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Guardragon

Guardragon is a series of Dragon monsters originally introduced in Code of the Duelist, but had the majority of its members being introduced in Savage Strike.

Guardragon
"Guardragon Justicia" and "Guardragon Andrake" in the artwork of "Guardragon Corewakening"
Japanese
  • しゅりゅう
  • 守護竜 (base)
  • しゅごりゅう (ruby)
  • Shugoryū (romanized)
  • Guardragon (translated)
French
  • Dragarde
German
  • Wachdrache
Italian
  • Guardrago
Korean
  • 수호룡
Portuguese
  • Dragão-Guarda
Spanish
  • Guardragón
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The series is related to the "World Legacy" archetype, and is a part of the "World Legacy" storyline.

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LoreEdit

The activation of the "World Legacy - "World Wand"" caused the final World Legacy, the "World Ark", to start up. By its power, all of the World Legacies were reborn as "Guardragons", and the battle to determine the fate of the world at last began to head to its conclusion...[1]

DesignEdit

EtymologyEdit

The names of the "Guardragons" released in Savage Strike share a commonalty: the Main Deck Monsters are named after the four classic cardinal virtues, derived in Classical Greece by Plato, while the Link Monsters' names are derived from the theological virtues of Christianity.

MembersEdit

World Legacy Guardragon Attribute Name Origin Virtue
World Chalice Justicia WATER Iustitia Justice
World Crown Garmides EARTH Charmides Temperance
World Wand Promineses FIRE Phronēsis Prudence
World Ark Andrake WIND Andreia Courage
World Shield Elpy DARK Elpis Hope
World Armor Pisty Pistis Faith
World Lance Agarpain Agape Charity

"World Chalice Guardragon Almarduke" is named after Marduk, and "World Legacy Guardragon Mardark" is named after Marduk-apla-iddina II.

Playing styleEdit

The Guardragon series provides generic support to Dragon monsters and Normal Monsters.

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