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| ko_name = 엘리멘틀 히어로
| ko_romanized = Ellimenteul Hieoro
| pt_name = HERÓI do Elemento <small>(''TCG'')</small><br/>
| pt_name2= HERÓI Elementar <small>(Anime)</small>
| es_name = HÉROE Elemental
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"'''Elemental HERO'''" (Japanese: {{Ruby|Ｅ・ＨＥＲＯ|エレメンタルヒーロー}} ''Erementaru Hīrō'') is a "[[HERO]]" sub-[[archetype]] of [[Monster Card|monsters]] used by both [[Jaden Yuki]] and [[Aster Phoenix]] (for a period of time until the latter changed to [[Destiny HERO|Destiny HEROes]]) in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime. The former also used this archetype, along with his mentor [[Koyo Hibiki]], in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)|manga]]. All monsters members of this sub-archetype are [[Warrior]]monsters, except for the [[Plant]] "[[Elemental HERO Knospe]]" & and "[[Elemental HERO Poison Rose]]", ; the [[Pyro]] "[[Elemental HERO Heat]]", "[[Elemental HERO Inferno]]" & and "[[Elemental HERO Lady Heat]]" ; and the [[Thunder]] "[[Elemental HERO Voltic]]".
They were designed by [[Kazuki Takahashi]], and are themed after comic-book superheroes from the anime and are based off natural elements in the manga.
==Design==
The Elemental HEROes' designs are based after the western comics' heroes. In the Japanese version, their nomenclature is "Elemental HERO (term related to its element) "man" (for the masculine heroes, with the only exception exceptions of "[[Elemental HERO Prisma|Prisma]]" and every "Neos"). The only feminine heroes are "[[Elemental HERO Burstinatrix|Burstinatrix]]", "[[Elemental HERO Lady Heat|Lady Heat]]", "[[Elemental HERO Poison Rose|Poison Rose]]" and "[[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist|Shadow Mist]]" (the first two having "Lady" instead of "Man" in their Japanese name). Some of the names are changed in the English version.
As the name says, the "Elemental HEROes" each represent an element of nature. In western culture, the main elements are fire, water, air, earth, light and darkness, but in eastern culture, more elements are considered, such as lightning, wood, metal and ice, though ice is many times not considered since it's part of "water".
The manga doesn't follow the same theme as the anime, but the heroes are still are based after around those same elements.
==Members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"! rowspan="2" | [[Attribute]]! colspan[[EARTH]]! [[WATER]]! [[FIRE]]! [[WIND]]! [[LIGHT]]! [[DARK]]|- style="2vertical-align: top;" | Elemental HERO|-
! [[Main Deck]]
| [[Elemental HERO Bladedge|Bladedge]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Clayman|Clayman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Knospe|Knospe]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Poison Rose|Poison Rose]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Solid Soldier|Solid Soldier]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Wildheart|Wildheart]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Woodsman|Woodsman]]
| [[Elemental HERO Bubbleman|Bubbleman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Ice Edge|Ice Edge]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman|Neo Bubbleman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Ocean|Ocean]]
| [[Elemental HERO Blazeman|Blazeman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Burstinatrix|Burstinatrix]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Heat|Heat]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Lady Heat|Lady Heat]]
| [[Elemental HERO Avian|Avian]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Stratos|Stratos]]
| [[Elemental HERO Captain Gold|Captain Gold]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Flash|Flash]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Honest Neos|Honest Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Neos|Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Neos Alius|Neos Alius]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Prisma|Prisma]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Sparkman|Sparkman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Voltic|Voltic]]
| [[Elemental HERO Necroshade|Necroshade]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist|Shadow Mist]]
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! [[Extra Deck]]
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Perhaps the best part of an "Elemental HERO" deck is the search/recovery power. Cards like "Salvage", "Shadow Mist", "Blazeman", "[[Legacy of a HERO]]", "[[Fusion Recovery]]", "[[Elemental HERO The Shining]]", "[[E - Emergency Call]]" and "[[Reinforcement of the Army]] can be used to go into many pluses.
"Elemental HEROes" somewhat lack protection, as they are mostly offensive. "[[Safe-Zone]]" is useful here, and can cause an easy OTK by comboeing it with "[[Vision HERO Trinity]]".
There is a great combo using [[Mask Change]], [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]], and [[Masked HERO Acid]]. First fuse any [[HERO]] monster and a Water Attribute monster with [[Polymerization]], or any card that can fuse monsters, to get [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]]. Use [[Mask Change]] to send [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]] back to the Graveyard and summon [[Masked HERO Acid]], remember that when [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]] is removed from the field, it destroys all of your opponent's monsters, and [[Masked HERO Acid]]'s effect says that when it is summoned to the field, all of your opponent's Spells/Traps are destroyed, effectively clearing your opponent's field. This combo works perfectly because [[Masked HERO Acid]] only needs a Water Attribute monster like [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]] and a [[Change]] card to be Summoned.
