Archetype condition An archetype condition is a condition that specifies a card as being a member of an archetype when the card ' s name does not . Most occurrences are on non - Japanese prints of cards where the card ' s name was established before the archetype was ; the most common usages are on old " Archfiend " cards such as " Summoned Skull " and " Axe of Despair " for which the localized name is well - known and it would not be appropriate to rename the card . For Effect Monster s , archetype conditions are always listed at the beginning of the card text ( but after Material s , if any ) ; non - Effect Monster s instead list it at the very bottom of the text box . On Japanese cards , they are simply written as a regular sentence as part of the main body ; on non - Japanese cards , they are always in parentheses and on a separate line from the rest of the card text . Because an archetype condition is a condition and not an effect , it is unaffected by cards such as " Skill Drain " . It is also the only text that can be printed in the lore box of a Normal Monster that can affect gameplay in any way ( and is therefore not italicized ) . For a Pendulum Monster , it is the only text in the lore box that can affect gameplay while the card is placed in a Pendulum Zone . As an archetype condition includes information that would normally be contained within a card ' s name , if a card such as " Phantom of Chaos " copies the name of a card with an archetype condition , it would also copy the card ' s archetype condition and consequently also be treated as a member of the archetype listed in the copied card ' s archetype condition while it is copying the card ' s name . Purpose . Archetype membership is ordinarily determined by a card ' s name : an archetype ' s support ( and anti - support ) cards list a specific string in their effect , and a given card is a member of that archetype if its name includes that string . Because " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " is originally a Japanese franchise , most such support is determined by Japanese names , and when cards are localized for non - Japanese regions , a suitable translation is chosen to name the archetype and be used in the names of all of that archetype ' s members and the effects of its support cards , and no other cards ever use that string in their names . There are two cases where this system may break down : where the first support cards are released much later than the first members , and those members were localized without the archetype ' s string in their names ( sometimes including anime localizations ) ; and where previously - localized non - members were given names that contain the archetype ' s string . In both cases , there are two possible solutions : rename the card , or specify its membership status ; both ways have been used in the past . For example : the English card text of " Arsenal Summoner " specifies that " Celtic Guardian " , " Winged Dragon , Guardian of the Fortress # 1 " , " Winged Dragon , Guardian of the Fortress # 2 " , " Guardian of the Labyrinth " and " The Reliable Guardian " are not " Guardian " cards ; and " Oscillo Hero # 2 " had its English name changed to " Wattkid " to include it in the " Watt " archetype . Archetype conditions can be considered a formalized type of the first method , used where a card cannot be renamed because its current name is well - established and well - known by fans and players , as is the case for " Summoned Skull " and " Axe of Despair " , or it is not feasible to rename the card to exclude it from the archetype while preserving the meaning across European languages , as is the case for " T . G . Wonder Magician " in French and " Kozmoll Dark Lady " in Italian . History . This type of condition was first seen in " Absolute Powerforce " on " Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast " . While " Archfiend " cards without " Archfiend " in their name had long been listed on the official website and in rulebooks , the condition text was not added to them until " " . The first Japanese card with an archetype condition was " " , a " Master Guide 4 " promotional card . In " TCG " languages , this card does not include any archetype condition , as its localized name contained the required string whereas its original name did not . In the " TCG " , archetype conditions have been used to include cards in the " Phantom Beast " , " Archfiend " , " Noble Arms " , " Elemental HERO " , " Dark Magician Girl " , and " Gadget " archetypes ; in the " OCG " , archetype conditions have been used to include cards in the " Utopia " , " Elemental HERO " , " Superheavy Samurai " , " Frightfur " , " Ninja " , " Blue - Eyes " , " Celtic Guard " , " Raidraptor " , " Fusion Dragon " , " Synchro Dragon " , " Xyz Dragon " , and " Pendulum Dragon " archetypes . In " OCG " languages , if a card has an archetype condition then it has that archetype condition in all " OCG " languages . In " TCG " languages , only the Portuguese print of " Archfiend Soldier " , the German card database entry for " Gadget Soldier " , the Italian card database entry for " Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight " , and non - English " TCG " prints of " Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda " have an archetype condition that does not appear in other " TCG " languages ; additionally , the Italian card database entry for " A Deal with Dark Ruler " does not include the archetype condition the card has in every other " TCG " language due to it having a database - only rename . " Edge Imp Frightfuloid " , " Contrast HERO Chaos " , and " Dragon Spirit of White " are the only cards to have archetype conditions in both the " OCG " and " TCG " .