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ShootingNovaStar In reply to Des-Shinta [2015-04-03 02:27:01 +0000 UTC]

1. If you watch the japanese version of Yu-Gi-Oh, you would see that a lot of their cards are more powerful/op than the cards in the english version and their released cards. For example, the god cards in the jap. version have way better and stronger effects while the english version's released cards effects are weaker. Other examples would be the Earthbound Imortals, some (or maybe even most) of the  Number cards, and Raid Raptors - Rise Falcon. I probably could have worded that differently though, so I understand why you would bring this up. Sorry for the confusion.
2. The card maker I use to make the cards gives the card this color since it is a divine-beast. I don't think I explained this  good enough , so if you want to see what I mean, here is a link: www.yugiohcardmaker.net/

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FlareKyn In reply to ShootingNovaStar [2024-04-10 01:44:11 +0000 UTC]

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Des-Shinta In reply to ShootingNovaStar [2015-04-03 03:57:05 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, a lot of the anime effects differ from their real-life card effects, the Egyptian gods and quite a number of other cards (Shooting Quasar dragon, Divine Neos, Neos wiseman, to name a few) did as well, as they were considered too powerful to be put into the game with all of their effects intact as showcased in that form.

However, the anime (and by proxy the manga), no matter if you watch it dubbed or Subbed, is not the OCG.  It never has been.  What you've been describing are Anime/Manga effects.



The TCG and OCG are Distribution regions; the TCG being western nations, the OCG being Asia.  The only differences are Card Rulings, banlists, card backings, and who sanctions the tournaments.  And that last one is only a thing because of territorial issues and release schedules for exclusive cards that become unfair in organized play for those that lack them.
...Competitive players are dicks.

The OCG cards those players have possess the exact same effects that go into the ones printed for the TCG, with exception to certain errata to clarify things but don't actually change what the card is doing (waboku, THAT used to be a headache), or cards that need to specify waht it works on due to naming changes in relation to archetypes that would not actually apply for the effects.

One example being that red eyes B. chick is technically not part of the red-eyes archetype as it's japanese name is "Kokuryū no Hina" or "Black Dragon's Hatchling", thus does not possess the needed 'red eyes' part of the name to be used for effects that specify a 'red-eyes' monster, such as Red-Eyes Wyvern.

Read the article on The Archfiend archetype If you've not head of that mess.  It's an example in hilarity and frustration, to the point they started printing Summoned Skull's that tells people it counts as an Archfiend in it's normal monster flavor text as they got tired of having to tell people it did in fact count as one.

Some cards have also have their effect changed, a recent example being Sinister Serpent and it adding conditions because the thing was broken, or the terminology updated, such as 'extra deck' instead of 'fusion deck', and 'banish' instead of 'removed from play'.  But that change applies to both the TCG and OCG.  The effects remain the same.



Ra was originally colored yellow when it's card was first released to indicate it could not be used in a duel (though the text stating that helped) and was simply a collector's item with Slifer and Obelisk colored red and blue respectively as well.  They likewise lacked their effects.  when it was officially added in, it became an effect monster, and colored as such
Being a 'divine' typed/attributed card has nothing to do with being yellow, so coloring it as a normal monster would only confuse people.
Also: you forgot to indicate it's an effect monster with it having the 'effect' typing, regardless.

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