Harpie
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The Harpie Lady Sisters
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ハーピィ | ||
| Japanese (translated) |
Harpy | ||
| English |
Harpie | ||
| English (manga) |
Harpy | ||
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The Harpies are a special group of female monsters identified by having "Harpie" (ハーピィ) in their Japanese name. "Harpie's Brother" is not a Harpie, since his Japanese name is バードマン (Birdman).
Maximum of 3 Rule
Some Harpies have the phrase This card's name is treated as "Harpie Lady" in their text. Their name is also treated as "Harpie Lady" while in the player's Deck, a player can NOT have a combination of 15 cards whose name is treated as "Hapie Lady" in their Deck. "Harpie Queen" is an exception to this rule, since her effect only has her treated as "Harpie Lady" while on the field and in the Graveyard.
Cyber Harpie Lady and Harpie Lady 1, 2, and 3 are treated as if their name is HARPIE LADY at all times for all rules of the game and more then three total of any Cyber, 1, 2, or 3 mix.
Media Appearances
In the anime the "Harpies" are the signature cards of Mai Valentine. She often begins with one "Harpie" card and uses support cards to accessorize and multiply it. Joey Wheeler has also used some Harpie cards as a reminder of his promise to save Mai from the Shadow Realm.
In the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force series, Jasmine plays a Harpie Deck.
When Harpies were released, they were an archetype with not alot of support. But after Rise of Destiny, Harpies were a much more balanced archetype. Structure Deck 8: Lord of the Storm also contained some Harpie related cards.
They have made many arguments about this rule and in all honesty I am on the side that that rule should not stand when it comes to Harpie Lady 1,2,& 3 and Cyber Harpie Lady because other words they would not have made the cards. Now if you ever try to enter a tourney with the Harpies ask the tourney officals about their ruling before you use ur harpies.
Censoring
Most Harpies in the international release of the game, including all language prints except Japanese, and in the anime have been edited to appear to wear bodysuits while in the Japanese versions they wear much more revealing clothing. "Cyber Harpie Lady" and "Harpie Lady Sisters" have had the spikes extruding from their armor removed due to the suggestiveness. However, some earlier printings of a few of the Harpie cards outside of Japan (Specifically the original "Harpie Lady" and "Harpie Girl") were printed without being censored.
Play Style
Harpies combine the ability to be rapidly summoned, to destroy the opponent's Spell and Trap Cards, to increase each others attack points and abilities, and to work together to protect each other. They do not have the ability to destroy spell and trap cards innately, but the Field Spell Card Harpies' Hunting Ground causes one Spell or Trap Card to be destroyed every time Harpie Lady, Harpie Lady 1, Harpie Lady 2, Harpie Lady 3, Cyber Harpie Lady, Harpie Queen, and/or Harpie Lady Sisters are Summoned in any way. They are one of the very few cards that can be Summoned en masse from the Graveyard. Their support cards, Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon and Harpie's Pet Dragon, rapidly gain in power and usefulness through effects including protecting other Harpie cards and card destruction as the Harpies swarm the field. Properly played, Harpies can overwhelm the opponent in moments with high attack power and powerful effects, but they are individually not too strong, so they are vulnerable to opponents who Summon strong single Monsters early to whittle down the number of Harpies on the field.
