Gouki

Gouki
Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Gouki Suprex" and "Gouki Twistcobra" in the artwork of "Gouki Re-Match"
Japanese	剛（ごう）鬼（き） 剛鬼 (base) ごうき (ruby) Gōki (romanized) Strong Oni (translated)
Sets Code of the Duelist Circuit Break
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

Go Onizuka with "Gouki The Great Ogre" and "Suprex in the anime.

Appearance

"Gouki" have wrestling themes in their design and name, shown in the fact that they are wearing tights as well as their golden championship belt. Each one is based off of an animal, or creature in "Gouki The Great Ogre's" design, drawing heavy elements from it. Their championship belt also has the face of their themed animal/creature, and their helmets fit the theme of their animal as well. They also are suited up in padded armor and wielding weapons. They also have a predominantly single colored theme. So far the Main Deck monsters have a primary/secondary color while their only Link Monster is a neutral color. The monsters resembles in term of style, the Elemental HEROs.

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 Twistcobra" being based off a cobra, or creates a pun based off that animal's name, such as "Gouki Suprex" being a pun on T-Rex (SupREX).

Members

Gouki	Wrestling Move	Animal	Color
Heatbatt	Headbutt	Bat	Purple
Riscorpio	Scorpion Rising	Scorpion	Red
Suprex	Suplex	Tyrannosaurus	Blue
Twistcobra	Cobra Twist	Cobra	Green

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.

The Main Deck monsters all have the effect "If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can add 1 "Gouki" card from your Deck to your hand, except [itself]", replacing thenselves when used as Link and Synchro Materials, or used with cards like "Transmodify" and "Spiritual Earth Art - Kurogane".

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Gouki Headbatt Gouki Riscorpio Gouki Suprex Gouki Twistcobra Crane Crane Goblin Attack Force Goblindbergh Heroic Challenger - Assault Halberd Marauding Captain Mauled Captain Tuner monsters Masked Chameleon Psychic Commander Psychic Jumper Re-Cover Spell Cards Gouki Re-Match Castle Link Emergency Teleport Reinforcement of the Army Ties of the Brethren Transmodify The Warrior Returning Alive Trap Cards Battleguard Howling Battleguard Rage Desperate Tag Final Attack Orders Return to the Frontlines Spiritual Earth Art - Kurogane Extra Deck Synchro Monsters Colossal Fighter Naturia Barkion Naturia Beast Naturia Landoise Xyz Monsters Heroic Champions M-X-Saber Invoker Link Monsters Gouki The Great Ogre Gouki Thunder Ogre Decode Talker Firewall Dragon Missus Radiant