Allies of Justice

From Yu-Gi-Oh!

Allies of Justice
Japanese (kanji and furigana)	Ａ・Ｏ・Ｊ(アーリー・オブ・ジャスティス)
Japanese (furigana)	アーリー・オブ・ジャスティス
Japanese (kanji)	Ａ・Ｏ・Ｊ
Rōmaji	Ārī obu Jasutisu
Japanese translated	Ally of Justice
English	Ally of Justice
Other names  German: German-WC09: Tal der Gerechtigkeit German-TCG: Verbündeter der Gerechtigkeit  Portuguese: Aliado a Justiça
Appears in (sets)	Duel Terminal - Synchro Awakening!! Duel Terminal - Invasion of Worms!! Duel Terminal - Justice Strikes Back!! Duel Terminal - Dragunity of the Hurricane Duel Terminal - Preview Hidden Arsenal
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The Allies of Justice are a series of DARK Machine-Type monsters who are empowered during the user's Battle Phase when the opponent controls LIGHT monsters. The trump card of the series is "Ally of Justice Catastor", who destroys any non-DARK monster in general. The Allies of Justice are introduced in Duel Terminal - Synchro Awakening!! with further support in Duel Terminal - Invasion of Worms!!, Duel Terminal - Justice Strikes Back!! and Duel Terminal - Dragunity of the Hurricane. TCG-wise, they will be released in Hidden Arsenal. Because of their effects, which include gaining ATK and destroying LIGHT monsters, they work well with DNA Transplant. It seems they have a relation to Flamvell monsters, due to Flamvell Magical's effect. They possibly have some relations to Worms, Mist Valley and Genex monsters as well, judging by Ally Mind's card lore, Ally of Justice Clausolas's card lore, Thunder Lord of Mist Valley's artwork and the name of Ally Genex Durdark.

This Archetype is rather unique among all others. Most Archetypes tend to not focus exclusively upon destroying one particular category of opposing monsters. Indeed, against most decks many of the cards in this Archetype will be useless. Fortunately, DNA Transplant and Scroll of Bewitchment can be used to set all opposing monsters to LIGHT to benefit from their effects.

Allies of Justice counter worms very well because most worms are light and alot of Allies of Justice counter face down monsters very well without flip effects activating an most worms have flip effects.

An interesting thing to note about this Archetype's name is that "Ally of Justice" usually would makes people think that they are LIGHT monsters, since "Justice" is usually associated with "goodness/good side" which is, in turn, associated with LIGHT, therefore an "Ally" (friend/team mate) of "Justice" would be on the good/LIGHT side as well. However, in reality, they are ironically DARK, and have effects that destroys LIGHT monsters instead. However, their abilities might be a reference to the Light of Destruction.

Ally of Justice Catastor is the only Ally of Justice to make it to the TCG Market via Duel Terminal - Preview, though it wasnt legal at first since it hadn't been massively distributed before. However, when Hidden Arsenal was declared Tournament Legal on its release date Nov. 10th, Catastor became the first Ally of Justice to be TCG Tournament Legal.

Allies of Justice
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TCG/OCG	Ally of Justice Blind Sucker ● Ally of Justice Catastor ● Ally of Justice Clausolas ● Ally of Justice Cosmic Closer ● Ally of Justice Cycle Leader ● Ally of Justice Cyclone Creator ● Ally of Justice D.D. Checker ● Ally of Justice Decisive Arms ● Ally of Justice Enemy Catcher ● Ally of Justice Field Marshall ● Ally of Justice Garadholg ● Ally of Justice Lethal Weapon ● Ally of Justice Light Gazer ● Ally of Justice Researcher ● Ally of Justice Reverse Break ● Ally of Justice Rudra ● Ally of Justice Thousand Arms ● Ally of Justice Thunder Armor ● Ally of Justice Unknown Crusher ● Ally of Justice Unlimiter
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Support
TCG/OCG	Ally Mind ● Ally of Justice Thunder Armor ● Ally of Justice Unlimiter ● Flamvell Magician
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Related
TCG/OCG	Ally Bomb ● Kaibaman
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