It’s Time For A Second Wave Of “Gradius”! [RD/KP23]

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RD/KP23-JP001 Choujikuusentouki Vic Viper (Super Time-Space Fighter Vic Viper) [Gradius]
Level 4 LIGHT Machine Normal Monster
ATK 1200
DEF 800
パワーカプセルにより、様々な能力を発揮する超高性能戦闘機。
(A high-performance jet fighter with power capsules for variable attack capabilities.)

RD/KP23-JP023 Option [Gradius’ Option]
Level 1 LIGHT Machine Effect Monster
ATK 0
DEF 800
【REQUIREMENT】 Send the top card of your Deck to the GY.
【EFFECT】 Choose 1 face-up Level 4 LIGHT Machine monster with an original DEF of 800 on your field and have this card gain ATK equal to the [Original ATK of the chosen monster] until the end of the opponent’s next turn.

RD/KP23-JP024 マルチプル Multiple [Lord British’s Multiple]
Level 1 LIGHT Machine Effect Monster
ATK 0
DEF 800
This card’s name is treated as “Gradius’ Option” while in the hand and in the GY.
【REQUIREMENT】 Send the top card of the Deck to the GY.
【EFFECT】 This card’s name is treated as “Gradius’ Option” for the rest of this turn. If there is a face-up monster on your field whose original name is “Lord British Salamander”, then you can choose 1 monster on your opponent’s field and change its battle position.

RD/KP23-JP025 ビック・バイパー スプレッドボム Vic Viper – Spread Bomb
Level 4 LIGHT Machine Effect Monster
ATK 1200
DEF 800
【REQUIREMENT】 Send 1 other monster from your hand or field to the GY.
【EFFECT】 This card’s name becomes “Gradius” for the rest of this turn, then you can choose 1 Spell/Trap Card on your opponent’s field and destroy it. For the rest of this turn, you cannot attack with monsters, except Machine monsters whose original DEF is 800.

RD/KP23-JP026 ビック・バイパー ビギニング Vic Viper – Beginning
Level 4 LIGHT Machine Effect Monster
ATK 1200
DEF 800
【REQUIREMENT】 Pay 100 LP.
【EFFECT】 This card’s name becomes “Gradius” for the rest of this turn. Then, you can send up to 2 other monsters from your hand or field to the GY. If you sent a monster(s), then you can choose “Gradius’ Option” in your GY equal to [The number of monsters sent to the GY for this effect] and Special Summon them in face-up Defense Position.

RD/KP23-JP041 ビック・バイパー リップルレーザー Vic Viper – Ripple Laser
Level 4 LIGHT Machine Fusion Effect Monster
ATK 2500
DEF 800
Materials: “Gradius” + “Gradius’ Option”
You can Contact Fusion this card.
【REQUIREMENT】 None
【EFFECT】 Send the top 2 cards of your Deck to the GY, then you can choose up to 2 face-up monsters on your opponent’s field and have them lose 800 ATK until the end of the turn.

RD/KP23-JP042 Vic Viper – Full Custom
Level 4 LIGHT Machine Fusion Effect Monster
ATK 3200
DEF 800
Materials: “Gradius” + “Gradius’ Option” + “Gradius’ Option”
You can Contact Fusion this card.
【REQUIREMENT】 None
【CONTINUOUS EFFECT】 This card cannot be destroyed by effects. This card’s attacks pierce.

RD/KP23-JP053 ハイパースピード Hyper Speed
Normal Spell Card
【REQUIREMENT】 None
【EFFECT】 Fusion Summon a Level 4 Machine monster with 800 DEF by sending monsters from your hand or field to the GY. If “Power Capsule Red” is in your GY, then the monster that was Special Summoned by this effect gains 600 ATK until the end of the turn.

RD/KP23-JP054 Power-Up Gauge [Power Meter]
Normal Spell Card
【REQUIREMENT】 Place 1 face-up monster on your field on the bottom of the owner’s Deck.
【EFFECT】 Choose 1 LIGHT Machine monster with 800 DEF in your GY and add it to the hand. If “Power Capsule Red” is in your GY, then you can Fusion Summon a Level 4 LIGHT Machine monster with 800 DEF by sending monsters from your hand or field to the GY as material.

RD/KP23-JP055 Power Capsule Blue
Normal Spell Card
【REQUIREMENT】 If there is a face-up “Gradius” on your field.
【EFFECT】 Choose up to 3 face-up monsters on your opponent’s field whose total Levels are 8 or less and destroy them, but for the rest of the turn, you cannot attack with monsters, except with Machine monsters with an original DEF of 800.

RD/KP23-JP056 Power Capsule Red
Normal Spell Card
【REQUIREMENT】 None
【EFFECT】 Excavate the top 4 cards of your Deck and reveal them. Choose up to 1 “Gradius” and 1 LIGHT Machine Effect Monster with 800 DEF among them and add them to your hand, then place the remaining cards on the bottom of your Deck in any order.

RD/KP23-JP064 リボーンパターン Reborn Pattern
Normal Trap Card
【REQUIREMENT】 When a monster on your field is destroyed by your opponent’s attack or your opponent’s effect.
【EFFECT】 Choose 1 “Gradius” or 1 Level 4 Machine Fusion Monster with 800 DEF in your GY and Special Summon it to your field face-up, then you can choose 1 card on your opponent’s field and destroy it.

Note: 復活パターン is basically “Revival Pattern”, where in a video game, you use the fact you restart on the screen with none of your power-ups and quickly re-establish your set-up. This term was pioneered with Gradius because a smart and seasoned player can easily turn losing a life and power ups into an advantage, and Gradius is extremely easy to do this tactic if you know what you’re doing.

RD/KP23-JP065 超時空戦闘機ロードブリティッシュ Chou Jikuu Sentouki Lord British (Super Time-Space Fighter Lord British) [Lord British Salamander]
Level 4 LIGHT Machine Effect Monster
ATK 1200
DEF 800
【REQUIREMENT】 Send the top card of the Deck to the GY.
【EFFECT】 This card’s name is treated as “Gradius” for the rest of this turn. Then, you can choose 1 “Gradius’ Option” in your GY and Special Summon it to your field face-up. For the rest of this turn, you cannot attack with monsters, except Machine monsters whose original DEF is 800.

Note: I’m naming it this way to mirror Gradius (which is Super Time-Space Fighter Vic Viper) and is named after the video game it originated in.

Note: Could be Lord British Life Force!

Source: YU-GI-OH!.jp