Difference between revisions of "Card Trivia:Raigeki"
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* Since it obtained its [[Forbidden]] status, this card has continued to receive homage through later [[counterpart]]s, such as "[[Lightning Vortex]]", "[[Flash of the Forbidden Spell]]", "[[Synchro Cracker]]", "[[Raigeki Bottle]]", "[[Crystal Raigeki]]" and "[[Raigeki Break]]", many of which imitate its effect in more balanced manners, or with more contextual purposes. | * Since it obtained its [[Forbidden]] status, this card has continued to receive homage through later [[counterpart]]s, such as "[[Lightning Vortex]]", "[[Flash of the Forbidden Spell]]", "[[Synchro Cracker]]", "[[Raigeki Bottle]]", "[[Crystal Raigeki]]" and "[[Raigeki Break]]", many of which imitate its effect in more balanced manners, or with more contextual purposes. | ||
** This card has a [[Spell]]/[[Trap Card]]s-destroying equivalent: "[[Harpie's Feather Duster]]". | ** This card has a [[Spell]]/[[Trap Card]]s-destroying equivalent: "[[Harpie's Feather Duster]]". | ||
| − | ** This card has an equivalent specifically for "[[Blue-Eyes]]" [[Deck]]s: "[[Burst Stream of Destruction]]" | + | ** This card has an equivalent specifically for "[[Blue-Eyes]]" [[Deck]]s: "[[Burst Stream of Destruction]]". |
| + | * This card was one of the four Forbidden cards to have its effect featured in "[[Fuh-Rin-Ka-Zan]]" and "[[Pot of The Forbidden]]". | ||
* This card has a "[[Speed Spell (archetype)|Speed Spell]]" [[counterpart]]: "[[Speed Spell - Raigeki]]". | * This card has a "[[Speed Spell (archetype)|Speed Spell]]" [[counterpart]]: "[[Speed Spell - Raigeki]]". | ||
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* This is one of four cards to feature a card(s) that were designed to counter this card specifically in its effects, the other three being "[[Dark Hole]]", "Harpie's Feather Duster", and "[[Monster Reborn]]"; in this card's case, it is "[[Anti Raigeki]]". | * This is one of four cards to feature a card(s) that were designed to counter this card specifically in its effects, the other three being "[[Dark Hole]]", "Harpie's Feather Duster", and "[[Monster Reborn]]"; in this card's case, it is "[[Anti Raigeki]]". | ||
Latest revision as of 22:29, 23 March 2024
- "Slifer the Sky Dragon" appears in this card's second artwork.
- This card's TCG name, "Raigeki", is the Japanese word for "Thunder Strike".
- Since it obtained its Forbidden status, this card has continued to receive homage through later counterparts, such as "Lightning Vortex", "Flash of the Forbidden Spell", "Synchro Cracker", "Raigeki Bottle", "Crystal Raigeki" and "Raigeki Break", many of which imitate its effect in more balanced manners, or with more contextual purposes.
- This card has a Spell/Trap Cards-destroying equivalent: "Harpie's Feather Duster".
- This card has an equivalent specifically for "Blue-Eyes" Decks: "Burst Stream of Destruction".
- This card was one of the four Forbidden cards to have its effect featured in "Fuh-Rin-Ka-Zan" and "Pot of The Forbidden".
- This card has a "Speed Spell" counterpart: "Speed Spell - Raigeki".
- This is one of four cards to feature a card(s) that were designed to counter this card specifically in its effects, the other three being "Dark Hole", "Harpie's Feather Duster", and "Monster Reborn"; in this card's case, it is "Anti Raigeki".
- This card was both one of the first cards to be Limited in May 2002, and one of the first cards to be Forbidden in August 2004. It did not come off the list until October 2014 in the TCG, ten years later.
- However, this card once again became Limited in April 2019 in the OCG, approximately fifteen years after becoming Forbidden.
- The Summon-triggered effect of "Phosphorage the Elemental Lord" is based on this card.
- In Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, this card has a special animation when activated: the thunderbolt from this card's artwork drops down on the opponent's field, destroying their monsters.
