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{{Infobox archseries
 
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| image       = Mat-OrdealTraveler-Darklord.png
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| image         = Mat-OrdealTraveler-Darklord.png
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| caption     = "[[Darklord Morningstar]]" and "[[Darklord Rebellion]]"
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| caption       = "[[Darklord Morningstar]]" and "[[Darklord Rebellion]]"
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| ja_name     = {{Ruby|堕|だ}}{{Ruby|天|てん}}{{Ruby|使|し}}
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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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| trans         = Fallen Angel
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| fr_name     = Ange Déchu
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| fr_name       = Ange Déchu
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| de_name     = Finsterlord
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| de_name       = Finsterlord
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| it_name     = Signore Oscuro
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| ko_name     = 타락천사
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| ko_name       = 타락천사
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| ko_romanized = Tarakcheonsa
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| ko_romanized   = Tarakcheonsa
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| ko_trans     = Fallen Angel
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| ko_trans       = Fallen Angel
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| pt_name     = Senhor(a) Obscuro(a)
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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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"'''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]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] used by [[Midori Hibiki]] in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga|''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' manga]]. Many of their effects are focused on sending "Darklord" monsters to the Graveyard and then Special Summoning them. Much of this [[archetype]] have been released as ''[[V Jump promotional cards]]''.
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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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Though members have existed since 2008, this 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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==Members==
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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.
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Darklord !! Origin
 
! Darklord !! Origin
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| [[wikipedia:Ixtab|Ixtab]]
 
| [[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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| [[Darklord Morningstar|Morningstar]]
 
| [[Darklord Morningstar|Morningstar]]
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| rowspan=2 | [[wikipedia:Lucifer|Lucifer]]
 
 
|-
 
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| [[Darklord Nurse Reficule|Reficule]]
 
| [[Darklord Nurse Reficule|Reficule]]
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|-
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| [[Darklord Marie|Marie]] || [[wikipedia:Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]]
 
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| [[Darklord Nasten|Nasten]] || [[wikipedia:Mastema|Mastema]]
 
| [[Darklord Nasten|Nasten]] || [[wikipedia:Mastema|Mastema]]
 
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| [[Darklord Superbia|Superbia]] || [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins#Pride|Superbia (pride in Latin)]]
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| [[Darklord Nergal|Nergal]] || [[wikipedia:Nergal|Nergal]]
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|-
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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]]
 
| [[Darklord Tezcatlipoca|Tezcatlipoca]] || [[wikipedia:Tezcatlipoca|Tezcatlipoca]]
 
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| [[Darklord Ukoback|Ukoback]] || [[wikipedia:Ukobach|Ukobach]]
 
| [[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
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==Playing style==
 
==Playing style==
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A "Darklord" Deck focuses on sending [[DARK]] Fairy monsters to the Graveyard and then reviving them; however, bringing back a monster- especially a "Darklord"- requires a more permanent solution rather than relying on one time use cards such as "[[Monster Reborn]]", "[[Call of the Haunted]]", "[[Ribbon of Rebirth]]", etc. It is recommended to run multiple copies of "[[Athena]]", "[[The Dark Creator]]" or "[[Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord]]". The downside of using the effect of "The Dark Creator" is that a clear field is needed. One can send one "The Dark Creator" to the Graveyard, then summon "[[Phantom of Chaos]]" to copy its effect, though this is a solution that cannot be used for more than one turn. "Sephylon" is extremely powerful but requires having at least 10 monsters in the Graveyard to summon him. For these reasons, "Athena" is the most reliable and best option. "Athena" also works well with "[[Darklord Zerato]]", whose effect would cause it to destroy itself at the end of turn. Using the effect of "Athena" you can send "Zerato" to the Graveyard and then revive it, thus resetting "Zerato" and preventing it from being destroyed.
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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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While Special Summoning from the Graveyard is a major theme of this archetype, a swarm play style is unsuitable, due to many of the archetype's members being limited by the condition "''You can only Special Summon "CARD NAME" once per turn.''" This also makes it difficult to Xyz Summon with this archetype (except for Rank 8). However, this can be mitigated by the use of "[[Soul Charge]]", as it is possible to Special Summon multiple copies of the same card in one turn as long as they are Summoned at the same time, allowing for Xyz plays with high Level monsters.
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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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Disruption is readily available to the archetype due to the effect "''During either player's turn: You can pay 1000 LP, then target 1 "Darklord" Spell/Trap Card in your Graveyard; this effect becomes that target's effect when that card is activated, then shuffle that target into the Deck.''" being common in many of the archetype's cards. This works in conjunction with the archetype's two Trap Cards ("[[Darklord Enchantment]]" and "[[Darklord Rebellion]]") to disrupt opponent plays, allowing time to setup for an "[[Athena]]"-"[[Darklord Superbia]]" loop or similar win conditions.
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These monsters have their own unique effects:
  
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This Deck can have many ways of discarding cards to the Graveyard. You can use monster effects such as those of "[[Armageddon Knight]]" or "[[Dark Grepher]]", or the effects of "[[Darklord Asmodeus]]" and "[[Darklord Zerato]]", in order to discard cards to the Graveyard. Additionally, you can use "[[Trade-In]]" (you run many Level 8 monsters) and "[[Hand Destruction]]" in order to combine both discarding and drawing power. This deck, due to the large accumulation of [[DARK]] monsters, can also run DARK monster Deck support cards such as "[[Dark Illusion]]" or "[[Allure of Darkness]]".
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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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|}
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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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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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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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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".  
  
 
===Recommended cards===
 
===Recommended cards===
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
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|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
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* [[Capricious Darklord]]
 
* [[Darklord Amdusc]]
 
* [[Darklord Amdusc]]
 
* [[Darklord Asmodeus]]
 
* [[Darklord Asmodeus]]
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* [[Darklord Morningstar]]
 
* [[Darklord Morningstar]]
 
* [[Darklord Nasten]]
 
* [[Darklord Nasten]]
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* [[Darklord Nergal]]
 
* [[Darklord Superbia]]
 
* [[Darklord Superbia]]
 
* [[Darklord Tezcatlipoca]]
 
* [[Darklord Tezcatlipoca]]
 
* [[Darklord Ukoback]]
 
* [[Darklord Ukoback]]
 
* [[Darklord Zerato]]
 
* [[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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* [[Angel O1]]
 
* [[Athena]]
 
* [[Athena]]
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* [[Condemned Witch]]
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* [[The Dark Creator]]
 
* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]
 
* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]
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* [[The Dark Creator]]
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* [[Dark Grepher]]/[[Armageddon Knight]]
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* [[Dark Grepher]] / [[Armageddon Knight]]
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* [[Dark Honest]]
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* [[Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord]]
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* [[Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord]]
 
* [[Hecatrice]]
 
* [[Hecatrice]]
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* [[Phantom of Chaos]]
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|tuner monsters =
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* [[Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord]]
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* [[Herald of Orange Light]]
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|fusion monsters =
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* [[The First Darklord]]
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* [[Despian Proskenion]]
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* [[Despian Quaeritis]]
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* [[Masquerade the Blazing Dragon]]
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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"'')
 
|xyz monsters =
 
|xyz monsters =
 
* [[Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand]]
 
* [[Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand]]
 
* [[Number 22: Zombiestein]]
 
* [[Number 22: Zombiestein]]
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* [[Number 23: Lancelot, Dark Knight of the Underworld]]
 
* [[Number 35: Ravenous Tarantula]]
 
* [[Number 35: Ravenous Tarantula]]
 
* [[Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy]]
 
* [[Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy]]
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* [[Number 81: Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Super Dora]]
 
* [[Number 81: Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Super Dora]]
 
* [[Number 84: Pain Gainer]]
 
* [[Number 84: Pain Gainer]]
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* [[Number 97: Draglubion]]
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* [[Number 100: Numeron Dragon]]
 
|link monsters =
 
|link monsters =
 
* [[Condemned Darklord]]
 
* [[Condemned Darklord]]
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* [[Celestial Knightlord Parshath]]
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* [[Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy]]
 
* [[Wee Witch's Apprentice]]
 
* [[Wee Witch's Apprentice]]
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* [[Herald of Mirage Lights]]
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|spells =
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|normal spells =
 
* [[Banishment of the Darklords]]
 
* [[Banishment of the Darklords]]
 
* [[Darklord Contact]]
 
* [[Darklord Contact]]
 
* [[Allure of Darkness]]
 
* [[Allure of Darkness]]
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* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]
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* [[Branded Fusion]]
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* [[Celestial Transformation]]
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* [[Creeping Darkness]]
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* [[Fires of Doomsday]]
 
 
* [[Foolish Burial]]
 
* [[Foolish Burial]]
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* [[Galaxy Cyclone]]
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* [[Foolish Burial Goods]]
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* [[Inferno Reckless Summon]]
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* [[Greater Polymerization]]
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* [[The Monarchs Stormforth]]
 
 
* [[Reasoning]]
 
* [[Reasoning]]
 
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
 
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
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* [[Sacred Sword of Seven Stars]]
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* [[Shadow's Light]]
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* [[Trade-In]] / [[Advance Draw]]
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* [[Spell Card: "Soul Exchange"]]
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* [[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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* [[Veil of Darkness]]
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* [[Ebon Sun]]
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* [[Branded in Red]]
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* [[Branded Opening]]
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* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]
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* [[Celestial Transformation]]
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* [[Duality]]
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* [[The Monarchs Stormforth]]
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* [[Darklord Descent]]
 
* [[Darklord Descent]]
 
* [[Darklord Enchantment]]
 
* [[Darklord Enchantment]]
 
* [[Darklord Rebellion]]
 
* [[Darklord Rebellion]]
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* [[Darklord Uprising]]
 
* [[The Sanctified Darklord]]
 
* [[The Sanctified Darklord]]
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* [[Breakthrough Skill]]
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* [[Branded Banishment]]
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* [[Call of the Haunted]]
 
 
* [[Deck Devastation Virus]]
 
* [[Deck Devastation Virus]]
 
* [[Eradicator Epidemic Virus]]
 
* [[Eradicator Epidemic Virus]]
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* [[Escape from the Dark Dimension]]
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* [[Necro Fusion]]
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* [[Jar of Avarice]]
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* [[Trap Trick]]
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* [[Miraculous Descent]]
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===Darklord OTK===
 
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In order to perform this OTK you need to have plenty of DARK attribute monsters in your Graveyard plus at least one "[[Athena]]".
 
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How to:
 
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Play "[[Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen]]" and then Special Summon "[[Darklord Asmodeus]]". Use the effect of "Asmodeus" to fill your Graveyard with DARK Fairy Monsters. Eventually your opponent will have to get rid of him to prevent him/her from the monster's 3000 ATK Points threat. When they do, you will need some way to remove the Tokens "Asmodeus" Summons. Once again use the effect of "Valhalla" so as to Special Summon "[[Athena]]", or tribute the Tokens Summoned by "Asmodeus" to Summon "Athena", or you can Special Summon "[[The Dark Creator]]", then Special Summon "[[Darklord Superbia]]" and use the effect of "Darklord Superbia" to Special Summon "[[Athena]]". Afterward, either Summon a Fairy monster or send "[[Darklord Superbia]]" to the Graveyard in order to Special Summon another "[[Darklord Superbia]]" and use its effect to Special Summon another Darklord such as "[[Darklord Zerato]]". Use the effect of "Zerato" to clear the field and then head for a Direct Attack, performing an OTK.
 
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You can also perform the combo with "[[Darklord Contact]]", though this method is slightly slower as it must Summon the target in Defense Position. Special Summon "[[Darklord Superbia]]" and after summoning "[[Athena]]", then replay the above instructions. You may play "[[Phantom of Chaos]]" by Banishing "[[The Dark Creator]]" or "[[Athena]]", and use the Banished card's effect, followed by the usage of "[[Miraculous Descent]]" or "[[Escape from the Dark Dimension]]". Running the above cards may enable you to Special Summon a "[[Darklord Asmodeus]]" that was sent to Graveyard previously, but you must first Banish "Asmodeus" as it cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard. This OTK focuses on the [[Special Summon]]ing of (especially [[Dark]]) [[Fairy]] Monsters.
 
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Some cards used are:<br/>"[[Darklord Superbia]]", "[[Darklord Asmodeus]]", "[[Darklord Zerato]]", "[[Dark Creator]]", "[[Athena]]", "[[Hecatrice]]", "[[Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen]]", and any card that Special Summons the above cards from the Graveyard or may emulate any of these cards, like "[[Phantom of Chaos]]". "[[Darklord Ixchel]]" is also a good card to use as she can discard herself and any "Darklord" card to draw 2 cards, speeding the deck up while also helping to fill the Graveyard with more "Darklord" cards to Summon with the effect of "Athena". "[[Tethys, Goddess of Light]]" is also a card that can speed the deck up, but is less reliable than "Darklord Ixchel" for the overall purpose of the deck.
 
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* [[Darklord Asmodeus]]
 
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* [[Darklord Superbia]]
 
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* [[Darklord Edeh Arae]]
 
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* [[Darklord Zerato]]
 
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* [[Darklord Desire]] (Optional)
 
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* [[Archlord Kristya]]
 
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* [[Athena]]
 
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* [[Splendid Venus]]
 
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* [[Dark Valkyria]]
 
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* [[Hecatrice]]
 
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* [[Honest]] (Optional)
 
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* [[Metaion, the Timelord]]
 
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* [[Armageddon Knight]]
 
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* [[Dark Grepher]]
 
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* [[Chaos Sorcerer]] (Optional)
 
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* [[Dark Armed Dragon]] (Optional)
 
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* [[Phantom of Chaos]]
 
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* [[Tragoedia]] (Optional)
 
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* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]] (Optional)
 
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* [[Number 22: Zombiestein]]
 
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* [[Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis]]
 
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* [[Allure of Darkness]]
 
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* [[Foolish Burial]]
 
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* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
 
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* [[Trade-In]]
 
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* [[Advance Draw]]
 
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* [[Hand Destruction]]
 
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* [[Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen]]
 
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* [[Mausoleum of the Emperor]]
 
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* [[Celestial Transformation]]
 
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* [[Inferno Reckless Summon]]
 
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* [[Call of the Haunted]]
 
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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
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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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