Code Talker (archetype)

Code Talker
The main six "Code Talker" monsters
Japanese	コード・トーカー Kōdo Tōkā (romanized)
French	Codeur Bavard
German	Kodier-Sprecher
Italian	Codificatore Trasmittente Transmitter coder (translated)
Korean	코드 토커 Kodeu Tokeo (romanized)
Portuguese	Codificar Transmissor
Spanish	Codificador Hablador
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"Code Talker" (コード・トーカー Kōdo Tōkā) is an archetype of Cyberse Link Monsters used by Yusaku Fujiki in the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS anime. With the exception of "Code Talker" and "Code Talker Invert", all members of this archetype are Link-3 monsters with 2300 ATK.

Etymology

The archetype's name is taken from code talkers. These individuals, who were typically Native Americans, were used by the United States during wars in the 20th Century as a means of encrypting and decrypting communications by using obscure languages that were not widespread and were difficult to translate.

Members

Name	Origin
Code Talker (Invert)	Code
Decode Talker (Extend)	Decoding
Encode Talker	Encode
Excode Talker	Xcode
Powercode Talker	PowerPoint
Shootingcode Talker	Troubleshooting
Transcode Talker	Transcoding

Playing style

Each member of this archetype appears to have Link Arrows that aids their abilities, regardless of being in the Extra or Main Monster Zone, and that is compatible for co-linked related effects. Through Link Arrows, they share "power-up" effects that apply to either themselves or ally monsters. With the help of "Recoded Alive", you can switch your "Code Talker" monster depending on the situation.

Monster	Link Arrows	Effect
		Boosting	Unique
Code Talker		Gains 500 ATK for each monster it points to.	Cannot be destroyed by battle or the opponent's card effects while it points to a monster.
Code Talker Invert		N/A	When Link Summoned, the controller can Special Summon 1 Cyberse monster from their hand to their zone it points to.
Decode Talker		Gains 500 ATK for each monster it points to.	The controller can Tribute a monster it points to as a cost to negate the activation of an opponent's card or effect that targets a monster they control, and destroy the card.
Decode Talker Extend			During your Battle Phase, if a monster this card points to is destroyed by battle or sent to the GY, it can make a second attack during each Battle Phase this turn.
Encode Talker		If its unique effect was used, it or 1 monster it points to gains ATK equal to the current ATK of the opponent's battling monster until the end of the turn.	Prevents the destruction of a monster it points to by battle and prevents battle damage to the controller.
Excode Talker		Monsters it points to gain 500 ATK and cannot be destroyed by card effects.	When Link Summoned, the controller can choose unused Main Monster Zones equal to the number of monsters in the Extra Monster Zones and prevent those zones from being used.
Powercode Talker		When battling an opponent's monster, it Tributes a monster it points to in order to make its ATK become double its original ATK during that damage calculation only.	The controller can target 1 monster on the field and negate its effects until the end of the turn.
Shootingcode Talker		If the opponent controls exactly 1 monster during the turn its unique effect was activated, it loses 400 ATK during damage calculation.	Can attack the opponent's monsters a number of times equal to the number of monsters it points to +1. At the end of the Battle Phase during the turn the previous effect was activated, the controller draws cards equal to the number of monsters it destroyed by battle this turn.
Transcode Talker		Both it and the monster(s) it is co-linked with gain 500 ATK, and cannot be targeted by an opponent’s card effect.	The controller can Special Summon 1 Link-3 or lower Cyberse Link Monster in their GY, except "Transcode Talker", and Special Summon it to their zone it points to.

Recommended cards

Recommended cards

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Weakness

Since they are Link Monsters and their minimum effective abilities require correct placement of the cards on the field, they could be wasteful if Summoned at incorrect timing, so be thoughtful. For example: If your "Decode Talker" does not have at least an opponent's monster to point to; you control only a 2300 ATK non-effective monster, nothing from which to power-up nor to tribute for protection; while "Encode" is completely focused on ally monsters

Trivia

• This is the first archetype/series composed entirely of Cyberse monsters, as well as the first one made purely of Link Monsters.

• The attack names of all "code Talkers" in the Japanese version contain a conclusive word in addition to the "code" portion of their names (with the exception of "Powercode Talker" and "Shootingcode Talker", who simply have the portion before the "code" part of their names), while the dub uses alliterations; "Decode End"/"Decode Destruction", "Final Encode", "Excode Close"/"Closing Chaos", "Power Termination Smash", "Transcode Finish", and "Shooting Complete".