Crest

This article is about the mark in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL. For the Dungeon Dice Monsters game element, see Crest (Dungeon Dice Monsters). For the archetype that can also be translated as "Crest", see "Heraldic".

The crest (紋章 Monshō) refers to the symbol which members of the Vetrix Family have on their body. It originates from the Barian World.

Trey's crest is green and on his left hand, Quattro's crest is purple and on his right hand, Quinton's crest is blue and on his forehead, and Vetrix's crest is pink and on his right hand. When the crests light up, they make a similar noise to the Marks of the Dragon in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. The aspects of the crests are also identical to the colors of Team Ragnaroks' Rune Eyes in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. Also, it is interesting to note that the crests seem to be based off of different things. For instance, Trey's crest resembles a flower, Quattro's crest resembles fire or lightning, Quinton's crest resembles a staff or water, and Vetrix's crest resembles an eye.

Behavior

General abilities and overview

When a Duel starts, the crest appears on the owner's respective body part and it allows the owner to resist the influence of the "Numbers", as well as extracting any Numbers that the holder may have after winning in a Duel. The crest also prevents "Number" cards being taken away from the owner, as when Kite Tenjo's Photon Hand technique is nullified by Quattro's crest, or Trey's which protected him from Astral. When Trey used his crest to protect his "Number" card, he was able to see Astral for a brief moment. However, the crests cannot protect the owners' Number cards from Sphere Field as Dr. Faker was able to absorb all the Number cards that Vetrix had following his defeat from Yuma Tsukumo.

Vetrix using his crest to open a portal around Quattro.

The owner is also able to literally disappear while using this symbol as Quattro disappeared with a wind gust, Trey with a blinding light, and Vetrix with a short blackout. A crest can open some kind of portal, which then dematerializes its owner or another crest owner from one place and re-materializies them to another place. On the other hand, the portals can be used for communication, as the sound also travels through them. This way, the portal stays opened until a message is transmitted or conversation is finished.

Also, the power of a crest is limited in respect of its ability to control a "Number" card. This is clearly seen when Trey received the power of Vetrix's crest just so that he could use "Number 6: Chronomaly Atlandis". However the transfer did not come without a price as in return Trey suffered both physical and psychological damage.

Lastly, a crest's power can be negated by the Emperor's Key in combination with the power of the "Numbers".

The crests of Trey, Quattro and Quinton come with a price - they are directly connected the soul of their wielder in exchange for power. Should they lose a Duel while wielding powerful "Numbers", their souls will become exhausted and they are rendered comatose.

Quinton

Quinton's crest is shown to be able to perform any actions with the help of his mind, such as taking control of someone or levitating someone. After his defeat by Kite Tenjo, his crest vanished and his soul was exhausted, rendering him comatose.

Vetrix

Vetrix's ritual.

In order to obtain Hart Tenjo's powers and memories, Vetrix initiated a ritual to transfer his powers to himself, which caused his crest to appear in a high-size under Vetrix and Hart while the ritual was on going. He can give away part of his powers to another crest owner via the same method, but he himself does not need to participate the ritual.

When Vetrix gained the ability to produce a small, but strong energy ball after the ritual, he was able to use his own crest to control it. He also uses his crest for cheating in a Duel, as he can see Set cards and their effects.

Vetrix is capable of sending his opponent in a Duel into despair by erasing the opponent's memories of what was most important to him/her and other events, which can cause emotional breakdown on them. He can also affect the augmented reality, as seen when he set a virtual forest on fire or chained Yuma.

Shark being controlled.

Vetrix's crest can insert false visions into the mind of another person. He was able to modify Shark's memories of his sister's accident, so that he believed the perpetrators to be Yuma Tsukumo and Dr. Faker.

After enough rage and hatred had been generated, Vetrix's crest appeared on his forehead while he Dueled Kite Tenjo. With his powers amplified, the field was covered in a large version of his crest, while an even larger crest appeared above the Duel Tower during the Summoning of "Number 69: Heraldry God - Coat of Arms". After the Duel, he used his crest to extract Kite's "Numbers".

Trey

Astral captured by Trey.

After Trey gained powers from Vetrix, Trey's crest became capable of affecting the augmented reality. The crest dressed him into a Roman-style armor, and becomes capable of sending his opponent in a Duel into despair. It can also at the same time erase the opponent's memories of what was most important to them and other events, which can cause negative effects on their personalities. Trey is also able to see and bind Astral with chains to his Field Spell "Chronomaly City Babylon", which then produce some kind of electric shocks to torture Astral. This way, Astral becomes visible to others and electric shocks can kill him if they are too strong. However, it can also revive him when its power is combined with the "Numbers" inside Emperor's Key.

Trey can also send shock waves at targets or capture a group of people by surrounding them with pillars connected with electricity.

Gallery

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  Trey's crest

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  Quattro's crest

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  Quinton's crest

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  Vetrix's crest