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{{Infobox archetype
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{{Infobox archseries
 
| image  = ConExclusive-RedDragonArchfiends.png
 
| image  = ConExclusive-RedDragonArchfiends.png
 
| caption = "[[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend]]", "[[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss]]" and "[[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane]]"
 
| caption = "[[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend]]", "[[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss]]" and "[[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane]]"
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| ja_name = レッド・デーモン
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| romaji  = Reddo Dēmon
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| trans  = Red Daemon
 
| fr_name = Dragon Rouge Archdémon
 
| fr_name = Dragon Rouge Archdémon
 
| de_name = Rotdrachen-Erzunterweltler
 
| de_name = Rotdrachen-Erzunterweltler
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| pt_name = Dragão Vermelho Arquidemônio
 
| pt_name = Dragão Vermelho Arquidemônio
 
| es_name = Dragón Rojo Archidemonio
 
| es_name = Dragón Rojo Archidemonio
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| ja_name = レッド・デーモン
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| sets    =
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| romaji  = Reddo Dēmon
 
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| trans  = Red Daemon
 
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* [[The Duelist Genesis]]
 
* [[The Duelist Genesis]]
 
* [[Crimson Crisis]]
 
* [[Crimson Crisis]]
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* [[Extreme Victory]]
 
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Volume 6 promotional card]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Volume 6 promotional card]]
 
* [[Dimension of Chaos]]
 
* [[Dimension of Chaos]]
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* [[The Dark Illusion]]
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| tcg    =
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* [[Collectible Tins 2008 Wave 1]]
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* [[Collectible Tins 2010 Wave 2]]
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* [[Turbo Pack: Booster Six]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Advent Calendar]]
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* [[Legendary Collection 5D's Mega Pack]]
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* [[High-Speed Riders]]
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* [[Shining Victories]]
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* [[2016 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]]
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* [[Duelist Pack: Dimensional Guardians]]
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* [[Duel Power]]
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* [[OTS Tournament Pack 10]]
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* [[Duel Devastator]]
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* [[Ghosts From the Past: The 2nd Haunting‎‎]]
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* [[Structure Deck: The Crimson King]]
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| ocg    =
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* [[Weekly Shōnen Jump 2008, Issue 18 promotional card]]
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* [[Monster Figure Collection promotional cards]]
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* [[Duelist Edition Volume 3]]
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* [[V Jump October 2015 promotional card]]
 
* [[Booster SP: Highspeed Riders]]
 
* [[Booster SP: Highspeed Riders]]
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* [[High-Speed Riders]]
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* [[Dimension Box Limited Edition]]
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* [[Premium Gold: Infinite Gold]]
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* [[Special Pack 20th Anniversary Edition Vol.3]]
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* [[The Dark Illusion]]
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* [[Legendary Gold Box]]
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| anime  =  
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* [[Rarity Collection Premium Gold Edition]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Pulse of the King]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Pulse of the King Rumbling of Heaven and Earth Pack]]
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| korea  =
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* [[Structure Deck: Cyber Dragon Revolution Deluxe Edition]]
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* [[Advanced Event Pack 2014 Vol.4]]
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| anime  =
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
 
| manga  = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
 
| manga  = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
 
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"'''Red Dragon Archfiend'''", known as "'''Red Daemon'''" (レッド・デーモン ''Reddo Dēmon'') in Japan and "'''Red Dragon'''" in the manga, is an [[archetype]] used by [[Jack Atlas]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' anime and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (manga)|manga]], [[Fake Jack Atlas]], and an alternate dimension [[Jack Atlas (ARC-V)|Jack Atlas]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'' anime.
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"'''Red Dragon Archfiend'''", known as "'''Red Daemon'''" (レッド・デーモン ''Reddo Dēmon'') in Japan, is an [[archetype]] used by [[Jack Atlas]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' anime and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (manga)|manga]], [[Fake Jack Atlas]], and an alternate dimension [[Jack Atlas (ARC-V)|Jack Atlas]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'' anime series.
 
  
 
The archetype is a sub-archetype of the "[[Archfiend]]" archetype, and primarily consists of Jack Atlas' [[Signer Dragon]], "[[Red Dragon Archfiend]]", and [[Duel Dragon]], "[[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend]]", and their upgraded forms in the anime and manga, respectively.
 
The archetype is a sub-archetype of the "[[Archfiend]]" archetype, and primarily consists of Jack Atlas' [[Signer Dragon]], "[[Red Dragon Archfiend]]", and [[Duel Dragon]], "[[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend]]", and their upgraded forms in the anime and manga, respectively.
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==Design==
 
==Design==
 
[[File:Tyrant_Dragon_and_Scarlight_Dragon.png|thumb|left|180px|"[[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]" alongside its evolution, "[[Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend]]"]]
 
[[File:Tyrant_Dragon_and_Scarlight_Dragon.png|thumb|left|180px|"[[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]" alongside its evolution, "[[Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend]]"]]
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In general, every member of this archetype appear as vicious demonic dragons with curling horns and sometimes pointed tails - though the root of their design comes from the painting ''[[wikipedia:The Great Red Dragon Paintings|The Great Red Dragon]]'' by [[wikipedia:William Blake|William Blake]].
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In general, every member of this archetype appear as armored demonic dragons with curling horns and spikes all along the body, although the root of their design comes from the painting ''[[wikipedia:The Great Red Dragon Paintings|The Great Red Dragon]]'' by [[wikipedia:William Blake|William Blake]].
  
 
==Playing style==
 
==Playing style==
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Compared to the more passive "[[Stardust Dragon]]", which specializes in negating card effects and overall defense, the archetype has a more smash mouth strategy, revolving around destruction, Special Summoning Tuner monsters and a dominating field presence. The archetype has tremendous synergy with the "[[Resonator]]" archetype, making for a very effective Synchro engine.
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In contrast to the Defensive, [[Negate|negation]]-focused "[[Stardust Dragon]]", "Red Dragon Archfiend" and its related cards revolves around Offensive battle and destruction effects, usually manifesting as a board wipe effect. Higher-Level "RDA"-related monsters also notably feature the use of [[Double Tuning|Double]] or [[Triple Tuning]].
  
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Skilled players can very quickly Summon "Red Dragon Archfiend" and use it as a bridge to the more powerful monsters. Because of its aggressive style, it meshes very well with cards like "[[Dark Highlander]]" (for Special Summon locking) "[[Black Rose Dragon]]" and its counterpart, "[[Black Rose Moonlight Dragon]]" all the while reaping the benefits of Synchro Summoning. This provides a lot of raw muscle for overpowering the opponent and ample opportunity to force them into a corner early on. From there, cards like "[[Red Nova Dragon]]" come into play - not only does it gain 500 ATK for each Tuner monster in the player's Graveyard (it will gain at least 1000 ATK just from Synchro Summoning it), but it has the ability to banish itself to negate an opposing monster's attack and return at the end of the next turn, slowing down the opponent's offensive.
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As a Deck, the "Red Dragon Archfiend" strategy generally involves using Jack Atlas-themed support cards, primarily the "[[Resonator]]" monsters, but also various Jack-themed low-Level Fiends (including the "[[Red (archetype)|Red]]" monsters), to summon "RDA" and its related Synchro bosses; these themed support encompass both direct support (supporting "[[Red Dragon Archfiend]]" or "Red Dragon Archfiend"/"Resonator" archetypal monsters) and indirect support (supporting high-Level DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters or low-Level Fiends).
  
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==Weaknesses==
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The deck generally aims to swarm "Resonator" Tuner monsters and low-Level Fiends, in order to build a board consisting of RDA-related boss monsters, general DARK Dragon Synchro boss monsters, and searchable "RDA"-specific backrow. Importantly, the deck's Extra Deck choices are limited because several of its key cards [[xenolock|lock]] the player's Extra Deck into DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters only.  
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The archetype has rather lackluster personal defense, requiring the staple toolbox of Traps and Spells to stay alive in a crisis. One who plays the archetype has to be wary of Decks that outpace it.
 
  
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The Deck can be rather easily defeated by anti-Synchro or anti-Dragon archetypes. This makes it especially vulnerable to the "[[Meklord]]" and "[[Buster Blader (archetype)|Buster Blader]]" archetypes. Cards like "[[Raigeki]]", "[[Mind Control]]", and "[[Clear Wing Synchro Dragon]]" quickly prove invaluable. With "Vanity's Emptiness" a staple in the metagame, cards like "[[Mystical Space Typhoon]]" and "[[Galaxy Cyclone]]" should be considered mandatory to the Deck's survival in the endgame.  
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The deck's main combo makers are the "Resonator" monster "[[Crimson Resonator]]", and the Level 6 Synchro Monster "[[Red Rising Dragon]]", both of whom applies the xenolock.
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* "Crimson Resonator" can Summon two "Resonators" from the Deck if the player controls only controls it and a DARK Dragon Syncho; it can tutor out key "Resonator" monsters and provide the necessary levels for future combos.
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* "Red Rising Dragon" can non-hard once per turn revive "Resonator" monsters in the GY if it is Synchro Summoned; provided the player has the extenders, it can be repeatedly summoned for [[List of unofficial terms#Climbing|Synchro climbing]].
  
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While Special Summoning is very easy with this archetype, it can still be outpaced by committed Pendulum Decks. At that point, it becomes something of a war of attrition with both sides scrambling to Special Summon as often as possible.
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Other key combo makers include:
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* Searchers:
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** "[[Resonator Call]]": "Resonator" searcher
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** "[[Resonator Command]]", "[[Soul Resonator]]": Low-level Fiend searcher
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** "[[Bone Archfiend]]": Send-from-Deck Fiend searcher
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** "[[Crimson Gaia]]", "[[Vision Resonator]]": "RDA"-support searcher
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* Extenders:
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** "[[Wandering King Wildwind]]", "[[Bone Archfiend]]": Non-Tuner low-Level Fiend extenders
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** "[[Vision Resonator]]", "[[Synkron Resonator]]": "Resonator" Tuner extenders
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** "[[Scarred Dragon Archfiend]]": Extra Deck extender, grants +8 extra Levels for Synchro climbing
  
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==Recommended cards==
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The deck almost always aims to resolve the summon-from deck effect of "Crimson Resonator" to make its larger plays. One 1.5-card combo that can perform this involves having only "[[Soul Resonator]]" and another card in hand:
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# Summon "Soul Resonator", search "[[Bone Archfiend]]"
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# [[Special Summon]] "Bone Archfiend" (sending another card to the [[GY]])
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# "Bone Archfiend" mills "Crimson Resonator", decrease its own Level by 1
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# "Bone Archfiend" and "Soul Resonator" summons "[[Red Rising Dragon]]", who revives "Crimson Resonator", setting up its effect
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Once "Crimson Resonator" successfully resolves, the Deck can be pivoted into a variety of RDA-related or general DARK Dragon Synchro boss monsters (e.g. "[[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss]]", "[[Bystial Dis Pater]]", "[[Red Supernova Dragon]]"), as well as searchable RDA-related backrow (e.g. "[[Red Zone]]").
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Externally, a variety of cards provide additional support to various aspects of the deck's core combos:
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* "[[Earthbound Prisoner Stone Sweeper]]" is an additional "Resonator" searcher.
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* "[[Obsessive Uvualoop]]" is a Level 4 Fiend Tuner extender who can [[banish]] Synchro Monsters from the GY; the banished monsters can be re-summoned with "Bystial Dis Pater" or "Red Zone".
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* "[[Bystial]]" monsters provide Level 6 extenders, additional interruptions, and beatsticks. "[[The Bystial Lubellion]]" can also search "[[Etude of the Branded]]", which enables Synchro Summoning during the opponent's turn; this can create a potent floodgate by summoning "[[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity]]" on the opponent's turn.
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* From the [[Inca]] series, "[[Supay, Duskwalker]]" and "[[Ascator, Dawnwalker]]" are both 1.5 card extenders who can set up Level 6 or Level 8 Synchros; the former can summon "Red Rising Dragon", the latter can summon a Level 8 "Red Dragon Archfiend" monster.
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===Recommended cards===
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
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|effect monsters =
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* [[Assault Beast]]
 
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* [[Battle Fader]]
 
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* [[Big Piece Golem]]
 
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* [[Cyber Dragon]]
 
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* [[D/D/D Dragon King Pendragon]]
 
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* [[Kinka-byo]] / [[Guiding Light]]
 
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* [[Level Eater]]
 
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* [[Primitive Butterfly]]
 
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* [[Reborn Tengu]]
 
 
* [[Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode]]
 
* [[Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode]]
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* [[Bone Archfiend]]
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* [[Red Familiar]]
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* [[Red Lotus King, Flame Crime]]
 
* [[Red Sprinter]]
 
* [[Red Sprinter]]
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* [[Salvage Warrior]]
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* [[Red Warg]]
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* [[Solar Wind Jammer]]
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* [[Assault Beast]] ''(with "Psi-Reflector")''
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* [[The Tricky]]
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* [[Cursed Fire King Doom Burst]]
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* [[Vice Dragon]]
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* [[Earthbound Prisoner Stone Sweeper]]
 
* [[Magical King Moonstar]]
 
* [[Magical King Moonstar]]
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* [[Wandering King Wild Wind]]
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* [[Wandering King Wildwind]]
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* [[Witch of the Black Forest]]
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* "[[Bystial]]" monsters
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** [[The Bystial Lubellion]]
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** [[Bystial Baldrake]]
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** [[Bystial Druiswurm]]
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** [[Bystial Magnamhut]]
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** [[Bystial Saronir]]
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* [[Supay, Duskwalker]]
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* [[Ascator, Dawnwalker]]
 
|tuner monsters =
 
|tuner monsters =
 
* [[Chain Resonator]]
 
* [[Chain Resonator]]
 
* [[Creation Resonator]]
 
* [[Creation Resonator]]
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* [[Dark Resonator]]
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* [[Crimson Resonator]]
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* [[Jiaotu, Darkness of the Yang Zing]]
 
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* [[Majestic Dragon]]
 
 
* [[Red Resonator]]
 
* [[Red Resonator]]
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* [[Soul Resonator]]
 
* [[Synkron Resonator]]
 
* [[Synkron Resonator]]
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* [[Vision Resonator]]
 
* [[Red Nova (card)|Red Nova]]
 
* [[Red Nova (card)|Red Nova]]
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* [[Yokotuner]]
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* [[Assault Synchron]]
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* [[Obsessive Uvualoop]]
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* [[Psi-Reflector]]
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* [[Supay]]
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* [[Fire Ant Ascator]]
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* [[Shining Star Dragon]]
 
|synchro monsters =
 
|synchro monsters =
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* [[Exploder Dragonwing]]
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* [[Red Dragon Archfiend]]
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* [[Formula Synchron]]
 
 
* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss]]
 
* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss]]
 
* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane]]
 
* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane]]
 
* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity]]
 
* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity]]
 
* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend]]
 
* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend]]
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* [[Majestic Red Dragon]]
 
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* [[Red Dragon Archfiend]]
 
 
* [[Red Nova Dragon]]
 
* [[Red Nova Dragon]]
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* [[Red Wyvern]]
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* [[Red Supernova Dragon]]
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* [[Samsara, Dragon of Rebirth]]
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* [[Red Rising Dragon]]
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* [[Scarred Dragon Archfiend]]
 
* [[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]
 
* [[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]
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* [[T.G. Hyper Librarian]]
 
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* [[Vermillion Dragon Mech]]
 
 
* [[Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend]]
 
* [[Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend]]
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* [[Red Rising Dragon]]
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* [[Bystial Dis Pater]]
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* [[Chaos Ruler, the Chaotic Magical Dragon]] ''(OCG or Traditional Format only)''
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* [[Magic Planter]]
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* [[Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons]]
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* [[One for One]]
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* [[Void Ogre Dragon]]
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* [[Red Dragon Vase]]
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* [[Ancient Pixie Dragon]]
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* [[Kuibelt the Blade Dragon]]
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* [[Vagnawa the Moon-Eating Dragon]]
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* [[Crimson Dragon (card)|Crimson Dragon]]
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* [[Centur-Ion Auxila]]
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|normal spells =
 
* [[Resonator Call]]
 
* [[Resonator Call]]
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* [[Resonator Engine]]
 
* [[Scarlet Security]]
 
* [[Scarlet Security]]
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* [[Silver Wing]]
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* [[One for One]]
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* [[Synchro Creed]]
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* [[Assault Mode Activate]]
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* [[Synchro Rumble]]
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* [[Call of the Haunted]]
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* [[Foolish Burial Goods]]
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* [[Oil]]
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|equip spells =
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* [[Soul Fist]]
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|field spells =
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* [[Mound of the Bound Creator]]
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|continuous spells =
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* [[Crimson Gaia]]
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* [[Resonant Destruction]]
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* [[Branded Regained]]
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|quick-play spells =
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* [[Absolute Powerforce (card)|Absolute Powerforce]]
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* [[Burning Soul (card)|Burning Soul]]
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* [[Resonator Command]]
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* [[Emergency Teleport]] ''(with "Psi-Reflector")''
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* [[Saga of the Dragon Emperor]]
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|normal traps =
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* [[Red Cocoon]]
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* [[Red Supremacy]]
 
* [[Red Carpet]]
 
* [[Red Carpet]]
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* [[Red Cocoon]]
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* [[Red Reign]]
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* [[Time to Stand Up]]
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* [[King's Consonance]]
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* [[King's Synchro]]
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* [[Reject Reborn]]
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* [[Synchro Call]]
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* [[Assault Mode Activate]] ''(with "Psi-Reflector")''
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* [[Eradicator Epidemic Virus]]
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|counter traps =
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* [[Mannadium Reframing]]
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|continuous traps =
 
* [[Red Screen]]
 
* [[Red Screen]]
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* [[Space Dragster]]
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* [[Red Zone]]
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* [[Wicked Rebirth]]
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* [[Etude of the Branded]]
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* [[Branded Beast]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Official Decklist===
 
{{Decklist|Post TDIL Deck[https://ygorganization.com/ocg-tdil-deck-lists-from-konami/]
 
{{Decklist|Post TDIL Deck[https://ygorganization.com/ocg-tdil-deck-lists-from-konami/]
 
|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
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* [[Shadow Impulse]] x2
 
* [[Shadow Impulse]] x2
 
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===Weaknesses===
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* Because of the restrictions applied with "Crimson Resonator" and "Red Rising Dragon", the Deck has a very limited toolbox option, and its combos are very inflexible.
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* "Crimson Resonator" and "Red Rising Dragon" are the Deck's main chokepoints; negating them typically means that the Deck will no longer be able to combo.
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* The Deck can be directly countered by:
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** Anti-Synchro cards (e.g. "[[Meklord]]")
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** Anti-Dragon cards (e.g. "[[Buster Blader (archetype)|Buster Blader]]")
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* The user's constant board of having at least 2 DARK monsters (including Dragons) throughout the deck's combos and at the end makes the Deck very susceptible to having their monsters cleared away as [[Fusion Material]]s by an opponent's "[[Super Polymerization]]" for their [[Fusion Monsters]]" such as "[[Starving Venom Fusion Dragon]]", "[[Predaplant Triphyoverutum]]", "[[Garura, Wings of Resonant Life]]", "[[Borreload Furious Dragon]]" etc.
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** [[Branded]] and [[Despia]] can additionally use "[[Branded Banishment]]" to banish the user's monsters as Fusion Materials for Summoning some of the aforementioned Fusion Monsters, and "[[Fallen of Albaz]]" to remove all of the user's Dragon monsters they control for "[[Alba-Lenatus the Abyss Dragon]]".
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Red Dragon Archfiend
"Hot Red Dragon Archfiend", "Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss" and "Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane"
"Hot Red Dragon Archfiend", "Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss" and "Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane"
Japanese
  • レッド・デーモン
  • Reddo Dēmon (romanized)
  • Red Daemon (translated)
French
  • Dragon Rouge Archdémon
German
  • Rotdrachen-Erzunterweltler
Italian
  • Arcidemone Drago Rosso
Korean
  • 레드 데몬즈 드래곤
Portuguese
  • Dragão Vermelho Arquidemônio
Spanish
  • Dragón Rojo Archidemonio
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"Red Dragon Archfiend", known as "Red Daemon" (レッド・デーモン Reddo Dēmon) in Japan and "Red Dragon" in the manga, is an archetype used by Jack Atlas in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime and manga, Fake Jack Atlas, and an alternate dimension Jack Atlas in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime.

The archetype is a sub-archetype of the "Archfiend" archetype, and primarily consists of Jack Atlas' Signer Dragon, "Red Dragon Archfiend", and Duel Dragon, "Hot Red Dragon Archfiend", and their upgraded forms in the anime and manga, respectively.

This archetype is the rival to the "Stardust" archetype, used by Jack Atlas' rival, Yusei Fudo.

Design[edit]

"Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend" alongside its evolution, "Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend"

In general, every member of this archetype appear as armored demonic dragons with curling horns and spikes all along the body, although the root of their design comes from the painting The Great Red Dragon by William Blake.

Playing style[edit]

In contrast to the Defensive, negation-focused "Stardust Dragon", "Red Dragon Archfiend" and its related cards revolves around Offensive battle and destruction effects, usually manifesting as a board wipe effect. Higher-Level "RDA"-related monsters also notably feature the use of Double or Triple Tuning.

As a Deck, the "Red Dragon Archfiend" strategy generally involves using Jack Atlas-themed support cards, primarily the "Resonator" monsters, but also various Jack-themed low-Level Fiends (including the "Red" monsters), to summon "RDA" and its related Synchro bosses; these themed support encompass both direct support (supporting "Red Dragon Archfiend" or "Red Dragon Archfiend"/"Resonator" archetypal monsters) and indirect support (supporting high-Level DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters or low-Level Fiends).

The deck generally aims to swarm "Resonator" Tuner monsters and low-Level Fiends, in order to build a board consisting of RDA-related boss monsters, general DARK Dragon Synchro boss monsters, and searchable "RDA"-specific backrow. Importantly, the deck's Extra Deck choices are limited because several of its key cards lock the player's Extra Deck into DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters only.

The deck's main combo makers are the "Resonator" monster "Crimson Resonator", and the Level 6 Synchro Monster "Red Rising Dragon", both of whom applies the xenolock.

  • "Crimson Resonator" can Summon two "Resonators" from the Deck if the player controls only controls it and a DARK Dragon Syncho; it can tutor out key "Resonator" monsters and provide the necessary levels for future combos.
  • "Red Rising Dragon" can non-hard once per turn revive "Resonator" monsters in the GY if it is Synchro Summoned; provided the player has the extenders, it can be repeatedly summoned for Synchro climbing.

Other key combo makers include:

The deck almost always aims to resolve the summon-from deck effect of "Crimson Resonator" to make its larger plays. One 1.5-card combo that can perform this involves having only "Soul Resonator" and another card in hand:

  1. Summon "Soul Resonator", search "Bone Archfiend"
  2. Special Summon "Bone Archfiend" (sending another card to the GY)
  3. "Bone Archfiend" mills "Crimson Resonator", decrease its own Level by 1
  4. "Bone Archfiend" and "Soul Resonator" summons "Red Rising Dragon", who revives "Crimson Resonator", setting up its effect

Once "Crimson Resonator" successfully resolves, the Deck can be pivoted into a variety of RDA-related or general DARK Dragon Synchro boss monsters (e.g. "Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss", "Bystial Dis Pater", "Red Supernova Dragon"), as well as searchable RDA-related backrow (e.g. "Red Zone").

Externally, a variety of cards provide additional support to various aspects of the deck's core combos:

Recommended cards[edit]

Recommended cards

Monster Cards

Effect Monsters

Tuner monsters

Spell Cards

Normal Spells

Equip Spells

Field Spells

Continuous Spells

Quick-Play Spells

Trap Cards

Normal Traps

Counter Traps

Continuous Traps

Official Decklist[edit]


Weaknesses[edit]

  • Because of the restrictions applied with "Crimson Resonator" and "Red Rising Dragon", the Deck has a very limited toolbox option, and its combos are very inflexible.
  • "Crimson Resonator" and "Red Rising Dragon" are the Deck's main chokepoints; negating them typically means that the Deck will no longer be able to combo.
  • The Deck can be directly countered by:
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