Overlay Network
An Overlay Network (オーバーレイ・ネットワーク Ōbārei Nettowāku) is a portal used to travel through dimensions anywhere in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime and manga series.
Versions
Transporter
The Barian race is able to use an Overlay Network to instantly teleport themselves to another place.[1] The crests utilized by the Vetrix Family are able to do the same.[2] Later in the series, the Different Dimension Airship uses an Overlay Network to travel as well.[3]
An Overlay Network can be used for communication, as sound can travel through them. When used this way, the portal stays open until the message or conversation is finished transmitting.[4]
Xyz Summon
According to Konami, Xyz Monsters have traveled to Yuma's dimension from the other side of a black hole.[5] When a Duelist performs an Xyz Summon, the Xyz Material monsters transform into streaks of energy, and an Overlay Network appears in the form of a portal that the energy streaks enter. The portal then explodes, and the newly Summoned Xyz Monster unveils itself. Most Xyz Monsters are Xyz Summoned through a red, spiral-shaped portal; however, several Xyz Monsters use specially designed Overlay Networks with a different color and/or shape. For example, the "Number" monsters (along with a few others) all use a yellow, galaxy-like portal. In addition, the sealed form of the Summoned "Number" appears out of the portal first, before transforming itself into its true form. (Some "Number" monsters such as "Number 88: Gimmick Puppet of Leo" and "Number 33: Chronomaly Machu Mech" do not have sealed forms and simply emerge complete from the Overlay Network; others such as "Number 9: Dyson Sphere" are too large to ever fit in an Overlay Network and instead materialize in space.) After being Summoned, the Xyz Materials then become Overlay Units that orbit the Xyz Monster as orbs of light. When detached, the Xyz Monster absorbs the orb(s) in a certain way depending on the monster.[6]
In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 6, all Xyz Monsters depicted as using the standard red spiral portal.
"Galaxy Stealth Dragon"[7] and all Xyz Monsters featured in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V thus far use the "Number" Overlay Network.[8][9]
Gallery
Different Dimension Airship entering the Overlay Network.
A "Number" Overlay Network
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A "CXyz" Overlay Network
The Overlay Network of "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon"
The Overlay Network of "Shark Caesar"
The Overlay Network in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
References
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 74: "Attack of the Barians: Part 1"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 43: "The Dragon Awakens"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 95: "The Search for Shadows"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 60: "Doctor Visit"
- ↑ "Starter Deck: Dawn of the Xyz". Konami.
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 5: "Flipping Out, Part 1"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 138: "The New World"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V episode 7: "Mr. Mystery"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V episode 9: "Dueling with the Stars"
