Editing Exodia

{{About|the archetype of cards with "Exodia" in their name|the archetype of "Exodia" limbs|""Forbidden One""|the individual card|""Exodia the Forbidden One""|other uses|""Exodia"" (disambiguation)}}

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| image       = ExodiatheForbiddenOne-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png

| caption     = "[[Exodia the Forbidden One]]"

| ja_name     = エクゾディア

| romaji       = Ekuzodia

| fr_name     = Éxodia

| de_name     = Exodia

| it_name     = Exodia

| ko_name     = 엑조디아

| ko_romanized = Ekjodia

| pt_name     = Exodia

| es_name     = Exodia

| sets        =

| tcg          =

* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories promotional cards]]

* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses promotional cards]]

* [[Dark Revelation Volume 1]]

* [[Retro Pack]]

* [[Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack]]

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* [[2019 Gold Sarcophagus Tin]]

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* [[Duelist Legacy Volume.2]]

* [[Power of the Guardian]]

* [[Invader of Darkness (set)|Invader of Darkness]]

* [[Beginners Pack]]

* [[Beginner's Edition 1]]

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* [[Gold Series (OCG)]]

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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei)]]

* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]

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While many people refer to the "Forbidden One" cards as "Exodia" cards, only "Exodia the Forbidden One" (the head) is part of this archetype. The main card, "[[Exodia the Forbidden One]]", is one of the first five [[Effect Monster]]s ever to be released and the first card to have an alternative [[victory condition]]. Notably, "Exodia the Forbidden One" and the other "Forbidden One" cards were the only monsters ever specifically mentioned in the rulebooks (other than as an example), due to "Exodia the Forbidden One" being the only card with an alternative victory condition at the time. "Exodia the Forbidden One" is no longer mentioned in the rulebook, as its [[card text]] suffices to clarify its effect. "Exodia the Forbidden One" is one of the most iconic cards in the franchise, being well known for its automatic win condition and Yugi's use of it in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 001|first episode]] of the anime.

While the primary purpose of "Exodia" is to declare an automatic win through having all five pieces of the "Forbidden One" per the victory condition of "[[Exodia the Forbidden One]]", there are other ways to use it, usually for other alternate victory conditions.

The first of these was "[[Exodia Necross]]", which had to be Special Summoned via "[[Contract with Exodia]]" and possesses the near-invulnerability of the anime version of "Exodia" as long as the "Forbidden One" pieces remain in the [[Graveyard]]. It gains 500 ATK during each of the player's [[Standby Phase]]s and cannot be destroyed in battle or by [[Spell Cards|Spell]] and [[Trap Cards|Trap]] effects. It is automatically destroyed if any of the five "Forbidden One" pieces do not exist in the Graveyard. Due to its near-invincibility and increasing strength, it serves as either a trump card that cannot be easily defeated or as a backup plan if too many "Forbidden One" pieces end up in the Graveyard.

The next such incarnation is "[[Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord]]", which provides an alternate method of winning with "Exodia". It is also the only card that supports the "Forbidden One" archetype.

===In the anime===

* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum]]'', the player can fuse the five pieces of "Exodia" to Summon "[[Summoned Lord Exodia]]", the complete Exodia (but it will be only like a normal fusion piece), with an ability to cause massive damage on the monsters that is in range, that is known by "Obliterate".

* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses]]'', "[[Summoned Lord Exodia]]" can be unlocked in the library when the player successfully Summons Exodia, but it cannot be viewed in 3D and the only properties which are displayed are [[Type]] (which is [[Spellcaster]]) and [[Attribute]] (which is [[DARK]]).