Earth (character)

Earth

Names
English	Earth
Other	Ignis's Control ID - IGN002 Earth Ignis (地ちのイグニス, Chi no Igunisu)
Nicknames	Ignis (by SOL Technologies and the Knights of Hanoi)
Japanese Japanese アース Rōmaji Āsu
Duelist
Anime Deck	G Golem
Appearances
Anime debut	Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episode 0011: "Link into the VRAINS"
Appears in Anime Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
Voice actors
Japanese	Fumihiro Okabayashi
Earth (character)

Earth (アース, Āsu) is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS anime. He is one of the six Ignis, representing the EARTH-Attribute. His Origin is Specter. Earth is neutral on the topic of co-existing with humans, and originally contacted Yusaku Fujiki in order to decide which side to support. He was captured by George Gore and brought to SOL Technologies, who terminated him.

Design

Appearance

Full body view of Earth.

Like all Ignis, Earth is a small digital humanoid being. Like other Ignis, Earth has markings over his orange body; his markings are brown, which make the orange potions of his body resemble crackled plates of earth covering his form. He has square blue eyes, though they are yellow in his "energy form". In comparison to other Ignis, Earth is "blockier" in form, with a square head and no neck extending into broad shoulders that are tipped with "gems". His elbows, knees, hips, and ankles all bulge with hexagonal shapes, his fists are prominently sized, and his feet normal in size.

Personality

Earth is an A.I. of few words, speaking rarely and believing that a straightforward, logical answer is the best solution to any given situation. He claims to have little social skills, consistently reminding people of this and speaking in only a few words every sentence.

Earth appears to have feelings for Aqua; he is fiercely protective of her even towards his fellow Ignis, and after she gives him one of her monsters, "G Golem Crystal Heart", Earth bases his entire Dueling strategy around protecting it. He even goes as far as to claim that he would support either humans or Ignis based entirely on her views, and intervenes in the Ignis War just to save her.

Abilities

Earth has the ability to create an avatar out of existing plant material in LINK VRAINS, which he can use to Duel. When he Link Summons, the Circuit appears on the ground rather than in the air, as with Specter.

Biography

History

Earth and the other Ignis were created by Dr. Kogami to be the saviors of humanity; Earth was created from Specter. Alongside his fellow Ignis, Earth evolved and they created the Cyberse and the Cyberse monsters. Their progress worried Dr. Kogami, who predicted the A.I. and humanity would become enemies. Despite this, Earth and the other Ignis continued developing the Cyberse; Earth's sector becoming a large mountain range with floating rocks and a massive rectangular brown tower. In Ai's words, the Ignis would never try to harm humanity, and would rather live in their own world. Ai's friendship with Aqua" made Earth jealous, and he told Ai to stay away from her.

Earth is trapped.

Varis launched an attack on the Cyberse with three of his "Cracking Dragons". Earth and the other entities were sealed off and could not retaliate, except for Ai. Varis and one "Cracking Dragon" chased Ai, who escaped and severed the connection to the Cyberse's location. Earth and the others realized that Ai meant to hide their world, at the price of being unable to return. Just as Ai succeeded and gloated about it, the pursuing "Cracking Dragon" devoured him.

Following the attack, the Ignis debated whether to ally with humanity; Earth favored a neutral approach, but stated that he would ultimately take Aqua's side. Aqua called Earth to her one day, claiming that the Cyberse would soon be broken apart and that Earth had to choose whether he would side with humans or the other Ignis. Aqua didn't tell Earth which side she intended to support, explaining that she wished for him to make his own decision based on his own judgment of the situation, and she gave him "G Golem Crystal Heart". During the time the Tower of Hanoi was active, the Cyberse was destroyed by an unknown agent using the "Judgment Arrows" Link Spell Card, and Earth was separated from the remaining Ignis.

Lost Ignis

Earth remained in hiding in a world of his own design. He became aware that Ai was sending messages in a chat forum, and sent one himself, revealing that he was the EARTH Ignis and requesting to meet with Playmaker. Ai sent them a reply using an Ignis algorithm, and Earth replied with one himself, sending them coordinates in LINK VRAINS. Playmaker and Ai logged in and went to those coordinates, and encountered Earth when Ai snatched him out of the air as he tried to remember what he looked like. Earth took them to his world, and Ai named him "Earth", as humans couldn't pronounce their real names, and introduced himself as Ai. Earth asked if Ai had been given his name simply due to being an A.I., and Ai denied it. Earth decided he liked his name, and challenged Playmaker to a Duel, wishing to verify the true nature of humanity himself as Aqua had suggested. He then asked what the name of the WATER Ignis was, and Ai suggested "Water", but Earth decided on "Aqua". He told them of the decision Aqua had told him to make on his own, revealing to them that Aqua had predicted the Cyberse would soon break apart. Earth asked Ai why he had sided with Playmaker, and Ai claimed that they were friends, though Playmaker didn't acknowledge this and asked if Earth knew anything about a man named Bohman. Earth had never heard the name, but told Playmaker to Duel him if he wanted any answers.

They began their Duel, but Earth was too awkward to initially tell them he was going second. He declared that humans had likely destroyed the Cyberse as the Ignis didn't need to fight, despite Ai blaming Bohman, and asked why Ai still sided with humans, declaring that he would learn why in the Duel. He Link Summoned "G Golem Invalid Dolmen" and destroyed Playmaker's defending "Poisoning Blocker", inflicting piercing damage. Playmaker attempted to counter with "Zombie Prosaber" to take control of "Invalid Dolmen", but the effect of "Invalid Dolmen" negated the effect of "Zombie Prosaber" once it was destroyed. Earth observed Ai and Playmaker's arguing, and then Link Summoned "G Golem Crystal Heart", filling their surroundings with vibrant life. He asked Aqua to watch as he decided the future of humans and A.I. He revived "Invalid Dolmen" with "Crystal Heart" and destroyed "Zombie Prosaber", and Playmaker counterattacked by Fusion Summoning "Cyberse Clock Dragon", much to Earth's surprise. Playmaker increased its ATK and attempted to end the Duel with an OTK by attacking "Crystal Heart", though the effect of "Invalid Dolmen" forced Playmaker to attack it instead, allowing Earth to negate the effect of "Clock Dragon". Earth noted that Playmaker was powerful, wondering if this was why Ai had sided with him. Refusing to let them harm Aqua, Earth revived "Invalid Dolmen" again, and boosted "Invalid Dolmen" to 4000 ATK and allowed it to attack twice. He reduced Playmaker to 100 LP with one attack, and as he saw Ai chastising Playmaker, he noted that Ai was irresponsible but calculating, and that he wouldn't have chosen a partner that would lose so easily and that Ai was overacting. Sure enough, Playmaker blocked his second attack, and Earth told Ai off for overacting. He asked Playmaker why he was with Ai, as Ai seemed to hold him back. Ai was offended, and claimed that they were partners. Playmaker claimed he'd never thought of Ai as such, but stated that they shared goals, enemies, and were willfully with one another, so he didn't mind being labeled as partners, much to Ai's joy. Noting Playmaker's low LP, he deduced he would likely try to win that turn. Playmaker brought out "Security Dragon" and attempted to return "Invalid Dolmen" to Earth's hand, but Earth revealed that "Invalid Dolmen" was unaffected by monsters effects while it was co-linked. Playmaker and Ai claimed they were just getting warmed up, and re-Fusion Summoned "Cyberse Clock Dragon" using "Clock Lizard", but Earth countered by destroying "Invalid Dolmen" himself to negate the effect of "Clock Dragon" and then revived it to protect "Crystal Heart". Playmaker was able to reduce its ATK to zero with the effect of "Clock Lizard", allowing "Clock Dragon" to destroy it and defeat Earth. Earth lamented his loss, though Ai praised his protection of "Crystal Heart" until the end. As he'd promised, Earth revealed that he knew nothing about Bohman, and with their business concluded, he returned Playmaker and Ai to LINK VRAINS as Ai protested angrily. He looked up at the sky afterwards, wondering which side Aqua had chosen.

Deck

Earth uses a "G Golem" Deck that is composed of EARTH Cyberse monsters. His ace monster is "G Golem Invalid Dolmen". He focuses on Summoning materials for his Link Monsters in a single move and continually reviving "Invalid Dolmen", making use of its effect to negate the effects of all cards his opponent controls when it is destroyed. His strategy revolves around protecting "G Golem Crystal Heart", the card that Aqua gave him.

Deck
Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters G Golem Pebble Dog x3 G Golem Rock Hammer x2 Spell Cards Cost Down Gravity Balance Trap Cards Gravity Fluctuation Gravity Protection Gravity Vision Love Gravity Extra Deck Link Monsters G Golem Crystal Heart G Golem Dignified Trilithon G Golem Invalid Dolmen G Golem Stubborn Menhir

Duels

Opponent	Episode(s)	Outcome
Yusaku Fujiki/Playmaker	66-67	Lose
George Gore/The Gore	74-75	Lose