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{{Unofficial terminology}}[[File:AxeofDespair-BP02-EN-C-1E.png|200pxthumb|right"[[Axe of Despair]]" from ''[[Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants]]''. The archetype condition is the first line of its [[card text]].]]An '''archetype condition''' is a [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|TCG]]-exclusive type of [[condition]] that specifies that cards are part says a card is a member of an [[archetype]]. This is always listed at the start of even if the card text for all cards except [[Normal Monster]]'s, on which it is listed below name does not include the lorearchetype's name.

This type of For monsters other than [[Normal Monster]]s, an archetype condition is not present in always listed at the beginning of the [[Yucard text]] (but after [[Material]]s, if any); Normal Monsters instead list it at the very bottom of the text box. (Previously, non-GiNormal [[non-Oh! Official Card Game|OCGEffect Monster]]s also placed it at the bottom of the text box, as cards seen with this condition in the TCG contain the archetype in their OCG names. This is primarily done for cards with well-established TCG names that it would not be appropriate to [[List Card Errata:Black Skull Dragon|various prints]] of renamed cards|rename"[[Black Skull Dragon]]".) On Japanese cards, they are simply written as a regular sentence as part of the main body; on non-Japanese cards, they are always in parentheses and on a separate line from the rest of the card text.

This type of Because an archetype condition is active at all timesa condition and not an [[effect]], and it is unaffected by cards such as "[[Skill Drain]]". It is also the only text to that can be printed in the [[card text]] of a [[Normal Monster ]] that can affect gameplay in any way(and is therefore not italicized). For a [[Pendulum Monster]], it is the only monster effect text that can affect gameplay while the card is placed in a [[Pendulum Zone]]. ==List of cards=={{main|List of cards with archetype conditions}} == History ==Archetype membership is ordinarily determined by a card's name: an archetype's [[support]] (and [[anti-support]]) cards list a specific string in their effect, and a given card is a member of that archetype if its name includes that string. Because ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' is originally a Japanese franchise, all such support is originally determined by Japanese names at time of card design. When cards are localized for non-Japanese regions, a suitable translation must be used to name the archetype, that name string must be used in the names of all archetype members, and no other cards must ever use that string in their names. This system breaks down when archetypes are retroactively established: unrelated cards may be released whose names happen to contain a certain word or string, and then support cards are released much later that work on all old and new cards containing that string. That string is not considered an archetype until after support cards exist. However, in the meantime, the old cards may have already been localized without any common string in their names. === Predecessors ===Initially, when English card texts referred to archetype members, they would write this as "''a card that includes "[archetype]" in its card name''"; in modern card texts, this is instead written as "''a "[archetype]" card''". This more long-winded text was a more literal translation of the Japanese text at the time. The "Amazoness" archetype was the first to encounter a situation where a card that was a member of the archetype in Japanese did not include the appropriate string in their English name—"[[Amazoness Archer]]" was at the time named "Amazon Archer" (despite the first "Amazoness" support being released in the ''OCG'' prior to the English release of "Amazon Archer"). To compensate, all "Amazoness" support cards specified that they supported "Amazoness" cards as well as "Amazon Archer" individually by name. This approach would later be used for several other archetypes. The "[[Archfiend]]" archetype was the next archetype to encounter this localization issue. However, due to the large number of cards affected, [[Upper Deck Entertainment]] took a different approach. "[[Archfiend]]" was treated as a special category of card, with support worded as "''an Archfiend card''", formatting the support more like modern archetype support, but without quotation marks around the archetype name. On their website, Upper Deck Entertainment has a page explaining what an Archfiend card was, including a list of all cards without "Archfiend" in their English name that are "Archfiend" cards.<ref>{{cite web |title=What is an "Archfiend"? |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/archfiend/default.aspx |website=Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game |publisher=Upper Deck Entertainment |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20090226221410/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/archfiend/default.aspx |archive-date=26 February 2009}}</ref> {{quote|"Archfiend" is a special category of card. Most Archfiends can be identified by their name. Any card with "Archfiend" in the card name, is an Archfiend. In addition, several older cards are also considered to be "Archfiends." These cards include: Axe of Despair<br />B. Skull Dragon<br />Beast of Talwar<br />Fiend Skull Dragon<br />Lesser Fiend<br />Shadow Tamer<br />Summoned Skull<br />Toon Summoned Skull}} Other cases usually involved one or two outlier cards, so were handled the same way as "Amazon Archer"—with all support for that archetype specifically listing the outlier card's name. For example, "[[Manga Ryu-Ran]]", whose Japanese name was {{localized and translated name|Manga Ryu-Ran|ja}}, is a "[[Toon]]" card, but the "Toon" archetype was not supported until the release of "[[Toon Table of Contents]]" 3 years after its first print; to resolve this, the original text of "Toon Table of Contents" specified "''Add 1 card [...] that includes "Toon" in its card name, or is named "Manga Ryu-Ran''". Similar cases occurred for "[[Phantom Beast Cross-Wing]]" and "[[Phantom Beast Thunder-Pegasus]]" needing to support "[[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]" (due to its Japanese name containing "[[Phantom Beast]]"); and "[[Ojama Country]]" needing to support "[[Ojamuscle]]" (due to its Japanese name containing "[[Ojama]]"). One more unique case would appear prior to the creation of archetype conditions: "[[Rainbow Dragon]]" and "[[Rainbow Dark Dragon]]" both had {{localized and translated name|Ultimate Crystal|ja}} in their Japanese names and together formed an archetype with support, but their translated names had no usable shared strings. However, since at the time the archetype consisted of only these two cards, all three support cards at the time ("[[Rainbow Gravity]]", "[[Rainbow Neos]]", and "[[Rainbow Path]]") just used the phrasing ''"Rainbow Dragon" or "Rainbow Dark Dragon"'' instead of the Japanese equivalent of ''1 "Ultimate Gem God" monster''. In European languages other than English, there is one additional case that predates archetype conditions: "[[Arsenal Summoner]]" supports the "[[Guardian]]" archetype, but this must include "[[Guardian Angel Joan]]". Due to language differences around the translation of the term [[wikipedia:guardian angel|guardian angel]], "Guardian Angel Joan" has the exact word "Guardian" in Japanese, Korean, English, Spanish, French, and German; but lacks it in Italian and Portuguese ("{{Name|Guardian Angel Joan|it}}" does not have "{{Name|Guardian|it}}", and "{{Name|Guardian Angel Joan|pt}}" does not have "{{Name|Guardian|pt}}"). The effect of "Arsenal Summoner" would then have to handle this on top of the many archetype exclusions at the same time. To resolve this, Upper Deck Entertainment worded the effect in all non-English European languages as (translated) ''Add 1 GUARDIAN card from your Deck to your hand.'', with the text formatting implying that Guardian is acting as its own special category, similar to the previous situation with "Archfiend" cards. === Creation ===When releasing "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]" in areas outside of Japan, a new problem arose: "Chimera", like "Gazelle" from before, also had "Phantom Beast" in its Japanese name. Since "Chimera" had already prominently appeared in the anime under its localized name, its name could not be changed for marketing reasons, and it was impractical to reprint all existing "Phantom Beast" support to include "Chimera" as well. Archetype conditions were created to resolve this, with "Chimera" receiving the line ''(This monster is always treated as a "Phantom Beast" monster.)''—after the widespread adoption of archetype conditions, this was later updated to ''(This card is always treated as a "Phantom Beast" card.)'', matching the now-standardized archetype condition text. Several additional cards have since received archetype conditions for the same reason, including most cards mentioned above. In other cases, where an existing localized name is not well-known, cards have been [[List of renamed cards|renamed]] to include them under archetypes. For example, "Amazon Archer" had its English name changed to "[[Amazoness Archer]]" to include it in the "[[Amazoness]]" archetype, and "Oscillo Hero #2" had its English name changed to "[[Wattkid]]" to include it in the "[[Watt]]" archetype. === Uses outside localization ===After the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game'' created archetype conditions, the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game'' took notice and began to adopt them in the original Japanese cards, when it was desirable to include a card in an archetype without having to include the particular archetype string in its Japanese name. The first Japanese card to use an archetype condition was "[[Number 39: Utopia Beyond]]". "Utopia Beyond" originated in the anime with a name that included all of the components of the Japanese name of the "[[Utopia (archetype)|Utopia]]" archetype, but with other text interrupting the name, ordinarily preventing it from being an archetype member. Because it was desirable to make it a member of the "Utopia" archetype without changing its anime name, an archetype condition was used in Japanese. In European languages, its name was simply localized to include "Utopia", so the archetype condition was removed. After its usage on "Utopia Beyond", archetype conditions became more common in Japanese. In Japanese, it is often used when releasing an anime- or manga-original card in the ''OCG'' to make it part of an archetype it is closely tied to, despite the archetype's name not appearing in its own. For example, the manga-original card "[[Contrast HERO Chaos]]" has a similar name in all released languages, but contains an archetype condition in all languages of the ''TCG'' and ''OCG'' stating that it is an "[[Elemental HERO]]" monster. === Exceptions ===The "[[Chaos]]" archetype, spanning hundreds of monsters across all eras, includes several monsters released during early years, such as "[[Kamionwizard]]" and "[[Morphing Jar 2|Morphing Jar #2]]". No card currently supports every Monster, Spell, or Trap Card belonging of the "Chaos" archetype. Explicit support for monster using the explicit text "Chaos" are currently always either "Chaos" [[Ritual Monster]]s or "Chaos" [[Synchro Monster]]s. Conversely, there are cards with the "Chaos" text string in the ''TCG'' that do not belong to this archetype, such as "[[Dark Magician of Chaos]]". None of these cards that would result in an archetype-exclusion condition are Ritual or Synchro monsters. Additionally, all "[[Number C]]" and "[[CXyz]]" monsters belong to the "[[Chaos]]" archetype, and many already have the string "Chaos" in their ''TCG'' names (and repeated 「カオス」 in their Japanese names), are instead supported by their sub-archetype strings. No card supports the entire "Chaos" Xyz monsters by explicitly mentioning "Chaos" Xyz in their card texts. As a result, there are currently no archetype condition or archetype-exclusion condition associated with "Chaos" monsters even if it would otherwise result in one. Similarly, the "[[Magician]]" archetype, which includes "[[Time Wizard]]", but excludes "[[Dark Magician]]", only have support cards which specifically apply to "Magician" Pendulum Monsters and Continuous Spell Cards. == Cards with archetype conditions ===== All languages ===This list consists of cards where archetype conditions are deliberately used outside of localization purposes, to give more flexibility to card designers when naming cards. These have since become the most common use of archetype conditions. {| class="wikitable"|-! scope="col" | Card names! scope="col" | Archetype name(s)|-| [[ALERT!]]<br />[[CONTAIN!]]<br />[[EMERGENCY!]]<br />[[EXTINGUISH!]]<br />[[REINFORCE!]]<br />[[RESCUE!]]| [[Rescue-ACE]]|-| [[Aileron]]<br />[[Pillar of the Future - Cyanos]]<br />[[Sage of Benevolence - Ciela]]<br />[[Sage of Strength - Akash]]<br />[[Sage of Wisdom - Himmel]]<br />[[Surgical Striker - H.A.M.P.]]| [[Sky Striker]]|-| [[Aussa the Earth Channeler]]<br />[[Hiita the Fire Channeler]]<!-- <br />[[Dharc the Dark Channeler]]<br />[[Eria the Water Channeler]]<br />[[Lyna the Light Channeler]] --><br />[[Wynn the Wind Channeler]]| [[Charmer]]|-| [[Aussa the Earth Charmer, Immovable]]<br />[[Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy]]<br />[[Eria the Water Charmer, Gentle]]<br />[[Hiita the Fire Charmer, Ablaze]]<br />[[Lyna the Light Charmer, Lustrous]]<br />[[Wynn the Wind Charmer, Verdant]]| [[Familiar-Possessed]]|-| [[Barian Untopia]]| [[Barian's]]|-| [[Black Fang Magician]]<br />[[Double Iris Magician]]<br />[[Purple Poison Magician]]<br />[[White Wing Magician]]| [[Xyz Dragon]]<br />[[Pendulum Dragon]]<br />[[Fusion Dragon]]<br />[[Synchro Dragon]]|-| [[Brilliant Rose]]| [[Gem-Knight]]|-| [[Burning Draw]]<br />[[Fury of Fire]]<br />[[Fusion of Fire]]<br />[[Rising Fire]]| [[Salamangreat]]|-| [[Combination Maneuver - Engage Zero]]<br />[[Surgical Striker - S.P.E.C.T.R.A.]]| [[Sky Striker Ace]]|-| [[Contrast HERO Chaos]]| [[Elemental HERO]] |-| [[Courageous Crimson Chevalier Bradamante]]| [[Infernoble Knight]]|-| [[Cybernetic Horizon (card)|Cybernetic Horizon]]| [[Cyberdark]]|-| [[Dark Guardian]]| [[Gate Guardian (archetype)|Gate Guardian]]|-| [[Dinomight Powerload, the Dracoslayer]]| [[Dinomist]]|-| [[Dragon Spirit of White]]| [[Blue-Eyes]]|-| [[Edge Imp Frightfuloid]]<br />[[Toy Parade]]| [[Frightfur]]|-| [[Fire Fortress atop Liang Peak]]| [[Fire Formation]]|-| [[Fortune Chariot]]| [[Valkyrie]]|-| [[Gadget Box]]| [[Morphtronic]]|-| [[Gaia the Magical Knight]]| [[Gaia The Fierce Knight (archetype)|Gaia The Fierce Knight]]|-| [[Galactikuriboh]]| [[Galaxy]]|-| [[Golden Rule]]| [[Crystal]]|-| [[Gravity Balance]]| [[G Golem]]|-| [[Guiding Quem, the Virtuous]]| [[Dogmatika]] and [[Despia]]|-| [[Ignis Phoenix, the Dracoslayer]]| [[Igknight]]|-| [[Kuribah]]<br />[[Kuribee]]<br />[[Kuribeh]]<br />[[Kuriboo]]| [[Kuriboh (archetype)|Kuriboh]]|-| [[Majesty Pegasus, the Dracoslayer]]| [[Majespecter]]|-| [[Number F0: Utopic Draco Future]]| [[Utopic Future]]|-| [[Numbers Last Hope]]<br />[[Numeron Creation]]| [[Galaxy-Eyes]]|-| [[Raider's Knight]]<br />[[Raider's Unbreakable Mind]]<br />[[Raider's Wing]]| [[The Phantom Knights]] and [[Raidraptor]]|-| [[Ring Announcer]]| [[Battlin' Boxing]]|-| [[Starving Venom Predapower Fusion Dragon]]| [[Predaplant]]|-| [[Tellarknight Altairan]]<br />[[Tellarknight Lyran]]| [[Constellar]]|-| [[Tenchi Kaimei]]| [[Ninjitsu Art]]|-| [[The Executor of the Underworld - Pluto]]| [[The Agent]]|-| [[This Creepy Little Punk]]| [[Infernity]]|-| [[U.A. Hyper Stadium]]<br />[[U.A. Locker Room]]<br />[[U.A. Man of the Match]]| [[F.A.]]|-| [[Ultimate Flagship Ursatron]]<br />[[Ultimate Bright Knight Ursatron Alpha]]| [[Ursarctic]] and [[Drytron]]|-| [[Utopic Onomatopoeia]]| [[Dododo]], [[Gagaga]], [[Gogogo]], and [[Zubaba]]|-| [[Winged Kuriboh LV6]]| [[Elemental HERO]] and [[Favorite]]|-| [[Zektrike Kou-ou]]| [[Inzektor]]|} === TCG ======= All languages ====These conditions are present in all print languages of the ''TCG''.{| class="wikitable"|-! scope="col" | English names! scope="col" | English archetype name! scope="col" | Japanese names! scope="col" | Japanese archetype name|-| [[A Deal with Dark Ruler]]<br/>[[Axe of Despair]]<br/>[[Black Skull Dragon]]<br/>[[Beast of Talwar]]<br/>[[Fiend Skull Dragon]]<br/>[[Lesser Fiend]]<br/>[[Shadow Tamer]]<br/>[[Summoned Skull]]<br/>[[Toon Summoned Skull]]| [[Archfiend]]| {{localized and translated name|A Deal with Dark Ruler|ja}}<br/>{{localized and translated name|Axe of Despair|ja}}<br/>{{localized and translated name|Black Skull Dragon|ja}}<br/>{{localized and translated name|Beast of Talwar|ja}}<br/>{{localized and translated name|Fiend Skull Dragon|ja}}<br/>{{localized and translated name|Lesser Fiend|ja}}<br/>{{localized and translated name|Shadow Tamer|ja}}<br/>{{localized and translated name|Summoned Skull|ja}}<br/>{{localized and translated name|Toon Summoned Skull|ja}}| {{localized and translated name|Archfiend|ja}}|-| [[Blaze Cannon]]| [[Blaze Accelerator (archetype)|Blaze Accelerator]]| {{localized and translated name|Blaze Cannon|ja}}| {{localized and translated name|Blaze Accelerator (archetype)|ja}}|-| [[Celestial Sword - Eatos]]| [[Noble Arms]]| {{localized and translated name|Celestial Sword - Eatos|ja}}| {{localized and translated name|Noble Arms|ja}}|-| [[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]<br/>[[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]| [[Phantom Beast]]| {{localized and translated name|Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast|ja}}<br/>{{localized and translated name|Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts|ja}}| {{localized and translated name|Phantom Beast|ja}}|-| [[Manga Ryu-Ran]]| [[Toon]]| {{localized and translated name|Manga Ryu-Ran|ja}}| {{localized and translated name|Toon|ja}}|-| [[Ojamuscle]]| [[Ojama]]| {{localized and translated name|Ojamuscle|ja}}| {{localized and translated name|Ojama|ja}}|-| [[Rainbow Dragon]]<br/>[[Rainbow Dark Dragon]]<br/>[[Rainbow Overdragon]]| [[Ultimate Crystal]]| {{localized and translated name|Rainbow Dragon|ja}}<br/>{{localized and translated name|Rainbow Dark Dragon|ja}}<br/>{{localized and translated name|Rainbow Overdragon|ja}}| {{localized and translated name|Ultimate Crystal|ja}}|} The four cards in the [[Skull Archfiend]] series are also another unique case: While their English and other European language names all include "Archfiend", they have a condition stating that their name becomes "Summoned Skull" when on the field (in order to receive "Summoned Skull"-specific support). Due to this, they require another condition on top stating that they are all still treated as an "Archfiend" card. This second condition is not needed in Japanese and Korean. In Italian only, "Un Accordo col Signore Oscuro" ("A Deal with Dark Ruler") was later renamed {{localized and translated name|A Deal with Dark Ruler|it}}, allowing its archetype condition to be removed. This was likely done because the old name became doubly problematic with the creation of the "[[Darklord]]" archetype ("{{Name|Darklord|it}}" in Italian), which would have otherwise required adding an [[archetype-exclusion condition]] on top of the archetype condition. ==== Non-English languages ====These conditions only appear in certain non-English language prints of these cards.{| class="wikitable"|-! scope="col" | English name! scope="col" | English archetype name! scope="col" | Affected language(s)! scope="col" | Affected name(s)! scope="col" | Affected archetype name|-| [[Cyber Raider]]| [[Cyber]]| Italian| {{Name|Cyber Raider|it}}| {{Name|Cyber|it}}|-| [[Dark Armed Dragon]]| [[Armed Dragon]]| Portuguese| {{Name|Dark Armed Dragon|pt}}| {{Name|Armed Dragon|pt}}|-| [[De-Synchro]]| [[Synchro (archetype)|Synchro]]| Italian| {{Name|De-Synchro|it}}| {{Name|Synchro (archetype)|it}}|-| [[Dharc the Dark Charmer]]<br/>[[Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy]]| [[Charmer]]| German| {{Name|Dharc the Dark Charmer|de}}<br/>{{Name|Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy|de}}| {{Name|Charmer|de}}|-| [[Fabled Grimro]]| [[Fabled]]| Italian| {{Name|Fabled Grimro|it}}| {{Name|Fabled|it}}|-| [[Gadget Soldier]]| [[Gadget]]| German<br />Italian| {{Name|Gadget Soldier|de}}<br/>{{Name|Gadget Soldier|it}}| {{Name|Gadget|de}}<br/>{{Name|Gadget|it}}|-| [[Goblin's Secret Remedy]]| [[Goblin]]| German<br />Spanish| {{Name|Goblin's Secret Remedy|de}}<br/>{{Name|Goblin's Secret Remedy|es}}| {{Name|Goblin|de}}<br/>{{Name|Goblin|it}}|-| [[Guardian Angel Joan]]| [[Guardian]]| Italian<br />Portuguese| {{Name|Guardian Angel Joan|it}}<br/>{{Name|Guardian Angel Joan|pt}}| {{Name|Guardian|it}}<br/>{{Name|Guardian|pt}}|-| [[Lava Battleguard]]| [[Battleguard]]| French<br />German<br />Italian<br />Spanish| {{Name|Lava Battleguard|fr}}<br />{{Name|Lava Battleguard|de}}<br />{{Name|Lava Battleguard|it}}<br />{{Name|Lava Battleguard|es}}| {{Name|Battleguard|fr}}<br />{{Name|Battleguard|de}}<br />{{Name|Battleguard|it}}<br />{{Name|Battleguard|es}}|-| [[Meklord Astro Dragon Asterisk]]| [[Meklord Astro]]| Italian| {{Name|Meklord Astro Dragon Asterisk|it}}| {{Name|Meklord Astro|it}}|-| [[Mustering of the Dark Scorpions]]| [[Dark Scorpion]]| Spanish| {{Name|Mustering of the Dark Scorpions|es}}| {{Name|Dark Scorpion|es}}|-| [[Photon Generator Unit]]| [[Photon]]| Italian<br />Spanish| {{Name|Photon Generator Unit|it}}<br/>{{Name|Photon Generator Unit|es}}| {{Name|Photon|it}}<br/>{{Name|Photon|es}}|-| [[Psychic Megacyber]]| [[Cyber]]| Portuguese| {{Name|Psychic Megacyber|pt}}| {{Name|Cyber|pt}}|-| [[Ride of the Valkyries]]| [[Valkyrie]]| French<br />Italian<br/>Portuguese<br/>Spanish| {{Name|Ride of the Valkyries|fr}}<br/>{{Name|Ride of the Valkyries|it}}<br/>{{Name|Ride of the Valkyries|pt}}<br/>{{Name|Ride of the Valkyries|es}}| {{Name|Valkyrie|fr}}<br/>{{Name|Valkyrie|it}}<br/>{{Name|Valkyrie|pt}}<br/>{{Name|Valkyrie|es}}|-| [[Rank-Up-Magic Limited Barian's Force]]| [[Rank-Up-Magic]]| German| {{Name|Rank-Up-Magic Limited Barian's Force|de}}| {{Name|Rank-Up-Magic|de}}|-| [[Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord]]| [[Timelord]]| French<br />German<br />Spanish| {{Name|Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord|fr}}<br/>{{Name|Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord|de}}<br/>{{Name|Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord|es}}| {{Name|Timelord|fr}}<br/>{{Name|Timelord|de}}<br/>{{Name|Timelord|es}}|-| [[Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda]]| [[Ritual Beast Tamer]]| French<br />German<br />Italian<br/>Portuguese<br/>Spanish| {{Name|Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda|fr}}<br/>{{Name|Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda|de}}<br/>{{Name|Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda|it}}<br/>{{Name|Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda|pt}}<br/>{{Name|Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda|es}}| {{Name|Ritual Beast Tamer|fr}}<br/>{{Name|Ritual Beast Tamer|de}}<br/>{{Name|Ritual Beast Tamer|it}}<br/>{{Name|Ritual Beast Tamer|pt}}<br/>{{Name|Ritual Beast Tamer|es}}|-| [[Superheavy Samurai Soulbang Cannon]]<br />[[Superheavy Samurai Soulbeads]]<br />[[Superheavy Samurai Soulbreaker Armor]]<br />[[Superheavy Samurai Soulpiercer]]<br/>[[Superheavy Samurai Soulshield Wall]]| [[Superheavy Samurai Soul]]| Portuguese| {{Name|Superheavy Samurai Soulbang Cannon|pt}}<br />{{Name|Superheavy Samurai Soulbeads|pt}}<br />{{Name|Superheavy Samurai Soulbreaker Armor|pt}}<br />{{Name|Superheavy Samurai Soulpiercer|pt}}<br />{{Name|Superheavy Samurai Soulshield Wall|pt}}| {{Name|Superheavy Samurai Soul|pt}}|-| [[Swamp Battleguard]]| [[Battleguard]]| French<br />German<br />Italian<br />Spanish| {{Name|Swamp Battleguard|fr}}<br />{{Name|Swamp Battleguard|de}}<br />{{Name|Swamp Battleguard|it}}<br />{{Name|Swamp Battleguard|es}}| {{Name|Battleguard|fr}}<br />{{Name|Battleguard|de}}<br />{{Name|Battleguard|it}}<br />{{Name|Battleguard|es}}|-| [[Tri-Blaze Accelerator]]| [[Blaze Accelerator]]| French<br />Italian| {{Name|Tri-Blaze Accelerator|fr}}<br/>{{Name|Tri-Blaze Accelerator|it}}| {{Name|Blaze Accelerator|fr}}<br/>{{Name|Blaze Accelerator|it}}|-| [[White Aura Bihamut]]<br />[[White Aura Dolphin]]<br />[[White Aura Whale]]| [[White Aura]]| German| {{Name|White Aura Bihamut|de}}<br />{{Name|White Aura Dolphin|de}}<br />{{Name|White Aura Whale|de}}| {{Name|White Aura|de}}|} * For unknown reasons, the Italian card database entry for "Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight" previously had an archetype condition, but this was removed from both the database and the physical card when it was reprinted, causing a theoretically unresolved issue (the latest Italian texts of "Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight" and "[[Dark Burning Attack]]" now conflict, where previously they did not). === OCG ===After archetype conditions began to be used outside of localizations, they began to appear in ''OCG'' cards as well. This list mostly consists of cards whose localizations could conveniently or coincidentally still include the archetype name. {| class="wikitable"|-! scope="col" | English names! scope="col" | English archetype name! scope="col" | Affected language(s)! scope="col" | Affected name(s)! scope="col" | Affected archetype name(s)|-| [[Celtic Guard of Noble Arms]]| [[Celtic Guard]]| Japanese<br />Korean| {{Name|Celtic Guard of Noble Arms|ja}}<br />{{Name|Celtic Guard of Noble Arms|ko}}| {{Name|Celtic Guard|ja}}<br />{{Name|Celtic Guard|ko}}|-| [[Necroid Synchro]]<br />[[Salamangreat Zebroid X]]| [[roid]]| Simplified Chinese| {{Name|Necroid Synchro|sc}}<br />{{Name|Salamangreat Zebroid X|sc}}| {{Name|roid|sc}}|-| [[Number 39: Utopia Beyond]]| [[Utopia (archetype)|Utopia]]| Japanese<br />Korean| {{Name|Number 39: Utopia Beyond|ja}}<br />{{Name|Number 39: Utopia Beyond|ko}}| {{Name|Utopia (archetype)|ja}}<br />{{Name|Utopia (archetype)|ko}}|-| Multiple "[[Superheavy Samurai]]" monsters| [[Superheavy Samurai]]| Japanese<br />Korean| 超重<br />초중| 超重武者<br />초중무사|-| [[Raidraptor Replica]]| [[Raidraptor]]| Japanese<br />Korean| {{Name|Raidraptor Replica|ja}}<br />{{Name|Raidraptor Replica|ko}}| {{Name|Raidraptor|ja}}<br />{{Name|Raidraptor|ko}}|-| [[Twilight Ninja Nichirin, the Chunin]]| [[Ninja]]| Japanese<br />Korean| {{Name|Twilight Ninja Nichirin, the Chunin|ja}}<br />{{Name|Twilight Ninja Nichirin, the Chunin|ko}}| {{Name|Ninja|ja}}<br />{{Name|Ninja|ko}}|} * Certain "Superheavy Samurai" (OCG: "Superheavy Warrior") cards keep the "Superheavy" part of their OCG names but use a different descriptor than "Warrior", and use an archetype condition to bridge the gap. To keep the above table simple, the list of affected cards is as followed: "[[Superheavy Samurai Beast Kyubi]]", "[[Superheavy Samurai General Coral]], "[[Superheavy Samurai General Jade]]", "[[Superheavy Samurai Commander Shanawo]]", "[[Superheavy Samurai Monk Big Benkei]]", "[[Superheavy Samurai Ninja Sarutobi]]", "[[Superheavy Samurai Ogre Shutendoji]]", "[[Superheavy Samurai Brave Masurawo]]", "[[Superheavy Samurai Prodigy Wakaushi]]", "[[Superheavy Samurai Stealth Ninja]]", "[[Superheavy Samurai Steam Train King]]", "[[Superheavy Samurai Swordmaster Musashi]]", and "[[Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo]]".

The condition ===Card==={| class="wikitable"|-! scope="col" | Language! scope="col" | Text! scope="col" | Translation|-| English| colspan="2" | (This card is always treated as a(n) "[archetype]" card.)|-| French| (Cette carte est toujours traitée comme une carte "[archetype]".)| rowspan=2| (This card is presented always treated as the texta(n) "[archetype]" card.)|-| German| (Diese Karte wird '''immer''' als „[archetype]“-Karte behandelt.)<br />Formerly:(Diese Karte wird <del>jederzeit</del> als „[archetype]“-Karte behandelt.)|-| Italian| (Questa carta '''viene''' sempre considerata come una carta "[archetype]".)<br />Formerly: (Questa carta <del>è</del> sempre considerata come una carta "[archetype]".)| (This card always gets considered as a(n) "[archetype]" card.)<br />Formely:(This card is always considered as a(n) "[archetype]" card.)|-| Portuguese| (Este card '''é tratado''' como um card "[archetype]".)<br />Formerly: (Este card <del>deve ser sempre considerado</del> como um card "Arquidemônio".)| (This card is treated as a(n) "[archetype]" card.)<br />Formerly: (This card must always be considered as a(n) "[archetype]" card.)|-| Spanish| (Esta carta se trata siempre como una carta "[archetype]").| (This card is always treated as a(n) "[archetype]" card).|-| Japanese| このカード'''{{ruby|名|な}}'''はルール{{ruby|上|じょう}}「[archetype]」カードとしても{{ruby|扱|あつか}}う。<br />Formerly: このカードはルール{{ruby|上|じょう}}「[archetype]」カードとしても{{ruby|扱|あつか}}う。<br />Formerly: このカードはルール{{ruby|上|じょう}}<del>、</del>「[archetype]」<del>と{{ruby|名|な}}のついた</del>カードとしても{{ruby|扱|あつか}}う。or if there | This card's name is also treated as a(n) "[archetype]" card as a rule.<br />Formerly: This card is only support for monsters of that also treated as a(n) "[archetype]" card as a rule.<br />Formerly:As a rule, this card is also treated as a card with "[archetype]" in its name.|-| Korean| 이 카드는 룰 상 "[archetype]" 카드로도 취급한다.<br />Formerly:이 카드는 룰 상 "[archetype]" 카드로<del>서</del>도 취급한다.| This card is treated as a(n) "[archetype]" card as a rule.|} ===Monster===This notation is deprecated, presumably to make it clear that the condition applies even if the card in question is not currently treated as a monster, e.g. by becoming an [[Equip Card]].{| class="wikitable"|-! scope="col" | Language! scope="col" | Text! scope="col" | Translation|-| English| colspan="2" | (This monster is always treated as a(n) "[archetype]" monster.)|-| French| (Ce monstre est toujours traité comme un monstre "[archetype]".)| rowspan="4" | (This monster is always treated as a(n) "[archetype]" monster.)|-| German| (Dieses Monster wird immer als ein „[archetype]“-Monster behandelt.)|-| Italian| (Questo mostro viene sempre considerato come un mostro "[archetype]".)|-| Spanish| (Este monstruo se trata siempre como un monstruo "[archetype]").|-| Japanese| このカードはルール{{ruby|上|じょう}}「[archetype]」モンスターとしても{{ruby|扱|あつか}}う。| rowspan="3" |This card is treated as a(n) "[archetype]" monster as a rule.|-| Korean| 이 카드는 룰 상 "[archetype]" 몬스터로도 취급한다.|-| Simplified Chinese| 此卡名在规则上也视为“[archetype]”卡。|}

==HistoryReferences==This type of condition was first seen in ''[[Absolute Powerforce]]'' on "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]". While [[Archfiend]] cards without Archfiend in their name had long been listed on the official website and in rulebooks, it wasn't until ''[[Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants]]'' that it saw use on them. Even then, it wasn't until ''[[Legendary Collection 4 Mega-Pack]]'' that it saw broad use, appearing even on Normal Monsters.<references />

So far, archetype conditions have only been used to include cards in the == See also ==*[[Phantom BeastArchetype-exclusion condition]] and *[[ArchfiendName condition]] archetypes. As there is only support for Phantom Beast monsters rather than Phantom Beast cards, the archetype condition used on "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" only includes it as a "Phantom Beast" monster, whereas Archfiends with this condition are all included as "Archfiend" cards.

==Cards with archetype conditions=={{#ask: [[Misc::Archetype condition]] |?Japanese name |?Level |?Attribute |?Type |?ATK |?DEF |??ATK |??DEFGameplay}}