The World's Strongest : The Story of How Gladiator Beasts became a tier 0 deck.

[@Celza]

Looking back at Yu-Gi-Oh's history, this game has changed so much in the pass 20 years holy fuck.

[@jacobsimpson3010]

Celza Yamuto oh my god it's been 20 years😧

[@yukicraft3210]

YuseiYgopro I mean links kind of regress, but... whatever lol

[@Avarn388]

Yup. And change is necessary. I don't necessarily agree with you, but I argue it is something that is needed to keep the game fresh and viable. The pendulum mechanic was a polarizing mechanic, but LS I can actually see some fun things coming about it. Plus, I do love videos like this because in my view newer players or players who didn't play during specific eras should be informed. Because, history very often repeats itself. :)

[@GETREKT-sm3jg]

Oh no shit Celza. I bet it took you 85% of your brain power to come to that conclusion.

[@Celza]

YuseiYgopro He's a troll don't pay him any attention *LUL*

[@Serpentax1]

as a fellow yugioh player who watches wrestling, I appreciated the empire joke an Samoa Joe's theme music being used.

[@f.g9698]

Jinder Mahal is the Emperor now.

[@Serpentax1]

f. g Lol until Brock comes back and demolishes jinder

[@f.g9698]

Keep in mind, you cant Hinder the Jinder...

[@DarkSymphony777]

f. g Mahal is the Maharaja not emperor....unless that means emperor in Punjabi then I'd feel like an stupid idiot

[@f.g9698]

We are just messing around man.

[@Zapbraider]

It's interesting to note that Test Tiger, a card that was crucial in making Glad Beasts dominant, was a TCG exclusive. Meaning that it was created by Upper Deck for the west and didn't even exist in Japan. Without it, Gyzarus wouldn't have been anywhere near as consistent as it was at the time and even with Cold Wave I doubt that they would've won as much as they did.

[@chimaeraarts]

Huh, the more you know!

[@bonbong9182]

You should really do more of these series,great job!

[@animeoutlands1588]

Yea this was hilarious, informative, but really funny

[@bluebladex3]

LMAO David vs 3 golaiths with no God or slingshot damn.

[@jracer876]

I liked this a lot. I gained insight about a past deck's history. definitely do more of these videos

[@MrKingdmx1]

Gladiator Beast are still my favorite cards ill always use them, even if their low ter.

[@patrikmiles9342]

their now a decent rogue deck because buster lock works perfectly with them

[@ebolahh_same8610]

Heck yes 🤙

[@f0ld8]

@@patrikmiles9342 RIP BUSTER

[@patrikmiles9342]

@@f0ld8 yeah now its just a abyss dweller lock it doesn't feel the same

[@f0ld8]

@@patrikmiles9342 thanks ill look it i love playing glads run glads

[@NY-Buddy]

Why Gladiator beast were top tier: ATTACK RUN AWAY ATTACK RUN AWAY BIG MONSTER, CHARIOT STOP PLAYING THE GAME!!! If they tagged out twice, YOU LOST

[@joe88john]

I really love Gladiator Beasts. I also have to say, you have a true talent for story telling. I really enjoyed this, and I'm a very casual player (massive fan, but hate competitive play) of Yugioh. Well done!

[@TrueLifeDemi]

Veteran Yugioh Players give good insight on how far the game has gone, and have great stories to contribute. THIS IS REAL CONTENT. I like replays, but you should give us more of this and excellent adventures, and splash in those recaps that have good upsets like this Gladiator beast deck did!!

[@julias01]

A great vid, I'd love to see this series continue, maybe talk about perfect circle Monarchs one of these days.

[@jasondragoljevic2235]

Please make this a staple series, best vid you've made all year

[@OutlawlinkWare]

GLAD to see this deck again, even it's just the story :)

[@Avarn388]

Excellent, overview Cap. I was around playing during that time and I will never forget the responses when Glads topped at SJ Saint Louis, which were a shock. Not to sound smug, but there was a part of me that believed that Glads could do it. Especially, now with Cold Wave. A very powerful card that could floodgate DAD and most decks very easily. Overall, keep this series up, Cap. It is important that newer players understand the past meta. Because history tends to repeat itself. For who knows? Maybe, we will see the dominance of a similar deck, like Spiral Mythic via with Heat Wave? Especially, when LS comes around.

[@rexcardinal6679]

I don't care what others say about Gladiator Beasts I always have fun using it and still is one of my favorite archetypes.

[@goufr3540]

It is such a fun deck to run, I still remember playing with and against it back in its prime and even more so in DS games. Then again, I just have fun with gimmicky archetypes anyway, like Crystal Beast, Cubic, Dark World and so forth.

[@TitoVladez115]

Rex Cardinal i just got a Gladiator beast deck as a present from a friend, do you have any advice on how to play them well and a decklist to try out?

[@rexcardinal6679]

Sorry when it comes to advice I'm not the best. lol

[@amethonys8494]

Jorge Albuja I'm pretty sure you still mainly go for Gyzarus+Chariot loops unless something changed. The problem still remains that GBeasts have one of the worst turn 1s in the game.

[@TitoVladez115]

Amethonys ygopro ai spams the fusion GB by using elemental hero prisma. I can try that too along with that loop. Turn one is okay as long as you have at least one trap/spell for protection. Any cards that helps you shuffle parts of your hand to search or something like that if you get a bad hand?

[@atamisirli3620]

Get back here after seen the new support Glad beaats rise up!

[@ChadKakashi]

Yugioh seven türk buldum o ye.

[@Post1445]

I love these videos they remind me of the past. I played back in the day and Paul/overdose were regulars at Kings Games in Brooklyn. Great memories.

[@Sirvantir]

Didn't help that test tiger was their bread and butter too. That was the card that propelled Glad beasts over the top.

[@rednovayugioh3929]

Great video. JOE!!!JOE!!!JOE!!!JOE!!! JOE!!!JOE!!!JOE!!!JOE!!!

[@Br0oham]

We honestly need more of these videos Cap, it was great to learn how a deck that is seen as useless now rose to power and saw it's days as king

[@michaellockwood8019]

I really liked this video. Especially the use of music with the introduction of Grazarus; which I wasn't expecting. I'd really enjoy seeing more on different decks

[@michaelalognon3027]

I love that samoa Joe theme

[@cav97]

Give us some history of Dad and TelaDad

[@gaianexv2109]

Good ol' GB, one of my favorites back when I played, now I just wanna collect them all.

[@ampdizzler]

GaiaNex V2 ... this isnt poke mon lol.ash catchem lmao

[@donjavi5748]

2019 and we just got 10 new glads cards

[@Retr0Sk1ll]

Out of which 5 are playable

[@MEGAGAMERX1000]

@@Retr0Sk1ll That's in your opinion dude, honestly it doesn't matter, because at the end of the day, support is still support.

[@beatleplayer1011]

Do more of these - Loved this :) and I know you find this stuff interesting because you sound excited whenever we talked about things like Glad Beasts back in the day, etc on stream

[@geoffreyespero5660]

Yo cap.... CHAOS IMPACT... GB’s coming back. Video. ASAP. Please.

[@brodywalsh3778]

These are really your strongest videos, cap, keep it up.

[@dmags0917]

Just stumbled across the series after not playing yugioh in 7 plus years. I was 16 at the time and i took 2nd place at the STL SJC where glad beasts began its run. Was playing them since Paul's win but gyzarus changed everything. Thanks for bringing back a good memory of my childhood.

[@juanbarriga665]

Hey Cap! This video is by far one of the best yugioh videos I've seen. It's awesome seeing the history of top tier decks since I myself wasn't playing at the time. You should definitely keep on doing these videos in the top decks!!! Great video. Keep up the good work!

[@ShadowInuYusei]

Gladiator Beasts...welcome back old friend. :')

[@andresl2596]

I love the idea for this series. Keep up with the good content CapG. I've been away from the game for some years and I love to hear the stories from when I wasn't playing.

[@eulefranz944]

the music in the 2nd half... YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS IM IN TEARS gg well played Cap subscribing makes happy in america

[@covershopkid]

eule franz what is is? I loved that entire part.

[@Stony2103]

Polkamon It is called "Destroyer" - it is the theme song of Samoa Joe, a WWE wrestler

[@DavidTorres-fk2jr]

I wish more older decks like glad beast came back

[@hokiow]

That opening was on point tho.

[@DBsaisonslover]

0:48 "A very interesting period where OTK-ing was extrememly rare, card advantage was just like paramount, it was one of the most important things in the entire game. Almost all duels had some back in forth between the two duelists and it was generally decided by the grind game". No OTK? Good Card Advantage is important? OK Rarely one-sided? Great! The grind game? Great as well! Please, I want to live that, rather than the decks that contain like 10 cards or more to disrupt your plays so that you lose a turn and then kill you the next turn

[@flochforster88]

You should look into Goat Format (April 2005), there's a huge community for it online :)

[@thecardboardboxl3922]

That does sound enjoyable. Honestly, Konami should just make a card or rule where neither player can lose the duel in the first 3-5 turns or so.

[@fluffalstuffinginc.2859]

XD Omg Samoa Joe's theme tho! Great video :)

[@covershopkid]

Had to watch this twice for my mad support of glad beast. Great and cool video!

[@covershopkid]

Also, would have been a good idea to show deck lists pictures when talking about the winning decks. Such as the list used by Paul levinetin when he won and so on!

[@Token5150]

Immediate thumbs up for the Samoa Joe theme usage

[@jpkdesignz]

The same thing happened in German Nationals back then, too. About 30 decks from the Top 32 were "DaD-Return", but a Gladiator Beasts-Player with mained Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror won the whole championship.

[@the3rdking20]

love that you used Samoa Joe's theme song in this. You the real MVP.

[@tavistaite8592]

I like these, keep them coming. I'd love to see Goat Control, Chaos, and Blackwings come soon.

[@CCCASMR]

loved this. please do more on the other elite decks in yugioh history. dragon rulers, plant synchro, zoodiac etc.

[@tristengonzalez8174]

We need more stories told by capitalG

[@ebrake.5889]

Wow. I was a kid when all this happened.

[@CaliburXL99]

Great video Cap very interesting and informative. Though glad beast back in the day still gives me nightmares.

[@atlys258]

Played YGO and MTG all throughout the early 2000's and I remember thinking what if Ninjutsu from Kamigawa didn't suck... And then Glad Beats came out and I was like "Fuck yea this is gonna be awesome!"

[@AnArKyJake]

>be me >playing WWE 2K17 >watching YuGiOh videos >got a match against Samoa Joe > 5:33 hits >Samoa Joe's entrance hits >Ingame Sound = zero >confused.jpg >"maybe its a bug" I think >skip entrance >music still there >shit running down my pants >"WTF is dat shit" >stop game, tab out, stop video >music gone >tab out, start video >music back >do the same around 3 more times >realise its in the video >maximus autissimus >fml.jpg Thanks for making me feel stupid dude.

[@wickedstoner29]

In 2012 I went to a local card store that was hosting a Yu-gi-oh tournament, and I used Gladzektors (Gladiator Beast and Inzektors). Super awesome synergy those two. But I definitely remember hearing about Gladiator Beasts taking the scene for a loooong time, and winning countless tournaments. They can break so many rules in the game lol

[@chaserseven2886]

the ride never ends

[@KongKaiju]

My boy was rocking Supreme Futura shirt before Supreme was poppin. Lit.

[@battlebeast3937]

Gladiator Beasts will never die.

[@CoffeeWitchTiel]

This is a nice change of pace from the more recent "no tier" stuff Cap. Thank you for something entertaining and enlightening.

[@victorapontejr.8244]

More of these would be awesome! Keep up the great work!

[@bigzero718]

this was dope. hope you make more of these in the future

[@shinzontheta]

more please, this was fascinating

[@emila6]

I still remember competitively playing dark magician during tele dad era and i actually did great

[@nintenx1235]

They are being hard slept on right now! They are a versatile deck that can go first or second and can set up a broken 3.5k beater that negates monster effects and control your opponent’s battle phase.

[@BoshiYoshi]

I still have my original Gladiator Beasts deck in sleeves. Gladiator Beasts, Lightsworn and Monarchs were my favorite oldschool Yugioh decks, along with the ultra classic 1900 attack 4 star Beatdown decks from before archetypes were really a thing.

[@averagetony19]

I got fucking hyped when the music at the Gyzarus part started playing

[@RaZuay]

your story telling is top notch! I really got engrossed in the video

[@WIZA327]

2008-2012 was the golden age of YGO. Then the Dragon Rulers emerged and brought us eternal damnation.

[@Chimerayuri3]

That's crazy I remember Paul Livington. Back in the days before chaos was a thing and I actually beat him once.

[@zackeryJ228]

Samoa Joe's music when Gyrus was introduced, love it. Gladiator Beast is still a Force to be Reckoned with in today's Meta.

[@Trivedi_Tuesdays]

This series is somawesome, good shit cap

[@eace446]

Samoa Joe's theme fits perfectly XD

[@javianmorel1268]

this was an awesome video Cap G. The only thing I that would have made me like it more is if you would have maybe added some clips of explosive glad beast plays whether they're ygopro replays or live footage of past duels. Maybe even a combo breakdown. Just my opinion. Great job anyway.

[@KaiserKenshi]

Ah the good old days, remember that as soon as glads droped in glads assault my best friend that had just bought a box and got a bunch off glad stuff gave em all to me as a joke saying that i should top with glads, i dont have to say much but that was the best thing ever happened to me, the very first moment i learned how to use glads i was in love with the archetype, i had just 1 gyzarus but it was all i needed, in a meta full of lightsworns, monarchs, DAD, gadgets, batterys and samurais it was very satisfaying to destroy them all without them understanding what happened. Long gone are those days but i'll always remember my glads,

[@Lorddrake4444.]

damn shit went down once gyzarys came in xD also nice to see the intro back

[@chrisklein2924]

I wouldn't mind more of these. Plant syncro had a good run as well and I think that would be a good followup.

[@17mrbrightside]

GX is my favorite era. had so many fun decks and field took longer than a couple turns.

[@elijaprophet]

i told ppl about the herk going for 300 soooo glad u brought that up. good times

[@elijaprophet]

ppl did not believe it

[@wyrmshogun5245]

5:13 Lightsworns players:"We mill stuff!!"

[@BPTrainerASSASSIN]

I am subscribing so that I can see more of this!!! This is great!!!

[@TundraCH]

Wait... wut? Fun decks used to be able to compete in the meta? IMBOSSIBRU

[@napoiskafarming669]

TundraL5Z they ruled it, actually.

[@rastiomar1340]

TundraL5Z Glads where like zoo, If you Didnt run it Then you have no chance in the meta

[@josecolon5750]

glads where a fun deck? lol

[@noahwilson3809]

TundraL5Z Some still can be if you play your cards right. Also, with the new Link mechanic coming out, fun decks are about to compete again. The decks that usually rely on the Turbo Extra Deck Engine are about to become nigh irrelevant. You can't play those kinds of decks without having to throw in a link monster or few and turning the engine into a jumbled mess. They'll still retain their power, but only slightly large fraction of it unless you are able to incorporate the Link mechanic correctly.

[@TundraCH]

Noah Wilson Those days where way more fun than modern day formats if you ask me

[@gbdeck200]

the old intro returns, nice

[@Haooryu]

i approve of this series.

[@kazemegaman]

Im ready for the Rise and Fall of CapG twitch channel the story, CAP CAP PLZ MAKE IT

[@shadowofalegend8316]

during the gladiator beast era, I was king over at my locals and I was even the only guy who owned a copy of heriklinos (traded a copy of mirror force for it)

[@StarTard8]

Do DAD Return or Six Sams next! I'd love to hear the stories behind those monstrosities in their primes considering I didn't play competitively during DAD Return.

[@jkromes20]

I realized I was old when people dont have any idea about this era of yugioh

[@obvious_humor]

jkromes20 I realize I'm old when I have no idea about this stuff because it was after I stopped playing

[@edjosemirai]

really cool video cap :D , keep doing these please

[@ingramedwards2078]

Hey Cap, that was an awesome video. I dueled during the glad era and the music you chose for Gyzarius was perfect...lmao I hated that card so much

[@sonnyswanson919]

do more of this. i loved it.

[@Jimpipecigarbear]

Had fun experience against this deck back in the past. Had to use anti attack stuff like threatening roar and Necro Guardnia. It was also a real boon when Necro became a quick effect. Other anti stuff that I had to use was Corridor of Agony and effects that shut down effects that activate on summon from the deck. It was a powerful deck to face off against, so had think hard on counters. Through it was really funny when I ended up in a stalemate when I sat on a GB hunter in a morphtronic deck. (Not my main deck...)

[@terryliliana]

i have a friend who to this day still plays GB proudly. dueling GB is always more fun than dueling any modern archetypes

[@johnpratts2856]

5:13 Long live Lightsworn.

[@humbletreestump8134]

I found this a great video. Please do more.

[@zergolicious666]

Oct 2020 rebuilt my glad deck, forever glads

[@Azdrerios]

But were they able to 3-0 Konami in a Small Claims Court in Raleigh?

[@afigueroajr]

Dope series idea, keep it up homie

[@danleon5716]

I knew Gladiator Beats had meta game potential when nobody wanted to duel me back at high school.

[@waynejulian277]

gladiatorbeasts is the ultimate toolbox aka searcher deck

[@Jason-hk6fx]

i love the world strongest series!

[@wwolfneo]

lol i love how you make this sound like a tuff war form the 80's

[@animeistrashandsoami2304]

tbh, one reason i dont like glad beasts is that if your opponent gets a high attack monster.. your cards ca'nt attack that monster and get their effects, so test tiger is it's only hope then.. i guess back then it could have been consistent but it really isn't no- *gets rekt by glad beasts by the ai while using a true draco deck...* FUCK

[@bluebladex3]

Berserk Yuya I thought I was the only one who rekted by ai Glad Beasts. That fucking chariot counter trap man.

[@lizard424]

Oh god I lost using six sam with triple gateway and lost. Ai seems to know glad beasts best

[@mikeL-official12]

but Glad Beast use Shrink back then as a staple.

[@elemomnialpha]

Berserk Yuya That's why we run 3 Waboku(and why I personally run 1 Defensive Tactics)

[@Syrxen]

Yeah glad beasts on AI used to destroy me, like I was so confused the first few times.

[@LukesYuGiOhChannel]

I had very good success against GB in their prime with my Counter Fairy deck. I just completely stacked the deck with traps, win very slowly.

[@SPARTANoh11]

Glad beasts were played in the anime?

[@wyrmshogun5245]

In arc-v

[@supremevidspro5427]

BB would be proud to see this video.

[@animeistrashandsoami2304]

Lool, so true

[@genocide_cutter98]

Gladiator beasts>Blackwings