Card Trivia:Obelisk the Tormentor

History

 * In Egyptian culture, an obelisk (Greek: ὀβελίσκος [obeliskos], diminutive of ὀβελός [obelos], "needle") is a tall, narrow, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramidal top. Ancient obelisks were made of a single piece of stone (a monolith). The term stele (plural: stelae) is generally used for other monumental standing inscribed sculpted stones not of classic obelisk form.

Effects
One of the three Egyptian God cards, Obelisk the Tormentor is unusual in that it's flavor text is printed as it's "effect". Despite this obstacle, however, effects have been given to it in its videogame appearances.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters IV: Battle of Great Duelist, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards and Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction: Obelisk the Tormentor DIVINE/Warrior/12/4000/4000 A monster that can wipe out all monsters on the foe's field. At the same time, it hits the foe with 4,000LP worth of damage. (Requires three tributes.)

Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour: Obelisk the Tormentor DIVINE/Divine Beast/10/4000/4000 You must offer 3 Tributes to Tribute Summon this card. When this card is Special Summoned, it is sent to the Graveyard during the End Phase. While this card is face-up on the field, it cannot be targeted by Spells, Traps, or Monster effects. By offering 2 Monsters on your Field as Tributes, all Monsters on your opponent's Field are destroyed.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2: Obelisk the Tormentor DIVINE/Divine Beast/10/4000/4000 You must offer 3 Tributes to Tribute Summon this card. When this card is Special Summoned, it is sent to the Graveyard during the End Phase. While this card is face-up on the field, it cannot be targeted by Spells, Traps, or Monsters that designate a target. By offering 2 Monsters on your Field as Tributes, all Monsters on your opponent's Field are destroyed.

In addition to the effects above, the "Thousand Rules Bible" book (Japan only) offered the following:

Giant God-Soldier of Obelisk GOD/Illusionary God Animal/10/4000/4000 Requires you to sacrifice 3 monsters to Summon (this is treated as a Special Summon). Sacrifice 2 monsters: When this monster attacks during this turn, it attacks all of your opponent's monsters at the same time and does 4000 points of Direct Damage to your opponent. This monster cannot be the target of monster, Spell or Trap effects.

Note that Obelisk was also released in the 6th Japanese Booster of Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters. Note also that Kazuki Takahashi said in an interview that Obelisk's effect permits him to get infinite Attack when you tribute 2 monsters.

Misc.

 * This card has an evil version called The Wicked Dreadroot


 * This card has a GX counterpart called Raviel, Lord of Phantasms 


 * "Obelisk the Tormentor" appears in the artwork of "Quiz Panel Obelisk: 10", "20" and "30".


 * In December, V-Jump Subscribers in Japan will be receiving a Tournament Legal Version of this card, with Alternate Art by Kazuki Takahashi.