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| − | The Japanese name of | + | "Hydradrive" is a portmanteau of the words Hydra and Disk Drive. The Japanese translation of the name could also mean "High-Drive" which implies a advanced version of storing data. The Hydra is a multi-headed serpent in mythology and is popularly considered in modern mythos to have control over various elements with each of their heads. This meshed in with their gameplay style and is also based on the character in the anime, Bohman who is an AI designed to absorb the [[Ignis]] and become a singular, powerful entity, much like a Hydra. |
==Playing style== | ==Playing style== | ||
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"Hydradrive", known as "Highdrive"[1] (ハイドライブ Haidoraibu) in Japan, also tentativelly called "High Drive"[2], is an archetype of Cyberse monsters of various Attributes used by Bohman and Haru in the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS anime.
Design
Appearance
Due to its namesake, many members of this archetype have a reptilian, snake-like look with most of the Main Deck and Link-1 monsters resembling animals like snakes or lizards. The archetype's Link-2 and Link-3 monsters feature a more humanoid design while their Link-4 monsters resemble the Naga, a semi-divine mythical creature that is half-human and half-snake in appearance. The Link-5 monsters are directly based on hydras.
Etymology
"Hydradrive" is a portmanteau of the words Hydra and Disk Drive. The Japanese translation of the name could also mean "High-Drive" which implies a advanced version of storing data. The Hydra is a multi-headed serpent in mythology and is popularly considered in modern mythos to have control over various elements with each of their heads. This meshed in with their gameplay style and is also based on the character in the anime, Bohman who is an AI designed to absorb the Ignis and become a singular, powerful entity, much like a Hydra.
Playing style
"Hydradrive" plays around Link Summoning its Link Monsters, after which their strategy shifts to play around the opponent's monsters' Attributes. The Link-1 Monsters all share the effect to be able to attack directly if the opponent controls a monster with the same Attribute as itself, as well as Special Summoning a "Hydradrive Token" upon being destroyed, so to easily defend the player itself from being attack directly and/or set up more Link Summons. Higher-Link monsters can negate the effects of monsters that share their Attributes, and can take on multiple Attributes themselves, in addition to manipulating the Attributes of monsters the opponent controls.
References
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episode 101: "Ai of the Beholder" (Hydradrive Counter readout)
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS episode 47: "LINK VRAINS 2.0" (early official subtitles)
