The X-Playing Cards

X-Playing cards, are powerful playing cards that grant the wielder various abilities.

There are 52 known X-Playing Cards in total, the entire set essentially identical to a french-suited set of playing cards. However, each X-Playing Card has a specific design that hints to its ability, and they all have the same design on the back. They are also indestructible; even bullets cannot scratch them.

## History

### The X-Playing cards' Creation

When Trapla was still divided, an invading nation (presumably Vikings, as shown in the beginning of Episode #06: TAKE BACK FIVE) came to conquer the island. Hunting down warriors and civilians alike, the war seemed one-sided. However, a mysterious mage appeared with a small silver-haired boy and a message:

"This boy is the true king of Trapla. If you wish to save this land, choose thirteen knights from each of the four lands and fight by his side."

In the end, 52 knights were gathered from the four lands and formed a group to save the islands, and the mage gave every one of them a strange card. They each swore a blood oath to the mage, leaving a drop of their blood on the card. However, all 52 of them were slain on the battlefield. While the warriors were killed in battle, though, their souls were not lost, and their devotion to the nations were transferred to the cards via the mage's power. With the 52 X-cards born, the silver-haired boy used the deck's powers to slay the invading forces and protect the four nations, becoming the first king of Fourland.

### Post-creation

In the beginning of Episode #01: ONE SHOT, two Klondike family members, Tilt and Iris, attacked the kingdom palace, where Iris, with the help of the 8 of Spades *All Kaboom*, broke in and stole all the X-Playing cards in the palace. Just before they escaped by helicopter, however, the briefcase containing the cards was struck with a gust of wind, breaking open the lock and releasing all the cards, which were launched across the nation. Theodore Pinochle summoned High Card to find and bring back the cards.

This scene has likely happened before - With the existence of a previous High Card group described by Arya Tawawa, as well as Ban Klondike telling Detective Young that "history repeats itself", with Young asking about the attack on the palace. How many times the cards have been in the hands of the public, or for how long, is unknown.

(Note: Based on what Ban told Young, X-Blind may be the name of the phenomenon of the cards being forcibly freed and scattered by some unknown force. On that same note, the current king mentioned in episode 1: "Lala is crying", showing what may be the mysterious mage. They may be causing X-Blind somehow.)

## Abilities & Usage

Every X-Playing Card is said to "choose" its owner. As such, a card cannot be claimed or used by just anyone, and those who can use a card are called Players. Players can only use the power of one card, with the exception of X-Hands. As such, there can be no more than 52 players, although since some people and groups own multiple cards the actual number of players is smaller.

When an X-Card is Played, the card assimilates into energy(?) and forms into gloves on the Player. Each card has a different glove design, each tailoring to their respective abilities.

Every card has a specific ability, the type and strength of which is based upon its suit and value. The higher the value, the more powerful the ability or effect, but the higher the risk or recoil. Each suit has its own type of effect:

* The suit of Hearts affects the player's body
* The suit of Clubs affects natural elements
* The suit of Diamonds grants individualistic, supernatural abilities
* The suit of Spades conjures various weapons or objects

While X-Playing Cards are played, every card also grants an overall physical boost, the strength of which is based upon the card's value.

Players can play multiple X-Playing Cards (along with their chosen card) that make a legal poker hand, called an X-Hand. Playing an X-Hand gives the player the combined abilities and physical boosts of all the played cards, but also puts a much greater toll on the player. Playing four cards can kill the player directly after using it, for example.

## List of known X-Playing cards

* Hearts
* Diamonds
* Clubs
* Spades
To make changes to the Heart Cards: X-Playing Cards Heart Template

To make changes to the Diamond Cards: X-Playing Cards Diamond Template

To make changes to the Club Cards: X-Playing Cards Club Template

To make changes to the Spade Cards: X-Playing Cards Spade Template

* an unknown card by Theodore Constantine Pinochle, the back of the gloves has a crown pattern. Possibly is Q of Diamond or K of Spade
* an unknown Heart card appeared in 08: HEAT UP, the gloves are brown and have a gold heart pattern on the back with blue, red and purple things tied on them. The ability of the card is unknown. According to the new key visual It should be Burst
* According to the new key visual Tilt should have a Spade card. Possibly is J of Spade.
* According to episode 15 Zenon should have a Diamond card called "Out of Five" that can cause illusion with sound.
* According to the new key visual, an unnamed Klondike family player has an unknown card.
* It can be assumed Klondike has at least 5 cards in mixed sequence since there is a team known as straight, it could have included already confiscated cards. This team likely consisted of Nhat Chi Nguyen (A), Jasper Libera (2), Bobby Ball (3), John Doe (4), and Alexander Alekson (5), forming a wheel.