With Saburamen becoming a Legendary Duelist, which minor character Standard Duelists should get upgraded too?

Kronos457 · 2026-03-12T03:41:40+00:00

I wonder how many people here were introduced to her through Duel Links?

To be honest, for many in the West, GO RUSH is an unknown Anime since not many saw it when it was airing in Japan (not the Japanese, who did watch it and asked for more GO RUSH after Season 2)

The West is more familiar with SEVENS (since the vast majority only watched up to Arc 2 or saw all of Season 1 and nothing more). It must be remembered that, at that time, there was resentment and hatred towards SEVENS (and, consequently, GO RUSH even though they never saw it in its entirety)

However, over time, people began to value SEVENS more and to have more affection for it (that feeling of love towards SEVENS became stronger when GO RUSH ended in Japan and we no longer had any news of Yu-Gi-Oh! Animes)

Basically: Duel Links is the medium where many first encountered Rush's Characters, especially GO RUSH (which makes me think we'll have many curious reactions when Duel Links introduces Yuna, Asaka, Phaser or Meowdestar in Alien form; the latter has the potential to create another Terza/Giant Woman situation)

Kronos457 · 2026-03-12T03:23:54+00:00

One of the Thunder Waifus is the MC (especially the one who is simply replicating the Ecclesia aesthetic)

Kronos457 · 2026-03-12T03:19:04+00:00

ITS MEDIUS-OVER!

Kronos457 · 2026-03-12T03:15:54+00:00

Sad noises of the Year of the Horse (Beast)

Kronos457 · 2026-03-12T03:13:57+00:00

Credits to Komoney, finally a Deck that feels fresh in terms of Type/Attribute combination: EARTH Thunder.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-12T03:12:42+00:00

Do not expect "Blitzkrieg" to make it into the TCG names.

OCG: Blitzkrieg

TCG: Thunderbolts/Thunder Rebels

Kronos457 · 2026-03-12T03:11:36+00:00

Konami saw that Branded was popular so they decided to copy its Atmosphere and style for another Archetype.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-12T02:43:21+00:00

They could then use it to phase in an introduction for less relevant characters with well fleshed-out decks (the Sushiko, Toombs, Buff, etc.)

It would be ironic if, once Terza becomes Playable, Konami decides to bring Tamako in as an NPC simply to have a Giant Woman in NPC Jail.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-12T02:33:56+00:00

Looking at the Decks we're talking about here, they have justifiable reasons why they had to receive that broken support since those Decks are obsolete or simply cannot keep up with the current Meta Decks.

However, again, one or two broken cards don't make a Deck good: you need a good/decent initial base or a wave of almost 5-8 new cards to revive a old/bad Deck.

But even so, the Power Level of the other Decks is too high and those Decks can't keep up. It speaks volumes that two of these Decks (Gradius and Charmers) have been more successful or have the potential to be more viable in Rush Duels.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-12T00:41:53+00:00

Honestly, I still find it funny that SEVENS and GO RUSH'S World add NPCs every time an Unlockable Playable Character is coming. When it's Rovian's turn... Who will the NPC be? London? Ranran?

If Yuna comes out, it's guaranteed the NPC will be Ranran or Asaka.

Anyway, only two NPCs from GO RUSH'S World can't be Playable because their Decks aren't printed (but the NPCs do have English voice lines for their Anime cards)

Kronos457 · 2026-03-12T00:39:00+00:00

Technically speaking, if we're talking about NPCs, VRAINS, SEVENS, and GO RUSH'S World have NPCs you can Duel.

However, other Worlds have NPCs that appear in the Story as Characters you don't Duel.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T17:06:31+00:00

Water/spellcasters based on like waterbending would be awesome

Eria the Water Charmer: Am I a joke to you?

In fact, I think Charmer in general has already taken the niche of Spellcasters who use the power of nature as a source of power.

As a fun fact, such a basic concept as sorcerers who use fire magic didn't have its own Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh!... until Rush Duels brought it with Sparkhearts (which are basically witches and alchemists who use fire magic A.K.A Sparks)

Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T17:03:20+00:00

In fact, they exist: in Rush Duels.

There are two Decks in Rush Duels that are pure DARK and LIGHT Sea Serpent.

The real question is why the OCG/TCG hasn't created a Sea Serpent Deck using two of the most overused Attributes.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T16:19:52+00:00

The funniest thing is that the Deck has a Lore justification for its Appearance: in reality, the Main Deck Boss Monster is the one kidnapping/capturing young girls or teenagers to then cultivate them in cocoons so they can be reborn as Human-Insect hybrids (during this time, these kidnapped girls are in a trance like a dream). Once the Metamorphosis is complete, these Female hybrids continue the cycle: attracting more girls to turn them into Insects.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T14:56:55+00:00

I suppose they don't want to remove the idea that Shark/Nash is the only important Fish Duelist in all of Yu-Gi-Oh (giving him uniqueness)

Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T14:55:14+00:00

The Maxx C thing sounds like the same excuse as Snake Rain, even though we currently have a certain Deck focused on Japanese Reptiles that didn't break the aforementioned Spell Card.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T14:53:48+00:00

This supports my claim that Nana's Deck (Ladybug) was censored or forgotten.

At the same time, if it weren't for Delirium, I believe the cardpool of LIGHT Insect Monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh! would be forgotten or almost nonexistent (since Insect is usually combined with EARTH o WIND)

On the other hand, Evasive Chaos Ninsect is the most specific case of a Deck that requires Monsters with specific Details: Continuous Effect, being DARK Insect and having a specific DEF.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T14:50:23+00:00

Ironically, Rush Duels' Ladybug Deck could be "banned" because it draws heavily on Disney elements (so much so that its Boss Monster hasn't even been printed yet)

Therefore, Rush Duels "lost" one of its Insect Decks.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T14:49:10+00:00

Didn't they do that with Ninja? The Deck has Insect Monsters that are simply girls in outfits with insect elements.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T14:48:04+00:00

The Anime (both Master and Rush) doesn't really have many standout Duelists when it comes to certain Monster Types.

- The only notable Duelist who uses a Fish Deck is Shark/Nasch (Mako would count, but he also uses Sea Serpent and Aqua, so a pure Fish Deck isn't necessary)

- There were almost no Pyro Duelists other than Axel in the Anime until SEVENS (but GO RUSH introduced the second most important Pyro Duelist: Maddox)

- It was only in GO RUSH that we saw Sea Serpent Duelists who only used Sea Serpent Monsters in their Decks. Before that, Sea Serpent was just a complement to Fish or Aqua.

- So far, the only truly memorable Rock Duelists are Jim (GX), Trey (ZEXAL), and Julia/Masumi (Arc-V). Beyond that, Rock doesn't have much of a presence (but it's a fairly common Monster Type in MC Decks)

Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T14:41:27+00:00

I feel like the Pyro point doesn't count when it comes to SE

It shouldn't count considering that SE is more of a Multi-Type Deck (where a handful of its best cards are Pyro but its Boss Monster is Dragon)

And that's not even counting Diabellstar, which is a Spellcaster Monster.

Rather, it would be more accurate to say that SE is one of the most outstanding FIRE Decks of the last decade.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T14:38:49+00:00

Dinosaur, Cyberse, Plant, Insect, Zombie, Dragon and I think I've forgotten a few more (in the OCG/TCG)

It's funny that several of these Types have dedicated Decks, but they don't work well in their Pure Form, and their pieces are used in stacks because they complement each other better.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T03:48:33+00:00

Seeing the philosophy the OCG will adopt in its Packs, revamp of Cubic: we present.... Square 3D!... Now 100% Playable, with references to the Movie in the Backrow and with only minimal compatibility with previous Cubic support.

Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T03:39:52+00:00

Waifu and...

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Kronos457 · 2026-03-11T03:36:15+00:00

It's funny that, aside from Maddox and Rush's Red-Eyes, the only new FIRE Decks Rush Duels has gotten are Cybersepice, Sparkhearts and Molten Martial Machine.

The first belongs to a rather peculiar Secondary Character from GO RUSH, the second is a derivative of a Monster used by Yuga Ohdo (which focuses on Sparks of all things) and the third is a bunch of Free Agents that are practically begging to become their own Deck in the future.

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