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| + | {{About|the series|the ''OCG''/''TCG'' card commonly referred to as "Chimera"|""Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast""|the Bandai card|""Chimera"" (card)}} | ||
{{Infobox archseries | {{Infobox archseries | ||
| − | | image = | + | | image = ChimeratheKingofPhantomBeasts-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png |
| − | | caption = "[[Chimera the | + | | caption = "[[Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts]]" |
| ja_name = キマイラ | | ja_name = キマイラ | ||
| romaji = Kimaira | | romaji = Kimaira | ||
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* [[Structure Deck: Yugi Muto]] | * [[Structure Deck: Yugi Muto]] | ||
* [[Speed Duel: Battle City Box]] | * [[Speed Duel: Battle City Box]] | ||
| + | * [[Maze of Millennia]] | ||
| ocg = | | ocg = | ||
* [[Limited Edition 2: Yugi Pack]] | * [[Limited Edition 2: Yugi Pack]] | ||
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* [[Animation Chronicle 2023]] | * [[Animation Chronicle 2023]] | ||
* [[Duelist Nexus +1 Bonus Pack]] | * [[Duelist Nexus +1 Bonus Pack]] | ||
| + | * [[Age of Overlord +1 Bonus Pack]] | ||
| korea = | | korea = | ||
* [[Starter Deck: Yugi Evolution]] | * [[Starter Deck: Yugi Evolution]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Chimera''', | + | '''Chimera''', spelled '''Chimaera''' (キマイラ ''Kimaira'') in the Japanese version,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1-HnO0gwBY&t=1709s | title = 【公式】「遊戯王OCGタイムズ」～ 「DUELIST NEXUS」の最新情報をお届け！ | publisher = Official Yu-Gi-Oh! OFFICIAL CARD GAME Channel (YouTube) {{icon|ja}} | date = April 18, 2023 | accessdate = April 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://i.imgur.com/iilRkPJ.png | title = 【公式】「遊戯王OCGタイムズ」～ 「DUELIST NEXUS」の最新情報をお届け！ (Screenshot) | publisher = Official Yu-Gi-Oh! OFFICIAL CARD GAME Channel (YouTube) {{icon|ja}} | date = April 18, 2023 | accessdate = April 19, 2023}}</ref> is a [[series]] of cards consisting of "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]", "[[Chimera Fusion]]", and cards that [[mention]], or are mentioned by, either of them. |
Its first members are "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" and its two [[material]]s: "[[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]" and "[[Berfomet]]". They were used by [[Yami Yugi]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' manga and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|anime]]. | Its first members are "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" and its two [[material]]s: "[[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]" and "[[Berfomet]]". They were used by [[Yami Yugi]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' manga and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|anime]]. | ||
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Original monster |
| − | ! DUNE | + | ! DUNE monster<ref group="lower-alpha" name="FusionMention">All DUNE monsters mention "[[Chimera Fusion]]" in their card text, making them eligible targets for card effects specifying "[card] that mentions 'Chimera Fusion'".</ref> |
! [[Type]] | ! [[Type]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]<ref group="lower-alpha" name="YugiCard"/> | + | | [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]<ref group="lower-alpha" name="YugiCard">Card used by [[Yami Yugi]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' manga and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|anime]].</ref> |
| [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Claws]] | | [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Claws]] | ||
| [[Beast]] | | [[Beast]] | ||
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| [[Fiend]] | | [[Fiend]] | ||
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| − | | ([[MirrorSwordsman]])<ref group="lower-alpha" name="VGCard"/> | + | | ([[MirrorSwordsman]])<ref group="lower-alpha" name="VGCard">''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories]]'' constructed card.</ref> |
| [[Mirror Swordknight]] | | [[Mirror Swordknight]] | ||
| − | | rowspan = 2 | [[Illusion]]<ref group="lower-alpha" name="ForTCG"/> | + | | rowspan = 2 | [[Illusion]]<ref group="lower-alpha" name="ForTCG">For the ''TCG/OCG'' version printed in ''[[Duelist Nexus]]''.</ref> |
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| ([[CornfieldKoator]])<ref group="lower-alpha" name="VGCard"/> | | ([[CornfieldKoator]])<ref group="lower-alpha" name="VGCard"/> | ||
| [[Cornfield Coatl]] | | [[Cornfield Coatl]] | ||
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====Fusion Monsters==== | ====Fusion Monsters==== | ||
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! Fusion Monster | ! Fusion Monster | ||
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! [[Type]] | ! [[Type]] | ||
| + | ! Fusion Materials | ||
| + | ! colspan="4" | Visual components | ||
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| [[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]] | | [[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]] | ||
| + | | [[Beast]] | ||
| "[[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]" + "[[Berfomet]]" | | "[[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]" + "[[Berfomet]]" | ||
| − | | [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts | + | | colspan="2" | [[Berfomet]]</br><small>([[Fiend]])</small> |
| − | | | + | | colspan="2" | [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]</br><small>([[Beast]])</small> |
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! Post-DUNE Fusion Monster<ref group="lower-alpha" name="NameChange">All post-DUNE [[Fusion Monster]]s have an effect that changes their name to become "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]".</ref> | ||
| + | ! [[Type]] | ||
| + | ! Fusion Materials | ||
| + | ! colspan="4" | Visual components | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts]] | | [[Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts]] | ||
| − | | | + | | [[Beast]] |
| − | | [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Claws|Gazelle | + | | 1 Beast monster + 1 Fiend monster |
| + | | rowspan="3" | [[Big-Winged Berfomet|Big-Winged<br/>Berfomet]]</br><small>([[Fiend]])</small> | ||
| + | | style="background-color: #EAECF0" | - | ||
| + | | rowspan="2" | [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Claws|Gazelle the King<br/>of Mythical Claws]]</br><small>([[Beast]])</small> | ||
| + | | style="background-color: #EAECF0" | - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Chimera the Illusion Beast]] | | [[Chimera the Illusion Beast]] | ||
| + | | [[Illusion]] | ||
| "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" + 1+ Illusion monsters | | "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" + 1+ Illusion monsters | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | [[Cornfield Coatl]]</br><small>([[Illusion]])</small> |
| − | + | | rowspan="2" | [[Mirror Swordknight|Mirror<br/>Swordknight]]</br><small>([[Illusion]])</small> | |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Berfomet the Mythical King of Phantom Beasts]] | | [[Berfomet the Mythical King of Phantom Beasts]] | ||
| + | | [[Fiend]] | ||
| 2 monsters with different Types (Beast, Fiend, or Illusion) | | 2 monsters with different Types (Beast, Fiend, or Illusion) | ||
| − | | | + | | style="background-color: #EAECF0" | - |
| − | | | + | | style="background-color: #EAECF0" | - |
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==Playing style== | ==Playing style== | ||
| − | The Chimera series revolves around using "[[Chimera Fusion]]" to [[Fusion Summon]] "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]" | + | The Chimera series revolves around using "[[Chimera Fusion]]" to [[Fusion Summon]] Fusion Monsters that change their name to "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]", in the process building up the GY with activated-from-GY [[negate|negation]] effects and resource recovery. |
| − | The Illusion- | + | The Illusion-Type "[[Mirror Swordknight]]" and "[[Cornfield Coatl]]" are the Deck's starters and providers of GY negation effects: |
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
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! Monster | ! Monster | ||
! Searching effect for "Chimera Fusion"-related monster | ! Searching effect for "Chimera Fusion"-related monster | ||
| − | ! GY Negate when controlling "Chimera | + | ! GY Negate when controlling "Chimera" |
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| [[Mirror Swordknight|Swordknight]] | | [[Mirror Swordknight|Swordknight]] | ||
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==Recommended cards== | ==Recommended cards== | ||
{{Decklist|Recommended cards | {{Decklist|Recommended cards | ||
| − | | effect monsters | + | | normal monsters = |
| + | * [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]] | ||
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| + | |effect monsters = | ||
* [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Claws]] | * [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Claws]] | ||
* [[Big-Winged Berfomet]] | * [[Big-Winged Berfomet]] | ||
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* [[Cornfield Coatl]] | * [[Cornfield Coatl]] | ||
* [[Mirror Swordknight]] | * [[Mirror Swordknight]] | ||
| + | * [[Diabellze the Original Sinkeeper]] | ||
| + | * [[Emissary from the House of Wax]] | ||
| + | * [[Master Tao the Chanter]] | ||
| + | * [[Millenniumoon Maiden]] | ||
| + | * [[Mokomoko]] | ||
* [[Nightmare Magician]] | * [[Nightmare Magician]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Nightmare Apprentice]] |
| + | * [[Talons of Shurilane]] | ||
| + | * [[UFOLight]] | ||
* [[Edge Imp Chain]] | * [[Edge Imp Chain]] | ||
* [[Evil HERO Adusted Gold]] | * [[Evil HERO Adusted Gold]] | ||
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* [[Springans Kitt]] (''with "Branded Fusion"'') | * [[Springans Kitt]] (''with "Branded Fusion"'') | ||
| − | + | |fusion monsters = | |
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| − | | fusion monsters = | ||
* [[Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts]] | * [[Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts]] | ||
* [[Chimera the Illusion Beast]] | * [[Chimera the Illusion Beast]] | ||
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* [[Rindbrumm the Striking Dragon]] | * [[Rindbrumm the Striking Dragon]] | ||
| − | | normal spells | + | |synchro monsters = |
| + | * [[Chaos Angel]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | |xyz monsters = | ||
| + | * [[Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal]] | ||
| + | * [[Evolzar Lars]] | ||
| + | * [[Photon Strike Bounzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Heretical Phoboscobos]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | |link monsters = | ||
| + | * [[Top Hat Hare the Silhouette Magician]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | |normal spells = | ||
| + | * [[Beware the White Woods]] | ||
* [[Branded Fusion]] | * [[Branded Fusion]] | ||
| − | * [[Dark Calling]] / [[Dark Fusion]] | + | * [[Dark Calling]]/[[Dark Fusion]] |
| + | * [[Foolish Burial]] | ||
* [[Frightfur Patchwork]] | * [[Frightfur Patchwork]] | ||
* [[Fusion Armament]] | * [[Fusion Armament]] | ||
* [[Polymerization]] | * [[Polymerization]] | ||
| − | | quick-play spells | + | |quick-play spells = |
* [[Chimera Fusion]] | * [[Chimera Fusion]] | ||
* [[Eye of Illusion]] | * [[Eye of Illusion]] | ||
| + | * [[Whispers of the Sinful Spoils]] | ||
| − | | traps | + | |normal traps = |
| + | * [[Mirage Mirror Force]] | ||
| + | * [[Sinful Spoils Subdual]] | ||
| + | * [[Sinful Spoils of Slumber - Morrian]] | ||
| + | * [[Storm Dragon's Return]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | |continuous traps = | ||
| + | * [[Silhouhatte]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| + | ==Trivia== | ||
| + | * "Chimera's" association with the Illusion-Type is based on how Chimera and Gazelle were [[Dream]] aligned in multiple early videogames. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Chimera, spelled Chimaera (キマイラ Kimaira) in the Japanese version,[1][2] is a series of cards consisting of "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast", "Chimera Fusion", and cards that mention, or are mentioned by, either of them.
Its first members are "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" and its two materials: "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" and "Berfomet". They were used by Yami Yugi in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime.
Its second wave of members, which are focused on "Chimera Fusion", retrains of the original members, and the Illusion Type, were introduced in Duelist Nexus.
Contents
Design[edit]
Members[edit]
Main Deck Monsters[edit]
- ↑ All DUNE monsters mention "Chimera Fusion" in their card text, making them eligible targets for card effects specifying "[card] that mentions 'Chimera Fusion'".
- ↑ a b Card used by Yami Yugi in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime.
- ↑ a b Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories constructed card.
- ↑ For the TCG/OCG version printed in Duelist Nexus.
Fusion Monsters[edit]
| Fusion Monster | Type | Fusion Materials | Visual components | |||
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| Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast | Beast | "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" + "Berfomet" | Berfomet (Fiend) |
Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts (Beast) | ||
| Post-DUNE Fusion Monster[a] | Type | Fusion Materials | Visual components | |||
| Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts | Beast | 1 Beast monster + 1 Fiend monster | Big-Winged Berfomet (Fiend) |
- | Gazelle the King of Mythical Claws (Beast) |
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| Chimera the Illusion Beast | Illusion | "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" + 1+ Illusion monsters | Cornfield Coatl (Illusion) |
Mirror Swordknight (Illusion) | ||
| Berfomet the Mythical King of Phantom Beasts | Fiend | 2 monsters with different Types (Beast, Fiend, or Illusion) | - | - | ||
- ↑ All post-DUNE Fusion Monsters have an effect that changes their name to become "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast".
Playing style[edit]
The Chimera series revolves around using "Chimera Fusion" to Fusion Summon Fusion Monsters that change their name to "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast", in the process building up the GY with activated-from-GY negation effects and resource recovery.
The Illusion-Type "Mirror Swordknight" and "Cornfield Coatl" are the Deck's starters and providers of GY negation effects:
| Monster | Searching effect for "Chimera Fusion"-related monster | GY Negate when controlling "Chimera" |
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| Swordknight | Tribute from field, summon from Deck | Negates monster effects. |
| Coatl | Discard from hand, add from Deck | Negates and destroys targeted effects. |
"Gazelle the King of Mythical Claws" and "Big-Winged Berfomet" are the Deck's main Fusion Materials, able to search out each other and/or "Chimera Fusion" when summoned, and float into Illusion monsters upon being used as Fusion Materials:
| Monster | Searching effect on Summon | Fusion floating effect |
|---|---|---|
| Gazelle | Add Level 5 Fiend or "Chimera Fusion" from Deck | Add 1 Illusion monster from Deck |
| Berfomet | Add Level 4 Beast and/or "Chimera Fusion" from Deck Applies Extra Deck Fusion lock |
Revive 1 Illusion monster from GY |
Taken together, these four monsters and "Chimera Fusion" form a closed resource loop: "Coatl" can search "Swordknight", "Swordknight" can summon "Berfomet", "Berfomet" can search "Gazelle" and "Chimera Fusion", and fusing "Berfomet" with "Gazelle" can revive + search "Coatl" and "Swordknight".
Completing the above resource loop also puts out a "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast"-named Fusion boss monster (usually the Level 6 "Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts" or "Berfomet the Mythical King of Phantom Beasts"), sets up the GY with "Coatl" and "Swordknight" for their negation effects, and sets up the GY recovery effect of "Chimera Fusion". From here, the player can return the "Chimera Fusion" and re-use it to Fusion Summon "Chimera the Illusion Beast", which takes a "Flying Mythical Beast"-named monster as material.
The Chimera boss monsters each have different effects:
- "Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts" forces the opponent to discard 1, and can revive a Beast, Fiend, or Illusion monster once it's in the GY.
- "Berfomet the Mythical King of Phantom Beasts" has a send-to-GY searching effect, and can revive a banished Beast, Fiend, or Illusion monster once it's in the GY.
- "Chimera the Illusion Beast" can deal large amounts of battle damage against enemy Attack Position monsters, by turning their ATK to 0 and attack into them multiple times, without destroying them.
Externally, the series' core combos can be retooled to create the following boss monsters:
- "Guardian Chimera", which can be Fusion Summoned with "Chimera Fusion" in the opponent's turn for disruption, and triggering floating effects in the opponent's turn
- "Magnum the Reliever", which can be Summoned with "Chimera Fusion", and provides a destruction and a draw
- "Predaplant Dragostapelia", which provides a negate
The core combos can also be retooled to easily summon other Main Deck Beast, Fiend, or Illusion-type boss monsters (i.e. from the GY with "Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts"), such as "Nightmare Magician".
This series also has synergy with the "Branded" archetype, another Fusion-focused strategy. "Branded Fusion" can be used to Fusion Summon "Rindbrumm the Striking Dragon" by using "Fallen of Albaz" and "Gazelle the King of Mythical Claws" from the Deck. This serves as another form of negation, but most importantly, it triggers the effect of "Gazelle" to add "Cornfield Coatl" to the hand, thus becoming another starter for the Deck. In addition, "Branded Fusion" (or other "Branded" cards) can be searched by "Springans Kitt", which is a Level 4 Beast, thus being searchable by "Big-Winged Berfomet".
Recommended cards[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- "Chimera's" association with the Illusion-Type is based on how Chimera and Gazelle were Dream aligned in multiple early videogames.
References[edit]
- ↑ "【公式】「遊戯王OCGタイムズ」～ 「DUELIST NEXUS」の最新情報をお届け！". Official Yu-Gi-Oh! OFFICIAL CARD GAME Channel (YouTube) (Japanese). April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ↑ "【公式】「遊戯王OCGタイムズ」～ 「DUELIST NEXUS」の最新情報をお届け！ (Screenshot)". Official Yu-Gi-Oh! OFFICIAL CARD GAME Channel (YouTube) (Japanese). April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
