Raise An Age Of Chaos With “Konton Ninsects”! [RD/KP20]

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Someone at Rush Duel R&D really likes insects. Maybe too much.

Name Explanations:

Tenten uses 昆遁忍虫 Konton Ninchuu. The name is one of those ‘multiple jokes going on at once’ things.

昆遁 sounds like 混沌 (Konton) i.e. Chaos
遁 (Ton) is used to refer to Ninjutsu that are used to escape from enemies
昆虫 (Konchuu) means Insect.

So basically they’re chaotic escape-artist ninja insects.

However, Eva has pointed out to me that 遁 is usually untranslated, so I’m going with Konton Ninsect for the theme name.

I avoided translating the insect names as this is a group of Ninja, and thus treating them as Japanese.

RD/KP20-JP012 昆遁忍虫 念珠のウツセミ Konton Ninchuu Nenju no Utsusemi (Konton Ninsect – Utsusemi the Prayer Beads)
Level 1 DARK Insect Effect Monster
ATK 0
DEF 400
【REQUIREMENT】 None
【CONTINUOUS EFFECT】 Your DARK Insect monsters with Continuous Effects inflict piercing. You take no battle damage from battles involving your Insect monster in Attack Position.

Note: Utsusemi is Cicada

RD/KP20-JP013 昆遁忍虫 迷網のクモ Konton Ninchuu Meimou no Kumo (Konton Ninsect – Kumo the Web of Illusions)
Level 2 DARK Insect Effect Monster
ATK 600
DEF 400
【REQUIREMENT】 None
【CONTINUOUS EFFECT】 If the only face-up monsters on your field are monsters whose original Type is Insect-Type, if your opponent attacks a face-up monster, they cannot declare an attack on monsters, except the monster with the highest ATK on your field.

Note: Kumo means Spider. Meimou means usually “Illusion” or “Delusion”, Mou here is Web.

RD/KP20-JP014 昆遁忍虫 刺又のカブト Konton Ninchuu Susmata no Kabuto (Konton Ninsect – Kabuto the Sasumata)
Level 4 DARK Insect Effect Monster
ATK 1300
DEF 400
【REQUIREMENT】 None
【CONTINUOUS EFFECT】 If there is another face-up Insect monster on your field, this card cannot be destroyed by battle with monsters with 2000 or more ATK.

Note: Kabuto is a Rhinoceros Beetle

RD/KP20-JP015 昆遁忍虫 変妖魔笛のアゲハ Konton Ninchuu Henyoumateki no Ageha (Konton Ninsect – Ageha the Phantasmagoria Flute)
Level 7 DARK Insect Effect Monster
ATK 2200
DEF 400
【REQUIREMENT】 None
【CONTINUOUS EFFECT】 The Type of face-up monsters on your opponent’s field becomes Insect.

Note: 変妖 is a play on 変容 (Shape Changing), 妖魔 is a Ghost or Apparition, 魔笛 is Magic Flute. Ageha is a Swallowtail Butterfly.

RD/KP20-JP016 昆遁忍虫 紅蓮天刀のナナホシ Konton Ninchuu Gurententou no Nanahoshi (Konton Ninsect – Nanahoshi the Crimson Celestial Sword)
Level 7 DARK Insect Effect Monster
ATK 2400
DEF 400
【REQUIREMENT】 None
【CONTINUOUS EFFECT】 This card gains 500 ATK x [The number of face-up Insect monsters on the field].

RD/KP20-JP053 昆遁忍法-藍穏虫 Konton Ninpou – Aionchuu (Konton Ninjutsu Art of I Want You)
Normal Spell Card
【REQUIREMENT】 Send 1 Normal Monster or 1 Level 4 or lower Insect Monster from the hand to the GY.
【EFFECT】 Choose 1 Level 5 to 8 DARK Insect Monster with 400 DEF and a Continuous Effect in your GY and Special Summon it to your field face-up.

Note: 藍穏虫 means literally Indigo Calm Insect, but sounds like “I Want You”.

RD/KP20-JP054 昆遁忍法-五翅二虫 Konton Ninpou – Goshinichuu (Konton Ninjutsu Art of Goshinichu)
Normal Spell Card
【REQUIREMENT】 Send 1 Insect monster from the hand to the GY.
【EFFECT】 Excavate the top 5 cards of your Deck and reveal them. You can choose up to 2 DARK Insect monsters with 400 DEF among them and add them to the hand, then place the remainder on the bottom of the Deck in any order.

Note: It means “Five Feathers; Two Insects”, but wording that as a specific name seems a pain. If there’s a pun I’m missing it.

RD/KP20-JP058 夢翔の愛 Muchou no Ai (Quixotic Love)
Normal Spell Card
【REQUIREMENT】 Send 1 face-up Insect monster on your field to the GY.
【EFFECT】 You draw 2 cards, but you cannot attack with monsters for the rest of the turn, except Insect monsters.

Note: Muchou usually means “Unconditional or Selfless Love” but here they’re using “Flight of Fancy” (i.e. something unrealistic or Impractical). Quixotic means something of high or romantic ideals but also completely unrealistic to the point of outright delusion. If it was just me, I’d call this “Flight of Fancy”.

Source: YU-GI-OH!.jp