History Characters / YuGiOhCardGameAToC

* ShownTheirWork: Cobalt Eagle might have been the reason Gem/Jewel Beasts were changed to Crystal Beasts between the OCG and the TCG. The reason for this is because cobalt is not technically a gemstone, unlike the other "Crystal Beasts" which each feature a gemston It is plausible that cobalt was confused with the gemstones copal or coral.

** Amethyst Cat can attack your opponent directly, but when it uses this effect, any Battle Damage it inflicts to your opponent is halved.
** When Topaz Tiger attacks an opponent's monster, it gains 400 ATK during the Damage Step only.

* ShownTheirWork: Cobalt Eagle might have been the reason Gem/Jewel Beasts were changed to Crystal Beasts between the OCG and the TCG. The reason for this is because cobalt is not technically a gemstone, unlike the other "Crystal Beasts" which each feature a gemstone: ruby, amber, topaz, emerald, sapphire, and amethyst. It is plausible that cobalt was confused with the gemstones copal or coral.

* CrystalPrison: The Crystals appear to be the Risen sealed in crystals. It is ostensibly the goal of the Tuner monsters to discover and awaken these creatures, and then bond with them, as demonstrated on the artwork of the Synchro Monsters.

[[folder:Adamatia]]
'''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Adamatia Adamatia]]''' is an archetype of Rock monsters introduced in Secret Slayers that focus on excavating cards from the Deck to activate their effects. They are divided into three distinct groups: the Tuners, all three of which are EARTH-Attribute; the Crystas, which are each Level 4 with 0 ATK and 2200 DEF; and the Rises, the Synchro evolutions of the Crystas.

!!!Tropes associated with the Adamatias:

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The Crystas, and the Rises by proxy, are each made of a different color crystal that lines up with their Attribute.
* CrystalPrison: The Crystas monsters appear to be the Rises sealed in crystals. It is ostensibly the goal of the Tuner monsters to discover and awaken these creatures, and then bond with them, as demonstrated on the artwork of the Synchro Monsters.
* DragonRider: The artwork of Adamatia Rise - Dragite depicts Analyzer riding a dragon-like creature comprised of blue crystals.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Adamatia Laputite was the setting for the artworks of Dwimmered Path and Dwimmered Glimmer, both of which were revealed some time before the Adamatias.

* FusionDance: Although the archetype is not Fusion-based, each of the archetype's Synchro Monsters is visually a combination of one of the Tuner monsters and the Crystas monster with the same Attribute.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Each Synchro Monster has a Level that is the sum of the Levels of the Tuner depicted in its artwork, and the Crystas monster with the same Attribute. It is thus possible to Synchro Summon them using the depicted Tuner and the corresponding Crystas monster. In fact, this is encouraged, as each Synchro Monster has an effect that can only be used if the controller has a monster with the same Attribute in their Graveyard.

* RuleOfThree: The archetype has three subgroups, each of whom have three members. Two of these subgroups, Crysta and Rise, have members that span three different Attributes.

* StealthPun: The theme of Adamatia involves their Tuners ''excavating'' the Deck for any Level 4 or lower RockMonster, meaning playing this archetype turns the Deck into a ''mine'' or a ''dig site''.

* CuttingTheKnot: Needlefiber has an effect that enables the controller to banish it during the opponent's Main or Battle Phase, and then Special Summon a Tuner Synchro Monster from their Extra Deck. This Special Summon is treated as a Synchro Summon, thus bypassing the need to Synchro Summon it conventionally. Additionally, the effect can Summon ''any'' Tuner Synchro Monster as well, not just Quandax. Several Tuner Synchro Monsters also have effects that trigger ''when they are Synchro Summoned'', which means that this effect is a quick and easy way to access them.

** Quan + Rion + Citree = Needlefiber

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[[folder:Atlanteans]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Poseidra (center) leading his army]]
'''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Atlantean Atlanteans]]''', known as '''Sea Emperors''' (海皇 ''Kaiō') in the OCG, are a series of WATER Sea Serpent monsters that rely on swarming the field and activating effects that change the course of battle. They also activate secondary effects if sent to the Graveyard by the effect of a Water monster. They are lead by Atlantean Dragon Poseidra.

The archetype is featured in the Structure Deck: ''Roar of the Sea Emperor''

For a related archetype often seen alongside Atlanteans, please check out the '''Mermail''' folder.

The '''[[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Ancient_Warriors Ancient Warriors]]''', known as '''Senka'' in the OCG, are an archetype of WATER, WIND and FIRE Beast-Warrior monsters based on the Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms. They are divised into three sub-groups based on their attributes, each with their own tactics: The WATER monsters focus on using their effects to control the field; the WIND monsters reward the player for controlling less monsters that the opponent and can easily swarm the field while the FIRE monsters reward the player for destroying their opponent's cards. In addition, the archetype relies on Continuous Spell and Trap cards, some of which reward the player for controlling Ancient Warriors with different Attributes.

* StealthPun: The theme of Adamatia involves their Tuners ''excavating'' the Deck for any Level 4 or lower RockMonster, meaning playing this archetype turns a Deck into a ''mine'' or a ''dig site''.

The Archetype itself is divided into three categories; Aromages are the main members of the Archetype, consisting of mages based on plants; [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg then there's Aroma Jar]], and finally their Tuner and Synchro Monsters from the Aromaseraphy line. Most of the monsters' effects are twofold: their first effects apply while they have more LP than the opponent, and their second effects can trigger when their controller gains LP.

* {{Expy}}: Of the Fire Fist archetype. Both are archetype of Beast-Warriors monsters based on one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature, have playstyles that involve the use of Continuous Spell/Trap cards and sending those to the Graveyard to activate their monsters's effects.

* FusionDance: Each of the archetype's Synchro Monsters is visually a combination of one of the Tuner monsters and the Crystas monster with the same Attribute.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The Crystas—and the Rises by proxy—are each made of a different color crystal that lines up with their Attribute.

!!!Tropes associated with the Agents of Heaven:

* Anti-Magic: Dragite's Synchro evolution can negate and destroy a Spell or Trap once every turn if a WATER monster is in your Graveyard.

** DishingOutDirt: Doshin and Earth Golem are all EARTH monsters, as are Gatchiri and Gussari.

* ShieldBearingMook: The Gatchiri is one of these, wielding a shield about the same size as its own body. True to its appearance, it has 3000 DEF, protects each of the controller's Cyberse monsters from being destroyed by card effects once per turn, and if it leaves the field, grants one of the controller's monsters immunity to the opponent's card effects during that turn.

[[folder:Bonding/Chemical]]

* MadeOfIncendium: Oxygeddon, being based on the stuff fire needs to burn, will burn the opponent's LP if it's destroyed by a Pyro-type monster in battle.

* {{BFS}}: The anime-only Gussari wields one that is as long as it is tall.

** DishingOutDirt: Doshin and Earth Golem are all EARTH monsters, as are the anime-only Gatchiri and Gussari.

** The anime-only Gatchiri makes any of its controller's Link Monsters that are linked to it, immune to the opponent's card effects. Additionally, if it leaves the field, the controller can target a monster they control, with said target becoming immune to the opponent's card effects that turn.

* ShieldBearingMook: The anime-only Gatchiri is one of these, wielding a shield about the same size as its own body. True to its appearance, it has 3000 DEF, can make any allied Link Monster linked to it immune to the opponent's card effects, protects each of the controller's @Ignister monsters from being destroyed by card effects once per turn, and if it leaves the field, grants one of the controller's monsters immunity to the opponent's card effects during that turn.

[[folder:Aquaactress]]
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[[caption-width-right:230: Taking center stage! [[BackFromTheDead Over and over again!]]]]
'''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Aquaactress Aquaactress]]''' is an archetype of Aqua-Type monsters, supported by the '''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Aquarium Aquarium]]''' Continuous Spell Cards. They are used by Ayu in the ''[[Anime/YuGiOhArcV ARC-V]]'' anime.

* MadeOfIncendium: Oxygeddon, being based on the stuff fire needs to burn and all, will burn the opponent's LP if it's destroyed by a Pyro-type monster in battle.

* {{Cyclops}}: Cloudian - Eye of the Typhoon is based on "The Eye of the Hurricane", ironically, the most inoffensive part of a Hurricane. The name is also a pun on the card itself, as my Cloudian only has one Eye.

[[caption-width-right:230:Aromage Rosemary's evolved form.]]

[[folder:Bujin]]
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[[caption-width-right:230:One of the Bujintei; Amaterasu]]
'''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Bujin Bujin]]''' monsters, which is Japanese for as '''War/Martial God''', focuses on three areas: The Beast-Warrior Bujin are the main field players; they are supported by the Bujingis (Beast and Winged-Beasts), which give their support from the hand or Graveyard. Their leaders are the four Bujintei (or Bujinki, in the case of Amaterasu): Susanowo, Amaterasu, Kagutsuchi, and Tsukuyomi.

* CuttingTheKnot: A.I. Love Fusion can Fusion Summon a Cyberse-Type Fusion Monster, and if the controller uses an @Ignister monster as a Fusion Material, it can also use an opponent's Link Monster as another material for that Summon. This enables the card to serve as both a cheap form of removal and a way to Summon Earth Golem. Super Polymerization can also be used to achieve the same effect, with the added bonus that it can be activated during the opponent's turn to disrupt their combos and its activation cannot be responded to with the opponent's cards or effects.

** If Earth Golem is Fusion Summoned, its controller takes no damage for the rest of the turn.

* {{Nerf}}: In the anime, A.I. Contact's effect allowed its controller to target a Field Spell Card in their Field Zone, then return a Field Spell Card of the same name from their hand to their Deck, then draw three cards. The card's OCG counterpart only works if the controller has Ignister A.I.Land in their Field Zone, and the controller must return another copy of Ignister A.I.Land from their hand ot their Deck.

* CuttingTheKnot: Since A.I. Love Fusion can allow for an opponent's Link monster to be used as fusion material for a Cyberse monster, it's an easy way to deal with Link monsters that would be otherwise problematic to deal with.
* {{Egopolis}}: The archetype's Field Spell, Ignister A.I.Land, is an amusement park named after Ai and shaped like his head.

** The archetype's Fusion Spell Card, A.I. Love Fusion, can Fusion Summon any Cyberse-Type Fusion Monster, using monsters from the controller's hand or field as Fusion Materials. However, if the controller uses an @Ignister monster as a material for that Fusion Summon, they can also use a Link Monster the opponent controls as a material.

* IaijutsuPractitioner: The artwork of the anime-only TA.I.med Technique depicts Ai dressed as one of these, and performing the characteristic sword strike.
* MutualKill: TA.I. Strike's first effect is meant to evoke this trope, as it makes the ATK of two battling monsters equal, which would normally result in this trope, and the controllers of the destroyed monsters taking damage equal to the ATK of their destroyed monster. However, the card's second effect can be use to subvert this if the player's battling monster is an @Ignister as it can banish itself from the graveyard to protect them from being destroyed by battle.
* MyBrainIsBig: A.I.Q. depicts Ai this way. Considering the [[{{Narcissist}} sort of character]] Ai is though, it's more likely a boast than an actual reflection of his intelligence.
* {{Nerf}}: Overall [[AvertedTrope averted]] as most of the "@Ignister" and "A.I." cards were made better than they were in the anime but some were not so lucky.
** Donyoribo's second effect was changed so that it can only be activated in response to the effect of an "@Ignister" monster or "A.I." spell/trap instead of any card or effect and can only double effect damage instead of allowing a choice between doubling the damage or reducing it to zero.
** A.I. Contact's effect allowed its controller to target a Field Spell Card in their Field Zone, then return a Field Spell Card of the same name from their hand to their Deck, then draw three cards. The card's OCG counterpart only works if the controller has Ignister A.I.Land in their Field Zone, and the controller must return another copy of Ignister A.I.Land from their hand ot their Deck.

* PunnyName: All of the "A.I." cards have names that are puns on a phrase with Ai's name spliced in there somewhere. English translations render his name as "A.I.", further adding a pun on the acronym for "artificial intelligence".

** The archetype is also this to the D/D archetype, as they both share a focus on swarming the field with monsters to use as materials for Extra Deck monsters and then reviving them to do so repeatedly in a single turn. Like the D/D archetype, this archetype also contains monsters of multiple Summoning methods.

* {{Nerf}}: Donyoribo's effect that responds to cards or effects that inflict damage was weakened from its anime depiction when the card was released in the OCG. To wit, while the anime version of the effect could be activated in response to any card or effect that could inflict damage to any player, the OCG effect was limited to only @Ignister monster effects and A.I. Spell and Trap effects that damage the controller's opponent. Additionally, while the anime effect could reduce the damage inflicted to 0 or double said damage, the OCG effect could only do the latter.

** If Earth Golem is Fusion Summoned, its controller takes no damage for the rest of the turn. If Fusion Summoned using a card that can be activated on the opponent's turn, such as Super Polymerization, this can easily stop an opponent's attempt to OTK the controller, enabling them to survive for at least another turn.

!!!Tropes associated with the A.I. cards:
* CuttingTheKnot: A.I. Love Fusion can Fusion Summon a Cyberse-Type Fusion Monster, and if the controller uses an @Ignister monster as a Fusion Material, it can also use an opponent's Link Monster as another material for that Summon. This enables the card to serve as both a cheap form of removal and a way to Summon Earth Golem. Super Polymerization can also be used to achieve the same effect, with the added bonus that it can be activated during the opponent's turn to disrupt their combos and its activation cannot be responded to with the opponent's cards or effects.
* {{Egopolis}}: The archetype's Field Spell, Ignister A.I.Land, is an amusement park named after Ai and shaped like his head.
* FusionDance: The archetype's Fusion Spell Card, A.I. Love Fusion, can Fusion Summon any Cyberse-Type Fusion Monster, using monsters from the controller's hand or field as Fusion Materials. However, if the controller uses an @Ignister monster as a material for that Fusion Summon, they can also use a Link Monster the opponent controls as a material.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: The artwork of the anime-only TA.I.med Technique depicts Ai dressed as one of these, and performing the characteristic sword strike.
* MutualKill: TA.I. Strike's first effect is meant to evoke this trope, as it can be activated during damage calculation, if a monster the controller controls battles an opponent's monster, and causes the controller's monster's ATK to become the same as the ATK of the opposing battling monster. Additionally, the controller of a monster that was destroyed by that battle takes damage equal to their destroyed monster's original ATK. On paper, this would typically result in both monsters destroying each other by battle, and both players taking damage. However, if the controller's battling monster is an @Ignister monster, TA.I. Strike's second effect can avert this trope, as it can be banished from the Graveyard to prevent said monster from being destroyed by battle. This means that the controller can activate TA.I. Strike in response to a battle involving their @Ignister monster being initiated, then banish the card to keep their monster from being destroyed. Thus, the opponent is the only player whose monster is destroyed and who takes damage.
* MyBrainIsBig: A.I.Q. depicts Ai this way. Considering the [[{{Narcissist}} sort of character]] Ai is though, it's more likely a boast than an actual reflection of his intelligence.
* {{Narcissist}}: Given that the archetype is a group of cards named after their user in the anime and featuring him in their artwork, it's safe to say that said user is this.
* {{Nerf}}: In the anime, A.I. Contact's effect allowed its controller to target a Field Spell Card in their Field Zone, then return a Field Spell Card of the same name from their hand to their Deck, then draw three cards. The card's OCG counterpart only works if the controller has Ignister A.I.Land in their Field Zone, and the controller must return another copy of Ignister A.I.Land from their hand ot their Deck.
* PunnyName: All of them have names that are puns on a phrase with Ai's name spliced in there somewhere. English translations render his name as "A.I.", further adding a pun on the acronym for "artificial intelligence".

* ThereCanOnlyBeOne: A player can only contol one The Arrival.

[[caption-width-right:230:Arcana Force XXI - The World]]

[[folder:Battlewasps]]
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The '''[[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Battlewasp Battlewasps]]''', known as '''Bee Force''' in the OCG, is an archetype of WIND Insect monsters focused on swarming the field in preparation for synchro summons. They use effects that inflict burn damage or manipulate the ATK of monsters on the field to increase

They appear in ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'' where they are used by Shinji Weber.

[[folder:Batteryman]]
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[[caption-width-right:230:Batteryman Industrial Strength]]
The '''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Batteryman Batterymen]]''' are a series of LIGHT Thunder-Type monsters based on batteries. They swarm the field to power each other up.

!!!Tropes associated with the Batterymen:
* BackFromTheDead: Battery Charger and Recycling Batteries.
* CuteBruiser: Batteryman AA. With 3 of him in a deck, the player can make an OTK.
* CuteMachines: Batterymen are just adorable.
* GlassCannon: Batterymen can easily win the game with their sheer power and swarming capabilities (and liberal use of [[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Short_Circuit Short Circuit]]), but are quickly halted by mass destruction or floodgates thanks to a noticeable lack of protection. Can easily slide into [[JustForPun Lightning]] [[LightningBruiser Bruisers]] with their insane amount of recovery, however.
* HeroicSecondWind: The archetype is famous for the sheer amount of comeback cards available. From a [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Battery_Charger Monster Reborn clone]] to [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Portable_Battery_Pack a Quick-Play resource recovery card]] to [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Portable_Battery_Pack a Trap card that revives 2 monsters]]. As long as Battery Men survive a board nuke, they can instantly recover their board and nuke you in return.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Super-Electromagnetic Voltech Dragon, which gains a different effect, depending on which Batteryman the player tributes for it.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Batteryman Industrial Strength uses a pair of jumper cables as weapons.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Voltech Dragon is technically part of the archetype, but not having Batteryman in its name puts it at odds with their many support cards since they don't work on it. The archetype has since evolved to rely on a ZergRush strategy and now Voltech Dragon has no place in a proper Batteryman deck.
* ShockAndAwe: They're all Thunder-Types, naturally.
* StealthPun:
** They rely on swarming the field -- naturally, the more batteries you rely on for power, the more power you get from them.
** C and AA only get their effects to activate if all copies of them on the field are in the same position, Attack or Defense. Of course, consumer batteries like C and AA only provide power when their terminals are lined up in the same direction.
** Most of their spell and trap support provide swarming and recovery at a much larger quantity than most other Archtypes. Or in other words, they're easily rechargeable.
* StoneWall: Batteryman D has an effect that forces the opponent to not target any Thunder-Type monster except Batteryman D, and at 1900 DEF he can survive a bit. However, he has 0 ATK so he isn't much use for offense.
* ThemeNaming: Batterymen are named after the commonly used battery names. In Japan, where battery types are numerically named, they have the added bonus of getting leveled and marked on the character art based on their battery type.
* WeakButSkilled: The line as a whole looks pathetic, but they can be very effective when used right.
** Their stats are pathetic, but their ability to swarm the field with copies of each other is amazing in the era of Xyz Monsters. For instance, Batteryman AAA has 0 ATK and 0 DEF, but when you summon him, you can Special Summon another AAA from your hand or Graveyard, making him a one-card combo for any Rank 4 Xyz, barring those with specific requirements.
** Their bigger hitters are just big in comparison to the rest of the line, they're still low. But they can also swarm the field by Special Summoning, and have effects to destroy or bounce cards, allowing them to clear the field with their effects.
** They have several +1 support cards like Quick Charger, Recycling Batteries, and Portable Battery Pack, which allow them to recycle themselves from the Graveyard and maintain card advantage, and all three of those cards can lead to an Xyz from an empty hand and field depending on what you retrieve.
* ZergRush: Their main gimmick is that they're intended to be used in numbers, as many of them have effects that rely on you having several Batterymen in play or allow you to summon more. As a downside, they have paltry stats alone and their effects usually aren't good for much other than summoning more Batterymen. The best example is Batteryman AA, who gets +1000 Attack for each copy of it in play. If you can get all three on the field, that's three 3000 ATK beasts you have. But with only one, it's stuck at 1000/1000 and is not going to do much.
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[[folder:B.E.S.]]
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[[caption-width-right:230:Insert counters to continue.]]
The '''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/B.E.S B.E.S.]]''' monsters, standing to '''Bacterion Empire Ship''', known as '''Giant Battleship''' (巨大戦艦 ''Kyodai Senkan'') in the OCG, are a series of Machine-Type monsters based on the bosses in the ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'' video games. To represent their shield protection in the games, they generate counters when summoned that protect them from being destroyed in battle, but they lose a counter every time they battle and are destroyed when they fight without one. Their leader is Ambitious Gofer. Some of them are used by Ryusei Gin/[[DubNameChange Lorenzo]] in ''GX''.
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[[caption-width-right:220:Bountiful Artemis, the first Counter Fairy released.]]

** If a monster is Special Summoned to a zone Dark Templar points to, its controller can Special Summon as many Level 4 or lower @Ignister monsters from their Graveyard to zones Dark Templar points to as possible, but [[PowerNullifier their effects are negated]]. Additionally, if Dark Templar destroys a monster by battle, the controller can Special Summon a Cyberse-Type monster from their Graveyard.

* PowerNullifier: Dark Templar negates the effects of monsters Special Summoned by its effect.

* PersonOfMassDestruction: Light Dragon has an effect that destroys face-up monsters the opponent controls, up to the number of @Ignister monsters the controller controls, while Wind Pegasus does the same with the opponent's Spell and Trap Cards. If the controller controls enough @Ignister monsters, these effects can very easy devastate the opponent's field.
* ThePhoenix: As its name and appearance suggests, Fire Phoenix is this. Its effect also evoke this, as if it was Link Summoned, then destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, it can Special Summon itself during the controller's next Standby Phase.

* IaijutsuPractitioner: The artwork of the anime-only TA.I.med Technique depicts Ai dressed as one of these, and performing the charactertic sword strike.

[[caption-width-right:230:LargeinCharge indeed.]]