Card Appearances:The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode
The Winged Dragon of Ra's Sphere Mode is the form of Ra when summoned onto the field. While in that mode, Ra cannot attack, defend or activate any of its special abilities. Ra can only be unlock from its sphere if one reads the ancient chant. The chant, as seen in the english anime is:
Transform thyself from orb of light and bring me victory in this fight.
Envelop the desert with your glow and cast your rage upon my foe.
Unlock your powers from deep within so that together we may win.
Appear now in this Shadow Game as I call your name,
In the English episode 221 when Pharaoh Atem summoned Ra, he uses the chant but it is changed (again the Japanese version uses the incomprehensible Hieratic). Here is this chant:
Transform thyself from orb of light and bring me victory in this fight.
I beseech thee, grace our humble game.
But first I shall...call out thy name,
The Japanese version uses the incomprehensible Hieratic and the text on the card described the 3 main group of effects of The Winged Dragon of Ra (acquiring the ATK and DEF values of the 3 monsters tributed to summon Ra,Point-to-Point Transfer and Egyptian God Phoenix). The player had to select and read the effect they desired to activate. When roughly translated, the text, as explained by Seto Kaiba in the Japanese manga and anime versions only, reads as fellow:
God shall revive from earth. By offering the Ritual of Revival and his own life, one shall be united with God, and all enemies on the battlefield shall be incinerated.
