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==Design==
 
==Design==
The various variants of "Flame Swordsman" generally depict the eponymous blade-wielder and his burning blade, wearing his iconic blue-and-crimson fantasy-themed garb. The different Monster Cards nonetheless depict the swordsman with different physical frames, styles of ornamentation on his clothes, and wielding his weapon in different ways.
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The various variants of "Flame Swordsman" generally depict the eponymous blade-wielder and his burning blade, wearing his iconic blue-and-crimson fantasy-themed garb. The different Monster Cards nonetheless depict the swordsman with different physical frames, styles of ornamentation on his clothes, and wielding his weapon in different ways. A common trait amongst most of the members is that their head gear covers their eyes, based on the anime depiction of the original "Flame Swordsman". Beyond the original "Flame Swordsman", the only ones lacking this trait are "[[Ferocious Flame Swordsman]]" and "[[Fighting Flame Swordsman]]". "Ferocious Flame Swordsman" and "[[Ultimate Flame Swordsman]]" also showcase this monster with blonde hair, inspired by Joey Wheeler, who used this card in the anime.
  
 
== Playing style ==
 
== Playing style ==
The playing style of the series has largely grown out of the properties and depiction of the original "Flame Swordsman" in the aforementioned anime. Though a Fusion Monster in the dub and ''OCG/TCG'', it was often portrayed as being played as if it was a Main Deck monster, which gives rise to the strategy of being able to summon "Flame Swordsman" and its evolutions out from the Extra Deck in various unorthodox ways. It's associations with the Equip Spell "Salamandra" have influenced the broader strategy to utilize equip cards. It's status as the most notable of the original wave of FIRE Warriors leads to the inclusion of generic support for that Attribute-Monster Type combination. Lastly, it's [[Deck Master]] ability to manipulate ATK-values leads to the inclusion of this aspect in the effects of the card series.
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"Flame Swordsman" as a theme heavily focuses on [[Equip Card]]s as well as easily [[Special Summon|Special Summoning]] its [[Fusion Monster]]s. Through the effect of "[[Flame Swordsrealm]]", one may send a monster from the hand or field to the GY to Special Summon the titular Fusion Monster to the field. From there, the deck utilizes Equip Cards that reference the iconic [[Equip Spell Card]] "[[Salamandra]]" with a shared effect of gaining 700 ATK with a handful of cards allowing for the immediate Special Summon of the new boss monster of the theme, "[[Ultimate Flame Swordsman]]", with its effect to disrupt the opponent and double its ATK for the turn at the cost of destroying itself at the end of the turn. With this, the theme's playing style heavily supports summoning "Ultimate Flame Swordsman" and loading it with Equip Cards to immediately OTK the opponent
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With the support revolving around [[FIRE]] [[Warrior]] monsters, the deck is able to benefit from the inclusion of several different tech cards as well as themes to include; such as the "[[Infernoble Knight]]" archetype to list an example.
  
  
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* [[Salamandra, the Flying Flame Dragon]]
 
* [[Salamandra, the Flying Flame Dragon]]
 
* [[Blue Flame Swordsman]]
 
* [[Blue Flame Swordsman]]
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* [[Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos]]
 
* [[Fire Flint Lady]]
 
* [[Fire Flint Lady]]
 
* [[Hiita the Fire Channeler]]
 
* [[Hiita the Fire Channeler]]
 
* [[Immortal Phoenix Gearfried]]
 
* [[Immortal Phoenix Gearfried]]
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* [[Infernoble Knight - Renaud]]
 
* [[Infernoble Knight - Roland]]
 
* [[Infernoble Knight - Roland]]
 
* [[Mirage Knight]] (with "Dark Flare Knight")
 
* [[Mirage Knight]] (with "Dark Flare Knight")
* [[Super Quantum Red Layer]]
 
 
* [[Therion "Bull" Ain]]
 
* [[Therion "Bull" Ain]]
* [[Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos]]
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* [[Dora Draco]]
 
|tuner monsters =
 
|tuner monsters =
 
* [[Courageous Crimson Chevalier Bradamante]]
 
* [[Courageous Crimson Chevalier Bradamante]]
 
* [[Infernoble Knight Oliver]]
 
* [[Infernoble Knight Oliver]]
 
* [[Infernoble Knight Ricciardetto]]
 
* [[Infernoble Knight Ricciardetto]]
* [[Tenpai Dragon Zhongdora]]
 
 
|fusion monsters =
 
|fusion monsters =
 
* [[Flame Swordsman]]
 
* [[Flame Swordsman]]
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* [[Ultimate Flame Swordsman]]
 
* [[Ultimate Flame Swordsman]]
 
* [[Dark Flare Knight]]
 
* [[Dark Flare Knight]]
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* [[Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer]]/[[Elemental HERO Flare Neos]] (with "Instant Contact")
 
|synchro monsters =
 
|synchro monsters =
 
* [[Crimson Blader]]
 
* [[Crimson Blader]]
 
* [[Lavalval Exlord]]
 
* [[Lavalval Exlord]]
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* [[Sangen Risedragon Bident Dragion]]
 
|xyz monsters =
 
|xyz monsters =
 
* [[Battlin' Boxer King Dempsey]]
 
* [[Battlin' Boxer King Dempsey]]
* [[Blaze, Supreme Ruler of Dragons]]
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* [[Blaze, Supreme Ruler of all Dragons]]
 
|link monsters =
 
|link monsters =
 
* [[Ferocious Flame Swordsman]]
 
* [[Ferocious Flame Swordsman]]
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* [[Flametongue the Blazing Magical Blade]]
 
* [[Flametongue the Blazing Magical Blade]]
 
* [[Hiita the Fire Charmer, Ablaze]]
 
* [[Hiita the Fire Charmer, Ablaze]]
* [[Salamangreat Sunlight Wolf]]
 
 
* [[Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames]]
 
* [[Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames]]
 
* [[Amphibious Swarmship Amblowhale]]
 
* [[Amphibious Swarmship Amblowhale]]
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* [[Salamangreat Raging Phoenix]]
 
|normal spells =
 
|normal spells =
 
* [[Fusion Armament]]
 
* [[Fusion Armament]]
 
* [[Instant Fusion]]
 
* [[Instant Fusion]]
 
* [[Ready Fusion]]
 
* [[Ready Fusion]]
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* [[Instant Contact]]
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* [[Fire Recovery]]
 
* [[Oil]]
 
* [[Oil]]
* [[Fire Recovery]]
 
 
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
 
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
* [[The Warrior Returning Alive]]
 
 
* [[Cross Over]]
 
* [[Cross Over]]
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* [[Foolish Burial]]
 
|equip spells =
 
|equip spells =
* [[Salamandra]]
 
 
* [[Salamandra Fusion]]
 
* [[Salamandra Fusion]]
 
* [[Phoenix Gearblade]]
 
* [[Phoenix Gearblade]]
* [[Re-Fusion]]
 
 
* [[Rising Fire]]
 
* [[Rising Fire]]
 
* [["Infernoble Arms - Durendal"]]
 
* [["Infernoble Arms - Durendal"]]
* [[Angelica's Angelic Ring]]
 
* [[Fusion Weapon]]
 
* [[Supermagic Sword of Raptinus]]
 
 
|continuous spells =
 
|continuous spells =
 
* [[Flame Swordsrealm]]
 
* [[Flame Swordsrealm]]
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* [[Fighting Flame Sword]]
 
* [[Fighting Flame Sword]]
 
* [[Arms Regeneration]]
 
* [[Arms Regeneration]]
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* [[Salamangreat Charge]]
 
* [[Sangen Kaimen]]
 
* [[Sangen Kaimen]]
* [[Salamangreat Charge]]
 
 
|normal traps =
 
|normal traps =
 
* [[Flame Swordsdance]]
 
* [[Flame Swordsdance]]
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* [[Battleguard Howling]]
 
* [[Battleguard Howling]]
 
* [[Salamangreat Revive]]
 
* [[Salamangreat Revive]]
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* [[Omega Judgment]]
 
* [[Horn of Olifant]]
 
* [[Horn of Olifant]]
* [[Omega Judgment]]
 
 
|counter traps =
 
|counter traps =
 
* [[Centur-Ion True Awakening]]
 
* [[Centur-Ion True Awakening]]
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* [[Gozen Match]]
 
* [[Gozen Match]]
 
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==Trivia==
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*Despite being one of Joey's [[signature card]]s, he is barely ever seen using one of the original card's listed Fusion materials, "[[Flame Manipulator]]".
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:13, 10 June 2024

Flame Swordsman
"Flame Swordsman" in the artwork of "Flame Wall"
"Flame Swordsman" in the artwork of "Flame Wall"
Japanese
  • ほのおけん
  • 炎の剣士 (base)
  • ほのおのけんし (ruby)
  • Honō no Kenshi (romanized)
  • えんけん
  • 炎の剣士 (base)
  • えんのけんし (ruby)
  • En no Kenshi (romanized)
French
  • Spadassin des Flammes
  • Spadassin de la Flamme
German
  • Flammen-Schwertkämpfer
Italian
  • Spadaccino di Fuoco
Korean
  • 화염의검사
Portuguese
  • Espadachim das Chamas
  • Espadachim da Chama
Spanish
  • Espadachín de la Llama
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Flame Swordsman (ほのおけん Honō no Kenshi or えんけん En no Kenshi) is a series of FIRE Warrior monsters used by Joey Wheeler in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. The series consists of the original "Flame Swordsman" and cards that mention it.

While "Dark Flare Knight", the first card to ever mention "Flame Swordsman", was released all the way back in Power of the Guardian/Dark Revelation Volume 1, the first cards with effects that rely on cards that mention "Flame Swordsman" were not released until more than 20 years later in Maze of Millennia.

Design[edit]

The various variants of "Flame Swordsman" generally depict the eponymous blade-wielder and his burning blade, wearing his iconic blue-and-crimson fantasy-themed garb. The different Monster Cards nonetheless depict the swordsman with different physical frames, styles of ornamentation on his clothes, and wielding his weapon in different ways. A common trait amongst most of the members is that their head gear covers their eyes, based on the anime depiction of the original "Flame Swordsman". Beyond the original "Flame Swordsman", the only ones lacking this trait are "Ferocious Flame Swordsman" and "Fighting Flame Swordsman". "Ferocious Flame Swordsman" and "Ultimate Flame Swordsman" also showcase this monster with blonde hair, inspired by Joey Wheeler, who used this card in the anime.

Playing style[edit]

"Flame Swordsman" as a theme heavily focuses on Equip Cards as well as easily Special Summoning its Fusion Monsters. Through the effect of "Flame Swordsrealm", one may send a monster from the hand or field to the GY to Special Summon the titular Fusion Monster to the field. From there, the deck utilizes Equip Cards that reference the iconic Equip Spell Card "Salamandra" with a shared effect of gaining 700 ATK with a handful of cards allowing for the immediate Special Summon of the new boss monster of the theme, "Ultimate Flame Swordsman", with its effect to disrupt the opponent and double its ATK for the turn at the cost of destroying itself at the end of the turn. With this, the theme's playing style heavily supports summoning "Ultimate Flame Swordsman" and loading it with Equip Cards to immediately OTK the opponent

With the support revolving around FIRE Warrior monsters, the deck is able to benefit from the inclusion of several different tech cards as well as themes to include; such as the "Infernoble Knight" archetype to list an example.


Recommended cards[edit]

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