🎭critiques are welcome🎭 Idea for a suite of “Reboot HERO” Retrains for the main 5 “Elemental HERO” monsters (as well as Elemental HERO Shadow Mist, since the original lineup didn’t have a DARK representative.)

[But First He Lit It On Fire]

Each “Reboot HERO” has the same Level, Attribute, Type (Excluding the four of them that are now Effect monsters instead of Normal momsters), and ATK/DEF as their original counterparts, meanwhile they all face a shared effect to treat themselves as their OG counterparts from almost anywhere. From their, they also have shared effects to let themselves be treated as 2 Tributes for the Summon/Set of a “HERO” monster, OR, a monster of their respective attributes (“Reboot HERO Sparkman”, as examples, can be used to Tribute Summon “Elemental HERO Neos: by itself, or “Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon”, since Toon Dragin’s Special Summon needs 2 “Tributes” and this shared effect DOES NOT specify “Normal” for the “Summon/Set.) Then, each of them, save Shadow Mist who’s unique effect I made different to separate her from her counterpart that’s already more “up to date” than the other 5 (I based it off of “Dark Ruler Ha Des”’s effect), each “Reboot HERO” has a unique effect that’s based off of 1 Spell/Trap that’s directly related to the original cards (Feather Storm, Bubble Illusion, Clay Charge, Spark Blaster, and Burst Return + a sprinkling of the “Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force” exclusive Burst Impact). Lastly, each card has one more shared effect to, during the End Phase as a (Quick Effect), let the,selves be Shuffled back into the Deck from the hand, field or GY to let their user Draw 1 card, AND, if they drew a “HERO” monster OR monster of the same attribute as that “Reboot HERO”, they can  then shuffle 1 Banished cards into either player’s Deck/Extra Deck. Down below will be the effects of each:

Reboot HERO Avian (WIND)

Level 3

Warrior/Effect

This card’s name becomes “Elemental HERO Avian” while on the field or in the hand, Deck or GY. Can be treated as 2 Tributes for the Summon/Set of a WIND or “HERO” monster. You can Target 1 monster you control (Quick Effect); during this turn, that target can attack a number of times equal to the number of cards you control when this effect resolves, but cannot attack directly, and other monsters you control cannot attack this turn. During the End Phase (Quick Effect): You can Shuffle this card from your hand, field, or GY into your Deck; Draw 1 card, then, if you drew a WIND or “HERO” monster; You can shuffle 1 Banished card into either player’s Deck/Extra Deck.

ATK/1000 DEF/1000

 

Reboot HERO Burstinatrix (FIRE)

Level 3

Warrior/Effect

This card’s name becomes “Elemental HERO Burstinatrix” while on the field or in the hand, Deck or GY. Can be treated as 2 Tributes for the Summon/Set of a FIRE or “HERO” monster. You can return any number of cards you control to your hand (Quick Effect); Gain 300 LP for each returned card. During the End Phase (Quick Effect): You can Shuffle this card from your hand, field, or GY into your Deck; Draw 1 card, then, if you drew a FIRE or “HERO” monster; You can shuffle 1 Banished card into either player’s Deck/Extra Deck.

ATK/1200 DEF/800
 

Reboot HERO Clayman (EARTH)

Level 4

Warrior/Effect

This card’s name becomes “Elemental HERO Clayman” while on the field or in the hand, Deck or GY. Can be treated as 2 Tributes for the Summon/Set of a EARTH or “HERO” monster. (Quick Effect) If an card(s) you control would be Destroyed by an opponent’s card (even if it’s Facedown, but Reveal it in that case): You can Destroy both that card and this card instead and inflict 800 damage to your opponent. During the End Phase (Quick Effect): You can Shuffle this card from your hand, field, or GY into your Deck; Draw 1 card, then, if you drew a EARTH or “HERO” monster; You can shuffle 1 Banished card into either player’s Deck/Extra Deck.

ATK/800 DEF/2000

 

Reboot HERO Bubbleman (WATER)

Level 4

Warrior/Effect

This card’s name becomes “Elemental HERO Bubbleman” while on the field or in the hand, Deck or GY. Can be treated as 2 Tributes for the Summon/Set of a WATER or “HERO” monster. (Quick Effect) During either player's turn, you can activate Spells/Traps from your hand. During the End Phase (Quick Effect): You can Shuffle this card from your hand, field, or GY into your Deck; Draw 1 card, then, if you drew a WATER or “HERO” monster; You can shuffle 1 Banished card into either player’s Deck/Extra Deck.

ATK/800 DEF/1200

 

Reboot HERO Sparkman (LIGHT)

Level 4

Warrior/Effect

This card’s name becomes “Elemental HERO Sparkman” while on the field or in the hand, Deck or GY. Can be treated as 2 Tributes for the Summon/Set of a LIGHT or “HERO” monster. Thrice per turn (Quick Effect), you can Target 1 monster on the field; change the battle position that Target. During the End Phase (Quick Effect): You can Shuffle this card from your hand, field, or GY into your Deck; Draw 1 card, then, if you drew a LIGHT or “HERO” monster; You can shuffle 1 Banished card into either player’s Deck/Extra Deck.

ATK/1600 DEF/1400

 

Reboot HERO Shadow Mist (DARK)

Level 4

Warrior/Effect

This card’s name becomes “Elemental HERO Shadow Mist” while on the field or in the hand, Deck or GY. Can be treated as 2 Tributes for the Summon/Set of a DARK or “HERO” monster. Negate the effects of cards that are Destroyed or Banished by monsters you control. During the End Phase (Quick Effect): You can Shuffle this card from your hand, field, or GY into your Deck; Draw 1 card, then, if you drew a DARK or “HERO” monster; You can shuffle 1 Banished card into either player’s Deck/Extra Deck.

ATK/1000 DEF/1500

 

In-universe, the idea would be that these cards would be picked first as part of a Comics-style “Reboot” of Yu-Gi-Oh GX (like what happened with DC between their continuity from before and after their “Crisis of Infinite Earths” as an example.) It’s also a double joke, as the “Reboot” can more simply be attributed to these cards getting retrains after so long behind their initial release (sans “Shadow Mist”, who came out almost a full decade after her counterparts, and wasn’t in the initial lineup of HEROes, which the in-universe “Reboot” would change.) And with their shared naming effect and call-back effects to their support cards, it’s to show that it’s STILL the original HEROES even after everything, albeit better ready and able to blend into any manner of modern decks.

Edited February 26 by But First He Lit It On Fire