Nova

Nova

English name	Nova
Japanese translated	Yoshikata Nobata
Japanese name Japanese 野畑（のばた） 義賢（よしかた） Base 野畑 義賢 Furigana のばた よしかた Rōmaji Nobata Yoshikata
Gender	Male
School	Duel Academy
Dormitory	Obelisk Blue
Decks
Tag Force	Living and Beyond
Tag Force 2	Dead End
Tag Force 3	Dead Angle
Video game debut	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force
Appears in PlayStation 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force Evolution PSP Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3
Nova

Nova, known as Yoshikata Nobata in the Japanese version, is a character appearing in the Tag Force series.

Appearances

Nova is an Obelisk Blue student during the first three games.

Tag Force 1

During the Tag Force Tournament, he teams up with Corey.

Gifts

Tag Force 2-3

Strongly likes	Likes	Neutral	Dislikes	Strongly dislikes
Cheese Jam Fried Noodle Curry Croquette Cook's Sandwich	Spicy Fish Egg Rice Ball Fried Shrimp Fermented Soybean Dried Mackerel	Any sandwich not listed	Chocolate Chicken Fermented Cheese Tangerine Top-Grade Salad	Caviar Phantom Pepper Truffle Kimchi Foie Gras

Decks

Nova runs two types of Decks in the Tag Force series, both of which aim to deck out his opponent.

In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force, Nova uses a Deck based on the Exchange of the Spirit OTK.

In the following games, as "Exchange of the Spirit" is Forbidden in the default banlists, his Decks become Remove from play/Mill Decks focusing on "Necroface".

Tag Force

Living and Beyond (現世と冥界) ★8

Monsters Effect Monsters Cyber Jar Morphing Jar Thunder Dragon x3 Toon monsters Toon Cannon Soldier

Spells A Feather of the Phoenix x2 Book of Moon Book of Taiyou x2 Card Destruction Cathedral of Nobles x3 Emergency Provisions Excavation of Mage Stones x3 Pot of Greed Soul Release x2 Spell Reproduction x3 Toon Table of Contents x3 Upstart Goblin x2

Traps Corpse of Yata-Garasu x3 Exchange of the Spirit Good Goblin Housekeeping x2 Jar of Greed x3 Reckless Greed

Tag Force 2

Nova's Decks are titled "Dead Angle" (デッド・アングル) in the Japanese version of Tag Force 2 and Tag Force 3.

Dead End 1 ★6

Monsters Effect Monsters Banisher of the Light x3 Banisher of the Radiance x3 Marshmallon (D) Morphing Jar Morphing Jar #2 x3 (D) Necroface x3 Needle Worm x3 Spirit Reaper (D)

Spells Card Destruction Dimensional Fissure x3 Foolish Burial x3 Giant Trunade Gold Sarcophagus Gravekeeper's Servant x3 Mystical Space Typhoon Soul Absorption x3

Traps Macro Cosmos x3 Return from the Different Dimension x3 Wall of Revealing Light x2

Dead End 2 ★8

Monsters Effect Monsters Banisher of the Light x3 Banisher of the Radiance x3 Gren Maju Da Eiza x3 Magical Merchant x3 Marshmallon Morphing Jar Morphing Jar #2 x3 Necroface x3 Needle Worm x3 Spirit Reaper

Spells Card Destruction Dimensional Fissure Giant Trunade Gold Sarcophagus Level Limit - Area B (D) Mystical Space Typhoon Soul Absorption x2 Swords of Revealing Light (D)

Traps Gravity Bind (D) Macro Cosmos x3 Return from the Different Dimension Threatening Roar x2

Dead End 3 ★8

Monsters Effect Monsters Banisher of the Light x3 Banisher of the Radiance x3 Gren Maju Da Eiza x3 Magical Merchant x3 Marshmallon Morphing Jar Morphing Jar #2 x3 Necroface x3 Needle Worm x3 Spirit Reaper

Spells Card Destruction Dimensional Fissure Giant Trunade Gold Sarcophagus Level Limit - Area B (D) Mystical Space Typhoon Pot of Greed (D) Soul Absorption x2 Swords of Revealing Light

Traps Gravity Bind (D) Macro Cosmos x3 Return from the Different Dimension Threatening Roar x2

Tag Force 3

Nova's first Deck has 2 copies of "Spirit Reaper", which is Limited in the game's default Forbidden/Limited Lists.

Dead Angle 1 ★6

Monsters Effect Monsters Banisher of the Light x3 Banisher of the Radiance x3 Gren Maju Da Eiza x2 Marshmallon Morphing Jar Morphing Jar #2 x3 Necroface x2 Needle Worm x3 Spirit Reaper x2

Spells Card Destruction Dimensional Fissure x3 Foolish Burial x2 Giant Trunade Gold Sarcophagus Gravekeeper's Servant x3 Mystical Space Typhoon Soul Absorption x3

Traps Macro Cosmos x3 Return from the Different Dimension x3 Wall of Revealing Light

Dead Angle 2 ★7

Monsters Effect Monsters Banisher of the Light x3 Banisher of the Radiance x3 Gren Maju Da Eiza x3 Magical Merchant x3 Marshmallon Morphing Jar Morphing Jar #2 x3 Necroface x2 Needle Worm x3 Spirit Reaper

Spells Card Destruction Dimensional Fissure x3 Giant Trunade Gold Sarcophagus Level Limit - Area B Mystical Space Typhoon Soul Absorption x3 Swords of Revealing Light

Traps Gravity Bind Macro Cosmos x3 Return from the Different Dimension x2 Threatening Roar x3

Dead Angle 3 ★8

Monsters Effect Monsters Banisher of the Light x3 Banisher of the Radiance x3 Cyber Jar Gren Maju Da Eiza x2 Magical Merchant x3 Marshmallon Morphing Jar Morphing Jar #2 x3 Necroface x3 Needle Worm x3 Spirit Reaper

Spells Card Destruction Dimensional Fissure x3 Giant Trunade Gold Sarcophagus x2 Gravekeeper's Servant x3 Level Limit - Area B (D) Mystical Space Typhoon Soul Absorption x3 Swords of Revealing Light (D)

Traps Gravity Bind (D) Macro Cosmos x3 Return from the Different Dimension x2 Threatening Roar x2