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"Dododo" (ドドド Dododo) is an archetype of monsters used by Yuma Tsukumo in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime and manga. Most of the members are based on Vikings and consist of EARTH Warrior monsters, with the exception of "Dododo Bot" and "Dodododwarf Gogogoglove" (whose respective Types are Machine and Rock).
The archetype name is derived from the Japanese onomatopoeia "do", which is used to describe the sound of thumping. This is reflected in how the archetype's most prominent member, "Dododo Warrior", was first Summoned in the anime when its footstep created a large thumping noise.
Playing style[edit]
The effects of the monsters, particularly "Dododo Buster", are designed to allow for easy Rank 4 and 6 Xyz Summons. In addition, they all have respectable ATK and DEF on their own, and two of the five members of the archetype excel at dealing with opposing card effects when they attack; "Dododo Bot" cannot be affected by other cards (allowing it to punch through such defenses as "Dimensional Prison" unhindered), while "Dododo Warrior" negates effects that would activate in the Graveyard such as "Necro Gardna". "Dododo Witch" allows you to Special Summon other "Dododo" monsters in either face-up Attack Position or face-down Defense Position. The former can be used to bypass the Summoning restrictions of "Dododo Bot", while the latter can be used to effectively Summon the Level 8 "Dododo Swordsman" and use its effects, letting it destroy two face-up monsters, and potentially turning it into a 3500 ATK beatstick. The newer "Heroic" cards, "Heroic Challenger - Knuckle Sword", "Heroic Challenger - Morning Star", "Heroic Call", and "Heroic Envoy", work very well with the archetype, giving them more swarming capabilities, deck thinning, damage output, and flexibility to make more Xyz of various ranks, such as the rank 1 "Heroic Champion - Jarngreipr".
