Card Appearances:Thorn of Malice

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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

• In the anime, if this card left the field, all monster(s) whose ATK/DEF values were reduced by it would return to normal.

• In episode 40, Akiza Izinski used this card in her Ground Duel against Yusei Fudo. She equips this card to her "Black Rose Dragon", increasing its ATK by 600 and granting it the ability to inflict piercing damage. In the next episode, "Black Rose Dragon" attacks "Shield Warrior" (whose ATK was 0 due to the second effect of "Black Rose Dragon", but Yusei activates "Realize Defense" to switch his monster back to Defense Position. Due to this card's third effect, "Shield Warrior" is not destroyed, but "Black Rose Dragon" inflicts piercing damage to Yusei. After damage calculation, this card reduces the ATK and DEF of "Shield Warrior" by 600. On Akiza's next turn, "Black Rose Dragon" attacks Yusei's "Stardust Dragon". Due to this card's effect, "Stardust Dragon" is not destroyed, but Yusei still takes Battle Damage and "Stardust Dragon" loses 600 ATK and DEF after damage calculation. On Akiza's next turn, "Black Rose Dragon" attacks "Stardust Dragon". Due to this card's effect, "Stardust Dragon" is not destroyed, but Yusei still takes Battle Damage and "Stardust Dragon" loses 600 ATK and DEF after damage calculation. On Akiza's next turn, "Black Rose Dragon" attacks "Stardust Dragon", but Yusei activates "Defense Draw" to reduce the Battle Damage he would take to 0 and draw one card. Due to this card's effect, "Stardust Dragon is not destroyed, but it loses 600 ATK and DEF after damage calculation. Akiza activates "Wonder Clover" to allow her "Black Rose Dragon" to attack again. "Black Rose Dragon" attacks "Stardust Dragon" again, but Yusei activates "Iron Resolve" to reduce the Battle Damage he would take to 0. Due to this card's effect, "Stardust Dragon" is not destroyed, but it loses 600 ATK and DEF after damage calculation. Later Yusei activates "Release Restraint Wave" to destroy all Spell and Trap Cards Akiza controls. With this card no longer on the field, the ATK of "Black Rose Dragon" and the ATK and DEF of "Stardust Dragon" return to their original value.

Scripted Duels

• In the non-canon duel YCS Providence 2012 Special: Yusei vs. Akiza, Akiza equips this card onto her "Black Rose Dragon" on her last turn. The same turn, this card prevents "Black Rose Dragon" from destroying Yusei's "Junk Destroyer" by battle and lowers "Junk Destroyer's" ATK/DEF by 600. The next turn, this card is destroyed while allowing "Black Rose Dragon" to destroy Yusei's "Shooting Quasar Dragon" in a Double KO.