#android - psycho shocker

[yu-gi-poll]

ROUND 1B, MATCH 8 OUT OF 8!

Monster Stats & Propaganda Under the Cut:

Jinzo is used by Android – Psycho Shocker (Jinzo in the English dub), an Osiris Red student (Slifer Red in the dub), and Makoto Inotsume. Its stats are the following:

Attribute: DARK

Level: 6

Type: MACHINE / EFFECT

Effect Type: CONTINUOUS

Effect (according to the anime): “As long as this card remains face-up on the field, Trap Cards cannot be activated. The effects of all face-up Trap Cards are negated.”

ATK / DEF: 2400 / 1500

Propaganda:

Guy built an entire deck around summoning HIMSELF.

Kaibaman is used by Ally of Justice Kaibaman (simply Kaibaman in the dub). Its stats are the following:

Attribute: LIGHT

Level: 3

Type: WARRIOR / EFFECT

Effect Type: IGNITION

Effect (according to the anime): “Tribute this card to Special Summon 1 "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" from your hand.”

ATK / DEF: 200 / 700

Propaganda:

I carry Kaibaman in my wallet at all times

Kaibaman

[abominablesnowball]

One of these things is not like the others...

First up on my Halloween theming: pets inspired by comics and manga! ...Sort of! Marik118 and Jinzo879 are more accurately inspired by their anime counterparts but I needed to group another pet in here somehow, so Anatidaephobia's Far Side inspired design had to join in.

Anati's design is inspired by the same Far Side comic that inspired his name that I embedded in his first appearance on this blog. Sadly, I could not find any background item of a mallard to put in there.

Marik and Jinzo, however, are both inspired by characters from Yu-Gi-Oh! Marik is inspired by Marik Ishtar, and particularly Yami Marik.

In Yu-Gi-Oh, Marik was born into a family that had guarded the tomb of Pharaoh Atem, along with two of the ancient magical items that resided within. The pain of his initiation process, the mistreatment by his father, and the magical powers of the Millennium Rod merged together into a second personality usually referred to as Yami Marik.

Jinzo's origin is in one of the monsters from Yu-Gi-Oh, one of the signature cards of Joey Wheeler.

The Jinzo card, whose full Japanese name translates to "Android - Psycho Shocker", was first used in the anime by the false psychic Espa Roba. Joey faced off against him in a duel and realized that the secret behind his "psychic" powers was his brothers spying for him and reporting on what cards his opponent had in their hand. After Joey won the duel, Espa handed over Jinzo.

Steal Anati's look:

Basic White Shirt

Broken Stained Glass Window Background

Khaki Trousers

Magnificent Moustache

Negg Tie

Office Desk With Altador Cup Stickers

Steal Marik's look:

Cave Painting Background

Count von Roo Contacts

Desperado Chia Shirt and Cape

Dueling Decks Mynci Wrist Wrap

Elegant Gear Boots

Khaki Trousers

Moltaran Charm

Silver Wig

Tarla Inspired Staff

Steal Jinzo's look:

Battle Faerie Top

Buzz Meshed Wings

Buzz Musketeer Trousers

Dark Buzz Boots

Dark Buzz Cape

Faerie Painted Background

Flat Necklace

Fyora's Arm Wraps

Respirator Work Mask

Steam Respiration Mask

[stvlti]

10 female characters tag

@timothydraike tagged me to post 10 favourite female characters from 10 different fandoms and then tag 10 people, but honestly this list isn't gonna be too different from my 10 fave characters list cause most of them are women anyway 😂 😂 but here you go:

Nausicäa // Nausicäa of the Valley of the Wind, Studio Ghibli

I didn't explain it last time, but I feel like she is the prototype for all the Ghibli girl heroines, free and autonomous, except she's a young woman who knows exactly what she believes in and wants to do. She's a warrior princess who believes in peace and kindness rather than war; she listens to mother nature and tends to her garden as deftly as she handles her glider jet; she's a born leader who puts her subjects' wellbeing before her own immediate safety. This gif here shows the moment she took of her own gas mask to boost morale while they're crashing into a toxic wasteland. I don't think I've seen many representations of female leadership as compelling and utterly human as hers was before or after this film debuted in popular media.

Harley Quinn // DCU

She's a bundle of contradictions but it's in that I find a female antivillain/antihero that feels real. Her stocky build and bit of chub in the tummy area? Real. Her slobbish habits and love for nasty junk food? Real. Her all encompassing empathy for animal welfare? Real. Disregarding the artists that draw her with too big boobs, she's so ordinary in her appearance and habits that it actually feels like she's the kind of girl that media often overlooks. She's like the manic pixie dream girl but rounded out with relatable human traits.

Tsunemori Akane // Psycho-Pass

I related to her when I was 20 (exactly her age at the start of the series) because I was at a crossroads in life, just as she was. I was searching for my calling, just as she was trying to understand her purpose and place in society. And at that point in my life, I could appreciate the duality between abiding by the system (legal reformation) and questioning the system (dipping into revolutionary ideas). I can't see myself relating to a cop anymore now obviously, but she's a rather unique figure that I still think about.

Ava // Ex Machina (2014), filmblr

She brings out all my post-humanist sympathies. And I think she captures a sort of queer android and Other perspective, one that the male characters feel threatened by, that women can understand well.

Maeve Millay // Westworld

She's my murder mom. Something something about "I've died a thousand times, I'm not afraid of death" (I'm paraphrasing majorly), she's so badass. The fact that she was one of the first androids to awaken and actually challenge the humans, there's so much power in her taking her trauma in stride and moving forward nonetheless. And I think you can see a recurring theme here lolol

Lois Lane (Gotham City Garage) // DCU Elseworlds

Perhaps this is just preserving a core attribute of her main continuity counterpart, but I absolutely adore the spirit she embodies of journalists who stay defiantly committed to truth and justice in the face of insurmountable odds. Fighting against a fascist terror regime - which hits very close to home - and keeping the broadcast going even out in the wasteland. In this last aspect she carries similarities to Dr. Death Defying's character from Gerard Way's Killjoys series, except she's a woman and she was actually fleshed out as a character with a heart and soul and a lot of gravitas. How can you not love her?

(and I forgot this was supposed to be 10 characters from 10 different fandoms until I finished this list but let's say her being an Elseworlds character counts as a different fandom 🤡🤡)

Ripley // Alien (even tho Sigourney Weaver's personal politics is a bit yikes)

The proto-final girl and original warrior mother in sci-fi wrapped into one. (Ok, the crown for modern scifi warrior mother might have to go to Sarah Connor actually, but that's also another Cameron invention so they can share that title.) Even tho I can't relate to most of her character arc, I'm still very impressed by her character. They even touch on her PTSD a little which is unheard of in the contemporary movies at the time.

Honorary mention: Sarah Connor // Terminator

Marceline the Vampire Queen // Adventure Time

Not the original goth gf, but she is a goth gf. Gay and aesthetics aside, I really liked that the show let her be a bit weird and gross (which she should be considering she's kind of undead) and her tragic backstory gets me every time. The best thing is she's still a big softie, who takes good care of Ice King / Simon when he's around; you don't see that kind of (grand)daughter character in media much.

Beverly Marsh // It (2017)

I haven't read the book but tbh I liked the agency the first movie awarded her enough that I'm afraid of jeopardising it; I don't like how the book portrays / handles her sexuality. She is a survivor of csa, but she's a fighter regardless. I like that about her.

Darlene Alderson // Mr. Robot

I honestly debated putting her on this list again since I haven't seen a single Mr. Robot episode in so long, but I do remember her character being given her own arc in S2 (and onwards I suppose) and she's a little fucked up in her own way. People look at Rami's character and get sucked in sorting through his alters but Darlene is no less complex - damaged, dangerous, and compelling.

Other honorary mentions:

Riko Sheridan // DCU (an Asian girl who isn't infantilised or reduced to the model minority? shocker!)

Missy // Colette (2018), filmblr (she's actually a real historical figure so I'm not sure if she counts. But she's so radical and ahead of her time - in fact the film seems to suggest she prefers he/him pronouns. I have never seen such intriguing butch representation and I just fell in love with her character. Worth a watch.)

Jo March // Little Women (2019), filmblr (since we're talking about historical women... well, she's a period film character but not a real one, but she's highly evocative of certain female experiences in much the same way)

Blue // The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (so I didn't wanna crowd this list with too many android ladies but she's the first queer android girl character I came across and I loved her instantly. Too bad they buried her gay but her entire concept is my aesthetic)

Rem // Death Note (I feel like I'm obligated to mention DN, too bad it has shitty writing wrt female characters, that's why I have no choice but to stan the lesbian monster gf friend who is so in love with her gal pal she would die for her. Ugh, poetic cinema)

Ok now I am gonna tag @lawliyeeeet @sweetgloss @dressed-to-keehl @3dnygma @hikenacedabi and anyone else who wants to I guess

[cyberenergyshock]

taking a closer look at the jinzo archetype & its members

there’s very few monsters in the yugioh tcg that actually have stated lore- konami seems to really like implied lore through cart art and card effects, and relationships within archetypes as well as cards outside of them. with that in mind, i want to share my observations about the five monsters in the jinzo archetype!

before i begin, i want to get one simple but very important technicality out of the way, and that is this: robots, androids and cyborgs are all different things.

robot: a machine created with little/no intended resemblance to a human being, including bipedal robots like gundams who are meant to be piloted 

androids: a machine created with a clear intended resemblance to humans, either by looking exactly like one or looking very humanoid

cyborg: a human or humanoid with mechanical enhancements

the japanese name of this archetype is 人造人間 (jinzoningen), which translates literally to “artificial human” and translates officially to english as “android”. in addition, the original japanese names of all of the jinzo monsters are as follows:

人造人間－サイコ・ショッカー (Jinzōningen - Saiko Shokkā)

人造人間－サイコ・ジャッカー (Jinzōningen - Saiko Jakkā)

人造人間－サイコ・リターナー (Jinzōningen - Saiko Ritānā)

人造人間－サイコ・ロード (Jinzōningen - Saiko Rōdo)

人造人間７号 (Jinzōningen Nana-gō)

as well as having “android” prefixed before all of their names, the archetype is also all purely machine-type, as opposed to several other monsters who clearly have cyborg augmentation but retain their original typing, like giga gagagigo. based on this, it’s safe to say that the “jinzo” monsters are all purely mechanical beings—they are NOT humans who have been experimented on, or who have received cyborg augmentation.

moving onto the monsters themselves, in order of release date:

this card was released before the first actual “jinzoningen” monster, and considering that the word “jinzoningen” is also just a general word meaning “android”, it’s debatable whether this card is even technically part of the archetype, but since the wiki treats it as one, i’m just gonna go for it anyways. jinzo #7 is a very shoddy-looking android, and the numbers printed on his armor seem to imply that he is attempt #7 of his creator’s attempt to build a functioning machine, since the assumed jinzo numbers 1-6 are nonexistent in the card game. and based on his similarity in appearance to the other jinzoningen monsters, he very well may have been the first step, the “gateway” to the creation of the others. his effect is very simple, but possibly implies that he has exceptionally high speed or agility to avoid the other monsters in the way of the player, and also to make up for his poor offensive and defensive capabilities.

jinzo - lord was released years after the original jinzo in 2008, but i’m putting them both together in the same bit of analysis, because based on lord’s way of summoning, the implications are clear—jinzo - lord is simply an upgraded version of jinzo, rather than a separate monster entirely. 

unlike #7, jinzo is clearly a polished machine, fully complete in his construction and capable of several highly destructive functions. his name “psycho shocker” implies strong psychic abilities that are capable of inflicting physical damage, and his attack in the anime, “cyber energy shock”, is an electric ball of pure dark energy. also implied by his attribute, dark energy most likely contributes to a large part of his function, possibly held internally by a strong magnetic or magical field. his main skill is disabling trap cards with his presence, which can translate more generally as incredibly high intelligence and strong psychic ability that allows him to forsee danger before it happens and disable the things that he already knows pose a threat. in his upgraded “lord” form, these abilities are strengthened even further, now having the ability to outright destroy these threats and inflict karmic return blows with his psychic powers. he also gains six tendrils sprouted from his back, which may be used for restraint and generating electrical shocks from the spikes at the tips. since he is a machine, he may also use these to download information from other machines into his CPU, based on their flat appearance, as if they’re meant to be inserted somewhere. overall, being the ace of his entire archetype, he is a very powerful, very intelligent android capable of great harm in many different ways, though he appears to be somewhat of a glass cannon—his defensive capabilities are below average, so his only option is to serve his purpose with his several different abilities, or give into being overpowered by the enemy; a black-and-white choice fitting for a mechanical mind, but his high intelligence may imply also imply sentience, making his decisions not so clear-cut should he form attachments to others.

returner is a comparably small android to all the others, looking to be the size of an average human. he shares a lot of the same qualities as #7, but in returner’s case, he seems to be built with more of an intentional emphasis on agility, being incredibly thinly built and only possessing a large CPU where his head is and large shoulderpads for protection. the purpose that his second effect seems to imply is a sort of “distress call” upon destruction. his defensive capabilities are only slightly below-average, and he can hold his own against weaker opponents with ease. upon being destroyed, he immediately calls for the return of a fallen comrade, possibly implying that he uses his remaining energy and power to reanimate a destroyed or dysfunctional jinzo for just enough time to take down the larger opponent they were facing, before both of them return to ruin. 

interestingly enough, despite being a “call for help” type of android, he was built with a human-like mouth that was then sewn shut, making him unable to actually speak, which is much more visually gruesome than the other mouth-like masks the other jinzoningens have. guess the creator of the jinzoningens had a pretty messed up sense of humor. 😱

jector is very interesting, as he seems to have been built as a direct defensive counterpart to jinzo himself. his japanese name, “psycho jacker”. directly implies his purpose as a hacker, as do the multitude of tendrils connected directly to his CPU. his second ability allows him to use his full power to hack into the opponents strategies and reveal all of their abilities, providing intelligence to his team and then immediately requesting backup from jinzo, bringing him to attention, and if the situation is dire enough, directly bringing him to jector’s location. his first ability—to change his data to “jinzo”’s—is what his english name implies; the ability to “project” himself into jinzo’s role. this way, not only is he able to utilize jinzo’s specific support items, such as “amplifier” (which can ONLY be equipped to jinzo), but he is also able to take on the full appearance and abilities of jinzo - lord, who can only be summoned by tributing a face-up “jinzo” on the field and cannot be summoned any other ways. his intelligence is possibly even superior to jinzo’s, as he seems to have been built with the sole intent of creating an incredibly competent data-gathering machine who can then use it to support jinzo’s conquest. jector is, without a doubt, the best support member for jinzo, possessing high defensive capabilities, the ability to hack into vital intelligence for his team, and even the ability to copy jinzo - lord’s own abilities in a pinch. 

whoever created these androids seems to have been trying to create an android with a combination of human intelligence and raw destructive power, and have been trying for a while before they eventually got it right. upon jinzo’s creation, their focus moved on to creating androids to support his conquest, resulting in the birth of jector and returner. jinzo is a dangerous weapon capable of mass destruction, but he may also possess too much intelligence to be held down by any one commanding force for too long. jector and returner are loyal only to jinzo, so wherever he decides to go they will most likely follow. there’s really no telling what such intelligent androids would decide to do if left to their own devices, since, despite their attribute, there’s nothing in their cards or their anime appearances that directly imply that they’re evil or destruction-bent. there was that one jinzo spirit from GX that wanted to become human so he could destroy the world or whatever bUT COME ON, GIVE THEM A CHANCE-

anyways, let me know what y’all think or if you have anything to add!! reblog with commentary, reply, add stuff in the tags, or anything you want, really, this was really fun to write and it could be a fun discussion to have! :>

[cobrakaistore-blog]

Cyber ​​Energy Shock Haste magic Only one card with this name can be activated per turn. ①: If there is "Android-Psycho Shocker" in your field, the field card You can activate 1 card. Destroy that card. Use this effect to destroy a field trap card In this case, one of the following effects can be selected and applied. ● Choose a face-up card on the field and negate that effect until end of turn. ● All [Android-Psycho Shocker] in your field have 800 ATK. (en Cobra Kai Store.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pJeB9loI-/?igshid=sxaa9y6we9jn

[darkshadowduelist]

DP24-JP031 Kyoui no Jinzou Ningen – Psycho Shocker (OCG: Menacing Android – Psycho Shocker/TCG: The Menacing Jinzo)

Level 7 DARK Machine Effect Monster

ATK 2400

DEF 1500

You can use each effect among the (1)st and (2)nd effects with this card’s name only once per turn.

(1) If either player(s) possesses a Trap(s) on the field or in the GY(s): You can Special Summon this card from your hand, but its Level becomes 6 for the rest of the turn.

(2) During either player’s Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 “Jinzo” from your hand or GY, then you can look at all Spells and Traps your opponent controls and destroy all Traps among them.

DP24-JP032 Makyoudoushi Psycho Bounder (OCG: Magical Mirror Master Psycho Bounder/TCG: Psycho Bounder)

Level 4 LIGHT Machine Effect Monster

ATK 1700

DEF 1000

You can use each effect among the (1)st and (2)nd effects with this card’s name only once per turn.

(1) If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 “Jinzo”, or 1 Spell/Trap that specifically lists “Jinzo” in its text, from your Deck to your hand.

(2) If another monster you control is attacked by an opponent’s monster, before damage calculation: You can destroy both the attacking monster and this card.

DP24-JP033 Psycho Gigacyber

Level 6 DARK Machine Effect Monster

ATK 2200

DEF 1200

You can Special Summon a card with this card’s name using the way written in its (1)st effect only once per turn.

You can use the (2)nd effect with this card’s name only once per turn.

(1) If your opponent controls more cards that are Spells or Traps than you do, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand).

(2) When this card declares an attack on an opponent’s Effect Monster while you control “Jinzo”: You can Tribute this card; place that opponent’s monster face-up in your opponent’s Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Trap.

DP24-JP035 Uchuu no Housoku (Law of the Universe)

Normal Spell

You can only activate 1 card with this card’s name per turn.

(1) Your opponent can Set 1 Trap directly from their hand or Deck. If they do, Special Summon 1 “Jinzo” from your Deck. If they do not, add 1 “Jinzo”, or 1 monster that specifically lists “Jinzo” in its text, from your Deck to your hand.

DP24-JP036 Uchuu tono Koushin (Contact with the Universe)

Continuous Spell

You can use each effect among the (1)st and (2)nd effects with this card’s name only once per turn.

(1) You can send to the GY 1 monster you control that is owned by your opponent; Special Summon 1 Machine monster from your hand or GY.

(2) During your opponent’s Draw Phase, when they conduct their normal draw while you control “Jinzo”: You can declare a card type (Monster, Spell, or Trap); look at the drawn card(s), and if the declared card type is among them, send this card to the GY, and if you do that, draw 1 card.

OCG: DUELIST PACK - Duelist of Gloom

It’s the end of the LEDU Era it looks like

Duelist Pack is getting renewed with a new format! This time, the pack will contain cards used by 3 Duelists from the anime and manga who use DARK monsters. It will include new cards for these Duelists as well as reprints of versatile generic cards to help you build their Decks.

-Release Date: May 16th 2020

-Each pack will have 5 cards and each box will have 15 packs

Also 3 new kinds of sleeves will also be released on the same day:

-Duelist Card Protector OCG 2020

-Duelist Card Protector Black 2020

-Duelist Card Protector Gloom

Note: The “Gloom” here is specifically a kind of gloom or shadow heavily associated with the gloom, shadow and darkness of the underworld in various classic mythologies. A really dreary deep darkness.

Egyptian God Slime

WATER Aqua / Fusion / Effect

LV10 3000/3000

1 Aqua monster + 1 Level 10 WATER monster

Must first be either Fusion Summoned, or Special Summoned by Tributing 1 Level 10 Aqua monster with 0 ATK (in which case you do not use “Polymerization”).

(1) This card can be treated as 3 Tributes for a Tribute Summon.

(2) Cannot be destroyed by battle. Your opponent cannot target monsters you control for attacks or with card effects, except “Egyptian God Slime”.

Meklord Emperor Wisel – Synchro Absorption

DARK LV1 Machine/Special Summon/Effect

2500 ATK / 2500 DEF

Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned by its own effect. You can only use this card name’s 1st effect once per turn.

(1) During your opponent’s turn (Quick Effect): You can send 1 face-up “Meklord” monster you control to the GY; Special Summon this card from your hand.

(2) If this card is Special Summoned: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; it cannot attack for the rest of this turn.

(3) When a card or effect is activated that would destroy a card(s) on the field (Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card.

Cyber Energy Shock

Quick-Play Spell

You can only activate 1 card with this card’s name per turn.

(1) If you control “Jinzo”: Target 1 card on the field; destroy it, then it was a Trap, you can apply 1 of these effects.

● Negate the effects of 1 face-up card on the field until the end of this turn.

● Each “Jinzo” you control gains 800 ATK.

[gotojobin]

#遊戯王 #TheKingOfYuGiOhDuelLinks #YuGiOhDuelLinks #遊戯王デュエルリンクス #Konami #Otaku #YuGiOh #DuelLinks #KingDevinJoseph #おたく #ExpertGamer #熟練ゲーマー #キングデビンジョセフ #GotoJobin #コナミ #HappyBlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth #HappyBlackHistoryMonth2018 #BlackHistoryMonth2018 1. Summon the psycho-shocker summoned by Android Android !! 2."Jinzo" negate and prevents the activation of all Trap Cards on the field with its Trap Search ability! t even has 2400 ATK making it a formidable force to overcome