Evil HERO

Evil HERO
The Supreme King and "Evil HERO Inferno Wing".
Japanese	Ｅ－ＨＥＲＯ（イービルヒーロー） Ｅ－ＨＥＲＯ (base) イービルヒーロー (ruby) Ībiru Hīrō (romanized)
French	HÉROS du Mal
German	Böser HELD
Italian	EROE Malvagio
Korean	이블 히어로 Ibeul Hieoro (romanized)
Portuguese	HERÓI Maligno
Spanish	HÉROE Malvado
Sets Gladiator's Assault Duelist Pack: Jaden Yuki 3 TCG Legendary Collection 2: The Duel Academy Years Mega Pack Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants Battle Pack 3: Monster League Legendary Duelists: Immortal Destiny OCG Tournament Pack 2009 Vol.3 Duelist Edition Volume 2 Duelist Pack: Legend Duelist 5 Korean Tournament Pack 2011 Vol.11
Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
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"Evil HERO" (Ｅ－ＨＥＲＯ（イービルヒーロー） Ībiru Hīrō) is a sub-archetype of the "HERO" archetype comprised of Fiend monsters with various Attributes (primarily EARTH and FIRE) used by Jaden Yuki in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime temporarily after becoming The Supreme King. They are corrupted versions of Jaden's "Elemental HERO" monsters. Most of the "Evil HERO" monsters are Fusion Summoned by fusing existing "Elemental HERO" monsters with "Dark Fusion" instead of the traditional "Polymerization".

This archetype was first released Gladiator's Assault and more prominently in Duelist Pack: Jaden Yuki 3, but only received its first support in Duelist Pack: Legend Duelist 5. The only "Evil HERO" Main Deck monsters to not have a separate counterpart are "Evil HERO Infernal Gainer" and "Evil HERO Infernal Prodigy".

Prior to the Problem-Solving Card Text rename to distinguish between cards in the "HERO" archetype and cards that simply include "Hero" in their name, cards that support the "HERO" archetype in the OCG instead supported "Elemental Hero", "Destiny Hero" and "Evil Hero" as separate archetypes in the TCG ("Masked HERO" and "Vision HERO" had not been released in the TCG at that time). This makes "Evil HERO" the only archetype to have been an archetype, lose its archetype status, and re-gain it later.

Origin

The designs of the "Evil HERO" monsters bear some similarity to various demonic superheroes, villains, and antiheroes, such as The Darkness, Hellboy, and Witchblade.

The "Evil HERO" monsters appear to have allusions to Hell. Most of them have the word "Hell" in their Japanese attack/effect names, as well as fire being a prominent feature among them. For example, the attack name of "Inferno Wing" is "Inferno Blast" and its effect name is "Hell Backfire", "Infernal Sniper" (whose Japanese name is "Hell Sniper") has the effect name "Hell Shot". The Japanese names of "Infernal Gainer" and "Malicious Fiend" are "Hell Gainer" and "Malicious Devil" respectively. Additionally, when "Dark Gaia" (whose background appears to be Hell) was Summoned in the anime, a big burst of lava erupted from the ground.

Members

Corrupted

Evil HERO	Associated Elemental HERO	Effect
		Upgraded	Additional
Adusted Gold	Captain Gold	Discard this card to add 1 "Dark Fusion" or 1 card that specifically lists "Dark Fusion" in its text, except "Evil HERO Adusted Gold", from your Deck to your hand. Cannot attack unless you control a Fusion Monster.	N/A
Infernal Sniper	Rampart Blaster	Inflict 1000 damage to your opponent during each of your Standby Phases, provided this card is in face-up Defense Position.	Cannot be destroyed by Spell Cards.
Inferno Wing	Flame Wingman	Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the greater value (ATK or DEF) of a monster this card destroyed by battle and sent to the GY.	Inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent if this card attacks a Defense Position monster.
Lightning Golem	Thunder Giant	Destroy 1 monster on the field.	N/A
Malicious Edge	Bladedge	N/A	Tribute Summon this card with 1 Tribute if your opponent controls a monster.
Sinister Necrom	Necroshade	Banish this card from your GY to Special Summon 1 "Evil HERO" monster from your hand or Deck, except "Evil HERO Sinister Necrom".	N/A
Wild Cyclone	Wild Wingman	Destroy all face-down Spell/Trap Cards your opponent controls when this card inflicts battle damage.	Your opponent cannot activate Spell/Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step if this card attacks.

Original

Evil HERO	Effect
	Battle position/Summoning	Unique
	Dark Gaia	Change all Defense Position monsters your opponent controls to face-up Attack Position when this card declares an attack, with Flip effects not activating at that time.	Original ATK = The combined original ATK of the Fusion Materials used to Fusion Summon this card.
Infernal Gainer	Special Summon this banished card in Attack Position during your second Standby Phase after using its unique effect.	Banish this card during your Main Phase 1 to allow 1 Fiend monster you control to make a second attack during each Battle Phase.
Infernal Prodigy	Special Summon this card from your hand in face-up Attack Position if you control no monsters.	Draw 1 card during the End Phase of the turn you Tributed this card to Tribute Summon a "HERO" monster.
Malicious Bane	N/A	Cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects. Destroy as many monsters your opponent controls as possible with ATK less than or equal to this card's, and then gain 200 ATK for each monster destroyed.
Malicious Fiend	Change all monsters your opponent controls to face-up Attack Position and have each of them attack this card, if able, during their Battle Phase.	N/A

Playing style

A good "Evil HERO" Deck relies on using "Dark Fusion" and then copying the fusions with "Dark Calling".

Diversity is everything in a Fusion Deck. As such, it's best to include Fusion Substitute Monsters. The most recommended cards are any of the Hex-Sealed Fusion cards, because not only are they useful for Fusions, but they are also Rock monsters, so you can use "Evil HERO Dark Gaia". "Versago the Destroyer" is a good Fiend fusion substitute. It's also recommended that you use "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness" in an "Evil HERO" Deck as he is a high-level Fiend monster compatible with "Evil HERO Dark Gaia" and "Evil HERO Malicious Fiend". Its effect is also handy for a Fusion-based Deck as it gives the main deck the added punch it needs to overwhelm "Monarch" Decks and low-level Synchro Monsters.

The Rock "Koa'ki Meiru" cards can supplement this Deck with astonishing effectiveness. By using copies of "Koa'ki Meiru Guardian", "Koa'ki Meiru Sandman" and "Koa'ki Meiru Wall", you can effectively shut down, at least for a while, your opponent's Spell, Trap and monster effects, thus allowing you more time and safety to create your Fusion Monsters. If they do get removed from the field, either by use of their effect or by a maintenance failure, they can be used from the Graveyard via "Dark Calling" to make "Evil HERO Dark Gaia". Not only that, but they each possess 1900 attack points, allowing them to defeat almost any non-Tribute monster.

You can also use "Evil HERO Dark Gaia" along with "Ojama Trio". When "Dark Gaia" declares an attack, the opponent's Defense Position monsters can be switched into Attack Position. If you Fusion Summon it with cards like "Darkness Neosphere" then you can increase its ATK to over 4000.

"The Gates of Dark World" add some draw power to the Deck and power up the "Evil HERO" monsters simultaneously.

Though an "Evil HERO" Deck isn't as flexible as an "Elemental HERO" Deck, you can use "Elemental HERO Prisma" to give it more speed.

Recommended cards

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Evil HERO Adusted Gold Evil HERO Infernal Gainer Evil HERO Infernal Prodigy Evil HERO Malicious Edge Evil HERO Sinister Necrom Elemental HERO Shadow Mist Elemental HERO Stratos Vision HERO Vyon Armageddon Knight / Dark Grepher Caius the Mega Monarch Primineral Kongreat Gaia Plate the Earth Giant Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World Spell Cards Dark Calling Dark Fusion Evil Mind Supreme King's Castle Allure of Darkness Dark World Dealings E - Emergency Call / Reinforcement of the Army Foolish Burial Mask Change Super Polymerization Terraforming Trade-In Trap Cards Metaverse Extra Deck Fusion Monsters Evil HERO Dark Gaia Evil HERO Malicious Bane Evil HERO Malicious Fiend Masked HERO Dark Law Vision HERO Adoration Xyz Monsters Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy Link Monsters Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights Missus Radiant Wee Witch's Apprentice Xtra HERO Hell Diviser Xtra HERO Wonder Driver

Strengths and weaknesses

"Evil HERO" Decks often have the potential to be enormously powerful and, with a little luck, can completely annihilate an opponent before they can even begin to defend themselves. The majority of the "Evil HERO" Fusions are of regular non-Fusion "Elemental HERO" monsters, so any "Elemental HERO" searching option will work just as well in an "Evil HERO" Deck to speed the process of Fusion. There are also a smaller number of Fusion Monsters for the "Evil HERO" archetype compared to their original counterparts, mostly based upon the "core" "Elemental HERO" Fusions. However, the non-Fusion "Evil HERO" monsters have potent enough effects that they splash well into other Decks besides those dedicated to using "Dark Fusion", as well.

Since "Dark Fusion" and "Dark Calling", unlike "Polymerization", have no way of being quickly added to the Hand or of being quickly recycled from the Graveyard, and although the Material Monsters may be supported by basic "Elemental HERO" support, there is almost none for the "Evil HERO" archetype itself, making these monsters far less flexible than their original counterparts. However, a recent card called "Synchro Fusionist" can help with searching the fusion cards, though including Tuners in this Deck will clutter its strategy.