#beaver warrior

[thewittyphantom]

Ooh, the Toei Yu-Gi-Oh anime had two coloring books! I wonder what was inside.

[magicandwizards29anniversary]

Yugi's Minor Monsters from the Death-T Arc

As I did for the "The Cards with Teeth, Parts 1 and 2" monsters, I've decided to fit some of the monsters that debuted in the Death-T arc into one post.

Note that not every Death-T monster is here. I've already covered "Dark Knight Gaia" and the "Exodia" cards. "Black Magician", as a very significant card in this project, will get his own post as well.

There's also another monster in this set that's sort of a special case, but I'll save that one for later.

So today you're all getting another 3-for-1 special!

Let's kick it off with the one that Konami gave the massive and unwieldy title of "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1". I call it "Fortress Guardian Wyvern".

Now, to be fair to them: this card does have a name that's quite lengthy regardless. From what I could tell, its name should be something like "Fortress-Guarding Winged Dragon", or "Fortress Guardian Winged Dragon".

It was also a little confusing because two of the characters that make up part of its name, 「翼竜」, are often used to mean 'pterodactyl' instead.

And so for a while that had me questioning: is this card meant to be "Fortress Guardian Pterodactyl"? Was this card originally supposed to be a Dinosaur-type, and not a Dragon-type as it is in the Konami and Bandai games?

Ultimately I decided that it is, in fact, a Dragon-type. (Or that it's not a Dinosaur-type, at least.) But the "Winged Dragon" part of its name just wouldn't comfortably fit on the top of my card, and attempting to cram it made it look just as bad as what Konami international went with.

So I compromised by calling it "Fortress Guardian Wyvern", as 'wyvern' both reflects the look of this monster and fits my card template a little better.

Last piece of trivia: this card's Death-T debut is the first time that we see a monster use the 'flying' ability. This mechanic persists through the Duelist Kingdom arc into the Battle City arc. And it's pretty quirky compared to its Magic: the Gathering inspiration of the same name.

Anyway, "Fortress Guardian Wyvern" continues to be used after Death-T. It's never a star player, but it is a reliable one, and for that it's rewarded with playing a key role in bringing about one of the most exciting moments in the climax of the Duelist Kingdom arc.

"Critter" and "Louise" waiting under the jump!

Up next is everyone's favorite little guy, "Sangan". Here he is with his original name: "Critter"!

"Critter" is mostly notable just for being a sort of predecessor to "Kuriboh". The two share a lot of features and even a few background details (gotta appreciate those little pine trees!).

Otherwise there's not much to 'im. To give it more oomph, Konami gave their rendition an effect, one that works well with the "Exodia" cards. This is likely a nod to the fact that he debuts in the same duel as "Exodia" himself.

Of course, they ended up having a lot of trouble balancing that added effect, and in the process "Critter" spent a significant amount of time on the ban list before they hammered it all out. But that's a story for another blog, I'm afraid.

And now we come to the "Beaver Warrior", who in Japan fights under her own name, "Louise"!

Despite Konami international's name for her, "Louise" is not a beaver. She's pretty clearly meant to be a rat. In one of Takahashi's more recent interpretations of her design, as seen on an old instagram post of his (link leads to a tumblr repost/translation of the relevant post), that fact is even more obvious.

Nevertheless, it's pretty easy to see why Konami decided to rename this monster. "Beaver Warrior" is the sort of name that a localization team might think would be more palatable for their original target audience of preteen-to-teen boys.

It's my personal opinion that giving this monster a name like "Louise" makes it more endearing, however. Takahashi seems to agree; there's supposedly an interview where a fan asks him why Yugi keeps cards like "Louise" and "Kuriboh" around. Takakashi responds by saying that they're simply monsters Yugi personally likes and wants to include in his deck!

And that's all for today. A lot of fun cards in this set! Once again, hope you all enjoyed, and be sure to let me know if there are any cards you'd like to see next!

[mywaywardcupcake]

ExCUSE me???? The beaver has a name??? And it's LOUISE?!?!

[yu-gi-poll]

ROUND 1B, MATCH 4 OUT OF 16

Which is the best Duel Monster?

Beaver Warrior

Catapult Turtle

Voting ended onOct 21, 2023

Monster Stats & Propaganda Under the Cut:

Beaver Warrior is used by Katsuya Jonouchi ("Joey Wheeler" in the dub). Its stats are the following:

Attribute: EARTH

Level: 4

Type: BEAST-WARRIOR

Description (according to the anime): "What this creature lacks in size it makes up for in defense when battling in the prairie."

ATK / DEF: 1200 / 1500

Propaganda:

Fun Fact: Their alternate name? Louise.

Catapult Turtle is used by Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi. Its stats are the following:

Attribute: WATER

Level: 5

Type: AQUA / EFFECT

Effect Type: IGNITION

Effect (according to the anime): "Launch an ally monster from the catapult to an honorable death!."

ATK / DEF: 1000 / 2000

Propaganda:

[None Submitted]

[flowergirlmiwa]

what can you say about Beaver Warrior (Yu-Gi-Oh! card)? what the heck can you say about Beaver Warrior (Yu-Gi-Oh! card)?

what this creature lacks in size it makes up for in defense when battling in the

it has a rat tail and NOT a beaver tail. hope someone got fired for that blunder

dude that art is sick look at him hes a warrior

that's a small sword

is he wearing shoes?

in my opinion he looks like a good friend

excellent to be tributed over to summon curse of dragon

call me the beaver warrior the way i--

Voting ended onMar 5, 2023

[n3cropants]

i like that the way this is translated it gives the impression that atem just randomly named his beaver

[requiem-man]

Beaver Warrior.. Just cuz, lol

[yugiohbibleproject]