A little bit of magic...
Jun. 30th, 2005 04:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
azuriteIt's time for the requisite HARRY POTTER post. Yes, you heard me. This post is all ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
schmollieollie and katiat325's fault, because with the way they were whispering and giggling in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," I wanted to know why- they said I had to read the books. Turned out my Mom had books 1-4, so I read them-- in about a week and a half. ALL FOUR OF THEM. What an adventure! Then, Stephanie was kind enough to give me "Order of the Phoenix" as a going-away present just before I moved down here to Northridge.
Now, a year later, "The Half-Blood Prince" is coming out, and I'm one of the many eager fans who's preordered and is waiting for something to actually tide me over and give me a good long read (I finished Book 2 and 3 of "The Mediator" this morning). But first-- a few questions...
(1) HEY, CANADIAN HP FANS! What's up with the "adult edition" of Harry Potter, anyway?
On FictionAlley.org, they have a listing of all the books released in the respective countries/areas-- the U.S. has got the spooky green art by Mary GrandPré... but the Deluxe Edition has DIFFERENT art by MGP, and the Canadian version has the same art as the U.K. -- with an "adult" edition and a "youth" edition! What's going on, here?
(2) Think I oughta dress up?
I figure I might actually have some fun and go to the Midnight Magic Party at my local Borders on Jul. 15th at 9:00-- I work close enough to the mall to be able to. Not that I have a scarf or anything else... But every time I see the "Chamber of Secrets," I notice an uncanny resemblance between myself and Moaning Myrtle. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? (I happen to like Hermione a lot more, but my hair couldn't be bushy if I tried.)
(3) Aren't there still some things that need clarifying?
Of course, I plan on re-reading all the books while I'm in San Francisco (this will be after I've re-read OotP and have tHBP already in hand), but I want to make sure I'm not missing out on any big important facts. So, everyone: What are 3 things that every Harry Potter fan absolutely MUST know by now-- things that are undisputed facts, but not trivial things/things that everyone knows no matter what, like Hermione has bushy hair, Scabbers = Peter Pettigrew, and Hogwarts just can't seem to find a reliable DADA teacher? WHAT ELSE? (The little, harder-to-deduce facts, if you please-- especially anything re: Voldemort)
And now for something completely different...
Mamono and I tried to duel today, but a thunderstorm (!?) cut her short. But for those interested (and Mamono, if you're a peeping Duelist, like Kaiba-boy of Chapter 17/WDKY is) you can check out my decks:
A semi-Mai deck: http://www.yugioh-deck.com/ViewDeck.php?deckid=1067076909
A vaguely-Kaiba deck: http://www.yugioh-deck.com/ViewDeck.php?deckid=1173124046
A Fairy-deck: http://www.yugioh-deck.com/ViewDeck.php?deckid=1741789476 (Formerly my Anzu cosplay deck, but with a spruce of Isis mixed in)
I also have an Egypt-themed deck in the works, though that would really kick butt if I had cards from Malik's Structure Deck.
Now if I bothered to type in all my cards (and yes, I mean ALL of them) I wonder if I could try and figure out how to assemble a deck from the mess I have. The catch is, I don't think I have any new cards beyond, er, well... uh, let's look at all the releases, shall we?
* Yugi Starter Deck
* Kaiba Starter Deck
* Joey Starter Deck
* Pegasus Starter Deck
* Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon (Booster)
* Metal Raiders (Booster)
* Magic/Spell Ruler (Booster)
* Pharaoh's Servant (Booster)
* Labyrinth of Nightmare (Booster)
* Legacy of Darkness (Booster)
* Pharaonic Guardian (Booster)
* Magician's Force (Booster)
* Dark Crisis (Booster)
* Invasion of Chaos (Booster)
* Dark Sanctuary (Booster)
* Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie Exclusive Pack*
* Soul of the Duelist (Booster)
* Dark Beginning 1 (Booster)
* Dragon's Roar Structure Deck
* Zombie Madness Structure Deck
* Rise of Destiny (Booster)
* Flaming Eternity (Booster)
* Dark Revelation (Booster)
* Blaze of Destruction Structure Deck
* Fury from the Deep Structure Deck
* The Lost Millennium (Booster)
* Does NOT include the 4 promotional cards that you could get by seeing the movie. They are: Watapon, Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, Pyramid of Light, and Sorcerer of Dark Magic
Promotional Card Checklist
7 Trials to Glory: World Championship 2005™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Cards
WC5-EN001 Silent Swordsman LV7
WC5-EN002 Kaibaman
WC5-EN003 Mind Control
Capsule Monster Coliseum™ - PlayStation 2® Video Game Card
CMC-EN001 Abyss Soldier
CMC-EN002 Inferno Hammer
CMC-EN003 Teva
Dark Duel Stories™ - Game Boy Color® Video Game Card
DDS-001 Blue-Eyes White Dragon
DDS-002 Dark Magician
DDS-003 Exodia the Forbidden One
DDS-004 Seiyaryu
DDS-005 Acid Trap Hole
DDS-006 Salamandra
Dawn of Destiny™ - X-Box® Video Game card
DOD-002 Dark Sage
DOD-003 Widespread Ruin
Destiny Board Traveler™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Card
DBT-EN001 Emes the Infinity
DBT-EN002 D. D. Assailant
DBT-EN003 Twinheaded Beast
Duelist League Prize Card
DL1-001 Buster Blader
DL1-002 Thousand-Eyes Restrict
DL2-001 The Masked Beast
DL2-002 Dark Necrofear
DL3-001 Necrovalley
DL4-001 Machine King
DL5-001 Restructer Revolution
DL6-EN001 Toon Gemini Elf
DL7-EN001 Toon Goblin Attack Force
Duelist of the Roses™ - PlayStation 2® Video Game Card
DOR-001 Alpha the Magnet Warrior
DOR-002 Beta the Magnet Warrior
DOR-003 Gamma the Magnet Warrior
Eternal Duelist Soul™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Card
EDS-001 Exchange
EDS-002 Graceful Dice
EDS-003 Skull Dice
Forbidden Memories™ - PlayStation® Video Game Card
FMR-001 Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon
FMR-002 Harpie's Pet Dragon
FMR-003 Metalmorph
Hobby Store League Promotional Card
HL1-EN001 Lord of the Lamp
HL1-EN002 Greenkappa
HL1-EN003 A Legendary Ocean
HL1-EN004 Levia-Dragon-Daedalus
HL1-EN005 Fusion Gate
HL1-EN006 King of the Swamp
McDonalds® Promotional Card
MP1-001 Millennium Shield
MP1-002 Cosmo Queen
MP1-003 Goddess of Whim
MP1-004 Frog The Jam
MP1-005 Yaranzo
MP1-006 Takriminos
MP1-007 Stuffed Animal
MP1-008 Megasonic Eye
MP1-009 Yamadron
MP1-010 Three-Legged Zombies
MP1-011 Flying Penguin
MP1-012 Fairy's Gift
MP1-013 Ushi Oni
MP1-014 Turtle Bird
MP1-015 Dark-Piercing Light
Power of Chaos – Joey the Passion™ - PC Video Game Card
PCJ-EN001 Red-Eyes B. Dragon
PCJ-EN002 Sword of Dragon's Soul
PCJ-EN003 Sebek's Blessing
Power of Chaos – Kaiba the Revenge™ - PC Video Game Card
PCK-001 Blue-Eyes White Dragon
PCK-002 Aqua Chorus
PCK-003 Seal of the Ancients
Power of Chaos – Yugi the Destiny™ - PC Video Game Card
PCY-001 Windstorm of Etaqua
PCY-002 Anti-Spell Fragrance
PCY-003 Thousand Knives
PCY-004 Dark Magician (with special edition)
PCY-005 Kuriboh (with special edition)
Reshef of Destruction™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Card
ROD-001 Dark Magician Knight
ROD-002 Knight's Title
ROD-003 Sage's Stone
Shonen Jump® Magazine Promotional Card
JMP-001 Blue-Eyes White Dragon
JMP-002 Red-Eyes B. Dragon
JMP-EN003 Archfiend of Gilfer
The Falsebound Kingdom™ - Nintendo GameCube® Video Game Card
TFK-001 Zoa
TFK-002 Metalzoa
TFK-003 Goblin Fan
The Sacred Cards™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Card
TSC-001 Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth
TSC-002 Riryoku
TSC-003 Negate Attack
Tournament Pack 1
TP1-001 Mechanicalchaser
TP1-002 Axe Raider
TP1-003 Kwagar Hercules
TP1-004 Patrol Robo
TP1-005 White Hole
TP1-006 Elf's Light
TP1-007 Steel Shell
TP1-008 Blue Medicine
TP1-009 Raimei
TP1-010 Burning Spear
TP1-011 Gust Fan
TP1-012 Tiger Axe
TP1-013 Goddess with the Third Eye
TP1-014 Beastking of the Swamps
TP1-015 Versago the Destroyer
TP1-016 Oscillo Hero #2
TP1-017 Giant Flea
TP1-018 Bean Soldier
TP1-019 The Statue of Easter Island
TP1-020 Corroding Shark
TP1-021 Wow Warrior
TP1-022 Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1
TP1-023 Oscillo Hero
TP1-024 Shining Friendship
TP1-025 Hercules Beetle
Tournament Pack 2
TP2-001 Morphing Jar
TP2-002 Dragon Seeker
TP2-003 Giant Red Seasnake
TP2-004 Exile of the Wicked
TP2-005 Call of the Grave
TP2-006 Mikazukinoyaiba
TP2-007 Skull Guardian
TP2-008 Novox's Prayer
TP2-009 Dokurorider
TP2-010 Revival of Dokurorider
TP2-011 Beautiful Headhuntress
TP2-012 Sonic Maid
TP2-013 Mystical Sheep #1
TP2-014 Warrior of Tradition
TP2-015 Soul of the Pure
TP2-016 Dancing Elf
TP2-017 Turu-Purun
TP2-018 Dharma Cannon
TP2-019 Stuffed Animal
TP2-020 Spirit of the Books
TP2-021 Faith Bird
TP2-022 Takuhee
TP2-023 Maiden of the Moonlight
TP2-024 Queen of Autumn Leaves
TP2-025 Two-Headed King Rex
Tournament Pack 3
TP3-001 Needle Worm
TP3-002 Anti Raigeki
TP3-003 Mechanicalchaser
TP3-004 B. Skull Dragon
TP3-005 Horn of Heaven
TP3-006 Axe Raider
TP3-007 Kwagar Hercules
TP3-008 Patrol Robo
TP3-009 White Hole
TP3-010 Dragon Capture Jar
TP3-011 Goblin's Secret Remedy
TP3-012 Final Flame
TP3-013 Spirit of the Harp
TP3-014 Pot of Greed
TP3-015 Karbonala Warrior
TP3-016 Darkfire Dragon
TP3-017 Elegant Egotist
TP3-018 Dark Elf
TP3-019 Little Chimera
TP3-020 Bladefly
Tournament Pack 4
TP4-001 Royal Decree
TP4-002 Morphing Jar
TP4-003 Megamorph
TP4-004 Chain Destruction
TP4-005 The Fiend Megacyber
TP4-006 Dragon Seeker
TP4-007 Giant Red Seasnake
TP4-008 Exile of the Wicked
TP4-009 Call of the Grave
TP4-010 Rush Recklessly
TP4-011 Giant Rat
TP4-012 Senju of the Thousand Hands
TP4-013 Karate Man
TP4-014 Nimble Momonga
TP4-015 Mystic Tomato
TP4-016 Nobleman of Extermination
TP4-017 Magic Drain
TP4-018 Gravity Bind
TP4-019 Hayabusa Knight
TP4-020 Mad Sword Beast
Tournament Pack 5
TP5-EN001 Luminous Soldier
TP5-EN002 Big Shield Gardna
TP5-EN003 Magical Thorn
TP5-EN004 Luster Dragon
TP5-EN005 Needle Worm
TP5-EN006 Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer
TP5-EN007 Bazoo the Soul-Eater
TP5-EN008 Book of Life
TP5-EN009 Trap of Board Eraser
TP5-EN010 Goddess with the Third Eye
TP5-EN011 Jowgen the Spiritualist
TP5-EN012 Tornado Bird
TP5-EN013 Destruction Punch
TP5-EN014 Beastking of the Swamps
TP5-EN015 Versago the Destroyer
TP5-EN016 Mystical Sheep #1
TP5-EN017 Pyramid Turtle
TP5-EN018 Curse of Royal
TP5-EN019 Winged Sage Falcos
TP5-EN020 Dark Designator
Tournament Pack 6
TP6-EN001 Toon Cannon Soldier
TP6-EN002 Toon Table of Contents
TP6-EN003 Fusion Sage
TP6-EN004 Royal Decree
TP6-EN005 Restructer Revolution
TP6-EN006 Spear Dragon
TP6-EN007 Airknight Parshath
TP6-EN008 Susa Soldier
TP6-EN009 Yamata Dragon
TP6-EN010 Dark Balter the Terrible
TP6-EN011 Ryu Senshi
TP6-EN012 Emergency Provisions
TP6-EN013 Fiend Skull Dragon
TP6-EN014 Thunder Nyan Nyan
TP6-EN015 Last Turn
TP6-EN016 Archfiend Marmot of Nefariousness
TP6-EN017 Sleeping Lion
TP6-EN018 Nekogal #1
TP6-EN019 Burglar
TP6-EN020 Clown Zombie
World Championship Tournament 2004™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Card
WC4-001 Fairy King Truesdale
WC4-002 Kinetic Soldier
WC4-003 Slate Warrior
World Wide Edition – Stairway to the Destined Duel™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Card
SDD-001 Valkyrion the Magna Warrior
SDD-002 Sinister Serpent
SDD-003 Harpie's Feather Duster
Yu-Gi-Oh! the Movie Promotional Card
MOV-EN001 Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon
MOV-EN002 Sorcerer of Dark Magic
MOV-EN003 Watapon
MOV-EN004 Pyramid of Light
Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME 2002/2003 Collector's Tins
BPT-001 Dark Magician
BPT-002 Summoned Skull
BPT-003 Blue-Eyes White Dragon
BPT-004 Lord of D.
BPT-005 Red-Eyes B. Dragon
BPT-006 B. Skull Dragon
BPT-007 Dark Magician
BPT-008 Buster Blader
BPT-009 Blue-Eyes White Dragon
BPT-010 XYZ-Dragon Cannon
BPT-011 Jinzo
BPT-012 Gearfried the Iron Knight
Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME 2004 Collector’s Tins
CT1-EN001 Total Defense Shogun
CT1-EN002 Blade Knight
CT1-EN003 Command Knight
CT1-EN004 Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight
CT1-EN005 Insect Queen
CT1-EN006 Obnoxious Celtic Guard
Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Shonen Jump® Championship Prize Card
SJC-EN001 Cyber-Stein
Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Sneak Preview Participation Cards
SP1-EN001 Cyber Harpie Lady
SP1-EN002 Amazoness Chain Master
And finally, cards from the hit anime/movie series...
The Lost Millennium
Two of Yugi's most powerful Spell Cards, "Brain Control" and "Card of Sanctity" can be found in this booster. This is also the first place to see cards from the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! GX animated series! In this next generation of Yu-Gi-Oh! you will see all the "Elemental Heroes" including "Elemental Hero Flame Wingman". The "Ancient Gear Golem" and "Winged Kuriboh" also appear in this new series.
Flaming Eternity
"Gearfried the Swordmaster" and "Release Restraint" are favorites of Joey, and "Silent Swordsman LV5" is one of Yugi's trusted monsters.
Dark Beginning 1
This is the perfect pack to buy when looking for your favorite cards from the animated series! "Dark Magician", "Big Shield Gardna", "Buster Blader", "Dark Sage", "Celtic Guardian", "Summoned Skull", "Gaia the Fierce Knight", "Exodia the Forbidden One", all of Yugi's classic monsters are here. Joey's army of favorite monsters is here as well: "Jinzo", "Red-Eyes B. Dragon", "Goblin Attack Force", "Gearfried the Iron Knight", "The Fiend Megacyber", and "Flame Swordsman". Pegasus's Toon Cards, like "Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon" and "Toon World" and his other monsters "Relinquished" and "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" can go against Marik's "Revival Jam" and "Humanoid Worm Drake". Look for Kaiba's "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" or Mai's "Harpie Lady Sisters", and that's just the Monsters. Look for Yugi and Joey's Spell and Trap Cards like "Pot of Greed", "Lightning Blade", "Card Destruction", and "Exchange".
Rise of Destiny
"Nightmare Penguin" and "Perfect Machine King" were used by members of the Big Five in the virtual world. The "Harpie Ladies" are Mai's favorite monsters and have won her many duels. "Silent Swordsman LV3" is also one of Yugi's monsters.
Soul of the Duelist
Pegasus trapped Yugi's monsters with "Gorgon's Eye", and "Inferno Fire Blast" is the signature attack of Joey's "Red-Eyes B. Dragon".
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie - Exclusive Pack
All 8 cards of the Exclusive Pack are used by Anubis or Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! the Movie!
Ancient Sanctuary
Kaiba often uses "Enemy Controller" to turn the tables on his opponents. Espa Roba used "Amplifier" to power-up his "Jinzo" before losing it to Joey. The signature attacks of Yugi and Kaiba's favorite monsters are also in this booster, "Dark Magic Attack" and "Burst Stream of Destruction".
Invasion of Chaos
"Drillago", "Bowganian", "Granadora" and "Lekunga" are all mighty monsters wielded by Marik. "Strike Ninja" was Duke Devlin's Deckmaster in the virtual world. Weevil Underwood loves to use "Skull-Mark Ladybug" and "Pinch Hopper" in his Insect Deck and Rex Raptor uses "Balloon Lizard", "Black Tyranno", and "Ultra Evolution Pill" in his Dinosaur Deck. "Dimension Fusion" and "Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End" are both parts of Kaiba's arsenal, and "Dark Magician of Chaos" is a retrained version of one of Yugi's most powerful monsters.
Dark Crisis
Kaiba uses "Vampire Lord", "Different Dimension Dragon" and "Des Feral Imp" in his Duels, while his father, Gozaboro (they spelled this wrong on the website... ow!) Kaiba, tried to defeat him with "Exodia Necross". "Guardian Grarl", "Guardian Kay'est", and "Guardian Elma" are Raphael's main monsters, and he arms them with the Equip Spell Cards, "Gravity Axe – Grarl", "Rod of Silence – Kay'est", and "Butterfly Dagger Elma". "Shinato, King of a Higher Plane" was Noah's Deckmaster in the virtual world, and his minions, the Big Five, summoned "Berserk Dragon". Yugi and Joey defeated it using "Dark Flare Knight" and "Mirage Knight". "Cost Down" has been utilized by both Kaiba and Pegasus, while the Fairy-Type monsters, "Kelbek", "Zolga", and "Agido" are used by Marik's sister, Ishizu, who also played "Blast Held by a Tribute". Odion used "Judgment of Anubis" when he was impersonating Marik during his duel against Joey.
Magician's Force
This booster is full of Yugi's monsters, including "Dark Magician Girl", "Breaker the Magical Warrior", "Skilled Dark Magician", and "Dark Paladin". It also has two of his favorite Spell Cards, "Double Spell" and "Diffusion Wave-Motion". You can also find many of Kaiba's monsters, such as "Pitch-Dark Dragon", "Paladin of White Dragon", plus "X-Head Cannon", "Y-Dragon Head", and "Z-Metal Tank" which can combine to create "XYZ-Dragon Cannon". Kaiba's also used the power of the Spell Cards "Kaiser Coliseum" and "Dark Core". Mai's woman warriors, "Amazoness Swords Woman" and "Amazoness Fighter" are in this booster, along with the Trap Cards "Dramatic Rescue" and "Amazoness Archers".
Pharaonic Guardian
"Sasuke Samurai" and "Question" are both cards that Joey uses, and Marik plays with "Lava Golem", "Nightmare Wheel", "Helpoemer" and "Newdoria". Kaiba unleashes the Trap Card "Ring of Destruction" on Lumis and Umbra. Yugi's Grandpa uses "Wandering Mummy", "Mirage of Nightmare", and "Ordeal of a Traveler", and Rebecca plays with "Rope of Life".
Legacy of Darkness
Noah commands many of the Spirit Monsters, including "Yata-Garasu", "Yamata Dragon", "Asura Priest" and "Inaba White Rabbit". "Super Roboyarou" is Tristan's Deckmaster in the virtual world. Joey has a close encounter with "Injection Fairy Lily" in Yu-Gi-Oh! the Movie. One of Bakura's mightiest monsters is "Dark Ruler Ha Des", and Gurimo, the first of Dartz's assistants that Yugi duels, uses "Marauding Captain" and "Warrior Dai Grepher". Kaiba plays with many Dragon-Type monsters from this booster, including "Spear Dragon", "Spirit Ryu", "Cave Dragon", and the Trap Cards "Dragon's Rage" and "Last Turn". Rex Raptor also Summons the powerful "Tyrant Dragon" in a duel against Joey.
What sucks is that I *REALLY* want to go to the Cybernetic Revolution Sneak Preview (Embodiment of Apophis!!!! Okay, I just think the name/picture are cool; they blurred out the text on the sample card at yugioh-card.com) but the nearest one is 55 miles away. -_- I need a car dammit, and I need to learn to drive! Just so I can be the biggest (girl) geek at one of these events-- but who cares!? I want my free card!
:O You know what I just found out? Mai's signature cards in the Orichalchos arc-- Harpie's Lady Phoenix Formation and Sparrow Formation... I knew one of them was supposed to be Suzaku Formation, but I thought the other one was supposed to be Seiryuu Formation (it looked like a dragon to me, was blue, and would make sense if Suzaku was the other one...) but it turns out it's Hou'ou, which means Phoenix in Japanese, but refers to the Chinese MALE mythical phoenix, while apparently Suzaku is female...!? That can't be right, because according to the kanji compound, the characters in Hou'ou refer to BOTH the male and female phoenix birds, respectively.
schmollieollie and katiat325's fault, because with the way they were whispering and giggling in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," I wanted to know why- they said I had to read the books. Turned out my Mom had books 1-4, so I read them-- in about a week and a half. ALL FOUR OF THEM. What an adventure! Then, Stephanie was kind enough to give me "Order of the Phoenix" as a going-away present just before I moved down here to Northridge.Now, a year later, "The Half-Blood Prince" is coming out, and I'm one of the many eager fans who's preordered and is waiting for something to actually tide me over and give me a good long read (I finished Book 2 and 3 of "The Mediator" this morning). But first-- a few questions...
(1) HEY, CANADIAN HP FANS! What's up with the "adult edition" of Harry Potter, anyway?
On FictionAlley.org, they have a listing of all the books released in the respective countries/areas-- the U.S. has got the spooky green art by Mary GrandPré... but the Deluxe Edition has DIFFERENT art by MGP, and the Canadian version has the same art as the U.K. -- with an "adult" edition and a "youth" edition! What's going on, here?
(2) Think I oughta dress up?
I figure I might actually have some fun and go to the Midnight Magic Party at my local Borders on Jul. 15th at 9:00-- I work close enough to the mall to be able to. Not that I have a scarf or anything else... But every time I see the "Chamber of Secrets," I notice an uncanny resemblance between myself and Moaning Myrtle. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? (I happen to like Hermione a lot more, but my hair couldn't be bushy if I tried.)
(3) Aren't there still some things that need clarifying?
Of course, I plan on re-reading all the books while I'm in San Francisco (this will be after I've re-read OotP and have tHBP already in hand), but I want to make sure I'm not missing out on any big important facts. So, everyone: What are 3 things that every Harry Potter fan absolutely MUST know by now-- things that are undisputed facts, but not trivial things/things that everyone knows no matter what, like Hermione has bushy hair, Scabbers = Peter Pettigrew, and Hogwarts just can't seem to find a reliable DADA teacher? WHAT ELSE? (The little, harder-to-deduce facts, if you please-- especially anything re: Voldemort)
And now for something completely different...
Mamono and I tried to duel today, but a thunderstorm (!?) cut her short. But for those interested (and Mamono, if you're a peeping Duelist, like Kaiba-boy of Chapter 17/WDKY is) you can check out my decks:
A semi-Mai deck: http://www.yugioh-deck.com/ViewDeck.php?deckid=1067076909
A vaguely-Kaiba deck: http://www.yugioh-deck.com/ViewDeck.php?deckid=1173124046
A Fairy-deck: http://www.yugioh-deck.com/ViewDeck.php?deckid=1741789476 (Formerly my Anzu cosplay deck, but with a spruce of Isis mixed in)
I also have an Egypt-themed deck in the works, though that would really kick butt if I had cards from Malik's Structure Deck.
Now if I bothered to type in all my cards (and yes, I mean ALL of them) I wonder if I could try and figure out how to assemble a deck from the mess I have. The catch is, I don't think I have any new cards beyond, er, well... uh, let's look at all the releases, shall we?
* Yugi Starter Deck
* Kaiba Starter Deck
* Joey Starter Deck
* Pegasus Starter Deck
* Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon (Booster)
* Metal Raiders (Booster)
* Magic/Spell Ruler (Booster)
* Pharaoh's Servant (Booster)
* Labyrinth of Nightmare (Booster)
* Legacy of Darkness (Booster)
* Pharaonic Guardian (Booster)
* Magician's Force (Booster)
* Dark Crisis (Booster)
* Invasion of Chaos (Booster)
* Dark Sanctuary (Booster)
* Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie Exclusive Pack*
* Soul of the Duelist (Booster)
* Dark Beginning 1 (Booster)
* Dragon's Roar Structure Deck
* Zombie Madness Structure Deck
* Rise of Destiny (Booster)
* Flaming Eternity (Booster)
* Dark Revelation (Booster)
* Blaze of Destruction Structure Deck
* Fury from the Deep Structure Deck
* The Lost Millennium (Booster)
* Does NOT include the 4 promotional cards that you could get by seeing the movie. They are: Watapon, Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, Pyramid of Light, and Sorcerer of Dark Magic
Promotional Card Checklist
7 Trials to Glory: World Championship 2005™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Cards
WC5-EN001 Silent Swordsman LV7
WC5-EN002 Kaibaman
WC5-EN003 Mind Control
Capsule Monster Coliseum™ - PlayStation 2® Video Game Card
CMC-EN001 Abyss Soldier
CMC-EN002 Inferno Hammer
CMC-EN003 Teva
Dark Duel Stories™ - Game Boy Color® Video Game Card
DDS-001 Blue-Eyes White Dragon
DDS-002 Dark Magician
DDS-003 Exodia the Forbidden One
DDS-004 Seiyaryu
DDS-005 Acid Trap Hole
DDS-006 Salamandra
Dawn of Destiny™ - X-Box® Video Game card
DOD-002 Dark Sage
DOD-003 Widespread Ruin
Destiny Board Traveler™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Card
DBT-EN001 Emes the Infinity
DBT-EN002 D. D. Assailant
DBT-EN003 Twinheaded Beast
Duelist League Prize Card
DL1-001 Buster Blader
DL1-002 Thousand-Eyes Restrict
DL2-001 The Masked Beast
DL2-002 Dark Necrofear
DL3-001 Necrovalley
DL4-001 Machine King
DL5-001 Restructer Revolution
DL6-EN001 Toon Gemini Elf
DL7-EN001 Toon Goblin Attack Force
Duelist of the Roses™ - PlayStation 2® Video Game Card
DOR-001 Alpha the Magnet Warrior
DOR-002 Beta the Magnet Warrior
DOR-003 Gamma the Magnet Warrior
Eternal Duelist Soul™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Card
EDS-001 Exchange
EDS-002 Graceful Dice
EDS-003 Skull Dice
Forbidden Memories™ - PlayStation® Video Game Card
FMR-001 Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon
FMR-002 Harpie's Pet Dragon
FMR-003 Metalmorph
Hobby Store League Promotional Card
HL1-EN001 Lord of the Lamp
HL1-EN002 Greenkappa
HL1-EN003 A Legendary Ocean
HL1-EN004 Levia-Dragon-Daedalus
HL1-EN005 Fusion Gate
HL1-EN006 King of the Swamp
McDonalds® Promotional Card
MP1-001 Millennium Shield
MP1-002 Cosmo Queen
MP1-003 Goddess of Whim
MP1-004 Frog The Jam
MP1-005 Yaranzo
MP1-006 Takriminos
MP1-007 Stuffed Animal
MP1-008 Megasonic Eye
MP1-009 Yamadron
MP1-010 Three-Legged Zombies
MP1-011 Flying Penguin
MP1-012 Fairy's Gift
MP1-013 Ushi Oni
MP1-014 Turtle Bird
MP1-015 Dark-Piercing Light
Power of Chaos – Joey the Passion™ - PC Video Game Card
PCJ-EN001 Red-Eyes B. Dragon
PCJ-EN002 Sword of Dragon's Soul
PCJ-EN003 Sebek's Blessing
Power of Chaos – Kaiba the Revenge™ - PC Video Game Card
PCK-001 Blue-Eyes White Dragon
PCK-002 Aqua Chorus
PCK-003 Seal of the Ancients
Power of Chaos – Yugi the Destiny™ - PC Video Game Card
PCY-001 Windstorm of Etaqua
PCY-002 Anti-Spell Fragrance
PCY-003 Thousand Knives
PCY-004 Dark Magician (with special edition)
PCY-005 Kuriboh (with special edition)
Reshef of Destruction™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Card
ROD-001 Dark Magician Knight
ROD-002 Knight's Title
ROD-003 Sage's Stone
Shonen Jump® Magazine Promotional Card
JMP-001 Blue-Eyes White Dragon
JMP-002 Red-Eyes B. Dragon
JMP-EN003 Archfiend of Gilfer
The Falsebound Kingdom™ - Nintendo GameCube® Video Game Card
TFK-001 Zoa
TFK-002 Metalzoa
TFK-003 Goblin Fan
The Sacred Cards™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Card
TSC-001 Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth
TSC-002 Riryoku
TSC-003 Negate Attack
Tournament Pack 1
TP1-001 Mechanicalchaser
TP1-002 Axe Raider
TP1-003 Kwagar Hercules
TP1-004 Patrol Robo
TP1-005 White Hole
TP1-006 Elf's Light
TP1-007 Steel Shell
TP1-008 Blue Medicine
TP1-009 Raimei
TP1-010 Burning Spear
TP1-011 Gust Fan
TP1-012 Tiger Axe
TP1-013 Goddess with the Third Eye
TP1-014 Beastking of the Swamps
TP1-015 Versago the Destroyer
TP1-016 Oscillo Hero #2
TP1-017 Giant Flea
TP1-018 Bean Soldier
TP1-019 The Statue of Easter Island
TP1-020 Corroding Shark
TP1-021 Wow Warrior
TP1-022 Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1
TP1-023 Oscillo Hero
TP1-024 Shining Friendship
TP1-025 Hercules Beetle
Tournament Pack 2
TP2-001 Morphing Jar
TP2-002 Dragon Seeker
TP2-003 Giant Red Seasnake
TP2-004 Exile of the Wicked
TP2-005 Call of the Grave
TP2-006 Mikazukinoyaiba
TP2-007 Skull Guardian
TP2-008 Novox's Prayer
TP2-009 Dokurorider
TP2-010 Revival of Dokurorider
TP2-011 Beautiful Headhuntress
TP2-012 Sonic Maid
TP2-013 Mystical Sheep #1
TP2-014 Warrior of Tradition
TP2-015 Soul of the Pure
TP2-016 Dancing Elf
TP2-017 Turu-Purun
TP2-018 Dharma Cannon
TP2-019 Stuffed Animal
TP2-020 Spirit of the Books
TP2-021 Faith Bird
TP2-022 Takuhee
TP2-023 Maiden of the Moonlight
TP2-024 Queen of Autumn Leaves
TP2-025 Two-Headed King Rex
Tournament Pack 3
TP3-001 Needle Worm
TP3-002 Anti Raigeki
TP3-003 Mechanicalchaser
TP3-004 B. Skull Dragon
TP3-005 Horn of Heaven
TP3-006 Axe Raider
TP3-007 Kwagar Hercules
TP3-008 Patrol Robo
TP3-009 White Hole
TP3-010 Dragon Capture Jar
TP3-011 Goblin's Secret Remedy
TP3-012 Final Flame
TP3-013 Spirit of the Harp
TP3-014 Pot of Greed
TP3-015 Karbonala Warrior
TP3-016 Darkfire Dragon
TP3-017 Elegant Egotist
TP3-018 Dark Elf
TP3-019 Little Chimera
TP3-020 Bladefly
Tournament Pack 4
TP4-001 Royal Decree
TP4-002 Morphing Jar
TP4-003 Megamorph
TP4-004 Chain Destruction
TP4-005 The Fiend Megacyber
TP4-006 Dragon Seeker
TP4-007 Giant Red Seasnake
TP4-008 Exile of the Wicked
TP4-009 Call of the Grave
TP4-010 Rush Recklessly
TP4-011 Giant Rat
TP4-012 Senju of the Thousand Hands
TP4-013 Karate Man
TP4-014 Nimble Momonga
TP4-015 Mystic Tomato
TP4-016 Nobleman of Extermination
TP4-017 Magic Drain
TP4-018 Gravity Bind
TP4-019 Hayabusa Knight
TP4-020 Mad Sword Beast
Tournament Pack 5
TP5-EN001 Luminous Soldier
TP5-EN002 Big Shield Gardna
TP5-EN003 Magical Thorn
TP5-EN004 Luster Dragon
TP5-EN005 Needle Worm
TP5-EN006 Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer
TP5-EN007 Bazoo the Soul-Eater
TP5-EN008 Book of Life
TP5-EN009 Trap of Board Eraser
TP5-EN010 Goddess with the Third Eye
TP5-EN011 Jowgen the Spiritualist
TP5-EN012 Tornado Bird
TP5-EN013 Destruction Punch
TP5-EN014 Beastking of the Swamps
TP5-EN015 Versago the Destroyer
TP5-EN016 Mystical Sheep #1
TP5-EN017 Pyramid Turtle
TP5-EN018 Curse of Royal
TP5-EN019 Winged Sage Falcos
TP5-EN020 Dark Designator
Tournament Pack 6
TP6-EN001 Toon Cannon Soldier
TP6-EN002 Toon Table of Contents
TP6-EN003 Fusion Sage
TP6-EN004 Royal Decree
TP6-EN005 Restructer Revolution
TP6-EN006 Spear Dragon
TP6-EN007 Airknight Parshath
TP6-EN008 Susa Soldier
TP6-EN009 Yamata Dragon
TP6-EN010 Dark Balter the Terrible
TP6-EN011 Ryu Senshi
TP6-EN012 Emergency Provisions
TP6-EN013 Fiend Skull Dragon
TP6-EN014 Thunder Nyan Nyan
TP6-EN015 Last Turn
TP6-EN016 Archfiend Marmot of Nefariousness
TP6-EN017 Sleeping Lion
TP6-EN018 Nekogal #1
TP6-EN019 Burglar
TP6-EN020 Clown Zombie
World Championship Tournament 2004™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Card
WC4-001 Fairy King Truesdale
WC4-002 Kinetic Soldier
WC4-003 Slate Warrior
World Wide Edition – Stairway to the Destined Duel™ - Game Boy Advance® Video Game Card
SDD-001 Valkyrion the Magna Warrior
SDD-002 Sinister Serpent
SDD-003 Harpie's Feather Duster
Yu-Gi-Oh! the Movie Promotional Card
MOV-EN001 Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon
MOV-EN002 Sorcerer of Dark Magic
MOV-EN003 Watapon
MOV-EN004 Pyramid of Light
Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME 2002/2003 Collector's Tins
BPT-001 Dark Magician
BPT-002 Summoned Skull
BPT-003 Blue-Eyes White Dragon
BPT-004 Lord of D.
BPT-005 Red-Eyes B. Dragon
BPT-006 B. Skull Dragon
BPT-007 Dark Magician
BPT-008 Buster Blader
BPT-009 Blue-Eyes White Dragon
BPT-010 XYZ-Dragon Cannon
BPT-011 Jinzo
BPT-012 Gearfried the Iron Knight
Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME 2004 Collector’s Tins
CT1-EN001 Total Defense Shogun
CT1-EN002 Blade Knight
CT1-EN003 Command Knight
CT1-EN004 Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight
CT1-EN005 Insect Queen
CT1-EN006 Obnoxious Celtic Guard
Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Shonen Jump® Championship Prize Card
SJC-EN001 Cyber-Stein
Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Sneak Preview Participation Cards
SP1-EN001 Cyber Harpie Lady
SP1-EN002 Amazoness Chain Master
And finally, cards from the hit anime/movie series...
The Lost Millennium
Two of Yugi's most powerful Spell Cards, "Brain Control" and "Card of Sanctity" can be found in this booster. This is also the first place to see cards from the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! GX animated series! In this next generation of Yu-Gi-Oh! you will see all the "Elemental Heroes" including "Elemental Hero Flame Wingman". The "Ancient Gear Golem" and "Winged Kuriboh" also appear in this new series.
Flaming Eternity
"Gearfried the Swordmaster" and "Release Restraint" are favorites of Joey, and "Silent Swordsman LV5" is one of Yugi's trusted monsters.
Dark Beginning 1
This is the perfect pack to buy when looking for your favorite cards from the animated series! "Dark Magician", "Big Shield Gardna", "Buster Blader", "Dark Sage", "Celtic Guardian", "Summoned Skull", "Gaia the Fierce Knight", "Exodia the Forbidden One", all of Yugi's classic monsters are here. Joey's army of favorite monsters is here as well: "Jinzo", "Red-Eyes B. Dragon", "Goblin Attack Force", "Gearfried the Iron Knight", "The Fiend Megacyber", and "Flame Swordsman". Pegasus's Toon Cards, like "Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon" and "Toon World" and his other monsters "Relinquished" and "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" can go against Marik's "Revival Jam" and "Humanoid Worm Drake". Look for Kaiba's "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" or Mai's "Harpie Lady Sisters", and that's just the Monsters. Look for Yugi and Joey's Spell and Trap Cards like "Pot of Greed", "Lightning Blade", "Card Destruction", and "Exchange".
Rise of Destiny
"Nightmare Penguin" and "Perfect Machine King" were used by members of the Big Five in the virtual world. The "Harpie Ladies" are Mai's favorite monsters and have won her many duels. "Silent Swordsman LV3" is also one of Yugi's monsters.
Soul of the Duelist
Pegasus trapped Yugi's monsters with "Gorgon's Eye", and "Inferno Fire Blast" is the signature attack of Joey's "Red-Eyes B. Dragon".
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie - Exclusive Pack
All 8 cards of the Exclusive Pack are used by Anubis or Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! the Movie!
Ancient Sanctuary
Kaiba often uses "Enemy Controller" to turn the tables on his opponents. Espa Roba used "Amplifier" to power-up his "Jinzo" before losing it to Joey. The signature attacks of Yugi and Kaiba's favorite monsters are also in this booster, "Dark Magic Attack" and "Burst Stream of Destruction".
Invasion of Chaos
"Drillago", "Bowganian", "Granadora" and "Lekunga" are all mighty monsters wielded by Marik. "Strike Ninja" was Duke Devlin's Deckmaster in the virtual world. Weevil Underwood loves to use "Skull-Mark Ladybug" and "Pinch Hopper" in his Insect Deck and Rex Raptor uses "Balloon Lizard", "Black Tyranno", and "Ultra Evolution Pill" in his Dinosaur Deck. "Dimension Fusion" and "Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End" are both parts of Kaiba's arsenal, and "Dark Magician of Chaos" is a retrained version of one of Yugi's most powerful monsters.
Dark Crisis
Kaiba uses "Vampire Lord", "Different Dimension Dragon" and "Des Feral Imp" in his Duels, while his father, Gozaboro (they spelled this wrong on the website... ow!) Kaiba, tried to defeat him with "Exodia Necross". "Guardian Grarl", "Guardian Kay'est", and "Guardian Elma" are Raphael's main monsters, and he arms them with the Equip Spell Cards, "Gravity Axe – Grarl", "Rod of Silence – Kay'est", and "Butterfly Dagger Elma". "Shinato, King of a Higher Plane" was Noah's Deckmaster in the virtual world, and his minions, the Big Five, summoned "Berserk Dragon". Yugi and Joey defeated it using "Dark Flare Knight" and "Mirage Knight". "Cost Down" has been utilized by both Kaiba and Pegasus, while the Fairy-Type monsters, "Kelbek", "Zolga", and "Agido" are used by Marik's sister, Ishizu, who also played "Blast Held by a Tribute". Odion used "Judgment of Anubis" when he was impersonating Marik during his duel against Joey.
Magician's Force
This booster is full of Yugi's monsters, including "Dark Magician Girl", "Breaker the Magical Warrior", "Skilled Dark Magician", and "Dark Paladin". It also has two of his favorite Spell Cards, "Double Spell" and "Diffusion Wave-Motion". You can also find many of Kaiba's monsters, such as "Pitch-Dark Dragon", "Paladin of White Dragon", plus "X-Head Cannon", "Y-Dragon Head", and "Z-Metal Tank" which can combine to create "XYZ-Dragon Cannon". Kaiba's also used the power of the Spell Cards "Kaiser Coliseum" and "Dark Core". Mai's woman warriors, "Amazoness Swords Woman" and "Amazoness Fighter" are in this booster, along with the Trap Cards "Dramatic Rescue" and "Amazoness Archers".
Pharaonic Guardian
"Sasuke Samurai" and "Question" are both cards that Joey uses, and Marik plays with "Lava Golem", "Nightmare Wheel", "Helpoemer" and "Newdoria". Kaiba unleashes the Trap Card "Ring of Destruction" on Lumis and Umbra. Yugi's Grandpa uses "Wandering Mummy", "Mirage of Nightmare", and "Ordeal of a Traveler", and Rebecca plays with "Rope of Life".
Legacy of Darkness
Noah commands many of the Spirit Monsters, including "Yata-Garasu", "Yamata Dragon", "Asura Priest" and "Inaba White Rabbit". "Super Roboyarou" is Tristan's Deckmaster in the virtual world. Joey has a close encounter with "Injection Fairy Lily" in Yu-Gi-Oh! the Movie. One of Bakura's mightiest monsters is "Dark Ruler Ha Des", and Gurimo, the first of Dartz's assistants that Yugi duels, uses "Marauding Captain" and "Warrior Dai Grepher". Kaiba plays with many Dragon-Type monsters from this booster, including "Spear Dragon", "Spirit Ryu", "Cave Dragon", and the Trap Cards "Dragon's Rage" and "Last Turn". Rex Raptor also Summons the powerful "Tyrant Dragon" in a duel against Joey.
What sucks is that I *REALLY* want to go to the Cybernetic Revolution Sneak Preview (Embodiment of Apophis!!!! Okay, I just think the name/picture are cool; they blurred out the text on the sample card at yugioh-card.com) but the nearest one is 55 miles away. -_- I need a car dammit, and I need to learn to drive! Just so I can be the biggest (girl) geek at one of these events-- but who cares!? I want my free card!
:O You know what I just found out? Mai's signature cards in the Orichalchos arc-- Harpie's Lady Phoenix Formation and Sparrow Formation... I knew one of them was supposed to be Suzaku Formation, but I thought the other one was supposed to be Seiryuu Formation (it looked like a dragon to me, was blue, and would make sense if Suzaku was the other one...) but it turns out it's Hou'ou, which means Phoenix in Japanese, but refers to the Chinese MALE mythical phoenix, while apparently Suzaku is female...!? That can't be right, because according to the kanji compound, the characters in Hou'ou refer to BOTH the male and female phoenix birds, respectively.
