"Line Monster" (ラインモンスター, Rain Monsutā ) is an archetype consisting of EARTH Beast-Warrior monsters used by Hishakaku. They are themed after the Japanese board game Shogi, and their effects are based on a card's position on the field. In the TCG, the card's names were changed to "Shogi", though the archetype has no TCG support cards.
Design[]
Each card is named after a Shogi piece or move. The monsters' names are puns involving the Japanese name of the piece, and their appearances consist of the piece they are based mixed with elements of the words their pun is made of (check individual card's trivia for more information).
Members[]
| Monster | Origin | |
|---|---|---|
| OCG | Manga | |
| Shogi Knight | Line Monster K Horse | Knight |
| Shogi Lance | Line Monster Spear Wheel | Lance |
| Number 72: Shogi Rook | No. 72: Line Monster Chariot Hisha | Rook |
Support[]
| Card | Origin |
|---|---|
| Line Promotion | Promotion |
| Line World | Board |
| Line World Revival | Drops |
Playing style[]
In the manga, the "Shogi" cards had effects based on a card's position on the field. They focused mainly on destruction effects to annihilate the opponent monsters, using "Line World Revival" afterwards to revive the opponent's monster and further corner them.
When released, the Main Deck monsters were given effects more focused on quickly Xyz Summoning "Number 72: Shogi Rook".
- Shogi Knight
- Shogi Lance
- Wind-Up Rabbit
- Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Leopard
- Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Rooster
- Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Spirit
- Tour Guide From the Underworld
- Junk Forward
- Elder of the Six Samurai
- Kagemucha Knight
- Mimimic
- Spell Striker
- T.G. Warwolf
- Scrap Goblin
- XX-Saber Fulhelmknight
- Number 72: Shogi Rook
- Constellar Ptolemy M7
- Photon Strike Bounzer
- Gauntlet Launcher
- Inzektor Exa-Beetle
- Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Lion Emperor
- M-X-Saber Invoker
- Ghostrick Alucard
- Wind-Up Zenmaines
- Soul of Silvermountain
- Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
- Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction
- Number 47: Nightmare Shark
- Number 49: Fortune Tune
- Leviair The Sea Dragon
- Temtempo the Percussion Djinn
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