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Fusion Monster Cards, colored purple, are cards representing a combination of two or more monsters. Fusion Monster Cards may only be included in the [[Fusion Deck]], and cannot exist in the [[Main Deck]]. However, they may be sent to the [[Graveyard]] when [[destroyed]], as well as [[Removed from Play]].
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{{Show card image|Dragon Master Knight|caption="[[Dragon Master Knight]]", a Fusion Monster.}}
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'''Fusion Monsters''' (Japanese [[OCG]]: {{Ruby|融|ゆう}}{{Ruby|合|ごう}}モンスター ''Yūgō Monsutā''; Japanese [[Rush Duel]]: フュージョンモンスター ''Fyūjon Monsutā'') are a [[Monster card type|type]] of [[monster]]s that must be [[Fusion Summon]]ed. Their card frame is colored in violet.
  
Originally, the only way to properly summon a [[Fusion Monster]] was through a [[Fusion Summon]] involving the required cards as well as [[Polymerization]]. Monsters [[Tribute]]d with [[Polymerization]] are called [[Fusion-Material Monsters]].
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== Characteristics ==
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=== ''TCG''/''OCG'' ===
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Fusion Monsters are Extra Deck monsters:
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* They cannot exist in the [[hand]] or the [[Main Deck]]; if a Fusion Monster would be moved to the hand or Main Deck, it is returned to the Extra Deck instead.
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* If a Fusion Monster is not properly Special Summoned (by [[Fusion Summon]] or its own Special Summoning conditions) before being sent to the [[Graveyard]] or banished, it cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed from there (even by effects that [[Ignoring the Summoning conditions|ignore Summoning conditions]]).
  
If a Fusion Monster is returned to its owner's [[hand]] or [[Deck]], it is instead sent back to the [[Fusion Deck]] since a Fusion Monster cannot exist either in the [[hand]] or [[Deck]].
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==== Fusion Materials ====
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{{Main|Fusion Material}}
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Fusion Materials are the requisite monsters needed to [[Fusion Summon]] the Fusion Monster, or to perform its [[Contact Fusion]] procedures. Each Fusion Monster lists its required Fusion Materials in the first line of its [[card text]].
  
If a Fusion Monster is [[Special Summon]]ed to the field with a Card, such as [[Metamorphosis]], and then sent to the [[Graveyard]], it cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed to the field from the [[Graveyard]] with cards such as [[Premature Burial]], [[Call of the Haunted]], or [[Monster Reborn]]. In order for a Fusion Monster to be returned from the [[Graveyard]] to the field, it must be [[Fusion Summon]]ed properly.
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==== Fusion Summoning ====
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{{Main|Fusion Summon}}
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Most Fusion Monsters must first be Special Summoned by [[Fusion Summon]]ing, using the effect of a card that performs a Fusion Summon, and the Fusion Materials listed on the Fusion Monster card.
  
There are some Fusion Monsters that have special [[Summoning Conditions]]. For example, the [[Elemental Hero]] Fusion Monsters have a clause stipulating that they may not be [[Special Summon]]ed unless they are being [[Fusion Summon]]ed. This also rules out them being [[Special Summon]]ed either from the [[Graveyard]] or when [[Removed from Play]].
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==== Contact Fusion ====
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{{Main|Contact Fusion}}
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Some Fusion Monsters must first be Special Summoned by moving its Fusion Materials according their own [[Summoning condition]]s, a process usually termed [[Contact Fusion]].
  
There are a few ways to properly Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster:
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==== Must be Special Summoned by card effect ====
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{{Main|No Fusion Materials}}
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A very small number of Fusion Monsters list no Fusion Materials. Instead, they all must be Special Summoned by the effect of a card they specify in their Summoning conditions.
  
* [[Dragon's Mirror]]
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Examples include the [[Masked HERO]] Monsters, and Fusion Monsters summoned through [[Critias]] and [[Hermos]].
* [[Dark Fusion]]
 
* [[Fusion Gate]]
 
* [[Future Fusion]]
 
* [[Instant Fusion]]
 
* [[Miracle Fusion]]
 
* [[Overload Fusion]]
 
* [[Polymerization]]
 
* [[Power Bond]]
 
* [[Vehicroid Connection Zone]]
 
  
And a few ways to [[Special Summon]] a Fusion monster:
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=== Rush Duel ===
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In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel]]'', Fusion Monsters function largely identically to the ''TCG''/''OCG'' in terms of base mechanics. Some Fusion Monsters in Rush Duel have new Types thematically based on the Types of the [[Fusion Material]]s used to Summon them ([[Cyborg]], [[Magical Knight]], [[High Dragon]], [[Celestial Warrior]], and [[Omega Psychic]]), and have a new type of [[card effect]] called a [[Multi-Choice Effect]], allowing their controller to activate one of two effects each turn.
  
* [[Cyber-Stein]]
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The vast majority of Fusions Monsters in ''Rush Duel'' list all their materials by name, with most requiring 1 high-Level material and 1 low-Level material. For multiple Fusion Monsters belonging to the same theme, the low-Level material is often the same one (e.g. all [[Shaman Bandit]] Fusions require "[[Fiddlebadour]]").
* [[Magical Scientist]]
 
* [[Metamorphosis]]
 
* [[Re-Fusion]]
 
* [[NEX]]
 
* [[Summoner_of_Illusions]]
 
* The VWXYZ Series
 
* The [[Elemental Hero Neos]] and [[Gladial Beast]] Fusions "Contact Fusion"
 
* The "[[Hex-Sealed Fusion]]" Monster Cards ([[The Earth - Hex-Sealed Fusion]], [[The Dark - Hex-Sealed Fusion]], [[The Light - Hex-Sealed Fusion]])
 
  
One Fusion-Material Monster can be replaced by [[Fusion Substitute Monsters]].
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== In the manga ==
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=== ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh! R'' ===
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In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! R]]'' manga, the [[Fusion Material]]s must be on the field to be fused with "[[Polymerization (manga)|Polymerization]]".
  
''See also:'' [[Fusion Cards List]]
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Even after being fused, the Fusion Materials are still treated as separate cards when [[Tribute]]d for a [[Tribute Summon]] and for the purpose of some card effects (e.g. "[[The Wicked Eraser (manga)|The Wicked Eraser]]" counted the 3-material "[[Arcana Knight Joker (manga)|Arcana Knight Joker]]" as 3 cards and gained 3000 ATK). Additionally, when Tributed for a Tribute Summon, it is possible to Tribute only a subset of the materials (e.g. in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! R]]'', Seto Kaiba Tributed the "[[Material Bat]]" and "[[Material Scorpion]]" portions of his "[[Mosaic Manticore (manga)|Mosaic Manticore]]" while leaving "[[Material Lion]]" on the field). However, the Fusion Materials can also be Summoned while the Fusion Monster is on the field (in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! R'', [[Yako Tenma]] Special Summoned 3 "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (manga)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]s" from Kaiba's Graveyard with "[[Junk Dealer (manga)|Junk Dealer]]" after Seto Kaiba Fusion Summoned "[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (manga)|Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]").
  
{{Monsters}}
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Fusion Monsters are treated as having a [[Level]] equal to the highest [[Level]] of their Fusion Materials. For example, "Mosaic Manticore" is Level 4 due to using the Level 4 "Material Lion", "Material Bat", and "Material Scorpion" as material; "[[Beast Machine King Barbaros Ür (manga)|Beast Machine King Barbaros Ür]]" is Level 8, due to using the Level 4 "[[Machine Lord Ür (manga)|Machine Lord Ür]]" and the Level 8 "[[Beast King Barbaros (manga)|Beast King Barbaros]]" as material.
{{Cards}}
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Under the [[Battle City Rules|Super-Expert Rules]], Fusion Monsters cannot attack during the turn they are Summoned (a condition carried over to the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Kingdom Gameplay|Duelist Kingdom]] and [[Battle City Rules]] in the anime). However, Fusion Monsters that were Fusion Summoned without "Polymerization"—such as "[[Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (manga)|Valkyrion the Magna Warrior]]", "[[XYZ-Dragon Cannon (manga)|XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]", and "[[Mosaic Manticore (manga)|Mosaic Manticore]]"—are not subject to this condition.
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=== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' onward ===
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Starting with the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' manga, Fusion Monsters were treated like they are in the ''[[TCG]]''/''[[OCG]]''.
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== In the anime ==
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=== ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' ===
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In the anime, the [[Millennium Scale]] was the item which originally fused monsters. In the early ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime, Fusion Monsters had low [[ATK]] and [[DEF]], and almost all of them had no effects.
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=== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' ===
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In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]'', many powerful Fusion Monsters were introduced.
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=== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL'' ===
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In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'', Fusion Monsters were seen rarely, seemingly being replaced by [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]] and [[Xyz Monster]]s, respectively.
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=== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V'' ===
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In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'', Fusion Monsters were primarily used by characters from the [[Standard Dimension|Standard]] and [[Fusion Dimension]]s.
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=== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'' ===
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Fusion Monsters reappeared in the second season of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'', supporting their users' [[Link Monster|Link]] [[Deck]]s.
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=== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS'' ===
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In the second season of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]'', Fusion Monsters were reintroduced by [[Yuo Goha]] with a new name: 「フュージョンモンスター」 (''Fyūjon Monsutā''). Fusion Monsters often have new types, such as [[Cyborg]], [[High Dragon]], [[Magical Knight]], [[Celestial Warrior]], and [[Omega Psychic]].
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== In the video games ==
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=== Yu-Gi-Oh! BAM ===
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Like ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', Fusion Monsters in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! BAM]]'' have purple-colored background. But unlike the real TCG, Fusion Monsters can be played independently, or can be overlayed with an existing monster to produce a new Monster hidden within that Card. Fusing 2 monsters together will trigger an effect aside from creating a new Monster (i.e.: Gaining Life Points, Inflicting Damage, etc.). When the Fusion Monster produced is destroyed, the two materials used for Fusion are also destroyed.
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{{Show card image gallery
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| Thousand-Eyes Idol (BAM) |
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| Thousand-Eyes Restrict (BAM) |
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}}
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== Examples ==
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{{Show card image gallery
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| Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon | Non-Effect Fusion Monster
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| Five-Headed Dragon | Effect Fusion Monster
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| Sea Monster of Theseus | Tuner Fusion Monster
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| Supreme King Z-ARC | Pendulum Fusion Monster
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| Flame Swordsman (Rush Duel) | Non-Effect Fusion Monster in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel]]''
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| Metarion Ashurastar | Effect Fusion Monster in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel]]''
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}}
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== Trivia ==
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* "[[Dragon Master Knight]]", "[[Cyberdark End Dragon]]" and "[[Five-Headed Dragon]]" are tied with the highest ATK of all Fusion Monsters, with 5000 ATK each. "[[Dragon Master Knight]]", "[[Five-Headed Dragon]]" and "[[Super Vehicroid - Mobile Base]]" are tied with the highest DEF of all Fusion Monsters, with 5000 DEF each.
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* "[[Thousand-Eyes Restrict]]" was the first Effect Fusion Monster.
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** It was also the first Fusion Monster to be [[Forbidden]].
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* The [[illegal]] card "[[Yasushi the Skull Knight]]" is the only Fusion Monster to list a [[Trap Card]] as a [[Fusion Material]].
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** It is the only Fusion Monster with a Flavor text.
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** It is also the only [[illegal]] Fusion Monster in ''[[OCG]]'' (there are no illegal Fusion Monsters in ''TCG'').
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* Fusion Monsters are the only Extra Deck monster card type to have appeared in all eight anime series.
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* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel]]'', Fusion Monsters were first released in ''[[Extra Transcend Enhancement Pack]]''.
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* In the early days of the game, it seems Fusion Monsters were meant to be the counterparts of [[Ritual Monsters]].
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** Fusions are in the Extra Deck, so they didn't need to be searched. Rituals are in the Main Deck, and had to be in the hand to be Ritual Summoned.
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** Fusions had a generic Spell that could be used for all of them. Rituals had a unique Spell for each of them.
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** Fusions needed specific monsters, and required a minimum of two by nature. Rituals could use any monster, and can be Summoned with just a single one with an equal or higher Level.
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* The purple color for Fusions may have been based on "[[Thousand-Eyes Restrict]]", the first Fusion Effect Monster.
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** Purple is also red and blue combined, matching the fusion theme.
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* [[Yuma Tsukumo]] is the only protagonist to not use Fusion Monsters.
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* [[Roken Kogami]] is the only rival to not use Fusion Monsters.
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== In other languages ==
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{{In other languages
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| fr_name  = Monstre Fusion
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| de_name  = Fusionsmonster
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| it_name  = Mostro Fusione
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| pt_name  = Monstro de Fusão
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| es_name  = Monstruo de Fusión
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| ja_name  = {{Ruby|融|ゆう}}{{Ruby|合|ごう}}モンスター
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| ja_romaji = Yūgō Monsutā
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| ko_name  = 융합 몬스터
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| ko_rr    = Yunghap Monseuteo
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| tc_name  = 融合怪獸
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| tc_pinyin = Rónghé Guàishòu
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| sc_pinyin = Rónghé Guàishòu
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|sc_name=融合怪兽
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}}
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== See also ==
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* [[List of Fusion Monsters]]
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* [[List of Fusion Monster support cards]]
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* [[List of Fusion Monster anti-support cards]]
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{{Card types}}
  
 
[[Category:Types of Monster Cards]]
 
[[Category:Types of Monster Cards]]

Revision as of 17:07, 9 April 2024

Dragon Master Knight
"Dragon Master Knight", a Fusion Monster.

Fusion Monsters (Japanese OCG: ゆうごうモンスター Yūgō Monsutā; Japanese Rush Duel: フュージョンモンスター Fyūjon Monsutā) are a type of monsters that must be Fusion Summoned. Their card frame is colored in violet.

Characteristics

TCG/OCG

Fusion Monsters are Extra Deck monsters:

  • They cannot exist in the hand or the Main Deck; if a Fusion Monster would be moved to the hand or Main Deck, it is returned to the Extra Deck instead.
  • If a Fusion Monster is not properly Special Summoned (by Fusion Summon or its own Special Summoning conditions) before being sent to the Graveyard or banished, it cannot be Special Summoned from there (even by effects that ignore Summoning conditions).

Fusion Materials

Fusion Materials are the requisite monsters needed to Fusion Summon the Fusion Monster, or to perform its Contact Fusion procedures. Each Fusion Monster lists its required Fusion Materials in the first line of its card text.

Fusion Summoning

Most Fusion Monsters must first be Special Summoned by Fusion Summoning, using the effect of a card that performs a Fusion Summon, and the Fusion Materials listed on the Fusion Monster card.

Contact Fusion

Some Fusion Monsters must first be Special Summoned by moving its Fusion Materials according their own Summoning conditions, a process usually termed Contact Fusion.

Must be Special Summoned by card effect

A very small number of Fusion Monsters list no Fusion Materials. Instead, they all must be Special Summoned by the effect of a card they specify in their Summoning conditions.

Examples include the Masked HERO Monsters, and Fusion Monsters summoned through Critias and Hermos.

Rush Duel

In Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel, Fusion Monsters function largely identically to the TCG/OCG in terms of base mechanics. Some Fusion Monsters in Rush Duel have new Types thematically based on the Types of the Fusion Materials used to Summon them (Cyborg, Magical Knight, High Dragon, Celestial Warrior, and Omega Psychic), and have a new type of card effect called a Multi-Choice Effect, allowing their controller to activate one of two effects each turn.

The vast majority of Fusions Monsters in Rush Duel list all their materials by name, with most requiring 1 high-Level material and 1 low-Level material. For multiple Fusion Monsters belonging to the same theme, the low-Level material is often the same one (e.g. all Shaman Bandit Fusions require "Fiddlebadour").

In the manga

Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! R

In the Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! R manga, the Fusion Materials must be on the field to be fused with "Polymerization".

Even after being fused, the Fusion Materials are still treated as separate cards when Tributed for a Tribute Summon and for the purpose of some card effects (e.g. "The Wicked Eraser" counted the 3-material "Arcana Knight Joker" as 3 cards and gained 3000 ATK). Additionally, when Tributed for a Tribute Summon, it is possible to Tribute only a subset of the materials (e.g. in Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Seto Kaiba Tributed the "Material Bat" and "Material Scorpion" portions of his "Mosaic Manticore" while leaving "Material Lion" on the field). However, the Fusion Materials can also be Summoned while the Fusion Monster is on the field (in Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Yako Tenma Special Summoned 3 "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" from Kaiba's Graveyard with "Junk Dealer" after Seto Kaiba Fusion Summoned "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon").

Fusion Monsters are treated as having a Level equal to the highest Level of their Fusion Materials. For example, "Mosaic Manticore" is Level 4 due to using the Level 4 "Material Lion", "Material Bat", and "Material Scorpion" as material; "Beast Machine King Barbaros Ür" is Level 8, due to using the Level 4 "Machine Lord Ür" and the Level 8 "Beast King Barbaros" as material.

Under the Super-Expert Rules, Fusion Monsters cannot attack during the turn they are Summoned (a condition carried over to the Duelist Kingdom and Battle City Rules in the anime). However, Fusion Monsters that were Fusion Summoned without "Polymerization"—such as "Valkyrion the Magna Warrior", "XYZ-Dragon Cannon", and "Mosaic Manticore"—are not subject to this condition.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX onward

Starting with the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga, Fusion Monsters were treated like they are in the TCG/OCG.

In the anime

Yu-Gi-Oh!

In the anime, the Millennium Scale was the item which originally fused monsters. In the early Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, Fusion Monsters had low ATK and DEF, and almost all of them had no effects.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

In Yu-Gi-Oh GX, many powerful Fusion Monsters were introduced.

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's and Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL

In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's and Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, Fusion Monsters were seen rarely, seemingly being replaced by Synchro and Xyz Monsters, respectively.

Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V

In Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, Fusion Monsters were primarily used by characters from the Standard and Fusion Dimensions.

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

Fusion Monsters reappeared in the second season of Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, supporting their users' Link Decks.

Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS

In the second season of Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS, Fusion Monsters were reintroduced by Yuo Goha with a new name: 「フュージョンモンスター」 (Fyūjon Monsutā). Fusion Monsters often have new types, such as Cyborg, High Dragon, Magical Knight, Celestial Warrior, and Omega Psychic.

In the video games

Yu-Gi-Oh! BAM

Like Yu-Gi-Oh!, Fusion Monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh! BAM have purple-colored background. But unlike the real TCG, Fusion Monsters can be played independently, or can be overlayed with an existing monster to produce a new Monster hidden within that Card. Fusing 2 monsters together will trigger an effect aside from creating a new Monster (i.e.: Gaining Life Points, Inflicting Damage, etc.). When the Fusion Monster produced is destroyed, the two materials used for Fusion are also destroyed.

Examples

Trivia

  • "Dragon Master Knight", "Cyberdark End Dragon" and "Five-Headed Dragon" are tied with the highest ATK of all Fusion Monsters, with 5000 ATK each. "Dragon Master Knight", "Five-Headed Dragon" and "Super Vehicroid - Mobile Base" are tied with the highest DEF of all Fusion Monsters, with 5000 DEF each.
  • "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" was the first Effect Fusion Monster.
    • It was also the first Fusion Monster to be Forbidden.
  • The illegal card "Yasushi the Skull Knight" is the only Fusion Monster to list a Trap Card as a Fusion Material.
    • It is the only Fusion Monster with a Flavor text.
    • It is also the only illegal Fusion Monster in OCG (there are no illegal Fusion Monsters in TCG).
  • Fusion Monsters are the only Extra Deck monster card type to have appeared in all eight anime series.
  • In Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel, Fusion Monsters were first released in Extra Transcend Enhancement Pack.
  • In the early days of the game, it seems Fusion Monsters were meant to be the counterparts of Ritual Monsters.
    • Fusions are in the Extra Deck, so they didn't need to be searched. Rituals are in the Main Deck, and had to be in the hand to be Ritual Summoned.
    • Fusions had a generic Spell that could be used for all of them. Rituals had a unique Spell for each of them.
    • Fusions needed specific monsters, and required a minimum of two by nature. Rituals could use any monster, and can be Summoned with just a single one with an equal or higher Level.
  • The purple color for Fusions may have been based on "Thousand-Eyes Restrict", the first Fusion Effect Monster.
    • Purple is also red and blue combined, matching the fusion theme.
  • Yuma Tsukumo is the only protagonist to not use Fusion Monsters.
  • Roken Kogami is the only rival to not use Fusion Monsters.

In other languages

"Fusion Monster" in languages other than English
Language NameRomanized
French Monstre Fusion
German Fusionsmonster
Italian Mostro Fusione
Portuguese Monstro de Fusão
Spanish Monstruo de Fusión
Japanese ゆうごうモンスターYūgō Monsutā
ゆうごうモンスター (kana)
融合モンスター (base)
Korean 융합 몬스터Yunghap Monseuteo
Chinese (Traditional) 融合怪獸Rónghé Guàishòu
Chinese (Simplified) 融合怪兽Rónghé Guàishòu

See also