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* BigGood: In the anime, it's the Crimson Dragon, which is not a card. Shooting Quasar Dragon, the ultimate "form" of Stardust Dragon, can be counted.
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* BigGood: In the anime, it's the Crimson Dragon, which is not has been released as a card.card in real life since 2023. Shooting Quasar Dragon, the ultimate "form" of Stardust Dragon, can be counted.
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During the WRGP final, it is shown that an army of Meklord Emperors attacked humanity at the height of its development, before Momentum went out of control and destroyed the world.
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During the WRGP final, it is shown that in the distant future an army of Meklord Emperors attacked humanity at the height of its development, before Momentum went out of control and destroyed the world.
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** Crow carries the sadness and pain of the children that live in Satellite, and Black Winged Dragon absorbs any effect damage meant for the user.
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** Ancient Fairy Dragon is a unique case of this. When it first came out, it was considered a mediocre card, but got better over time because of the changes to the rules and meta, and is the only Signer Dragon banned from competitive play in both the OCG and TCG. See its entry in [[GameBreaker/YuGiOhCardGameBannedAndNerfedCards banned and nerfed cards]] for more details. In terms of the anime, it was the least featured of the five original Signer Dragons, as Ruka had the fewest duels out of all the Signers throughout the series, including her brother who didn't become a Signer until near the end of the series.
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** Ancient Fairy Dragon is a unique case of this. When it first came out, it was considered a mediocre card, but got better over time because of the changes to the rules and meta, and is the only Signer Dragon that was banned from competitive play in both the OCG and TCG.TCG. It only got released from the banlist after receiving an errata. See its entry in [[GameBreaker/YuGiOhCardGameBannedAndNerfedCards banned and nerfed cards]] for more details. In terms of the anime, it was the least featured of the five original Signer Dragons, as Ruka had the fewest duels out of all the Signers throughout the series, including her brother who didn't become a Signer until near the end of the series.
** Ancient Fairy Dragon used to be on the banlist until it got an errata. Now its effects are both hard once-per-turns instead of soft once-per-turns like they used to be. Also, its ability to destroy a field spell and search another field spell was changed. Now, you can only search a field spell with a different name from whatever you destroyed, preventing you from abusing any soft once-per-turn effects on field spells.
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** Meta-wise, Stardust Dragon and Black Rose Dragon are more seen and used in the real life game than the other dragons.
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** Meta-wise, Stardust Dragon and Dragon, Black Rose Dragon, and Ancient Fairy Dragon are more seen and used in the real life game than the other dragons.
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* UniformityException: Dragonecro Nethersoul Dragon is a Fusion Monster rather than a Synchro Monster.
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* TheChick: Ancient Fairy Dragon, which is used rather defensively.
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* NoPronunciationGuide: The Earthbound God's [[BilingualBonus names are in Quechuan]], which doesn't mix well with English pronunciation guidelines. Ccapac Apu and Ccarayhua are the two major offenders, due to the double "C"s being pronounced separately.
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* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: Chacu Challhua is a killer whale, but looks and moves in a shark like manner as well.
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The six dragons are very different to each other. Stardust Dragon, Red Dragon Archfiend and Life Stream Dragon have more humanoid bodies, though Stardust is skinnier and has a longer head, Red has horns, and Life Stream has a blade on the left arm, not to mention that they have different colors. Ancient Fairy Dragon is a blue snake-like dragon with skinny arms, light green hair and fairy wings. Black Rose Dragon is a dragon without arms and has red roses all over its body; the wings are even made of these roses and it's the the only one of the six that has irises. And the armless Black-Winged Dragon has a bird-like face, white and black feathered wings that can glow red, black hair and many metallic-looking thin legs. Furthermore, Power Tool Dragon is a Machine-type monster.
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The six dragons are very different to each other. Stardust Dragon, Red Dragon Archfiend and Life Stream Dragon have more humanoid bodies, though Stardust is skinnier and has a longer head, Red has horns, and Life Stream has a blade on the left arm, not to mention that they have different colors. Ancient Fairy Dragon is a blue snake-like dragon with skinny arms, light green hair and fairy wings. Black Rose Dragon is a dragon without arms and has red roses all over its body; the wings are even made of these roses and it's the the only one of the six that has irises. And the armless Black-Winged Dragon has a bird-like face, white and black feathered wings that can glow red, black hair and many metallic-looking thin legs. Furthermore, Power Tool Dragon is a Machine-type monster.
* PoweredArmor: The /Assault Modes of Stardust and Red Daemon's are empowered by armors.
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* PoweredArmor: The /Assault Modes of Stardust and Red Daemon's are empowered by armors.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In the OCG, you can see that Red Daemon's Dragon's katakana have a long E, while Saviour Demon Dragon has a short E. This is the reason, why Majestic Red Dragon is ''not'' an Archfiend card.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In the OCG, you can see that Red Daemon's Dragon's katakana have a long E, while Saviour Demon Dragon has a short E. This is the reason, why Majestic Red Dragon is ''not'' an Archfiend card.
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* CombiningMecha: Each one is made up of 5 separate components with effects that support one another, and can be replaced or upgraded to make the Kikoutei more powerful. While there's no limitation on mixing and matching parts from different Emperors, only Placido actually used parts from different Emperors on his own.
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* CombiningMecha: Each one is made up of 5 separate components with effects that support one another, and can be replaced or upgraded to make the Kikoutei more powerful. The Emperor itself also gains ATK from each part in play. While there's no limitation on mixing and matching parts from different Emperors, only Placido actually used parts from different Emperors on his own.own.
* DecapitatedArmy: None of the individual Meklord parts can exist on the field without the actual Meklord Emperor card serving as the central core. If that gets taken out, all the other parts go with it.
* DecapitatedArmy: None of the individual Meklord parts can exist on the field without the actual Meklord Emperor card serving as the central core. If that gets taken out, all the other parts go with it.
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* OddNameOut: Astro (Dragon) for the two strongest Mekanikle and Asterik.
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* OddNameOut: Astro (Dragon) for the two strongest Mekanikle and Asterik.Asterisk.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the anime, the Signer Dragons and the Crimson Dragon are benevolent. In the manga, the Duel Dragons are tools of evil and the Crimson Dragon is re-imagined as Ultimaya Tzolkin, the GreaterScopeVillain of the manga. Though they dial back on this once they get purified by good duelists.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the anime, the Signer Dragons and the Crimson Dragon are benevolent. In the manga, the Duel Dragons are tools of evil and the Crimson Dragon is re-imagined as Ultimaya Tzolkin, the GreaterScopeVillain of the manga. Though they dial back on this once they get purified by good duelists. This is eventually {{subverted|Trope}} with the reveal they were {{brainwashed|AndCrazy}} by the Ultimate God.
* AnachronismStew: Power Tool Mecha Dragon is the only non-Dragon type Duel Dragon, befitting it being a counterpart to the mechanical Power Tool Dragon. However, whereas Power Tool Dragon was eventually revealed to be Life Stream Dragon encased in armor, Power Tool Mecha Dragon is shown to have always been mechanical, even in the distant past when the Duel Priests first sealed away the Ultimate God when such machinery wouldn't exist yet.
* AnachronismStew: Power Tool Mecha Dragon is the only non-Dragon type Duel Dragon, befitting it being a counterpart to the mechanical Power Tool Dragon. However, whereas Power Tool Dragon was eventually revealed to be Life Stream Dragon encased in armor, Power Tool Mecha Dragon is shown to have always been mechanical, even in the distant past when the Duel Priests first sealed away the Ultimate God when such machinery wouldn't exist yet.
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** InconsistentDub: Between Volumes 3 and 4, Power Tool has gone from Power Tool Mecha Dragon to Machine Dragon Power Tool, and Red Demon from Enma Dragon Red Demon to Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend.
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* GoodAllAlong: All of the Duel Dragons are initially presented as being willing servants of the Ultimate God that corrupt anyone who tries to wield them. Yusei however learns in the final battle with Rex that the six Duel Dragon counterparts of the Signer Dragons were all initially the partners of the original Duel Priests that sealed away the Ultimate God in the first place, but had been infected with the Ultimate God's miasma in the present by Rex and the Skeleton Knight for the sake of releasing the Ancient God. They would ultimately be freed from it's control once Yusei purified Stardust Spark Dragon and used it to purify the others.
* InconsistentDub: Between Volumes 3 and 4, Power Tool has gone from Power Tool Mecha Dragon to Machine Dragon Power Tool, and Red Demon from Enma Dragon Red Demon to Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend.
* InconsistentDub: Between Volumes 3 and 4, Power Tool has gone from Power Tool Mecha Dragon to Machine Dragon Power Tool, and Red Demon from Enma Dragon Red Demon to Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend.
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* ReincarnationIdentifyingTrait: It's heavily implied that Yusei, Jack, Crow, Lua, and Luca are the reincarnations of the Duel Priests that sealed away the Ultimate God in the past, and that Aki, being the reincarnation of the Duel Priestess, fought alongside them. All six of them were shown partnered with the same Duel Dragons, the implication being that their bonds with said Duel Dragons is what reunited them in the present, even if under [[BrainwashedAndCrazy less than ideal circumstances]].
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* EvilIsNotAToy: The Dark Signers cut a deal with their respective Earthbound Immortal to come back to life. If the Dark Signers get any moral qualms about their actions, their Earthbound Immortal will pull a VillainOverride. You don't get to make [[DealWithADevil a pact]] with a GodOfEvil without some consequences.
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* EvilIsNotAToy: The Dark Signers cut a deal with their respective Earthbound Immortal to come back to life. If the Dark Signers get any moral qualms about their actions, their Earthbound Immortal will pull a VillainOverride. You don't get to make [[DealWithADevil [[DealWithTheDevil a pact]] with a GodOfEvil without some consequences.
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** Red Dragon Archfiend's effect destroys all of your other monsters that haven't attack in your turn, so you are forced to attack with them.
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** Summoning Life Stream Dragon can change the player's Life Points to 4000. Though, it's not necessarily an effect that increases your Life Points. It can be used to decrease your Life Points as well.
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** Summoning Life Stream Dragon can change the player's Life Points to 4000. Though, it's not necessarily an effect 2000 (as the anime started with 4000) for any player that increases your Life Points. It can be used to decrease your Life Points as well.has lower than 2000 at its summon.
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* SuperMode: Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend are the only who attain stronger forms throughout the years[[labelnote:note]]Unless one counts Life Stream Dragon as one to Power Tool Dragon[[/labelnote]].
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* SuperMode: Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend are the only who attain stronger forms throughout the years[[labelnote:note]]Unless one counts Life Stream Dragon as one to Power Tool Dragon[[/labelnote]]. The TCG/OCG has given some stronger forms for other Signer Dragons as well such as Ruddy Rose Dragon for Black Rose Dragon.
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** Life Stream Dragon requires Power Tool Dragon and, at minimum, 1 Level 1 Tuner Monster as its Synchro materials, making it quite difficult to Synchro Summon. What's worse is that Life Stream Dragon as a Tuner Synchro Monster is basically worthless, since it's a Level 8 Monster. Outside of a few cases, many Synchro Monsters who are Level 9 or above need special requirements that the Life Stream Dragon usually cannot provide.
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** Life Stream Dragon requires Power Tool Dragon and, at minimum, 1 Level 1 Tuner Monster as its Synchro materials, making it quite difficult to Synchro Summon. What's worse is that Life Stream Dragon as a Tuner Synchro Monster is basically worthless, since it's a Level 8 Monster. Outside of a few cases, many Synchro Monsters who are Level 9 or above need special requirements that the Life Stream Dragon usually cannot provide.
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* LightIsGood: Ancient Fairy Dragon, Life Stream Dragon, and Stardust Dragon and its multiple upgraded versions.
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** Life Stream Dragon has an effect in the anime which can change the Levels of other Synchro Monsters from 1 to 12. Yusei uses this effect on Ancient Fairy Dragon, Black Rose Dragon, Black-Winged Dragon, and Red Dragon Archfiend to Synchro Summon Shooting Quasar Dragon. Since this effect would be too powerful in the official card game, it was removed.
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** Life Stream Dragon has an effect in the anime which can change the Levels of other Synchro Monsters from 1 to 12. Yusei uses this effect on Ancient Fairy Dragon, Black Rose Dragon, Black-Winged Dragon, and Red Dragon Archfiend to Synchro Summon Shooting Quasar Dragon.Dragon that has maximum number of attacks (per materials used for Synchro Summon which'd be 5). Since this effect would be too powerful in the official card game, it was removed.
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** Life Stream Dragon and Power Tool Dragon can escape destruction by removing Equip Spell Cards in the graveyard or sending an attached Equip Spell Card to the graveyard, respectively.
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** '''Shooting Quasar Dragon''' is the ultimate form and Limit Over Accel Synchro version of Stardust Dragon, but unlike the other forms, Stardust Dragon is not required to summon it. It has with 4000 ATK the highest base ATK among all Signer Dragons, tied with Majestic Red Dragon. It's difficult to destroy Shooting Quasar Dragon, but even if the opponent manages to destroy it, you can Special Summon Shooting Star Dragon with Quasar's effect.
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** '''Shooting Quasar Dragon''' is the ultimate form and Limit Over Accel Synchro version of Stardust Dragon, but unlike the other forms, Stardust Dragon is not required to summon it. It has with 4000 ATK the highest base ATK among all Signer Dragons, tied with Majestic Red Dragon. It's difficult to destroy Shooting Quasar Dragon, but even if the opponent manages to destroy it, you can Special the anime effect allows it to destroy all the monsters on the field and Synchro Summon Shooting Star Dragon with Quasar's effect.Dragon.
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** Life Stream Dragon needs Power Tool Dragon and usually a Level 1 Tuner monster as its Synchro materials. Also, Life Stream Dragon as a Synchro Tuner monster is basically worthless, since it's a Level 8 monster. Many Synchro monsters who are Level 9 or above need special requirements that the Life Stream Dragon usually cannot provide.
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** Life Stream Dragon needs requires Power Tool Dragon and usually a and, at minimum, 1 Level 1 Tuner monster Monster as its Synchro materials. Also, materials, making it quite difficult to Synchro Summon. What's worse is that Life Stream Dragon as a Tuner Synchro Tuner monster Monster is basically worthless, since it's a Level 8 monster. Many Monster. Outside of a few cases, many Synchro monsters Monsters who are Level 9 or above need special requirements that the Life Stream Dragon usually cannot provide.
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** Life Stream Dragon has an effect in the anime which can change the levels of other Synchro monsters from 1 to 12. Yusei uses this effect on Ancient Fairy Dragon, Black Rose Dragon, Black-Winged Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend to Synchro Summon Shooting Quasar Dragon. Since this effect would be too powerful, it's removed in the real life game.
** The Majestics forms have more powerful effects in the anime.
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** Life Stream Dragon has an effect in the anime which can change the levels Levels of other Synchro monsters Monsters from 1 to 12. Yusei uses this effect on Ancient Fairy Dragon, Black Rose Dragon, Black-Winged Dragon Dragon, and Red Dragon Archfiend to Synchro Summon Shooting Quasar Dragon. Since this effect would be too powerful, it's removed powerful in the real life game.
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** TheMajestics Majestic forms have more powerful effects in the anime.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: Majestic Dragon, a support card for the Signer Dragons. It is a Tuner Monster that can only be used for the Synchro Summoning of a Majestic monster, and there are only two of them, and they require each a specific dragon ''and'' another non-Tuner Monster. Majestic Dragon itself has only 0 ATK and DEF, and negating its effect doesn't work because it's a Summoning Condition.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: Majestic Dragon, a support card for the Signer Dragons. It is a Tuner Monster that can only be used for the Synchro Summoning of a Majestic monster, and there are only two of them, and they each require each a specific dragon ''and'' another non-Tuner Monster. Majestic Dragon itself has only 0 ATK and DEF, and negating its effect doesn't work because it's a Summoning Condition.
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* DifficultButAwesome: Summoning the Cosmic Synchro Monsters is not easy, but also not that difficult. And if you success, you are in advantage, since these monsters are difficult to destroy. Skilled players can summon Shooting Quasar Dragon even in their first turn!
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* DifficultButAwesome: Summoning the Cosmic Synchro Monsters is not easy, but also not that difficult. And if you success, succeed, you are in have the advantage, since these monsters are difficult to destroy. Skilled players can summon Shooting Quasar Dragon even in their first turn!
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome[=/=]TakingYouWithMe: Similar like Chaos Emperor Dragon, Black Rose Dragon can destroy all cards on the field when Synchro Summoned. This effect is very useful and can turn a bad situation in your favor.
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* HeroicSacrifice[=/=]DisneyDeath[=/=]NegateYourOwnSacrifice: Stardust Dragon can sacrifice itself to negate and destroy a card with a destruction effect, but Stardust returns back in the End Phase.
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** Summoning Life Stream Dragon can make the player's Life Points to 4000. Though, it's not necessarily an effect that increase your Life Points. It can be used to decrease your Life Points as well.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the anime, the Signer Dragons and the Crimson Dragon are benevolent. In the manga, the Duel Dragons are tools of evil and the Crimson Dragon is re-imagined as Ultimaya Tzolkin, the GreaterScopeVillain of the manga.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the anime, the Signer Dragons and the Crimson Dragon are benevolent. In the manga, the Duel Dragons are tools of evil and the Crimson Dragon is re-imagined as Ultimaya Tzolkin, the GreaterScopeVillain of the manga. Though they dial back on this once they get purified by good duelists.
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* DarkIsEvil: Even the Signer Dragon counterparts look much darker and more ominous compared to the anime, with the exceptions of Stardust, Dragoascension, and Black Rose.
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Rose. They lose this status once they're purified by their duelists.
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* EvilCounterpart: Meta-wise, they are this to the Signer Dragons, as plot-important Synchro Dragons. But where the Signer Dragons are good, the Duel Dragons are evil.
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* CCGImportanceDissonance: While in the anime, their owners put a lot of effort to summon them and the dragons are regarded as their ace monsters, in real life they are not that powerful. The only dragons that are common in most real life Extra Decks are Black Rose Dragon and Stardust Dragon, who are very universally useful in many aspects.
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* CCGImportanceDissonance: While in the anime, their owners put a lot of effort to summon them and the dragons are regarded as their ace monsters, in real life they are not that powerful. powerful:
** The only dragons thatare were common in most real life Extra Decks are when they first came out were Black Rose Dragon and Stardust Dragon, who are were very universally useful in many aspects.aspects. However, as the game evolved over time, they became less relevant to the meta. Black Rose Dragon's ability to destroy the entire field has become less relevant as cards with immunity to destruction effects became more common. Stardust Dragon also became less relevant for a related reason. People don't play destruction cards as much as they used to because of cards with destruction immunity. This made Stardust's ability to negate destruction effects less useful.
** Ancient Fairy Dragon is a unique case of this. When it first came out, it was considered a mediocre card, but got better over time because of the changes to the rules and meta, and is the only Signer Dragon banned from competitive play in both the OCG and TCG. See its entry in [[GameBreaker/YuGiOhCardGameBannedAndNerfedCards banned and nerfed cards]] for more details. In terms of the anime, it was the least featured of the five original Signer Dragons, as Ruka had the fewest duels out of all the Signers throughout the series, including her brother who didn't become a Signer until near the end of the series.
** The only dragons that
** Ancient Fairy Dragon is a unique case of this. When it first came out, it was considered a mediocre card, but got better over time because of the changes to the rules and meta, and is the only Signer Dragon banned from competitive play in both the OCG and TCG. See its entry in [[GameBreaker/YuGiOhCardGameBannedAndNerfedCards banned and nerfed cards]] for more details. In terms of the anime, it was the least featured of the five original Signer Dragons, as Ruka had the fewest duels out of all the Signers throughout the series, including her brother who didn't become a Signer until near the end of the series.
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* IronicName: Aslla piscu's name means "little bird" in Quechuan. As the rest of these tropes should tell you, it's anything but.
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** Since Yusei and Jack are expies of Yugi and Kaiba, Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend are expies of Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon, who share their ATK.
** Black Rose Dragon is an expy of Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
** Since Yusei and Jack are expies of Yugi and Kaiba, Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend are expies of Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon, who share their ATK.
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* {{Expy}}: Six of the Duel Dragons shown look exactly like the Signer Dragons, but with strange markings on their bodies.
** Stardust Sifr is the manga counterpart to Shooting Quasar Dragon, with them having the same summoning requirements. Appearance-wise, it resembles Shooting Star Dragon as well as the dragon that appeared in Future Colors, 5Ds's fifth ending.
** Stardust Sifr is the manga counterpart to Shooting Quasar Dragon, with them having the same summoning requirements. Appearance-wise, it resembles Shooting Star Dragon as well as the dragon that appeared in Future Colors, 5Ds's fifth ending.
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!! Signer Dragons (''Signer Dragon'' シグナーの龍 ''Shigunā no Ryū'')
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The six '''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Signer_Dragon Signer Dragons]]''' are the signature Synchro Monsters of the six Signers from ''5D's''. These legendary dragons play a part in the legend of the Crimson Dragon, as well as being connected to the Signers themselves. That connection being that these legendary beasts, who actually joined forces with the Crimson Dragon, were the ones who sealed the Earthbound Immortals within the Nazca Lines. The six dragons are Stardust Dragon (Yusei Fudo), Red Dragon Archfiend (Jack Atlas), Black Rose Dragon (Aki Izayoi/[[DubNameChange Akiza Izinski]]), Ancient Fairy Dragon (Luca/[[DubNameChange Luna]]), Black-Winged Dragon (Crow Hogan), and Life Stream Dragon (Lua/[[DubNameChange Leo]]).
Reflecting the rivalry between the two main characters Yusei Fudo and Jack Atlas, Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend are the only Signer Dragons to have different upgraded versions. It is worth noting, however, that Life Stream Dragon has its downgraded, armored version, Power Tool Dragon, which is a required Synchro Material Monster for its Summon.
The manga counterparts to the Signer Dragons are the Duel Dragons and they shouldn't be confused with each other.
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* AmbiguousGender: Ancient Fairy Dragon is confirmed to be female, but the rest are unknown. Stardust Dragon and Black Rose Dragon for example are often thought by fans to be male and female, respectively, because Yusei and Akiza use them. Beyond that, there's no actual proof for their gender beyond just assumptions or judging by appearances. Red Dragon Archfiend appears to be the most masculine among them, though.
* AttackAttackAttack:
** Red Dragon Archfiend's effect destroys all of your other monsters that haven't attack in your turn, so you are forced to attack with them.
** Shooting Star Dragon and Shooting Quasar Dragon are able to attack multiple times.
* AwesomeButImpractical:
** The Majestic forms are very strong, but they need their original forms as Synchro materials and only last for a single turn.
** Life Stream Dragon needs Power Tool Dragon and usually a Level 1 Tuner monster as its Synchro materials. Also, Life Stream Dragon as a Synchro Tuner monster is basically worthless, since it's a Level 8 monster. Many Synchro monsters who are Level 9 or above need special requirements that the Life Stream Dragon usually cannot provide.
* BigGood: In the anime, it's the Crimson Dragon, which is not a card. Shooting Quasar Dragon, the ultimate "form" of Stardust Dragon, can be counted.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Life Stream Dragon has a blade on its left arm.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: "Red Daemon's Dragon" is changed to Red Dragon Archfiend. Likewise, the Saviour forms are changed to Majestic forms, notably Saviour Demon Dragon (Majestic Red Dragon).
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In the 10th Anniversary movie, Stardust Dragon is stolen by Paradox, who corrupts it and summons Malefic Stardust Dragon.
* BreathWeapon: Each of them has one in the anime.
** Stardust Dragon's Shooting Sonic (Cosmic Flare in the dub).
** Red Dragon Archfiend's Blazing Crimson Hell Flare (Scorching Crimson Flare in the dub). It's also its secondary attack.
** Black-Winged Dragon's Noble Stream (Shadow Squall Blast in the dub).
** Black Rose Dragon's Black Rose Flare.
** Life Stream Dragon's "Life Is Beauty Howl".
* CCGImportanceDissonance: While in the anime, their owners put a lot of effort to summon them and the dragons are regarded as their ace monsters, in real life they are not that powerful. The only dragons that are common in most real life Extra Decks are Black Rose Dragon and Stardust Dragon, who are very universally useful in many aspects.
* TheChick: Ancient Fairy Dragon, which is used rather defensively.
* ColorCodedCharacters: On Shooting Quasar Dragon's artwork, there are six Synchro rings behind it all colored differently to represent the bonds used to create the dragon.
** Stardust Dragon has white.
** Red Dragon Archfiend has red.
** Black-Winged Dragon has black.
** Black Rose Dragon has maroon.
** Ancient Fairy Dragon has green.
** Life Stream Dragon has yellow.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Majestic Dragon, a support card for the Signer Dragons. It is a Tuner Monster that can only be used for the Synchro Summoning of a Majestic monster, and there are only two of them, and they require each a specific dragon ''and'' another non-Tuner Monster. Majestic Dragon itself has only 0 ATK and DEF, and negating its effect doesn't work because it's a Summoning Condition.
* CrystalDragonJesus: Downplayed, but the Crimson Dragon has shades of this in the anime. Majestic Star Dragon gets points for being about as literal an example as you can get, especially since it was named ''Savior'' Star Dragon in the OCG (the Majestic monsters are described as incarnations of the Crimson Dragon).
* DarkIsNotEvil: Red Dragon Archfiend, Black-Winged Dragon and Black Rose Dragon are not evil monsters.
* DifficultButAwesome: Summoning the Cosmic Synchro Monsters is not easy, but also not that difficult. And if you success, you are in advantage, since these monsters are difficult to destroy. Skilled players can summon Shooting Quasar Dragon even in their first turn!
* DubNameChange: See {{Bowdlerise}} above. Also, "Black Feather Dragon" is changed to "Black-Winged Dragon", the "/Buster" is changed to "/Assault Mode", and "Scar-Red Nova Dragon" is changed to "Red Nova Dragon".
* DyingMomentOfAwesome[=/=]TakingYouWithMe: Similar like Chaos Emperor Dragon, Black Rose Dragon can destroy all cards on the field when Synchro Summoned. This effect is very useful and can turn a bad situation in your favor.
* ElementalPunch: Not always; Red Dragon Archfiend's ''Absolute Powerforce'' is a blazing claw attack, but sometimes, it's a punch, too.
* {{Expy}}:
** Since Yusei and Jack are expies of Yugi and Kaiba, Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend are expies of Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon, who share their ATK.
** Black Rose Dragon is an expy of Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
* GlassCannon:
** Red Dragon Archfiend is very powerful, but its effect can destroy your other monsters, which can put you at a disadvantage.
** Also, Black Rose Dragon's effect is so powerful that it destroys even itself.
* HeroicSacrifice[=/=]DisneyDeath[=/=]NegateYourOwnSacrifice: Stardust Dragon can sacrifice itself to negate and destroy a card with a destruction effect, but Stardust returns back in the End Phase.
* HourOfPower: The Majestic forms only last for a single turn and their original forms come back from the graveyard.
* KidAppealCharacter: Life Stream Dragon's weaker version, Power Tool Dragon, looks more like a toy.
* TheLancer: Red Dragon Archfiend is the foil to Stardust Dragon.
* TheLeader: Stardust Dragon can be seen as this.
* {{Leitmotif}}: In the anime, the main themes of their owners are basically the dragons' themes, too, since the themes are usually played when the duelists summon them.
* LightIsGood: Ancient Fairy Dragon, Life Stream Dragon, and Stardust Dragon and its multiple upgraded versions.
* TheMedic[=/=]CombatMedic:
** Ancient Fairy Dragon can give the player 1000 Life Points by destroying a Field Spell Card with her effect.
** Summoning Life Stream Dragon can make the player's Life Points to 4000. Though, it's not necessarily an effect that increase your Life Points. It can be used to decrease your Life Points as well.
* {{Nerf}}:
** Life Stream Dragon has an effect in the anime which can change the levels of other Synchro monsters from 1 to 12. Yusei uses this effect on Ancient Fairy Dragon, Black Rose Dragon, Black-Winged Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend to Synchro Summon Shooting Quasar Dragon. Since this effect would be too powerful, it's removed in the real life game.
** The Majestics forms have more powerful effects in the anime.
* NoSell:
** Black-Winged Dragon and Life Stream Dragon negate damage from card effects.
** Stardust Dragon, the Majestic forms, the Cosmic Synchro Monsters and Shooting Quasar Dragon can either negate card effects or attacks.
** Life Stream Dragon and Power Tool Dragon can escape destruction by removing Equip Spell Cards in the graveyard or sending an attached Equip Spell Card to the graveyard, respectively.
* NextTierPowerUp: Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend have multiple stronger forms.
** With the Trap Card "Assault Mode Activate", Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend get their /Assault Modes: '''Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode''' and '''Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode'''. The /Assault Modes have 500 more ATK and DEF, two more levels and the original effects get upgraded.
** With the Tuner Monster Majestic Dragon and another non-tuner monster, you can Synchro Summon their Majestic forms: '''Majestic Star Dragon''' and '''Majestic Red Dragon'''. They have much more ATK and DEF and have very powerful effects, but they suffer from HourOfPower.
** The two dragons have also Cosmic Synchro forms. If you tune Stardust Dragon with a Synchro Tuner Monster, you can Accel Synchro Summon '''Shooting Star Dragon'''. And if you use the Double Tuning on Red Dragon Archfiend, you can Synchro Summon '''Red Nova Dragon'''. Those two dragons do not have the high ATK of the Majestic forms, but their effects are still powerful and they do not suffer from HourOfPower. Both Cosmic Synchro Monsters are also difficult to kill.
*** There is another Accel Synchro version of Stardust Dragon: '''Stardust Warrior'''.
** '''Shooting Quasar Dragon''' is the ultimate form and Limit Over Accel Synchro version of Stardust Dragon, but unlike the other forms, Stardust Dragon is not required to summon it. It has with 4000 ATK the highest base ATK among all Signer Dragons, tied with Majestic Red Dragon. It's difficult to destroy Shooting Quasar Dragon, but even if the opponent manages to destroy it, you can Special Summon Shooting Star Dragon with Quasar's effect.
** In an alternate future, Yusei summoned the Delta Accel Synchro version of Stardust Dragon, '''Cosmic Blazar Dragon''', but with Z-One's appearance in Yusei's present timeline, this was changed and Yusei is able to summon the superior Shooting Quasar Dragon. While the card doesn't appear in the anime for this reason, it was still printed in real life, with the ability to negate a card effect, attack, or monster summon by banishing itself for one turn, making it extremely difficult to remove.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The six dragons are very different to each other. Stardust Dragon, Red Dragon Archfiend and Life Stream Dragon have more humanoid bodies, though Stardust is skinnier and has a longer head, Red has horns, and Life Stream has a blade on the left arm, not to mention that they have different colors. Ancient Fairy Dragon is a blue snake-like dragon with skinny arms, light green hair and fairy wings. Black Rose Dragon is a dragon without arms and has red roses all over its body; the wings are even made of these roses and it's the the only one of the six that has irises. And the armless Black-Winged Dragon has a bird-like face, white and black feathered wings that can glow red, black hair and many metallic-looking thin legs. Furthermore, Power Tool Dragon is a Machine-type monster.
* PersonalityPowers:
** Yusei is a selfless {{Determinator}} who is utterly devoted to his friends. His Stardust Dragon is likewise a monster that can sacrifice itself to protect your other cards from destruction and always returns after doing so.
** Jack Atlas is a HotBlooded GlorySeeker that's willing to throw his former friends under the bus (at least early on) and has a highly aggressive dueling style, reflected by Red Dragon Archfiend's high ATK, mass destruction effect, and tendency to blow up your own monsters.
** Black Rose Dragon's abilities to wipe the field of all cards and render an opponent's monster helpless nicely encapsulate Akiza's destructive and sadistic Black Rose Witch persona.
** Luna is kind and gentle by nature and can communicate with Duel Monster spirits, and her Ancient Fairy Dragon is a StoneWall with defensive effects that can call other monsters to her aid.
* PersonOfMassDestruction:
** Black Rose Dragon destroys every card on the field when Synchro Summoned.
** After the damage calculation against a Defense Position monster, Red Dragon Archfiend destroys all other monsters in Defense Position the opponent controls. Also, any monster of the controller of Red Dragon Archfiend that hasn't attack will be destroyed in the End Phase.
** If Majestic Red Dragon attacks, it destroys all monsters in Defense Position after damage calculation.
* PlayingWithFire: Black Rose Dragon is a FIRE monster. In the anime, Red Dragon Archfiend and its upgraded versions are associated with fire as well.
* PowerLimiter: Life Stream Dragon is covered in a metallic armor for most of the time and is less powerful in this state. This form is known as Power Tool Dragon.
* PoweredArmor: The /Assault Modes of Stardust and Red Daemon's are empowered by armors.
* PunnyName: In the OCG, Red Nova Dragon's name is Scar-Red Nova Dragon. Scar-Red is a pun to "scarlet".
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Red Dragon Archfiend, Black-Winged Dragon and Black Rose Dragon avert this trope.
* SixthRanger: In the anime flashbacks, Life Stream Dragon was among the five dragons who sealed the Earthbound Immortals. However, due to the popularity of the Blackwing archetype, Crow gets promoted as the fifth Signer instead of Rua, so an unknown sixth dragon, Black-Winged Dragon, appears out of nowhere. Life Stream Dragon appears as the sixth dragon in the anime when Rua becomes the sixth Signer.
** Majestic Dragon is not a Signer Dragon, but it's a support card that allows the player to summon a Majestic form of either Stardust or Red.
* SomethingAboutARose: Black Rose Dragon, of course, being visually comprised largely of rose petals and thorns.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The "/" ("Slash") in "/Assault Mode" is pronounced as well.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In the OCG, you can see that Red Daemon's Dragon's katakana have a long E, while Saviour Demon Dragon has a short E. This is the reason, why Majestic Red Dragon is ''not'' an Archfiend card.
* SpotlightStealingSquad:
** In the anime, each of them are stars of their owners deck and steal more spotlight than the other monsters.
** Among the six dragons, Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend are this in the anime, especially the former. This is also the reason why so many upgraded versions of them exist.
** Meta-wise, Stardust Dragon and Black Rose Dragon are more seen and used in the real life game than the other dragons.
* StoneWall: Ancient Fairy Dragon has the lowest ATK (2100), but it has the highest DEF (3000) among the six dragons.
* SuperMode: Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend are the only who attain stronger forms throughout the years[[labelnote:note]]Unless one counts Life Stream Dragon as one to Power Tool Dragon[[/labelnote]].
* WeakButSkilled: Black Rose Dragon has the lowest combined ATK and DEF out of all Signer Dragon. Ironically, its key effect is one of the most powerful, effective and easy to use - it completely destroys the field. What's more is that the summoning conditions are the least restrictive that a Synchro Monster can have, meaning that any deck that can potentially make level 7 Synchro monsters can make Black Rose Dragon and use its effect.
* WreathedInFlames: Red Dragon Archfiend and its upgraded forms do this often in the anime. Also, Red Dragon Archfiend's primary attack, Absolute Powerforce, covers its claw with glowing flames.
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[[folder:Dark Tuner/Dark Synchro Monsters]]
!! Dark Tuner/Dark Synchro Monsters (''Dākuchūnā''/''Dāku Shinkuro Monsutā'')
-->''When shadows are devoured by darker shadows, the curtain pulls back and reveals... A world without light!''
Tuner and Synchro Monsters utilized by the Dark Signers and their followers. Unlike their regular counterparts, Dark Tuner and Synchro Monsters have ''negative'' levels represented by blue dots with purple stars that allign to the left of the card similar to the Ranks of Xyz Monsters. Dark Synchro monster cards are also coloured a dull grey instead of white.
The known Dark Synchro Monsters are Frozen Fitzgerald, Dark Diviner, Hundred Eyes Dragon, Underground Arachnid, Dark Flattop, Zeman The Ape King, and Moon Dragon Quilla.
The Dark Synchro Monsters were eventually released in the TCG as regular Synchro Monsters with their summoning requirements slightly tweaked, instead just requiring a DARK attribute Tuner Monster.
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* DarkIsEvil: The majority of them are DARK attribute with the exception of Frozen Fitzgerald, Underground Arachnid, and Zeman The Ape King and are all evil as hell.
* EvilCounterpart: To Synchro Monsters in general. Regular synchro monsters are described as helping build upon each other to give themselves strength. Dark Synchro Monsters are described as having their components devour each other to attain greater power.
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[[folder:Earthbound Immortals]]
!! Earthbound Immortals (''Earthbound God'' 地縛神 ''Jibakushin'')
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Embodiments of evil sealed within the Nazca Lines by the Crimson Dragon and its servants. They were unleashed from the Underworld 17 years ago, after the Zero Reverse incident blew a hole between this world and theirs. They are the driving force behind the Dark Signers, and are as follows; Uru (Spider), Cusillu (Monkey), Ccapac Apu (Giant), Aslla Piscu (Hummingbird), Ccarayhua (Lizard), Chacu Challua (Killer Whale) and lastly Wiraqocha Rasca (Condor). Much like the 5 Dragons serve the Crimson Dragon, they serve the King of the Underworld (Meikai No Oh).
There is another 'lost' Earthbound God, Scar-Red Nova, which was personally sealed by the Crimson Dragon 5000 years before the others, and was too violent for the Dark Signers to use. Its power was sealed by Jack to create Scar-Red Nova Dragon.
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* AchillesHeel: They're completely powerless without a Field Spell in play. Of course, when summoned in a Turbo Duel (as four of them were), this isn't an issue.
* AnimalMotifs: All of them are based on animals.
** Uru is based on a spider.
** Aslla piscu vaguely resembles a hummingbird.
** Cusillu possesses the appearance of a monkey.
** Ccarayhua moderately resembles a reptile.
** Ccapac Apu barely resembles a giant.
** Chacu Challhua looks like an orca.
** Wiraqocha Rasca is modeled after a condor.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: They are ''absurdly'' large. Ccarayhua is about three-quarters to two-thirds the height of the Arcadia building.
* AwesomeButImpractical:
** Cusillu's unique effect is hard to use as well since it requires it to be destroyed by battle and for you to have another monster on the field. And since the Immortals cannot be targeted for an attack, you would have to let Cusillu attack a stronger monster on purpose just to use its effect when you could keep Cusillu on the field and keep attacking directly. Another way for it to happen would be for your opponent to negate Cusillu's effect and then attack it but that would require them letting you keep a monster on the field or using effects to make sure you still have a monster by the time Cusillu is destroyed.
* BeatStillMyHeart: When Earthbound Gods are summoned, a disembodied heart appears and starts beating as it absorbs people's souls.
* BreathWeapon: Wiraqocha Rasca, and the King of the Underworld.
* CherryTapping: Wiraqocha Rasca's 1 ATK, meant to compliment [[HPToOne its key anime effect]].
* DemonicPossession: They will do this if they are not happy with their Dark Signer.
* EarlyBirdCameo: They are first seen in episode 30 covered by a dark fog. Despite this you can make out which is which by their colored highlights. Also the condor geoglyph can be seen as well.
* EldritchAbomination: They're ginormous embodiments of evil that eat souls en masse just by being summoned. They also have effects that bend numerous rules of the game to make themselves nearly unassailable.
* EvilIsBigger: These things are {{Kaiju}}-sized in the anime and dwarf all of the Signer Dragons.
* EvilIsNotAToy: The Dark Signers cut a deal with their respective Earthbound Immortal to come back to life. If the Dark Signers get any moral qualms about their actions, their Earthbound Immortal will pull a VillainOverride. You don't get to make [[DealWithADevil a pact]] with a GodOfEvil without some consequences.
* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: Chacu Challhua is a killer whale, but looks and moves in a shark like manner as well.
* GiantEyeOfDoom: Ccarayhua is introduced to Akiza this way, with its eyelid taking up an entire window and then opening.
* GiantSpider: Uru, though it's actually one of the shorter Immortals.
* GodOfEvil: They are called Earthbound '''Gods''' in the Japanese variation.
* GreaterScopeVillain: The King of the Underworld is built up to be this until it is revealed that [[BigBad Rex Godwin]] was using it the whole time.
* HPToOne: Wiraqocha Rasca's unique effect in the anime was to change the opponent's LP to 1 if the controller skipped their Battle Phase for the turn.
* {{Kaiju}}: They're an interesting variation - they cause plenty of destruction, but it's their geoglyphs rather than the monsters themselves most of the time.
* MadeOfEvil: According to Bruno, they were manifested from the evil in people's hearts.
* {{Mayincatec}}: They are all based on Nazca Lines.
* AMillionIsAStatistic: Earthbound Gods' sacrifices.
* NobleBirdOfPrey: Wiraqocha Rasca, particularly as it's the most powerful of the seven.
* NoPronunciationGuide: The Earthbound God's [[BilingualBonus names are in Quechuan]], which doesn't mix well with English pronunciation guidelines. Ccapac Apu and Ccarayhua are the two major offenders, due to the double "C"s being pronounced separately.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The King of the Underworld, which appears as an EvilCounterpart to Life Stream Dragon. It represents Death, while Life Stream represents Life.
* SealedEvilInACan: Old Momentum being the can-opener and the Nazca Lines, of all things, being the can.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: No, that's not a typo, Aslla piscu really is spelt with a lowercase "p".
* TakingYouWithMe: In a flashback which Luca experiences as a dream, when the Earthbound Gods are destroyed by the Signer Dragons, the disembodied head of Uru uses its web strands to drag Ancient Fairy Dragon into the Nazca Lines causing her to be sealed alongside the Earthbound Gods.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Jesus. Spell/Trap immunity (in the anime), attack immunity, direct attacks, brutal effects, and being so freaking enormous despite their geoglyphs already tearing up the surroundings...
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[[folder:Synchrons/Warriors]]
!! Synchron (''Synchron'' シンクロン ''Shinkuron'')
!! Warrior (''Warrior'' ウォリアー ''Woriā'')
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Yusei's main cards, the Sychrons are low-level Tuners and the Warriors are low-level Warrior-types. To summon a Synchro Warrior, they need the appropriate Synchron as Tuner -- usually, the Warrior and the Synchron have the same adjective, such as Road Warrior needing Road Synchron. The most prominent of these is Junk Warrior, who rivals Stardust Dragon as Yusei's signature monster.
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* ButtMonkey: Speed Warrior has a paltry 900 ATK, and his ATK-boosting effect only applies for the turn he is Normal Summoned. As a result, he will be curb-stomped by the next turn. His true usefulness is to be revived by Junk Synchron to summon Junk Warrior.
* DubInducedPlotHole: Downplayed. The Japanese cards had "Warrior" spelled differently to show they were different from previous monsters with "Warrior" in their name. The English translations didn't approximate this, but it's a non-issue since their archetype-support specifies Synchro Monsters.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Shield Warrior wields a massive shield. To show its defensive prowess, it can banish itself from the Graveyard to protect your monsters from being destroyed in battle.
* MechanicalLifeForms: They all look mechanical in appearance.
* ThisIsADrill: Drill Synchron has twin drills for arms, while Drill Warrior has a single arm-drill.
* ZergRush: Very few of the non-Synchros have anything resembling impressive stats, but their effects lets Yusei summon several of them and manipulate their levels to quickly get those Synchro Warriors into play.
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[[folder:Meklord Emperor]]
!! Meklord Emperor (''Machine Imperial'' 機皇 ''Kikō'')
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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Skiel, Granel and Wisel]]
A series of monsters used by the Three Emperors of Yliaster. They are: Meklord Emperor Wisel, owned by Placido; Meklord Emperor Skiel, owned by Lucciano; and Meklord Emperor Granel, owned by Jose. Arriving on Earth one at a time via stone tablets, they have the ability to absorb Synchro monsters - and since most people in the series use them, this is a bit of a problem for anyone facing them. There is a fourth Meklord Emperor, Aporia's, called Meklord Astro Mekanikle.
During the WRGP final, it is shown that an army of Meklord Emperors attacked humanity at the height of its development, before Momentum went out of control and destroyed the world.
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* TheAssimilator: All of them can absorb Synchro monsters.
* CombiningMecha: Each one is made up of 5 separate components with effects that support one another, and can be replaced or upgraded to make the Kikoutei more powerful. While there's no limitation on mixing and matching parts from different Emperors, only Placido actually used parts from different Emperors on his own.
* TheDreaded: Before Yusei got Shooting Star Dragon, he was ''terrified'' of them for their ability.
* EEqualsMCHammer: The fourth Emperor is called ''Infinity Cubic''. How one cubes infinity is anyone's guess.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Wisel has a pair of boosters on its upper legs that emit a trail of sparkles.
* GaiasVengeance: They were created by Momentum to eliminate the cause of the system's instability, which was due to the human race becoming greedy, apathetic, and conceited with progress.
* HumongousMecha:
** While Meklord Emperors Wisel and Skiel aren't ''that'' humongous, Jose's Emperor, Granel, certainly is.
** And then there's the gigantic monstrosity that is Meklord Astro Mekanikle. [[http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110116010337/yugioh/images/1/15/5Dx143_More_Machine_Imperials.jpg Look at its size compared to Meklord Imperial Soldier Skiel Ein]].
* KillerRobot: They effectively wiped out humanity in the BadFuture.
* MageKiller[=/=]AntiMagic: Their deck style is against the use of Synchro monsters, culminating in their signature emperors. Although it's less "killer" and more like "absorb them into their monsters". The first time Yusei encounters them, he has nightmares about Wisel until gaining Accel Synchro, which basically teleports them before they can be snagged. Of course, Granel and Mekanikle can counteract that too.
* ManOfKryptonite: Designed to kill Synchro Monsters.
* NumerologicalMotif: They all have an infinity sign on their chest.
* OddNameOut: Astro (Dragon) for the two strongest Mekanikle and Asterik.
* PlotBasedPhotographObfuscation: All of them appear in the opening credits, but until they have actually appeared in the show, they are mostly hidden by shadow.
* ShoutOut: The tablets that they arrive in are similar to the monolith from ''2001: A Space Odyssey''. Not to mention the Ka Tablets from the ''[[Anime/YuGiOh original show.]]''
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Unlike Wisel and Skiel, Jose's Granel has the ability to prevent Synchros that it attacks from removing themselves from the field, as Jack found out rather painfully. Adding more is that it can drag out the Synchro from the Graveyard into its body.
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[[folder:Duel Dragons]]
!! Duel Dragons (''Duel Dragon'' 決闘竜 ''Dyueru Doragon'')
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A series of 10 Dragon Synchro Monsters that appear only in the manga. Six of them are dark versions of the Signer Dragons -- in fact, the Signer Dragons appear in the manga in alternate forms as Duel Dragons. They were used in ancient Turbo Duel rituals to seal darkness, or so Rex Godwin claims. In actuality they were by worshippers of the Ultimate God, Ultimaya Tzolkin, the manga's equivalent to the Crimson Dragon. Rex Godwin intends to use the Duel Dragons to revive the God and claim its power.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the anime, the Signer Dragons and the Crimson Dragon are benevolent. In the manga, the Duel Dragons are tools of evil and the Crimson Dragon is re-imagined as Ultimaya Tzolkin, the GreaterScopeVillain of the manga.
* BlackEyesOfCrazy: When a Duelist is completely controlled by them.
* DarkIsEvil: Even the Signer Dragon counterparts look much darker and more ominous compared to the anime, with the exceptions of Stardust, Dragoascension, and Black Rose.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Blackfeather Darkrage Dragon after Crow obtains it.
* DemonicPossession: They can do this to the Duelists that use them.
* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Tends to happen to those possessed by their Duel Dragon.
* DubNameChange: All of the Duel Dragons names have been changed in the English manga and TCG:
** Machine Dragon - Power Tool > Power Tool Mecha Dragon
** Fairy Dragon - Ancient > Ancient Pixie Dragon
** Burning Demon Dragon - Red Demon > Hot Red Dragon Archfiend
** Flashing Karat Dragon - Stardust > Stardust Spark Dragon
** Demon King Dragon - Beelze > Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons
** Purgatory Dragon - Ogre Dragoon > Void Ogre Dragon
** Mysterious Winged Dragon - Black Feather > Blackfeather Darkrage Dragon
** Underworld Dragon Dragonecro > Dragonecro Nethersoul Dragon
** Dragoascension, the Supreme Dragon of the Heavens > Ascension Sky Dragon
** Moon Flower Dragon - Black Rose > Black Rose Moonlight Dragon
** Underworld Flood Dragon Dragocytos > Dragocytos Corrupted Nethersoul Dragon.
** Demon King Super Dragon - Beelzeus > Beelzeus of the Diabolic Dragons
** InconsistentDub: Between Volumes 3 and 4, Power Tool has gone from Power Tool Mecha Dragon to Machine Dragon Power Tool, and Red Demon from Enma Dragon Red Demon to Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend.
* EvilCounterpart: Meta-wise, they are this to the Signer Dragons, as plot-important Synchro Dragons. But where the Signer Dragons are good, the Duel Dragons are evil.
* {{Expy}}: Six of the Duel Dragons shown look exactly like the Signer Dragons, but with strange markings on their bodies.
** Stardust Sifr is the manga counterpart to Shooting Quasar Dragon, with them having the same summoning requirements. Appearance-wise, it resembles Shooting Star Dragon as well as the dragon that appeared in Future Colors, 5Ds's fifth ending.
* LightIsGood: Stardust Spark and Moonlight Dragon Black Rose.
* LightIsNotGood: Ascension Sky Dragon is the ace card of the manga's main antagonist, Rex Goodwin.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Red Demon can destroy every single other Attack Position Monster in play with just its effect.
* ShoutOut: Dragoascension has Slifer the Sky Dragon's signature effect.
* SuperMode: Some of the Duel Dragons have evolved forms.
** ''Demon King Super Dragon - Beelzeus'' for Beelze.
** ''Dragococytus the Impure Underworld Dragon'' for Dragonecro.
** ''Divine Spark Dragon Stardust Sifr'', and ''Stardust Chronicle Spark Dragon'' for Stardust.
** Hot Red Dragon Archfiend has three evolved forms: ''Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss'', ''Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Belial'', and ''Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity''.
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[[folder:Signer Dragons]]
!! Signer Dragons (''Signer Dragon'' シグナーの龍 ''Shigunā no Ryū'')
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[[caption-width-right:350:The original five with the Crimson Dragon]]
The six '''[[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Signer_Dragon Signer Dragons]]''' are the signature Synchro Monsters of the six Signers from ''5D's''. These legendary dragons play a part in the legend of the Crimson Dragon, as well as being connected to the Signers themselves. That connection being that these legendary beasts, who actually joined forces with the Crimson Dragon, were the ones who sealed the Earthbound Immortals within the Nazca Lines. The six dragons are Stardust Dragon (Yusei Fudo), Red Dragon Archfiend (Jack Atlas), Black Rose Dragon (Aki Izayoi/[[DubNameChange Akiza Izinski]]), Ancient Fairy Dragon (Luca/[[DubNameChange Luna]]), Black-Winged Dragon (Crow Hogan), and Life Stream Dragon (Lua/[[DubNameChange Leo]]).
Reflecting the rivalry between the two main characters Yusei Fudo and Jack Atlas, Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend are the only Signer Dragons to have different upgraded versions. It is worth noting, however, that Life Stream Dragon has its downgraded, armored version, Power Tool Dragon, which is a required Synchro Material Monster for its Summon.
The manga counterparts to the Signer Dragons are the Duel Dragons and they shouldn't be confused with each other.
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* AmbiguousGender: Ancient Fairy Dragon is confirmed to be female, but the rest are unknown. Stardust Dragon and Black Rose Dragon for example are often thought by fans to be male and female, respectively, because Yusei and Akiza use them. Beyond that, there's no actual proof for their gender beyond just assumptions or judging by appearances. Red Dragon Archfiend appears to be the most masculine among them, though.
* AttackAttackAttack:
** Red Dragon Archfiend's effect destroys all of your other monsters that haven't attack in your turn, so you are forced to attack with them.
** Shooting Star Dragon and Shooting Quasar Dragon are able to attack multiple times.
* AwesomeButImpractical:
** The Majestic forms are very strong, but they need their original forms as Synchro materials and only last for a single turn.
** Life Stream Dragon needs Power Tool Dragon and usually a Level 1 Tuner monster as its Synchro materials. Also, Life Stream Dragon as a Synchro Tuner monster is basically worthless, since it's a Level 8 monster. Many Synchro monsters who are Level 9 or above need special requirements that the Life Stream Dragon usually cannot provide.
* BigGood: In the anime, it's the Crimson Dragon, which is not a card. Shooting Quasar Dragon, the ultimate "form" of Stardust Dragon, can be counted.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Life Stream Dragon has a blade on its left arm.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: "Red Daemon's Dragon" is changed to Red Dragon Archfiend. Likewise, the Saviour forms are changed to Majestic forms, notably Saviour Demon Dragon (Majestic Red Dragon).
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In the 10th Anniversary movie, Stardust Dragon is stolen by Paradox, who corrupts it and summons Malefic Stardust Dragon.
* BreathWeapon: Each of them has one in the anime.
** Stardust Dragon's Shooting Sonic (Cosmic Flare in the dub).
** Red Dragon Archfiend's Blazing Crimson Hell Flare (Scorching Crimson Flare in the dub). It's also its secondary attack.
** Black-Winged Dragon's Noble Stream (Shadow Squall Blast in the dub).
** Black Rose Dragon's Black Rose Flare.
** Life Stream Dragon's "Life Is Beauty Howl".
* CCGImportanceDissonance: While in the anime, their owners put a lot of effort to summon them and the dragons are regarded as their ace monsters, in real life they are not that powerful. The only dragons that are common in most real life Extra Decks are Black Rose Dragon and Stardust Dragon, who are very universally useful in many aspects.
* TheChick: Ancient Fairy Dragon, which is used rather defensively.
* ColorCodedCharacters: On Shooting Quasar Dragon's artwork, there are six Synchro rings behind it all colored differently to represent the bonds used to create the dragon.
** Stardust Dragon has white.
** Red Dragon Archfiend has red.
** Black-Winged Dragon has black.
** Black Rose Dragon has maroon.
** Ancient Fairy Dragon has green.
** Life Stream Dragon has yellow.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Majestic Dragon, a support card for the Signer Dragons. It is a Tuner Monster that can only be used for the Synchro Summoning of a Majestic monster, and there are only two of them, and they require each a specific dragon ''and'' another non-Tuner Monster. Majestic Dragon itself has only 0 ATK and DEF, and negating its effect doesn't work because it's a Summoning Condition.
* CrystalDragonJesus: Downplayed, but the Crimson Dragon has shades of this in the anime. Majestic Star Dragon gets points for being about as literal an example as you can get, especially since it was named ''Savior'' Star Dragon in the OCG (the Majestic monsters are described as incarnations of the Crimson Dragon).
* DarkIsNotEvil: Red Dragon Archfiend, Black-Winged Dragon and Black Rose Dragon are not evil monsters.
* DifficultButAwesome: Summoning the Cosmic Synchro Monsters is not easy, but also not that difficult. And if you success, you are in advantage, since these monsters are difficult to destroy. Skilled players can summon Shooting Quasar Dragon even in their first turn!
* DubNameChange: See {{Bowdlerise}} above. Also, "Black Feather Dragon" is changed to "Black-Winged Dragon", the "/Buster" is changed to "/Assault Mode", and "Scar-Red Nova Dragon" is changed to "Red Nova Dragon".
* DyingMomentOfAwesome[=/=]TakingYouWithMe: Similar like Chaos Emperor Dragon, Black Rose Dragon can destroy all cards on the field when Synchro Summoned. This effect is very useful and can turn a bad situation in your favor.
* ElementalPunch: Not always; Red Dragon Archfiend's ''Absolute Powerforce'' is a blazing claw attack, but sometimes, it's a punch, too.
* {{Expy}}:
** Since Yusei and Jack are expies of Yugi and Kaiba, Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend are expies of Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon, who share their ATK.
** Black Rose Dragon is an expy of Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
* GlassCannon:
** Red Dragon Archfiend is very powerful, but its effect can destroy your other monsters, which can put you at a disadvantage.
** Also, Black Rose Dragon's effect is so powerful that it destroys even itself.
* HeroicSacrifice[=/=]DisneyDeath[=/=]NegateYourOwnSacrifice: Stardust Dragon can sacrifice itself to negate and destroy a card with a destruction effect, but Stardust returns back in the End Phase.
* HourOfPower: The Majestic forms only last for a single turn and their original forms come back from the graveyard.
* KidAppealCharacter: Life Stream Dragon's weaker version, Power Tool Dragon, looks more like a toy.
* TheLancer: Red Dragon Archfiend is the foil to Stardust Dragon.
* TheLeader: Stardust Dragon can be seen as this.
* {{Leitmotif}}: In the anime, the main themes of their owners are basically the dragons' themes, too, since the themes are usually played when the duelists summon them.
* LightIsGood: Ancient Fairy Dragon, Life Stream Dragon, and Stardust Dragon and its multiple upgraded versions.
* TheMedic[=/=]CombatMedic:
** Ancient Fairy Dragon can give the player 1000 Life Points by destroying a Field Spell Card with her effect.
** Summoning Life Stream Dragon can make the player's Life Points to 4000. Though, it's not necessarily an effect that increase your Life Points. It can be used to decrease your Life Points as well.
* {{Nerf}}:
** Life Stream Dragon has an effect in the anime which can change the levels of other Synchro monsters from 1 to 12. Yusei uses this effect on Ancient Fairy Dragon, Black Rose Dragon, Black-Winged Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend to Synchro Summon Shooting Quasar Dragon. Since this effect would be too powerful, it's removed in the real life game.
** The Majestics forms have more powerful effects in the anime.
* NoSell:
** Black-Winged Dragon and Life Stream Dragon negate damage from card effects.
** Stardust Dragon, the Majestic forms, the Cosmic Synchro Monsters and Shooting Quasar Dragon can either negate card effects or attacks.
** Life Stream Dragon and Power Tool Dragon can escape destruction by removing Equip Spell Cards in the graveyard or sending an attached Equip Spell Card to the graveyard, respectively.
* NextTierPowerUp: Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend have multiple stronger forms.
** With the Trap Card "Assault Mode Activate", Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend get their /Assault Modes: '''Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode''' and '''Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode'''. The /Assault Modes have 500 more ATK and DEF, two more levels and the original effects get upgraded.
** With the Tuner Monster Majestic Dragon and another non-tuner monster, you can Synchro Summon their Majestic forms: '''Majestic Star Dragon''' and '''Majestic Red Dragon'''. They have much more ATK and DEF and have very powerful effects, but they suffer from HourOfPower.
** The two dragons have also Cosmic Synchro forms. If you tune Stardust Dragon with a Synchro Tuner Monster, you can Accel Synchro Summon '''Shooting Star Dragon'''. And if you use the Double Tuning on Red Dragon Archfiend, you can Synchro Summon '''Red Nova Dragon'''. Those two dragons do not have the high ATK of the Majestic forms, but their effects are still powerful and they do not suffer from HourOfPower. Both Cosmic Synchro Monsters are also difficult to kill.
*** There is another Accel Synchro version of Stardust Dragon: '''Stardust Warrior'''.
** '''Shooting Quasar Dragon''' is the ultimate form and Limit Over Accel Synchro version of Stardust Dragon, but unlike the other forms, Stardust Dragon is not required to summon it. It has with 4000 ATK the highest base ATK among all Signer Dragons, tied with Majestic Red Dragon. It's difficult to destroy Shooting Quasar Dragon, but even if the opponent manages to destroy it, you can Special Summon Shooting Star Dragon with Quasar's effect.
** In an alternate future, Yusei summoned the Delta Accel Synchro version of Stardust Dragon, '''Cosmic Blazar Dragon''', but with Z-One's appearance in Yusei's present timeline, this was changed and Yusei is able to summon the superior Shooting Quasar Dragon. While the card doesn't appear in the anime for this reason, it was still printed in real life, with the ability to negate a card effect, attack, or monster summon by banishing itself for one turn, making it extremely difficult to remove.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The six dragons are very different to each other. Stardust Dragon, Red Dragon Archfiend and Life Stream Dragon have more humanoid bodies, though Stardust is skinnier and has a longer head, Red has horns, and Life Stream has a blade on the left arm, not to mention that they have different colors. Ancient Fairy Dragon is a blue snake-like dragon with skinny arms, light green hair and fairy wings. Black Rose Dragon is a dragon without arms and has red roses all over its body; the wings are even made of these roses and it's the the only one of the six that has irises. And the armless Black-Winged Dragon has a bird-like face, white and black feathered wings that can glow red, black hair and many metallic-looking thin legs. Furthermore, Power Tool Dragon is a Machine-type monster.
* PersonalityPowers:
** Yusei is a selfless {{Determinator}} who is utterly devoted to his friends. His Stardust Dragon is likewise a monster that can sacrifice itself to protect your other cards from destruction and always returns after doing so.
** Jack Atlas is a HotBlooded GlorySeeker that's willing to throw his former friends under the bus (at least early on) and has a highly aggressive dueling style, reflected by Red Dragon Archfiend's high ATK, mass destruction effect, and tendency to blow up your own monsters.
** Black Rose Dragon's abilities to wipe the field of all cards and render an opponent's monster helpless nicely encapsulate Akiza's destructive and sadistic Black Rose Witch persona.
** Luna is kind and gentle by nature and can communicate with Duel Monster spirits, and her Ancient Fairy Dragon is a StoneWall with defensive effects that can call other monsters to her aid.
* PersonOfMassDestruction:
** Black Rose Dragon destroys every card on the field when Synchro Summoned.
** After the damage calculation against a Defense Position monster, Red Dragon Archfiend destroys all other monsters in Defense Position the opponent controls. Also, any monster of the controller of Red Dragon Archfiend that hasn't attack will be destroyed in the End Phase.
** If Majestic Red Dragon attacks, it destroys all monsters in Defense Position after damage calculation.
* PlayingWithFire: Black Rose Dragon is a FIRE monster. In the anime, Red Dragon Archfiend and its upgraded versions are associated with fire as well.
* PowerLimiter: Life Stream Dragon is covered in a metallic armor for most of the time and is less powerful in this state. This form is known as Power Tool Dragon.
* PoweredArmor: The /Assault Modes of Stardust and Red Daemon's are empowered by armors.
* PunnyName: In the OCG, Red Nova Dragon's name is Scar-Red Nova Dragon. Scar-Red is a pun to "scarlet".
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Red Dragon Archfiend, Black-Winged Dragon and Black Rose Dragon avert this trope.
* SixthRanger: In the anime flashbacks, Life Stream Dragon was among the five dragons who sealed the Earthbound Immortals. However, due to the popularity of the Blackwing archetype, Crow gets promoted as the fifth Signer instead of Rua, so an unknown sixth dragon, Black-Winged Dragon, appears out of nowhere. Life Stream Dragon appears as the sixth dragon in the anime when Rua becomes the sixth Signer.
** Majestic Dragon is not a Signer Dragon, but it's a support card that allows the player to summon a Majestic form of either Stardust or Red.
* SomethingAboutARose: Black Rose Dragon, of course, being visually comprised largely of rose petals and thorns.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The "/" ("Slash") in "/Assault Mode" is pronounced as well.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In the OCG, you can see that Red Daemon's Dragon's katakana have a long E, while Saviour Demon Dragon has a short E. This is the reason, why Majestic Red Dragon is ''not'' an Archfiend card.
* SpotlightStealingSquad:
** In the anime, each of them are stars of their owners deck and steal more spotlight than the other monsters.
** Among the six dragons, Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend are this in the anime, especially the former. This is also the reason why so many upgraded versions of them exist.
** Meta-wise, Stardust Dragon and Black Rose Dragon are more seen and used in the real life game than the other dragons.
* StoneWall: Ancient Fairy Dragon has the lowest ATK (2100), but it has the highest DEF (3000) among the six dragons.
* SuperMode: Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend are the only who attain stronger forms throughout the years[[labelnote:note]]Unless one counts Life Stream Dragon as one to Power Tool Dragon[[/labelnote]].
* WeakButSkilled: Black Rose Dragon has the lowest combined ATK and DEF out of all Signer Dragon. Ironically, its key effect is one of the most powerful, effective and easy to use - it completely destroys the field. What's more is that the summoning conditions are the least restrictive that a Synchro Monster can have, meaning that any deck that can potentially make level 7 Synchro monsters can make Black Rose Dragon and use its effect.
* WreathedInFlames: Red Dragon Archfiend and its upgraded forms do this often in the anime. Also, Red Dragon Archfiend's primary attack, Absolute Powerforce, covers its claw with glowing flames.
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[[folder:Dark Tuner/Dark Synchro Monsters]]
!! Dark Tuner/Dark Synchro Monsters (''Dākuchūnā''/''Dāku Shinkuro Monsutā'')
-->''When shadows are devoured by darker shadows, the curtain pulls back and reveals... A world without light!''
Tuner and Synchro Monsters utilized by the Dark Signers and their followers. Unlike their regular counterparts, Dark Tuner and Synchro Monsters have ''negative'' levels represented by blue dots with purple stars that allign to the left of the card similar to the Ranks of Xyz Monsters. Dark Synchro monster cards are also coloured a dull grey instead of white.
The known Dark Synchro Monsters are Frozen Fitzgerald, Dark Diviner, Hundred Eyes Dragon, Underground Arachnid, Dark Flattop, Zeman The Ape King, and Moon Dragon Quilla.
The Dark Synchro Monsters were eventually released in the TCG as regular Synchro Monsters with their summoning requirements slightly tweaked, instead just requiring a DARK attribute Tuner Monster.
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* DarkIsEvil: The majority of them are DARK attribute with the exception of Frozen Fitzgerald, Underground Arachnid, and Zeman The Ape King and are all evil as hell.
* EvilCounterpart: To Synchro Monsters in general. Regular synchro monsters are described as helping build upon each other to give themselves strength. Dark Synchro Monsters are described as having their components devour each other to attain greater power.
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[[folder:Earthbound Immortals]]
!! Earthbound Immortals (''Earthbound God'' 地縛神 ''Jibakushin'')
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Embodiments of evil sealed within the Nazca Lines by the Crimson Dragon and its servants. They were unleashed from the Underworld 17 years ago, after the Zero Reverse incident blew a hole between this world and theirs. They are the driving force behind the Dark Signers, and are as follows; Uru (Spider), Cusillu (Monkey), Ccapac Apu (Giant), Aslla Piscu (Hummingbird), Ccarayhua (Lizard), Chacu Challua (Killer Whale) and lastly Wiraqocha Rasca (Condor). Much like the 5 Dragons serve the Crimson Dragon, they serve the King of the Underworld (Meikai No Oh).
There is another 'lost' Earthbound God, Scar-Red Nova, which was personally sealed by the Crimson Dragon 5000 years before the others, and was too violent for the Dark Signers to use. Its power was sealed by Jack to create Scar-Red Nova Dragon.
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* AchillesHeel: They're completely powerless without a Field Spell in play. Of course, when summoned in a Turbo Duel (as four of them were), this isn't an issue.
* AnimalMotifs: All of them are based on animals.
** Uru is based on a spider.
** Aslla piscu vaguely resembles a hummingbird.
** Cusillu possesses the appearance of a monkey.
** Ccarayhua moderately resembles a reptile.
** Ccapac Apu barely resembles a giant.
** Chacu Challhua looks like an orca.
** Wiraqocha Rasca is modeled after a condor.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: They are ''absurdly'' large. Ccarayhua is about three-quarters to two-thirds the height of the Arcadia building.
* AwesomeButImpractical:
** Cusillu's unique effect is hard to use as well since it requires it to be destroyed by battle and for you to have another monster on the field. And since the Immortals cannot be targeted for an attack, you would have to let Cusillu attack a stronger monster on purpose just to use its effect when you could keep Cusillu on the field and keep attacking directly. Another way for it to happen would be for your opponent to negate Cusillu's effect and then attack it but that would require them letting you keep a monster on the field or using effects to make sure you still have a monster by the time Cusillu is destroyed.
* BeatStillMyHeart: When Earthbound Gods are summoned, a disembodied heart appears and starts beating as it absorbs people's souls.
* BreathWeapon: Wiraqocha Rasca, and the King of the Underworld.
* CherryTapping: Wiraqocha Rasca's 1 ATK, meant to compliment [[HPToOne its key anime effect]].
* DemonicPossession: They will do this if they are not happy with their Dark Signer.
* EarlyBirdCameo: They are first seen in episode 30 covered by a dark fog. Despite this you can make out which is which by their colored highlights. Also the condor geoglyph can be seen as well.
* EldritchAbomination: They're ginormous embodiments of evil that eat souls en masse just by being summoned. They also have effects that bend numerous rules of the game to make themselves nearly unassailable.
* EvilIsBigger: These things are {{Kaiju}}-sized in the anime and dwarf all of the Signer Dragons.
* EvilIsNotAToy: The Dark Signers cut a deal with their respective Earthbound Immortal to come back to life. If the Dark Signers get any moral qualms about their actions, their Earthbound Immortal will pull a VillainOverride. You don't get to make [[DealWithADevil a pact]] with a GodOfEvil without some consequences.
* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: Chacu Challhua is a killer whale, but looks and moves in a shark like manner as well.
* GiantEyeOfDoom: Ccarayhua is introduced to Akiza this way, with its eyelid taking up an entire window and then opening.
* GiantSpider: Uru, though it's actually one of the shorter Immortals.
* GodOfEvil: They are called Earthbound '''Gods''' in the Japanese variation.
* GreaterScopeVillain: The King of the Underworld is built up to be this until it is revealed that [[BigBad Rex Godwin]] was using it the whole time.
* HPToOne: Wiraqocha Rasca's unique effect in the anime was to change the opponent's LP to 1 if the controller skipped their Battle Phase for the turn.
* {{Kaiju}}: They're an interesting variation - they cause plenty of destruction, but it's their geoglyphs rather than the monsters themselves most of the time.
* MadeOfEvil: According to Bruno, they were manifested from the evil in people's hearts.
* {{Mayincatec}}: They are all based on Nazca Lines.
* AMillionIsAStatistic: Earthbound Gods' sacrifices.
* NobleBirdOfPrey: Wiraqocha Rasca, particularly as it's the most powerful of the seven.
* NoPronunciationGuide: The Earthbound God's [[BilingualBonus names are in Quechuan]], which doesn't mix well with English pronunciation guidelines. Ccapac Apu and Ccarayhua are the two major offenders, due to the double "C"s being pronounced separately.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The King of the Underworld, which appears as an EvilCounterpart to Life Stream Dragon. It represents Death, while Life Stream represents Life.
* SealedEvilInACan: Old Momentum being the can-opener and the Nazca Lines, of all things, being the can.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: No, that's not a typo, Aslla piscu really is spelt with a lowercase "p".
* TakingYouWithMe: In a flashback which Luca experiences as a dream, when the Earthbound Gods are destroyed by the Signer Dragons, the disembodied head of Uru uses its web strands to drag Ancient Fairy Dragon into the Nazca Lines causing her to be sealed alongside the Earthbound Gods.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Jesus. Spell/Trap immunity (in the anime), attack immunity, direct attacks, brutal effects, and being so freaking enormous despite their geoglyphs already tearing up the surroundings...
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[[folder:Synchrons/Warriors]]
!! Synchron (''Synchron'' シンクロン ''Shinkuron'')
!! Warrior (''Warrior'' ウォリアー ''Woriā'')
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Yusei's main cards, the Sychrons are low-level Tuners and the Warriors are low-level Warrior-types. To summon a Synchro Warrior, they need the appropriate Synchron as Tuner -- usually, the Warrior and the Synchron have the same adjective, such as Road Warrior needing Road Synchron. The most prominent of these is Junk Warrior, who rivals Stardust Dragon as Yusei's signature monster.
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* ButtMonkey: Speed Warrior has a paltry 900 ATK, and his ATK-boosting effect only applies for the turn he is Normal Summoned. As a result, he will be curb-stomped by the next turn. His true usefulness is to be revived by Junk Synchron to summon Junk Warrior.
* DubInducedPlotHole: Downplayed. The Japanese cards had "Warrior" spelled differently to show they were different from previous monsters with "Warrior" in their name. The English translations didn't approximate this, but it's a non-issue since their archetype-support specifies Synchro Monsters.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Shield Warrior wields a massive shield. To show its defensive prowess, it can banish itself from the Graveyard to protect your monsters from being destroyed in battle.
* MechanicalLifeForms: They all look mechanical in appearance.
* ThisIsADrill: Drill Synchron has twin drills for arms, while Drill Warrior has a single arm-drill.
* ZergRush: Very few of the non-Synchros have anything resembling impressive stats, but their effects lets Yusei summon several of them and manipulate their levels to quickly get those Synchro Warriors into play.
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[[folder:Meklord Emperor]]
!! Meklord Emperor (''Machine Imperial'' 機皇 ''Kikō'')
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A series of monsters used by the Three Emperors of Yliaster. They are: Meklord Emperor Wisel, owned by Placido; Meklord Emperor Skiel, owned by Lucciano; and Meklord Emperor Granel, owned by Jose. Arriving on Earth one at a time via stone tablets, they have the ability to absorb Synchro monsters - and since most people in the series use them, this is a bit of a problem for anyone facing them. There is a fourth Meklord Emperor, Aporia's, called Meklord Astro Mekanikle.
During the WRGP final, it is shown that an army of Meklord Emperors attacked humanity at the height of its development, before Momentum went out of control and destroyed the world.
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* TheAssimilator: All of them can absorb Synchro monsters.
* CombiningMecha: Each one is made up of 5 separate components with effects that support one another, and can be replaced or upgraded to make the Kikoutei more powerful. While there's no limitation on mixing and matching parts from different Emperors, only Placido actually used parts from different Emperors on his own.
* TheDreaded: Before Yusei got Shooting Star Dragon, he was ''terrified'' of them for their ability.
* EEqualsMCHammer: The fourth Emperor is called ''Infinity Cubic''. How one cubes infinity is anyone's guess.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Wisel has a pair of boosters on its upper legs that emit a trail of sparkles.
* GaiasVengeance: They were created by Momentum to eliminate the cause of the system's instability, which was due to the human race becoming greedy, apathetic, and conceited with progress.
* HumongousMecha:
** While Meklord Emperors Wisel and Skiel aren't ''that'' humongous, Jose's Emperor, Granel, certainly is.
** And then there's the gigantic monstrosity that is Meklord Astro Mekanikle. [[http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110116010337/yugioh/images/1/15/5Dx143_More_Machine_Imperials.jpg Look at its size compared to Meklord Imperial Soldier Skiel Ein]].
* KillerRobot: They effectively wiped out humanity in the BadFuture.
* MageKiller[=/=]AntiMagic: Their deck style is against the use of Synchro monsters, culminating in their signature emperors. Although it's less "killer" and more like "absorb them into their monsters". The first time Yusei encounters them, he has nightmares about Wisel until gaining Accel Synchro, which basically teleports them before they can be snagged. Of course, Granel and Mekanikle can counteract that too.
* ManOfKryptonite: Designed to kill Synchro Monsters.
* NumerologicalMotif: They all have an infinity sign on their chest.
* OddNameOut: Astro (Dragon) for the two strongest Mekanikle and Asterik.
* PlotBasedPhotographObfuscation: All of them appear in the opening credits, but until they have actually appeared in the show, they are mostly hidden by shadow.
* ShoutOut: The tablets that they arrive in are similar to the monolith from ''2001: A Space Odyssey''. Not to mention the Ka Tablets from the ''[[Anime/YuGiOh original show.]]''
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Unlike Wisel and Skiel, Jose's Granel has the ability to prevent Synchros that it attacks from removing themselves from the field, as Jack found out rather painfully. Adding more is that it can drag out the Synchro from the Graveyard into its body.
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[[folder:Duel Dragons]]
!! Duel Dragons (''Duel Dragon'' 決闘竜 ''Dyueru Doragon'')
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A series of 10 Dragon Synchro Monsters that appear only in the manga. Six of them are dark versions of the Signer Dragons -- in fact, the Signer Dragons appear in the manga in alternate forms as Duel Dragons. They were used in ancient Turbo Duel rituals to seal darkness, or so Rex Godwin claims. In actuality they were by worshippers of the Ultimate God, Ultimaya Tzolkin, the manga's equivalent to the Crimson Dragon. Rex Godwin intends to use the Duel Dragons to revive the God and claim its power.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the anime, the Signer Dragons and the Crimson Dragon are benevolent. In the manga, the Duel Dragons are tools of evil and the Crimson Dragon is re-imagined as Ultimaya Tzolkin, the GreaterScopeVillain of the manga.
* BlackEyesOfCrazy: When a Duelist is completely controlled by them.
* DarkIsEvil: Even the Signer Dragon counterparts look much darker and more ominous compared to the anime, with the exceptions of Stardust, Dragoascension, and Black Rose.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Blackfeather Darkrage Dragon after Crow obtains it.
* DemonicPossession: They can do this to the Duelists that use them.
* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Tends to happen to those possessed by their Duel Dragon.
* DubNameChange: All of the Duel Dragons names have been changed in the English manga and TCG:
** Machine Dragon - Power Tool > Power Tool Mecha Dragon
** Fairy Dragon - Ancient > Ancient Pixie Dragon
** Burning Demon Dragon - Red Demon > Hot Red Dragon Archfiend
** Flashing Karat Dragon - Stardust > Stardust Spark Dragon
** Demon King Dragon - Beelze > Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons
** Purgatory Dragon - Ogre Dragoon > Void Ogre Dragon
** Mysterious Winged Dragon - Black Feather > Blackfeather Darkrage Dragon
** Underworld Dragon Dragonecro > Dragonecro Nethersoul Dragon
** Dragoascension, the Supreme Dragon of the Heavens > Ascension Sky Dragon
** Moon Flower Dragon - Black Rose > Black Rose Moonlight Dragon
** Underworld Flood Dragon Dragocytos > Dragocytos Corrupted Nethersoul Dragon.
** Demon King Super Dragon - Beelzeus > Beelzeus of the Diabolic Dragons
** InconsistentDub: Between Volumes 3 and 4, Power Tool has gone from Power Tool Mecha Dragon to Machine Dragon Power Tool, and Red Demon from Enma Dragon Red Demon to Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend.
* EvilCounterpart: Meta-wise, they are this to the Signer Dragons, as plot-important Synchro Dragons. But where the Signer Dragons are good, the Duel Dragons are evil.
* {{Expy}}: Six of the Duel Dragons shown look exactly like the Signer Dragons, but with strange markings on their bodies.
** Stardust Sifr is the manga counterpart to Shooting Quasar Dragon, with them having the same summoning requirements. Appearance-wise, it resembles Shooting Star Dragon as well as the dragon that appeared in Future Colors, 5Ds's fifth ending.
* LightIsGood: Stardust Spark and Moonlight Dragon Black Rose.
* LightIsNotGood: Ascension Sky Dragon is the ace card of the manga's main antagonist, Rex Goodwin.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Red Demon can destroy every single other Attack Position Monster in play with just its effect.
* ShoutOut: Dragoascension has Slifer the Sky Dragon's signature effect.
* SuperMode: Some of the Duel Dragons have evolved forms.
** ''Demon King Super Dragon - Beelzeus'' for Beelze.
** ''Dragococytus the Impure Underworld Dragon'' for Dragonecro.
** ''Divine Spark Dragon Stardust Sifr'', and ''Stardust Chronicle Spark Dragon'' for Stardust.
** Hot Red Dragon Archfiend has three evolved forms: ''Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss'', ''Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Belial'', and ''Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity''.
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