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| image name          = FallenAngels-JP-Manga-GX.JPG
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| image       = Mat-OrdealTraveler-Darklord.png
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| caption     = "[[Darklord Morningstar]]" and "[[Darklord Rebellion]]"
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| image caption       = Midori Hibiki alongside "Darklord Edeh Arae", "Darklord Superbia" and "Darklord Asmodeus".
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| ja_name      = {{Ruby|堕|だ}}{{Ruby|天|てん}}{{Ruby|使|し}}
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| romaji      = Datenshi
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| trans        = Fallen Angel
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| kanji                = {{Ruby|堕|だ}}{{Ruby|天|てん}}{{Ruby|使|し}}
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| fr_name      = Ange Déchu
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| japanese            = 堕天使
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| de_name      = Finsterlord
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| furigana            = だてんし
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| it_name      = Signore Oscuro
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| romanji              = Datenshi
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| ko_name      = 타락천사
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| japanese translated  = Fallen Angel
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| ko_romanized = Tarakcheonsa
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| ko_trans    = Fallen Angel
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"'''Darklord'''", known as "'''Fallen Angel'''" ({{Ruby|堕|だ}}{{Ruby|天|てん}}{{Ruby|使|し}} ''Datenshi'') in the Japanese version, is an [[archetype]] comprised primarily of [[DARK]] [[Fairy]] [[Effect Monster|Effect]] [[Monster Card|monsters]]. They are used by [[Midori Hibiki]] in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga|''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' manga]], and by [[Anna Des]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures]]''.
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Though members of the archetype have existed since 2001, the archetype had no support until the release of ''[[Booster SP: Destiny Soldiers]]'' in the ''OCG'' and ''[[Destiny Soldiers]]'' in the ''TCG'', both in 2016.
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== History ==
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In the ''OCG'', many of the early members of this [[archetype]] were released as ''[[V Jump promotional cards]]''.
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In the ''TCG'', the archetype's first two members, "[[Darklord Marie]]" and "[[Darklord Nurse Reficule]]", were both formerly known as "'''Marie the Fallen One'''" and "'''Nurse Reficule the Fallen One'''" respectively, suggesting that "'''Fallen One'''" was planned to be this archetype's original name in the ''TCG''. However, since the release of "[[Darklord Zerato]]" in the ''TCG'' version of ''[[Phantom Darkness]]''; all subsequent cards of the archetype introduced in all English media prior to ''Destiny Soldiers'' had "Darklord" in their names. "Marie the Fallen One" and "Nurse Reficule the Fallen One" were renamed to their current names upon their reprints in ''Destiny Soldiers'', to clearly mark their status as "Darklord" cards.
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== Lore ==
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{{Main|The Valuable Book EX card storylines#No. 08: Condemned Witch}}
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== Members ==
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Nearly all members of this archetype (except for three; see below) are based on figures or concepts from Judeo-Christian and Abrahamic theology, and are the contrasting DARK and Fairy types to represent their status as fallen angels.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Darklord !! Origin
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|-
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| [[Darklord Amdusc|Amdusc]] || [[wikipedia:Amdusias|Amdusias]]
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|-
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| [[Darklord Asmodeus|Asmodeus]] || [[wikipedia:Asmodeus|Asmodeus]]
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|-
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| [[Darklord Desire|Desire]] || [[wikipedia:Mammon|Mammon]]
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|-
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| [[Darklord Edeh Arae|Edeh Arae]] || [[wikipedia:Arae|Arae]]
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|-
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| rowspan=2 |  [[Darklord Ixchel|Ixchel]]
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| [[wikipedia:Ixchel|Ixchel]]
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|-
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| [[wikipedia:Ixtab|Ixtab]]
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|-
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| [[The First Darklord|The First]]
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| rowspan=3 | [[wikipedia:Lucifer|Lucifer]]
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|-
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| [[Darklord Morningstar|Morningstar]]
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|-
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| [[Darklord Nurse Reficule|Reficule]]
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| [[Darklord Marie|Marie]] || [[wikipedia:Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]]
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| [[Darklord Nasten|Nasten]] || [[wikipedia:Mastema|Mastema]]
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| [[Darklord Nergal|Nergal]] || [[wikipedia:Nergal|Nergal]]
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| [[Darklord Superbia|Superbia]] || [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins#Pride|Superbia ("pride" in Latin)]]
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| [[Darklord Tezcatlipoca|Tezcatlipoca]] || [[wikipedia:Tezcatlipoca|Tezcatlipoca]]
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| [[Darklord Ukoback|Ukoback]] || [[wikipedia:Ukobach|Ukobach]]
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|}
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Three particular Darklord monsters are not based on theological figures, but instead based on characters featured in the artworks of various "[[Forbidden (archetype)|Forbidden]]" and "[[Solemn]]" cards.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Darklord !! Character Origin !! Name Origin
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| [[Capricious Darklord|Capricious]] || Right figure in "[[Solemn Scolding]]" || [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins#Gluttony|Gluttony]]
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| [[Indulged Darklord|Indulged]] || Left figure in "[[Solemn Scolding]]" || [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins#Lust|Lust]]
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| [[Condemned Darklord|Condemned]] || [[Condemned Maiden]]/[[Condemned Witch]] || N/A
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|}
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==Playing style==
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A "Darklord" Deck focuses on [[send]]ing its cards to the Graveyard and then reviving their monsters from there, especially "[[Darklord Superbia]]", who then in turn can also revive another Fairy monster.
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With the exception of "[[Darklord Morningstar]]", all of the Level 6 and higher Main Deck "Darklord" monsters from ''[[Destiny Soldiers]]'' and onwards share the following [[condition]]s and effect:
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#"''You can only Special Summon "CARD NAME(s)" once per turn.''"
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#"''(Quick Effect): You can pay 1000 [[LP]], then target 1 "Darklord" [[Spell Card|Spell]]/[[Trap Card|Trap]] in your GY; this effect becomes that target's effect when that card is activated, then shuffle that target into the [[Deck]]. You can only use this/each effect of "CARD NAME" once per turn.''"
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These monsters have their own unique effects:
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Darklord !! Effect
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| [[Darklord Amdusc|Amdusc]] || Can discard itself and one other "Darklord" card to add 1 targeted "Darklord" card in the GY to the hand
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| [[Darklord Ixchel|Ixchel]] || Can discard itself and one other "Darklord" card to draw 2 cards.
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| [[Darklord Nasten|Nasten]] || Can discard two other "Darklord" cards to Special Summon itself from the hand.
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| [[Darklord Nergal|Nergal]] || Makes all Fairy monsters deal inflict piercing battle damage.
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| [[Darklord Tezcatlipoca|Tezcatlipoca]] || Can discard itself to protect a "Darklord" monster(s) from being destroyed by battle or card effects.
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Sending "Darklord" cards to the Graveyard can be done with monster effects such as those of "Amdusc, "Ixchel", "Nasten" which send from the hand. Meanwhile, "[[Darklord Ukoback]]" and "[[Darklord Asmodeus]]" can send "Darklord" cards or Fairy monsters (respectively). Bringing back "Darklord" monsters requires a more permanent solution rather than relying on one-time use cards such as "[[Monster Reborn]]", "[[Call of the Haunted]]" or "[[Ribbon of Rebirth]]" but within the archetype, "[[Darklord Contact]]", "[[Darklord Descent]]" and "[[The First Darklord]]" are viable choices. Although Special Summoning from the Graveyard is a major theme of "Darklord", a swarm play-style is unsuitable, due to many of the archetype's newer Main Deck members being limited by this shared condition. This, as well as the variety of [[Level]]s "Darklord" monsters have, makes it difficult to [[Xyz Summon]] with this archetype (except for Rank 8, as "Superbia" and "Zerato" do not have these Summoning restrictions).
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The "Darklord" Spell/Traps are as follows:
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! Name!! Effect and notes
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| [[Banishment of the Darklords]] || A Spell that adds 1 "Darklord" card from the Deck to the hand, except itself. It is the archetype's main searcher.
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| [[Darklord Contact]] || A Spell that Special Summons 1 "Darklord" monster from the GY in Defense position. Note that due to the effect of "Superbia" being a "when" optional effect, Special Summoning "Superbia" via a "Darkord" monster copying this card's effect does not allow "Superbia" to activate its effect.
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| [[Darklord Descent]] || A Trap that Speical Summons up to 2 "Darklord" monsters from the GY, which have the same Level as 1 face-up monster the opponent controls.
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| [[Darklord Enchantment]] || A Trap that takes control of 1 of the opponent's monsters until the end of this turn.
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| [[Darklord Rebellion]] || A Trap that dstroys one card on the field.
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| [[Darklord Uprising]] || A Trap that Fusion Summons 1 DARK Fusion Monster using materials in the hand or field. It serves as the archetype's main method of Fusion Summoning their sole Fusion Monster "[[The First Darklord]]"
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| [[The Sanctified Darklord]] || A Trap that negate the effects of one monster on the field and gain LP equal to its ATK.
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The shared Quick Effect of the "Darklord" monsters allows even a single copy of a "Darklord" Spell/Trap to be potentially "used" twice even on the same turn (despite their [[only once per turn]] card activation limitations) or during the opponent's turn whilst recycling them into the Deck. The applications of this effect include an additional search with "Banishment of the Darklords", an additional revival with "Darklord Contact" or "Darklord Descent" and using the other Trap effects to disrupt the opponent's plays which can be done more quickly and easily with the "Darklord" monsters' Quick Effects rather than activating the Trap Cards normally (which all of them except "Darklord Descent" share the card activation cost of sending a "Darklord" monster from the user's hand or field, causing the player to lose hand/field advantage while "Darklord Descent" requires half of the player's LP to be activated). This gives the "Darklord" Traps better utility of being used as discard costs for the effects of other cards or being sent from the Deck with "Ukoback". "Condemned Darklord", "Darklord Morningstar", "[[Darklord Uprising]]" (through activating the card itself) and "[[The Sanctified Darklord]]" all have effects which can increase LP to off-set the LP costs of using the effects of "Darklord" cards.
  
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'''Darklords''', known as '''Fallen Angels''' in Japan, are a series of [[DARK]] [[Fairy]]-[[Type]] [[Monster Cards|monsters]] used by [[Midori Hibiki]] in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga|''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' manga]]. "[[Nurse Reficule the Fallen One]]" is also a "Darklord" monster, due to her Japanese name containing "Fallen Angel", but is not used by Midori. Much of their effects are focused on sending Darklords to the Graveyard and then summoning them. Much of this [[Archetype]] have been released as [[V-Jump Magazine Promotional Cards]]. No one really runs a Darklord deck due to the fact that the only english versions of the cards sell for around $400 to over $1000, however the korean versions of the darklords are available for a fraction of the price. 3 copies of korean darklord edeh arae alone can sell for as low as $3 with $0.95  for shipping.  
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In addition to Special Summoning from the Graveyard, "Darklord" has also historically featured [[Tribute Summon]]ing their high-Level monsters more easily. "Darklord Zerato" and "Darklord Desire" can each be Tribute Summoned with just 1 Tribute (under the appropriate condition in the case of "Zerato"). The Tribute Summon strategy is a supported by a few "Darklord" cards that works with every Fairy monster; namely "Condemned Darklord" who enables the Tribute Summon of a Fairy monster that requires 2 Tributes by banishing any 2 monsters from the Graveyard, while "[[Capricious Darklord]]" allows the user to Tribute Summon a Fairy monster at any time during the Main Phase as a Quick Effect. They facilitate an easier access to Tribute Summon "Darklord Morningstar", which has an on-Tribute Summon effect to potentially Special Summon a large horde of "Darklord" monsters from the Deck, then potentially mill several "Darklord" cards for LP recursion, for "Darklord" monsters to copy their effects or revive said monsters.
  
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==Play Style==
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This deck, due to the large accumulation of DARK monsters, can also run DARK monster Deck support cards such as "[[Dark Illusion]]", "[[Allure of Darkness]]", "[[Armageddon Knight]]" or "[[Dark Grepher]]". Due to the Deck being able to regulate the number of "Darklord" monsters in the Graveyard (or rather, DARK/Fairy monsters in general), "[[Archlord Kristya]]" and "[[Dark Armed Dragon]]" can also be used. "[[Angel O1]]" can help support the archetype's Tribute Summon playstyle or provide a free [[Link Material]] on the field for "Condemned Darklord". Additionally, "[[Trade-In]]" can be used due to a number of Level 8 monsters present in the deck. The addition of "[[Shadow's Light]]" and "[[Duality]]" can lead into a few useful choices to Summon; for Level 8 ("Superbia", "Zerato", "Nergal" and "Asmodeus") there are "Archlord Kristya" and "[[Invoked Augoeides]]", and for Level 4 ("Indulged" and "Capricious") there is "[[Herald of the Arc Light]]". Summoning "Archlord Kristya", by the mixture of the aformentioned cards in a typical "Darklord" deck, usually serves as the Deck's main "win condition". Even though the user is locked under "Kristya's'" effect, the user can simply negate its effect or destroy it with "The Sanctified Darklord" or "Darklord Uprising" respectively if they want to Special Summon freely, or just continually Tribute Summon their high-level Fairy monsters "for free" with "Condemned Darklord".
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The Darklords have a few things in common: in addition to being DARK Fairies, they all have high levels (ranging from 5 to 10) and all of them have high ATK to match. Also, some of them, such as "[[Darklord Superbia]]", can swarm the field. In order to play these cards valhalla is recommended, however Coat of justice is more efficient due to the fact that ones field needs to be clear in order to use valhalla and coat of justice only requires a level 1 fairy to be on the field in order to special summon any fairy from ones hand, recommended level 1 fairies are Freya, spirit of victory and even d.d. sprite. Freya can boost the attack of all of ones fairies by 400 atk and def, and d.d. sprite can reset a monster on your side of the field, so if you used d.d. sprite to reset darklord zerato after you activated his built in raigeki effect he would return unharmed. The second way of summoning the darklords is with Mausoleum of the Emperor, however due to its high cost of Mausoleums effect it is recommended that one run three copies of draining shield to gain life points and negate attacks as a bonus. However, if you are using Royal Decree it is recommended to run three Cestus of Daglas instead, unless you include two or three copies of Splendid Venus so as to not have your traps affected by royal decree.
 
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No matter what it is highly advised to run two to three copies of Celestial Transformation, and Inferno Reckless Summon due to the fact that one can summon and swarm the field with high level fairies this way. One example would be if one choose Athena, special summon it with Celestial then target it with inferno reckless summon you now have three Athenas on the field and if the other two monster card zones are occupied with fairies one can activate Athenas sacrifice and revive and burn ability. Just by bringing back one fairy all three Athenas burn ability activate, and inflict 1800 damage, 1800 times 3 equals 5400 damage before one even attacks. One can perform Athena and Darklord Zerato OTK's this way.
 
  
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==Recommended Cards==
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While "Darklord" card effects make them suitable for supporting Fairy monsters in general, they can pair well with "[[Branded]]-[[Despia]]" since almost all Main Deck "Despia" monsters are DARK Fairy monsters, making them elligible Fusion Materials for "The First Darklord"; furthermore, "The First Darklord" can be more easily Fusion Summoned with the effects of various "Branded" Spells and Traps (ie. "[[Despia, Theater of the Branded]]", "[[Branded in Red]]" and "[[Branded Banishment]]") which are searchable with "[[Aluber the Jester of Despia]]" rather than relying on just "Darklord Uprising". In addition to searching out "Despia" monsters, "[[Branded Opening]]" can also help protect "The First Darklord" from being destroyed by a card effect, making it much harder for the opponent to remove on top of its 4000 ATK/DEF and its effect of providing protection from the opponent's targeting card effects. In return, the "Darklord" monsters are also elligible Fusion Materials for the "Despia" Fusion Monsters, their related support and the Fusion Monsters that mention "[[Fallen of Albaz]]" as material. Given that most of those Fusion Monsters are DARK, they can also be Fusion Summoned with "Darklord Uprising".
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===Monsters===
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===Recommended cards===
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{{Decklist|Recommended cards
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|effect monsters =
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* [[Capricious Darklord]]
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* [[Darklord Amdusc]]
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* [[Darklord Asmodeus]]
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* [[Darklord Desire]]
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* [[Darklord Ixchel]]
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* [[Darklord Morningstar]]
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* [[Darklord Nasten]]
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* [[Darklord Nergal]]
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* [[Darklord Superbia]]
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* [[Darklord Tezcatlipoca]]
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* [[Darklord Ukoback]]
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* [[Darklord Zerato]]
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* [[Indulged Darklord]]
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* [[Ad Libitum of Despia]]
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* [[Aluber the Jester of Despia]]
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* [[Despian Comedy]]
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* [[Despian Tragedy]]
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* [[Dramaturge of Despia]]
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* [[Fallen of Albaz]]
 
* [[Archlord Kristya]]
 
* [[Archlord Kristya]]
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* [[Armageddon Knight]]
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* [[Angel O1]]
 
* [[Athena]]
 
* [[Athena]]
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* [[Chaos Sorcerer]]
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* [[Condemned Witch]]
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* [[The Dark Creator]]
 
* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]
 
* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]
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* [[Dark Grepher]]
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* [[Dark Grepher]]/[[Armageddon Knight]]
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* [[Darklord Asmodeus]]
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* [[Dark Honest]]
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* [[Darklord Edeh Arae]]
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* [[Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord]]
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* [[Darklord Superbia]]
 
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* [[Darklord Zerato]]
 
 
* [[Hecatrice]]
 
* [[Hecatrice]]
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* [[Light and Darkness Dragon]]
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|tuner monsters =
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* [[The Creator]]/[[The Dark Creator]]
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* [[Herald of Orange Light]]
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* [[Dark Valkyria]]
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|fusion monsters =
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* [[The First Darklord]]
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===Extra Deck===
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* [[Despian Proskenion]]
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* [[Dark End Dragon]]
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* [[Despian Quaeritis]]
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* [[Masquerade the Blazing Dragon]]
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===Spells===
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* [[Albion the Branded Dragon]]
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* [[Brigrand the Glory Dragon]]
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* [[Lubellion the Searing Dragon]]
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* [[Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon]]
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* [[Titaniklad the Ash Dragon]]
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* [[Predaplant Dragostapelia]]
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* [[Starving Venom Fusion Dragon]]
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* [[Flowering Etoile the Melodious Magnificat]] (''with "Duality" or "Shadow's Light"'')
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* [[Invoked Augoeides]] (''with "Duality" or "Shadow's Light"'')
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|synchro monsters =
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* [[Herald of the Arc Light]] (''with "Duality" or "Shadow's Light"'')
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* [[Masterflare Hyperion]] (''with "Duality" or "Shadow's Light"'')
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|xyz monsters =
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* [[Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand]]
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* [[Number 22: Zombiestein]]
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* [[Number 23: Lancelot, Dark Knight of the Underworld]]
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* [[Number 35: Ravenous Tarantula]]
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* [[Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy]]
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* [[Number 77: The Seven Sins]]
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* [[Number 81: Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Super Dora]]
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* [[Number 84: Pain Gainer]]
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* [[Number 97: Draglubion]]
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* [[Number 100: Numeron Dragon]]
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|link monsters =
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* [[Condemned Darklord]]
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* [[Celestial Knightlord Parshath]]
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* [[Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy]]
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* [[Wee Witch's Apprentice]]
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* [[Herald of Mirage Lights]]
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|normal spells =
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* [[Banishment of the Darklords]]
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* [[Darklord Contact]]
 
* [[Allure of Darkness]]
 
* [[Allure of Darkness]]
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* [[Card of Safe Return]] ([[Traditional Format]] only)
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* [[Branded Fusion]]
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* [[Fires of Doomsday]]
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* [[Creeping Darkness]]
 
* [[Foolish Burial]]
 
* [[Foolish Burial]]
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* [[Mausoleum of the Emperor]]
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* [[Foolish Burial Goods]]
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* [[Greater Polymerization]]
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* [[Reasoning]]
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* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
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* [[Shadow's Light]]
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* [[Spell Card: "Soul Exchange"]]
 
* [[Trade-In]]
 
* [[Trade-In]]
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* [[Toy Parade]]
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|equip spells =
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* [[Kahyoreigetsu]]
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|field spells =
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* [[Despia, Theater of the Branded]]
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|continuous spells =
 
* [[Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen]]
 
* [[Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen]]
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* [[Coat of Justice]]
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* [[Ebon Sun]]
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* [[Cestus of Dagla]]
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* [[Branded in Red]]
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* [[Branded Opening]]
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* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]
 
* [[Celestial Transformation]]
 
* [[Celestial Transformation]]
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* [[Inferno Reckless Summon]]
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* [[Duality]]
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* [[The Monarchs Stormforth]]
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===Traps===
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|normal traps =
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* [[Darklord Descent]]
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"[[Marie the Fallen One]]" - Although she has 「堕天使」 in her Japanese Name, she isn't considered a Darklord monster because of her [[Type]] which is [[Fiend]]. However, should the name become the focus of the Archetype, then her Type will not matter at all.
 
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Latest revision as of 09:54, 9 April 2024

Darklord
"Darklord Morningstar" and "Darklord Rebellion"
"Darklord Morningstar" and "Darklord Rebellion"
Japanese
  • 堕（だ）天（てん）使（し）
  • 堕天使 (base)
  • だてんし (ruby)
  • Datenshi (romanized)
  • Fallen Angel (translated)
French
  • Ange Déchu
German
  • Finsterlord
Italian
  • Signore Oscuro
Korean
  • 타락천사
  • Tarakcheonsa (romanized)
  • Fallen Angel (translated)
Portuguese
  • Senhor(a) Obscuro(a)
Spanish
  • Señoroscuro/a
Sets
TCG
OCG
Korean
Anime appearances
Manga appearances
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"Darklord", known as "Fallen Angel" (堕（だ）天（てん）使（し） Datenshi) in the Japanese version, is an archetype comprised primarily of DARK Fairy Effect monsters. They are used by Midori Hibiki in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga, and by Anna Des in Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures.

Though members of the archetype have existed since 2001, the archetype had no support until the release of Booster SP: Destiny Soldiers in the OCG and Destiny Soldiers in the TCG, both in 2016.

History[edit]

In the OCG, many of the early members of this archetype were released as V Jump promotional cards.

In the TCG, the archetype's first two members, "Darklord Marie" and "Darklord Nurse Reficule", were both formerly known as "Marie the Fallen One" and "Nurse Reficule the Fallen One" respectively, suggesting that "Fallen One" was planned to be this archetype's original name in the TCG. However, since the release of "Darklord Zerato" in the TCG version of Phantom Darkness; all subsequent cards of the archetype introduced in all English media prior to Destiny Soldiers had "Darklord" in their names. "Marie the Fallen One" and "Nurse Reficule the Fallen One" were renamed to their current names upon their reprints in Destiny Soldiers, to clearly mark their status as "Darklord" cards.

Lore[edit]

Main article: The Valuable Book EX card storylines § No. 08: Condemned Witch

Members[edit]

Nearly all members of this archetype (except for three; see below) are based on figures or concepts from Judeo-Christian and Abrahamic theology, and are the contrasting DARK and Fairy types to represent their status as fallen angels.

Darklord Origin
Amdusc Amdusias
Asmodeus Asmodeus
Desire Mammon
Edeh Arae Arae
Ixchel Ixchel
Ixtab
The First Lucifer
Morningstar
Reficule
Marie Mary
Nasten Mastema
Nergal Nergal
Superbia Superbia ("pride" in Latin)
Tezcatlipoca Tezcatlipoca
Ukoback Ukobach

Three particular Darklord monsters are not based on theological figures, but instead based on characters featured in the artworks of various "Forbidden" and "Solemn" cards.

Darklord Character Origin Name Origin
Capricious Right figure in "Solemn Scolding" Gluttony
Indulged Left figure in "Solemn Scolding" Lust
Condemned Condemned Maiden/Condemned Witch N/A

Playing style[edit]

A "Darklord" Deck focuses on sending its cards to the Graveyard and then reviving their monsters from there, especially "Darklord Superbia", who then in turn can also revive another Fairy monster.

With the exception of "Darklord Morningstar", all of the Level 6 and higher Main Deck "Darklord" monsters from Destiny Soldiers and onwards share the following conditions and effect:

  1. "You can only Special Summon "CARD NAME(s)" once per turn."
  2. "(Quick Effect): You can pay 1000 LP, then target 1 "Darklord" Spell/Trap in your GY; this effect becomes that target's effect when that card is activated, then shuffle that target into the Deck. You can only use this/each effect of "CARD NAME" once per turn."

These monsters have their own unique effects:

Darklord Effect
Amdusc Can discard itself and one other "Darklord" card to add 1 targeted "Darklord" card in the GY to the hand
Ixchel Can discard itself and one other "Darklord" card to draw 2 cards.
Nasten Can discard two other "Darklord" cards to Special Summon itself from the hand.
Nergal Makes all Fairy monsters deal inflict piercing battle damage.
Tezcatlipoca Can discard itself to protect a "Darklord" monster(s) from being destroyed by battle or card effects.

Sending "Darklord" cards to the Graveyard can be done with monster effects such as those of "Amdusc, "Ixchel", "Nasten" which send from the hand. Meanwhile, "Darklord Ukoback" and "Darklord Asmodeus" can send "Darklord" cards or Fairy monsters (respectively). Bringing back "Darklord" monsters requires a more permanent solution rather than relying on one-time use cards such as "Monster Reborn", "Call of the Haunted" or "Ribbon of Rebirth" but within the archetype, "Darklord Contact", "Darklord Descent" and "The First Darklord" are viable choices. Although Special Summoning from the Graveyard is a major theme of "Darklord", a swarm play-style is unsuitable, due to many of the archetype's newer Main Deck members being limited by this shared condition. This, as well as the variety of Levels "Darklord" monsters have, makes it difficult to Xyz Summon with this archetype (except for Rank 8, as "Superbia" and "Zerato" do not have these Summoning restrictions).

The "Darklord" Spell/Traps are as follows:

Name Effect and notes
Banishment of the Darklords A Spell that adds 1 "Darklord" card from the Deck to the hand, except itself. It is the archetype's main searcher.
Darklord Contact A Spell that Special Summons 1 "Darklord" monster from the GY in Defense position. Note that due to the effect of "Superbia" being a "when" optional effect, Special Summoning "Superbia" via a "Darkord" monster copying this card's effect does not allow "Superbia" to activate its effect.
Darklord Descent A Trap that Speical Summons up to 2 "Darklord" monsters from the GY, which have the same Level as 1 face-up monster the opponent controls.
Darklord Enchantment A Trap that takes control of 1 of the opponent's monsters until the end of this turn.
Darklord Rebellion A Trap that dstroys one card on the field.
Darklord Uprising A Trap that Fusion Summons 1 DARK Fusion Monster using materials in the hand or field. It serves as the archetype's main method of Fusion Summoning their sole Fusion Monster "The First Darklord"
The Sanctified Darklord A Trap that negate the effects of one monster on the field and gain LP equal to its ATK.

The shared Quick Effect of the "Darklord" monsters allows even a single copy of a "Darklord" Spell/Trap to be potentially "used" twice even on the same turn (despite their only once per turn card activation limitations) or during the opponent's turn whilst recycling them into the Deck. The applications of this effect include an additional search with "Banishment of the Darklords", an additional revival with "Darklord Contact" or "Darklord Descent" and using the other Trap effects to disrupt the opponent's plays which can be done more quickly and easily with the "Darklord" monsters' Quick Effects rather than activating the Trap Cards normally (which all of them except "Darklord Descent" share the card activation cost of sending a "Darklord" monster from the user's hand or field, causing the player to lose hand/field advantage while "Darklord Descent" requires half of the player's LP to be activated). This gives the "Darklord" Traps better utility of being used as discard costs for the effects of other cards or being sent from the Deck with "Ukoback". "Condemned Darklord", "Darklord Morningstar", "Darklord Uprising" (through activating the card itself) and "The Sanctified Darklord" all have effects which can increase LP to off-set the LP costs of using the effects of "Darklord" cards.

In addition to Special Summoning from the Graveyard, "Darklord" has also historically featured Tribute Summoning their high-Level monsters more easily. "Darklord Zerato" and "Darklord Desire" can each be Tribute Summoned with just 1 Tribute (under the appropriate condition in the case of "Zerato"). The Tribute Summon strategy is a supported by a few "Darklord" cards that works with every Fairy monster; namely "Condemned Darklord" who enables the Tribute Summon of a Fairy monster that requires 2 Tributes by banishing any 2 monsters from the Graveyard, while "Capricious Darklord" allows the user to Tribute Summon a Fairy monster at any time during the Main Phase as a Quick Effect. They facilitate an easier access to Tribute Summon "Darklord Morningstar", which has an on-Tribute Summon effect to potentially Special Summon a large horde of "Darklord" monsters from the Deck, then potentially mill several "Darklord" cards for LP recursion, for "Darklord" monsters to copy their effects or revive said monsters.

This deck, due to the large accumulation of DARK monsters, can also run DARK monster Deck support cards such as "Dark Illusion", "Allure of Darkness", "Armageddon Knight" or "Dark Grepher". Due to the Deck being able to regulate the number of "Darklord" monsters in the Graveyard (or rather, DARK/Fairy monsters in general), "Archlord Kristya" and "Dark Armed Dragon" can also be used. "Angel O1" can help support the archetype's Tribute Summon playstyle or provide a free Link Material on the field for "Condemned Darklord". Additionally, "Trade-In" can be used due to a number of Level 8 monsters present in the deck. The addition of "Shadow's Light" and "Duality" can lead into a few useful choices to Summon; for Level 8 ("Superbia", "Zerato", "Nergal" and "Asmodeus") there are "Archlord Kristya" and "Invoked Augoeides", and for Level 4 ("Indulged" and "Capricious") there is "Herald of the Arc Light". Summoning "Archlord Kristya", by the mixture of the aformentioned cards in a typical "Darklord" deck, usually serves as the Deck's main "win condition". Even though the user is locked under "Kristya's'" effect, the user can simply negate its effect or destroy it with "The Sanctified Darklord" or "Darklord Uprising" respectively if they want to Special Summon freely, or just continually Tribute Summon their high-level Fairy monsters "for free" with "Condemned Darklord".

While "Darklord" card effects make them suitable for supporting Fairy monsters in general, they can pair well with "Branded-Despia" since almost all Main Deck "Despia" monsters are DARK Fairy monsters, making them elligible Fusion Materials for "The First Darklord"; furthermore, "The First Darklord" can be more easily Fusion Summoned with the effects of various "Branded" Spells and Traps (ie. "Despia, Theater of the Branded", "Branded in Red" and "Branded Banishment") which are searchable with "Aluber the Jester of Despia" rather than relying on just "Darklord Uprising". In addition to searching out "Despia" monsters, "Branded Opening" can also help protect "The First Darklord" from being destroyed by a card effect, making it much harder for the opponent to remove on top of its 4000 ATK/DEF and its effect of providing protection from the opponent's targeting card effects. In return, the "Darklord" monsters are also elligible Fusion Materials for the "Despia" Fusion Monsters, their related support and the Fusion Monsters that mention "Fallen of Albaz" as material. Given that most of those Fusion Monsters are DARK, they can also be Fusion Summoned with "Darklord Uprising".

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