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- During the Duelist Kingdom arc, this card would also inflict damage to the opponent equal to the difference between the target monster's ATK and the total ATK of all the opponent's monsters destroyed by this effect.
Anime[]
Duelist Kingdom[]
- In episode 4, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Weevil Underwood. He activates this card when Weevil's "Basic Insect" (which had been strengthened by the Field Power Bonus as well as Weevil's "Laser Cannon Armor" and "Level 2 Power Boost") attacks "Dark Magician", destroying all of Weevil's Monster Cards in Attack Position.
- In episode 10, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Ghost Kaiba. He activates this card when the imposter's "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" attacks "Mystical Elf" to deflect and destroy all of the imposter's Monster Cards in Attack Position. However, the imposter activates "Negate Attack" to stop the redirected attack from this card to save "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".
- In episode 21, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Tag Duel with Joey Wheeler against the Paradox Brothers. He activates this card when the brothers' "Gate Guardian" attacks Joey's "Flame Swordsman" to deflect back but the effect of the second section as protection which doesn't stop the redirected attack from this card from destroying the brothers' "Monster Tamer" and inflicting damage equal to the ATK difference between "Monster Tamer" and the top section.
- In episode 29, Yami Yugi sets this card during his Duel against Mai Valentine. He was going to activate this card when Mai's "Harpie's Pet Dragon" attacks "Dark Magician" but Mai activates "Harpie's Feather Duster" to negate and destroy this card.
- In episode 33, this card appears when Yami Yugi explains to Joey Wheeler that Duel Monsters is about the balance between Monster, Spell and Trap Cards.
- In episode 37, Yugi Muto uses this card during his Duel against Maximillion Pegasus. He activates this card when Pegasus's "Toon Summoned Skull" attacks "Dark Magician" after in conjunction with "Living Arrow" to utilize Pegasus's "Magical Neutralizing Force" in order to destroy Pegasus's "Toon World" and "Gorgon's Eye". This card then deflected the attack of "Toon Summoned Skull" back to destroy Pegasus's "Ryu-Ran", Red Archery Girl" and "Doppelganger", inflicting damage to equal to the ATK difference between "Toon Summoned Skull" and Pegasus's two Monster Cards.
Legendary Heroes[]
- In episode 45, Yami Yugi uses this card while in the Virtual World hijacked by the Big Five. He activates this card to protect himself, Joey Wheeler and Mai Valentine from a swarm of Insect Monsters that were attacking the trio. The Insect Monsters collided into this card's barrier are destroyed but the storm of explosions caused by the Insects' destruction created a fire that disturbed three different versions of "Cocoon of Evolution" which resulted in hatchings of three versions of "Great Moth".
Battle City[]
- In episode 51, Yugi Muto uses this card during his Duel against Bandit Keith possessed by Marik Ishtar. He activates this card when Marik's "Zera the Mant" attacks "Dark Magician" in order to destroy all of Keith's Monster Cards in Attack Position. However, Marik activates "Solemn Judgment" to negate and destroy this card to which "Zera the Mant" destroys "Dark Magician".
- In episode 53, this card appears on a poster that Yami Yugi and Téa Gardner read when they find a game store that was selling Duel Monster cards.
- In episode 68, a Rare Hunter uses this card during his Tag Duel with another Rare Hunter against Yami Yugi and Seto Kaiba. He activates this card when the destructive effect of "Obelisk the Tormentor" is utilized by Tributing Kaiba's "Lord of Dragons" and "Hyozanryu" to destroy all of the Rare Hunters' Monster Cards and inflict 4000 damage. This card was intended to destroy all of Kaiba's and Yami Yugi's Monster Cards in Attack Position which doesn't work as the Egyptian God Card's effect isn't an attack which continues, wiping out both Rare Hunters' Life Points and winning Kaiba and Yami Yugi the Duel.
- In episode 85, this card can be seen when Yugi Muto is rebuilding his Deck.
Virtual World[]
- In episode 99, this card appears when Yami Yugi was building his Deck for his Duel against Gansley.
- In episode 102, Téa Gardner sets this card during her Duel against Crump. She was going to activate this card to presumably protect herself but Crump activates "Cold Wave" to prevent both Duelists from using any Spell or Trap Cards for one turn which allows Crump's "Giant Red Seasnake" to attack and destroy "Ancient Elf". After Téa activates "Mystical Space Typhoon" to destroy Crump's set "Gust", Crump activates "Driving Snow" to destroy this card.
- In episode 103, the Level 3 door uses this card while Yugi Muto was going through a door puzzle. The door activates this card when Yugi's "Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight" attacks "Dark King of the Abyss", destroying "Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight".
- In episode 108, this card can be seen when Seto Kaiba was building his Deck for his Duel against Leichter.
- In episode 112, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Tag Duel with Joey Wheeler against the Big Five. He sets this card while making his expression very obvious to get the Big Five's attention on him instead of Joey. Nezbitt then activates "Heavy Storm" to destroy this card before Nezbitt's "Machine King" attacks "Des Volstgalph" but Yami Yugi's trick is revealed as "Des Volstgalph" (who had gained 200 ATK thanks to "Heavy Storm") destroys "Machine King".
- In the same episode, this card also appears in a flashback Yami Yugi has when he explains how "Des Volstgalph" gained 200 ATK despite that he had no Spell or Trap Cards on his side of the field.
Battle City Finals[]
- In episode 123, Yami Marik uses this card during the four-way Battle Royal between himself, Yami Yugi, Joey Wheeler and Seto Kaiba. Yami Yugi's "Archfiend of Gilfer" attacks Kaiba directly yet Kaiba activates "Attack Guidance Armor" for the attack to be redirected at "Lord Poison" instead to which Yami Marik activates this card to destroy all of the Monster Cards in Attack Position. Yami Yugi then activates "Seven Tools of the Bandit" to negate and destroy this card, allowing "Archfiend of Gilfer" to destroy "Lord Poison".
Waking the Dragons[]
- In episode 164, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against an Orichalcos Soldier. He activates this card when the soldier's "Orichalcos Gigas" (whose ATK was 2400 due to its own effect and "The Seal of Orichalcos") attacks "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" which destroys "Orichalcos Gigas" but the effect of "Orichalcos Gigas" to revive "Orichalcos Gigas" even stronger than before (which made the ATK of "Orichalcos Gigas" 2900).
- In episode 165, Rebecca Hawkins uses this card during her Tag Duel with Duke Devlin against Valon. She activates this card when Valon's "Big Bang Blow" attacks "Diamond Head Dragon" (whose ATK was 4200 due to "Adamantine Sword Revival") in order to destroy all of Valon's Monster Cards in Attack Position but the effect of Valon's "Trap Buster" negates and destroys this card.
- In episode 178, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Tag Duel with Seto Kaiba against Dartz. He sets this card. In the next episode, Yami Yugi could activate this card before having found out Dartz's "Mirror Knight Tokens" have the souls of Yugi Muto, Joey Wheeler, Mai Valentine and Maximillion Pegasus so he can't bring himself to destroy the tokens as it might destroy the four souls in the process. In the following episode, this card and "Fang of Critias" is banished in order for Kaiba to Special Summon "Mirror Force Dragon". In the next episode, Yami Yugi uses the effect of "Legendary Knight Critias" to utilize this card and destroy Dartz's "Orichalcos Shunoros" as well as inflict the ATK difference between "Legendary Knight Critias" and Dartz's Monster Cards as damage to Dartz but the final effect of "Orichalcos Shunoros" Special Summons Dartz's "Divine Serpent Geh".
Grand Championship[]
- In episode 192, Leon von Schroeder uses this card during his Duel against Rebecca Hawkins. He activates this card when Rebecca's "Luster Dragon #2" attacks "Cinderella" (whose ATK was 1300 due to being equipped with "Glass Slippers"), destroying "Luster Dragon 2".[1]
- In episode 193, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Vivian Wong. He activates this card when Vivian's "Dragon Lady" (whose ATK was 2800 due to being equipped with "Lightning Saber") attacks "Big Shield Gardna" but Vivian activates "Snowfall Sword" to negate and destroy this card which allows "Dragon Lady" to destroy "Big Shield Gardna".
- In episode 196, this card is shown within Leon von Schroeder's backstory flashback when he explains how he was fascinated into Duel Monsters after discovering the game.
- In the same episode, this card was later shown again when Leon is shown watching Yugi's various Duels on television.
- In episode 197, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Leon von Schroeder. He activates this card when Leon's "Iron Hans" attacks Yami Yugi directly, destroying "Iron Hans" and Leon's two copies of "Iron Knight".
Dawn of the Duel[]
- In episode 214, this card appears in a flashback Yugi Muto has when he explains to his friends that he wished for real friends after solving the Millennium Puzzle. This card is shown in Yugi's hand when he is Dueling Joey Wheeler in the said flashback.
- In episode 221, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Yugi Muto. He sets this card. In the next episode, Yami Yugi activates this card when Yugi's "Silent Swordsman LV0" (whose ATK was 3500 due to its own effect) attacks "Obelisk the Tormentor" (whose ATK was 500 due to being affected by Yugi's "Ground Erosion" and the second mouth effect of "Slifer the Sky Dragon") in order to destroy all of Yugi's Monster Cards in Attack Position.[2]
Manga[]
- In the Duel's manga version of the Ceremonial Battle between Atem and Yugi Muto, Atem activates this card to save "Dark Magician" from the effect of Yugi's "Gandora the Dragon of Destruction" which destroys "Gandora".
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX[]
- In episode 5, two copies of this card can be seen in Jaden Yuki's hand during his Duel against Titan. In the next episode, "Terrorking Archfiend" attacks directly but Jaden activates this card to destroy "Terrorking Archfiend" and "Infernalqueen Archfiend". Titan then sends "Desrook Archfiend" from his hand to the Graveyard in order to revive "Terrorking Archfiend". Titan then activates the second effect of "Pandemonium" to add another "Desrook Archfiend" from his Deck to his hand.
- In episode 168, this card can be seen in a display case among others as part of a replica of Yugi Muto's Deck.
- In episode 179, this card is shown in Yugi Muto's hand during his Duel against Jaden Yuki. In the next episode, "Elemental Hero Neos" (whose ATK was 3300 due to it being equipped with "Neos Force") attacks "Dark Magician", but Yugi activates this card to destroy all of Jaden's Attack Position monsters. The final effect of "Card Trooper" then activates, allowing Jaden to draw one card.
- In the first above-mentioned episode, this card can be seen in a display case among others as part of a replica of Yugi's Deck.
- This card appears in the first Japanese closing song "Borderline Battle".
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's[]
- In episode 7, Bolt Tanner Sets this card during his Ground Duel against Yusei Fudo while the latter was using Tenzen Yanagi's Deck, but did not activate it. Tanner had intended to activate this card when Yusei attacks "Giant Ushi Oni" with a stronger monster. On the last turn of the Duel, this card is destroyed by the effect of "Triangle O".
- In episode 62, this card was shown in a flashback Rex Goodwin has when he explains how and why he became a Dark Signer. After Roman Goodwin had defeated Rex, he is shown dropping three Trap Cards, one of which is this card. Roman then realizes that his brother had lost the Duel on purpose. Rex then reveals that he purposely lost, so that he would become a Dark Signer.
- In episode 65, this card is seen on a WRGP poster.
- In episode 69, this card is seen on a WRGP poster.
- In episode 76, this card can be seen at the bottom of Kaz's Deck after Jack Atlas took "Chaos King Archfiend" from it.
- In episode 77, this card is seen on a WRGP poster.
- In episode 79, this card is seen on a WRGP poster.
- In episode 81, this card is seen on a WRGP poster.
- In episode 80, this card was used as part of a Duel Puzzle that Crow Hogan, Jack Atlas, Yusei Fudo and Bruno had to solve in order to find out who stole Yusei's program.
- On Crow's attempt, he equipped "Shooting Star Bow - Ceal" to "Green Gadget" in order to decrease the latter's ATK by 1000. "Tragoedia" (whose ATK was 3000 due to its effect) then attacks "Green Gadget", but the Robot activates this card to destroy "Tragoedia", resulting in Crow failing to solve the puzzle.
- On Jack's attempt, he equipped "Axe of Despair" to "Tragoedia", increasing its ATK by 1000, but decreases its ATK and DEF by 600 (as Jack now has five cards in his hand). "Tragoedia" then attacks "Green Gadget" as Jack assumed the face-down card in the Duel Puzzle was changed. Unfortunately this assumption was wrong as the robot then activated this card to destroy "Tragoedia", resulting in Jack failing to solve the puzzle.
- On Bruno's attempt, he takes control of "Ancient Gear Soldier" (who had the ability to forbid the opponent from activating Spells and Traps when it attacks) via the effect of "Tragoedia" after he activates "Cost Down" to reduce the Level of "Bird King Alector" by 2. Bruno then activates "Tribute to The Doomed" to destroy "Green Gadget" and decrease the ATK of "Stronghold the Moving Fortress" to 0 (as "Green Gadget", "Red Gadget", and "Yellow Gadget" were not all present on the field)). Bruno then equips "Axe of Despair" onto "Ancient Gear Soldier", increasing its ATK by 1000. "Ancient Gear Soldier" then attacks and destroys "Stronghold the Moving Fortress", depleting the Robot's remaining Life Points, and solving the Duel Puzzle.
- In episode 83, this card is seen on a WRGP poster.
- In episode 84, this card is seen on a WRGP poster.
- In episode 85, Crow sets this card during his Ground Duel against Lyndon, but does not activate it. After Lyndon destroys "Blackwing Armor Master" through the effect of "Time Wizard" (as he succeeded in its effect), he uses "Monster Clock" and "Clock Knight No. 12" to attack directly and win the Duel. Although Crow could have activated this card to destroy Lyndon's monsters when they attacked, he, in the end, chose not to activate it.
- In episode 96, this card is seen on a WRGP poster.
- In episode 97, this card is seen on a WRGP poster.
- In episode 98, this card is seen on a WRGP poster.
- In episode 108, this card is shown falling out of Haluna's Deck when she drops it due to the lightning strikes.
- In episode 115, this card is seen on a WRGP poster.
- In episode 117, this card is seen on a WRGP poster.
- In episode 119, this card is seen on a WRGP poster.
Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL[]
- In episode 12, this card is shown in a flashback Shark has when Scorch and Chills remind him he cheated in the National Duel Circuit by peeking at his opponent's Deck before the final round, which got him disqualified before he could have potentially won the Duel. This card appeared as part of the Deck Quattro used at the National Tournament. Shark noticed Quattro's Deck after it dropped off a plant pot and, due to pressure on winning, peeked at the Deck before the Duel. Before the Duel between him and Quattro was stopped, Shark believed Quattro set this card during his turn of the Duel.
- In episode 21, this card is shown when Lillybot spits out cards that are part of her Deck and places them in her D-Pad.
- In episode 26, Quattro throws this card at Shark in order to get his attention. Shark later drops this card after discovering Quattro set him up with getting him disqualified and injuring his sister.
- This card also appears in a flashback Quattro has when he reminds Shark of what got him disqualified in the Championship.
- This card also appears in a flashback Quattro has when he reveals he purposely left his Deck on the plant pot in order to get Shark disqualified.
- In episode 31, this card is also shown as one of the many cards Charlie McCay stole through the power of "Number 7: Lucky Straight".
- In episode 34, this card appears in a flashback Shark has when he reminds Quattro he set him up back at the Duel Circuit to get him disqualified.
- In episode 44, Roku uses this card during his Duel against Yuma. When "Gagaga Girl" attacks Roku's set monster, Roku activates this card to destroy all of Yuma's monsters.
- In episode 91, this card appears in a flashback Shark has when he explains to Rio Kastle if he hadn't told her what cards to use ever since the first time they started dueling, Rio couldn't do anything. This card was shown to be part of Rio's childhood Deck.
- In episode 103, this card appears in Nistro's explanation to Yuma and his friends that Dueling was the one thing that shone through for him and Dextra.
- In Aim For Number 1 in the World!, this card appears as part of Yuma's opening hand in his Duel with Astral.
- In A Basic Lecture of Dueling from Yuma and Astral, this card appears as the example of a Trap Card in Yuma and Astral's lecture.
Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V[]
- In episode 1, this card appears in a Leo Institute of Dueling advertisement featuring The Sledgehammer.
- In episode 95, this card is one of Sector Security's set cards which was destroyed by the effect of Declan Akaba's "D/D/D Duo-Dawn King Kali Yuga".
- In episode 145, this card appears in Shay Obsidian's memories of teaching his younger sister Lulu how to duel.
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS[]
- In episode 31, Varis uses this card in his Speed Duel against Ghost Gal. When "Twin Triangle Dragon" (which Ghost Gal controls) declares an attack, Varis activates this (then unseen) card, destroying it along with "Altergeist Primebanshee" and "Altergeist Kidolga".
- In episode 39, Varis uses this card in his Master Duel against The Gore. When Gore's "Gouki the Great Ogre" attacks Varis directly, Varis activates this card to destroy it as well as three other Link Monsters Gore controls.
- In episode 41, Varis uses this card in his second Speed Duel against Playmaker. When Playmaker's "Decode Talker" attacks Varis' "Spin-Headed Behemoth", Varis activates this card to destroy "Decode Talker"; "Spin-Headed Behemoth's" effect is chained to this card, forcing Playmaker's "Fault Tolelancer" and "Backup Secretary" into Attack Position and causing them to be destroyed by this card as well.
- In episode 43, Varis uses this card in his second Master Duel against Playmaker. Varis adds this card to his hand after excavating it from the top of his Deck using "Link Coin". On Playmaker's turn, Varis' Set "Mirror Force Launcher" is destroyed, activating its effect to Set itself back on Varis' field as well as this card from his hand, which can be activated on the same turn. Varis then activates this card to destroy Playmaker's "Excode Talker" which declared a direct attack. In the following episode, Varis activates "Mirror Force Launcher"; its on-field effect returns this card to Varis' hand. In the episode after, Varis activates "Borrelguard Dragon's" effect, sending this Set card to the Graveyard to Special Summon "Excode Talker" from Playmaker's Graveyard to Varis' side of the field. In the final episode, when Varis' "Borrelsword Dragon" attacks, Playmaker activates "Transaction Rollback" and attempts to use this card from Varis' Graveyard, but "Topologic Gumblar Dragon's" effect prevents the destruction of Varis' extra-linked Link Monsters.
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light[]
- Yami Yugi Sets this card during his Duel against Seto Kaiba. However, Kaiba activates "Mystical Space Typhoon" to destroy this card before Yami Yugi could activate.
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions[]
Scripted Duels[]
- In the non-canon Duel YCS Providence 2012 Special: Mai, Joey and Yugi vs. Pegasus and Bakura, Yugi activates this card against Pegasus when Pegasus' "Toon Summoned Skull" attacks Yugi's "Silver Fang" in an attempt to destroy Pegasus' "Toon Summoned Skull", "Toon Cannon Soldier", "Toon Masked Sorcerer", "Toon Gemini Elf", and "Toon Goblin Attack Force". Pegasus activates the effects of his "Toon" monsters to hide them within "Toon World" to prevent their destruction, although by doing so, he cancels the attack.
- In the non-canon Duel North American WCQ 2013 Special: Kaiba vs. Pegasus, Pegasus activates this card when Kaiba's "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" attacks Pegasus' "Wind-Up Dog". This card destroys Kaiba's three copies of "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" as well as "Slate Warrior" and "La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp". The next turn, Pegasus Sets a second copy of this card. The following turn, the effect of Kaiba's "Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End" sends this card to the Graveyard and inflicts 300 damage to Pegasus.
- In the non-canon Duel World Championship 2013 Special: Mai vs. Yugi, Yugi activates this card in response to the direct attack of Mai's "Harpie's Pet Phantasmal Dragon", but Mai negates it with "Trap Jammer".
- In the non-canon Duel World Championship 2016 Special: Yugi vs. Kaiba, Yugi uses this card in his Duel with Kaiba. When "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" attacks "Dark Magician", Yugi activated this card to destroy all of Kaiba's "Blue-Eyes White Dragons", but Kaiba banished "Return of the Dragon Lords" from his Graveyard to prevent this card's effect from resolving.
Video games[]
- Corse, Delta, Figaro, Maha Vailo, Marie, Marshmallon and Underworld Guardian - Moley use this card in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2009: Stardust Accelerator.
- Corse, Figaro, Machina Fortress and Nelson use this card in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus.
- Quattro uses this card in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL World Duel Carnival.