Kuriboh (archetype)
"Kuriboh" (クリボー Kuribō) is an archetype of monsters used throughout the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. The archetype also contains a sub-archetype, "Winged Kuriboh".
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MembersEdit
| Monster | Protection effect |
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| Ankuriboh | Discard this card to Special Summon a monster (other than itself) from either player's GY to your own field when your opponent declares an attack. |
| Astral Kuriboh | A "Number" monster that was Xyz Summoned using this card on the field as material gains the effect that makes it unable from being destroyed by battle or by your opponent's card effects. |
| Clear Kuriboh | Negate a monster effect that inflicts damage by sending this card from your hand to the Graveyard. |
| Galactikuriboh | When an opponent's monster declares an attack, you can discard this card to Special Summon 1 "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" from your hand or Deck, then change the attack target to it, then you can attach this card from your GY to 1 Xyz Monster on the field as material. Also, if a "Photon" and/or "Galaxy" monster(s) you control would be destroyed by battle or an opponent's card effect, you can banish this card from your GY instead. |
| Junkuriboh | Negate the activation of a card or effect that inflicts damage to you and destroy that card by sending this card from your hand or field to the Graveyard. |
| Kuriboh | Reduce battle damage from an opponent's attack to 0 by discarding this card from your hand. |
| Kuribohrn | Banish this card from your Graveyard to Special Summon any number of "Kuriboh" monsters from your Graveyard when your opponent declares an attack. |
| Magikuriboh | After taking damage this turn, during the Main or Battle Phase, send this card from the hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon "Dark Magician" or "Dark Magician Girl" from the Deck or Graveyard. |
| Performapal Kuribohble | Special Summon this card from your hand when your opponent declares a direct attack and changes the attack target to this card and perform damage calculation. If you would take battle damage from that battle, gain that much LP, instead. |
| Performapal Classikuriboh | Pendulum Effect: When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack, this card is destroyed.
Monster Effect: If this card is destroyed by its own Pendulum Effect: End the Battle Phase. You can only use each of the following effects of "Performapal Classikuriboh" once per turn. You can discard this card, then target 1 card in your Pendulum Zone; its Pendulum Scale becomes 1 until the end of this turn. When you take battle damage while this card is in your GY: You can place this card in your Pendulum Zone. |
| Performapal Barokuriboh | Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, at the start of the Battle Phase: You can add 1 monster with 300 ATK/200 DEF from your Deck to your hand, then destroy this card.
Monster Effect: When your monster is destroyed by battle: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. Your opponent's monsters cannot target monsters for attacks, except this one. If this card is attacked, change it to Attack Position at the end of the Damage Step. |
| Rainbow Kuriboh | Special Summon this card from your Graveyard when your opponent declares a direct attack. |
| Relinkuriboh | Banish this card from your Graveyard to prevent 1 monster you control from being destroyed in battle. |
| Sphere Kuriboh | Change an opponent's attacking monster to Defense Position by sending this card from your hand to the Graveyard. |
| Winged Kuriboh | Prevents you from taking Battle Damage during the turn this card is destroyed. |
| Winged Kuriboh LV6 | Destroys a monster that declares an attack or activates its effect while on the field and inflicts damage to the opponent equal to the ATK of that destroyed monster |
| Winged Kuriboh LV9 | Banishes all activated Spell Cards while this card is face-up on the field. |
| Winged Kuriboh LV10 | Destroys all opponent's Attack Position monsters and deals damage to the opponent equal to the combined original ATK of the destroyed monsters when this card is Tributed. |
| Linkuriboh | Change the ATK of an opponent's attacking monster to 0 by Tributing this card. |
| Linguriboh | When your opponent activates a Trap Card (Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card; negate that card's effect, and if you do, banish it. If this card is in your GY (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 "@Ignister" monster that was Summoned from the Extra Deck; Special Summon this card. You can only use each effect of "Linguriboh" once per turn. |
| Kuribot | If you have no other monsters on your field, pay 500 LP. Add 1 "Kuribot" from your Graveyard to your hand. |
AppearancesEdit
In the anime, "Kuriboh" monsters are notable for being the Spirit partners of the main characters. A few episodes point out that "Kuriboh" monsters have special connections to the main characters who own various versions of this card.
In Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yugi Muto started with "Kuriboh", which he could discard to reduce Battle damage that he would take from his opponent to 0 as well as use "Multiply" to protect him from battle. His manga counterpart uses "Clear Kuriboh" in Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions. He can discard it to negate a damage-dealing monster effect or banish it from the Graveyard to potentially prevent a direct attack.
In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Jaden Yuki's Deck includes a "Winged Kuriboh" that he received from Yugi. His Kuriboh strategy focuses on Summoning "Winged Kuriboh LV10" with "Transcendent Wings" and Tributing it to wipe out the opponent's Attack Position monsters and inflict damage. His manga counterpart also has "Winged Kuriboh LV9", which restricts the use of Spell Cards. When his "Winged Kuriboh" is destroyed, all Battle Damage he takes that turn becomes 0.
In the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's manga, Yusei uses "Junkuriboh" in his Deck. He can discard it to negate any damage that would make his LP zero and destroy that card.
In Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, Yuma Tsukumo obtains "Rainbow Kuriboh" during his time in Astral World, which was his father's card, and quickly forms a bond with it.
While no "Kuriboh" monsters make an appearance in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime, the manga features Yuya Sakaki using "Performapal Kuribohble", which prevents a direct attack, negates battle damage, and recovers life equal to the negated damage, as well as the two Pendulum Monsters "Performapal Classikuriboh" and "Performapal Barokuriboh".
In Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, even though he does not use it in his Main Deck, Yusaku Fujiki used three copies of "Sphere Kuriboh" as shields during his infiltration of SOL Technologies' data bank. He later obtains "Linkuriboh", which reduces the ATK of an opponent's attacking monster to 0 until the end of that turn, by Tributing "Linkuriboh". When Ai starts Dueling on his own, he uses a darker version of "Linkuriboh" called "Linguriboh".
In Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS, Yuga Ohdo uses three "Kuribot", which can retrieve one another from Yuga's Graveyard to refill his hand.
Playing styleEdit
"Kuriboh" monsters are generally defensive in nature, and on their own, they tend to prevent battle damage from occurring to the user. However, some of their support cards allow them to rapidly turn the tables upon the opponent, such as the powerful "Winged Kuriboh LV10" and "Detonate". So far, all non-monster support cards for "Kuriboh" monsters are Quick-Play Spell Cards allowing them to function quickly in a themed Deck. The monster "Dystopia the Despondent" works very well with "Kuriboh" decks as a majority of them are level 1.
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