Next Generation

Next Generation (次代; Jidai) is a family premiered in BS25 and matured from BS26. In contrast to the Incarnate family, Ultimates in the Next Generation family, as the name implies, are original Ultiamtes that aren't based on previous Spirits. While it was first introduced as a Spirit family for the The SmallFireDragon Hinoko series, it is in general a family for Ultimates.
In Ultimate era, Next Generation Ultiamtes started with the Ultimate forms of the The SmallFireDragon Hinoko series of cards. Starting from BS26, each set would come with at least one X-Rare Next Generation family Ultimate, and quite a few of them have the word, "Next Generation", directly in their name. When compared to the Incarnate family Ultimates, Ultimates in the Next Generation family are having a looser summon condition in general. (e.g. Referencing Cost instead of Color) 
In the Burning Soul era that comes next, the family is revived with the introduction of the Sengoku Six Generals. All six generals are in the Next Generation family. 
In God-King era, the family also serves as the main family for Ultimates introduced from the second half of the series for various main families of the era to go along with the family supports. It also comes with the re-release of the keyword, Ultimate Hand. The most notable point, however, is that Next Generation serves as the secondary family of the main villains of the era, the Evil Gods.
Despite being absent for the entire Advent era, the family comes back temporarily with the introduction of Grandwalker Antarc and God Ultimates in BS45, serving as the secondary family of a series of Ultimates supporting the first few major families of the Grand Advent era (Astral Dragon/Blade Beast/Dark Snake/Machine Beast). 
== Also See ==
* List of cards in the "Next Generation" family
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