Gouki

Gouki
Gouki
Japanese	剛（ごう）鬼（き） 剛鬼 (base) ごうき (ruby) Gōki (romanized) Strong Oni (translated)
Sets Code of the Duelist
Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
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"Gouki" is an archetype of EARTH Warrior-Type monsters used by Go Onizuka in Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS.

Design

Etymology

"Gouki" (剛鬼) can be translated as "strong ogre". The Main Deck "Gouki" monsters are named after wrestling moves, such as Suplex, and then their appearance is based off an animal whose name is in the wrestling move name, such as Gouki Twist Cobra being based off a cobra, or creates a pun based off that animal's name, such as Gouki Suplex being a pun on T-Rex (SupREX).

Gouki	Animal	Wrestling Move
Gouki Suplex	T-Rex	Suplex
Gouki Twist Cobra	Cobra	Cobra Twist
Gouki Rising Scorpio	Scorpion	Scorpion Rising

Playing Style

The "Gouki" monsters seem to focus on a straightforward aggressive strategy, using effects to increase their ATKs or decrease the opponent's. The Main Deck monsters have 0 DEF, being immune to the effect of "Gouki the Great Ogre", who, in turn, has no DEF; that makes it so that they generally have an advantage over the opponent's monsters' ATKs, since those will be reduced while their own won't.

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Gouki Rising Scorpio Gouki Suplex Gouki Twist Cobra Goblindbergh Marauding Captain Mauled Captain Tuner monsters Masked Chameleon Spell Cards Gouki Rematch Castle Link Reinforcement of the Army Ties of the Brethren The Warrior Returning Alive Trap Cards Desperate Tag Final Attack Orders Return to the Frontlines Extra Deck Synchro Monsters Colossal Fighter Xyz Monsters Heroic Champion - Excalibur Heroic Champion - Gandiva Heroic Champion - Kusanagi M-X-Saber Invoker Link Monsters Gouki the Great Ogre Decode Talker Firewall Dragon Missus Radiant