Swarm of Locusts

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Swarm of Locusts

Japanese

イナゴの軍（ぐん）勢（ぜい）

Base

イナゴの軍勢

Kana

イナゴのぐんぜい

Rōmaji

Inago no Gunzei

Card type	Monster
Attribute	DARK
Level	3
ATK / DEF	1000 / 500
Password	41872150
Effect types	Ignition Trigger
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG)
Once per turn: You can change this card to face-down Defense Position. When this card is Flip Summoned: Target 1 Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls; destroy that target.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2005-07-27	DB2-EN222	Dark Beginning 2	Common
2008-04-02	GLD1-EN009	Gold Series	Common
2013-09-13	AP03-EN017	Astral Pack Three	Common

North America

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-07-18	PGD-022	Pharaonic Guardian	Common

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Actions

Flips itself face-down

Changes battle positions

Activates upon Flip Summon

Monster/Spell/Trap categories

Destroys your opponent's Spell Cards

Destroys your opponent's Trap Cards

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Nuée de Sauterelles	Vous pouvez retourner cette carte en Position de Défense face verso une fois par tour durant votre Main Phase. Lorsque cette carte est Invoquée avec succès par Invocation Flip, détruisez 1 Carte Magie ou Piège sur le Terrain de votre adversaire.
German	Heuschreckenschwarm	Einmal pro Spielzug: Du kannst diese Karte in die verdeckte Verteidigungsposition ändern. Wenn diese Karte als Flippbeschwörung beschworen wird: Wähle 1 Zauber-/Fallenkarte, die dein Gegner kontrolliert; zerstöre das gewählte Ziel.
Italian	Sciame di Locuste	Una volta per turno, puoi mettere questa carta coperta in Posizione di Difesa. Quando questa carta viene Evocata tramite Evocazione per Scoperta, distruggi 1 Carta Magia o Trappola controllata dal tuo avversario.
Portuguese	Enxame de Gafanhotos	Uma vez por turno, você pode virar esta carta para baixo na Posição de Defesa. Quando esta carta é Flip Summoned, destrua 1 Spell ou Trap Card que o seu oponente controla.
Spanish	Enjambre de Langostas	Una vez por turno: puedes cambiar esta carta a Posición de Defensa boca abajo. Cuando esta carta es Invocada por Volteo: selecciona 1 Carta Mágica/de Trampa que controle tu adversario; destruye ese objetivo.
Japanese	イナゴの軍（ぐん）勢（ぜい）	このカードは１ターンに１度だけ裏側守備表示にする事ができる。このカードが反転召喚に成功した時、相手フィールド上に存在する魔法・罠カード１枚を選択して破壊する。
	Inago no Gunzei
Korean	메뚜기 군세	이 카드는 1턴에 1번만 뒷면 수비 표시로 할 수 있다. 이 카드가 반전 소환에 성공했을 때, 상대 필드 위의 마법 / 함정 카드 1장을 파괴한다.
Chinese	蝗蟲的軍勢	這張卡1個回合可以有1次變回裡側守備表示。這張卡反轉召喚成功時，破壞對方場上1張魔法·陷阱卡。

Sets in other languages

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2005-07-22	DB2-FR222	Dark Beginning 2	Genèse Ténébreuse 2	Common
2008-04-09	GLD1-FR009	Gold Series	Collection Gold	Common
2013-09-12	AP03-FR017	Astral Pack Three	Paquet Astral Trois	Common

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2005-07-27	DB2-DE222	Dark Beginning 2	Dark Beginning 2	Common
2008-04-09	GLD1-DE009	Gold Series	Gold Series	Common
2013-09-12	AP03-DE017	Astral Pack Three	Astral Pack Drei	Common

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2005-07-22	DB2-IT222	Dark Beginning 2	Inizio Oscuro 2	Common
2008-04-09	GLD1-IT009	Gold Series	Serie Oro	Common
2013-09-12	AP03-IT017	Astral Pack Three	Astral Pack Tre	Common

Portuguese

Release	Number	Set	Portuguese name	Rarity
2013-09-01	AP03-PT017	Astral Pack Three	Pacote Astral Três	Common

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2005-07-22	DB2-SP222	Dark Beginning 2	Principio Oscuro 2	Common
2008-04-09	GLD1-SP009	Gold Series	Serie Dorada	Common
2013-09-12	AP03-SP017	Astral Pack Three	Sobre Astral Tres	Common

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2002-03-21	PH-22	Pharaonic Guardian	Ｐｈａｒａｏｎｉｃ（ファラオニック） Ｇｕａｒｄｉａｎ（ガーディアン） －王（おう）家（け）の守（しゅ）護（ご）者（しゃ）－	Common
2003-04-24	DL5-107	Duelist Legacy Volume.5	ＤＵＥＬＩＳＴ（デュエリスト） ＬＥＧＡＣＹ（レガシー） Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ（ボリューム） ５	Common
2004-03-25	SDM-046	Structure Deck: Marik	ストラクチャーデッキ －マリク編（へん）－	Common
2004-12-09	BE2-JP222	Beginner's Edition 2	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） ２	Common
2011-08-13	BE02-JP181	Beginner's Edition 2	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） ２ ［２０１１］	Common

Asian-English

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-10-23	PGD-022	Pharaonic Guardian	Common

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2004-12-14	PGD-KR022	Pharaonic Guardian	왕가의 수호자	Common
2006-09-28	BP2-KR222	Beginner's Edition 2	비기너즈팩2	Common
2008-10-21	ESP2-KR018	Expansion Pack Vol.2	익스팬션 팩 Vol.2	Common

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Swarm of Locusts (anime)	Anime	2003-10-29
Swarm of Locusts (World Championship 2004)	Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004	2004-02-05
Swarm of Locusts (DBT)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler	2004-03-18
Swarm of Locusts (World Championship 2005)	Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005	2004-12-30
Swarm of Locusts (GX1)	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy	2005-10-13
Swarm of Locusts (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23
Swarm of Locusts (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links	2017-04-14
Swarm of Locusts (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19

Video games

Video game	Date	#	Name	Cost	Status
Nightmare Troubadour	2005-07-21	–		–	Present
Online	2005-11-04	–	–	–	Present

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Legendary History (Common)
Online		Pack 23