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Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth

Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth is a guidebook written by Kazuki Takahashi related to characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. It was published in Japan on November 1, 2002 by Shueisha under their Jump Comics imprint[1][2] and in France on December 8, 2006 by Kana.[3][4]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth
Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth
Names
EnglishYu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth
FrenchYu-Gi-Oh! Le livre de la vérité: Guide des personnages
Japanese
Japanese遊☆戯☆王キャラクターズガイドブック―真理の福音―
RōmajiYūgiō Kyarakutāzu Gaido Bukku Shinri no Fukuin
Book information
AuthorKazuki Takahashi
PublisherShueisha
Release date
  • November 1, 2002 (ja)
ISBN
ISBN-13
Length
  • Japan 302 pages
  • France 304 pages
Price
  • Japan ¥680
  • France €8.75

The book contains profiles for characters, including canonical information which had never been released elsewhere, including birthdates, height, weight, blood type, favorite and least favorite food.

This book has been followed by Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: Millennium Book, which contains similar information.

Contents

ContentsEdit

Character ProfilesEdit

The first section of the book contains character profiles for the following characters:

Magic and Wizards EncyclopediaEdit

The second section contains "Duelist data" for Magic & Wizards players.

It gives characters scores out of five for "Deck building"(デッキ構築), "playing" (プレイング), "courage" (度胸), "strength of luck" (運の強さ), and "experience" (経験). It includes counters for their games played, wins, and losses. And it lists cards that they used.

# Duelist Building Playing Courage Luck Experience Games Wins Losses
1 Sugoroku Mutou 4 4 2 3 4 1 0 1
2 Yugi Mutou 4 5 5 4 4 24 21 3
3 Katsuya Jonouchi 2 3 4 5 2 17 9 8
4 Seto Kaiba 5 4 4 4 4 13 8 5
5 Insector Haga 3 3 1 2 3 3 1 2
6 Dinosaur Ryuzaki 3 2 3 2 3 4 0 4
7 Mai Kujaku 4 4 3 3 4 7 3 4
8 Ryota Kajiki 4 3 4 3 3 2 0 2
9 Ventriloquist of the Dead 0 3 1 1 3 1 0 1
10 Bandit Keith 4 3 4 3 4 2 0 2
11 Player Killer of Darkness 3 3 1 2 3 2 1 1
12 Ghost Kotsuzuka 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 2
13 Labyrinth Brothers 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 1
14 Pegasus J. Crawford 5 4 3 4 5 4 3 1
15 Esper Roba 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 1
16 Rare Hunter 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
17 Pandora the Conjurer 2 3 3 1 3 1 0 1
18 Marik (Doll) 4 4 3 3 4 3 1 2
19 Mask of Light 4 2 3 3 3 1 0 1
20 Mask of Darkness 4 2 2 2 3 1 0 1
21 Dark Bakura 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 2
22 Rishid 3 4 4 2 3 1 0 1
23 Ishizu Ishtar 5 4 4 3 4 2 1 1
24 Dark Marik 4 5 5 3 4 4 3 1

Duel SpecialEdit

The third section contains a list of Magic & Wizards Duels from the series and describes different rule variations.

Game HistoryEdit

The fourth section contains a list of games played throughout the series, including:

Penalty GamesEdit

The fifth section of the book contains details on Penalty Games.

  1. GREED, the Illusion of Avarice (ＧＲＥＥＤ（グリード） —欲望（よくぼう）の幻像（げんぞう）— Gurīdo — Yokubō no Genzō —)
  2. Mosaic Illusion (モザイク幻想（げんそう） Mozaiku Gensō)
  3. Beat Festival (ビートフェスティバル Bīto Fesutibaru)
  4. Fire~!!! (ファイア～！！！ Faia~!!!)
  5. Peaceful Rest of the Timid (小心者（しょううらもの）の安眠（あんみん） Shōramono no Anmin)
  6. Exploding Death by Ice (氷（こおり）の爆死（ばくし） Kōri no Bakushi)
  7. Face Puzzle (顔面（がんめん）パズル Ganmen Pazuru)
  8. Poison Revolt (毒（どく）の反乱（はんらん） Doku no Hanran)
  9. Experience of Death (死（し）の体感（たいかん） Shi no Taikan)
  10. "Landmine" Prey (「地雷（じらい）」のエジキ "Jirai" no Ejiki)
  11. Ammit Roosting in the "Soul Room" (魔物（アメミット）が巣食（すく）う 「心（こころ）の部屋（へや）」 Amemitto ga Sukū "Kokoro no Heya")
  12. Maze of Flames (炎（ほのお）の迷路（めいろ） Hono no Meiro)
  13. Capsule Hell (地獄（じごく）のカプセル Jigoku no Kapuseru)
  14. Poisonous Meal (毒食（どくしょく） Doku Shoku)
  15. Mind on Air, True Nature Exposure (マインド・オン・エア—本性暴露（ほんしょうばくろ）— Maindo on Ea — Honshō Bakuro —)
  16. Face Collapse (顔面（がんめん）崩壊（ほうかい） Ganmen Hōkai)
  17. Xing Zhen Hu (心鎮壷（シン・ツェン・フー） Shin Tsen Fū)
  18. Mind Doll (心（こころ）人形（にんぎょう） Kokoro Ningyō)
  19. MIND CRUSH, Collapse of the Heart (ＭＩＮＤ（マインド）—ＣＲＵＳＨ（クラッシュ）—心（こころ）の崩壊（ほうかい） Maindo Kurasshu - Kokoro no Hōkai)
  20. Puppet Illusion 幻想（げんそう）パペット Gensō Papetto)
  21. Darkness of Naraku (奈落（ならく）の「闇（やみ）」 Naraku no "Yami")
  22. Hand and Gun (Ｈａｎｄ（ハンド） ａｎｄ（アンド） Ｇｕｎ（ガン） Hando ando Gan)
  23. SOUL TV (ＳＯＵＬ（ソウル） ＴＶ（テイービー） Sōru Teī Bī)
  24. Mind Card (マインド・カード Maindo Kādo)
  25. Mind-Eroding Insects (精神蝕虫（せいしんしょくちゅう） Seishinshokuchū)
  26. Prey of Darkness (闇（やみ）のエジキ Yami no Ejiki)
  27. Phoenix Dance! (不死鳥舞（ふしちょうま）う！ Fushichō Mau!)

Release datesEdit

Date Region
November 1, 2002[5] Japan
December 8, 2006[3] France

CoversEdit

  • Japanese

  • French

  • Chinese

Promotional cardsEdit

Main article: Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth promotional cards

The cards "Yu-Jo Friendship" (YCB-001) and "Unity" (YCB-002) were included with the Japanese book. Each card features characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! series in its artwork.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth Shueisha
  2. ↑ "遊・戯・王 キャラクターズガイド ―真理の福音― (ジャンプコミックス)" [Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth (Jump Comics)] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ a b "Yu-Gi-Oh! Tome 0: Le Livre de la vérité" [Yu-Gi-Oh! Volume 0: The Book of Truth] (in French). Kana. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Yu-Gi-Oh - Le livre de la vérité" [Yu-Gi-Oh - The Book of Truth] (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth". db.yugioh-card.com (in Japanese). Konami.
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