That Wacky Wording!
"Thrice per Turn"
Mare Mare OR Coach king Giantrainer
This monster's flavor text was BUTCHERED by its localization.
Mekk-Knight Avram
Sangan
After waiting for 5 turns for its base form to evolve, you can summon this powerful boss monster! Or just activate parasite paranoid.
Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth
After suffering the insanity that his powers brought him, he now rests as a battery-source for the spellbook tower.
Aleister the Invoker
These two cards were the first-ever handtraps to have been printed as a prismatic secret rare.
Dimension Shifter and Nibiru, the Primal Being
"Not just 1"1
Double Summon OR Chain Summoning
This pendulum piercing monster is a direct reference to its Link-based counterpart, LANPhorhynchus.
Psy-Framegear Driver
To court the D.D. Warrior Lady, this monster takes a trip into the Different Dimension.
Warrior Dai Grepher
This towers-like monster can only be summoned after you place 10 counters on a level 1 monster.
Zushin the Sleeping Giant
After defeating a brainwashed SLEEPER, Super Agent received weapon this from his fallen comrade.
Spyral-Gear Fully Armed
This shounen-jump promo was actually banned in remote duels for issues regarding resolving its effect.
Yu-Jo Friendship
"Unite your graveyard cards and your own deck"
Penguin Knight
This monster's toon variant wasn't actually technically a toon, but instead a "manga" variant.
Ryu-Ran
It's iconic crest displayed upon the monsters it's implanted in, this card requires that its monsters maintain upkeep, or else!
Iron Core of Koa'ki Meiru
This GX boss monster was wielded by a legendary pharaoh who was recorded to have never lost a duel.
Spirit of the Pharaoh
In order to combat the Worms, these machine deities granted powers to the Gem-Knights, the Lavals, the Gishkis, and the Daigustos in the form of armaments.
This card was the last ever printed shounen jump promo card, at least in the west.
Dark-Armed, the Dragon of Annihilation.
"No matter what the situation"
Mask of Restrict
Considered meta defining, this beatdown-based monster carried a $200 price tag when it was released in Tournament Pack #1
Mechanicalchaser
In order to rescue a hedgehog, these 4 monsters work together in order to save the day.
Ritual! Fusion! Synchro! Xyz! With our powers combined, we can summon her!
Sophia, Goddess of Rebirth
In a last-ditch effort to save the world, Gishki Noelia released this archetype from their prison in order to combat the Gustos, however, these monsters had other plans, which included of course destroying the world.
This super-rare GOAT card was released alongside the Spanish release of The Falsebound Kingdom.
Sinister Serpent
"Hand you 1 card from their hand"
Scrounging Goblin
Played in Monarch Format, this card was ran in the extra-deck variant of Monarchs that ran brilliant fusion, and no it's not Garnet!
Dark Witch
The legendary Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon make an appearance on this.....draw phase manipulator, attack negator, and floodgate?
Legacy of the Duelist
After assembling all 6 attributes, this solemn warning on legs is able to be summoned from the hand.
Elemental Grace Doriado
After his death and being possessed by the shaddoll core, this monster became both an XYZ, Fusion, and Pendulum monster.
Gem-Knight Monster Diamond
You may be familiar with this Mcdonald's Promo Ultra Rare's husband, as it is being run in Duel Links alongside Blue-Eyes.
Cosmo Queen