Graydle

Graydle
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Japanese	グレイドル Gureidoru (romanized)
French	Berceau-Gris
German	Graulien
Italian	Reticulliano Reticradlian (translated)
Korean	그레이돌 Geureidol (romanized)
Portuguese	Alicercinza
Spanish	Cunagrís
Sets Dimension of Chaos Invasion: Vengeance
Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
Manga appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures
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"Graydle" (グレイドル Gureidoru) is an archetype of WATER Aqua monsters debuting in Dimension of Chaos.

Design

Appearance

The artworks of "Graydle Impact" and "Graydle Parasite" suggest that the original monsters are liquid metallic alien slime creatures that arrived on Earth and parasitically possess other creatures. Furthermore, it seems that they can mold themselves, such as splitting in two as shown in "Graydle Split" or merging together to form chimera-like monsters, such as the Synchro Monster "Graydle Dragon".

The color scheme of the possessed creatures is based in the three main types of cards: Monster ("Graydle Eagle"), Trap ("Graydle Cobra") and Spell ("Graydle Alligator"). Furthermore, all of the Main Deck monsters' ATK and DEF sums 2000, so far.

Etymology

"Graydle" appears to be a portmanteau of the words "Gray" and "Cradle". "Gray" or "Grays" is a term that is used to refer to a stereotypical small grey alien men.

The Italian name, "Reticulliano", may come from the star Zeta Reticuli instead (a popular star among ufologists due to the Barney and Betty Hill case, in which a couple claims to have been abducted by greys coming from that system) and "culla" (Italian for "cradle").

Playing style

Fitting the archetype's "parasite" theme, the "possessed" "Graydle" monsters consist of equipping themselves to opponent monsters when destroyed by battle or by specific effects and taking control of them. The support cards so far either aid on using those effects, such as "Graydle Parasite" and "Graydle Impact", or help swarming "Graydle" monsters, such as "Graydle Split".

Other combos include Special Summoning "Graydle Cobra" with "Call of the Haunted" and using "Magic Planter" to draw 2 and then take control of an opponent's monster, then using "Release Restraint Wave" to destroy all of your opponent's Set Spells and Traps.

Their boss monster, "Graydle Dragon" destroys cards your opponent controls up to the number of WATER monsters used for its Synchro Summon; also, if it ends up being destroyed, you can revive another "Graydle" monster to either take control of an opponent's monster or to use it to Special Summon "Graydle Slime" and Synchro Summon another "Graydle Dragon".

Recommended cards

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Graydle Alligator Graydle Cobra Graydle Eagle Aquaactress Arowana Aquaactress Guppy Aquaactress Tetra Crane Crane Snowman Eater Tuner monsters Graydle Slime Graydle Slime Jr. Debris Dragon Fishborg Archer Ghost Sister & Spooky Dogwood Vylon Prism Spell Cards Graydle Impact Aquarium Set Aquarium Stage Final Gesture Magic Planter Moray of Greed One for One Release Restraint Wave Salvage Supply Squad Surface Ties of the Brethren Trap Cards Graydle Combat Graydle Parasite Graydle Split Battle Mania Bubble Bringer Call of the Haunted Magical Hats (use with "Aquarium Set" and "Aquarium Stage") Needle Ceiling Skill Drain Torrential Reborn Extra Deck Synchro Monsters Graydle Dragon White Aura Whale Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier Clear Wing Synchro Dragon Yazi, Evil of the Yang Zing Scrap Dragon Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier Leo, the Keeper of the Sacred Tree Star Eater Xyz Monsters Armored Kappa Cat Shark Ghostrick Alucard Link Monsters Mistar Boy

Weaknesses

• Due to their heavy emphasis on taking control of other monsters, "Graydle" Decks tend to have trouble with cards that prevent control switching, such as "Owner's Seal" and "Remove Brainwashing".
• The "Graydle" monsters' controlling effects target, so effects that prevent targeting will stop them dead. Alternately, "Interdimensional Matter Transporter" and other self-removal effects can help prevent your monsters from being controlled (especially useful if you have ways of bringing them back afterwards).
• Most "Graydle" strategies rely on their cards being sent to the Graveyard for their effects to activate, so Banish effects can quickly shut them down.
  • Cards like "Disappear" or "Dark Smog" are useful against the Special Summoning effects of "Graydle Slime" or "Graydle Dragon", as you can wait for their user to declare a target before Banishing it.
  • Monsters who can banish opposing monsters that they destroy by battle (such as "Lesser Fiend") can dispose of "Graydle" monsters without triggering their effects.

• The main three "Graydle" monsters ("Eagle", "Cobra", and "Alligator") can only activate their effects if they are destroyed in certain ways; "Eagle" activates by Monster effects, "Cobra" activates on Traps, "Alligator" activates on Spells, and all three will activate if they're destroyed by battle. Consequently, you can prevent them from equipping themselves to your monsters by destroying each with card effects that won't trigger their effects, such as using "Trap Hole" on "Graydle Eagle", "Fissure" on "Graydle Cobra", or "Kozmo Dark Destroyer's" destruction effect on "Graydle Alligator".
• The "Graydle" archetype has a strong emphasis on Continuous Spell and Trap Cards to make their plays, so Spell/Trap destruction can cripple their speed and deprive them of easy ways to trigger the effect of "Alligator" and/or "Cobra". If you don't mind destroying your own monsters, you can also use destruction effects on "Graydle" monsters that equip themselves to your monsters via their own effects.
• Most "Graydle" monsters (with the exception of "Graydle Dragon") have low ATK and DEF, with none of their Main Deck members exceeding 1500 ATK ("Graydle Eagle") and 2000 DEF ("Graydle Slime" and "Graydle Slime Jr."). Additionally, their strategies often lend themselves to attacking stronger monsters in order to destroy themselves and activate their effects, which means that their user can end up depleting a significant amount of their own Life Points.

Trivia

• This archetype may be based of John Carpenter's 1982 film, The Thing.
• This archetype has similarities to the earlier "Alien" archetype; the members of both archetypes are extraterrestrial monsters whose strategies revolve around manipulating the opponent's monsters (although "Alien" Decks do so via "A-Counters", whereas "Graydle" Decks use their own monsters' effects instead).