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A '''Link Summon''' is the act of [[Special Summon]]ing a [[Link Monster]] from the [[Extra Deck]]. | A '''Link Summon''' is the act of [[Special Summon]]ing a [[Link Monster]] from the [[Extra Deck]]. | ||
| − | == | + | ==How to Link Summon== |
| − | During their [[Main Phase]], the [[turn player]] can Link Summon a Link Monster from their Extra Deck by sending [[face-up]] monsters they control to the [[Graveyard]] as [[Link Material]]s; the number of Link Materials must be equal to the Link Monster's [[Link Rating]]. After that, | + | During their [[Main Phase]], the [[turn player]] can Link Summon a Link Monster from their Extra Deck by sending [[face-up]] monsters they control to the [[Graveyard]] as [[Link Material]]s; the number of Link Materials must be equal to the Link Monster's [[Link Rating]]. After that, the Link Monster is Summoned in either an [[Extra Monster Zone]] or a [[Main Monster Zone]] that a Link Monster on the field [[points to]], in face-up [[Attack Position]]. |
When using a Link Monster for a Link Summon, it can be treated as 1 Link Material, OR multiple Link Materials equal to its own Link Rating. | When using a Link Monster for a Link Summon, it can be treated as 1 Link Material, OR multiple Link Materials equal to its own Link Rating. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Example== |
| − | + | ===Example A: Standard Link Summon=== | |
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| − | ===Example A | ||
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| Cyberse Wizard | A monster (1) | | Cyberse Wizard | A monster (1) | ||
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| − | ===Example B | + | ===Example B: Treating a Link Monster as multiple Link Materials=== |
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| Encode Talker | A monster (1) | | Encode Talker | A monster (1) | ||
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| − | == | + | ==Design== |
| − | + | ===Anime=== | |
| − | + | In the anime, using monsters to perform a Link Summon is known as '''Setting [them] in the [[Link Arrow]]s''' ('''Setting [them] in the Link Markers''' in the Japanese version). There are two primary visual procedures for a Link Summon; the first was used until [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 014|episode 14]], while the second has been used since then. | |
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With the first procedure, when a Link Summon is performed, the Duelist shoots forward a burst of energy which creates a Circuit in the sky which the Duelist and their monsters fly through. The Link Materials then transform into red and white streaks of energy that enter the appropriate Link Arrows, causing them to turn red. The Link Arrows are then said to have its Circuit combined, or linked in the dub. The Circuit then glows white and energy converges to form the monster and the Link Arrows around it. The monster and the Duelist then emerge from the Circuit. If a Link Monster is being used for a Link Summon, then copies of that monster will appear equal to the Link Rating of the monster and enter the appropriate Link Arrows. | With the first procedure, when a Link Summon is performed, the Duelist shoots forward a burst of energy which creates a Circuit in the sky which the Duelist and their monsters fly through. The Link Materials then transform into red and white streaks of energy that enter the appropriate Link Arrows, causing them to turn red. The Link Arrows are then said to have its Circuit combined, or linked in the dub. The Circuit then glows white and energy converges to form the monster and the Link Arrows around it. The monster and the Duelist then emerge from the Circuit. If a Link Monster is being used for a Link Summon, then copies of that monster will appear equal to the Link Rating of the monster and enter the appropriate Link Arrows. | ||
| − | With the second procedure, the Circuit appears in front of the Duelist as with the previous style. The monsters used for the summoning then transform into different colored hurricanes and fly into the Link Arrows. The Link Monster then appears on the other side of the portal. [[Emma Bessho]] uses an alternative version of this style; instead of shooting a Circuit into the sky, strings of energy emerge from her fingertips which form the Circuit beneath their feet. The selected monsters then shoot into the Link Arrows with a hurricane-like effect. The Link Monster is then formed out of converging energy. In the case of [[ | + | With the second procedure, the Circuit appears in front of the Duelist as with the previous style. The monsters used for the summoning then transform into different colored hurricanes and fly into the Link Arrows. The Link Monster then appears on the other side of the portal. [[Emma Bessho]] uses an alternative version of this style; instead of shooting a Circuit into the sky, strings of energy emerge from her fingertips which form the Circuit beneath their feet. The selected monsters then shoot into the Link Arrows with a hurricane-like effect. The Link Monster is then formed out of converging energy. In the case of [[Specter]] and [[Earth (character)|Earth]], their circuits appear beneath them. |
The color of the area that a Duelist enters to Link Summon differs, depending on the monster's Type, Attribute or Link Rating. | The color of the area that a Duelist enters to Link Summon differs, depending on the monster's Type, Attribute or Link Rating. | ||
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Unlike previous summoning methods in the anime, the Duelist states the summoning conditions of the Link Monster before calling out the monsters he/she is using to summon it. | Unlike previous summoning methods in the anime, the Duelist states the summoning conditions of the Link Monster before calling out the monsters he/she is using to summon it. | ||
| − | ===Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures | + | ===Manga=== |
| − | + | In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures]]'', the Duelist declares a Link Summon by saying "I set the Link Arrows with '(Monster name)'". The materials, like in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'', then transform into streaks of energy that enter the appropriate Link Arrows, from which the monster appears. However, a blank Link Monster frame is shown, rather than the Circuit from ''VRAINS''. | |
| − | + | ===Examples=== | |
| − | + | <gallery> | |
| + | LinkSummonAnime.png | The Circuit of "[[Decode Talker (anime)|Decode Talker]]" | ||
| + | Link Bumper Link Portal.png | The Circuit of "[[Link Bumper (anime)|Link Bumper]]" | ||
| + | Honeybot Link Portal.png | The Circuit of "[[Honeybot (anime)|Honeybot]]" | ||
| + | Link Summon EP 14.png | The Circuit for "[[Altergeist Primebanshee (anime)|Altergeist Primebanshee]]" from episode 14 | ||
| + | Link summon ocg structures.png | The Circuit of "[[Shaman of the Tenyi (OS)|Shaman of the Tenyi]]" | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | * Link | + | * Link Summoning is the only Summoning method other than [[Fusion Summon]]ing that does not necessarily involve monster [[Level]]s. |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Link Arrow]] | ||
| + | * [[Link Material]] | ||
| + | * [[Link Monster]] | ||
| + | * [[Link Rating]] | ||
| + | * [[Linked]] | ||
{{Gameplay}} | {{Gameplay}} | ||
[[Category:Types of Summon]] | [[Category:Types of Summon]] | ||
