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See, I know my two heroes aren't very powerful by themselves, but if I can form them together, it's another story.

— Jaden Yuki on the Fusion potential of "Elemental HERO" monsters.

"Elemental HERO" (E・HERO (エレメンタルヒーロー) Erementaru Hīrō) is a "HERO" sub-archetype used by both Jaden Yuki and Aster Phoenix (for a brief period of time until the latter changed to Destiny HEROes) in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. Jaden also used this archetype, along with his mentor Koyo Hibiki, in the manga.

They were designed by Kazuki Takahashi, and are themed after comic-book superheroes in the anime and are based off natural elements in the manga.

"Elemental HERO" Decks focus heavily on Fusion Summoning. Most of these fall into two primary "Elemental HERO" monsters categories that can be fused with one another. Monsters from the anime (Named Materials for Fusion Summoning) and the ones from the manga (Fusion Materials are generic). See 'Grouping' section for more information.

Members[]

Attribute Elemental HERO
Main Deck Extra Deck
DARK Necroshade
Shadow Mist
Chaos
Chaos Neos
Dark Neos
Darkbright
Escuridao
Necroid Shaman
EARTH Bladedge
Clayman
Knospe
Poison Rose
Solid Soldier
Wildheart
Woodsman
Clay Guardian
Core
Gaia
Grand Neos
Mudballman
Nebula Neos
Plasma Vice
Rampart Blaster
Terra Firma
Wild Wingman
Wildedge
FIRE Blazeman
Burstinatrix
Heat
Lady Heat
Flare Neos
Inferno
Magma Neos
Nova Master
Phoenix Enforcer
Shining Phoenix Enforcer
LIGHT Captain Gold
Flash
Honest Neos
Neos
Neos Alius
Prisma
Sparkman
Voltic
Brave Neos
Cosmo Neos
Divine Neos
Electrum
Glow Neos
Grandmerge
Neos Knight
Neos Kluger
Shining Neos Wingman
Shining Flare Wingman
Sunrise
The Shining
Thunder Giant
Wake Up
WATER Bubbleman
Ice Edge
Liquid Soldier
Neo Bubbleman
Ocean
Absolute Zero
Aqua Neos
Marine Neos
Mariner
Steam Healer
WIND Avian
Stratos
Air Neos
Flame Wingman
Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage
Great Tornado
Storm Neos
Tempest

Grouping[]

"Avian", "Burstinatrix", "Clayman" and "Bubbleman" are often grouped together because there is at least one Fusion Monster for each pair of them (except "Avian" and "Clayman"), as well as "Elemental HERO Electrum" using all 4 as Fusion Materials.

"Bladedge", "Wildheart", and "Necroshade" are often grouped together because there is at least one Fusion Monster for each pair of them (except "Bladedge" and "Necroshade").

"Sparkman" was introduced very early on and is usually in card artworks like "Fifth Hope" and "HERO's Bond" alongside the original four, yet has more fusions with the later three.

"Elemental HERO Neos" is seen as having his own support, often grouped with the "Neo-Spacians" and the "Neos" archetype of Fusion Monsters.

The manga "Elemental HERO" monsters (unofficially called "Omni HEROes") are also grouped together since they don't have fusions with the anime "Elemental HERO" monsters. These include "Ocean", "Woodsman", "Heat", and "Lady Heat".

Lastly, "Stratos" and "Shadow Mist" are considered a group of their own due to appearing in the manga but not associated with the "Omni HEROes" and are better suited to aiding most "HERO" decks, the "Masked HEROes" in particular. "Blazeman" is considered part of this group too but never appeared in the manga.

Design[]

Their designs are based on superheroes from Western comic books. In the Japanese version, many male "Elemental HEROes" have the word "man" in their names. The only female heroes are "Burstinatrix", "Lady Heat", "Poison Rose" and "Shadow Mist" (the first two have "lady" instead of "man" in their Japanese name). Compare the word "guy" in the names of the "Destiny HEROes".

The original five "Elemental HEROes", as shown in the artwork of "Fifth Hope", were likely inspired by the Super Sentai franchise. They resemble a group of five Rangers, with one female Ranger.

As the name indicates, the "Elemental HEROes" each represent an element of nature. In Western cultures, the main elements are fire, water, air, earth, light and darkness, but in eastern cultures, more elements are considered, such as lightning, wood, metal and ice.

The manga doesn't follow the same theme as the anime, but the heroes are still based around those same elements.

Playing style[]

"Elemental HERO" decks mainly focus on swarming the field with Fusion Monsters, using cards like "Polymerization" and "Miracle Fusion". For "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters with specified names, "King of the Swamp" and other Fusion Substitute Monsters are very useful. They can be used as a bridge to the "Masked HEROes".

As with the release of the "Omni HEROes" (Attribute-specifc Fusion Monsters), as well as the 2 Extra Deck "Vision HEROs ("Vision Hero Adoration and "Vision HERO Trinity"), all "Elemental HEROes" can be fused together with each other, as well as other "HEROes". The "Omni HEROes" basically allow the "Elemental HEROes" to exist in any deck focused on an archetype of monsters with the same Attribute, and each Attribute allows these "Elemental HEROes" access to Attribute-specific support cards, such as "Salvage".

Perhaps the best part of an "Elemental HERO" deck is the search/recovery power. Cards like "Salvage", "Shadow Mist", "Blazeman", "Legacy of a HERO", "Fusion Recovery", "Elemental HERO The Shining", "E - Emergency Call" and "Reinforcement of the Army can be used to go into many pluses.

"Elemental HEROes" somewhat lack protection, as they are mostly offensive. "Safe Zone" is useful here, and can cause an easy OTK by comboeing it with "Vision HERO Trinity".

There is a great combo using "Mask Change", "Elemental HERO Absolute Zero", and "Masked HERO Acid". First fuse any "HERO" monster and a Water Attribute monster with "Polymerization", or any Fusion Spell, to get "Elemental HERO Absolute Zero". Use "Mask Change" to send "Absolute Zero" back to the Graveyard and summon "Masked HERO Acid". Remember that when "Absolute Zero" is removed from the field, it destroys all of your opponent's monsters, and "Masked HERO Acid's" effect says that when it is summoned to the field, all of your opponent's Spells/Traps are destroyed, effectively clearing your opponent's field. This combo works perfectly because "Acid" only needs a Water Attribute monster like "Absolute Zero" and a "Change" card to be Summoned.

Lastly, due to their high recovery and "Elemental HERO Honest Neos", "Elemental HEROes" won't be stopped by disabling Special Summons as their non-Fusion Monsters can stand on their own until Special Summoning is allowed again.


Weaknesses[]

  • "Elemental HERO" Decks lack protection on their own, and need generic protection cards outside of the archetype.
  • Unless you're using "Masked HEROes", they have very little Quick-Play Spells and Trap Cards to use, so they are unable to disrupt the opponent's plays, save for "Honest Neos" and "Absolute Zero".
  • "Gozen Match" can also disrupt an "Elemental HERO" deck to their variety of Attributes.
  • "Skill Drain" and/or "Angel O7" can disable "HERO" effects, which would be significant against these Decks because without substantial Spell/Trap support, many of the "HERO" monsters, including quite a number of "HERO" Fusion Monsters, do not possess significant sustainability stat-wise whilst on the field.
  • Finally, as "Elemental HERO" monsters are mostly Warrior-Type, cards such as "Cipher Soldier", "Ryu Kokki" and the side deck "Warrior Elimination" could disrupt the deck significantly.

Trivia[]

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