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Adding some important notes about superscript. It could probably do with some rephrasing, but trying to make it clear how it works.
An '''archetype''' is a group of cards that respect the following rules:
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*All members of that group of cards must contain a common term (the name of the archetype) appearing in their members' Japanese card names. Alternately, a card must contain an [[archetype condition]] in its [[card text]] that specifically states that the card belongs to a certain archetype (e.g. "[[Number 39: Beyond the Hope]]"). In the ''[[TCG]]'', archetype conditions are sometimes added due to inconsistency when cards were translated into languages other than from Japanese (e.g. "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]" and "[[Axe of Despair]]"). Cards with the same words in their English non-Japanese names are not necessarily part of the same archetype (e.g. "[[Frog the Jam]]" is not a "[[Frog]]" monstercard).**Superscript text is not considered by itself for archetype membership (e.g. "[[Neo-Spacian]]" monsters are not considered "[[Neos]] monsters, despite containing 「ネオス」 in their superscript). However, for archetype names that contain superscript text in their Japanese name, a card must also exactly match the superscript text and format to be a part of that archetype (e.g. "[[NEX]]" is not a "[[Neo-Spacian]]" card because 「ネオスペーシアン」 (Neo-Spacian) is not superscripted only above 「Ｎ」).
*There must be at least one [[support]] or [[anti-support]] card relating to the archetype; that is, a card that mentions "''archetype'' monster", "''archetype'' card", "''archetype'' Spell/Trap card", etc. (prior to the [[Simplified Effect Text]], "contains ''archetype'' in its card name") in its [[card text]]. Note that these cards must support ''the archetype'', not only one member of the archetype.
