Machine
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Overview
The Machine Type represents various machineries, including (but not limited to) robots, automata, androids, vehicles, and general-purpose machines. Many appear to be classical humanoid robots (such as "Machine King"), while some are completely life-like (such as "Amazement Assistant Delia"), and others yet are very geometric (such as "Shreddder"). Machines may also resemble non-human living beings, such as many members of the "Cyber" archetype being based on animals and creatures (mostly dragons). However, not all robotic/mechanical monsters are fall under the Machine banner, with many themes of robotic/mechanical monsters being classified as other Types. The majority of Machine monsters are EARTH, DARK, or LIGHT, although there are Machines for each of the six primary Attributes.
Machine monsters and their support are traditionally associated with pushing for extremely high ATK, with the effects of cards like "Power Bond", "Limiter Removal", or "Train Connection", but Machine as a whole covers a multitude of playstyles and effects. "Cyber Dragon", one of the most influential monsters in the history of the OCG/TCG metagame's development, is a Machine monster.
A recurring theme among Machine Decks regardless of the playstyle is their ability to swarm the field with low-level monsters that often has no offensive ability on its own, but capable of helping the player summoning a single strong boss monster. In addition, many Machine monsters/supports also provide "recycle" ability, often using Graveyard, either by summoning them as an extra material, or trigger a search and/or recovery effect there.
While there are a wide array of Machine archetypes and series with diverse playstyles, many of the prominent Machine themes such as "Cyber Dragon" and Train are usually geared towards offensive gameplay, involving neutralizing the opponent's threats (usually via mass removal effect) to make way for them to deal a large amount of damage; some others such as "Machina" and "Orcust" focus on defensive grind game and utilizing various disruption effect to outlast the opponent before quickly finish them off.
In the early parts of of the original manga and anime, Machine monsters inherently had the special ability of being immunite against all type of magic, including attacks from magic users. The card "Everlasting Alloy" was partly made in reference to this fact.
Themes
TCG/OCG
- A-to-Z
- Ally of Justice
- Ancient Gear
- Appliancer
- B.E.S.
- Boot-Up
- Bugroth
- Chimeratech
- cular
- Crystron
- Cyber Dragon
- Cyberdark
- Deskbot
- Dinomist
- Drytron
- F.A.
- Gadget
- Geargia
- Gimmick Puppet
- Gizmek
- Gun Dragon
- Infinitrack
- Jinzo
- Karakuri
- Konami Arcade Games
- Machina
- Machine King
- Mecha Phantom Beast
- Meklord
- Numeron Gate
- Orcust
- Power Tool
- Qli
- Reactor
- Robo
- Speedroid
- Springans
- Super Defense Robot
- Super Quantal Mech Beast
- Superheavy Samurai
- Symphonic Warrior
- Train
- Turbo
- Vehicroid
- World Legacy
- Mixed
Rush Duel
Anime/manga-only
- Mixed
Appearance in media
The Machine Type is one of the most-frequently reoccurring Types in the anime and manga, with at least one active user appearing in almost every work in the franchise. Due to their relative abundance, they are used by many characters in the anime and manga. The following characters use Machine monsters across the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.
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Icons
These are icons used to represent the Machine Type in various video games. They all depict generic robots or machines, with one resembling an "Ancient Gear" monster.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Romanized |
|---|---|---|
| French | Machine | |
| German | Maschine | |
| Italian | Macchina | |
| Portuguese | Máquina | |
| Spanish | Máquina | |
| Japanese | Kikai | |
| きかい (kana) | ||
| 機械 (base) | ||
| Korean | 기계 | Gigye |
| Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) | 機械 | Jīxiè |
