focus on HitAndRunTactics regardless of the clan, the newer cards that are part of Nubatama focus on returning units to the hand after they've attacked rather than the DoppelgangerAttack tactics used by previosu cards.
* DoppelgangerAttack: While part of the Murakumo clan, the Magatsu ride chain focused around this aspect of that clan's plasytyle by calling copies of their current vanguard to attack with.
* TheLeader: Storm is the 13th and current Kage who leads the Magatsu clan, succeeding Magatsu Typhoon.
* StatusBuff:
** Magatsu Storm's Limit Break ability gives it an additional 3000 Power. Furthemore, it gains a continuous increase of 1000 Power with its second ability if Magatsu Gale is in the soul.
** Its V-series counterpart gives the units it calls with its second ability an additional 5000 Power.
** Magatsu Storm "Яeverse"'s first ability locks all of the player's non-Magatsu rear-guards before giving all of the player's remaining units an additional 5000 Power.
* SupportPartyMember: Unlike other "Яeverse" units, all of Magatsu Storm "Яeverse"'s abilities can only be used while it's a rear-guard and are designed to synergize with the regular Magatsu Storm's own.

!Murakumo
[[folder:In General]]
[[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Another group]] of [[GratuitousNinja ninja beasts and dragons]], introduced as a sister clan to Nubatama. Unlike the Nubatama, their stealth skills are used for gathering intelligence and other spy work.

They use a hit-and-run cloning tactic, calling copies of Units from the deck and then returning those Units at the end of the turn. This allows them to apply temporarily field pressure without actually having to waste their hand, leaving them with more options to defend with.

The Murakumo keyword is Shadowstitch: skills which activate when your unit's attack fails to hit.

In the V-Series, cloning is still a major mechanic with some cards acting as another's clone. They also have a strong emphasis on restraining the opponent, usually with the ''Arrester'' cards. Their Imaginary Gift is ''Accel''.

!!Clan-wide Tropes:
* DoppelgangerAttack: Calls copies of their units from the deck to attack with.
* GratuitousNinja: The second ninja clan in vanguard, after the Nubatama.
* SelfDuplication: Their main mechanic is to call multiple copies of their units from the deck for a turn. As of the V era, they lost the "for a turn" part.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To the Nubatama, due to both being ninja clans. Their mechanics are different however.
[[/folder]]

!!Individual Units
[[folder:Hyakki]]
!!Hyakki Vogue
!!!'''Forms''' Covert Demonic Dragon, Hyakki Vogue "Яeverse"/Ambush Demon Stealth Dragon, Hyakki Vogue Nayuta/Covert Demonic Dragon, Hyakki Vogue
-> Assemble, horde of demons, Stealth Arts, Nightmare Trooper!
-> The number of clones, exceeded billions in a blink of an eye.

* TheAce: Nayuta is considered to be the most powerful ninja.
* ArtificialHuman: While other Reverse units were Cray natives corrupted by Link Joker, Hyakki Vogue is Link Joker's first succesful attempt at cloning a Cray life form.
* FutureBadass: Nayuta, the reincarnation of the original Hyakki Vogue.
* LimitBreak: Hyakki Vogue "Яeverse" has the ability.
* TheMole: He is actually the result of the Link Joker's first successful attempt to clone Cray's inhabitants, and was planted in the Dragon Empire to spring into action when the invasion began.
* {{Reincarnation}}: After being defeated by Dauntless Drive Dragon, Hyakki Vogue melted into the ground and was eventually reborn as a baby dragon who, in the distant future, would end up becoming Hyakki Vogue Nayuta.
* SelfDuplication: He can call another copy of himself when called as the vanguard.

[[folder:Shirayuki]]
!!Shirayuki
!!!'''Forms''' Fantasy Petal Storm, Shirayuki/Cosmetic Snowfall, Shirayuki/Six Flowers of Phantasms, Shirayuki/Sweetly Smilling Ice Petal, Shirayuki
-> Perish like a dream. Stealth arts, White Out!
-> A light dream. White snow that melts in the palms of the hand.

* AnIcePerson: Possess a demonic aura that will freeze those who approaches her.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: The original Shirayuki was a stronger version of Mandala Lord but with the downside of its skill being restricted by Limit Break. With the reboot, both units were remade and Mandala Lord now focuses on the cloning aspect of the clan while Shirayuki kept her focus on decreasing the power of her opponent's unit.
* EpicHail: Cosmetic Snowfall, Shirayuki's skill lets the player a unit with the same name as the card serving as her heart.
* FutureBadass: Shirayuki's future self is a mountain deity that not even the upper echelons of the Empire can control.
* KillItWithIce: Anyone who approaches her will be frozen to the bone.
* TheLeader: Not of the clan itself but Shirayuki is the chieftain of all Yuki-Onna belonging to the Dragon Empire.
* LimitBreak: The original version of Fantasy Petal Storm has the ability.
* MasterOfIllusion: Her appearance as a young girl is just an illusion.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Silver hair actually, but it fits otherwise.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: A yuki-onna who was born from the souls of mountain gods and dying dragons. She's also refered to as a demon in her lore.
* PhysicalGod: Cosmetic Snowfall, Shirayuki is described as a deity in her lore.
* StatusEffects: The Shirayuki units, with the exception of Cosmetic Snowfall, all share the ability to temporarily decrease the power of an opposing unit. While the original Shirayuki's skill was for defensive purposes only, later units can also use their power-decreasing ability during their turn.
* {{Yukionna}}: She is one of these creatures, and dresses all in white.

[[folder:Yasuie]]
!!Yasuie
!!!'''forms''': Stealth Rogue of Revelation, Yasuie/Ambush Demon Stealth Rogue, Yasuie Tenma/Stealth Rogue of the Trial, Yasuie/Rogue Deity of the Third Realm, Yasuie Gouma/Dharma Deity of the Five Precepts, Yasuie Genma
-> Now that you have listened to the teachings, you should no longer have doubts.

A ninja who was cursed by a demonic blade, only for him to exorcise the demon living in said weapon and become able to control the sword's power. He was the first member of Murakumo to become able to perform Stride.

* AnimateDead: The V-series version of Yasuie is able to call units from the drop zone if they have the same name as a unit on the player's field.
* EvilWeapon: Yasuie's sword was originally this due to hosting an evil demon within it until Yasuie managed to exorcise it.
* ShoutOut: Yasuie's name is that of a character from the Kabuki play [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanjinch%C5%8D Kanjinch%C5%8D]] with several of his cards's flavor text being quotes from said play.

[[folder:Dueling Dragons & Arrester]]
!!Dueling Dragon, ZANBAKU
-> No one escapes from my sword! Bakugeki Slash!

* EpicHail: The retrained version of ZANBAKU has the ability to call any Arrester unit from the deck.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A dragon swordsman who belongs to a clan of ninja.
* TookALevelInBadass: The original ZANBAKU forced the opponent to discard a card if they wanted to ride a unit while they already had a Grade 3 vanguard. Its retrained version in the V era can flat-out prevents the opponent from riding instead on top of gaining power and calling an Arrester unit from the deck.

!Narukami

A clan of [[ShockAndAwe lightning]] [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]] who rose to the top spot of the Empire after the Kagero were sealed.

After the sealed Kagero clan was freed, the Dragon Empire took steps to ensure the same thing would never happen again and incorporated certain members of the Narukami into a [[SecretPolice new secret fighting force]]: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Eradicators]], whose mission is to literally "eradicate" any and all enemies of the Empire.

Following the end of the war against Link Joker in the alternate timeline, the Eradicators had taken massive casualties, reducing their effectiveness as a fighting force. To compensate, a lone warrior assembled troops from across the Empire to form a new special division within Narukami, the Brawlers, who exercise their considerable might to demonstrate the Empire's military power.

Like Gold Paladins, their initial gameplay mechanics were [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute incredibly close to their predecessors]], deploying a high-power offensive game that specialised in targeting Rearguard units. Later, the clan distinguished themselves (to a limited extent) by focusing on abilities that increased their own Critical score. G-Booster Set 5 introduced a new tactic where Narukami units aimed to Bind enough opposing Units to activate their "Lightning Strike" ability and power up.

Eradicators, at first, retired units to increase their power and critical scores setting up for powerful finishes. Later, they focus on mass retire strategies and gaining bonus power through that.

Brawlers have a high retire rate as well not only through their own retire abilities but through heavy beatdown tactics as well allowing their Big Bang Knuckle legion to fight nearly the whole field.

In the V-Series, Narukami's skills combine both abilities from the original series and the G-Series, allowing units to remove their opponent's board via Bind and gaining advantage through an open field, even manipulating the opponent's formations to force an open field. Their Imaginary Gift is ''Accel''

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: As noted above, the clan started as a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute but eventually grew to have its own mechanical identity by having a more aggressive playstyle and access to more varied methods of removal instead of relying solely on retire effects.
* HerdHittingAttack: While the mechanic is not exclusive to them, Narukami tend to get more units that can attack multiple units in a single attack compared to other clans.
* ShockAndAwe: Nearly every unit of the clan is lightning themed in appearance or attacks with the clan's name literally meaning "Resounding God", which is associated with thunder.

[[folder:Dungaree]]
!!Dungaree
!!!'''Forms''' Sealed Demon Dragon, Dungaree[=/=][[SuperMode Demon Conquering Dragon, Dungaree "Unlimited"]]
-> I'll show you! Even the followers cower in fear of the sealing powers!
-> My body feels light... shall I proceed to conquer the skies

* TheDreaded: Was imprisoned underground by the ruler of the Dragon Empire out of fear of his power.
* LimitBreak
* PowerIncontinence: He had so much magic power coursing through his body that it would have poisoned him to death were it not for the seals.
* PowerLimiter: The function of the seals on his body.
* TheStraightAndArrowPath
* WeaksauceWeakness: If you run out of bound cards, he weakens by 2000 power.

[[folder:Kaiser]]
!!Vermillion
!!!'''Forms''' Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion/[[SuperMode Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion "THE BLOOD"]]
-> I will take on all of you at once! Vermillion Thunderbolt!
-> This is the last thunder. Let's go, Vermillion Catastrophe!

* CastFromHitPoints: THE BLOOD is the result of Vermillion drinking the blood of the Dragon Emperor, which gives him great strength at the cost of his life.
** The BLOOD's V series retrain actually gives this a mechanical interpretation: his second skill allows him to Soul Blast a Kaiser card to gain a drive for the rest of the turn at the cost of taking a damage at the end of the turn.
* {{Expy}}: A blatant one of Dragonic Overlord: Leader of his respective part of the Dragon Empire's military, has a skill to wipe out the opposing front row, base 11000 Power, wings of the respective element, royal title, skills that requires a Counter Blast 3, sacrifices his own life to achieve a SuperMode...
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Set 5 the wording for Perfect Guard Units was changed so that they only protected one Unit at a time. A set later, Vermillion has the power to attack multiple Units at once...
* LimitBreak: One of the Units with the new mechanic.
* NoKillLikeOverkill: His skill lets him attack the entire opposing frontline ''at once.'' Notable in that he's the first card with such an ability.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Becomes the Legion Mate to Dragonic Kaiser Crimson in the second G Booster Set.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Towards Dragonic Overlord due to them both being Kai Toshiki's avatars and having a skill that allows them to attack the entire opponent's front row, which costs three counterblasts.

!!Dragonic Kaiser Crimson
-> Now is the time, to surge forth together, Crimson Thunderbolt!

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* BalanceBuff: Created as one to Vermillion to make Vermillion's skill more practical and easier to use.
* BoringButPractical: His skill at first doesn't seem like much since all he does, other than a small power up ability, is just make the cost for his Legion Mate's skill completely free. However said Legion Mate is Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion. Vermillion attacks the opponent's entire front row. This also isn't a one time ability. ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill indeed.
* LimitBreak: The first Legion unit to have a Limit Break ability.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Being a Legion unit, he thrives on this. However, unlike most Legion Leaders, his own skill is meant to completely support his Legion Mate's skill, to the point it seems that he's the Mate instead.
* TrueCompanions: To Vermillion.

[[folder:Vanquisher]]
!!Dragonic Vanquisher

[[folder:Brawlers]]
!!Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Dragon
!!!'''Forms:'''Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Dragon/Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Buster/True Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Turbo
-> The punch that rocks the heavens and earth! Howl, Big Bang Knuckle!
-> After we send these guys flying, you're next!

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: The original Big Bang Knuckle Dragon was, as stated below, a stronger, Legion-based version of Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion with both able to attack all of the opponent's front row units in one attack. However, Big Bang Knuckle's Cross Ride and Stride forms's abilities allow the player to choose the units to attack, giving them more flexibility compared to Vermillion who remains limited to attacking the whole front row but gained a Legion unit of its own that makes its skill free to use.
* {{Expy}}: Ability-wise, of Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion with both possessing a skill that let them gain power and attack the front row at once with the main difference being that Vermillion needs Limit Break 4 to use it while Big Bang Knuckle needs to be in Legion.
* HeroesFightBarehanded: Like the other Brawlers, Big Bang Knuckle doesn't use weapons when fighting.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Like Vermillion, he can attack the entire frontrow in one attack. Big Bang Knuckle Buster can attack four units ''at once''.
* ThePowerofFriendship: To unlock his full power, he must Legion with Big Bang Slash Dragon.
* SuperMode: Big Bang Knuckle Buster is Big Bang Knuckle Dragon's evolved form obtained after sparing with Big Bang Slash.

[[folder:Eradicators]]
!!Vowing Sword
!!!'''Forms''' Thunder Break Dragon/Eradicator, Vowing Sword Dragon/Eradicator, Vowing Saber Dragon "Яeverse"
-> Break the dark clouds! Barbaric Thunder Break!
-> Go forth, lightning of destruction! Lightning Overbreak!
-> Looks like you are the ones... who should be eradicated.

* AscendedExtra: Game-wise, anime-wise and lore-wise. As Thunder Break, it was only seen in Kai's damage zone and was never even used at all, it didn't have much of a role during the War of Liberation wherein it was completely overshadowed by Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion. But as Vowing, not only does it have a prominent role in the game as the 1st Narukami Break Ride, but it has more appearances in the anime and a larger role the current official lore. [[spoiler:It's even the first unit to gain a Crossbreak ride]].
* CallBack: He greatly resembles Amber Dragon Eclipse.
* TheCorruption: Vowing Saber Dragon Я has been corrupted by Link Joker.
* DualWielding: Saber Dragon Я
* LimitBreak: Chronologically one of the first two Units to have this ability.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: As Saber Dragon Я, he can retire all of the opponent's rear-guards just for being Crossbreak ridden and using his LimitBreak twice.
* SuperMode: Vowing Saber Dragon Я
* UpToEleven: Vowing Saber Dragon Я is the first Crossbreak ride.

!!Dragonic Descendant
!!!'''Forms''' Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant/True Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant "Zillion"/Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant "Sigma"
-> Sword of Apocalypse... I'll teach you what that means!\\
Take this... the absolute power that lies beyond the apocalyse!\\
It's been recorded in the apocalypse that you will be destroyed here.

!!Vortex Dragon/Perdition Dragon, Vortex Dragonewt/Supreme Heavenly Emperor Dragon, Vortex Desire

!!Seal Dragon, Blockade/[[SuperMode Hellfire Seal Dragon, Blockade Inferno]]

!!Dragon Knight Aleph/Embodiment of Victory, Aleph

* GamePlayAndStoryIntegration: Of course the embodiment of the shield would have higher defensive poewr than normal grade 2 units.

!!Evil Stealth Dragon Akatsuki, Hanzo/Evil Stealth Dragon Tasogare, Hanzo

[[folder:Shiranui]]
!!Stealth Dragon, Shiranui/Demon Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Oboro"/Blazing Demonic Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Zanki"/Evil-eye_Hades_Emperor,_Shiranui_"Mukuro"/Evil-eye Hades Emperor, Shiranui "Mukuro"
-> The third eye. That, is the power of taboos\\
The strong will dominate the weak. That is the principle of the world.\\
Answer now. Souls of my dead companions.\\
Fleeting destiny......It is time to regain all that's lost!\\
Overcoming the repeated shame, we will dominate our fate!

* AntiVillain: Cares deeply for his clansmen and his villainous actions are only due to his desire to end the conflicts caused by the connection of Earth and Cray. [[spoiler: He's even innocent of the murder of Dagda.]]
* AnArmAndALeg: In the war against the "Void Relics", he lost his right arm and left leg to Gyze after retrieving Luard.
* AscendedExtra: Shiranui was first released in the side booster THE RECKLESS RAMPAGE, which contained cards not used by any anime character and largely served as a way to give a few otherwise-neglected clans the support they needed. Come ''G Next'', Shiranui is the main villain.
* TheAtoner: He became this upon realizing that he was just an UnwittingPawn to Gastille.
* BigBad: Though he's just a pawn for Gastille, defeating him is the focus of the ''G Next'' story arc.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: His power of Domination allows him to control those who meet the gaze of his evil eye. [[spoiler: His murder of Luard's adoptive brother was actually due to being put under such a state by Gastille.]]
* CreateYourOwnHero: The entire reason that Luard gains the power that he does is Shiranui killing his adoptive brother, giving Luard a motivation to grow as strong as possible while seeking revenge. [[spoiler: Except Shiranui wasn't actually responsible.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Due to his experiences while Diffriding Kazumi, Shiranui repents upon his return to Cray and submits himself to be killed by Luard despite the fact that he never actually committed the murder Luard blames him for.]]
* ScrewDestiny: Shiranui despises the fact that due to the connection of Earth and Cray, human fighters can affect the lives of those on Cray, leading him to try and sever the bond to stop more units being killed in the conflicts these fights inspire.
* TouchedByVorlons: Initially just a regular ninja dragon, Shiranui was bestowed the power of Domination by Gastille.
* UnwittingPawn: Towards Gastille who used lies to convince him to fight for Gyze.

[[folder:Voidmaster]]
!!Steath Dragon, Voidmaster
-> Turn to stone! Ninjitsu, Evil-Eye Prison!

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A three-eyed dragon ninja.
* WeakButSkilled: The original Voidmaster was a Grade 3 with only 9000 power when 10000 and 11000 were the norm but was one of the few cards who could make the opponent discard.

* ArtifactOfEvil: The armor Bahr wears comes from an evil deity, which takes away the wearers kind heart.

Seal Dragons focus much of their attention on anti Grade 2 tactics with preventing intercepts, retiring Grade 2s, Retiring other units and replace them with a Grade 2 in a position they would otherwise should not be.

Perdition units associate the clan's retire focus with column-based effects.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Vortex Dragon, like other megablast units.

* TheCorruption: Magatsu Storm has been announce to receive a "Яeverse" version as part of Clan Collection Volume 4.
* DiscardAndDraw: While the Magatsu cards still focus on HitAndRunTactics regardless of the clan

* FanNickname:
** Ji Endo for Dragonic Overlord The End, from the Japanese pronunciation of 'The End'.
** ZA RIBAASU for the Яebirth, from the same source.

!!Sealed Demon Dragon, Dungaree[=/=][[SuperMode Demon Conquering Dragon, Dungaree "Unlimited"]]

[[folder:Dragonic Overlord]]
!!Dragonic Overlord
!!!'''Forms:''' Dragonic Overlord the End; Dragonic Overlord "The Яebirth"; Perdition Emperor Dragon, Dragonic Overlord the Great; Dragonic Overlord "The X"; Supreme Heavenly Emperor Dragon, Dragonic Overlord "The Ace"; Dragonic Overlord "The Legend"; Dragonic Overlord "The Destiny"; Supreme Heavenly Emperor Dragon, Dragonic Overlord "The Purge"
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dragonic_overlords.PNG]] [[caption-width-right:350:Left: Original, The End, "the Яebirth". Center: "The Ace". Right: The Great, "The X", "The Legend"]]
-> Burn, flame of despair! Eternal Flame
-> We have arrived. The sought after destination on the road to become the strongest!
-> Put an end to all. Come forth, Eternal Apocalypse!
-> Awaken, flames of apocalypse! [[HesBack Eternal Flame Rebirth!]]
-> Burst, flame of perdition! Eternal Explosion!
-> But, to gain strength... means to cross each other's path once more.
-> Now, the flame of apocalypse is resurrected.
-> This is the immortal apocalypse! Eternal Blaze!

The commander and strongest general of Kagero, and the dragon who stands above all the dragons, bearing the title of "Overlord". One of the three great heroes who fought in the war against Shadow Paladin, as well as one of the three generals who got captured by Void after it. Considers Blaster Blade his rival.

* {{BFS}}: Has one in all of its forms. In some, he even has two of them.
* BlingOfWar: The Яebirth is covered in gold armor.
* BloodKnight: Will do anything just to get stronger to settle things with its rivals.
* CastFromHitPoints: His SuperMode is generated by burning up his life-force.
* DeepSleep: As an effect for burning up its life force to become The End, Dragonic Overlord falls into an unwakeable sleep after the events of Season 1.
* DisneyDeath: The upper echelons of the Empire think it is dead, and even devise a plan to "dispose" off its remains.
* DualWielding:
** The End is UpToEleven, it has four arms and it dual-wields a pair of burning swords, and a pair of massive guns!
** The same for the Яebirth
* FanNickname:
** Ji Endo for Dragonic Overlord The End, from the Japanese pronunciation of 'The End'.
** ZA RIBAASU for the Яebirth, from the same source.
** Coupled with FunWithAcronyms, Dragonic Overlord The Great was hilariously nicknamed DOGE, mere hours after the release of its skill. It's real.
* FlamingSword: The End and the Яebirth wield two.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: Link Joker wanted to try and Reverse Overlord, but they didn't count on him hijacking Void's power and using it for himself.
* HandCannon: The two guns The End and the Яebirth use.
* HesBack: The entire point of the Яebirth is this. After foiling Link Joker's attempt to Reverse him by taking their power for himself, Overlord returns to settle things with Blaster Blade.
* HotWings: In all of his forms
* KillItWithFire: His skill, Eternal Flame, lets him wipe out the entire enemy frontline.
* LimitBreak: In his Break Ride incarnation and the Яebirth.
* LonelyAtTheTop: Invoked symbolically by the cost of the Яebirth's LimitBreak, which requires you to Lock all of your rear-guards.
* LostInTranslation: The Яebirth's name is a pun, as in Japanese phonetics, 'Reverse' and 'Rebirth' sound exactly the same. Obviously, this pun doesn't work in English.
* MortonsFork: It seems that Dragonic Overlord "The Cross" took a lesson from Maelstrom Reverse and now gives one. Either the opponent let it hit to let its Legion Mate, Dragonic Overlord The End's persona blast go off and restand, or guard it to let it's own persona blast go off and retire 2 of their rear guards.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: As the End, the Яebirth, and the Great, Dragonic Overlord has four arms.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A flame dragon who has four arms in some of its forms.
* OverlyLongName: At 48 characters, Perdition Imperial Dragon, Dragonic Overlord the Great is the longest name of any card in Vanguard.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: To the point he burns out his own life just to be strong enough to fight one last battle against his greatest rivals.
* RedBaron: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "The Crimson Reaper" and "The Wind of the Apocalypse".]]
* SealedBadassInACan: Was sealed away after his last battle as the End, until Link Joker's failed attempt to Reverse him caused him to return as the Яebirth.
* ThePowerOfFriendship:
** Dragonic Overlord the Great can Legion with Perdition Dragon, Dragonic Neoflame.
** Dragonic Overlord "The X", meanwhile, Legions with Dragonic Overlord the End. That's right, he Legions with ''himself''.
** Considering that Dragonic Neoflame was created from the excess of power overflowing from Dragonic Overlord "The Great", you could say that Overlord "The Great" legions with himself too.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Eternal Flame. Dragonic Overlord The End ups the ante with [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Eternal Apocalypse]]. One of only two cards in the game [[PowerCreepPowerSeep (at the time)]] capable of dealing 6 or more damage by itself. And then there's the Яebirth, which can literally guarantee itself two attacks at 21000 Power ''every single turn''.
* WorfEffect:
** Despite its huge success in topping real life tournaments, in the original series The End has only managed to win one fight and that was during a montage in which Kai defeated Shion with Overlord's various forms. Averted in the V Series where it managed to win its first fight without problem.
** The Яebirth fully averts this by curbstomping Ren in its first appearance.
** Also averted with Dragonic Overlord the Great, who beats Gaillard in his first appearance.

[[folder:Seal Dragons]]
The Seal Dragons are dragons who were improsoned by the emperor for various reasons. They are all kept in the Magma Prison under direct suprvision and under twice as many locks and seals than the normal prisoner. However several of them were discharged from the prison temporarily in order to help out agains the invasion of Link Joker with some of their seals weakened as well.

!In General
* BoxedCrook: They were all released and there seals weakened in order for them to help out against the war against Link Joker.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Zig-zagged. They focus solely on retiring Grade 2 units, however they have various skills to force the opponent to call Grade 2 units for them to retire.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Their lore states their seals limit their powers, which is reflected in the game through their skills being only able to retire Grade 2 units.

!!Seal Dragon, Blockade/[[SuperMode Hellfire Seal Dragon, Blockade Inferno]]
-> Vanishing Field! Begone, mere underlings!
-> This cursed magic will now break the seal and destroy the fiery prison!

* AscendedExtra: From just another Grade 3 unit to the leader of his own sub-clan.
* TheDreaded: The higher-ups were reluctant to break the seal for a reason.
* PowerLimiter: But it's been broken to fight back against the invading 'Link Joker'.
* TookALevelInBadass: The original Blockade's skill was to prevent the opponent from intercepting, Blockade Inferno can retire them.

[[folder:Dragonc Nouvelle Vague]]
!!Transcendence Dragon, Dragonic Nouvelle Vague/Transcendance Divine Dragon, Dragonic Nouvelle Vague L'Express
-> The moment of calamity has arrived, Catastrophe Coagulation!
-> The flame of calamity, signals the manifestation of a new age.

[[folder:Dauntless Drive Dragon]]
!!Dauntless Drive Dragon/Dauntless Dominate Dragon "Яeverse"
->Overcome the despair! If you do, I shall bestow upon you the dragon's powers!
->Enlighten the weak of their feebleness... that is the duty of the strong.

* BadassArmfold: It has the same pose with Gunbuster off all things.
* CapeWings: Dauntless Dominate Dragon "Яeverse" sports a pair of wings that look like a cape.
* TheCorruption: Was corrupted by Link Joker, becoming Dauntless Dominate Dragon Я.
* LimitBreak
* Really700YearsOld: Was 4000 years old when it retired.
* RetiredBadass
* TheSocialDarwinist: Dauntless Я
* SuperMode: Dauntless Dominate Dragon "Яeverse"

[[folder:Perdition Dragon]]

[[folder:Dragonic Blademaster]]
!!Dragonic Blademaster/Dragonic Blademaster "Kouen"/Supreme Heavenly Emperor Dragon, Dragonic Blademaster "Taiten"/Dragonic Blademaster "Souen"
->You want to try taking on my blue dragon blade at full power!?\\
The crescent moon will now be clad in flames......\\
This is the blade that surpasses the limits...take this! Red Dragon Twin Prison Sword!\\
An invincible vision is born from the unrivaled blade!\\
The twin sword stance with no openings unleashes an infinite number of blades.

* MasterSwordsman: He is called ''Blade''master for a reason and was so strong that his invasion of the United Sanctuary was only stopped due to the Stride of Gablade.

[[folder:Dumjid]]
!!Flare Trooper, Dumjid/Flare General, Dumjid Valor
->Don't worry. I'll make it worth your while.\\
I'll not let him down again!

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* TheAtoner: His flavor text as Dumjid Valor implies that he regrets working for Gyze and the pain he brought to his host, Saori.
* FutureBadass: Dumjid Valor is a future possibility in which the became the general of the Flare Troopers to atone for his crimes under Gyze.
* PintSizedPowerHouse: He refined his defense to the extreme, which allowed him to survive encounters against other dragons and giants.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rex]]
!!Tyrant Deathrex
-> Tear it apart, Tyranno-Fang!

[[folder:Ancient Dragons]]
!!Ancient Dragon, Tyrannolegend
-> In the distant past, there was a legendary dragon which devoured everything.

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* ExtremeOmnivore: Will eat anything, whether it's organic or inorganic.
* GatlingGood
* LimitBreak
* StockDinosaurs: A Tyrannosaurus Rex.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Voidmaster]]
!!Steath Dragon, Voidmaster
-> Turn to stone! Ninjitsu, Evil-Eye Prison!

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A three-eyed dragon ninja.
* WeakButSkilled: The original Voidmaster was a Grade 3 with only 9000 power when 10000 and 11000 were the norm but was one of the few cards who could make the opponent discard.

[[folder:Hanzo]]
!!Evil Stealth Dragon Akatsuki, Hanzo/Evil Stealth Dragon Tasogare, Hanzo
->Let's begin the struggle of life! Evil Skill, Darkness Ill-dawn!

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* HitAndRunTactics: When a "Hanzo" vanguard attacks, Evil Stealth Dragon Tasogare, Hanzo can be called from the soul by retiring a Grade 0 rearguard with an additional 20000 Power and the ability to attack from the backrow before going back at the end of the turn, leaving an Evil Decoy Token in its stead.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Evil Stealth Dragon Akatsuki, Hanzo's skill can return any number of rearguards on the field to their owner's hand but if the opponent has a grade 3 or greater vanguard, they will have to discard a number of card equal to the number of units returned to their hand by this ability, leaving their field empty and their hand without any additional card.
* StatusBuff: Both versions of Hanzo have an ability that can increase their power by 20000. In addition, Tasogare's first skill grants all of the player's rear-guards an additional 5000 Shield for the turn.
* SupportPartyMember: Evil Stealth Dragon Tasogare, Hanzo has no abilities that can be activated while it's on the vanguard circle. Instead, he's meant to support his Akatsuki counterpart by being able to be rode at the beginning of the opponent's turn to provide additional Protect markers for the players and Shield for their rearguards or by being able to be called from soul when the vanguard attacks in order to be able to attack more than three times during the turn.
* TemporalThemeNaming: Hanzo's forms have a day to night theme in regards to their names with Akatsuki meaning dawn and Tasogare translating to dusk.
[[/folder]]

!Murakumo
[[folder:In General]]
[[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Another group]] of [[GratuitousNinja ninja beasts and dragons]], introduced as a sister clan to Nubatama. Unlike the Nubatama, their stealth skills are used for gathering intelligence and other spy work.

They use a hit-and-run cloning tactic, calling copies of Units from the deck and then returning those Units at the end of the turn. This allows them to apply temporarily field pressure without actually having to waste their hand, leaving them with more options to defend with.

The Murakumo keyword is Shadowstitch: skills which activate when your unit's attack fails to hit.

In the V-Series, cloning is still a major mechanic with some cards acting as another's clone. They also have a strong emphasis on restraining the opponent, usually with the ''Arrester'' cards. Their Imaginary Gift is ''Accel''.

!!Clan-wide Tropes:
* DoppelgangerAttack: Calls copies of their units from the deck to attack with.
* GratuitousNinja: The second ninja clan in vanguard, after the Nubatama.
* SelfDuplication: Their main mechanic is to call multiple copies of their units from the deck for a turn. As of the V era, they lost the "for a turn" part.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To the Nubatama, due to both being ninja clans. Their mechanics are different however.

[[folder:Dueling Dragons]]
!!Dueling Dragon, ZANBAKU
-> No one escapes from my sword! Bakugeki Slash!

* EpicHail: The retrained version of ZANBAKU has the ability to call any Arrester unit from the deck.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A dragon swordsman who belongs to a clan of ninja.
* TookALevelInBadass: The original ZANBAKU forced the opponent to discard a card if they wanted to ride a unit while they already had a Grade 3 vanguard. Its retrained version in the V era can flat-out prevents the opponent from riding instead on top of gaining power and calling an Arrester unit from the deck.

[[folder:Shirayuki]]
!!Fantasy Petal Storm, Shirayuki/Cosmetic Snowfall, Shirayuki/Six Flowers of Phantasms, Shirayuki/Sweetly Smilling Ice Petal, Shirayuki
-> Perish like a dream. Stealth arts, White Out!
-> A light dream. White snow that melts in the palms of the hand.

[[folder:Magatsu]]

[[folder:Hyakki Vogue]]
!!Covert Demonic Dragon, Hyakki Vogue "Яeverse"/Ambush Demon Stealth Dragon, Hyakki Vogue Nayuta
-> Assemble, horde of demons, Stealth Arts, Nightmare Trooper!
-> The number of clones, exceeded billions in a blink of an eye.

* TheAce: Nayuta is considered to be the most powerful ninja.
* ArtificialHuman: While other Reverse units were Cray natives corrupted by Link Joker, Hyakki Vogue is Link Joker's first succesful attempt at cloning a Cray life form.
* FutureBadass: Nayuta, the reincarnation of the original Hyakki Vogue.
* LimitBreak: Hyakki Vogue "Яeverse" has the ability.
* TheMole: He is actually the result of the Link Joker's first successful attempt to clone Cray's inhabitants, and was planted in the Dragon Empire to spring into action when the invasion began.
* {{Reincarnation}}: After being defeated by Dauntless Drive Dragon, Hyakki Vogue melted into the ground and was eventually reborn as a baby dragon who, in the distant future, would end up becoming Hyakki Vogue Nayuta.
* SelfDuplication: He can call another copy of himself when called as the vanguard.

[[folder:Yasuie]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kaiser]]
!!Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion/[[SuperMode Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion "THE BLOOD"]]
-> I will take on all of you at once! Vermillion Thunderbolt!
-> This is the last thunder. Let's go, Vermillion Catastrophe!

[[folder:Eradicators]]
!!Thunder Break Dragon/Eradicator, Vowing Sword Dragon/Eradicator, Vowing Saber Dragon "Яeverse"
-> Break the dark clouds! Barbaric Thunder Break!
-> Go forth, lightning of destruction! Lightning Overbreak!
-> Looks like you are the ones... who should be eradicated.

!!Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant/True Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant "Zillion"/Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant "Sigma"

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dungaree]]
!!Sealed Demon Dragon, Dungaree[=/=][[SuperMode Demon Conquering Dragon, Dungaree "Unlimited"]]
-> I'll show you! Even the followers cower in fear of the sealing powers!
-> My body feels light... shall I proceed to conquer the skies

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* TheDreaded: Was imprisoned underground by the ruler of the Dragon Empire out of fear of his power.
* LimitBreak
* PowerIncontinence: He had so much magic power coursing through his body that it would have poisoned him to death were it not for the seals.
* PowerLimiter: The function of the seals on his body.
* TheStraightAndArrowPath
* WeaksauceWeakness: If you run out of bound cards, he weakens by 2000 power.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Brawlers]]
!!Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Dragon
!!!'''Forms:'''Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Dragon/Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Buster/True Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Turbo
-> The punch that rocks the heavens and earth! Howl, Big Bang Knuckle!
-> After we send these guys flying, you're next!

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* DivergentCharacterEvolution: The original Big Bang Knuckle Dragon was, as stated below, a stronger, Legion-based version of Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion with both able to attack all of the opponent's front row units in one attack. However, Big Bang Knuckle's Cross Ride and Stride forms's abilities allow the player to choose the units to attack, giving them more flexibility compared to Vermillion who remains limited to attacking the whole front row but gained a Legion unit of its own that makes its skill free to use.
* {{Expy}}: Ability-wise, of Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion with both possessing a skill that let them gain power and attack the front row at once with the main difference being that Vermillion needs Limit Break 4 to use it while Big Bang Knuckle needs to be in Legion.
* HeroesFightBarehanded: Like the other Brawlers, Big Bang Knuckle doesn't use weapons when fighting.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Like Vermillion, he can attack the entire frontrow in one attack. Big Bang Knuckle Buster can attack four units ''at once''.
* ThePowerofFriendship: To unlock his full power, he must Legion with Big Bang Slash Dragon.
* SuperMode: Big Bang Knuckle Buster is Big Bang Knuckle Dragon's evolved form obtained after sparing with Big Bang Slash.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dragonic Vanquisher]]
!!Dragonic Vanquisher

* StatusAilment: The Shirayuki units, with the exception of Cosmetic Snowfall, all share the ability to temporarily decrease the power of an opposing unit. While the original Shirayuki's skill was for defensive purposes only, later units can also use their power-decreasing ability during their turn.

!!Stealth Dragon, Shiranui/Demon Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Oboro"/Evil-eye Hades Emperor, Shiranui "Mukuro"
-> The third eye. That, is the power of taboos.
-> The strong will dominate the weak. That is the principle of the world.
-> Fleeting destiny......It is time to regain all that's lost!

* AntiVillain: Cares deeply for his clansmen and his villainous actions are only due to his desire to end the conflicts caused by the connection of Earth and Cray. [[spoiler: He's even innocent of the murder of Dagda.]]
* BigBad: Though he's just a pawn for Gastille, defeating him is the focus of the ''G Next'' story arc.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: His power of Domination allows him to control those who meet the gaze of his evil eye. [[spoiler: His murder of Luard's adoptive brother was actually due to being put under such a state by Gastille.]]
* CreateYourOwnHero: The entire reason that Luard gains the power that he does is Shiranui killing his adoptive brother, giving Luard a motivation to grow as strong as possible while seeking revenge. [[spoiler: Except Shiranui wasn't actually responsible.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Due to his experiences while Diffriding Kazumi, Shiranui repents upon his return to Cray and submits himself to be killed by Luard despite the fact that he never actually committed the murder Luard blames him for.]]
* ScrewDestiny: Shiranui despises the fact that due to the connection of Earth and Cray, human fighters can affect the lives of those on Cray, leading him to try and sever the bond to stop more units being killed in the conflicts these fights inspire.
* TouchedByVorlons: Initially just a regular ninja dragon, Shiranui was bestowed the power of Domination by Gastille.

[[folder:Hanzo]]
!!Evil Stealth Dragon Akatsuki, Hanzo/Evil Stealth Dragon Tasogare, Hanzo
->Let's begin the struggle of life! Evil Skill, Darkness Ill-dawn!

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* HitAndRunTactics: When a "Hanzo" vanguard attacks, Evil Stealth Dragon Tasogare, Hanzo can be called from the soul by retiring a Grade 0 rearguard with an additional 20000 Power and the ability to attack from the backrow before going back at the end of the turn, leaving an Evil Decoy Token in its stead.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Evil Stealth Dragon Akatsuki, Hanzo's skill can return any number of rearguards on the field to their owner's hand but if the opponent has a grade 3 or greater vanguard, they will have to discard a number of card equal to the number of units returned to their hand by this ability, leaving their field empty and their hand without any additional card.
* StatusBuff: Both versions of Hanzo have an ability that can increase their power by 20000. In addition, Tasogare's first skill grants all of the player's rear-guards an additional 5000 Shield for the turn.
* SupportPartyMember: Evil Stealth Dragon Tasogare, Hanzo has no abilities that can be activated while it's on the vanguard circle. Instead, he's meant to support his Akatsuki counterpart by being able to be rode at the beginning of the opponent's turn to provide additional Protect markers for the players and Shield for their rearguards or by being able to be called from soul when the vanguard attacks in order to be able to attack more than three times during the turn.
* TemporalThemeNaming: Hanzo's forms have a day to night theme in regards to their names with Akatsuki meaning dawn and Tasogare translating to dusk.
[[/folder]]

!!Shranui
!!!'''Forms''': Stealth Dragon, Shiranui/Demon Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Oboro"/Blazing Demonic Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Zanki"/Evil-eye_Hades_Emperor,_Shiranui_"Mukuro"/Evil-eye Hades Emperor, Shiranui "Mukuro"
->The third eye. That, is the power of taboos\\

* PhysicalGod: It's literally a god among dragons. Its stride form is even called

!!Dauntless Drive Dragon/Dauntless Dominate Dragon Я

* CapeWings: Dauntless Dominate Dragon Я sports a pair of wings that look like a cape.

* SuperMode: Dauntless Dominate Dragon Я

!!Covert Demonic Dragon, Hyakki Vogue Reverse/Ambush Demon Stealth Dragon, Hyakki Vogue Nayuta

* LimitBreak: Hyakki Vogue Reverse has the ability.

!!Thunder Break Dragon/Eradicator, Vowing Sword Dragon/Eradicator, Vowing Saber Dragon Я

!!Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Dragon/Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Buster/True Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Turbo

* HeroesFightBarehanded

* SuperMode: Big Bang Knuckle Buster

!!Dragonic Blademaster/Dragonic Blademaster "Kouen"/Supreme Heavenly Emperor Dragon, Dragonic Blademaster "Taiten"
/Dragonic Blademaster "Souen"

* TheAtoner: His flavor text implies that regrets working for Gyze and the pain he brought to his host, Saori.

* ArtificialHumon: While other Reverse units were corrupted by Link Joker, Hyakki Vogue is Link Joker's first succesful attempt at cloning a Cray life form.

!!Thunder Break Dragon / Eradicator, Vowing Sword Dragon/Eradicator, Vowing Saber Dragon Я

* AscendedExtra: Game-wise, anime-wise and lore-wise. As Thunder Break, it was only seen in Kai's damage zone and was never even used at all, it didn't have much of a role during the War of Liberation wherein it was completely overshadowed by Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion. But as Vowing, not only does it have a prominent role in the game as the 1st Narukami Break Ride, but it has more appearances in the anime and a larger role the current official lore. [[spoiler: It's even the first unit to gain a Crossbreak ride]].

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[[folder:Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion]]

* ShockAndAwe

* ShockAndAwe

!!Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant/True Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant "Zillion"
-> Sword of Apocalypse... I'll teach you what that means!
-> Take this... the absolute power that lies beyond the apocalyse!

* {{Expy}}: Like Vermillion, one of Dragonic Overlord. He's even more blatant because his sword is very similar to Overlord's and he's the same color, along with having a skill to stand after attacking. Not to mention using his Especial Counterblast in addition to his LimitBreak results in +5000 Power and standing for Counterblast 3, the same as Overlord.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent
* ShockAndAwe

* ShockAndAwe

* ShockAndAwe

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[[folder:Dragonic Kaiser Crimson]]
!!Dragonic Kaiser Crimson
-> Now is the time, to surge forth together, Crimson Thunderbolt!

!!Tropes:
* BoringButPractical: His skill at first doesn't seem like much since all he does, other than a small power up ability, is just make the cost for his Legion Mate's skill completely free. However said Legion Mate is Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion. Vermillion attacks the opponent's entire front row. This also isn't a one time ability. ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill indeed.
* LimitBreak: The first Legion unit to have a Limit Break ability.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Being a Legion unit, he thrives on this. However, unlike most Legion Leaders, his own skill is meant to completely support his Legion Mate's skill, to the point it seems that he's the Mate instead.
* ShockAndAwe
* TrueCompanions: To Vermillion.

* TheCorruption: Reverse.
* FaceHeelTurn: Unlike other reverse units, he willingly joined the Link Joker. Then again, [[TheMole that's what they made him for]].

* TookALevelInBadass: The original Blockade's skill was to block

!!Flare Trooper, Dumjid/

** Despite its huge success in topping real life tournaments, The End has yet to win a fight in the anime.

* TheDreaded: The higher-ups were reluctant to break the seal for a reason.
* SuperMode

[[folder:Predition Dragon]]

[[folder:Kagero]]

!Dragonic Overlord

!!Incarnation of Victory, Aleph
-> Hear the cry of my soul! Eat this, Diablo Buster!

* DemonicPossession
* NoKillLikeOverkill: Can potentially deal 3 damage on its own without the help of Triggers.

!!Blazing Flare Dragon
-> Dragons are immortal and our breath, infinite. The demonic fire, Immortal Flame!

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* {{BFG}}: One of his weapon is a gatling gun.
* {{BFS}}: Wields a sword and a gun!
* DualWielding
* FlamingSword
* SealedBadassInACan: When the three confined dragons come together, the master of the explosive flames will revive.

!!Seal Dragon, Blockade/[[SuperMode Hellfire Seal Dragon, Blockade Inferno]]
-> Vanishing Field! Begone, mere underlings!
-> This cursed magic will now break the seal and destroy the fiery prison!

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!!Dragonic Waterfall
-> Even the largest mountain can be crushed by the thundering waterfall from the skies.

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* GuardianEntity: The Guardian Dragon of the [[TheEmpire Dragon Empire.]]
* MakingASplash: And a unique one, in a clan where everyone uses fire as their weapon, it is the only one to attack using water.

!!Amber Dragon, Dawn/Amber Dragon, Daylight/Amber Dragon, Dusk/Amber Dragon, Eclipse/Amber Dragon, Midnight
-> The possibilities are infinite. Dragons can fly anywhere.
-> Who wants to be knocked out?
-> Congratulations. You seem worthy for me to fight with my full strength.
-> Banish all light. Eternal Eclipse!

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* AwesomeButImpractical: Eclipse's skill lets him retire any two of the opponent's rearguards should its attack hits for a cost of two counterblast. The catch ? You have to pay the cost before attacking, thus if the attack fails, the cost will have been paid in vain.
* BloodKnight: Dusk volounteered to fight against the Royal Pladins in order to fight strong opponents.
* KillItWithFire: The flames of his "Eternal Eclipse" burns his enemies until nothing is left of them.
* MeaningfulRename: Daylight renamed itself Dusk before going out to fight the Royal Paladins as Dusk is when light starts to fade.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Midnight has six arms and is a veteran warrior that shouldn't be taken lightly.
* {{Revenge}}: Eclipse's lore mentions that he seeks revenge against the Royal Paladins for all the hardships he has endured.

[[folder:Tachikaze]]

!!Tyrant Deathrex
-> Tear it apart, Tyranno-Fang!

!!Military Dragon, Raptor Soldier/Military Dragon, Raptor Sergeant/Military Dragon, Raptor Captain/Military Dragon, Raptor Colonel

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[[folder:Nubatama]]

[[folder:Murakumo]]

[[folder:Narukami]]

!!Vajra Thunder Emperor, Indra

* FanNickname: "Buddha"
* NoKillLikeOverkill: His skill lets him gain an extra critical for every unit of the same name in the Rear Guard Circle. He can hit for critical 6 if you have 3 more Indras and checks into a double Critical Trigger.

!!Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant/True Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant "Zillion"
-> Sword of Apocalypse... I'll teach you what that means!
-> Take this... the absolute power that lies beyond the apocalyse!

* CoolSword: His sword is one of the two Swords of Apocalypse, mighty treasures of the Dragon Empire.
* {{Expy}}: Like Vermillion, one of Dragonic Overlord. He's even more blatant because his sword is very similar to Overlord's and he's the same color, along with having a skill to stand after attacking. Not to mention using his Especial Counterblast in addition to his LimitBreak results in +5000 Power and standing for Counterblast 3, the same as Overlord.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: If his attack fails to hit, he can discard three Eradicators to stand again with his LimitBreak.
* MeaningfulName: His V series retrain adds mechanical resonance to his name by allowing him to copy the skills of a Grade 3 Eradicator he rides over, thus descending from them.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: '''Eradicator'''. Sword of Apocalypse isn't exactly a non-threatening name either.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent

!!Sealed Demon Dragon, Dungaree[=/=][[SuperMode Demon Conquering Dragon, Dungaree "Unlimited"]]
-> I'll show you! Even the followers cower in fear of the sealing powers!
-> My body feels light... shall I proceed to conquer the skies

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* TheDreaded: Was imprisoned underground by the ruler of the Dragon Empire out of fear of his power.
* LimitBreak
* PowerIncontinence: He had so much magic power coursing through his body that it would have poisoned him to death were it not for the seals.
* PowerLimiter: The function of the seals on his body.
* ShockAndAwe

!!!'''Forms:''' Dragonic Overlord the End; Dragonic Overlord "the Яebirth"; Perdition Emperor Dragon, Dragonic Overlord the Great; Dragonic Overlord "The X"; Supreme Heavenly Emperor Dragon, Dragonic Overlord "The Ace"; Dragonic Overlord "The Legend"; Dragonic Overlord "The Destiny"; Supreme Heavenly Emperor Dragon, Dragonic Overlord "The Purge"

They focus on nullifying the opponent's Rearguard, using skills that force Rearguards to retire or preventing Intercepts. In turn, they gain additional power when an opponent's Rearguard is successfully put into the Drop Zone.

!Dragonic Overlord/Dragonic Overlord The End/Dragonic Overlord "the Яebirth"/Perdition Emperor Dragon, Dragonic Overlord The Great/Dragonic Overlord "The X"/Supreme Heavenly Emperor Dragon, Dragonic Overlord "The Ace"/Dragonic Overlord "The Legend"