Rune

Rune

English name	Rune
Japanese translated	Ryo Shibata
Japanese name Japanese 柴田（しばた） リョウ Base 柴田 リョウ Furigana しばた リョウ Rōmaji Shibata Ryō
Gender	Male
School	Duel Academy
Dormitory	Ra Yellow
Decks
Tag Force	Invisible Hand
Tag Force 2	Cycle of Life
Tag Force 3	Cycle of Destruction and Rebirth
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
Rune

Rune, known as Ryo Shibata in the Japanese version, is a character appearing in the Tag Force series. He is a Ra Yellow student.

Appearances

Tag Force

Rune teams up with Yan for the Tag Force Tournament.

Tag Force 2-3

Rune is Pipin's partner for the Ra Yellow Tournament in Tag Duel Sundays.

Tag Force 3

The player and Bastion Tag Duel against Rune and Ray in Normal Bastion's last story event.

Gifts

Tag Force 2-3

Strongly likes	Likes	Neutral	Dislikes	Strongly dislikes
Grape Gyoza Caviar Fried Noodle	Fried Shrimp Dried Sardine Durian Dried Mackerel	Any sandwich not listed	Garlic Foie Gras Truffle Fermented Cheese Fermented Soybean	Cheese Chocolate Croquette Spicy Curry Spicy Fish Egg

Decks

In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force, Rune uses a Deck focused on summoning "Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys" and "Vampire Lord" and protecting them from battle, forcing the opponent to destroy them with card effects and have them revive during the following turn. Rune also uses several Spell and Trap Cards with effects that trigger upon being destroyed as well, which can be set off by himself or by his opponent.

In later installments, as "Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys" is no longer Limited, Rune focuses exclusively on it.

Tag Force

Invisible Hand (見えざる手) ★5

Monsters Effect Monsters Apprentice Magician x2 Giant Rat x3 Gigantes x2 Hand of Nephthys Magician of Faith x2 Pyramid Turtle x3 Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys Vampire Lord x3

Spells Black Pendant x3 Book of Life x2 Creature Swap x2 Heavy Storm Lightning Vortex Mistobody x2 Mystical Space Typhoon Pot of Greed Premature Burial Scapegoat

Traps Call of the Haunted Dark Coffin x3 Solemn Judgment x2 Statue of the Wicked x3 Torrential Tribute

Tag Force 2

Rune's Decks are titled "Cycle of Destruction and Rebirth" (再生と破壊の輪廻) in the Japanese version of Tag Force 2 and Tag Force 3.

Cycle of Life 1 ★5

Monsters Effect Monsters Apprentice Magician x2 Enraged Battle Ox x3 Giant Rat x3 Gigantes x3 Hand of Nephthys Nimble Momonga x3 Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys x3

Spells 7 x3 Black Pendant x3 Giant Trunade Heavy Storm Mystical Space Typhoon Premature Burial (D) Snatch Steal

Traps Call of the Haunted (D) Dark Coffin x3 Malevolent Catastrophe x3 Statue of the Wicked x3 Torrential Tribute (D)

Cycle of Life 2 ★6

Monsters Effect Monsters Apprentice Magician x2 Enraged Battle Ox x3 Giant Rat x3 Gigantes x3 Hand of Nephthys x2 (D) Nimble Momonga x3 Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys x3

Spells Black Pendant x3 Heavy Storm Mystical Space Typhoon Premature Burial (D) Snatch Steal

Traps Blast with Chain x3 Call of the Haunted (D) Dark Coffin x3 Malevolent Catastrophe x3 Statue of the Wicked x3 Torrential Tribute

Cycle of Life 3 ★6

Monsters Effect Monsters Apprentice Magician x2 Chiron the Mage x3 Dandylion Enraged Battle Ox x3 Gigantes x3 Hand of Nephthys x3 Magical Scientist Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys x3 Extra Deck Fusion Monsters Crimson Sunbird x3 Punished Eagle x3 Rabid Horseman x3

Spells Black Pendant x3 Brain Control Heavy Storm Mystical Space Typhoon Premature Burial (D) Scapegoat (D) Shrink x3

Traps Blast with Chain x3 Call of the Haunted (D) Dark Coffin x3 Malevolent Catastrophe x2 Ojama Trio Statue of the Wicked Torrential Tribute

Tag Force 3

Cycle of Destruction and Rebirth 1 ★5

Monsters Effect Monsters Apprentice Magician x2 Enraged Battle Ox x3 Giant Rat x3 Gigantes x3 Hand of Nephthys Nimble Momonga x3 Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys x3

Spells 7 x3 Black Pendant x3 Giant Trunade Heavy Storm Monster Reborn Mystical Space Typhoon Premature Burial

Traps Dark Coffin x3 Malevolent Catastrophe x3 Mirror Force Statue of the Wicked x3 Torrential Tribute

Cycle of Destruction and Rebirth 2 ★6

Monsters Effect Monsters Apprentice Magician x2 Enraged Battle Ox x3 Giant Rat x3 Gigantes x3 Hand of Nephthys x2 Nimble Momonga x3 Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys x3

Spells Black Pendant x3 Heavy Storm Monster Reborn Mystical Space Typhoon Premature Burial

Traps Blast with Chain x3 Dark Coffin x3 Malevolent Catastrophe x3 Mirror Force Statue of the Wicked x3 Torrential Tribute

Cycle of Destruction and Rebirth 3 ★7

Monsters Effect Monsters Apprentice Magician x3 Chiron the Mage x3 Cyber Jar Dandylion x2 Flying Kamakiri #1 x3 Hand of Nephthys x3 Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys x3

Spells Black Pendant x2 Brain Control x2 Creature Swap x2 Heavy Storm Monster Reborn (D) Mystical Space Typhoon Premature Burial Scapegoat x2 (D) Shrink x3

Traps Blast with Chain x2 Dark Coffin x2 Malevolent Catastrophe Mirror Force (D) Ojama Trio Statue of the Wicked Torrential Tribute