Mirror Trap (series)
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Mirror Trap is a series of Trap Cards. Their effects are usually activated in response to an attack. It includes the Mirror Force (フォース Fōsu) series of themed Normal Trap Cards.
Design[edit]
Mirror Force[edit]
Mirror Force trap cards are activated in response of an opponent's monster's attack and that affect all Attack Position monsters they control (except for "Dark Mirror Force"), each one in a particular manner.
Most Mirror Force traps are thematically related to an elemental Attribute, evoking the Attribute's traits through their card name, artwork, and effect.
In the Japanese OCG, every Mirror Force trap is named with the pattern 「XXバリア －YY フォース－」 ("XX Barrier －YY Force－"), and only the original "Mirror Force" trap is given the name segment "Mirror Force" (Japanese: ミラーフォース).
| Card | Related Attribute | Effect |
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| Mirror Force | N/A | Destroys all opposing Attack Position monsters. |
| Dark Mirror Force | DARK | Banishes all opposing Defense Position monsters. |
| Quaking Mirror Force | EARTH | Permanently changes all opposing Attack Position monsters to face-down Defense Position. |
| Blazing Mirror Force | FIRE | Destroys as many opposing Attack Position monsters as possible and inflicts damage to both players equal to half of the combined original ATK of those monsters. |
| Radiant Mirror Force | LIGHT | Destroys all opposing Attack Positon monsters, provided the opponent controls 3 or more monsters. |
| Drowning Mirror Force | WATER | Returns all opposing Attack Position monsters to the Deck, provided the declared attack was a direct attack. |
| Storming Mirror Force | WIND | Returns all opposing Attack Position monsters to the hand. |
Trivia[edit]
- "Shining Silver Force" is an exception to this pattern. Despite also being a member of the series (the presence of フォース on its Japanese name), it is a Counter Trap Card, that must be activated in a very specific situation, that destroys all face-up Spell/Trap Cards the opponent controls.
- "Mirror Force Dragon" can be considered a "monster counterpart" of the original "Mirror Force". It must be Special Summoned with "The Fang of Critias" by using the original "Mirror Force" as Fusion Material and destroys all opposing cards whenever a monster on its side of the Field (either "Mirror Force Dragon" itself or another one) is attacked by an opponent's monster or targeted by an opponent's card effect.
