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| − | '''"Yokai"''' ( | + | '''"Yokai"''' ({{Ruby|妖|よう}}{{Ruby|怪|かい}} ''Yōkai'') is a group of [[Monster Card]]s originally from the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' manga]]. They were used by [[Bastion Misawa (manga)|Bastion Misawa]] and are based on [[wikipedia:Yōkai|Yōkai]] creatures from Japanese folklore. |
Their [[Card effect|effects]] usually [[activate]] when they are [[Special Summon]]ed from their [[owner]]'s [[Graveyard]]. | Their [[Card effect|effects]] usually [[activate]] when they are [[Special Summon]]ed from their [[owner]]'s [[Graveyard]]. | ||
| − | It is unclear how Yokai Monsters are identified in the manga. The Japanese text of "[[Haunted Shrine]]" indicates that they are a [[Type]], like [[Warrior]], [[Dragon]] etc. The Japanese text of "[[Onagakokuba]]" indicates that they are an [[archetype]] like "[[Archfiend]]", "[[Elemental HERO]]" etc. The Japanese text of "[[Mysterious Mysteries]]" indicates they are a type of Monster Card like [[Toon monster|Toon]], [[Tuner monster|Tuner]] etc. For the purposes of this page, they are categorized as an archetype. In the real world ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'', Yokai Monsters are not directly connected in a gameplay sense, but are all [[EARTH]] [[Zombie]]-Type monsters, except for "[[Goka, the Pyre of Malice]]" which is a [[FIRE]] Zombie-Type monster. | + | It is unclear how Yokai Monsters are identified in the manga. The Japanese text of "[[Haunted Shrine]]" indicates that they are a [[Type]], like [[Warrior]], [[Dragon]] etc. The Japanese text of "[[Onagakokuba]]" indicates that they are an [[archetype]] like "[[Archfiend]]", "[[Elemental HERO]]" etc., though no Yokai Monsters actually have the specified string "{{Ruby|妖|よう}}{{Ruby|怪|かい}}" in their Japanese names. The Japanese text of "[[Mysterious Mysteries]]" indicates they are a type of Monster Card like [[Toon monster|Toon]], [[Tuner monster|Tuner]] etc. For the purposes of this page, they are categorized as an archetype. In the real world ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'', Yokai Monsters are not directly connected in a gameplay sense, but are all [[EARTH]] [[Zombie]]-Type monsters, except for "[[Goka, the Pyre of Malice]]" which is a [[FIRE]] Zombie-Type monster. |
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Their effects usually activate when they are Special Summoned from their owner's Graveyard.
It is unclear how Yokai Monsters are identified in the manga. The Japanese text of "Haunted Shrine" indicates that they are a Type, like Warrior, Dragon etc. The Japanese text of "Onagakokuba" indicates that they are an archetype like "Archfiend", "Elemental HERO" etc., though no Yokai Monsters actually have the specified string "
