History Metaplot / YuGiOhWorldLegacy

* TimeSkip: There is a time skip in the story in between the cards released in the Flames of Destruction pack and the cards in the Cybernetic Horizon pack, during which [[spoiler: Auram formed Crusadia, while Ningirsu created the Orcusts.]]

* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler:Though they are not explicitly stated to be in a romantic relationship, the relationship between childhood friends Auram and Ib largely play this trope straight: in the first act, Ib is captured and sacrifices herself before Auram could save him, while in Act 2, Auram is forced to sacrifice his humanity in order to save the world.]]

->The hero who defends the light of the stars\\
Must destroy the darkness of the illusory world\\
And entrust his power to the chosen one.\\
The will inherited by the chalice of the stars will become a new key\\
And become the sword that cuts down darkness.

The storyline is mainly told through cards across eight card archetypes: World Legacy, World Chalice, Krawler, Mekk-Knight, Orcust, Crusadia, Guardragon, and Knightmare. These cards are released from 2017-2019 within [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Series_10 Series 10]] of the TCG/OCG Booster Packs, starting from the ''[[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Code_of_the_Duelist Code of the Duelist]]'' pack and ending at the ''[[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Eternity_Code Eternity Code]]'' pack.

The storyline is mainly told through cards across eight card archetypes: World Legacy, World Chalice, Krawler, Mekk-Knight, Orcust, Crusadia, Guardragon, and Knightmare. These cards are released from 2017-2019 within [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Series_10 Series 10]] of the TCG/OCG Booster Packs, starting from the ''[[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Code_of_the_Duelist Code of the Duelist]]'' pack and ending at the ''[[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Chaos_Impact Chaos Impact]]'' pack.

* RecycledPremise: The setup of the World Legacy storyline is basically a JRPG setup; a group of young adventurers set out to recover seven ancient artifacts so they can protect the world. [[spoiler:The way the layers of {{reveal}}s completely derail the premise and escalate the situation into a divine battle]] is very similar to some [=JRPGs=] too. More specifically, many elements of the story are nearly directly lifted from the Xeno series of [=JRPGs=] by Tetsutya Takahashi and Monolithsoft, most obviously ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' and ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}''.

* RecycledPremise: The setup of the World Legacy storyline is basically a JRPG setup; a group of young adventurers set out to recover seven ancient artifacts so they can protect the world. [[spoiler:The way the layers of {{reveal}}s completely derail the premise and escalate the situation into a divine battle]] is very similar to some [=JRPGs=] too. More specifically, many elements of the story are nearly directly lifted from the Xeno series of JRPGs by Tetsutya Takahashi and Monolithsoft, most obviously ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' and ''VideoGame/Xenogears''.

For other ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' metaplots, see [[Metaplot/YuGiOh here]].

* RecycledPremise: The setup of the World Legacy storyline is basically a JRPG setup; a group of young adventurers set out to recover seven ancient artifacts so they can protect the world. [[spoiler:The way the layers of {{reveal}}s completely derail the premise and escalate the situation into a divine battle]] is very similar to some [=JRPGs=] too. More specifically, many elements of the story are nearly directly lifted from the Xeno series of JRPGs by Tetsutya Takahashi and Monolithsoft, most obviously [[VideoGame/Xenoblade Chronicles1]] and [[VideoGame/Xenogears]].

* RecycledPremise: The setup of the World Legacy storyline is basically a JRPG setup; a group of young adventurers set out to recover seven ancient artifacts so they can protect the world. [[spoiler:The way the layers of {{reveal}}s completely derail the premise and escalate the situation into a divine battle]] is very similar to some [=JRPGs=] too. More specifically, many elements of the story are nearly directly lifted from the Xeno series of JRPGs by Tetsutya Takahashi and Monolithsoft, most obviously [[''VideoGame/Xenoblade Chronicles1'']] and [[''VideoGame/Xenogears'']].

* RecycledPremise: The setup of the World Legacy storyline is basically a JRPG setup; a group of young adventurers set out to recover seven ancient artifacts so they can protect the world. [[spoiler:The way the layers of {{reveal}}s completely derail the premise and escalate the situation into a divine battle]] is very similar to some [=JRPGs=] too. More specifically, many elements of the story are nearly directly lifted from the Xeno series of JRPGs by Tetsutya Takahashi and Monolithsoft, most obviously ''[[VideoGame/Xenoblade Chronicles1]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Xenogears]]''.

* RecycledPremise: The setup of the World Legacy storyline is basically a JRPG setup; a group of young adventurers set out to recover seven ancient artifacts so they can protect the world. [[spoiler:The way the layers of {{reveal}}s completely derail the premise and escalate the situation into a divine battle]] is very similar to some [=JRPGs=] too. More specifically, many elements of the story are nearly directly lifted from the Xeno series of JRPGs by Tetsutya Takahashi and Monolithsoft, most obviously ''VideoGame/Xenoblade Chronicles'' and ''VideoGame/Xenogears''.

* RecycledPremise: The setup of the World Legacy storyline is basically a JRPG setup; a group of young adventurers set out to recover seven ancient artifacts so they can protect the world. [[spoiler:The way the layers of {{reveal}}s completely derail the premise and escalate the situation into a divine battle]] is very similar to some [=JRPGs=] too.

* MacGuffin: [[spoiler:The power of the "Key", which is held inside Ib and her staff, is the primary [=MacGuffin=] of the storyline sought after by Lee and Ningirsu. The "Key" has the powers to manipulate the World Legacies and activate the World Gears and trigger apotheosis.]]

* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The central trio of protagonists consists of the boys Auram and Ningirsu and the girl Ib.

The World Legacy storyline is a [[Metaplot/YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh metaplot]] presented through card art and descriptions inside the [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh card game]]. Compared to the Duel Terminal storyline, the World Legacy storyline is shorter but much tighter, with clear personalities, developments, and narrative structure.

* AdvancedAncientHumans: [[spoiler:Before the Mekk-Knight of the Morning Star apocalypse (which happened far before starting point of the story), Earth was populated by a technologically advanced and aesthetically modern civilization. Most of the technology seems to have been lost after the apocalypse.]]