Ochappi, Pure Hearted Faerie

Ochappi, Pure Hearted Faerie is among one of the more popular snow faeries used in the metagame or drawn by fans, although not as much as Jasmine, Mist Faerie. It is also some sort of mascot by fans.
==Card Explanation==
The card was first released in DM-17 The Over-Technocross which is considered among one of the worst sets in duel masters history as at that time there is nothing strong save for Dandy Eggplant. At that time, it was rarely used as Bronze-Arm Tribe is considered better due to its higher consistency, and Strike Back is rarely used at that time. 
However, later on it is more commonly used as it had been considered a much faster version of Bronze-Arm Tribe due to the strike back ability. When being attacked by a light attack or in conjunction with Kodamanma, it is possible to sacrifice a shield and even if the player does not have a card in his graveyard, it is possible to send that card back into the mana zone to get 1 extra mana. And if the player sends it using Strike Back, it odes not get summoning sickness and can attack on the next turn. 
However, it is not a good defense against rush as it has only 1000 power and thus cannot be used for beatback, and of course it is a nature creature, so it has no blocker, and thus cannot block.
As an additional use it happens to be a very good evolution bait for Sanmadd, S-Rank Tribe as it costs 3, and if the player has 3 creatures in the battle zone, he can start whacking the opponent with Sanmadd's Triple Breaker. Hamukatusman, No. 1 Wind might have speed attacker, but Ochappi can be sent out for no cost during the opponent's turn. It also works well with Boaroaxe, Evil Tomahawk and can be used as evolution bait for Gyogyou, Revolutionkind.
Also as since this point, the producers had a limited opening for Idol Cards as seen in the type of illustration. This is further enabled in the first promotional version of the card.
In the literal insanity known as Super Black Box Pack, Ochappi was one of the shock reprints of the side b set of the expansion. This time, it was drawn by the doujin artist Aki Eda, and the artwork had a girl holding Ochappi in her hands, and the artwork is adorable
But due to this, of course the packaging rate is as bad as 1 card per carton and singles of it sold for just about as expensive as Nicol Bolas when it first appeared and later on sold for around 1000 to 1500 yen, around the same as .
Category:Snow Faerie
Category:Metagame Status:Mandatory
Category:Idol Card
Category:Creature