Data Storm The Data Storm ( データストーム " Dēta Sutōmu " ) is a plot element featured in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS " . The Data Storm was rumored to be a wind that once blew inside LINK VRAINS , which Duelist s used to conduct a special kind of Duel called " Speed Duel " , although that wind had disappeared . However , after Playmaker obtained the powerful AI program Ai in his Duel Disk , the Ignis released Data Material back into LINK VRAINS , returning the Data Storm to that world . Events . Playmaker initiated a Duel against a member of the Knights of Hanoi after successfully capturing the AI that they were seeking . Learning that he would be handed over if Playmaker lost , Ai declared " Cyberse - Data Material Unlock " and generated a Data Storm , shocking everyone present . He then told Playmaker to ride it using his D - Board to surf through the Data Storm while Ai declared the beginning of a Speed Duel . After the conclusion of the Speed Duel , the Data Storm continued to linger in LINK VRAINS , allowing other Duelists to ride them . Speed Duels were considered too dangerous for regular users , and anyone caught attempting them had their VRAINS accounts suspended . Hazards . When a Data Storm is active , there is a chance of it becoming unstable and creating a vortex of it , which swallows up all things in its path . The resulting tornado is extremely dangerous and destroys everything in its path . Escaping from it after being swallowed is similarly difficult , and this feat has only been successfully accomplished by Duelists who wield the " Storm Access " Skill . The transmission speed of a Data Storm can reach over 4000 gigabytes per second , an amount that is easily capable of overloading computer systems . Storm Access . " Never - before - seen " monsters are said to live inside an unstable Data Storm . The more intense the unstable Data Storm is , the more powerful the monster card that is hiding within it . By utilizing the data material that creates a Data Storm , the Skill " Storm Access " can be used to access these cards . These cards are permanently added to the Duelist ' s Extra Deck and can then be made into physical cards using an apppropriate technology . When Link Summon ed , the cards obtained from Data Storms can be distinguished by the wave of cubes that create the monster ' s body , as compared to Link Monsters originally owned by the Duelist which appear from a ball of light . A Data Storm always seems to occur regardless of the location in the LINK VRAINS , including usually inaccessible areas such as SOL ' s mother computer database , whenever the LP of a Duelist with the " Storm Access " Skill is reduced to the necessary amount required to activate it . It is said that normal Duelists are unable to utilize this Skill . Ghost Girl hypothesizes that only people with a special connection to data material such as Playmaker and Varis are able to do so , and that this connection is related to the Hanoi Project . Modes . Data Storms can adopt different appearances depending on the player manipulating it , or if programs such as the Data Gale are used to alter its programming . The Data Storms controlled by Varis take the form of tsunamis , while the Data Storms that appear before Playmaker are often cyclonic constructs . Data Gale . By increasing the density of the Data Storm , an area is created where it is possible to utilize the D - Board without the Data Storm winds . This allows Duelists to freely maneuver about the LINK VRAINS environment . However , this also traps them and prevents them from logging out until the Duel is over . The Data Storms of a Data Gale are black in color .