Shadow Riders (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX): Difference between revisions

The Shadow Riders, (The Seven-Star Assassins; セブンスターズ刺客 Sebensutārzu Shikaku in the Japanese version), are a fictional group of villains in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX in Japan). They intend to obtain the Sacred Beast Cards (Legendary Demon Cards).

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Kagemaru (影丸) - The leader of the Shadow Riders. He was formerly the chairman of Duel Academy. Kagemaru hoped to attain eternal youth by sacrificing duel monster spirits to the Sacred Beasts, whom he used in his duel against Jaden Yuki (Judai Yuki). To do so, he enlisted the aid of his Shadow Riders, who pitted themselves against Duel Academy's finest to create the strong dueling presence needed to revive his Sacred Beasts.

Kagemaru's deck is based on the three Sacred Beasts. He carries a basic fiend deck to support Raviel, and plenty of Spell/Trap cards to support Hamon and Uria.

• Monster Cards
  • Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder
  • Uria, Lord of Searing Flames
  • Raviel, Lord of Phantasms
  • The Creator
• Spell Cards
  • Abyssal Designator
  • Phantasmal Martyrs
  • Monster Reincarnation
  • Pot of Greed
  • Premature Burial
  • Sacrifice of Revival
  • The Lost Paradise
• Trap Cards
  • Cemetery Bomb
  • Chain Burst
  • Divine Wrath
  • Jar of Greed
  • Mispolymerization
  • Penalty Game!
  • Statue of the Wicked

Nightshroud (Darkness (ダークネス Dākunesu) in the original version) - The first of Shadow Riders to challenge Jaden. The loser of the particular Shadow Game set by Nightshroud would have his soul sealed in a card. He wore a dark dragon mask and used a dragon deck that revolved on Red Eyes Black Dragon. When defeated, Nightshroud's soul (represented by the mask) was sealed in the card, and Atticus Rhodes (Fubuki Tenjouin), who had been possessed by the dark personality, was freed.

Nightshroud's deck revolved around Red-Eyes Black Dragon and its support cards. He uses exclusively Dragon Sub-Type monsters though the true aim of Nightshroud's deck, however, is to summon Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon. Nightshroud has little beyond the sheer power his deck provides, however, as he uses hardly any Trap Cards, and his Spells are meant only to support his monsters.

• Monster Cards
  • Red Eyes Black Chick
  • Red Eyes Black Dragon
  • Red Eyes Darkness Dragon
  • Troop Dragon
  • Attachment Dragon
  • Mirage Dragon
  • Spear Dragon

• Spell Cards
  • Inferno Fire Blast
  • Mystical Space Typhoon

• Trap Cards
  • Call of the Haunted

Camula (カミューラ Kamyūra) is vampiress who is the second Shadow Rider. She was very serious when it came to dueling, as she hoped to revive her race from its destruction by the people of Medieval Times. She captures the souls of her opponents following their losses within dolls to fuel her cause, and uses her Shadow Item to bet the souls of others in conjunction with the Shadow Game-exclusive "Illusion Gate," itself based on The Gates of Hell, to ensure victory. She managed to obtained the keys of Crowler and Zane, but during her duel with Jaden, her item's power was negated by the completed Shadow Item Jaden possesed. Out of self-confidence, Camula placed her soul on the line, and it was dragged into the Gate after she lost, leaving her mortal form in dust and her necklace is left behind. Her name is a reference to Joseph Sheridan le Fanu's novel, Carmilla.

Camula's deck theme reflects vampirism.

• Monster Cards
  • Zombie Werewolf
  • Vampire Bat
  • Vampire Lord
  • Vampire Genesis
  • Vampire Lady
  • Ryu Kokki
  • Despair from the Dark

• Spell Cards
  • Book of Life
  • Infernalvania
  • Illusion Gate
  • Pot of Greed
  • Genesis Crisis
  • Giant Trunade

• Trap Cards
  • Zombie Bed
  • Dubious Red Moon

Amazoness Tania (アマゾネス・タニヤ Amasonesu Taniya) - An amazoness who is the third Shadow Rider. She plays two Amazoness Series decks. She fell in love with Bastion, and after some sweet talking and showing off her amazing dueling skills, defeats Bastion and makes him her bridegroom for a short time until she grew tired of him. She fought Jaden in a soul match with the effect of Amazon Arena. She revealed her true form as a white tiger, using a Shadow Item Gauntlet she obtained from joining the Shadow Riders to assume human form while finding a worthy duelist to be her husband. But her duel with Jaden showed her she wasn't worthy and resumed her true form and ran off. She has a pet tiger named Bass, who resembles the Amazoness Tiger.

Tania's Amazoness cards were divided into two decks: Courage and Knowledge.

• Monster Cards
  • Amazoness Swordswoman
  • Amazoness Blowpiper
  • Amazoness Paladin
  • Amazoness Tiger

• Spell Cards
  • Amazoness Spellcaster
  • Amazoness Charm
  • Amazoness Arena
  • Amazoness Call
  • Amazoness Trainer

• Trap Cards
  • Pride of Tribe
  • Dramatic Rescue
  • Amazoness Archers

Don Zaloog (首領－ザルーグ Shuryō Zarūgu)- The fourth Shadow Rider. He is a Duel Monster who is also the leader of the band of thieves called the Dark Scorpion Gang. He is sort of a Robin Hood figure, as he steals from the rich and never hurts or kills anyone. He masquerades himself as a detective named Keibu Manguer set to help hide the seven keys while his posse work on taking the keys incognito.

Zaloog's deck revolves around himself and the other Dark Scorpion Gang members.

• Monster Cards
  • Don Zaloog
  • Chick the Yellow
  • Meanase the Thorn
  • Gorg the Strong
  • Cliff the Trap Remover
  • Golem Sentry

• Spell Cards
  • Dark Scorpion - Love Tragedy
  • Mustering of the Dark Scorpions
  • Pot of Greed

• Trap Cards
  • Dark Scorpion Combination
  • Dark Scorpion Retreat

Abidos the Third (アビドス3世 Abidosu San'yo) - The fifth Shadow Rider. He is the spirit of an ancient pharaoh who never lost a single duel. He realized that he only kept winning because his opponents always lost on purpose, simply because he was pharoah. Abidos joined the Shadow Riders because he wanted to be part of a duel in which the opponent actually tried to win.

Abidos' deck is themed around servants of the phaoraoh.

• Monster Cards
  • Pharaoh's Servant
  • Pharaonic Guardian
  • Spirit of the Pharaoh

• Spell Cards
  • Thousand Energy
  • Tribute to the Doomed
  • The Second Sarcophagus
  • The Third Sarcophagus
  • Pot of Greed
  • Soul Guidance

• Trap Cards
  • The First Sarcophagus
  • Magic Jammer

The Shadow Duelist (Titan (タイタン Taitan) in the original version) - A former hitman that Crowler hired to deal with Jaden. He was the one who captured Alexis and forced Jaden to duel for her safety. Despite his reputation for possessing the power of a Millennium Item, the "Millennium Item" was a fake Millennium Puzzle, and Titan used various tricks to mimic a Shadow Game. He became the victim of a real Shadow Game and lost to Jaden. He somehow returned as the sixth Shadow Rider and dueled Alexis. He ultimately lost and was once more dragged into the shadows.

The Shadow Duelist used an Archfiend series deck during his first encounter with Jaden, which was later supported by Demon's bullfighter cards in his duel with Alexis.

• Monsters Cards
  • Desrook Archfiend
  • Infernalqueen Archfiend
  • Terrorking Archfiend
  • Skull Archfiend of Lightning
  • Demon Picador
  • Demon Matador
  • Demon Banderillero

• Spell Cards
  • Pandemonium
  • Dark Arena
  • Ritual of Calling the Matador Dark Paseo

• Trap Cards
  • Battle Scarred
  • Des Counterblow

The true identity of of Lyman Banner, known as Daitokuji (大徳寺) in the original version, is the professor of the Slifer dorm. Amnael (アムナエル Amunaeru), is the seventh and final Shadow Rider. He challenged his former pupil Jaden to a duel, revealing that his body was actually a Homunculus made in his own former image, which was decaying gradually. Amnael overpowered Jaden with his alchemic deck, until Jaden managed to defeat him. After giving Jaden his Shadow Item, the Emerald Tablet, Amnael was reduced to dust.

Banner's deck theme is alchemy and its relation to the universe. His main strategy relies mostly on the removal of his own cards from the game, supported by the special summoning of Alchemic Beasts, and the use of the Alchemic Processes.

• Monster Cards
  • Alchemic Beast Copper Ouroboros
  • Alchemic Beast Lead Lion
  • Alchemic Beast Iron Salamander
  • Water Spirit Aquaria
  • Alchemic Beast Tin Aitos
  • Alchemic Beast Mercury Echeneis
  • Alchemic Beast Silver Moonface
  • Earth Spirit Titan
  • Gold Homunculus
  • Wind Spirit Garuda
  • Fire Spirit Ifrit
  • Primeval Sun Helios
  • Helios Duo Megistus
  • Helios Tris Megistus

• Spell Cards
  • Alchemic Kettle - Chaos Distill
  • Iron Lamp
  • Copper Scale
  • Lead Compass
  • Black Process Nigredo
  • Tin Magic Panel
  • Mercury Hourglass
  • Silver Key
  • White Process Albedo
  • Chaos Greed
  • Planet Alignment
  • Yellow Process Citrinitas
  • Grand Cross
  • Red Process Rubedo

• Trap Cards
  • Macrocosmos
  • Elemental Absorber

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