Type
Type (
In the North American English version of Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories, Type is referred to as Class, abbreviated to Cl. This is changed to Type and Tp respectively in the European English version.[note 1]
List
The following Types have appeared throughout various games. The list is initially ordered roughly by first appearance of each Type.
The "manga" column only refers to Duel Monsters in the Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! R, and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX series, as later entries fully match the Type roster of the OCG.
The "DDM" column refers to the real-world, manga, and video-game versions of Dungeon Dice Monsters.
English | Japanese | Manga | Carddass | OCG/TCG | DDM | DOR | TFK | Rush Duel | Notes |
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Beast-Warrior | 獣戦士 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Manga only refers to it as 系 (a direct equivalent of the English word "type") rather than 族 (race). |
Zombie | アンデット | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | The name "Zombie" is also used for the "Immortal" and "Yokai" Types in English media. |
Magical Knight | 魔導騎士 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Called "Warrior" in the English manga. Merged into Warrior in the OCG, before being reintroduced by Rush Duel as a Fusion Type of Warrior and Spellcaster. |
Fiend | 悪魔 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Called "Demons and Devils" at one point in the English manga. The "Daemon" Type (see below) has also been called "Fiend". |
Dinosaur | 恐竜 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Dragon | ドラゴン | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | The Carddass uses the Japanese name 竜. This is also used at some points in the Japanese manga. |
Beast | 獣 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Magic | 魔 | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | English manga also uses the term "Magic User" or mentions Spellcaster or "Archfiend" in its place. Called "Dark" in the real-world DDM game and "Spellcaster" in its video game version. Merged into Spellcaster in the OCG. |
Black Magic | 黒魔 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Sometimes called "Spellcaster" in the English manga. Merged into the DARK Spellcaster combination in the OCG. |
White Magic | 白魔 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Merged into the LIGHT Spellcaster combination in the OCG. |
Illusion | 幻想魔 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Called "Illusionist" at one point in the English manga. Initially merged into Spellcaster in the OCG, before being reintroduced in Series 12. |
Dark Knight | 暗黒騎士 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | The manga version of "Black Luster Ritual" suggests "Gaia the Fierce Knight belongs to this Type, despite "Gaia" being called Magical Knight-Type earlier in the series. |
Daemon | デーモン | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Called "Fiend" in the English manga. No monster was ever confirmed to belong to this Type. The Japanese name was later taken up by the "Archfiend" theme. |
Insect | 昆虫 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Immortal | 不死 | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Distinct from the Immortal Type in DOR (旧神). Called "Zombie", "Undead", and "Immortal" at different points in the English manga. Called "Invincible" in the real-world DDM game and "Undead" in its video game version. Presumably merged into Zombie in the OCG. |
Winged Beast | 鳥獣 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Birdfolk | 鳥人 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No monster was ever confirmed to belong to this Type. |
Wild Beast | 野獣 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | English manga mentions "Beast-Warrior" in its place. Merged into Beast in the OCG. |
Warrior | 戦士 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | English manga also refers to the "Magical Knight" Type as "Warrior". |
Knight | 騎士 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No monster was ever confirmed to belong to this Type. English manga often groups "Warrior" and "Knight" together as "Warrior". |
Fishman-Beast | 魚人獣 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No monster was ever confirmed to belong to this Type. English manga mentions "Fish" in its place. |
Sea Serpent | 海竜 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Dragon Magic | 竜魔 | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Merged into Dragon in the OCG. |
Electroid | 電人 | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Merged into Thunder in the OCG. |
Plantfolk | 植人 | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Merged into Plant in the OCG. |
Sea Beast | 海獣 | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Merged into Aqua in the OCG. |
Aqua | 水 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Was an Attribute in the manga (WATER). Became both a Type and Attribute in the OCG/TCG. |
Pyro | 炎 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Was an Attribute in the manga (FIRE). Became both a Type and Attribute in the OCG/TCG. |
Thunder | 雷 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Was an Attribute in the manga (THUNDER). |
Spellcaster | 魔法使い | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | English manga and DDM video game also refers to the "Magic" Type as "Spellcaster". |
Plant | 植物 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Rock | 岩石 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Reptile | 爬虫類 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | In the manga, Reptile is not mentioned in Yu-Gi-Oh! or Yu-Gi-Oh! R. It is stated to be a Type in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. |
Fairy | 天使 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | In the manga, Fairy is not mentioned in Yu-Gi-Oh!. It is mentioned, but not stated to be a Type, in Yu-Gi-Oh! R. It is stated to be a Type in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. |
Fish | 魚 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Machine | 機械 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Divine-Beast | 幻神獣 | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Mentioned in the manga, but not as a Type and only outside of gameplay context. It is translated as "God-Beast" in the English manga. A "God" Type is mentioned later in the series. Exclusive to the Egyptian Gods in the OCG, other monsters that belonged to this Type in the anime and manga are spread between the other Types. |
Immortal | 旧神 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Japanese name literally means "Old God". Distinct from the manga's Immortal Type (不死). Monsters belonging to it are spread between the other Types in the OCG. |
Darklands | 闇 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Monsters belonging to it are spread between Zombie and Fiend in the OCG. |
Spirit | 精霊 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Monsters belonging to it are spread between the other Types in the OCG. |
Gadget | ガジェット | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Merged into Machine in the OCG. |
God | 神 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Merged into Divine-Beast in the OCG. |
Yokai | 妖怪 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Referred to as "Zombie" at one point in the English manga. Merged into Zombie in the OCG. |
Psychic | サイキック | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | In the manga, monsters such as "Jinzo" were said to be Psychic cards, but it was not explicitly referred to as a Type. In the OCG, "Jinzo" is a Machine, but Psychic was introduced in Series 6. |
Creator God | 創造神 | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Exclusive to "Holactie the Creator of Light". |
Wyrm | 幻竜 | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Introduced in the OCG in Series 9, implicitly branching off from design space previously covered by Dragon. |
Cyberse | サイバース | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Introduced in the OCG in Series 10; previously lifeforms composed of computer data, such as the such as the Digital Bug theme, were spread among different Types. |
Galaxy | ギャラクシー | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Shares its name with the OCG's "Galaxy" archetype. Lifeforms from outer space are spread among different Types in the OCG, though with a notable tendency towards Reptiles (exemplified by the "Alien" theme). |
Celestial Warrior | 天界戦士 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Fusion Type of Warrior and Fairy. |
Cyborg | サイボーグ | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Fusion Type of Machine and non-Machine. |
High Dragon | ハイドラゴン | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Fusion Type of multiple Dragons. |
Omega Psychic | オメガサイキック | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Fusion Type of multiple Psychics. |
Non-game Types
These Types are only mentioned in cards not intended for use in Duels, so they are only meant as tongue-in-cheek references and are not considered valid for gameplay purposes (even if those cards are printed in real life), such as for card effects that require the player to declare a Type's name.
- Human (
人 間 Ningen) is the Type used for "Everyone's King", a card appearing in a fantasy Carly Carmine had in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime. It was released as a non-game card in the OCG/TCG, where it maintained this Type. - Charisma (カリスマ Karisuma) is a Type used as a joke on "Charisma Token".
- ? is used on some Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Token cards to indicate the Token's Type is variable. (See also: List of ?-Type monsters)
- In the Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS anime, the Newspaper Club used a card-printing machine to create their own cards with their own original Types and Attributes. The Types included:
- Business (ビジネス Bijinesu) for "The★Luke Division Manager"
- Newspaper (新聞 Shinbun) for "Masa on the Mic" and "Cub the Picture Popping Paparazzi"
- Swindler (詐欺 Sagi) for "Tracker the Ultimate Treasure Hunter"
- Son (息子 Musuko) for "Good Yosh the Overcrusher"
- Swirls (グルグル Guruguru) for "Adorable Newbie Swirls"
Card text
In the OCG and TCG, when a Type is mentioned in a card text, it is suffixed with "-Type". From Starter Deck: Link Strike onward, this was dropped in the TCG. Western versions of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links use "-Type" in most cards' texts, even some that were printed after Link Strike and never included it in TCG.
The international versions of Rush Duel cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! RUSH DUEL: Dawn of the Battle Royale!! and Duel Links do not use the hyphen, including the flavor text of the Normal Monster "Summoned Skull".
Rush Duel
There are 29 different Types in Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel; they include all Types from the OCG/TCG, except for Illusion, Divine-Beast, and Creator God.
Five of these types (all newly-added ones) are exclusive to certain Fusion Monsters, which are thematically fusions of other Types:
- Celestial Warrior (Warrior + Fairy)
- Cyborg (Machine + non-Machine)
- High Dragon (Dragon + Dragon)
- Magical Knight (Spellcaster + non-Spellcaster)
- Omega Psychic (Psychic + Psychic)
In other languages
Language | Name | Romanized |
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French | Type | |
German | Typ | |
Italian | Tipo | |
Portuguese | Tipo | |
Spanish | Tipo | |
Japanese | Shuzoku | |
しゅぞく (kana) | ||
種族 (base) | ||
Korean | 종족 | Jongjok |
Chinese (Traditional) | 種族 | Zhǒngzú |
Chinese (Simplified) | 种族 | Zhǒngzú |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Seen in the text for "Dragon Seeker" and "Salamandra" and when re-ordering the chest. All bar the text for "Dragon Seeker" are changed in the European English version.