Heraldic Beast

"Heraldic Beast" (紋（もん）章（しょう）獣（じゅう） Monshōjū) is an archetype of cards used by Tron in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime. They appear to be based off of "Heraldic Beasts" which are animals wearing armor. They're often featured within folklore or are used to represent a country.

Heraldic Beast
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Japanese	紋（もん）章（しょう）獣（じゅう） 紋章獣 (base) もんしょうじゅう (ruby) Monshōjū (romanized)
German	Wappenungeheuer
Sets Abyss Rising
Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL
Lists	Members Support

Playing style

Due to the current size of the series, the style remains to be seen.

The archetype's few members appear to maintain consistency for efficient Xyz Summons; "Bernard's Falcon" makes all other monsters you control its Level, allowing an easy Rank 4 Xyz Summon. "Aberconway" adds itself to the hand by banishing a card of the same name, allowing to somewhat add hand consistency.

This archetype also has elements of control. "Number 8: Heraldic King Genome Heriter" can literally 'steal' an opponent's monster's name, as well as its effects and ATK.