Editing Gouki

{{Infobox archseries
| image        = Gouki.png
| caption      = "[[Gouki Suprex]]" and "[[Gouki Twistcobra]]" in the artwork of "[[Gouki Re-Match]]".
| ja_name      = {{Ruby|剛|ごう}}{{Ruby|鬼|き}}
| romaji       = Gōki
| trans        = Strong Oni
| fr_name      = Gouki
| de_name      = Gouki
| it_name      = Gouki
| ko_name      = 강귀
| ko_romanized = Gang-gwi
| pt_name      = Gouki
| es_name      = Gouki
| sets         =
* [[Code of the Duelist]]
* [[Circuit Break]]
* [[Flames of Destruction]]
* [[Cybernetic Horizon]]
* [[Dark Neostorm]]
| tcg          =
* [[Star Pack VRAINS]]
* [[2018 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]]
* [[Duel Power]]
| ocg          = [[LINK VRAINS Box]]
| anime        = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]
}}

"'''Gouki'''" is an [[archetype]] of [[EARTH]] [[Warrior]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] used by [[George Gore]], [[Kenmochi]], and [[Yoroizaka]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime. They debuted in ''[[Code of the Duelist]]''.

==Design==
[[File:Gouki (anime).png|200px|left|thumb|[[George Gore|The Gore]] with "[[Gouki The Great Ogre (anime)|Gouki The Great Ogre]]" and "[[Gouki Suprex (anime)|Suprex]] in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|anime]].]]

===Appearance===
"Gouki" have wrestling themes in design and name, shown in the fact that they wear tights and golden championship belts. While each of the Main Deck monsters are based on an animal, the Extra Deck monsters are based on [[wikipedia:Ogre|Ogres]] which they draw heavy elements from. Their championship belts have the face of their themed animal, and their helmets fit the theme of their animal as well. They are also suited up in padded armor and wield weapons. They possess a predominantly single colored theme. So far, the Main Deck monsters each have a primary/secondary color while the Link Monsters are a neutral color. These monsters resemble, in terms of style, the "[[Elemental HERO]]es".

===Etymology===
"Gouki" (剛鬼) can be translated as "strong ogre". The Main Deck "Gouki" monsters are named after wrestling moves, such as [[wikipedia:Suplex|Suplex]], and then their appearance is based off an animal whose name is in the wrestling move name, being based off of their respective animal, or creates a pun based off that animal's name, that phonetically sounds in their romaji, such as "[[Gouki Suprex]]" being a pun on T-Rex (SupREX).

==Members==
===[[Main Deck]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" | Gouki
! colspan="2" | Origin
|-
! Animal
! Wrestling term
|-
| [[Gouki Tagpartner|Tagpartner]]
| 
| [[wikipedia:Tag team|Tag team]]
|-
| [[Gouki Headbatt|Headbatt]]
| [[wikipedia:Bat|Bat]]
| [[wikipedia:Professional wrestling attacks#Headbutt|Headbutt]]
|-
| [[Gouki Bearhug|Bearhug]]
| [[wikipedia:Bear|Bear]]
| [[wikipedia:Bear hug|Bear hug]]
|-
| [[Gouki Moonsault|Moonsault]]
| [[wikipedia:Rabbit|Rabbit]]
| [[wikipedia:Moonsault|Moonsault]]
|-
| [[Gouki Octostretch|Octostretch]]
| [[wikipedia:Octopus|Octopus]]
| [[wikipedia:Professional wrestling holds#Octopus hold|Octopus Stretch]]
|-
| [[Gouki Riscorpio|Riscorpio]]
| [[wikipedia:Scorpion|Scorpion]]
| [[wikipedia:Meiko Satomura#In wrestling|Scorpion Rising]]
|-
| [[Gouki Suprex|Suprex]]
| [[wikipedia:Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus]]
| [[wikipedia:Suplex|Suplex]]
|-
| [[Gouki Ringtrainer|Ringtrainer]]
| 
| [[wikipedia:Manager (professional wrestling)|Manager]]
|-
| [[Gouki Twistcobra|Twistcobra]]
| [[wikipedia:Cobra|Cobra]]
| [[wikipedia:Professional wrestling holds#Abdominal stretch|Cobra Twist]]
|}

===[[Extra Deck]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Gouki !! Origin
|-
| [[Gouki Destroy Ogre|Destroy Ogre]] || [[wikipedia:Dick Beyer|Dick "The Destroyer" Beyer]]
|-
| [[Gouki The Great Ogre|The Great Ogre]] || [[wikipedia:The Great Sasuke|The Great Sasuke]]
|-
| [[Gouki Jet Ogre|Jet Ogre]] || N/A
|-
| [[Gouki Heel Ogre|Heel Ogre]] || [[wikipedia:Heel (professional wrestling)|Heel]]
|-
| [[Gouki The Blade Ogre|The Blade Ogre]] || [[wikipedia:Blading (professional wrestling)|Blading]]
|-
| [[Gouki The Giant Ogre|The Giant Ogre]] || [[wikipedia:André the Giant|André the Giant]]
|-
| [[Gouki The Master Ogre|The Master Ogre]] || N/A
|-
| [[Gouki The Solid Ogre|The Solid Ogre]] || N/A
|-
| [[Gouki Thunder Ogre|Thunder Ogre]] || [[wikipedia:Jushin Thunder Liger|Jushin Thunder Liger]]
|}

===Support===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Gouki support !! Origin
|-
| [[Gouki Dark Mask|Dark Mask]] || [[wikipedia:Wrestling mask|Wrestling mask]]
|-
| [[Gouki Cage Match|Cage Match]] || [[wikipedia:Professional wrestling match types#Steel cage match|Steel cage]]
|-
| [[Gouki Re-Match|Re-Match]] || [[wikipedia:Replay (sports)|Rematch]]
|-
| [[Gouki Face Turn|Face Turn]] || [[wikipedia:Glossary of professional wrestling terms#turn|Face turn]]
|-
| [[Gouki Grit|Grit]] || [[wikipedia:Grit (personality trait)|Grit]]
|-
| [[Gouki Poison Mist|Poison Mist]] || [[wikipedia:Professional wrestling attacks#Asian mist|Asian mist]]
|-
| [[Gouki Roar|Roar]] || [[wikipedia:Glossary of professional wrestling terms#valet|Valet]]
|-
| [[Gouki Serpent Splash|Serpent Splash]] || [[wikipedia:Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Splash|Splash]]
|}

==Playing style==
The "Gouki" monsters focus on a straightforward aggressive strategy, using effects to increase their [[ATK]]s or decrease the opponent's. The Main Deck monsters have 0 [[DEF]], being immune to the effect of "[[Gouki The Great Ogre]]", who, in turn, has no DEF; that makes it so that they generally have an advantage over the opponent's monsters' ATKs, since those will be reduced while their own won't.

The Main Deck monsters are separated into two subgroups; those based on animals and those not. The animal-based monsters all have the effect "''If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can add 1 "Gouki" card from your Deck to your hand, except [itself]''", replacing themselves when used as Link and Synchro Materials, or used with cards like "[[Transmodify]]" and "[[Spiritual Earth Art - Kurogane]]". The others monsters have differing effects, but they still focus on card advantage.

===Weaknesses===
While the "Gouki" focus on straightforward aggressive strategy, the Main Deck monsters have 0 DEF. Switching them to Defense Position using cards such as "[[No Entry!!]]", "[[Earthquake]]", and "[[Quaking Mirror Force]]" deals a severe blow to their strategy both by exposing their vulnerable DEF and preventing them from using their best effects, especially as "Quaking Mirror Force" prevents them from being used as Link Materials. "[[Blackwing - Jin the Rain Shadow]]" can be a problem for the Main Deck monsters due to its effect to destroy any monster whose DEF is lower than its ATK.
also the blue eyes chaos max dragon combined with "no entry" will totally annihilate the whole deck with just one attack

===Recommended cards===
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->

|effect monsters =
* [[Gouki Bearhug]]
* [[Gouki Tagpartner]]
* [[Gouki Headbatt]]
* [[Gouki Octostretch]]
* [[Gouki Riscorpio]]
* [[Gouki Suprex]]
* [[Gouki Ringtrainer]]
* [[Gouki Twistcobra]]
* [[Crane Crane]]
* [[Goblin Attack Force]]
* [[Heroic Challenger - Assault Halberd]]
* [[Motivating Captain]]
* [[Spell Striker]]

|tuner monsters =
* [[Masked Chameleon]]
* [[Psychic Commander]]
* [[Psychic Jumper]]
* [[Re-Cover]]

|synchro monsters =
* [[Colossal Fighter]]
* [[Naturia Barkion]]
* [[Naturia Beast]]
* [[Naturia Landoise]]

|link monsters =
* [[Gouki Destroy Ogre]]
* [[Gouki Jet Ogre]]
* [[Gouki The Great Ogre]]
* [[Gouki The Master Ogre]]
* [[Gouki Thunder Ogre]]
* [[Gouki Heel Ogre]]
* [[Gouki The Giant Ogre]]
* [[Gouki The Blade Ogre]]
* [[Gouki The Solid Ogre]]
* [[Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights]]
* [[Missus Radiant]]

|spells =
* [[Gouki Cage Match]]
* [[Gouki Face Turn]]
* [[Gouki Re-Match]]
* [[Arrivalrivals]]
* [[Emergency Teleport]]
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
* [[Terraforming]]
* [[Ties of the Brethren]]
* [[Transmodify]]
* [[The Warrior Returning Alive]]
* [[World Legacy Succession]]

|traps =
* [[Back to the Front]]
* [[Battleguard Howling]]
* [[Battleguard Rage]]
* [[Desperate Tag]]
* [[Final Attack Orders]]
}}

=== Official Decklist ===
{{Decklist|"[[Gouki]]" deck<ref>[https://ygorganization.com/ocg-link-vrains-edition-centric-deck-recipes/ V Jump's "Gouki" deck]</ref>
|effect monsters = 
*[[Gouki Riscorpio]] x3
*[[Gouki Suprex]] x3
*[[Gouki Twistcobra]] x3
*[[Gouki Headbatt]] x3
|pendulum monsters = 
*[[Metalfoes Volflame]] x2 
*[[Metalfoes Goldriver]] x2
*[[Metalfoes Silverd]] x2
*[[Metalfoes Steelen]] x2
|spells = 
*[[Gouki Re-Match]] x3
*[[Burden of the Mighty]] x2
*[[Monster Reborn]]
*[[Mind Control]] x2
*[[Reinforcement of the Army]]
*[[Harpie's Feather Duster]]
*[[Dark Hole]] x2
*[[Metalfoes Fusion]] x2
|traps = 
*[[Reinforce Truth]]
*[[Metalfoes Combination]]
*[[Metalfoes Counter]] x2
*[[Call of the Haunted]] x2
|fusion monsters = 
*[[Metalfoes Crimsonite]]
*[[Metalfoes Orichalc]]
*[[Metalfoes Adamante]] x2
|link monsters = 
*[[Gouki Destroy Ogre]] x2
*[[Gouki The Great Ogre]] x2
*[[Gouki Thunder Ogre]] x2
*[[Firewall Dragon]]
*[[Akashic Magician]]
*[[Proxy Dragon]]
*[[Missus Radiant]]
*[[Link Spider]]
}}

==References==
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