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An '''archetype''', called a '''series''' (シリーズ ''shirīzu'')<ref>[http://www.yugioh-card.com/japan/lineup/arc-v/extra_pack_2015/ 遊戯王アーク・ファイブ OCG EXTRA PACK 2015]</ref> or unofficially a '''category''' (カテゴリ ''kategori'') in JapanJapanese, is a group of cards that respect the following rules:are supported due to part of their Japanese name. Examples of archetypes include "[[HERO]]", "[[Spellbook]]" and "[[Wind-Up]]". Groups of cards with similar names and/or artworks that are not supported or anti-supported explicitly by card effects are called a [[series]]. ==Definition==
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Specifically, an archetype is a group of cards that respect the following rules.
* All members of that group of cards must contain a common term (the name of the archetype) appearing in their members' Japanese card names. Alternatively, a card must contain an [[archetype condition]] in its [[card text]] which specifically states that the card belongs to a certain archetype (e.g. the Japanese version of "[[Number 39: Utopia Beyond]]"). In the ''[[TCG]]'', archetype conditions are sometimes added due to inconsistency when cards were translated from Japanese (e.g. "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]" and "[[Axe of Despair]]"). Cards with the same words in their non-Japanese names are not necessarily part of the same archetype (e.g. "[[Frog the Jam]]" is not a "[[Frog]]" card).
** [[wikipedia:Ruby character|Ruby]] text is considered by itself for archetype membership (e.g. the "[[Red-Eyes]]" archetype includes any [[monster]] whose Japanese name contains 「レッドアイズ」 either as base text or ruby text). For archetype names that contain both base text and ruby text in their Japanese name, a card must exactly match both 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」).
** Starting with ''[[Starter Deck 2014]]'', Japanese card text follows the "''archetype'' card", "''archetype'' Spell/Trap card", etc. patterns of the ''TCG''.
Members of the same archetype commonly share a small number of [[Attribute]]s or [[Type]]s (or even both).
A common trait of archetypes is to have at least 1 Field Spell Card, typically one that supports the monsters with ATK/DEF increases and other bonuses. Some of the time, these are not part of the archetype by name though, which is a more recent trend, as seen on the "[[Shaddoll]]" and "[[Majespecter]]" archetypes. Some Archetypes may heavily rely on Field Spell Cards such as Ghostrick and "[[Malefic]]".
Although membership in an archetype is dictated by the Japanese names of the cards, there are cases where the membership of a card in an archetype is unintentional. For example, "[[Thought Ruler Archfiend]]" is considered to be part of the manga-exclusive "[[Sphere]]" archetype, as its Japanese name ("Mental Sphere Demon") contains 「スフィア」, the text for "Sphere", despite this card bearing no relation to the other members of the archetype. The concept of archetypes is often used in the manga and anime series to define a character's personality, look, state of mind or style of play. Most major players did not use archetypes early on due to a lack of archetypes, but as the game developed, [[Seto Kaiba|Kaiba]] and [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]]'s Decks grew around an archetype, and Decks based on archetypes such as [[Mai Valentine]]'s and [[Maximillion Pegasus]]'s Decks appeared. Starting with the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime, virtually all main characters and most minor characters utilized Decks based around archetypes.
Some archetypes are related to each other in some way, for example the [[Duel Terminal]] archetypes and the "[[Dracoslayer]]" archetype being related to the archetypes seen in the main sets, such as "[[Igknight]]" and "[[Dinomist]]".
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