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* LoopholeAbuse: Malefic Territory allows Malefics more than one monster on the field and negates their effects during the Battle Phase.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Horus looks more like a bird than a dragon.

* SixthRanger: Lilith, Lady of Lament’s name and effects do not refer to Lair of Darkness in anyway, but she can tribute monsters to search for the [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Virus Virus]] cards that synergize very well with the deck. Her artwork is also featured alongside Darkest Diabolos and Ahrima in the Structure Deck.

** Malefic Parallel Gear does not look monstrously, but mechanical.

** Aside from the above, Stellarknight Trihiver is one of the few cards to defeat the aforementioned Aria-Elegy lock, since Trihiver bounces all your cards back to the hand without targeting them.

* Bifauxnen: Mist Valley Falcon.

* TheManBehindTheMonsters: Kozaky is the responsible for Giga Gagagigo (and Gogiga Gagagigo, albeit indirectly), the Koa'ki Meiru, and Giant Kozaky.

The archetype is featured in the Structure Deck: '''Machina Mayhem''.

* ArmorPiercingAttack: Metalfoe Orihulk has the ability to inflict doubled piercing damage.
* TheBigGuy: Wolflame; his Fusion form Cardinal has the highest ATK, but no effect.
* {{Bishounen}}: Bismagia, big time. His full face can be seen in Fullmetalfoes Fusion.
* TheChick: Silvird; her Fusion form Mythriel also has a defensive effect.

* FragileSpeedster: Silvird. Subverted with Steeleren, which looks like it at first but is actually a StoneWall.
* FusionDance: Adamante, Orihulk, Cardinal and are all Fusion Monsters.

* TheLancer: Steeleren; he is a high-DEF two-wheeler based off Steel, which symbolizes "stoic" (thus the term "cold iron" and "cold steel") and is mostly a construction metal; his Fusion form Adamante has balanced stats, and no effect.
* TheLeader: Goldriver; he is an high-ATK four-wheeler based off Gold, which symbolizes "champion" and is mostly a decorative metal; his Fusion form Orihuk also has the second highest stats among the Metalfoes Fusions, only below TheBigGuy Cardinal and has an effect.

* SixthRanger: Heavymetalfoes Electrum is the first Link Monster in the archetype, its sixth Extra Deck monster overall, and the latest Metalfoes monster to be revealed.
* TheSmartGuy: Bismagia; his base form is the archetype's only Pendulum Effect Monster, and his Fusion form Alkahest is a SquishyWizard alchemist.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Silvird, and by extension Mythriel and Electrum, are the only female monsters in the archetype.

* StoneWall: Steeleren's appearance suggests a FragileSpeedster, but his stats suggest otherwise.
* StrongButUnskilled: The ATK and DEF of Adamante and Cardinal are both 2500 and 3000, respectively, but neither monster has an effect.
* SquishyWizard: Alkahest has 0 ATK/DEF.

* ThemeNaming: The OCG has a threefold example: the theme as a whole comes from the German folktale of the "Freikugeln", or "free bullets"—a series of seven magic bullets that will kill anything their shooter wishes; the seventh and final bullet, however, is at the mercy of the devil himself. The Magibullet monsters themselves fill the roles of several characters in the German opera ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Freisch%C3%BCtz Der Freischütz]]''—perhaps the most well-known retelling of the legend—and, to top it all off, those that don't directly reference the characters themselves are named after various historical figures of the American West.

Metal Counterpart'''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Metal_counterpart]]''' is a set of two level 8 dark attribute machine-type monsters that can only be summoned by sacrificing the appropriate monster (Zoa for Metalzoa, or Red Eyes Black Dragon for Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon) after equipping it with the trap card "Metalmorph". In the anime and manga, this archetype is used by Keith Howard/Bandit Keith, and Jounouchi Katsuya/Joey Wheeler.

* AntiMagic: In the anime and manga, they are immune to spell cards. The closest the TCG versions get to this is the trap card "Rare Metalmorph", which protects the equipped monster from [[OnlyWorksOnce one spell card.]]
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Apparently, considering that they're both dark-attribute monsters

* DifficultButAwesome: Summoning them requires tributing monsters equipped with a specific trap card, and summoning the needed monsters requires two tributes under normal circumstances. However, once you summon them, you can power them up with "Limiter Removal" and "Fairy Meteor Crush" for a OneTurnKill, making it well worth the effort.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: So far, we have a giant spider, a giant turtle, a giant shadowy-ninja-bat-robot thing,a giant dragon-dinosaur thing, a giant moth, a giant robot, a giant three-headed dragon, a giant mechanical-dragon-dinosaur thing, and a giant mechanical three-headed dragon.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Kumongous, the Sticky Thread Kaiju and Gandarla, the Mystery Dust Kaiju.

* TurtlePower: Gameciel, the Sea Turtle kaiju.

* AntiMagic: Winged Kuriboh [=LV9's=] effect.

* HolyHandGrenade: Winged Kuriboh [=LV10's=] effect.

* PaletteSwap: Wretched Ghost of the Attic.

* ScaryImpracticalArmor: Winged Kuriboh [=LV9=] and Winged Kuriboh [=LV10=].

* ArchEnemy: To the Orichalcos.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Ehren, Lumina and Raiden.

* ArcherArchetype: Felis, Lightsworn Archer.

* AnAxeToGrind: Garoth.
* BackFromTheDead: Lumina's effect.
* BareYourMidriff: Lumina.
* BigGood: Michael.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead:
** Lumina, Ehren and Jenis.
** Alternately, Shire, Lyla and Minerva.

* CatGirl: Felis, Lightsworn Archer.
* CoolSword: Lightsworn Sabre.

* {{Druid}}: Aurkus.
* DubNameChange: Lightlord -> Lightsworn.
* EvilCounterpart: The Twilightsworn Monsters are shaping up to be this to the Lightsworn Monsters. The notable ones so far are Jain, Lyla, Lumina and Ryk. Judgement Dragon also has one with Punishment Dragon.
* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: Felis' and Rinyan's feline to Wulf's and Ryko's mutt.

* GogglesDoNothing: Ehren.

* KnightInShiningArmor: Jain.

* LaserBlade: Lightsworn Sabre.
* LifeDrain: Jenis's effect.

* MysticalWhiteHair: Jain.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Celestia, Michael and Minerva.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Gragonith and Judgment Dragon.

* PersonOfMassDestruction: Judgement Dragon.

* ScarfOfAsskicking: Raiden, Lightsworn Assailant.

* AmazonBrigade: All members are female. See also MeaningfulName.

* AmazonBrigade: As the name "Magician Girl" imply, there is no male member of this archetype.

* BigGood: Ehther the Heaven Monarch.

* ShockAndAwe: Zaborg.

* LightEmUp: As mentioned above, the Nekroz of Sophia is a LIGHT monster.

* {{Merlin}}: What did you expect?

The '''[[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Marincess Marincess]]''' is an archetype of WATER Cyberse monsters. Their plyastyle revolves around returning their cards from the graveyard back to their hand, allowing them to Link Summon without losing card advantage or recycle their Trap cards which can be activated from hand if they control a Link 3 or higher monster. They are used by Aoi Zaizen in ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS''.

[[folder:Mask]]
'''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Mask Mask]]''' is a series of cards, primarily Spell and Trap cards, oriented toward limiting an opponent's actions and damaging their Life Points. If that doesn't float a Mask user's boat, they can also opt to summon "The Masked Beast" or "Masked Beast Des Gardius". The majority of these cards were used by Lumis & Umbra in the anime, with Yami Marik also using "Masked Beast Des Gardius" & "Melchid the Four-Face Beast" against Mai Valentine.

[[folder:Maju]]
The '''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Maju Maju]]''' is a series of Fiend-Type monsters whose ATK is equal or partially equal to the something that depends on your monsters; Maju Garzett gains ATK based on the monsters used for its Tribute summon, while Gren Maju Da Eiza gains ATK & DEF for all of your banished monster. Maju Garzett notably received a cameo in the movie, via an unknown duelist tribute summoning Maju Garzett during a duel against Jonouchi/Joey.

[[folder:Majespecter]]
'''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Majespecter Majespecters]]''' are an archetype of WIND Spellcaster-Type Pendulum Monsters. They combine their ability to come back from the Extra Deck with effects that adds other cards to the hand when normal or Special Summoned. This also works win conjunction with the archetype's Spell and Trap Cards which have the ability to get rid of opposing monsters but require your own monsters to be tributed.

!!!Tropes associated with the Majespecters:
* BlowYouAway: Not only are they WIND monsters, but tornadoes are featured in their artwork.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Majispecter Unicorn serves as the mount for Majester Paladin the Rising Dracoslayer, gaining wings in the process.
* NoSell: The Majespecters cannot be targeted or destroyed by the opponent's card effects.
* WeakButSkilled: High ATK isn't the Majespecters' strong point with their strongest monster having only 2000 ATK, but between their immunity to targeting and the deck's abilities to add more cards to the hand and get rid of opposing monsters with Spell and Trap Cards, they shouldn't be underestimated.
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[[folder:Malefic]]
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'''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Malefic Malefics]]''' (known as '''Sin''' in the OCG) are a series of DARK monsters, with the majority of them being Dragon-Type monsters. They are introduced in the 10th Anniversary movie, where five of their original counterparts[[note]]Cyber End Dragon, Rainbow Dragon, Stardust Dragon, Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Red-Eyes Black Dragon[[/note]] are stolen by the main villain Paradox, who then enslaves and corrupt them to create the Malefic monsters. Despite their enormous raw power, they need a Field Spell Card to maintain on the field.

Since Paradox uses them in a single duel, only eight Malefic monsters are known. The five enslaved monsters: Malefic Cyber End Dragon, Malefic Rainbow Dragon, Malefic Stardust Dragon, Malefic Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Malefic Red-Eyes Black Dragon; and the three original Malefic monsters are Malefic Parallel Gear, Malefic Paradox Dragon and Malefic Truth Dragon, which is the strongest of them.
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'''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Mask Mask]]''' is a series of cards, primarily Spell and Trap cards, oriented toward limiting an opponent's actions and damaging their Life Points. If that doesn't float a Mask user's boat, they can also opt to summon "The Masked Beast" or "Masked Beast Des Guardius".

* FlawedPrototype: Implied with Koa'ki Meiru Overdose. Its appearance and name suggest that it may be, in fact, unstable.

* UnskilledButStrong: They manage to be this at the ''same time'' as WeakButSkilled. While the Garzetts and Gren Maju Da Eiza can get ridiculously high ATK, they don't have much else in terms of substance beyond Legendary Maju Garzett's piercing ability. This is thrown out the window with the advent of Maju Kaiser Garzett, who manages to be SkilledAndStrong due to it's ability to prevent the enemy from activating cards or effects during battle.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Machina Force is a level 10 monster with 4600 ATK and 4100 DEF. However, it requires four different monsters to be on the field before it can be summoned and requires its controller to pay 1000 life points if they want it to attack. As a result, despite its extraordinary ATK Machina Force is often relegated to the role of discard fodder for the much more practical Machina Fortress.

* CaptainErsatz: Dogoran is Franchise/{{Godzilla}}, Gadarla is Film/{{Mothra}}, Gameciel is Franchise/{{Gamera}}, Jizukiru is [[Film/{{Godzilla vs Gigan}} Gigan]], Kumongous is [[Film/{{Son of Godzilla}} Kumonga]], Radian is [[Series/{{Ultraman Ginga}} Dark Lugiel]], Thunder King is Ghidorah, Mecha-Dogoran is [=MechaGodzilla=], and Mecha-Thunder-King is Mecha-King Ghidorah.

* AttackReflector: Jizukiru can remove three Kaiju counters from anywhere in the field to negate any effect that targets ONE card in the field and then destroy another card in its place.

* CaptainErsatz: Dogoran is Franchise/{{Godzilla}}, Gadarla is Film/{{Mothra}}, Gameciel is Franchise/{{Gamera}}, Jizukiru is [[Film/{{Godzilla vs Gigan}} Gigan]], Kumongous is [[Film/{{Son of Godzilla}} Kumonga]], Radian is [[Series/{{Ultraman Ginga}} Dark Lugiel]], Thunder King is Ghidorah, and Mecha-Dogoran is [=MechaGodzilla=].

* MonumentalDamage: The Field Spell known as Kyoutou Waterfront is, if nothing else, an {{expy}} of the TokyoTower so this is to be expected, [[DefiedTrope which is why it's surprising that it doesn't happen]]. Kyoutou Waterfront can resist being destroyed by removing a single Kaiju counter, which it can accumulate each time any card is sent from the field to the graveyard.

* NukeEm: Dogoran, at the cost of three Kaiju counters from anywhere on the field, can destroy all monsters the opponent controls. However, Dogoran can't attack that turn.

* PowerNullifier: Kumongous, at the cost of two Kaiju counters from anywhere on the field, can negate the effects of a monster that is summoned. Furthermore, that monster cannot attack that turn.
* RoBeast: Jizukiru, the Star Destroying Kaiju and Super Anti-Kaiju War Machine Mecha-Dogoran.
* SelfDuplication: Radian, at the cost of two Kaiju counters from anywhere on the field, can create a clone of itself with the same ATK.
* StatusAilment: By using three Kaiju counters Gandarla can halve the ATK and DEF of every other monster in the field.

* BlackSheep: Super Anti-Kaiju War Machine Mecha-Dogoran is the only member of the archetype that cannot use its own effect to summon itself to the opposing field.

[[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Lair_of_Darkness Lair of Darkness]] is a series of cards related to the titular Field Spell. Lair of Darkness allows you to tribute one of your opponent’s monsters once per turn as a cost to activate your card effects. The leader of this series is [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Darkest_Diabolos,_Lord_of_the_Lair Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair]], a monster that can Special Summon itself when a monster is tributed, as well as reduce your opponent’s hand at a cost of tributing a monster.

* SixthRanger: Lilith, Lady of Lament’s name and effects do not refer to Lair of Darkness in anyway, but she can tribute monsters to search for the [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Virus Virus]] cards that synergies very well with the deck. Her artwork is also featured alongside Darkest Diabolos and Ahrima in the Structure Deck.

[[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Lair_of_Darkness Lair of Darkness]] is a series of cards related to the titular Field Spell. Lair of Darkness allows you to tribute one of your opponent’s monsters once per turn as a cost to activate your card effects. The leader of this series is [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Darkest_Diabolos,_Lord_of_the_Lair Diabolos, Lord of the Lair]], a monster that can Special Summon itself when a monster is tributed, as well as reduce your opponent’s hand at a cost of tributing a monster.

* SatanicArchetype: Diabolos’ name means “devil,” and it rules over an evil realm.