Yu-Gi-Oh! - Ghost-Girl Hand Trap Archetype

[@yugioht42]

The red ogre card is actually depicted as a Tao priestess which is fairly common in Japan. Basically their job is to bless others and banish evil spirits with special paper which the card depicts. They are often associated with the fire element as the paper will burn on contact with an evil object or being.

[@MeilynMei]

Oooh so that's why it's a psychic!

[@miltonarijr]

​@@MeilynMei yes, she is literally a ghost hunter, and she is channeling her energy into the paper to purify the ghosts so they can move on, or in this case, her effect makes her the "paper" that will cleanse a monster, but in exchange of her life

[@partyrock4144]

That would explain why she just negates effects on field. On her way to the graveyard she probably slaps one of those charms on it

[@alexgamer1556]

@@partyrock4144 She doesn't negate anything, Ghost Ogre only destroys.

[@BalorDevitt]

Whoaaa. Okay that’s nice. All these stories are depressing. At least that sounds a bit more positive.

[@nintenx1235]

Omg ash blossom is keeping the opponent from getting the wealth of a search just like the dog refusing to find the evil old man wealth. That’s cool as hell

[@ryanthecringeanimator9541]

"Each share same properties of being Zombie type.." Ghost Ogre: I'm a Psychic

[@AMV_KINGDOM_mv]

If you a psychic why didn't you see that death coming lol😂

[@zachbahamutson5477]

@@AMV_KINGDOM_mv actually she's supposed to be a ghost hunter hence why she psychic type.

[@RutraNickers]

@@zachbahamutson5477 we could say she's a ghost buster

[@lamp6909]

Ghost Ogre was specially made to counter the other hand traps But unfortunately she sucks at it

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

@@lamp6909 No it ain't, what are you sayin mate

[@AlterEgo-kun]

I love this archetype! I also love how their names are literally made to look like it's their name but has soo many play of words. here's my try of explaining what they mean. warning: it's long. 灰流うらら reads as Haru Urara. 灰 grey, 流 flowing while うらら is an expression came from the word 麗らか(uraraka) which expresses a warm-bright sunny day. thus giving a spring vibe to it. the name is also a play of words for 「春麗ら」 which indicate as Spring season being a warm-sunny day. 幽鬼うさぎ reads as Yuuki Usagi. 幽 ghost, 鬼 demon while うさぎ is just that, a rabbit. combining it, while mean it as Ghost-demon Rabbit. it's just a name just like anime characters. also fun fact: Usagi is also a common name here in japan. it's also often used to express something cute, kawaii. so having Ghost-demon as you first name then having a cute last name is kinda ironic. 座敷わらし reads as Zashiki-Warashi. 座 sit, 敷 room. combining these two makes a word for 座敷(zashiki) usually refers to a room with tatami mats as its flooring. it's mainly referred to as the main room(lounge) of a traditional japanese household. now, comes the fun part: わらし(warashi) it is also known as in it's kanji as 童 which is child. combine the last one with this becomes 座敷童(zashiki-warashi). Child in the living room if translated directly. It is a youkai which I will not explain it here due to having so much texts in this comment right now. though being a youkai it is also a deity. so there's that too. 浮幽さくら reads as Fuyu Sakura. 浮 to float, 幽 ghost, さくら cherry-blossom. this one is just straight forward just like Yuuki Usagi. A Floating (Spoopy)Ghost girl who's name is Sakura. Now then comes her design. Why have a scythe that is often expressed to death? well comes the Sakura part. You see, there was a legend that Cherry-blossom despite blooming once a year only to then wither after a few days, there was a legend of a samurai who felt said about this fact, committed suicide via seppuku besides the tree because he decided to "give its own life to the tree". Then, after a few days upon that day, the tree blossomed again and has never withered since then to this day. Now it became some sort of stereotype where cherry-blossoms that blooms forever are often have dead bodies under them(just like that one character from a bullet shooter-game) and are now often related to death. 儚無みずき reads as Hana Mizuki. 儚 faint/short-lived, 無 none, みずき(mizuki) is often used as a female name. this is another play of words and combining it makes 花水木(hana-mizuki). it's a flower named in english as the Cornus florida. Now why does a card named after that has a connection to undead or a ghost-looking little girl wearing a nun outfit who gives you life(or take half of your life) as an effect has to do with that? well comes to its flower language. Hana-mizuki's flower language is "To give/To give back". Thus explaining it's monster-effect too. 朔夜しぐれ reads as Sayo Shigure. 朔 new moon, 夜 night, しぐれ this is usually a name too but it also could be 時雨(shigure) in kanji. Which is rainy night if translated. Now this name in particular, has nothing to do with youkai or any of the sort when I looked it up. The only thing I know is that 朔夜(sayo) means the start of the first night. which can be speculated to be a synonym of some sort of the beginning of something. whilst Shigure does has something to do with rain and rain can be referred to as tears. hence that one famous anime line in fma. so it's something about that. since 朔 does refers to moons, it might have something to do with a folk-lore called "Taketori Monogatari" which is about a princess who came from the moon called Kaguya and having eternal life and all that. Meaning that this girl on the card is someone from the moon hence being a youkai/other-worldly being. that's all I have. thanks for reading this whole long paragraph of mine lol

[@tritraklis]

Called by the grave

[@Ramsey276one]

Thanks!

[@Bos_Meong]

im gonna called by the grave this post

[@cctz_1]

Very insightful, ty for sharing

[@redinfernogod1939]

isn't an archetype

[@Sora-Mi]

the series of cards that can ruin your opponent's day by ending their combo instantly, especially ash blossom

[@raghugba863]

it's amazing how many different lores can be told with yu-gi-oh mechanics and phases of the duel. Like how then the effects of the ghost girls can reflect their reasons and unfinished business as ghosts, just by being effects that can be activated from the hand

[@noc12345]

Bruh I don’t understand why everyone is saying “oh they can’t make it anymore they ran out of attributes” like bruh I don’t see a divine ghost girl lmao

[@wolfspider2034]

Can't argue with that

[@MercuryA2000]

Her effect just says "Discard this card. Tell your opponent 'no'"

[@phucnguyenhoang9204]

@@MercuryA2000 i win the duel, opponent discard the the card, “no”

[@SheruMuko]

They could always repeat the same attributes. An attribute cycle would be nice.

[@MercuryA2000]

@@phucnguyenhoang9204 Hey I don't make the rules bud. You didn't win the duel. Gotta figure out a new win con.

[@nekowerewolf]

Personally, I love belle's design. The victorian dress is so pretty and cute. It also lends to the idea that not all zashiki-warashi need to be japanese or at the very least dress traditionally. I didn't even know she was based on a zashiki-warashi! That makes her even better!

[@silvernue]

I think the last Ghost-Girl card, a.k.a Ghost Mourner & Moonlit Chill, referred to the story of Kaguya (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter). One day in the bamboo forest, an old bamboo cutter comes across a mysterious, shining stalk of bamboo. When he cuts it open, he is surprised to find an infant the size of his thumb inside. The old man and his wife, who have no children of their own, decide to raise the infant as their own daughter, and name her Nayotake no Kaguya-hime ("Shining Princess of the Young Bamboo"). From that moment on, every time the man cuts a stalk of bamboo, he finds a small nugget of gold inside. The family soon grows rich, and within just three months, Kaguya-hime grows from an infant into a woman of ordinary size and extraordinary beauty. At first, the old man tries to keep news of Kaguya-hime away from outsiders, but as word of her beauty spreads, she attracts many suitors who seek her hand in marriage. After rejecting many proposals via impossible tasks, the Emperor of Japan comes to visit Kaguya-hime and, after falling in love, asks her hand in marriage. Although he is not subjected to an impossible trial, Kaguya-hime rejects his request for marriage as well, telling him that she is not from his country and therefore cannot go to the palace with him. She remains in contact with the Emperor, but continues to rebuff his proposals. Three years pass as they continue to communicate by letter. From then, whenever Kaguya-hime views the full moon, her eyes fill with tears. Though her adoptive parents grow very worried and question her, she refuses to tell them what is wrong. Her behaviour becomes increasingly erratic until she reveals that she is not of the Earth and that she must return to her people on the Moon. In some versions, it is said that she was sent to the Earth, where she would inevitably form material attachment, as a punishment for some crime, while in others, she was sent to Earth for her safety during a celestial war. The gold was a stipend from the people of the Moon, sent to pay for Kaguya-hime's upkeep. As the day of her return approaches, the Emperor sends his guards to protect her from the Moon's people, but when an embassy of heavenly beings descends upon the bamboo cutter's house, the guards are blinded by a strange light. Kaguya-hime announces that, though she loves her many friends on Earth, she must return with the beings to her true home on the Moon. She writes sad notes of apology to her parents and to the Emperor, then gives her parents her own robe as a memento. She then takes a little of the elixir of immortality, attaches it to her letter to the Emperor, and gives it to the guard officer. As she hands it to him, a feather robe is placed on her shoulders, and all of her sadness and compassion for the people of the Earth are apparently forgotten. The entourage ascends into the sky, taking Kaguya-hime back to "the Capital of the Moon" and leaving her earthly foster parents in tears. The old couple become very sad and are soon put to bed sick. The officer returns to the Emperor with the items Kaguya-hime gave him as her last mortal act, and reports what happened. The Emperor reads her letter and is overcome with sadness, and asks his servants, "Which mountain is the closest place to Heaven?"; in response, one suggests the Great Mountain of Suruga Province (a.k.a Mount Fuji). The Emperor then orders his men to take the letter to the summit of the mountain and burn it, in the hope that his message would reach the distant princess. They are also ordered to burn the elixir of immortality, as the Emperor does not wish to live without being able to see her. (Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter)

[@fivenightsatmimikus7508]

Isn’t that what the rocket ship ultra beast is based on in Pokemon?

[@DiegoGonzalez-zv8jh]

So one of the scripts in Japanese - Kanji - can have several different characters that are pronounced the same way, but rely on the character's writing itself and context to get the meaning across. In the example you gave, "Fuyu Sakura," the "fuyu" almost immediately translated to "winter" for me, but the Kanji used was not the Kanji for winter. Using this Kanji changes the meaning of the word to what you later stated, "drifting ghost" I believe (can't check because I'm doing this on my phone). I knew this was occurring in Japanese, but chalked it up to the equivalent of a pun in English, I'm glad I've finally found the word for it! Cheers guys.

[@JJskywalker]

So the Fuyu for winter is written different, but is still pronounced Fuyu? Just making sure I understand. So Fuyu 'spoken' can mean both WInter and Drifting Ghost? If right, okay I think I might understand. Like Sail, Cell, and Sell. All can easily sound the same when said, but written it conveys something very different.

[@DiegoGonzalez-zv8jh]

@@JJskywalker Yes it would be pronounced the same :)

[@JJskywalker]

@@DiegoGonzalez-zv8jh sweet

[@lucentshadow]

My goodness, that lore about purgatorial unfinished business has made me love these girls and empathize with them. The lore behind the cards in this game is brilliant.

[@nkyfong]

Obviously. Have you seen the Buster Blader ones?

[@Marcos-jv2me]

This is bruh: the monster series.

[@akatsukigajou1639]

Marcos no wrong answer not a bruh series

[@JoaoPedro-io4gy]

Thats why they are good WHEN DISCARTED TO HELL

[@thekidd2558]

For real

[@Y.T.STachi]

Ikr

[@christianmago7568]

Ghost belle and Haunted House is my favorite out of all of them. She's very underrated and I've seen people who I have matches with asking me what she does.

[@christianmago7568]

Also, she's so underrated that there aren't any merchandise of her available in my country smh (even Ash blossom and Ghost ogre had merch here)

[@BondhanClanner]

Me remember of jokes of opponent handtraps duel : Starting with... FOREHEAD (a.k.a Ash blossoms)🤣

[@SleepyTaylor]

Imagine being Ash, finally getting to rest in the grave, then some salad boi shows up and drags you back to limbo. I loved your interpretation of how their mechanics work with what they are based off of. I never would've thought of that.

[@thecardboardboxl3922]

Yeah, amidst all the Loli, FBI, Trap, overpowered card and forehead vs feet jokes, it’s a beautiful archetype with deep lore.

[@the-secret]

Kuriboh archetype: who are you? Yokai girls: i'm you but more effects

[@prosamis]

This has to be my favorite youtube series. It's always a surprise that brightens up my day and something I always look forward to, consciously or subconsciously I'm so glad this series exists, and it really brought to light just how much I love history and folklore: something I wouldn't have known without this Thank you so much for making these videos. Your work is always remarkable and I can't wait to learn more about the story behind cards and archetypes. I'm even inspired to make some of my own

[@spencerwillmoth5456]

their being a card that COULD be a older form of Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries, could mean that we will get older forms of the other Ghost Girls, only if Red Blossoms from Underroot is the older form of Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries. Which would be awesome!

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

3:11 What's "Ateji" 4:26 Yokai and some types (particularly Yurei) 6:54 Ash Blossom 's inspiration 8:31 Ghost Ogre and Onis (so.. no mention of the Bunny elements?) 10:14 Winter Cherries and Cherry Blossoms/Sakura Trees and Shinigami 11:44 Zashiki Warashi / Parlor Child

[@MorphoComics]

DON'T LEWD THE LOLIS!!

[@Scalesthelizardwizard]

If they do they die

[@fatguyfrommy8421]

Whats stopping me?

[@Scalesthelizardwizard]

@@fatguyfrommy8421 Jotaro Kujo

[@SheruMuko]

@@fatguyfrommy8421 You do have a point.

[@SheruMuko]

@@fatguyfrommy8421 I forgot to mention that they are not real people as a result there are really no reason why you can’t.

[@ZenoDLC]

Cimo's grandpa : Happy Cards

[@Chris-ph9hi]

You should cover the Endymion cards. It would be a nice add on after you did the prophecy/spellbook series.

[@WarmLillie]

Lillie: “What ghost girl should I befriend and add to my deck?”

[@UltimatePhantasm]

...You're not the one...

[@darienstogner3187]

Ghost belle is great right now too she's a good one of

[@allblazing1160]

Ash Blossom and ghost ogre can't go wrong with either

[@godsman00]

Ghost ogre tbh, she's stark but also seems like a kind soul given the backstory.

[@Scalesthelizardwizard]

All of them

[@dekujkjojokings4380]

I got Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries this year. In 2020

[@satellarknightaltair4o90]

Last month I got my first ash

[@godsman00]

Ghost Ogre and Snow Rabbit has to be my favorite, the lore is awesome, the artwork is striking, she's the only psychic, not to mention she's the Light Ghost Girl, my favorite attribute. Great video TGS, this was a great archetype to touch on after your charmer video, really continues the attribute-based girl archetypes!

[@dimansionseven5863]

1:37-2:06 Yes I feel you on so many levels!

[@WarmLillie]

For it’s tied between 3 1. Ash Blossom 2. Snow Rabbit 3. Winter Cherries

[@godsman00]

For me I rank them in this order: 1) Snow Rabbit 2) Haunted Mansion 3) Joyous Spring 4) Spooky Dogwood 5) Winter Cherries 6) Moonlit Chill

[@randomcatname7792]

Snow Rabbit (because I love rabbits) And Haunted mansion (look at that cutie) are my faves ❤️

[@godsman00]

@@randomcatname7792 My top two as well. Good taste my friend.

[@infiniteshay8660]

Fun fact, continuing on with the Ghost Sister card that shows Konami couldnt get away from the religious symbolism if they tried, the dogwood tree was supposedly the tree from which the cross Jesus was crucified on was made of, before the tree was made knarled and twisted so that it would be impossible to create another cross from it. Also, my favorite of the Ghost Girls is Ghost Reaper and Winter Cherries, as it was my first one and I love yanking cards out of the opponent's extra deck but Ghost Ogre is a good second place.

[@jaredfawley9532]

That's not a fact. It's japanese folktale not christian in the least

[@infiniteshay8660]

@@jaredfawley9532 call it a pairing of cultures because that's what the name brings to mind considering the girl has the appearance of a nun

[@ahmedjiman]

my lord sam , you made me and still making me appreciate yu-gi-oh even more , thanks mate

[@thegamingmorgana6768]

OMFG!! When you did the FBI open up meme. After they said that. Before it showed the rest of the meme. I got an evertale ad.. and the text said "is that a dead girl?"

[@echo1736]

I knew this one guy from my high school who played Yu-Gi-Oh! and he would call the Ghost Girls the Ghost Lolis since they are lolis

[@DisasterLord]

Everyone in Mexico calls them lolis, it's kinda funny to be honest, they just don't care

[@kerresft8745]

@@DisasterLord Is loli pronounced the same In spanish?

[@DisasterLord]

@@kerresft8745 Japanese and Spanish have strong vowels, so it's very similar except the slight r sound on their l is replaced by the soft western l sound we are used, in other words just loli

[@MidoriNatsume]

Yeah fellow man of culture.

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

@@kerresft8745 It's a Japanese term, so yes.

[@madpsycho6]

Love the FBI, open up part.

[@notanedgydragonrulerguy5157]

New ghost girl idea for 2021: Angry trif and banished electrumite: Once per turn make you can unlimit 1 "Heavy metalfoes electrumite", and if you do, you can yell "PEND BEST DECK LETS GOO!!!!!" Without getting banned from konami for bad jokes

[@MEGASTRIX]

I like how every archetype has one or two rebel going against the trend lmao.

[@qdogly]

I love that u made these videos over the years it really helps n i feel like u the only one doing it good like so frfr so thank you sam thank u

[@Twinkie0120]

So an ateji in English would be "Read" "Saw" etc. Spelled the same but mean different things depending on pronunciation.

[@partyrock4144]

Homophones

[@Twinkie0120]

@@partyrock4144 yup thats the word

[@partyrock4144]

Twinkie0120 a closer example might be something like IDRAWDOG where depending on how you divvy it up it is completely different.

[@Twinkie0120]

@@partyrock4144 True. I guess that would be more accurate given how their, for lack off a better word, "alphabet" works

[@OlivanderTrinity1397]

2:45 It's like Ghost Sister's eyes lit up before the cut-off. Spooky.

[@partyrock4144]

As a non "ghost" and a fire attribute I thought that ash blossom was just a kitsune but that story is one for one

[@bladersmosh]

With the release of Sunavalon and Sunvines coming to the TCG and more coming to the OCG, would you be thinking of a trivia video on them?

[@gito7604]

Wait they are legit being released

[@nikraa77]

@@gito7604 yep. there was a poll done some time ago as to which anime exclusive archetype should make it to the real cardgame. The winner was fossils but they also print the second place in these polls(they had some on structure decks as well for example), which was sunavalon

[@gito7604]

@@nikraa77 awesome

[@leafeonfusion7792]

I absolutely love these lore videos.🥰 My favorite ghost girl is Ghost Ogre and Snow rabbit.

[@Ramsey276one]

A Youkai Girl Duelist would be great for next Manganime She collects for fun, but if there's trouble... "I know, girls... Time to step up to the challenge! "

[@thatsme4303]

“we’ve kind of run out of attributes” *ghost baby god*

[@zarin8929]

yo tgs, im an japanese-speaking electronic engineer working in japan. loving your vids btw, i started watching them after getting hook with duel links lol 幽鬼（ゆき）（雪）うさぎ（兔） →Usagi, The Ghostly Demon (Snow Rabbit) 浮幽（ふゆ）（冬）さくら（桜）→Sakura, The Floating Revenant (Winter Cherry Blossoms) 灰流（はる）（春）うらら（麗）→Urara, of the Flowing Ash (The Beauty of Spring) 屋敷（やし）きわらし　→Kiwarashi, of the Haunted Mansion [This one actually is a reference to zashi kiwarashi, a protective household deity that appears as child spirit] 儚無（はな）（花）みずき（水木）→Mizuki, the Fleeting Apparition (The Flowering Dogwood)　 朔夜（さよ）(小夜）しぐれ（時雨）→Shigure, of the New Moon (The Evening Light Drizzle in the Late of Autumn) welp there you have it. Japanese love these types of wordplay and i cant blame them. It actually gives more depths to a card ps: shout out to metaphys lovers woohoo

[@Zetact_]

The characters are a result of kanji having both a meaning and a reading. Readings are often the same due to the way Japanese is structured, but the kanji can have different meanings. e.g. The "Yuki" in Ghost Ogre's Japanese name is using the kanji for "Ghost Demon" while the reading of "yuki" means "snow." so reading the name aloud, a listener would probably assume the name is "Snow Rabbit" while the name in writing directly means "Ghost Demon Rabbit." It's like using homonymn in English for a name, but they can directly point out the homonym in the text.

[@justasalamangreatplayer6421]

Ah yes, Yuki. The most overused name in roleplay history

[@mopiecescottonmagic4123]

I really like the lore of ghost ogre and snow rabbit, I like stories where one sacrifices themselves for the happiness of their friend

[@GroundBack]

I think this is my favorite video of yours so far. Much more interesting than normal

[@eduardobarros3986]

The "Snow Rabbit" depicted in Ghost Ogre's artwork is a particular style of snowman made by children of Japan. They also appear in the artwork of some Ghostrick cards.

[@billman__1010]

maybe a few things come to mind for future ghost girl support: - a searcher. the worst idea here, honestly. - an xyz. you'll probably wanna use those girls somehow. - a cont. spell/trap or field spell that makes them all psy-frame like. (as in, they can special summon themselves if they negate something.)

[@fish3977]

That psy frame idea would be really cool. Making these an actual archetype tho it could be a bit too broken to add even more value to stables

[@jetblackprelude]

another reason why 2 of the ghost girls may have cherry blossoms in their art is that there is a famous short story in Japan in which the opening sentence translates to "Dead bodies are under the cherry trees!" I've seen that line referenced once or twice in other anime/games the story is called Under the Cherry Trees, by Kaiji Motojiro

[@DarkState2]

Red Blossoms from Underroot is my favorite card even if it's situational. I'll just throw her in random decks sometimes and her effect has helped in casual play more than I thought it would

[@Ramsey276one]

Same

[@royalbones1965]

if you run dogmatika punishment she might be useful since you throw extra deck monsters to the grave, and you can just banish the punishment.

[@OnyxMP312]

It may not be the most played but I love Ghost Sister & Spooky Dogwood simply because there's a dog in the artwork!

[@zeo4481]

5:30 - ,,To resolve their issue , moving to the Gy to rest in peace" Me : ,,I use Called by the Grave to bannish your Ash negating her effect and refusing her piece MUHAHAHAHAH"!

[@guinntalks]

im a year late on this but can i ask for the bgms you used in this video, they really added to the atmosphere of the video especially from 9:11 onward

[@Shahil51]

These vids are really interesting, thanks for making em!

[@boddomdexd]

Sam: "Zombie type tuner..." Ghost ogre: *P S Y C H I C*

[@darkusbowser524]

Hey there TGS, I got a name for a ghost girl for you and she's called: Weeping Ara and Gloomy Nights.

[@theskullboy8700]

What would be the inspiration you’d use?

[@darkusbowser524]

@@theskullboy8700 i would say that of a girl who has lost a loved one and is Weeping on rainy night at their old house.

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

Her: _"Ara-ara"_

[@SheruMuko]

Weeping Ara and Gloomy Nights Level 3 Water Zombie Attack 0 Defense 1800 If your opponent activates a Counter Trap you can chain this cards effects to that card. During either players turn when your opponent activates a card or effect that would require them to pay life points you can discard this card from your hand and if you do activate each of the following effects. Your opponent must pay twice the life points needed to activate a card or effect that requires you to pay life points. Your opponent cannot gain life points for the rest of the turn. Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects that requires either player to pay life points for the rest of the turn. Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to the activation and effects of Weeping Ara and Gloomy Nights. You only use each effect of Weeping Ara and Gloomy Nights once per turn. You cannot activate cards or effects that requires you to pay life points. Edit I added in some text that I forgot to add into the card. I made the card spell speed four so it will counter the Solemn Brigade and prevent your opponent from using them again or taking 6000 of your opponents life points away. If they are using Aromages that is a death sentence since they could also not be able to gain life points. I also made it so that all of those effects activate at once. This makes the card really good at stopping the Solemn archetype.

[@SheruMuko]

What can I say I am a pro at this. Over 500 cards and many archetypes I personally developed. One of them was very similar to the Ghost Girl archetype and were actually inspired by them. They discarded themselves from your hand for no effect. That is until you read the next line of text. When this card is discarded which means your opponent must negate the effect that activated from the graveyard not the hand. All level 4 Fire attribute pyro type monsters with 0 attack and defense. Two Level 2 tuners that special summon and search out the other monsters. Only consists of their monsters and synchro monsters. Win condition is burn damage. They get all of their monsters into the graveyard and summons their link 5 which can only be special summoned by the effect of one of their synchros. That monster inflicts damage to your opponent for every one of their monsters in their graveyard with different names. They are all named after different weapons and fighting styles. That and volcanoes that are well known. Example Volcanic Blade.

[@orangedino6398]

Sacred Wyvern: I wish there was an archtype that can use me to my full potential. Aromages: Hello dragon friend Sacred Wyvern: Wow you guys are awesome, I wish I could help you more. Ghost Sister: Hello dragon friend Sacred Wyvern: *ATK gain intensifies*

[@thecardboardboxl3922]

Number 35 Ravenous Tarantula: Can I join?

[@peanutbuttersunfish2927]

I don't know about effects cuz I'm not super involved in the meta but I thought of some extra Yokai Girls after a quick search of Japanese folktales and found two, one I was familiar with and one I just discovered, to base them on, the decision swayed by both tales being referenced in one of my favorite videogames of all time--Okami "Moon Ghost and Bamboo Grove" based on the tale of Kaguya and the Bamboo Cutter "Ghost Sparrow and Twin Vessels" based on the tale of the Tongue-Cut Sparrow

[@p43j77]

幽鬼うさぎ/Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit 幽鬼＝Ghost Ogreうさぎ＝Rabbit.　幽鬼have similar pronunciation with 雪（snow）, hence the Snow Rabbit name. 浮幽さくら/Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries 浮幽= Floating Ghost さくら=Cherries. 浮幽 pronunciation is ふゆ, which is same as 冬（winter）, combine to be Winter Cherries, a species of Cherries that blossom in winter. 灰流うらら/Ash Blossom & Joyous Springはる 灰流= ash flow うらら=beautiful or bright. 灰流 pronunciation is similar to 春（spring）. Deck is also called "card mountain" in Japanese (her effect deal with deck), Ash flow is related to volcano, hence the fire type. Also by the art of cherries blossom in the background and her dog ears, a white dog from a Japanese fairy tail is the motif of the design. 屋敷わらし/Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion 屋敷= house. 屋敷わらしhave similar pronunciation with 座敷わらし, a type of house fairy in Japanese fairy tail, said to protect the family, bring luck and fortune. Also 屋敷わらし's pronunciation content the syllable of しき, which can mean four seasons. 儚無みずき/Ghost Sister & Spooky Dogwood 儚無＝made up word which have no meaning, 儚 mean transitory. The full pronunciation of the card name mean Cornus, a type of plant also call dogwood(that's why there is a ghost dog). Dogwood is said to be the material for the cross of Jesus, therefore the sister looks. 朔夜しぐれ/Ghost Mourner & Moonlit Chill 朔夜= the time between sunset and sunrise, also has the meaning of quiet environment しぐれ= small and short rainfall. 朔夜have similar pronunciation with さよ,which make the full name of the card is 小夜時雨（さよしぐれ）, which mean repeat small and short rainfall that happen between autumn and winter, usually use to descrip winter. Also, 朔 mean new moon, hence the new moon in the background.

[@DJLaZyI]

great video - haha the Oni that cried always gets me in the feels; makes me think of Tokyo Godfathers

[@lindapenttinen3382]

Those cards are so cute 😍 Again I have a inspiration to make characters who are based/inspirated from on yugioh cards 😊

[@braintwo3398]

That is cool! They Inspired me too

[@UltimatePhantasm]

3:40 ...Why do I hear touhou music

[@revanmega15]

I believe they still going to make some more. We still dont have one that stops your opponent from banishing from Deck, Hand and/or Grave (just like Artifact Lancea). Ash stops any interaction with the deck, Belle stops any interactions with the graveyard.

[@blessedowo1958]

Ghost girl and the FBI

[@warstar9887]

ghosts back then:very scary ghosts now:

[@samsonpham4764]

I sincerely think that a video by Sam regarding spirit monsters would be awesome

[@PhotonKingShark77]

I see someone channeling their inner Death the Kid. Talkin about symmetry.

[@asifadnan6362]

Favorite is definitely Belle and ash blossom second. But as far as I'm concerned all of these girls deserve hugs ALL the hugs.

[@yokaidokena3659]

Great vid mate! This is an awesome video and very informative! You never fail to entertain! So my ghost girl would be; "Ghost girl hopeful". She would be a light attribute card with the effects of; Once per duel, you can draw one card from your deck and activate or summon it, disregarding it's summoning/activation mode." I don't know if that last bit is clear enough. I'm trying to say that if it's a trap, it can be played immediately, if it's a normal spell, it can be played during any phase, blah blah blah.

[@DarkMagicianMana]

I thought the archetype was called: The "We aren't allowing you to play the game" archetype 😅

[@cholodelrosari0543]

I called it the "No Fun Allowed" Archetype

[@colbinaitorslezak7272]

Kuriboh ascends far above the level of hand trap, kuriboh ascends beyond all cards, kuriboh is the card, kuriboh owns the world.

[@blackdragonwtf]

Red blossom from underroot feels like it belongs with these cards, despite not being a level 3 psychic/zombie hand trap

[@JaxTheNekomata]

Konami: *releases ash blossom alternate artwork* Everyone Else: FEEEEEEET

[@lucentshadow]

I wonder if they'll ever make a "Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon" girl for this series 🤓

[@kingrex10000]

Toradora?

[@blueflare3299]

Basically, most kanji in Japanese can be used as two different words when paired with other specific characters, such as hirigana or other kanji. A good example is the kanji for body, "karada" (体). When attaching hirigana "mi" (み) it becomes "yasumi" (休み), which is the word for break (as in time off). In this case instead of representing "karada" (からだ) it represented "yasu" (やす) in 休み. There are other examples but I'm still learning.

[@Rhino-n-Chips]

The ateji for Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring breaks down as the following: 灰流 - Ruins meta 流う - Dead dog bitch うら - Dissapointed in the cooking of the duck meat

[@Aigis31]

Now I honestly want a second ghost ogre that conforms to the theme of the yokai girls archetype more that depicts a blue oni

[@Closer2Zero]

If they were so busted and widespread due to how good most of them are, I’d welcome them and their well thought out design and lore

[@igorlopes8463]

Man, I keep watching these archetypes videos and half the time they make me want to build a deck and go back to play the tcg

[@nerdzone]

I adore Ash Blossom. I know it is painful to be ashed but if we are to judge a card by its impact to the game, no one can ever overstate the importance of Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. It is the fifth most used card of all time with only Twin Twisters ahead of it not being significantly earlier released. The price factor might have played a role here for Ash Blossom to not be more used as it was quite pricy in the past. The card not only got its own series of merch, it got its own verb in the Yu-Gi-Oh! slang. To be ashed is an expression every YGO player and enthusiast will recognize. To know the card's art and name are based on a myth and a word play make me even happier as I love when devs do that.

[@MelvinDRosaria]

Fun little fact about Ghost Ogre and Snow Rabbit. There is alot of fan art depicting her with just her right arm. It was thought because of her original artwork that she lost the left one somewhere before her departing and this would be why she had unfinished business. However upon receiving the alternative artwork it did reveal she does has both arms. Edit: As for my favorite card, that would be Ash Blossom and Joyous Spring, as that card is simply broken when it comes to disruptive plays. Visually I like Ghost Reaper and Winter Cherries the most.

[@eggsack]

Super gr8 video.. Had no idea all this info was out there for these cards

[@papaluke7713]

Loving the live streams and this content

[@matthewhaffner4416]

I was thinking of like Konami releasing Male Counterparts to these Ghost Girls, and calling the Male Counter Parts Oni/Demons. They would have 1 common affect to search out their female counterpart when summoned to the field in anyway (hard once per turn), and then they would have an affect that stops certain specific things such as the male counterpart for Ghost Ogre could stop pendulum summoning

[@primecoconut4204]

Ghost Mourner and Moonlit Chill really needs some headpats and NEEDS to be with her sisters in the merch Looks like Im just gonna buy a copy of her to keep her cozy in my Melffy deck and gain friends

[@gh0rochi363]

I always felt bad for her because of how sad she looks

[@SafiAzizBinSalim]

I'm using your old videos to see what cards I can add to my deck in master duel lol

[@johnathonrouse7581]

Ghost princess and solemn fall Level 3 tuner 0 atk 1800 def (Quick effect) you may discard this card from your hand, and if you do whenever a monster you control leaves the field, your opponent didcards one card

[@jetfire4955]

You should have at least 6 million subscribers It's just not fair Your channel is awesome

[@mythosmania]

Hey one way they all have symmetry is that they are all named after tree species

[@vice2792ocl]

I've wanted this archetype covered for the longest time.it was only a matter of time.

[@bcfb21]

Imagine being kuriboh when you get drawn “oh gee I wonder what I’ll be used for”

[@NobleWinters15]

As soon as Kuriboh did the “Kuri kuri” it melted my heart

[@Slayerthecrow]

Probably one of the most interesting series of monster, in other aspects they remind me a little bit to the charmer archetype, I hope they explore the lore a little bit more.

[@chinlesss172]

Oh man that FBI joke really got me 😂😂

[@grayson8633]

Ive been studying for a while now, and understanding kanji STILL escapes me 75% of the time😅😅

[@blackwingBF]

I'm not a Japanese, but Chinese also have this "Ateji" thing. In Chinese, even though the words are different, some have the same sound. Example: 你 and 擬. Both have the same pronunciation (Ni), but the meaning of the words are different. 你 means you, 擬 the words itself has meaning like copy, imitate. So, the ghost girls name is as you said, when spoken, it sounds like "A", but the words that's used means "B" instead. Imagine it as a pun in English if I have to say, like "Gold fish in a tank", but the tank means the machine used in war instead of a glass bowl.

[@DanielMartinez-fv9ng]

Enchanted escape and midnight orchid: During eithers players turn you can discard this card and if you do neither player can discard cards from their hand for the rest of the turn, no cards or effects can be activated in response to this card activation.

[@caseygibson7266]

For a second, I was like "That red and blue Oni story is really familiar for some reason" but then I looked at the video source and realized it was from My Love Story, which I really love that anime.

[@kinglysander100]

Ghost ogre is a psychic type monster 👀. Oh it’s apart of the video 😅😂😂😂😂

[@goldenking2046]

I feel like Droll & Lock Bird should be an honorary member of this archetype due to it's similar naming convention in English and also having an anti-meta handtrap effect.