Card storylines

Card storylines are an unofficial term for the stories that can be pieced together regarding the relationships between certain monsters and groups of monsters from card artworks.

Many of these stories were detailed in the Japanese Master Guide books.

The Six Samurai

In Feudal Japan, a great war was ensuing. From that war, a young warlord named Shien and his soldiers won battle after battle. When the dust settled, Shien stood on top, and was poised to become even stronger. As his power grew, he made many enemies, who hired the Ninjas's to try and eliminate him. But from his spy, Shien caught wind of the plan, and asked his advisor for help. He used Kagemusha to try and create an imposter of himself while enlisting the help of his soldiers. Days later, Shien's enemies, along with the White Ninja and the Vengeful Shinobi came and attacked the Temple of the Six. Vengeful Shinobi took care of Shien's troops. The invading army pushed all the way up to the entrance. There, they fought the Samurai waiting for them. The Samurai fought valiantly, but in the resulting battle, Shinai was killed. The White Ninja made it through the gates, and found the imposter Shien, and killed him. The alarm was sounded, and Zanji and Irou attacked and defeated the Ninjas. The Samurai celebrated their victory. However, this was to be short lived. Shien was starting to become stronger and more corrupt. He used force to keep his people from rebelling. Kizan was starting to worry, and attempted to overthrow Shien. He attempted to kill Shien, but was stopped by Enishi and wounded. Shien banished Kizan, who spent many years in hiding, waiting. Enishi eventually became chancellor to Shien, Kageki became Shien's Chamberlain, and Mizuho, mourning her husband's death became the Hand of the Six Samurai, but her husband lived on.

The Goblin of Greed

Goblin of Greed was a wealthy dealer before he lost his money in an accident, and so he decided to get wealthy like he was before. He tried working in housekeeping service but almost lost everything. He was fired, and thought about stealing plans, starting with stealing the Jar of Greed, then stealing the Pot of Greed. Goblin of Greed angered an important aristocrat presumably by either being caught stealing the pot or offering him the stolen Pot of Greed. and was placed into slavery. The Dark Scorpion Burglars tried stealing the wealthy man's money and Pot of Greed, and succeeded a bit, but Goblin of Greed was on their tail, but was interrupted by biting goblins. Goblin of Greed recovered the Pot of Greed, but it got broken in the process. Goblin of Greed was later fired when the aristocrat found the broken Pot of Greed and Goblin couldn't pay for it. While trying to find a new way to get wealthy, an outbreak broke out and so he tried to prevent himself from catching a cold. However he ended up going through a cloud of pollen and started sneezing uncontrollably due to his allergy to pollen and pollen getting in his eyes. He later lost all of his money by paying for the stolen and damaged Jar of Greed and Pot of Greed. Despite paying all of his money for the stolen and damage items, the store owner didn't accept the money and he threw it back at Goblin, considering the money worthless. He then threw Goblin out of the store and had Goblin temporarily arrested and imprisoned for stealing and damaging the merchandise. After he was released, he later came into a bazaar in a desert and tried to take a Pot of Greed that was slightly broken before being stopped by a Sinister Serpent. Rumors say he's currently working in an abandoned dark factory. In the factory were two more pots of greed and he tried to steal them.

D.D. Warrior Lady

Originally a wandering outlaw, for some unknown reason she and Warrior Dai Grepher became rivals. During their fight, she was abducted to the Different Dimension. There she found comrades which helped her train herself in traveling between dimensions. Then, using the Different Dimension Gate, she was able to return from the Different Dimension along with some other creatures who were lost there. Upon her return, she engaged her rival in another fight, where she used her new powers to injure him, apparently beating him. Later, her rival returned for revenge in a darker form, but she banished him to the Different Dimension again. At some point prior to meeting Warrior Dai Grepher, she was allied with the Marauding Captain, using a Resonance Device to make their levels the same.

Gagagigo

His story started out in his younger days, serving Eria the Water Charmer as her familiar. During this time, he fought alongside her and many others. While in his younger days, he was nearly eaten by some monster plants while trying to get food, but was saved presumingly by Eria. He grew up into Gagagigo, and continued to serve as Eria's familiar for a long time. At this point, he was rejected by girl he had feelings for(Implied to be Eria herself) and due to the frustration, He went on to follow his own path of evil where he ran into Freed the Brave Wanderer. They both started to fight and somehow Gagagigo got dragged into the other dimension through via the Dimensional Prison. Bent on revenge, he started a journey, questing to find a way back to his dimension and arrived on what it seems to be a cemetery. He joined Invader of Darkness and his group of demons only to be betrayed later on by Invader of Darkness himself. He ended up fighting in a cell battle, along with Marauding Captain and Blazing Inpachi. Thanks to Marauding Captain, he was saved from a blast launched by Blazing Inpachi and he turned to the good side to help his newfound friend. At some point in an icy area, he fought the Goblin Attack Force, who were enemies to the Marauding Captain, but their attack failed due to their inability to ice skate and Gagagigo's mastery over ice skating. He would then join Marauding Captain in a war against Invader of Darkness, and protect one of Marauding Captain's men from Invader of Darkness. However, after that blast, Gagagigo was severely injured and was in need of immediate support. He went on to gain aid from Kozaky, who was a spy among the warriors, and got his body reconstructed, turning him into Giga Gagagigo. This was a mistake and Giga Gagagigo was turned against his friends by Kozaky's Dark World technology. Giga Gagagigo was sent back to his dimension thanks to a machine, which opened the Monster Gate and he became a fighting machine and sought more power. He first fought a Venom Cobra to test his strength. After seeing how powerful he has now become, he decides to find a new opponent. He then soon battled and attacked Freed the Brave Wanderer again, but failed. Due to his cybernetic implants, he became power-hungry and transformed into Gogiga Gagagigo. Gogiga Gagagigo had been driven mad by his cybernetic enhancements given to him by Kozaky. After he attains this form he, at some point, fought "Inpachi" again and defeated him. After his victory, he took the head of "Inpachi" as a trophy. He later fought Invader of Darkness again and presumingly defeated him. After taking Invader's body with him, Gogiga Gagagigo soon fights Freed the Matchless General again for revenge, but is stopped by his savior, Marauding Captain, and has his soul purified by his actions, becoming Gagagigo the Risen.

Inpachi

Originally a big tree in the forest, it was cut down and possessed by a wicked spirit. It then became evil and started to attack many people that entered his lair, including an armored man that cutted him into three pieces. Later, he was revived by unknown means, and abandoned his home to seek revenge on his newly acquired archrival. While in search for his nemesis, he fought against a criminal. He was nearly defeated, but his angered soul flared up, as he wouldn't accept defeat. With his new form, he encountered his rival, and the two started to battle. However, a strange lizardman appeared and helped the armored man to defeat Blazing Inpachi, leaving it in a burned-out state upon its defeat. Inpachi rejuvenated back up at some point and later fought the lizardman again, but with the latter now with cybernetic implants and a dying thirst for power. The lizardman defeated Inpachi and took its head away as a trophy. However, a mysterious scientist Kozaky came upon its body. Out of intrigue, he decided to reconstruct its corpse into a cybernetic form, with the help of cutting-edge Dark World technology, including giving it a new head. After this, no one knew what had become of the wicked tree-spirit.

Warrior Dai Grepher

Born poor, Warrior Dai Grepher grew up with little else except confidence in his sword thanks to his battles with many monsters, notably Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes. Trying to find his way in the world, he was confronted on the field of battle by a mysterious woman who in short order became his greatest rival. Their first battle ended when a mysterious force disarmed them both; their next concluded with her being abducted into an other dimension, from where she returned even more skilled than before. Then he found allies and while he is saved by his team's Spellcaster from a demon attack, at the cost of transporting him into another dimension.

There, he finds himself at The Paths of Destiny. Picking the path of light, he befriends a strange dragon, who grants Dai Grepher his power. Dai Grepher confronts and defeats a great demon, but at a heavy price, for his trusty sword is broken. He takes up the demon's sword as a replacement. Unfortunately, the demon was but an extension of the sword, which now sought Dai Grepher's body. Eventually, he submitted, becoming a rampaging monster, transforming more until, at the height of his mutation, he was completely unrecognizable as his former self. Later He fought his rival again and was sent back to the different dimension.

If he had taken the dark path, he would have turned into Dark Grepher.

Dark Ruler Ha Des

Dark King of the Abyss was a very powerful king who ruled over darkness. Dark Ruler Ha Des first appeared when he dethroned Dark King of the Abyss and took control of everything evil. He was a merciless tyrant who built an entire army of shadow creatures. "Opticlops" and "Berserk Dragon" were apparently the creatures he valued the most. He was often seen having dealings with shady persons. Besides his army, he was extremely powerful by himself, being able to control the free will or destroy his enemies in many ways. However, he eventually lost control until one day he was confronted by his rival who fired a hate buster against him, possibly draining his very soul. The result of the battle was fatal for the Dark Ruler Ha Des. However, that wasn't meant to be the end, since he was revived, by the same plague that had turned many other monsters into zombies. At one point he revived Archfiend Zombie-Skull. Later he faced his nemesis and ultimately defeated it, thus ruling over darkness once again.

Duel Terminal

From Master Guide 3.

The End of the Battle of the Duel Terminal World:
The history of war about the Duel Terminal World that started with "Synchro Awakening!!" Why do the monsters that live there fight? What is their fate? And, what kind of ending did it have? That story will be told here.

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(Duel Terminal - Synchro Awakening!! → Duel Terminal - Pulse of the Trishula)

The Invaders that Appeared Out of Nowhere:
On that planet, many tribes fought each other for supremacy. It was a war that was at a constant stalemate because no tribe had the power to overpower any other. However, this war that was assumed to last forever was brought to an abrupt closure in a way that no one could have foreseen. The invaders from space, "Worm", have arrived.

Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier:
In order to fight back against the pressing invaders, The “Ice Barrier” unsealed the Ancient Dragon “Brionac”. With its power they fight back against the “Worms.”

Flamvell Uruquizas:
To fight back against the "Worms" that have descended, "Uruquizas", a powerful warrior of the "Flamvell" took off. With his burning fists, he incinerated the invaders to a crisp.

An Organization that Surpasses Tribes:
In order to fight back against the invaders, the warring tribes went into a ceasefire and joined together for the common cause. And in the end, the 4 most influential tribes ("X-Saber", "Mist Valley", "Flamvell", & "Ice Barrier") on the continent came together and created the "Ally of Justice". With their different levels of technology, they began to develop weapons to fight against the "Worms".

"Ally of Justice" - Ally of Justice Catastor:
"Catastor", which was developed very early on, had amazing specs and can be seen at the forefront of many great battles.

Genex Undine & Genex Controller:
The "Genex", a group of Automated Power Reactors, also began to move at the same time.

The Aggression of the “Worms” Intensify:
As the days went on, the invasion of the "Worms" became more and more intense until it spread over the entire continent. Of course, the forest that the "Naturia" quietly lived in was not spared from this. They are not a tribe that enjoys fighting, however, in order to protect their home, they descend onto the battlefield.

Naturia Leodrake:
Using his claws to rip his enemy to shreds and his fangs to crush his enemy to pieces, "Naturia Leodrake" protects his friends and home.

Ally Mind:
An unknown material that was extracted from the meteorite that was thought to be were the "Worms" came from. Thanks to this, the AI of the “Ally of Justice” became tremendously powerful.

Ally of Justice Enemy Catcher:
The goal of the engineers had shifted from eliminating the “Worms” to capturing them and further powering up the "Ally of Justice".

Mist Valley Thunder Lord:
Disagreeing with the method of "capturing the enemy and using them", the "Mist Valley" leaves. At the same time, they stated that they will fight off the invaders by fighting only among those of their own tribe.

The Sealed Gods Awaken:
Perhaps it was due to the chaos of the war, the "Fableds" that were sealed deep in the earth were awakened. These gods did not lend a hand in fighting off the invaders, and instead began to move according to their own motives.

Fabled Valkyrus:
After glaring at the war-torn world, "Fabled Valkyrus" descended at the home of the "Jurracs" which were near.

Jurrac Giganoto:
The "Jurrac" which had barely been attacked by the "Worms" came into contact with the "Fableds". Against the evil gods that suddenly appeared, they fought back with the flames that enshrouded their bodies.

Genex Army:
To fight back against the "Worms", the "Genex" have evolved into a form that was suited for battling.

The Earth that Descended into Chaos:
In addition to the "Worms", the "Fableds" have also appeared, creating further chaos in the world. The “Worms” that will simply come back the next day no matter how many you defeat, and the "Fableds" that looked to simply be mocking those who fought against them by jumping into battle after battle have worn the soldiers out beyond belief.

Fabled Leviathan:
He appears in battlefields between the tribes and the invaders and indiscriminately annihilates everything in sight before leaving again. It appears that he was simply taking joy in seeing further chaos upon the battlefields.

Locomotion R-Genex:
The "Genex" have evolved further and gained a new power to allow them to become the "R-Genex". The power of their Power Reactors and their battle abilities were far superior than that of the "Genex".

The Release of the Second Dragon - Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier:
Seeing the swift dwindling of their troops, the "Ice Barrier" unsealed the Second Ice Dragon, "Gungnir". With one breath it turned a thousand enemies into ice statues and crushed them.

The Reinforcements that Appeared at Mist Valley:
After leaving the "Ally of Justice" and fighting only by themselves, the "Mist Valley" were in a state of huge disadvantage against the wave of pressing invaders. With a sudden gust of wind, reinforcements arrived. They are the legendary dragoons "Dragunity" that have came to aid in the "Mist Valley’s" time of need.

Dragunity Knight - Gae Bulg:
With secret techniques only passed down through their tribe, the "Dragunity" control dragons and combine with them heart and body to gain even more power. A group that lives in "Dragon Ravine", they had long became a mythical existence, but they appeared again in the midst of all this chaos.

Final Battle with the Worms:
Even though the invasion of the "Worms" had begun to slow down for some strange reason, the native tribes sensed that a final showdown was near and began to quickly assemble a final battle weapon. And then, a "Worm" whose size and sinister the likes of which never seen before showed itself.

Ally of Justice Quarantine:
It detected a distortion in space-time before the appearance of "Worm Zero".

Worm Call:
Something with so much mass that it began to distort and tear space is appearing.

Worm Zero:
Devouring its brethren, "Worm Zero" began to amass power. In the face of something that not only swallowed everything but also caused death and destruction just by moving, the native tribes could not hide their despair.

Ally of Justice Decisive Armor:
The "Ally of Justice’s" last ace that was built due to the threat of the upcoming final battle with the "Worms". At the end of much offense and defense, it fought back the "Worms".

The Power to Fight Against Gods:
The joy that the native tribes felt after being freed from the threat of "Worms" did not last long. The "Fableds" that had silently been observing all this time finally started an all out conquest. To fight against this, the "Ally of Justice" persistently negotiated with the "R-Genex" and finally gained their support.

The Fabled Unicore:
"The Fableds" that began to appear as the evil gods were close to full revival. They serve the "Fableds" with their supernatural powers and work as vanguards for the invasion.

"Genex Ally":
New weapons that were born in order to annihilate the "Fableds" that have appeared everywhere. They were developed by using the Power Reactors of the "R-Genex" and the technology of the “Ally of Justice”.

Jurrac Meteor:
After suffering the most powerful offense from the enemy, the "Jurrac" turned themselves into a meteor and burned up their homeland along with the "Fableds" that were in it. The charred site gave birth to a new tribe of Fire, the "Neo Flamvell".

Neo Flamvell Origin & Ancient Flamvell Deity:
The wishes of those who have lost their bodies in the impact of the "Meteor" came together and awakened the ancient flame god. The fire tribe and the flame god’s wills came together and decimated the remaining "Fableds" in their homeland.

And then the World…:
The world became more and more barren due to the never-ending fighting. To wrap things up once and for all, “Ice Barrier” decided to undo the seal on the last Ice Dragon "Trishula"... Without knowing that this will lead to the destruction of the world…

Medium of the Ice Barrier & Mirror of the Ice Barrier:
The words of the "Medium of the Ice Barrier" could not reach the rampaging dragon, and the "Mirror of the Ice Barrier" also proved useless in front of the dragon's power.

Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier:
The ancient and most powerful dragon, "Trishula" awakened from its slumber, broke free from the control of the "Ice Barrier" and went on a rampage. Everything was frozen, and the hands of time stopped for the world…

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(Duel Terminal - Vylon Descends!! → Ouroboros, Wicked Dragon of Destruction!!)

A Storm of War Blows Upon a New Stage:
A new Duel Terminal story that started with “Vylon Descends!!”. Four tribes that thought about nothing but their war and the sudden appearance of the armies of Light and Darkness. The tribes that each had their own thoughts and reasons are forcefully sucked into this battle of Light and Dark.

Light Shines Upon Fire and Earth:
After taking several repeated powerful strikes from the "Laval", the "Gem" finally decided fight to the end. In the middle of this battle, the "Vylon" appeared out of the sky.

LIGHT - "Vylon":
Living in a realm in the sky, the "Vylon" are basically gods to the world. They were originally monitors that watched over the world, but due to the intensifying of the war on the surface they finally decided to intervene.

Arrow: Intervention

FIRE - "Laval":
The "Laval" live in a lava zone that’s surrounded by Fiery Woodlands. A tribe that’s born for battling, all they want is to fight. For that purpose, they attacked the "Gem" repeatedly to start a new conflict.

Arrow: Advancement

EARTH - "Gem-Knight":
A group of knights embedded by the power of gems. Although they value honor above all else and hates useless fighting, against the provocation of the barbaric "Laval", they finally could not stand it and rose up to protect their friends.

Darkness Covers Water and Wind:
An unyielding battle between the "Gishki" and "Gusto". In the midst of their battle, the "Steelswarm" appeared, their goal - to devour everything in sight.

WATER - "Gishki":
An organization that wields the same power as the "Ice Barrier" but uses it for the “Aquamirror Meditation” to create wicked ancient rituals. In order to gain the bountiful resources of the Mist Valley Marshlands, they invade the "Gusto".

Arrow: Invasion

WIND - "Gusto":
A tribe that lives with the wind and worships the bountiful land they’ve lived on since ancient times. Against their various outside enemies they link their hearts together with and battle along animals that live around in order to protect their land through the generations.

Arrow: Barged In

DARK - "Steelswarm":
Demons that were sealed in the deepest abyss during the ancient times after losing their battle for control of the world against the "Vylon". After awakening from the chaos of the land, they began to invade the surface in order to regain their lost power.

The Threat of Darkness Spread Over the Continent:
The four tribes had no way of fighting back against the invasion of the "Steelswarm". They came under the command of the "Vylon" and created a temporary alliance.

Steelswarm Longhorn:
The "Steelswarm" that came out of the abyss ravaged the land, seeking to devour the "Vylon" that they once lost against in order to restore their power.

Vylon Element:
"Vylon" shares fighting power to those living on the surface to fight off the "Steelswarm".

Those Who Received Power:

• Gem-Knight Crystal + Vylon Prism = Gem-Knight Prismaura

• Laval Cannon + Vylon Stella = Laval Stennon

• Gishki Noellia + Vylon Tetra = Evigishki Tetrogre

• Reeze, Whirlwind of Gusto + Vylon Sphere = Daigusto Sphreez

Direct Confrontation of Light and Darkness:
"Lose, and get eaten". In such a dire situation, the fight against the "Steelswarm" reaches a climax. Just when "Steelswarm Hercules" thought he was able to devour all, "Vylon Omega" descended from the heavens.

Steelswarm Hercules:
Releasing destructive shock waves along with his anger that destroys the surroundings, "Steelswarm Hercules" easily pacifies those who fear him.

Vylon Omega:
The light emitting from "Vylon Omega" turns any "Steelswarm" it reaches into smithereens and scatters them across the battle field.

DARK - "lswarm":
A crisis has struck the Duel Terminal world. Life across the planet had their bodies warped and their minds slowly seized by desires to only destroy to the point it became impossible to even convey their intentions to others. The elders of the planet likened it to the ancient lore, and thus dubbed them the "lswarm".

LIGHT - "Constellar":
The "lswarm" have spread across the entire Duel Terminal world, which is about to end due to their influence. Those who remain pray to the legend of the "Messiahs" passed down by the elders of each tribe. Are these "Constellar", self proclaimed knights or the heralds of the stars?

Finding themselves outnumbered, something unbelievable happens to the Sacred Tribe!? The "Gishki" clan has lost all hope and joined forces with the "lswarm" and by proving their loyalty, they manage to resurrect the Steelswarm and the Dragons of the Ice Barrier, outnumbering the "Constellar". But then, the "Gem-Knights" empathizing with their sense of justice, came to lend a hand!!

Seven colors become "the Light" that saves the entire world!!

The "Constellar" witness the fusion power of the "Gem-Knights", which is born of Justice and Unity. Finally awakening the true power hiding deep within themselves, the 7 chosen warriors transform into a "legendary Dragon!!".

With all this non-stop negative impact giving off, the winds of the "[Shrine of Mist Valley]]" stirred even more, which unintentionally summoned "Genesis Star God, Sophia". With its almighty power, "Genesis Star God, Sophia" shifted the war to an end, resetting the Duel Terminal world.