The Forceful Sentry

The Chinese and Greek names given are not official.

The Chinese lore given is not official.

The Forceful Sentry

Japanese

強（ごう）引（いん）な番（ばん）兵（ぺい）

Base

強引な番兵

Kana

ごういんなばんぺい

Rōmaji

Gōin na Banhei

Card type	Spell
Property	Normal
Password	42829885
Effect types	Effect
Status	Forbidden (OCG) Forbidden (TCG Advanced) Limited (TCG Traditional)
Look at your opponent's hand. Select 1 card among them and return it to his/her Deck. The Deck is then shuffled.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2004-10-12	DB1-EN029	Dark Beginning 1	Rare
2004-12-01	SRL-EN045	Spell Ruler	Ultra Rare

North America

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2002-09-16	MRL-045	Magic Ruler	Ultra Rare
2002-09-16	SRL-045	Spell Ruler	Ultra Rare

Europe

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
	MRL-E045	Spell Ruler	Ultra Rare

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Actions

Reveals your opponent's hand

Returns from your opponent's hand to your opponent's Deck

Other languages

	Name	Lore
French	La Sentinelle Inflexible	Regardez la main de votre adversaire, sélectionnez 1 carte et renvoyez-la dans le Deck de son propriétaire. Mélangez ensuite le Deck.
German	Starker Wachposten	Schaue die Karten auf der Hand deines Gegners an, wähle dann 1 Karte und lege sie auf sein Deck zurück. Das Deck wird anschließend gemischt.
Italian	La Sentinella Potente	Guarda la mano del tuo avversario, quindi scegli 1 carta e rimettila nel suo Deck. Dopo di che, mischia il suo Deck.
Portuguese	O Sentinela Inflexível	Olhe a mão do seu oponente. Selecione 1 carta e retorne-a para o Deck dele.
Spanish	El Centinela Enérgico	Mira la mano de tu adversario. Selecciona 1 carta de entre ellas y devuélvela a su Deck. Luego tu adversario baraja su Deck.
Japanese	強（ごう）引（いん）な番（ばん）兵（ぺい）	相手の手札を確認し、その中からカードを１枚デッキに戻す。
	Gōin na Banhei
Korean	강인한 파수병	상대의 패를 본다. 그 중에서 카드를 1장 선택하여 상대의 덱으로 되돌리고, 덱을 셔플한다.
Chinese	強引的番兵	確認對方的手卡，從那之中把1張卡回到卡組。

Other language sets

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2002-09-16	MDM-F045	Spell Ruler	Maître des Magies	Ultra Rare

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2002-09-16	SRL-G045	Spell Ruler	Spell Ruler	Ultra Rare
2004-12-17	DB1-DE029	Dark Beginning 1	Dark Beginning 1	Rare

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2002-10-21	SDM-I045	Spell Ruler	Sovrano della Magia	Ultra Rare

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2002-09-16	SDH-S045	Spell Ruler	Señor de Hechizos	Ultra Rare
2004-12-01	DB1-SP029	Dark Beginning 1	Principio Oscuro 1	Rare

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2000-04-20	MR-45	Magic Ruler	Ｍａｇｉｃ Ｒｕｌｅｒ（マジック・ルーラー） －魔（ま）法（ほう）の支（し）配（はい）者（しゃ）－	Super Rare
2002-06-20	DL1-034	Duelist Legacy Volume.1	ＤＵＥＬＩＳＴ（デュエリスト） ＬＥＧＡＣＹ（レガシー） Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ（ボリューム） １	Common
2004-06-24	BE1-JP029	Beginner's Edition 1	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） １	Rare
2011-05-14	BE01-JP025	Beginner's Edition 1	ＢＥＧＩＮＮＥＲ＇Ｓ（ビギナーズ） ＥＤＩＴＩＯＮ（エディション） １ ［２０１１］	Common

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2004-05-07	SRL-K045	Spell Ruler	마법의 지배자	Ultra Rare
2006-04-11	BP1-KR029	Beginner's Edition 1	비기너즈 팩 1	Rare

Asian-English

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
	MRL-045	Magic Ruler	Ultra Rare

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
The Forceful Sentry (DM5)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1	2001-07-05
The Forceful Sentry (DM6)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2	2001-12-20
The Forceful Sentry (EDS)	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul	2002-10-15
The Forceful Sentry (SDD)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel	2003-04-15
The Forceful Sentry (World Championship 2004)	Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004	2004-02-05
The Forceful Sentry (World Championship 2005)	Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005	2004-12-30
The Forceful Sentry (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23

Video games

Video game	Date	#	Name	Cost	Status
Nightmare Troubadour	2005-07-21	–		???	Unlimited
Online	2005-11-04	–		–	Unlimited
GX Duel Academy	2005-11-13	0434		10000	Forbidden
Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23	–		13000	Forbidden
GX Spirit Caller	2006-11-30	–		???	Forbidden
GX Tag Force 2	2007-09-18	–		???	Forbidden

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Infinite Illusion (Super Rare)
Online		Pack 15
GX Duel Academy	Look at your opponent's hand, then select 1 card and return it to his/her Deck. The Deck is then shuffled.	Spell Special 2 (Rare) Dorothy's Gift (Common)
Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006		Spell Ruler (Secret Rare) All Spells (Common) All at Random (Common)
GX Spirit Caller		Other Cards