D.D. Designator

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D.D. Designator

Japanese

異（い）次（じ）元（げん）の指（し）名（めい）者（しゃ）

Base

異次元の指名者

Kana

いじげんのしめいしゃ

Rōmaji

Ijigen no Shimeisha

Translated

Different Dimension Designator

Other names	D. D. Designator
Card type	Spell
Property	Normal
Password	33423043
Effect types	Effect
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG)
Declare 1 card name. Look at your opponent's hand, and if they have the declared card in their hand, remove from play that 1 card. If they do not have the declared card in their hand, remove from play 1 random card in your hand.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2007-06-25	IOC-EN039	Invasion of Chaos	Super Rare
2005-10-20	DR2-EN039	Dark Revelation Volume 2	Super Rare

North America

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2004-03-01	IOC-039	Invasion of Chaos	Super Rare

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Archetypes and series

D.D.

Designator

Actions

Declares a card name

Reveals your opponent's hand

Banished categories

Banishes from your hand

Banishes from your opponent's hand

Miscellaneous

Female

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Désignateur D.D.	Déclarez 1 nom de carte. Regardez la main de votre adversaire et, s'il a la carte déclarée dans sa main, retirez du jeu 1 de cette même carte. S'il n'a pas la carte déclarée dans sa main, retirez du jeu 1 carte de votre main au hasard.
German	D.D. Bezeichner	Bestimme 1 Kartennamen. Sieh dir die Hand deines Gegners an und wenn sich die bestimmte Karte auf seiner Hand befindet, wird diese 1 Karte aus dem Spiel entfernt. Wenn er/sie die bestimmte Karte nicht auf seiner/ihrer Hand hält, wird 1 zufällige Karte auf Deiner Hand aus dem Spiel entfernt.
Italian	Designatore D.D.	Dichiara il nome di 1 carta. Guarda la mano del tuo avversario e se ha la carta dichiarata in mano, rimuovi quella carta dal gioco. Se non ha la carta dichiarata in mano, rimuovi dal gioco 1 carta a caso dalla tua mano.
Portuguese	Designador D.D.	Declare o nome de 1 carta. Veja a mão do seu oponente. Se ele possui, pelo menos, 1 carta com o mesmo nome da carta declarada na mão, remova-a do jogo. Se ele não a possui na mão, remova do jogo aleatoriamente 1 carta da sua mão.
Spanish	D.D. Designador	Declara 1 nombre de carta. Mira la mano de tu adversario, y si tiene la carta declarada en su mano, retira esa carta del juego. Si no tiene la carta declarada en su mano, retira 1 carta al azar en tu mano del juego.
Japanese	異（い）次（じ）元（げん）の指（し）名（めい）者（しゃ）	カード名を１つ宣言する。相手の手札を確認し、宣言したカードが相手の手札に存在する場合、そのカード１枚をゲームから除外する。宣言したカードが相手の手札に存在しなかった場合、自分の手札をランダムに１枚ゲームから除外する。
	Ijigen no Shimeisha
	Different Dimension Designator
Korean	이차원의 지명자	카드명을 1개 선언한다. 상대의 패를 확인하여, 그 선언한 카드가 상대의 패에 존재할 경우, 그 카드 1장을 게임에서 제외한다. 선언한 카드가 상대의 패에 존재하지 않았을 경우, 자신의 패를 무작위로 1장 게임에서 제외한다.
Chinese	异次元的指名者魔

Sets in other languages

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2005-10-20	DR2-FR039	Dark Revelation Volume 2	Sombre Révélation Volume 2	Super Rare
2007-06-12	IOC-FR039	Invasion of Chaos	L'Invasion des Ténèbres	Super Rare

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2005-10-01	DR2-DE039	Dark Revelation Volume 2	Dark Revelation Volume 2	Super Rare
2007-06-09	IOC-DE039	Invasion of Chaos	Invasion of Chaos	Super Rare

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2005-10-20	DR2-IT039	Dark Revelation Volume 2	Rivelazione Oscura Volume 2	Super Rare
2007-06-12	IOC-IT039	Invasion of Chaos	Invasione del Chaos	Super Rare

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2005-10-20	DR2-SP039	Dark Revelation Volume 2	Revelación Oscura Volumen 2	Super Rare
2007-06-09	IOC-SP039	Invasion of Chaos	Invasión del Caos	Super Rare

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2003-04-24	306-039	Controller of Chaos	混（こん）沌（とん）を制（せい）す者（もの）	Super Rare
2005-03-17	EE2-JP039	Expert Edition Volume.2	ＥＸＰＥＲＴ（エキスパート） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ（ボリューム） ２	Super Rare

Asian-English

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2004-07-15	IOC-AE039	Invasion of Chaos	Super Rare

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2005-06-28	IOC-KR039	Invasion of Chaos	혼돈의 지배	Super Rare
2006-11-17	HGP2-KR039	Expert Edition Volume.2	하이그레이드팩２	Super Rare

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
D.D. Designator (anime)	Anime	2004-09-01
D.D. Designator (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19

Video games

Video game	Date	#	Name	Cost	Status
Nightmare Troubadour	2005-07-21	–		–	Present

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Visitor from Beyond