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| − | | image = D3SFrog-TF04-JP-VG.jpg
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| − | | caption = "[[D.3.S. Frog]]", three "[[Treeborn Frog]]s" and three "[[Des Frog]]s" all in the artwork of "D.3.S. Frog"
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| − | | ja_name = ガエル
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| − | | romaji = Gaeru
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| − | | zh_name = 蛙
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| − | | zh_pinyin = Wā
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| − | | zh_jyutping = Waa1
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| − | | fr_name = Grenouille
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| − | | de_name = Frosch
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| − | | it_name = RANA
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| − | | ko_name = 개구리
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| − | | ko_romanized = Gaeguri
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| − | | pt_name = Sapo
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| − | | es_name = RANA
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| − | | sets =
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| − | * [[Cybernetic Revolution]]
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| − | * [[Shadow of Infinity]]
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| − | * [[Light of Destruction]]
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| − | * [[Crimson Crisis]]
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| − | * [[Stardust Overdrive]]
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| − | * [[The Shining Darkness]]
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| − | * [[Extreme Victory]]
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| − | * [[Invasion: Vengeance]]
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| − | * [[Cybernetic Horizon]]
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| − | | tcg =
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| − | * [[Champion Pack: Game Four]]
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| − | * [[Dark Revelation Volume 4]]
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| − | * [[Gold Series 2009]]
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| − | * [[OTS Tournament Pack 3]]
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| − | * [[Duelist Saga]]
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| − | | ocg =
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| − | * [[20th Anniversary Pack 1st Wave]]
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| − | * [[Extra Pack Volume 2]]
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| − | | anime =
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| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]
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| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]
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| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
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| − | "'''Frog'''" (ガエル ''Gaeru'') is an [[archetype]] of [[WATER]] [[Aqua]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] that debuted in ''[[Cybernetic Revolution]]''. This was both the first WATER archetype and the first Aqua archetype. The archetype is used by [[Princess Rose]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime. The "[[Toad]]" series is a related series of monsters that support the "Frog" archetype.
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| − | "[[Beelze Frog (character)|Beelze Frog]]" appears as a character in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Spirit Caller]]'', "[[Des Frog (World Championship character)|Des Frog]]" appears in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship 2006|World Championship 2006]]'', and in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2007|World Championship 2007]]'', "[[Treeborn Frog (World Championship character)|Treeborn Frog]]" appears in ''World Championship 2007'', "[[Dupe Frog (character)|Dupe Frog]]" appears in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2009: Stardust Accelerator|World Championship 2009]]'', and "[[Swap Frog (character)|Swap Frog]]" appears in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse of Arcadia|World Championship 2010]]''.
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| − | ==Design==
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| − | True to their their name, the general design of "Frog" as well as the related "Toad" monsters resemble their real-life counterparts. Some "Frog" monsters like "[[Flip Flop Frog]]" and "[[Poison Draw Frog]]" showcase their long, sticky tongues in their artwork. Most of the "Frog" and Toad monsters have distinctive colorful markings on their bodies and heads, most notably "[[Swap Frog]]", "[[Dupe Frog]]", "[[Beelze Frog]]", and "[[Ronintoadin]]".
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| − | Some "Frog" and Toad monsters resemble angels like "[[Treeborn Frog]], while others resemble demons like "Beelze Frog" and "Swap Frog". This thematic resemblance to angels and demons is further highlighted by the contrasting half-angel, half-demon appearances of "[[Substitoad]]" and "[[Tradetoad]]".
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| − | ===Etymology===
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| − | The Japanese name of the "Frog", ''Gaeru'' archetype derives from a [[wikipedia:Rendaku|voiced]] form of the word for "frog", ''Kaeru'', which in turn is used for the names of "Toad" monsters. In most of the ''[[TCG]]'', ''Gaeru'' is translated to words for "frog", while ''Kaeru'' to words for "toad" to avoid ambiguity. In the Portuguese version, however, the reverse is true: "Frog" is translated as "Sapo" (which in fact means ''toad''), while "Toad" is called "Rã" (''frog''). In the Japanese version, members of both the "Frog" archetype and the "Toad" series have their name be puns based on ''Gaeru''/''Kaeru'' and various expressions, chiefly verbs, that happen to have ''gaeru''/''kaeru'' as part of them.
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| − | | [[Beelze Frog]] || Amagaeru || Devil Frog || [[wikipedia:Japanese tree frog|Japanese tree frog]]
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| − | | [[D.3.S. Frog]] || Gaeru Sandesu || Frog Three-Death || "I'm Mr. Frog"
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| − | | [[Des Frog]] || Desugaeru || Death Frog || "to come across"
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| − | | [[Centerfrog]] || Negaeru || Sleeping Frog || "to switch sides or to betray"
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| − | | [[Dupe Frog]] || Machigaeru || Evil Wisdom Frog || "to make a mistake"
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| − | | [[Flip Flop Frog]] || Uragaeru || Reverse Frog || "to be turned inside-out"
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| − | | [[Poison Draw Frog]] || Hikigaeru || Draw Frog || [[wikipedia:Japanese common toad|Japanese common toad]]
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| − | | [[Submarine Frog]] || Michigaeru || Unknown Frog || "to be hardly recognized"
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| − | | [[Swap Frog]] || Onigaeru || [[wikipedia:Oni|Ogre]] Frog || "to change clothes"
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| − | | [[Treeborn Frog]] || Yomigaeru || [[wikipedia:Yomi|Underworld]] Frog || "to be revived"
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| − | | [[Unifrog]] || Kangaeru || Penetrating Frog || "to think about"
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| − | | [[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]] || Otamajakushi || Anagram of "evil, soul, vice, pain, stop" || [[wikipedia:Tadpole|Tadpole]]
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| − | ==Playing style==
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| − | Though with weak stats, "Frog" monsters are very versatile and their effects include rapid Summoning, the option to increase their ATK or protect themselves from destruction, and wiping out all cards the opponent controls, with "[[Des Croaking]]". Many "Frog" cards have low Levels, which lets them benefit from cards like "[[Gravity Bind]]", "[[Wetlands]]", "[[Pride of the Weak]]" and "[[Graceful Revival]]".
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| − | One card that kept "Frogs" versatile and powerful was "[[Substitoad]]", but after ''[[Frog FTK]]'' won the ''2010 World Championships'', it was [[Forbidden]], so many "Frog" Decks lost their supreme speed.
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| − | Before "[[Monarch]]" monsters gained support through recent years, they were commonly combined with monsters like "Treeborn Frog", "Swap Frog" and "Ronintoadin", that could provide fodders for the Tribute Summons. This granted them popularity and competitive viability and the Deck became known as ''[[Frog Monarch]]''.
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| − | Another popular combination is "[[Sea Lancer]]". It can equip itself with as many banished Aqua, Fish and Sea Serpent monsters as possible, which raises is ATK by 1000 and those targets can be easily provided by "Ronintoadin". It can send an equipped monster to the Graveyard to prevent its destruction and by sending a "[[Dupe Frog]]" or "[[Poison Draw Frog]]", it is possible to prevent a loss in card advantage, by drawing a card or search/retrieve a "Frog" monster.
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| − | In 2016, with the ''[[Invasion: Vengeance]]'' Booster Pack, the archetype gained its boss monster, "[[Toadally Awesome]]", a very solid Xyz that is able to negate the activation of cards and effects, steal the negated card, Special Summon a "Frog" monster from the Deck and retrieve a WATER monster when it is sent to the Graveyard. Combined with the "[[Paleozoic]]" Trap Cards, that can Summon themselves from the Graveyard as Level 2 Aqua monsters, the Deck rapidily gained popularity and competitive relevance, which later resulted in "Toadally Awesome" becoming [[Limited]] in the OCG.
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| − | ===Recommended cards===
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| − | * [[Megalosmasher X]]
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| − | * [[Centerfrog]]
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| − | * [[Dupe Frog]]
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| − | * [[Flip Flop Frog]]
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| − | * [[Ronintoadin]]
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| − | * [[Swap Frog]]
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| − | * [[Aqua Spirit]]
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| − | * [[Rescue Rabbit]]
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| − | * [[Silent Angler]]
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| − | * [[Tin Goldfish]]
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| − | * [[Toadally Awesome]]
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| − | * [[Bahamut Shark]]
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| − | * [[Cat Shark]]
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| − | * [[Daigusto Phoenix]]
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| − | * [[Number 29: Mannequin Cat]]
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| − | * [[Number 45: Crumble Logos the Prophet of Demolition]]
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| − | * [[Sky Cavalry Centaurea]]
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| − | * [[Mistar Boy]]
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| − | * [[Salvage]]
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| − | * [[Surface]]
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| − | * [[Wetlands]]
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| − | * ''[[Paleozoic]]'' Trap Cards
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| − | * [[Gozen Match]]
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| − | * [[Rivalry of Warlords]]
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| − | ===Weaknesses===
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| − | Cards such as "[[Zombie World]]" can be used to prevent "Toadally Awesome" from being Summoned. Card effects that banish cards that would be sent to the Graveyard, such as "[[Masked HERO Dark Law]]" and "[[Dimensional Fissure]]", greatly hamper the strategies of "Frog" Decks..
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| − | ==Trivia==
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| − | "[[Froggy Forcefield]]" is not a "Frog" card, because it does not have 「ガエル」 in its Japanese name. "[[Slime Toad]]", previously known as "Frog the Jam", is also not a "Frog" card because of its Japanese name, and was renamed to clarify this. Until that erratum, all cards that mentioned a "Frog" monster had the sentence "except 'Frog the Jam'", [https://www.reddit.com/r/yugioh/comments/53pn6s/frog_the_jam_whats_with_all_the_hype/ which made that monster become a meme] among players.
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