History Fanfic / TheNumbershots

* ADayInTheLimelight: Several of the Numbershots have let many of the minor characters be the stars fighting the Numbers.
** The Deckshibition series is dedicated to giving side characters some time in the limelight in lower-stakes stories.

* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: A few duelists' decks are quite different between this fanfic and the anime-canon, due to the fic having started while ''ZEXAL'' was on-going and certain characters hadn't revealed what their deck's archetype/specialization was in the anime compared to this continuity.
** Kotori is the most obvious example, due to her AdaptationalBadass treatment detailed above. She uses a [[WingedHumanoid Winged-Beast]] deck throughout the series, which fits her name's bird motif, instead of the Fairy-type deck that she'd use later in canon and spin-off video games (her first dueling appearance in the fanfic predates her first duel in the anime).

* AdaptationalWimp: Downplayed, but some Numbers from original anime/card game either [[AdaptedOut end up not appearing]] or show up elsewhere in this continuity as Xyz monsters excluded from the archetype (eg. Number 9: Dyson Sphere and Number 91: Thunder Spark Dragon). While this change doesn't affect their monster effects, they do lose their ability of [[TakesOneToKillOne only being able to be destroyed in battle by another Number monster]]. It's downplayed due to this effect for the Number cards only existing in the anime and not the card game proper (with some exceptions), along with the fact that a Number monster will lose this immunity if that effect is negated.

* BorrowedCatchphrase: People borrow Yuma's "Kattobingu" whenever they're about to win a duel.

** With his other series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GSTART, although ironically having the antagonist of 4D, Zaman, as the protagonist, in Numbershot 64.

*** The second one comes in the final opponent after winning the tournament, Ace, the host of the tournament. Prior to the events of the story, Ace had scored plenty of championship wins, [[StartMyOwn deciding to host his own tournament]] to find the perfect opponent. [[spoiler:Much like Marizu, his defeat comes at the hands of Yuma]].

* GratuitousJapanese: All over the place, used mostly for during duels and gameplay, with the card names and summon chants also utilizing this.

* ManOfKryptonite: The Number Distributor's ace card, Photon Numbers Destroyer, is specifically designed to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin destroy Number cards]], with its "official" card game variant also being a hard counter to Xyz monsters that can negate their effects.

** Numbershot 31 shows Mia being able to produce a laser blade from her arm, which she uses to try attacking Number 88. This ability is from the fanfic series she originated from, the My Maiden series.

** Yuma and his friends are rarely seen without the other, with Yuma and Kotori sticking together the most. Astral and eventually Mia are also seen quite often with them.

* ContinuityCameo: As a nod to the manga version of the series, Numbershot 1 has some of the tournament roster be filled out by characters that originated from that continuity. These include Luna, Thunder Spark, Cologne (spelled Koron in the fic itself), and Kyoji Yagumo.

* GratuitousJapanese: All over the place.

* MythologyGag: Numbershot 85 reveals that Akari used to be a duelist before she became a journalist. The deck she uses turns out to be a Fairy-type deck, which was used by Kotori in the original canon and video game spin-offs. Spade even lampshades that he thought Kotori would be someone who used them, before [[BreakingTheFourthWall winking at the audience]] about it.
* OfficialCouple: A lot of them, the most prominent being Kotori and Yuma.

* RescueRomance: Ryoga meets his future girlfriend, Ariel, after he saves her from being hit by a car.
* ShipTease: A lot of these as well.

* TournamentArc: Numbershot 1, where Yuma, Shark, Kaito, and several other characters fight for a chance to face off against Ace, the host of the tournament. Moreover, Ace is in possession of the Number 1 card, which incentivizes the three's participation. [[spoiler:Yuma is ultimately the winner of the tournament, with him also going on to defeat Ace in the final chapter]].

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Characters like Kaito and Shark have their more abrasive personality and rivalry traits toned down, and more act like a part of Yuma's team than in the original series.

** Kotori is the most obvious example, due to her AdaptationalBadass treatment detailed above. She uses a [[WingedHumanoid Winged-Beast]] deck throughout the series, which fits her character's bird motif, instead of the Fairy-type deck that she'd use later in canon and spin-off video games (her first dueling appearance in the fanfic predates her first duel in the anime).

** Recurring villain Number Distributor's true identity is finally revealed in [[WhamEpisode Numbershot 99]], being a combination of characters who existed in ''ZEXAL'''s canon. [[spoiler:The Number Distributor is in fact Yuma's father, who was resurrected by Vector to become his servant. The Number Distributor also reveals that "Photon Future Destroyer", the upgraded form of "Photon Numbers Destroyer", is Yuma's mother]].

** The main villain of the series, the Number Distributor, uses no less than three different deck types throughout the series. So far, he has used Chaos, Dragons, and Crystal-themed decks in the duels he has participated in. These decks don't change the character's SignatureMon however, which is [[ManOfKryptonite Photon Numbers Destroyer]] [[spoiler:and its upgraded form, Photon Future Destroyer]].

** Kaaran's defeat in the Deckshibition chapter sees Yuma's Gagaga Girl (the apprentice of Gagaga Magician, and was dismissed by Kaaran) being powered up by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the Gagaga monsters that Kaaran sacrificed without care to his graveyard]] alongside Yuma's. This is exactly how Pandora lost his duel against Yugi, where Yugi's Dark Magician Girl (a card the former didn't even know about despite it being the apprentice of the Dark Magician) got a boost in power due to the Dark Magicians that were in both players' graveyards (that Pandora also sacrificed without remorse).

* AdaptationalWimp: Downplayed, but some Numbers from original show/card game either end up not being included or appear elsewhere in this continuity as Xyz monsters excluded from the archetype (eg. Number 9: Dyson Sphere and Number 91: Thunder Spark Dragon). While this change doesn't affect their monster effects, they do lose their ability of [[TakesOneToKillOne only being able to be destroyed in battle by another Number monster]]. It's downplayed due to this effect for the Number cards only existing in the anime and not the card game proper (with some exceptions), along with the fact that a Number monster will lose this immunity if that effect is negated.

** Numbershot 85 introduces a villain known as Cube Mask, who takes on Akari and Spade in a duel that employs several traps and weapons to kill them both. After Cube Mask's defeat, they are able to reveal who was possessed by the Number: [[spoiler:Charlie McCoy, a Number user that Yuma had fought before, Akari's past love, and Spade's cousin, who had been forced against his will to do so]].

** The villain of Numbershot 85, Cube Mask, has this with his true identity. [[spoiler:Near the end of the fic, it's revealed Cube Mask was a possessed Charlie McCoy. In the anime, Charlie had used a deck relying on dice rolls that supported his Number, Numbers 7: Lucky Stripe. He then gave it to his niece Mayumi before Yuma and Astral claimed it]]. At some unknown point in time, he was then possessed by Number 85: Crazy Box, building a new deck that had a series of trap and spell cards that turned the card into a PuzzleBoss.

** In the stories that take place after the Numbershots, there is Yuma and Kotori's kid: Yuko Tsukumo. She uses an [[AntiMatter Antimaterion deck]], along with her own Number: Numbers 100: Ascending Prince - Future. The Number itself is the son of Number 39 and Number 13, the signature cards of both Yuma and Kotori, and is a MagicKnight as a result.

* InternalHomage: Kaaran, a character first introduced in Deckshibition chapter 6, is one to Pandora of the Ghouls/Rare Hunters from the original ''Anime/YuGiOh'''s Battle City arc.

* ThePowerOfLove: Kotori's undying love for Yuma is what allowed her to gain her own number

** Numbershot 38: Instead of the space-themed deck that compliments V/Chris Arclight's [[SignatureMon Number 9: Dyson Sphere]] in the anime, V uses a Lightray deck since Dyson Sphere doesn't exist as a Number in this continuity. The same story sees Tron/Byron Arclight using a {{Toon}} deck like Maximillion Pegasus, albeit under a completely different archetype that shares the same monster card type, instead of the Medallion/Heraldry deck in canon.

* CanonCharacterAllAlong: In Numbershot 63, Shark starts training with an old dueling master named Hyakun. When Shark finishes his training, Hyakun reveals his true identity: [[Anime/YuGiOhGX An eldery Zane Truesdale]].

* InternalHomage: Kaaran, a character first introduced in Deckshibition chapter 5, is one to Pandora of the Ghouls/Rare Hunters from the original ''Anime/YuGiOh'''s Battle City arc.

** Kaaran's defeat in the Deckshibition one-shot sees Yuma's Gagaga Girl (the apprentice of Gagaga Magician, and was dismissed by Kaaran) being powered up by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the Gagaga monsters that Kaaran sacrificed without care to his graveyard]] alongside Yuma's. This is exactly how Pandora lost his duel against Yugi, where Yugi's Dark Magician Girl (a card the former didn't even know about despite it being the apprentice of the Dark Magician) got a boost in power due to the Dark Magicians that were in both players' graveyards (that Pandora also sacrificed without remorse).

* BigBadDuumvirate: The Number Distributor and the Barian Vector are eventually revealed to be the ones who drive the conflict of the story and responsible for the Numbers corrupting people.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Yuma sacrifices himself to save Kotori in Numbershot C13. Thankfully, the Gate recongizes this noble sacrifice and gives Kotori the power of Zexal to revive him.]]
* InternalHomage: Kaaran, a character first introduced in a Deckshibition one-shot, is one to Pandora of the Ghouls/Rare Hunters from the original ''Anime/YuGiOh'''s Battle City arc.

** Kotori is the most obvious example, due to her AdaptationalBadass treatment detailed above. She uses a [[WingedHumanoid Winged-Beast]] deck throughout the series, which fits her character's bird motif, instead of the Fairy-type deck that she'd use later in canon and spin-off video games (her first dueling appearance in the fanfic precedes her first duel in the anime).
** Numbershot 38: Instead of the space-themed deck that compliments V/Chris Arclight's [[SignatureMon Number 9: Dyson Sphere]] in the anime, V uses a Lightray deck since Dyson Sphere doesn't exist as a Number in this continuity. The same story sees Tron/Byron Arclight using a {{Toon}} deck like Maximillion Pegasus, albeit under a completely different archetype that shares the same monster card type, instead of the Heraldry/Medallion deck in canon.

* AdaptationalWimp: Downplayed, but some Numbers from original show/card game either end up not being included in this continuity or appear elsewhere as normal Xyz monsters without being a part of the archetype (eg. Number 9: Dyson Sphere and Number 91: Thunder Spark Dragon). While this change doesn't affect their monster effects, they do lose their ability of [[TakesOneToKillOne only being able to be destroyed in battle by another Number monster]]. It's downplayed due to this effect for any of the Number cards only exists in the anime and not the card game proper (with some exceptions), and that Number cards can still be destroyed if that effect is negated.

* DramaticIrony: This series was started and is currently still on-going, even after ZEXAL itself has ended.

* ManofKryptonite: The Number Distributor's ace card, Photon Numbers Destroyer, is specifically designed to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin destroy Number cards]], with its "official" card game variant being a hard counter to Xyz monsters.

''The Numbershots'' are a series of Yugioh Zexal stories written by Taylor Gorrell. All stories and related media can be found [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2183919/ here.]]

* AdaptationalWimp: Downplayed, but some Numbers end up not being included in this continuity, though end up appearing elsewhere as normal Xyz monsters without being a part of the archetype (eg. Number 9: Dyson Sphere and Number 91: Thunder Spark Dragon). While this change doesn't affect their monster effects, they do lose their anime-exclusive ability of [[TakesOneToKillOne only being able to be destroyed in battle by another Number monster]]. It's also mainly downplayed as this effect for any of the Number cards doesn't exist in the card game proper (with some exceptions), and that Numbers can still be destroyed if that effect is negated.

** The main villain of the series, the Number Distributor, uses no less than three different deck types throughout the series. So far, he has used Chaos, Dragons, and Crystal-themed decks in the duels he has participated in. His core SignatureMon stays the same however, Photon Number Destroyer.

* InternalHomage: Kaaran, a character first introduced in a Deckshibition one-shot, is one to Pandora/[[DubNameChange Arkana]] of the Ghouls/Rare Hunters from the original ''Anime/YuGiOh'''s Battle City arc. Like Arkana, he is a specialist in an archetype used by the main character (Kaaran and Yuma use Gagaga monsters, while Pandora and Yugi have decks that support the Dark Magician), their SignatureMon is an EvilCounterpart of the main character's ace card (Gagaga Magician for Kaaran and Yuma, Dark Magician for Pandora and Yugi), and Kaaran's name is a SignificantAnagram of Arkana, the dub name of Pandora. Kaaran's defeat in the Deckshibition one-shot is also played out in a similar way, where Gagaga Girl, is powered up due to the Gagaga monsters that were in both Yuma and Kaaran's graveyards, much like how Dark Magician Girl got a boost in power due to the Dark Magicians that were in both Yugi and Pandora's graveyards.

* AdaptationalBadass: Kotori, hands down. Not only is she a capable duelist with her deck and own number, [[spoiler: she gains her very own astral spirit in the form of Mia, allowing her to access her own ZEXAL form and Chaos Number.]]

* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: A few duelists' decks are quite different between this fanfic and the anime-canon, due to the fic having started while ''ZEXAL'' was on-going and certain characters hadn't revealed their decks/archetypes when introduced in the fanfic.

** After Numbershot 53, Droite switches from her Butterspy/Papilloperative deck (which she uses until the end of the original show) to a Prophecy/Spellbook deck, which is described in-universe as her "true" deck.
** Numbershot 38 reveals instead of the space-themed deck that compliments V/Chris Arclight's Number 9: Dyson Sphere Number in the anime, he has a Lightray deck since Number 9: Dyson Sphere doesn't exist in this continuity. The same story sees Tron/Byron Arclight using a {{Toon}} deck like Maximillion Pegasus, albeit under a completely different archetype that shares the same monster card type.
** Rio goes from having an [[AnIcePerson ice-themed deck]] to using the Mermail archetype.

* AdaptationalWimp: Downplayed, but some Numbers end up not being included in this continuity, though end up appearing elsewhere as normal Xyz monsters without being a part of the archetype (eg. Number 9: Dyson Sphere and Number 91: Thunder Spark Dragon). While this change doesn't affect their monster effects, they do lose their anime-exclusive ability of [[TakesOneToKillOne only being able to be destroyed in battle by another Number monster]]. It's mainly downplayed as this effect for any of the Number cards doesn't exist in the card game proper (with some exceptions), and that Numbers can still be destroyed if that effect is negated.

** Vector being the big bad of Numbershot series, when the bigger bad [[spoiler: Don Thousand]] is still buried in the Barian World.
** Vector is also only villain from the Barian World that gets involved in the Numbershots, when there is an entire group of villains he is a part of, the Seven Barian Emperors. Two of these emperors actually being [[spoiler: Ryoga and Rio, who are Nasch and Merag respectively]] who are currently on Earth. This is given a nod/subtle piece of {{foreshadowing}} from Vector himself in the Drabble One-Shot "You Can't Win".

** In the stories that take place after the Numbershots, there is Yuma and Kotori's kid: Yuko Tsukumo. She uses an [[AntiMatter Antimaterion deck]], along with her own Number: Numbers 100: Ascending Prince - Future. The Number itself is the son of Number 39 and Number 13, the signature cards of both Yuma and Kotori, and is a MagicKnight as a result. She becomes a RecurringFanonCharacter, where some authors like [=XBrain130=] and Yin-Yang Yoh have created fanfics and fanart of the character with their own continuities or within the Numbershots canon.

* GratuitousJapanese: All over the place

* WhamEpisode: Numbershot 99. [[spoiler:Faker is killed by the true mastermind, Vector, and a horrible truth is revealed: The Number Distributor is in fact Yuma's father, who was resurrected by Vector to become his servant. The Number Distributor also reveals that he had turned Yuma's mother into "Photon Future Destroyer", after debuting the first "Rank-Up-Magic" in this series.]]

* AdaptationNameChange: III and IV’s real names are Keegan and Marcus instead of Michael and Thomas respectively

* AgeLift: Kaito is 16, Rio is 17, while Droite and Gauche are 32 and 33 respectively
* AlternateContinuity: Anything that happened after episode 49 in the anime didn’t happen here

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Spade does this alot.

!!This story provides examples of:

* ADayInTheLimelight: Several of the Numbershots have let many of the minor characters be the stars fighting the Numbers
** The Deckshibition series is dedicated to giving side characters some time in the limelight

* BorrowedCatchphrase: People borrow Yuma's "Katobingu" whenever they're about to win a duel.

* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Yamato was left at an orphanage because his parents could no longer support him

** Vector is also only villain from the Barian World that gets involved in the Numbershots, when there is an entire group of villains he is a part of, the Seven Barian Emperors. Two of these emperors actually being [[spoiler: Ryoga and Rio, who are Nasch and Merag respectively]] who are currently on Earth. This is given a nod/subtle piece of Foreshadowing from Vector himself in the Drabble One-Shot "You Can't Win".

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Yuma sacrifices himself to save Kotori in Numbershot C13. Thankfully, the Gate recongizes this noble sacrifice and gives Kotori the power of Zexal to revive him.]]

* OfficialCouple: A lot of them, the most prominent being Kotori and Yuma.

* WhamEpisode: Numbershot 99. [[spoiler: Faker is killed by the true mastermind, Vector, and a horrible truth is revealed: The Number Distributor is in fact Yuma's father, who was resurrected by Vector to become his servant. The Number Distributor also reveals that he had turned Yuma's mother into "Photon Future Destroyer", after debuting the first "Rank-Up-Magic" in this series.]]

* YourHeartsDesire: How the Numbers work: They are attracted to people who desire something and twist it in a dark way to possess them. If a person has a selfless desire, however, they are not corrupted.

** With previous series, ''Anime/YuGiOh'', ''Anime/YuGiOh'', and ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'', in Yu-Gi-Oh! 4D Love Surpassing Time.

The Numbershots are a series of Yugioh Zexal stories written by Taylor Gorrell. All stories and related media can be found [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2183919/ here.]]

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* YourHeartsDesire: How the Numbers work: They are attracted to people who desire something and twist it in a dark way to possess them. If a person has a selfless desire, however, they are not corrupted.

** With his other series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GSTART, although ironically having the antagonist of 4D, Zaman, as the protagonist.

* WhamEpisode: Numbershot 99. [[spoiler: Faker is killed by the true mastermind, Vector, and a horrible truth is revealed: The Number Distributor is in fact Yuma's father, who was resurrected by Vector to become his servant.]]

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: More abrasive characters like Kaito and Shark have their personalities toned down, and more act like a part of Yuma's team than in the original series.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Kaito's girlfriend, Jenaveve, used to play with Kaito and Haruto when they were younger.

* MarySueParody: Marizu from Numbershot 1.

* HeroicSecondWind:

* AdaptionNameChange: III and IV’s real names are Keegan and Marcus instead of Michael and Thomas respectively

* ChildfriendFriendRomance: Kaito's girlfriend, Jenaveve, used to play with Kaito and Haruto when they were younger.
* DaddyHasAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Yamato was left at an orphanage because his parents could no longer support him