Zoodiac

Zoodiac
"Zoodiac Boarbow", "Zoodiac Ram" and "Zoodiac Rabbina" in the artwork of "Elemental Triangle of the Zoodiac" "Zoodiac Boarbow", "Zoodiac Ram" and "Zoodiac Rabbina" in the artwork of "Elemental Triangle of the Zoodiac"
Japanese	十（じゅう）二（に）獣（しし） 十二獣 (base) じゅうにしし (ruby) Jūnishishi (romanized) Twelve Beasts (translated)
Korean	십이수 十二獸 (Hanja) Sibisu (romanized) Twelve Beasts (translated)
Sets Raging Tempest
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"Zoodiac", known as "Twelve Beasts" (十（じゅう）二（に）獣（しし） Jūnishishi) in the OCG, is an archetype of Level/Rank 4 EARTH Beast-Warrior-Type monsters that debuted in Raging Tempest.

"Master Peace, the True Dracoslayer" and "True King Lithosazim, the Disaster" appear to have a relation to this archetype in Duel Terminal Lore, as seen in "Zodiac Sign" and "Seasonal Direction to the Zoodiac", respectively.

Design

Etymology

The Japanese name, "Jūnishishi", is a play on the terms "Jūnishi" (十二支), which refers to the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac, and "Shishi" (獣), meaning "beast". The English name, "Zoodiac", is a portmanteau of the words "zoo" and "zodiac".

Appearance

The "Zoodiac" monsters are based on the Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac, with each monster being a slightly anthropomorphized version of their respective animal. Each monster also wears an oversized gauntlet on either their left or right forearm, with which they wield their own respective weapon.

Members

Zoodiac	Zodiacal sign	Weapon
Molmorat	Rat	Rapier
Broadbull	Ox	Axe
Tigress	Tiger	Cannon
Rabbina	Rabbit	Blunderbuss
Drancia	Dragon	Halberd
Viper	Snake	Whip
Thoroughblade	Horse	Sword
Ram	Goat	Shield
Hammerkong	Monkey	Hammer
Cluckle	Rooster	Knuckle
Lyca	Dog	Chakram
Boarbow	Pig	Bow

Playing style

The "Zoodiac" monsters in the Main Deck possess effects that allow Beast-Warrior-Type Xyz Monsters they are attached to to gain different effects, ranging from Spell/Trap negation to piercing damage.

The Xyz Monsters of the archetype, meanwhile, all possess variable (?) ATK and DEF, stemming from the sum total of the ATK and DEF of the monsters attached to it as Xyz Material. Furthermore, each Xyz Monster can be Xyz Summoned once every turn by using a different "Zoodiac" monster as the Xyz Material.

The basic premise of the archetype is to stack up as many members as possible as Xyz Materials for their Xyz Monsters, making them gain more ATK/DEF and additional effects for each material they manage to gather.

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Zoodiac Cluckle Zoodiac Marmorat Zoodiac Rabbina Zoodiac Ram Zoodiac Thoroughblade Zoodiac Viper Coach Captain Bearman Enraged Battle Ox Giant Rat Speedroid Taketomborg Speedroid Terrortop Spell Cards Elemental Triangle of the Zoodiac Zodiac Sign Cattle Call Creature Swap Fire Formation - Tenki Fire Formation - Tensu Galaxy Wave Generation Force Overlay Regen Stoic Challenge Supply Squad Terraforming Ties of the Brethren Xyz Gift Xyz Shift Trap Cards Seasonal Direction to the Zoodiac Fire Formation - Tenken Fire Formation - Tensen Horn of the Phantom Beast Jar of Avarice Xyz Reborn Extra Deck Xyz Monsters Zoodiac Boarbow Zoodiac Broadbull Zoodiac Drancia Zoodiac Hammerkong Zoodiac Lyca Zoodiac Tigress Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Tiger King Coach King Giantrainer Daigusto Emeral Diamond Dire Wolf M-X-Saber Invoker Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy