Overlay Network
An Overlay Network (オーバーレイ・ネットワーク Ōbārei Nettowāku) is a portal created as part of an Xyz Summon in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime and manga series.
Most Xyz Monsters are Xyz Summoned through a red, spiral-shaped portal. The Xyz Materials then become orbs of light which orbit the Xyz Monster. When detached, the Xyz Monster absorbs the orb(s) in a certain way, varying between different monsters.
However, several Xyz Monsters use unique or specially designed Overlay Networks with a different color and/or shape. In particular, when a "Number" monster is Xyz Summoned, the Overlay Network appears as a yellow galaxy-like portal into which the Xyz Materials are drawn into as energy streaks. The portal explodes, and the sealed form of the Summoned "Number" appears, before transforming itself into its true form. However, some "Number" monsters, such as "Number 88: Gimmick Puppet of Leo" and "Number 33: Chronomaly Machu Mech" do not have sealed forms; in their case, they simply emerge from the Overlay Network. Also, "Number 9: Dyson Sphere" does not emerge from the Overlay Network, but materializes in space.
In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 6, all Xyz Monsters depicted as using the standard red spiral portal.
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A "Number"/"New Orders" Overlay Network
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A "CXyz" Overlay Network
The Overlay Network of "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon"
The Overlay Network of "Shark Fortress"
The Overlay Network of "Shark Caesar"
