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* [[V Jump Edition Pendulum Victory Pack]]
* [[V Jump September 2014 promotional card]]
* [[Weekly Shōnen Jump 2014, Issue 36 promotional card]]
===Appearance===
The regular "D/D" monsters seem to be based on different figures and monsters from Western mythology, while the "D/D Savant" monsters are references to great natural scientists from Western history. In contrast, the "[[D/D/D]]" sub-archetype features a distinct design style from the rest of the archetype, with many of its members modeled after famous conquerors from world history.
Taken together with its [[Dark Contract|subordinate]] and sub-archetypes, the "D/D" archetype features a mild "business" sub-theme (probably to fit the profession of [[Declan Akaba|their owner]] in the anime), with many support cards referencing elements of modern big business. For example, the "Dark Contract" cards resemble business contracts, and the names of "[[D/D/D Human Resources]]" and "[[Contract Laundering]]" reference the company practices of [[wikipedia:human resources|human resources]] and [[wikipedia:money laundering|money laundering]], respectively.
Additionally, some of the archetype's boss monsters such as "[[D/D/D Doom King Armageddon]]" feature a pun in its Japanese name, such as "''Great Des (Death) King''" being scripted as "''Shiiō''", a homophone for "[[wikipedia:Chief executive officer|CEO]]". A similar pun can be found in the Japanese name of "[[D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok]]" and "[[D/D/D Wave Oblivion King Caesar Ragnarok]]", "''Oblivion King''", which is scripted as "''Kaichiō''", a homophone for "[[wikipedia:Chairman|Chairman]]".
In the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V (manga)|ARC-V manga]], the "D/D" monsters appear to be demons with a mechanical, scientific theme (distinct in design to the "D/D Savant" monsters) and have equipment like scales or microscopes instead of faces.
===Etymology===
According to [[Sora Perse]], "D/D" is short for "Different Dimension" (ディファレント・ディメンション ''Difarento Dimenshon''), the same as the [[D.D.]] series.<!--Please do not add comparisons with "D.D."; You would be comparing an English name ("D.D.") with a Japanese name ("DD"). Also, "D.D." is ''not'' an archetype.--><ref name="ep12">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|12|ref}}</ref>
==Members==
"D/D" monsters tend to vary based on the medium in which they were introduced. Two of the "D/D" subseries, "D/D Savant" and "D/D Surveyor", have distinct origins from the other "D/D" monsters introduced in the same medium.
* [[Muckraker From the Underworld]]
* [[Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Chaos]]
|normal spells = * [[Allure of Darkness]]* [[One for One]]* [[Piri Reis Map]]* [[Dark Spirit's Mastery]]* [[Foolish Burial]]|field spells =* [[Dark Contract with Patent License]]* [[Nightmare Throne]]|continuous spells =
* [[Dark Contract with the Gate]]
* [[Dark Contract with the Swamp King]]
* [[Dark Contract with the Yamimakai]]
* [[Contract Laundering]]
* [[D/D Recruits]]
* [[D/D/D Contract Change]]
* [[D/D/D Headhunt]]
* [[Fiend Griefing]]
* [[Archfiend's Ghastly Glitch]]
* [[Dark Sacrifice]]
* [[Rainbow Life]]
|counter traps =
* [[Dark World Punishment]]
|continuous traps =
* [[Dark Contract with Errors]]
* [[Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness]]
* [[Dark Contract with the Witch]]
* [[D/D Reroll]]
* [[Rivalry of Warlords]]
* [[Sinister Yorishiro]]
