Ygo card theory topic

[Toffee.]

Might be talking shit.
Might not be.
That's up for debate/correct me if I'm wrong plz, since it will prove to be more accurate.

Might as well get Karakuri bushi out of the way first, since I've already mentioned this to a few people.


This card must attack if able. When this face-up Attack Position card on the field is selected as an attack target, change it to Defense Position. If another "Karakuri" monster on the field is destroyed, this card gains 400 ATK.

Stuff I thought about:

First off, Wiki gives us this, for all Karakuris in general, for the basic concept:

The "Karakuri" monsters resemble mechanized puppets or automata from Japan from the 17th century to 19th century. The word "karakuri" means a "mechanical device to tease, trick, or take a person by surprise". Like Wind-Up toys, they could only move in a predetermined pattern - this is reflected by the cards' effects, as they do not have a choice about whether they attack or defend.

K. so that's the basic idea to Karas. Sure.

First off, given the info to the theme of these, all of them work under a shogun:

I'm using this for example, since I can't seem to locate anything else:

Plus, Shoguns are generally fancier anyway, but that's another story.

Now for Bushi...

Wiki for "Bushido":

Bushidō (武士道), literally "the way of the warrior", is a Japanese word for the way of the samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept of chivalry.

Etymology
Lit. ‘way of the warrior’, from 武士 (ぶし, bushi, “warrior”) and 道 (どう, dō, “way, path”

カラクリ武者六参壱八 -> Karakuri Musha Muzan'ichiha/Karakuri Warrior 6318 -> Karakuri Bushi mdl 6318 "Muzanichiha"
Name is there. Or whatever.

Now samurais, also called "Bushi", are effectively people who would accompany/wait upon/etc people of higher ranks; In this case, the Steel Shoguns.

Now consider this...
Given the fact a ronin is a "samurai without a lord/master", this is referenced in Bushi's effect, to where it gains 400 if another Karakuri is destroyed. Obviously Bushi/Smurais aren't a higher rank, but it would be counterproductive if Bushi spontaneously lost ATK power. I mean, it's not like they are weaker, they just lack a Shogun to hang around with, and are a lower rank as a result. So the fact another Karakuri, or to be more specific/stay with this implied flavor, one of the Shoguns, is ever destroyed, Bushi gains 400 ATK because he is now without a Shogun.
I mean, Ronins are just wandering homeless samurais, but still...
Now, here's more to take into consideration...
Considering Bushi is wearing a 'Kasa', but more specifically a Fukaamigasa:

The significance of this kind:

One kind of kasa for Buddhist monks is made overly large, in a bowl or mushroom shape and is made from woven rice straw. It does not come to a point like a rice farmer's hat, nor ride high on the head like a samurai's traveling hat. It is just a big hat covering the upper half to two thirds of the face. Thus, it helps mask the identity of the monk and allows him to travel undistracted by sights around him on his journey.

Mushroom ones, btw, are used by Komuso:

Now the significance of this is the fact:

Komusō wore a tengai or tengui (天蓋), a woven straw hat or kasa which completely covered their head like an overturned basket or a kind of woven beehive. The idea was that by wearing such a hat they removed their ego. What the hat also did was remove their identity from prying eyes. Further, the government granted the komusō the rare privilege to freely travel the country without hindrance—playing the flute for alms and meditation. This was because many komusō were spies for the Shogunate; and some were undercover spies in priestly disguise

What does this have to do with Bushi? Oh... I don't know.... Maybe the fact his hat alludes to the fact he is implied faceless/etc and ties to the name Karakuri meaning to 'take something by surprise'.
Plus, given the fact Komusos are potentially fake and just conceal a samurai/ronin underneath, it's understandable why it has such headgear. I mean, Bushi doesn't have the full Komuso costume, per say, but he has the same "I have no face"-hat, which is what I'm getting at.

[iCherries]

game theory time?

[Darj]

 

I would like to discuss this card.

To put it simply, what do you think happened to Felgrand Dragon?

A. Did it "trascend", so to speak, into a divine or celestial knight? (implied by the "Divine" in its name)

or

B. Was it slain by a knight or mercenary, who later used its remains to craft an armor and wear it? (think of the "Monster Hunter" game series).

 

Personally, I think A is more likely, but at the same time B is a possibility, because a dragon turning into a human-like divine knight is cool, but also kind of random, unless it is a reference to a tale, mythology,e tc. I'm not aware of.

[Maeriberii Haan]

I am more inclined to think that DDK Felgrad is a knight wielding Felgrand's power, though it's probably more like the knight was blessed by him instead of the knight pulling a MH.

But idk.

[Darj]

That makes sense too, and actually I prefer it over the other 2 possibilities. So, until Konami reveals this card's backstory (if it ever does), I'm sticking with that theory.

[Βyakuya]

I like to think of him as a prototype Necloth, despite the fact Felgrand was never part of the Duel Terminal storyline.

[Goose]

this topic is weird as fuck

[Agro]

ban everything