But really the idea to create an effect monster version of Red-Eyes B. Dragon came the moment I saw Dragonic Overlord from Cardfight!! Vanguard get turned into a Break Ride. It made me think that perhaps Yu-Gi-Oh! could turn iconic Normal Monsters or monsters that have bad effects and re-release them with actual good effects. Now admittedly they'd NEVER do this as it would ruin the prestige and stuff of the original (ie. why Summon Skull never got a name change despite badly needing something done to settle the whole Archfiend stuff) but dammit I AM someone who writes fanfics and shit so screw their logic I'm gonna do it anyway!
If you control no monsters, you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing, but you cannot summon other monsters this turn. If this card attacks an opponent's monster, it gains 600 ATK during the Damage Step only. If this card is used as Fusion, Synchro or Xyz Material OR Tributed for the Normal, Special or Ritual Summon of a DARK Dragon-Type Monster, it gains 1000 Atk and the following effect, until the end phase;
* At the end of a battle involving this monster, if your life points are 2000 or less you can discard two Dragon-Type monsters from your hand; This card can attack again. You can only use this effect once per turn.
The Booster Pack is called "Overdrive Generation" a reference to a fanfic my friend worked on that had a character of mine cameo in, who played Red-Eyes. I tried for the longest of time to come up with a suitable ultimate play card that would be fitting for the big climatic battle against the big bad. The end result (so far) is this, something that operates pretty much like a Break Ride from Vanguard and yeah this is pretty much an imitation of the restand ability of many Vanguards. I'm willing to bet Red-Eyes and its offspring would be part of the Kagero Clan since they're firebreathing dark dragons.
When designing the card I decided to give it identical stats to Red-Eyes as it really is just an effect version of the card and going with the "Break Ride" gimmick two effects which I'll break down.
The first effect I think I did real good on. You have a way to summon it from the hand without needing tributes, but at the cost of being unable to summon other monsters during the same turn, a powerful double edged sword. He's able to beat over anything with less than 3000 attack which is always nice and being a Level 7 DARK Dragon makes him compatible with various cards (Eclipse Wyvern, Seven Star Sword, Rank 7s). Then there's the second effect.
I'm well aware that the second effect is probably VERY strong if not overpowered and should be limited to when he's used as Xyz Material or Tributed but for now I'll just enjoy the extremely wide range of applications this guy has with the many Dark Dragons available in the game. Some of the notable Dragons that this works with are;
-Any Level 5 or higher Dark Dragon (Darkflare)
-Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon
-Darkflare Dragon
-Black Skull Dragon
-Five-Headed Dragon
-Beelze, King of Dark Dragons
-Infernity Doom Dragon
-Void Ogre Dragon
-Black-Winged Dragon/Black-Feathered Dragon
-Red Dragon Archfiend/Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend
-Dark End Dragon
Since Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon banishes for his special summon, he doesn't get the boost. You could use REDMD to summon this thing if it's been out for a turn already then sack them off for something else (the attack again effect is an activated ability so LaDD would negate it).
Obviously giving any of these guys +1000 and a second attack is pretty nutty. You have to be very, very low on life to get this bonus, making it a late game clutch card and you have to be able to protect Red-Eyes for a turn in order to do this, but Jeweled Red Dragon swinging for 6K after clearing the board is pretty unreal.
Oh and I do plan on making some kind of ultimate form for Red-Eyes that uses this card in some way. THAT will be some obscenely strong anime level bullshit that will only pop up once or twice and it will be AWESOME.
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