Number

Number
Above: "Number 39: Utopia", Right: "Number 17: Leviathan Dragon" and "Number 34: Terror-Byte"
Japanese	Ｎｏ．（ナンバーズ） Ｎｏ． (base) ナンバーズ (ruby) Nanbāzu (romanized)
Portuguese	Números
Sets Starter Deck 2011 Starter Deck: Dawn of the Xyz Starter Deck 2012 Starter Deck: Xyz Symphony Generation Force V Jump Magazine Promotional Cards Photon Shockwave Weekly Jump Magazine Promotional Cards The Valuable Book Promotional Cards: Series 14 Duelist Pack 12: Yuma Tsukumo Order of Chaos V Jump Edition 6 Galactic Overlord Return of the Duelist Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL Manga Promotional Cards: Series 2 Numbers Guide Promotional Card V Jump Edition 7 Abyss Rising
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"Number" (Ｎｏ．（ナンバーズ） Nanbāzu) is an archetype of special Xyz Monsters. According to Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, there are 100 of them; so far, 44 are in a known character's possession while 27 are known by name as well as 2 Chaos versions.

Story

When Yuma Tsukumo unlocked the Door with his Emperor's Key, he opened a portal between his own and another dimension, which allowed Astral to come into his world. Yuma found himself trapped within a sphere of blank cards, which shortly flew away. By crossing into Yuma's world, Astral's memories got transformed into the 99 "Number" cards and scattered in unknown directions. In order to regain his lost memories, Astral teamed up with Yuma.

Yuma trapped within a sphere of blank "Numbers".

"Numbers" appear to be blank cards that take the form of whoever finds them desires the most, and design themselves to fit their original owner's Decks and keeps that form forever. Some Duelists may have more than one "Number" which fits their Deck. When they are Summoned, their respective numbers are printed on their users, appearing in such places as the forehead, neck, left and right hands (in Syuta Hayami's case, it appeared under his right eye and in Number 56's Holder, it appeared in his left shoulder).

They have been shown to be very dangerous, as their users are easily possessed by their power, with the exception of Yuma due to the Emperor's Key, Kite Tenjo's Photon Transformation, and the Tron Family's Crests. To be noted, however, the power of Photon Transformation and the Crest seem to be limited, not to mention the dire consequences, in respect of these being used to wield a "Number" card as they will drastically exhaust their user.

The Numbers' Symbol

It is said that these "Number" monsters cannot be destroyed with cards in this world. "Number" monsters can only be defeated by other "Number" monsters. However, when two or more "Numbers" confront themselves in a Duel they'll fight each other to consume one another. When a "Number" is defeated in a Duel by Yuma, Yuma obtains it, and its power is absorbed into Astral. Also when Yuma defeats a "Number" monster Astral gains another part of his memory.

In the anime, Astral mentions there are 99 "Numbers", but according to Kite Tenjo, there are 100 "Numbers". As Astral already had 1 of the "Numbers", "Utopia", it is possible Astral was referring to the other 99 "Numbers". However, Dr. Faker believes that, aside from 99 "Numbers" which are Astral's pieces of memory, Astral himself is a "Number", the original one (ナンバーズのオリジナル, Nanbāzu no Orijinaru). On the other hand, the manga is obvious about their number. When Astral obtained a memory piece from "Number 17", he said his memory is divided into 100 "Number" cards. This amount of number is later confirmed by both Kite Tenjo and Mr. Heartland.

One of the "Numbers", Dark Mist, attempted to take control of Astral and steal the "Numbers" Astral collected for himself. After his defeat he was absorbed again. It later escaped again claiming that the other "Numbers" helped him escape because they all want the same: destruction. According to him, Astral originally also wants to destroy everything and urges him to remember his mission. However, another "Number", Utopia, protected Astral from Dark Mist, suggesting that not all the "Numbers" want the same.

"Chaos Numbers" have also been shown to appear when a Number holder is high in a certain emotion. For example, Astral and Yuma obtained "Utopia Ray" after Astral was happy to know Yuma considered him a friend. Reginald Kastle also obtained "Shark Drake Vice" after his feeling for revenge, brought on by "Shark Drake", overpowered him.

Abilities

In the anime, "Numbers" have a few "special" abilities that are unique, such as "Numbers" can only be destroyed by other "Numbers". However, the effect stating that "Numbers" can only be destroyed by another "Number" is a monster effect, and therefore, can be negated. Also, a monster who is treated as a "Number" can destroy them, meaning they are not invincible.

In the anime, some "Numbers" also have certain abilities, such as "Number 7: Lucky Straight" being able to steal other competitors' "Numbers" and Xyz's through its incredible luck, helping Charlie escape the Heartland police, or short circuiting a train into moving on its own. "Number 25: Force Focus" even gave Syuta the power to predict the future through his photographs.

The "Numbers" amplify the darkness and desires of humans, whether these cause good or bad. When Summoned, "Numbers" take on what appears to be a sealed form, and when the "Number" starts to transform into their artwork, the "Number" then appears. When a "Number" is defeated, they are absorbed into Astral, and can be used by any Duelist whom Astral is currently with. Each "Number" contains a piece of Astral's memory, which he recovers each time he absorbs one.

They are also known to manipulate their user into summoning them as soon as possible, sometimes to the point of cheating as seen with Scorch and Chills. "Numbers" also manipulate their users into protecting them at any cost, as seen when "Number 83: Galaxy Queen" made Nelson Andrews believe that she was his mother. Thus, he equipped her with "Furious Max's Curse" to protect her from being destroyed by battle, and changed the attack target to his "ESPer Star Sparrow" via "Star Sparrow Forever!", causing him to lose the Duel.

A person possessed by a "Number" easily becomes addicted to their power and desires to obtain more "Numbers".. "Number 7: Lucky Straight" however did not seem to have this effect; neither Charlie McCoy nor the girl he eventually gave it to were shown to be adversely affected by it, but it did seem to give the holder incredible luck. Though when Charlie Summoned "Number 7" in his Duel against Yuma, the number appeared on his hand. There's a possibility that instead of using its own influence to corrupt its owner, it corrupts the owner by making them addicted and very reliant on the luck it offers.

When a "Number" monster is Summoned or taken by control, the number of the card appears somewhere on the card holder's body in the form of curved lines and a dot. Only Yuma and Kite are excluded from this phenomenon. Bronk Stone remained uncontrolled when controlling "Utopia" and Reginald Kastle when he controlled "Acid Golem", but that was due to Yuma's Emperor Key they had. Others such as, Fortuno when he controlled "Shock Master" and "Big Eye", and Charlie McCoy with "Lucky Straight" remained uninfluenced, but the respective numbers still appeared on their bodies.

Shark facing "Number 32: Shark Drake".

The process of how a "Number" takes control shown that a "Number" converses with whoever currently controls it, unless the owner has a way to ward off the "Number's" influence it tries to take control by destroying or possibly merging with what appears to be the person's soul. This could be why when the Photon Hand retrieves a "Number", it pulls out the holder's soul along with the "Number" and why a "Number" seems to be hidden inside the holders soul. Same case is with Astral whom when extracting a "Number", the card itself appears from within the person whom was possessed.

Members

Each "Number" monster has its respective number appearing on a part of its body. 44 out of 100 "Numbers" are shown here; 27 by name. 2 "Number C", or "Chaos Numbers" (an evolution of the originals) are also known. So far, there are still no WIND "Number" monsters.

Original

#	Monster	Owner(s)		Sealed Form	Number Location	Number Color
		Previous	Current
6	OOPArts Atlanthal	Tron III	Yuma/Astral	100px	Chest ring	100px
7	Lucky Straight	Museum Charlie McCoy Mayumi	Yuma/Astral		Head of cane	100px
8	Heraldic King Genome Heriter	Unknown	Tron	100px	Above left eye on mask	100px
9	Canopy Star - Dyson Sphere	V	Kite Tenjo	100px	Two panels in the center sphere	100px
10	Illumiknight	Unknown	Kite Tenjo		Right shoulder plate	100px
11	Big Eye	Fortuno Charlie McCoy	Yuma/Astral		Front of outer ring	100px
12	Crimson Shadow Armor Ninja	Kaze	Yuma/Astral		Left side of chest	100px
13	Unknown "Number"	Unknown	Luna (manga)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
15	Gimmick Puppet Giant Killer	Unknown	IV	100px	Headband	100px
16	Shock Master	# holder Fortuno	Yuma/Astral		Right side of waist	100px
17	Leviathan Dragon	Reginald Kastle	Yuma/Astral		Right horn	100px
19	Freezerdon	Chills	Yuma/Astral	100px	Right side of chest	100px
20	Giga-Brilliant	# holder	Kite Tenjo	100px	Right wing	100px
22	Fran Ken	Koron-chan	Yuma/Astral (manga)	None	Left side of cloak	Not yet shown
25	Force Focus	Syuta Hayami	Yuma/Astral	100px	Underneath lens	100px
30	Acid Golem of Destruction	Unknown	Kite Tenjo		Right leg	100px
32	Shark Drake	IV III	Reginald Kastle	100px	Left side of chest	100px
33	OOPArts Super Weapon - Machu Mach	III	Yuma/Astral	None	Bottom pillar	100px
34	Terror-Byte	Mr. Kay	Yuma/Astral		Right shoulder plate	100px
39	Utopia	None	Yuma/Astral		Left shoulder plate	100px
40	Gimmick Puppet Heaven's String	Unknown	IV	100px	Top of wing	100px
50	Black Corn	Captain Corn (manga)	Yuma/Astral (manga)	None	Right side of sail	100px
56	Goldrat	# holder	Kite Tenjo	Not shown	Round plate above head	100px
60	Unknown "Number"	Unknown	Luna (manga)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
61	Volcasaurus	Scorch	Yuma/Astral		Left chest spike	100px
76	Unknown "Number"	Unknown	Luna (manga)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
83	Galaxy Queen	Nelson Andrews	Yuma/Astral		Chest	100px
88	Gimmick Puppet - Destiny Leo	Unknown	IV	None	Right shoulder plate	100px
91	Thunder Spark Dragon	Thunder Spark (manga)	Yuma/Astral (manga)	None	Left side of head	70px
96	Dark Mist	# holder	Yuma/Astral		Right side of head	100px
??	Unknown "Number"	Fortuno	Kite Tenjo	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
??	9 Unknown "Numbers"	Unknown	Kite Tenjo	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
??	4 Unknown "Numbers"	Unknown	Luna (manga)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

Number C (Chaos Numbers)

"Numbers C" (read as Chaos Numbers) are upgraded versions of the base "Numbers", which are Summoned by overlaying their base counterpart through Chaos Xyz Evolution. So far, all "Chaos Numbers", if they are summoned normally rather than by Chaos Xyz Evolution, require one more material than their normal versions and require the materials to be the same Attribute as themselves. In addition, in the anime the player must have 1000 or less Life Points to be Summoned while in the OCG/TCG you must have the same amount of Life Points to activate their effects.

#	Monster	Number Location	Owner(s)		Sealed Form	Number Color
			Previous	Current
32	Shark Drake Vice	Left side of chest	None	Reginald Kastle	100px	100px
39	Utopia Ray	Left shoulder plate	None	Yuma/Astral		100px

Trivia

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"Number", spelled in alien symbols & alien numbers from 0 to 9.

• In the anime, their card texts are in a strange language that nobody except Astral, Kite, and those possessed by "Numbers" can read. This is removed in the dub, as with all other card texts and is replaced by the image being blurred.

• In the anime, "Numbers" use a different style of Xyz Summon than regular Xyz Monsters. Regular Xyz Summons use a red colored spiral portal, but "Numbers" use a galaxy style portal.

• In the anime, they have something to do with the large structure made up of gears inside the Emperor's Key as seen when Astral presents the "Leviathan Dragon" and "Galaxy Queen" before their corresponding numbers printed on gears inside it which glow making all the gears in the structure turn.

• Xyz Monsters are said to come from an another dimension just like Astral, this probably explains why "Numbers" are Xyz Monsters. Xyz Monsters are also said to be made of antimatter.

• According to Satoshi Kuwabara, all "Numbers'" numbers are not chosen randomly but are decided "carefully with attention to details that can make the fans enjoy it in various places", along with many puns and second meanings for each Number.

• "Numbers" do not have a sealed form in the manga.