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{{About|the series|the card often referred to simply as "Sevens Road"|"[[Sevens Road Magician]]"}}
 
 
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{{Infobox archseries
| image   = Yuga Summons Sevens Road Witch and Sevens Road Magician despite Gavin's efforts to prevent him.png
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| image       = Penguins.png
| caption = "[[Sevens Road Magician]]" and "[[Sevens Road Witch]]"
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| caption     = [[Crump]] (as "[[Nightmare Penguin (anime)|Nightmare Penguin]]") and "[[Flying Penguin (anime)|Flying Penguin]]" [[equip]]ped with "[[Penguin Sword]]".
| ja_name = セブンスロード
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| ja_name     = ペンギン
| romaji  = Sebunsu Rōdo
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| romaji       = Pengin
| sets   =  
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| zh_name      = 企鵝
* [[Starter Deck Yuga - Cut Through! Sevens Road!!]]
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| zh_jyutping = Kei5 ngo2
* [[Starter Deck Set - Yuga vs. Luke]]
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| zh_pinyin    = Qǐ'é
* [[Start Rush Campaign]]
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| fr_name      = Pingouin
* [[Deck Mod Pack: Hyperspeed Rush Road!!]]
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| de_name      = Pinguin
* [[Deck Mod Pack: Shocking Lightning Attack!!]]
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| it_name      = Pinguino
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS Complete Challenge 1]]
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| ko_name      = 펭귄
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS Duel-1 Blu-ray & DVD promotional card]]
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| ko_romanized = Penggwin
* [[Rush Duel Starter Deck Enhancement Pack]]
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| pt_name      = Pinguim
* [[Secret Ace Pack]]
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| es_name      = Pingüino
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS x Akagi Nyugyo Collaboration Campaign]]
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| sets         =
* [[Secret Ace Pack Vol.2]]
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* [[Spell Ruler]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS x 7-Eleven Collaboration Campaign]]
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* [[Rise of Destiny]]
* [[Deck Mod Pack: Fierce Thunder Storm!!]]
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* [[Starter Deck: Joey]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS x Akagi Nyugyo Collaboration Campaign 2]]
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* [[Generation Force]]
* [[Gold Rush Pack]]
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* [[Abyss Rising]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel Duel Disk]]
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* [[Primal Origin]]
* [[Secret Ace Pack Vol.3]]
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* [[Phantom Rage]]
* [[Gold Rush Challenge Pack]]
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* [[Burst of Destiny]]
* [[Deck Mod Pack: Genesis Master Road!!]]
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| tcg          =
* [[Saikyo Starter Deck]]
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* [[Dark Beginning 1]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS My Road Academy Volume 1 promotional card]]
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* [[Dark Beginning 2]]
* [[Megaroad Pack]]
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* [[Dark Legends]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS Duel-7 Blu-ray & DVD promotional card]]
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* [[Dark Revelation Volume 3]]
* [[Over Rush Pack]]
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* [[Duelist League participation cards]]
* [[Oblivion of the Flash]]
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* [[McDonald's Promotional Cards]]
* [[Coco's x Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game Anniversary Campaign 1]]
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* [[Retro Pack]]
* [[Megaroad Pack 2]]
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* [[Starter Deck: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's 2009]]
* [[Rush Duel Card Game Gum]]
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* [[Duelist League 2010 participation cards]]
* [[High-Grade Collection]]
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* [[Starter Deck: Xyz Symphony]]
| korea  =
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* [[Battle Pack: Epic Dawn]]
* [[Rush Duel Launch Commemorative Pack]]
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* [[Duelist League 18 participation cards]]
* [[Event Pack 2021 Vol.1]]
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* [[Gold Series]]
* [[Secret Record Pack]]
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* [[Duel Terminal 4]]
* [[Deck Mod Pack: Fortissimo of the Whirlwinds!!]]
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* [[Duel Terminal 6b]]
* [[Express Pack]]
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* [[Realm of the Sea Emperor Structure Deck]]
| anime  =  
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* [[Fusion Enforcers]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]
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* [[Duelist Saga]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]
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* [[Battles of Legend: Armageddon]]
| manga  =  
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* [[2021 Tin of Ancient Battles]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS Luke! Explosive Supremacy Legend!!]]
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* [[OTS Tournament Pack 17]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel LP]]
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| ocg          =
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]
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* [[Limited Edition: Yugi Pack]]
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* [[Booster 2]]
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* [[Booster 6]]
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* [[Booster R1]]
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* [[Booster R3]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Yugi]]
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* [[Booster Chronicle]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Joey]]
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* [[Magic Ruler]]
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* [[Beginner's Edition 1]]
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* [[Duelist Legacy Volume.1]]
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* [[Duelist Legacy Volume.4]]
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* [[Expert Edition Volume 3]]
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* [[Beginner's Edition 2]]
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* [[Starter Deck 2009]]
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* [[Beginner's Edition 1 (2011)]]
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* [[Beginner's Edition 2 (2011)]]
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* [[Duel Terminal - Charge of the Genex!!]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Roar of the Sea Emperor]]
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* [[Tournament Pack 2012 Vol.2]]
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* [[Tournament Pack 2013 Vol.15]]
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* [[Advanced Tournament Pack 2014 Vol.1]]
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* [[Starter Pack Volume 1]]
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* [[Duelist Pack: Kastle Siblings]]
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* [[Booster SP: Fusion Enforcers]]
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* [[Collection Pack 2020]]
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* [[Tournament Pack 2020 Vol.3]]
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* [[Animation Chronicle 2021]]
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* [[Tournament Pack 2021 Vol.3]]
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* [[Secret Utility Box]]
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| korea        =
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* [[Advanced Event Pack 2014 Vol.2]]
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* [[Advanced Event Pack 2022 Vol.1 Version 2]]
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| anime        =
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]
 
}}
 
}}
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"'''Penguin'''" (ペンギン ''Pengin'') is an [[archetype]] of [[WATER]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] used by [[Crump]] in the anime. Most "Penguin" monsters are [[Aqua]]-[[Type]], but some are [[Winged Beast]], [[Fairy]], and [[Thunder]].
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"Penguin" monsters' [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] are usually unremarkable, instead focusing on their effects. "Penguin" monsters' effects are primarily focused on returning opponent's cards to the hand. Many "Penguin" cards have effects that support returning cards on the field to the hand.
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==Members==
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The "Penguin" archetype is a thematically loose series of cards, and only formed a central theme and playstyle long after its initial members' release. Because of this, several "Penguin" monsters don't have effects that properly support the central "Penguin" playstyle, and some are members of other archetypes and support these archetypes more than they do to "Penguin" (e.g. "[[Fluffal Penguin]]"). The "Penguin" monsters that can be considered the key members of the archetype are those that either specifically support the "Penguin" archetype, or support the archetype's central playstyle involving [[Flip effect]]s and returning cards to the hand.
  
'''Sevens Road''' (セブンスロード ''Sebunsu Rōdo'') is a [[series]] of [[DARK]] [[Spellcaster]] [[Monster Card|monsters]], debuting in ''[[Starter Deck Yuga - Cut Through! Sevens Road!!]]'' and used by [[Yuga Ohdo]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]'' anime, his [[Yuga Ohdo (manga)|manga]] [[Otes Road Mark 8 Version|counterpart]]s in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS Luke! Explosive Supremacy Legend!!]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]'' manga, [[Otes]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]'' anime, [[Taiyo Asobe]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel LP]]'' manga, and [[Yuna Goha]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]'' anime and manga. The series is related to the [[Road Magic]] and [[Darkness (Rush Duel series)|Darkness]] series.
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Though the archetype was thematically disparate for a long time after its release, "[[Penguin Brave]]" and the monsters featured in its art forms a sub-series of "Penguin" monsters with a related card lore and connected card art.
 
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===Generic penguins===
==In the anime==
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<!--Penguins outside of the Penguin Brave group, but support the playstyle; things like Penguin Torpedo are not included here-->
In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]'' anime, the Sevens Road series was developed by [[Otes]] at the Development Department of [[Goha Enterprises]]. The theme was based on the plot of the book ''[[SEVENS (book)|SEVENS]]'', in which the "[[Sevens Road Magician (anime)|Magician]]" travels the world looking for the other holders of the power of Seven, the Sevens, which make up the other monsters in the series.
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; Supports "Penguin" cards
 
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* [[Nopenguin]]
Otes gave "[[Sevens Road Magician (anime)|Sevens Road Magician]]" to [[Yuga Ohdo|Yuga]] when Yuga was a child. In addition, Otes proclaimed that the Sevens Road monsters will be the road leading the owner to the throne of the [[King of Games#Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS|King]].<ref name="ep13">{{Episode|SEVENS|13|ref}}</ref>
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* [[The Great Emperor Penguin]]
 
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* [[Puny Penguin]]
==Design==
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; Has Flip/Bounce-related effect
[[File:Crest-SevensRoad.png|250px|thumb|right|The Sevens Road sigil, seen in the background of each member's artwork]]
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* [[Penguin Soldier]]
The main Sevens each have a different Level from 1 to 7. Each of the Sevens share the same background in a different color, matching the color of their clothing (except for "[[Sevens Road Magician|Magician]]" and "[[Sevens Road Witch|Witch]]", which wear black): a crest containing 7 rings, with each ring having a different symbol inside. Each of the Sevens also wears 7 rings somewhere on their body, and has their own cross-shaped magical symbol in the same color as the background of their art, which appears 7 times in their background; each of these symbols also appears in the artwork of "[[Master of the Sevens Road]]", overlaying its corresponding ring from the sigil of each Seven's background.
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* [[Nightmare Penguin]]
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* [[Glacial Beast Polar Penguin]]
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===Penguin Brave===
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<div style="float:right">[[File:PenguinBrave-ConceptArt.png|thumb|right|250px|"[[Penguin Brave]]" Concept art]]</div>
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* [[Penguin Brave]]
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** [[Penguin Squire]]
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** [[Penguin Ninja]]
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** [[Penguin Cleric]]
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==Playing style==
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The "Penguin" archetype focuses on returning cards on the field to the hand with cards, such as with the effects of "Penguin Soldier" and "Penguin Ninja". The central monster in the strategy is "[[Penguin Brave]]", who Special Summons a "Penguin" from Deck, and can flip it face-up as a Quick Effect, giving the player control over when to trigger the monsters' flip effects to disrupt the opponent.
  
When the monsters are sorted by Level, the colors arrange themselves to form the rainbow order, although offset by 2 (such that it begins with yellow, loops back to red after violet, and ends with orange). This order can also be seen in the rings hanging from the belt of "Master".
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"[[Penguin Squire]]" is the main way by which the deck summons "Penguin Brave". "Squire" is a Tuner that Special Summons itself from the hand when the player sets a monster, can flip a friendly set monster face-up, and can modulate its levels so that it can Synchro Summon "Penguin Brave" with the set monster. A second important monster is "[[Nopenguin]]", who is an extender that can revive itself in the GY, and has a continuous effect that banishes cards bounced by "Penguin" cards, greatly increasing the disruption power of "Penguin" cards.
  
Additionally, the Sevens Road monsters are visually similar to the "[[Dark Magician (archetype)|Dark Magician]]" and "[[Gagaga]]" monsters, with "[[Sevens Road Magician]]" and "[[Sevens Road Witch]]" in particular being counterparts to "[[Dark Magician]]" and "[[Dark Magician Girl]]", respectively; several other cards related to the archetype and used by [[Yuga Ohdo]] also reference other cards used by [[Yugi Muto]], and the outer circle of the Sevens Road sigil is similar to the "[[Dark Magical Circle]]".
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"[[Royal Penguins Garden]]" is the main searcher for "Penguin" monsters, and combos especially well with "[[The Great Emperor Penguin]]", whose level in the hand can be reduced to 4 with the effect of "Royal Penguins Garden", allowing it to be Normal Summoned and use its effect to Tribute itself and Special Summon 2 "Penguin" monsters from Deck.
  
The symbols in the crest in the background each correspond to a different Seven; the artwork of "[[Master of the Sevens Road]]" shows that the symbol in the center corresponds to "Magician", while the others are in clockwise order of increasing Level, starting with "Wiz" at the top. When "[[Master of the Sevens Road (anime)|Master of the Sevens Road]]" appears in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]'' anime, this order appears to be reversed, instead being in clockwise order of decreasing Level starting with "Witch" at the top.<ref name="ep85">{{Episode|SEVENS|85|ref}}</ref>
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The archetype is quite weak at swarming and has an average resource acquisition and recovery rate, meaning that it is best played in a control style, backed up with powerful traps and staple cards.
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
 
! rowspan="2" | Level
 
! rowspan="2" | Sevens Road
 
! rowspan="2" | Color
 
! colspan="2" | Symbol
 
|-
 
! Artwork
 
! Anime
 
|-
 
| 1
 
| [[Sevens Road Wiz|Wiz]]
 
| data-sort-value="3" style="background-color:#FF7" | Yellow
 
| Top
 
| Upper left
 
|-
 
| 2
 
| [[Sevens Road Mage|Mage]]
 
| data-sort-value="4" style="background-color:#7F7" | Green
 
| Upper right
 
| Lower left
 
|-
 
| 3
 
| [[Sevens Road Enchanter|Enchanter]]
 
| data-sort-value="5" style="background-color:#7EF" | Cyan
 
| Lower right
 
| Bottom
 
|-
 
| 4
 
| [[Sevens Road Sorcerer|Sorcerer]]
 
| data-sort-value="6" style="background-color:#58F" | Blue
 
| Bottom
 
| Lower right
 
|-
 
| 5
 
| [[Sevens Road Warlock|Warlock]]
 
| data-sort-value="7" style="background-color:#C9F" | Violet
 
| Lower left
 
| Upper right
 
|-
 
| 6
 
| [[Sevens Road Witch|Witch]]
 
| data-sort-value="1" style="background-color:#F77" | Red
 
| Upper left
 
| Top
 
|-
 
| 7
 
| [[Sevens Road Magician|Magician]]
 
| data-sort-value="2" style="background-color:#FC7" | Orange
 
| colspan="2" | Center
 
|-
 
| 9
 
| [[Master of the Sevens Road|Master]]
 
| data-sort-value="9" style="background-color:#EFF"| <font color="#C00">R</font><font color="#F60">a</font><font color="#FB0">i</font><font color="#090">n</font><font color="#09D">b</font><font color="#00C">o</font><font color="#505">w</font>
 
| colspan="2" | All
 
|}
 
 
 
==Playing style==
 
The main Sevens support [[DARK]] [[Spellcaster]] monsters, in particular the Level 7 "[[Sevens Road Magician]]"; each of their effects becomes stronger when "Sevens Road Magician" is in play. The main play of the series is to use "[[Sevens Road Witch]]" and "Magician" together, with "[[Sevens Road Warlock|Warlock]]" and "[[Sevens Road Sorcerer|Sorcerer]]" helping set up the pair; they can then be fused into the series's boss monster, the [[Fusion Monster]] "[[Master of the Sevens Road]]", which becomes stronger for every DARK Spellcaster in the Graveyard with a different name.
 
 
 
Despite the focus on DARK Spellcasters, the Deck encourages also using Spellcasters of a variety of [[Attribute]]s; "Magician" (and its other Fusion form, "[[Sevens Paladin]]", as well as the [[Equip Spell]] "[[Road Arms - Sevens Lance]]") becomes stronger for every monster in the Graveyard with a ''different'' Attribute, and the related [[Road Magic]] Spells each require discarding a different Attribute of monster to activate.
 
 
 
As a Spellcaster theme, the Deck benefits from a variety of powerful generic Spellcaster support cards, most notably the Trap "[[Dark Revelation]]". "[[Accel Wonder Flare]]" and "[[Accel Wonder Splat|Splat]]" can help set up the effects of the Road Magics more easily. The [[Legend Card]] "[[Dark Magician (Rush Duel)|Dark Magician]]" is a Level 7 DARK Spellcaster, so it and its associated support cards work well with the support for "Sevens Road Magician".
 
  
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===Recommended cards===
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->
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|normal monsters =
|normal monsters =  
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* [[Bolt Penguin]]
* [[Aero Sorcerer]]
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* [[Flying Penguin]]
* [[Aqua Sorcerer]]
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|effect monsters =
* [[Dark Sorcerer]]
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* [[The Great Emperor Penguin]]
* [[Doriado (Rush Duel)|Doriado]]
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* [[Guard Penguin]]
* [[Earth Sorcerer]]
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* [[Nopenguin]]
* [[Flare Sorcerer]]
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* [[Nightmare Penguin]]
* [[Galactica Oblivion]] (with "Transamuroad Rainac")
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* [[Penguin Cleric]]
* [[Light Sorcerer]]
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* [[Penguin Knight]]
* [[Swordsman of Roadstar]]
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* [[Penguin Torpedo]]
* [[Transamu Rainac]]
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* [[Puny Penguin]]
|effect monsters =  
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* [[Mitsu the Insect Ninja]]
* [[Sevens Road Enchanter]]
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|tuner monsters =
* [[Sevens Road Mage]]
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* [[Glacial Beast Polar Penguin]]
* [[Sevens Road Magician]]
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* [[Penguin Squire]]
* [[Sevens Road Sorcerer]]
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* [[Icejade Ran Aegirine]]
* [[Sevens Road Warlock]]
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|flip monsters =
* [[Sevens Road Witch]]
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* [[Penguin Ninja]]
* [[Sevens Road Wiz]]
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* [[Penguin Soldier]]
* [[Strong Boy Sevens Road]]
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|fusion monsters =
* [[Amazing Dealer]]
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* [[Master of Ham]] (as a target for "Instant Fusion")
* [[Defender of Dragon Sorcerers]]
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* Targets for "Ready Fusion"
* [[Destroyer of Dragon Sorcerers]]
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** [[Rare Fish]]
* [[Magiarms Beast Gearpard]]
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** [[Amphibious Bugroth]]
* [[Magician's Valkyria (Rush Duel)|Magician's Valkyria]] [[File:Legend Icon.png|x12px|link=Legend Card]]
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** [[Sea Monster of Theseus]]
* [[Multistrike Dragon Dragias]]
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** [[Roaring Ocean Snake]]
* [[Mystic Dealer]]
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|synchro monsters =
|fusion monsters =  
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* [[Penguin Brave]]
* [[Master of the Sevens Road]]
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* [[Adamancipator Risen - Dragite]]
* [[Sevens Chariot the Magical Knight]]
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* [[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]
* [[Sevens Paladin]]
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* [[Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier]]
* [[Sevensgias the Magical Dragon Knight]]
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* [[Glacial Beast Iceberg Narwhal]]
* [[Splendid Floor Master]]
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* [[Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]
* [[Transamuroad Rainac]]
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* [[Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon]]
|normal spells  =
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* [[White Aura Dolphin]]
* [[Fusion (Rush Duel)|Fusion]]
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* [[White Aura Whale]]
** [[Star Restart]]
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* [[Icejade Gymir Aegirine]]
* [[High Magic - Double Acceleration]]
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* [[Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign - Chengying]]
* [[Magical Stream]]
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|xyz monsters =
* [[Polymerization (Rush Duel)|Polymerization]] [[File:Legend Icon.png|x12px|link=Legend Card]]
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* [[Abyss Dweller]]
* [[Road Magic]] Spells
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* [[Bahamut Shark]]
** [[Road Magic - Dark Twilight]]
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** [[Toadally Awesome]]
** [[Road Magic - Explosion]]
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* [[Number 4: Stealth Kragen]]
** [[Road Magic - Flowback]]
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** [[Stealth Kragen Spawn]]
** [[Road Magic - Tectonic Shift]]
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* [[Black Ray Lancer]]
** [[Road Magic - Tempest]]
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* [[Full Armored Black Ray Lancer]]
** [[Road Magic - Uplifter]]
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* [[Number 47: Nightmare Shark]]
* [[Sevens Wonder Fusion]]
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* [[Snowdust Giant]]
|equip spells   =  
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* [[Tri-Edge Levia]]
* [[Magical Lance - Grace Spear]]
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|link monsters =
* [[Road Arms - Sevens Lance]]
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* [[Eria the Water Charmer, Gentle]]
* [[Road Arms - Sword Breaker]]
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* [[Mermail Abyssalacia]]
|normal traps   =  
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* [[Mistar Boy]]
* [[Sevens Road Protection]]
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* [[Marincess Coral Anemone]]
* [[Curtain of Sparks]]
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|normal spells =
* [[Dark Revelation]]
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* [[Fury of Kairyu-Shin]]
* [[Magic Fire Guard]]
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* [[Salvage]]
* [[Magical Retribution]]
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* [[Surface]]
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* [[Moray of Greed]]
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* [[Foolish Burial]]
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* [[Foolish Burial Goods]]
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* [[Instant Fusion]]/[[Ready Fusion]]
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* [[Synchro Creed]]
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* [[One for One]]
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|equip spells =
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* [[Penguin Sword]]
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|field spells =
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* [[Lemuria, the Forgotten City]]
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|continuous spells =  
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* [[Royal Penguins Garden]]
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* [[Aquarium Stage]]
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* [[Terrors in the Hidden City]]
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|quick-play spells =
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* [[Book of Moon]]
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* [[Ninjitsu Art Notebook of Mystery]] (''with "Penguin Ninja" or "Mitsu the Insect Ninja"'')
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|normal traps =
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* [[Ice Barrier (card)|Ice Barrier]]
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* [[The Ice-Bound God]]
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* [[Subterror Succession]]
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* [[Torrential Tribute]]
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* [[White Howling]]
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* [[Setuppercut]]
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|counter traps =
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* [[Mannadium Reframing]]
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|continuous traps =
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* [[Junk Sleep]]
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* [[World Legacy Pawns]]
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* [[Gozen Match]]
 
}}
 
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Revision as of 08:42, 15 January 2024

Penguin
Crump (as "Nightmare Penguin") and "Flying Penguin" equipped with "Penguin Sword".
Japanese
  • ペンギン
  • Pengin (romanized)
French
  • Pingouin
German
  • Pinguin
Italian
  • Pinguino
Korean
  • 펭귄
  • Penggwin (romanized)
Portuguese
  • Pinguim
Spanish
  • Pingüino
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"Penguin" (ペンギン Pengin) is an archetype of WATER monsters used by Crump in the anime. Most "Penguin" monsters are Aqua-Type, but some are Winged Beast, Fairy, and Thunder. "Penguin" monsters' ATK and DEF are usually unremarkable, instead focusing on their effects. "Penguin" monsters' effects are primarily focused on returning opponent's cards to the hand. Many "Penguin" cards have effects that support returning cards on the field to the hand.

Members

The "Penguin" archetype is a thematically loose series of cards, and only formed a central theme and playstyle long after its initial members' release. Because of this, several "Penguin" monsters don't have effects that properly support the central "Penguin" playstyle, and some are members of other archetypes and support these archetypes more than they do to "Penguin" (e.g. "Fluffal Penguin"). The "Penguin" monsters that can be considered the key members of the archetype are those that either specifically support the "Penguin" archetype, or support the archetype's central playstyle involving Flip effects and returning cards to the hand.

Though the archetype was thematically disparate for a long time after its release, "Penguin Brave" and the monsters featured in its art forms a sub-series of "Penguin" monsters with a related card lore and connected card art.

Generic penguins

Supports "Penguin" cards
Has Flip/Bounce-related effect

Penguin Brave

"Penguin Brave" Concept art

Playing style

The "Penguin" archetype focuses on returning cards on the field to the hand with cards, such as with the effects of "Penguin Soldier" and "Penguin Ninja". The central monster in the strategy is "Penguin Brave", who Special Summons a "Penguin" from Deck, and can flip it face-up as a Quick Effect, giving the player control over when to trigger the monsters' flip effects to disrupt the opponent.

"Penguin Squire" is the main way by which the deck summons "Penguin Brave". "Squire" is a Tuner that Special Summons itself from the hand when the player sets a monster, can flip a friendly set monster face-up, and can modulate its levels so that it can Synchro Summon "Penguin Brave" with the set monster. A second important monster is "Nopenguin", who is an extender that can revive itself in the GY, and has a continuous effect that banishes cards bounced by "Penguin" cards, greatly increasing the disruption power of "Penguin" cards.

"Royal Penguins Garden" is the main searcher for "Penguin" monsters, and combos especially well with "The Great Emperor Penguin", whose level in the hand can be reduced to 4 with the effect of "Royal Penguins Garden", allowing it to be Normal Summoned and use its effect to Tribute itself and Special Summon 2 "Penguin" monsters from Deck.

The archetype is quite weak at swarming and has an average resource acquisition and recovery rate, meaning that it is best played in a control style, backed up with powerful traps and staple cards.

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