Editing Cologne

| image                 = CologneMangaCover.png

| en_name               = Cologne

| card                  = [[Princess Cologne (card)|Princess Cologne]]

| ja_name               = コロン

| romaji_name           = Koron

| other_names           = Princess Cologne-chan

| manga_debut           = {{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|10|ref}}

| appears_in_manga       = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]''

| gender                 = Female

| organization           = [[Super Secret Number Card Investigation Club|Number Club]]

| previous_occupation   =  

| manga_deck             = [[Doll Monster]]

[[File:Cologne full appearance.png|thumb|left|Cologne's full appearance.]]

Cologne has the appearance and personality of a fragile and immature girl. She loves dolls, and has hundreds of them. Cologne was a doll dressed in a way that resembles the [[wikipedia:Lolita Fashion|lolita fashion]] style, mixed with a Gothic style. After obtaining a life, Cologne remained small, and most of her physical characteristics remained.

[[File:Enraged Koron-chan.jpg|thumb|Cologne gets angry because [[Kotori Mizuki (manga)|Kotori]] and [[Cathy (manga)|Cathy]] borrowed some of her clothes and sets fire on the field.]]

[[File:Koron-chan is sent to the garbage.jpg|thumb|left|Cologne is sent to the garbage.]]

Cologne was once a doll, who was bought by a rich girl. However, that rich girl soon bought a new doll, forgetting about Cologne, and abandoning her. She was then sent to the disposal plant of [[Heartland]]. There, [[Dr. Faker (manga)|Dr. Faker]] picked her up and gave her a soul.<ref name="ch17">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|17|ref}}</ref>

Cologne is first introduced together with [[Captain Corn]] and [[Thunder Spark]], as the Theme Park's "guardians of peace and justice".<ref name="ch10">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|10|ref}}</ref>

After jumping into the [[Speed Field]]'s river field in order to save [[Yuma Tsukumo (manga)|Yuma]], [[Kotori Mizuki (manga)|Kotori]]'s and [[Cathy (manga)|Cathy]]'s clothes were soaked. They are inside a dark stone building, and notice a door in the opposite site of the building. It appears to be a dressing room, full of female clothes. Cathy and Kotori then borrow a dry dress for each. [[Tetsuo]] comments that the girls kept arguing the whole way to there, and that its odd how they suddenly look like friends, while [[Takashi]] complements saying that the situation shows how complicated a girl can be. Cathy and Kotori then ask Yuma if they are cute with that clothes, and start arguing about that. Seeing that the girls have a good relation, but keep arguing, [[Astral (manga)|Astral]] comments that its seems to be complicated to maintain a friendship. Takashi and Tokunosuke then notice a big door there, which they all pass by, entering a dark room, decorated with lots of creepy dolls, and featuring a big stairway leading to a [[Doll House]]. [[Tokunosuke Hyori (manga)|Tokunosuke Hyroi]] gets scared with the dolls, and scream. Suddenly, Cologne comes down the stairs, holding a candlestick. She welcomes them to her [[House of Dolls]], and Astral notes she is Princess Cologne, who was known as the mascot of Heartland. They then notice she was also an enemy, and she confirms it, saying that Yuma and Astral won't get out of there. But when Cathy replies saying that a short like her cannot intimidate them, Cologne notices Tori and Cathy are using clothes from hers. The girls try to excuse, but Cologne doesn't listen to them, and enraged, throws the candlestick, which surrounds them with flames, and challenges Yuma to a [[Duel]].

Astral advice Yuma not to let his guard down, as she looked like even more resolved than the other two assassins, while she takes the first [[turn]]. When she Summons her "[[Toy Box (ZEXAL)|Toy Box]]" and [[destroy]]s it with "[[Mix-Up]]", Yuma and Astral get confused on how she destroyed her own monster, but then get shocked seeing thanks to that she managed to Summon 4 [[Monster Card|monsters]] in her first turn. However, as she explains that she couldn't overlay them due to the [[effect]] of "Toy Box", they get relieved. Then, when Yuma uses "[[Zubaba Knight (manga)|Zubaba Knight]]" with "[[Shadow Clone Zone]]", creating 4 copies of him, and destroying Cologne's "[[Doll Monster]]s", Kotori says that she feels sorry for the cute dolls, while Yuma replies saying that those are his opponent's monster after all. Cathy cheers Yuma up, but when she was going to say that if he defeated Cologne she'd be able to keep with the attire, the others stare her, and she instead says that she will return it. Cologne then activates the effect of the [[Field Spell Card]] "[[Doll House]]", as Astral confirms that the field they are in indeed had a kind of special effect. They notice the destroyed dolls came back with parts of another of them added to their bodies, and Cologne says that if Yuma "breaks" her dolls, [[Grandpa Demetto]] will fix them for her. Tokunosuke then notices a craftsman sitting on the doll house from where Cologne showed up, and they realize that man is Demetto, but comment about his bad appearance, making Cologne scream that Grandpa Demetto is always doing his best to fix the dolls, and that she won't allow them to treat him as a fool. Astral tells Yuma to keep his concentration, as she now has three [[Level]] 6 monster, but they get surprised seeing that instead of Overlaying them, she sent her own monsters to be destroyed by Yuma's "Zubaba Knight", taking considerable damage. Astral says that it is dangerous to let two Level 8 monsters in Cologne's field, so Yuma manages to Summon "[[No. 50: Black Ship of Corn (manga)|No. 50: Black Ship of Corn]]", in order to destroy them. However, at that time, Cologne smiles, and says that she will now show the power of "[[No. 22: Zombiestein (manga)|Frankie]]".<ref name="ch16">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|16|ref}}</ref>

However, due to [[Card Appearances:Number 22: Zombiestein|a strange event]] involving her "Number" and Yuma's "[[Gagaga Girl (manga)|Gagaga Girl]]", she loses the Duel. The impact of "[[No. 39: Utopia (manga)|Utopia]]'s" attack throws Cologne to inside the Doll House, which was in fire. At that time, Cathy dives into the flames and tries to save her, saying that she was the one who abandoned Cologne, and had to save her. Cathy's noble attitude makes Yuma, Tetsuo and Tokunosuke get shocked, but in the hurry, Cathy mistakes and gets out of the fire carrying one of Cologne's dolls. This time, Yuma decides to go save Cologne, but, who comes out of the Doll House carrying her in his arms is Grandpa Demetto. Cologne's soul was supposed to leave her body, but Demetto gave her his own soul, which allowed her to keep alive. While he sends Cologne out of the fire towards Yuma, he is engulfed by the flames together with the field.

Cologne mourns the death of Demetto, who she loved. As she had nowhere to go now, Yuma invites her to live with him in his house. Cologne asks him why he is doing that, and he answers saying that everybody that Duels him becomes his friend. Cologne accepts Yuma's invitation, becoming friends with him and the rest of the gang.

Yuma, the [[Numbers Club]] and Cologne then run towards an iron bridge in order to escape from the [[Heartland Theme Park]], but the exit is locked, and [[Kaito Tenjo (manga)|Kaito Tenjo]] and [[Orbital 7]] appear. Kaito challenges Yuma to a Duel in order to obtain his "[[Numbers]]", but [[Mr. Heartland (manga)|Mr. Heartland]] shows up from the upper stairs, interrupting them. Mr. Heartland smiles and orders Kaito to defeat the messenger from the Astral World in front of him. However, Kaito says that he didn't become a Numbers Hunter because of his orders, and triggers Orbital 7's self-explode mechanism, kicking him towards Yuma's gang, which destroys part of the bridge. This makes Yuma and his friends fall in the water under them, which allow them to escape. Cologne explains to the gang that Kite has became a [[Numbers Hunter]] to protect his [[Haruto Tenjo (manga)|little brother]], who is ill.<ref name="ch18">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|18|ref}}</ref>

Cologne helped Yuma and Astral investigate [[Ryoga Kamishiro (manga)|Shark's]] past, as well as why he started hunting "Numbers".<ref name="ch21">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|21|ref}}</ref>

Cologne uses a '''"[[Doll Monster]]" Deck''', which, supported by the Field Spell "[[Doll House]]", allows Cologne to [[swarm]] high-Level monsters and Summon her "[[No. 22: Zombiestein (manga)|No. 22: Zombiestein]]".

 

 

==Duels==

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[[File:Princess Koron Doll.jpg|thumb|left|The "Princess Koron-chan" doll.]]

*Cologne's "Number's" name and appearance seem to be a reference to the famous "[[wikipedia:Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's monster]]" and a Ken doll, which may be reflected from Cologne's love for dolls mixed with her Gothic style.

*Cologne's "[[Doll Monster]]s" are, at the beginning (Level 4), normal, cute dolls. The more they evolve (Level 6, Level 8), the more Gothic and creepy they become. This could be a reference to Cologne herself, who was once a loved doll, but was soon abandoned and became trash.

*Cologne mirrors the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|''GX'']] character [[Alice]], both being Gothic lolita-style dolls, with resentments and hatred, who also use "[[Doll]]" Decks. Like Alice, their lives were changed for the better after dueling the protagonist of their series.