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| sets = * [[Ignition Assault]]* [[The Infinite Forbidden]]

"'''Gimmick Puppet'''" (ギミック・パペット ''Gimmikku Papetto'') is an [[archetype]] of mostly [[DARK]] [[Machine]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] (with the exception of "[[Gimmick Puppet Egg Head]]" and "[[Gimmick Puppet Gear Changer]]" being [[EARTH]] Machine monsters) used by [[Quattro]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime. They are also a sub-archetype of the "[[Puppet]]" archetype.

[[Main Deck]] "Gimmick Puppet" monsters don do not feature high enough [[ATK]] (the strongest non-[[Xyz Monster|Xyz]] being the [[Level]] 4 "[[Gimmick Puppet Egg Head]]" at 1600), but they make up for it with different [[Monster effect|effects]] ranging from [[stall]]ing, [[swarm]]ing and even Summoning monsters to the opponent's side of the field for effect manipulation. Their main strategy is taking advantage of the opponent's monsters with high ATK to deal [[effect damage]] with their ace monsters; "[[Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings]]" and "[[Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder]]". "[[Number 88: Gimmick Puppet of Leo]]" offers an [[Victory Condition#Special Victory conditions|alternate victory strategy]] with its effect. Most "Gimmick Puppet" monsters tend to be high Leveled and can be Special Summoned with ease, although some of them have to be Special Summoned by different methods, such as "[[Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker]]", which requires the player to banish a "Gimmick Puppet" that was [[destroyed by battle]].

"[[Marshalling Field]]" and "[[Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force]]" both give many chances to Summon the "[[Number C]]" forms for stronger effect damage and "[[Number C88: Gimmick Puppet Disaster Leo]]". "Number 88: Gimmick Puppet Destiny of Leo" and "Disaster Leo's" effects are alternate [[Victory condition|win conditions]] that are far off the archetype's mild focus on effect damage and should be used just as a last strategy. The "[[Infinite Forbidden]]" set offers some new Gimmick Puppet support, centered around Special Summoning monsters on your opponent's field in order to gain full advantage of some of the Archetype's cards.  "[[Mansion of the Underworld Dolls]]" is a must-have for the Deck. It not only searches a "Gimmick Puppet" monster upon its activation, but your opponent also cannot destroy them by battle nor affect them with monster effects, except those of Xyz monsters, effectively rendering handtraps like "[[Nibiru, the Primal Being]] and "[[Effect Veiler]]" completely ineffective while also offering an excellent protection against non-Xyz Decks. If the player wants, they can also play "[[Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll]]" and "[[Gimmick Puppet Terror Baby]]", who can banish themselves from the GY to prevent the opponent from targeting the player's "Gimmick Puppet" monsters with card effects as well as activating effects in response to their effects activation respectively, securing the Deck from handtraps even more. As if it wasn't enough, it can also Special Summon a monster from the player's GY to the opponent's field, allowing for example to Special Summon an Xyz monster to the opponent's field and burn them through the effect of "Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder". "[[Gimmick Puppet Little Soldiers]]" can send a "Gimmick Puppet" from the Deck to the GY upon Summon to change its Level to that monster, having a Level 8 body already present to the field and setting up the GY. It may also banish itself from the GY to increase the Level of up to 2 "Gimmick Puppet" monsters by 4, making the Level 4 options for that Deck more appealing. "[[Gimmick Puppet Bloody Doll]]" can reveal an Xyz monster in the Extra Deck in order to Special Summon herself from the hand as well as a "Gimmick Puppet" from the Deck with the same Level as that Xyz monster. In addition, "Bloody Doll" adds herself back from the GY to the hand when she is sent there, except from the hand, making it a great "[[Mill Deck]]" target as well as excellent follow-up. "[[Gimmick Puppet Cattle Scream]]" can Special Summon itself from the hand or GY by detaching an Xyz material from the player's monsters, being an extender, but can also give the Xyz monsters that use it as material the effect to Special Summon monsters from the opponent's GY once per turn in order to facilitate the use of "Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder" and "Number C15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Hunter"'s effects. "[[Gimmick Puppet Fantasix Makina]]" can search a "[[Rank-Up]]" Spell card, giving easy access to "Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force" for bringing out the "C" version of the Archetype's Ace monsters faster, as well as providing the player an additional Normal Summon for a "Gimmick Puppet" monster, adding greater usage for "[[Gimmick Puppet Scissor Arms]]" and "Terror Baby". On top of that, when a "Gimmick Puppet" Xyz monster is Special Summoned, "Fantasix Makina" can Special Summon itself back from the GY to either side of the field and recover a "[[Rank-Up]]" from the GY in order to extend.

* [[Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker]]* [[Armageddon Knight]]* [[Cyber Dragon]]* [[Dark GrepherNightmare]]

* [[Machina CannonGizmek Orochi, the Serpentron Sky Slasher]]

|tuner monsters =* [[Black Salvo]]* [[Genex Ally Birdman]]|fusion monsters =* [[Chimeratech Fortress Dragon]]* [[Chimeratech Megafleet Dragon]]|synchro monsters =* [[Karakuri Shogun mdl 00 "Burei"Astral Kuriboh]]* [[Star EaterPsychic Processor]]

* [[Number C15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Hunter]]* [[Number C40: Gimmick Puppet of Dark Strings]]* [[Number C88: Gimmick Puppet Disaster Leo]]

* [[Gear Gigant XSpringans Merrymaker]]** [[Number 9: Dyson Sphere]] (with Gigantic "Marshalling FieldChampion")**[[Number C9: Chaos Dyson SphereSargas]]

**[[Number C1000: Numerounius]] ''(with "Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force")''***[[Number iC1000: Numerounius Numerounia]]* [[Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord]]* [[The Zombie Vampire]]* [[Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder]]

|normal spells =

* "[[Rank-Up-Magic]]" cards** [[Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force]]** [[Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force]]** [[Rank-Up-Magic Quick Chaos]]** [[Rank-Up-Magic Numeron Force]]* [[Reinforcement of the ArmyTerraforming]]

* [[Magnet Reverse]]|normal traps =

* [[Escape from the Dark DimensionServist Puppet]]* [[Give and Take]] ''(with "Gimmick Puppet Nightmare")''* [[Magnet Force]]* [[Storm Dragon's Return]]|counter traps =* [[Numbers Protection]]* [[Xyz Block]]|continuous traps =