Kuriboh (archetype)

Kuribohs are a series of monsters introduced throughout the series Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. Kuribohs have "Kurib" or "Kuriboh" in their name in the Japan Metagame. So far, Yusei Fudo is the only protagonist whose deck doesn't have a Kuriboh monster.

Appearances
In the anime, Kuribohs are notable for being the Spirit partners of the main characters. A few episodes point out that Kuribohs have special connections to the main characters who own various versions of this card.

Yugi Muto started with Kuriboh and later added the other four "Kuriboh brothers" to his deck during the Waking the Dragons arc. His Kuribohs focused on using Kuribandit as a Draw Engine and swarming the field with Kuribabylon's effect. He can discard his Kuriboh to reduce Battle Damage that he would take from his opponent to 0 as well as use Multiply to protect him from battle.

Jaden Yuki's Deck includes a Winged Kuriboh that he received from Yugi. His Kuriboh strategy focuses on Summoning Winged Kuriboh LV10 with Transcendent Wings and Tributing it to wipe out the opponent's Attack Position monsters and inflict damage. In the manga, he has Winged Kuriboh LV9 which restricts the use of Spell Cards. When his Winged Kuriboh is destroyed, all Battle Damage he takes will become 0.

In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Kuribohs are used by Luna, a supporting protagonist, instead of Yusei Fudo, the main protagonist. Luna's only known Kuriboh card is her spirit partner: Kuribon. Her strategy focused on turning the Life Point gaining effect of Kuribon against her opponent with cards like Oberon's Prank and returning Kuribon to her hand to reduce Battle Damage to 0.

Playing Style
Kuribohs are generally defensive in nature, and on their own, they tend to prevent battle damage from occurring to the user. However, some of their support cards allow them to rapidly turn the tables upon the opponent, such as the powerful Winged Kuriboh LV10 and "Detonate". The Kuribohs all have 200 DEF, so Flamvell Poun would be perfect for searching your deck for Kuribohs. So far, all non-monster support cards for Kuribohs are Quick-Play Spell Cards, allowing them to function quickly in a themed deck.

Monster Cards

 * Kuriboh
 * Winged Kuriboh
 * Kuribon
 * Winged Kuriboh LV9
 * Winged Kuriboh LV10
 * Athena
 * Shining Angel
 * Nova Summoner
 * Darkness Neosphere
 * Chaos Sorcerer
 * Sky Scourges
 * Honest
 * Archlord Kristya
 * Wretched Ghost of the Attic

Spell Cards

 * Berserker Crush
 * Detonate
 * Multiply
 * The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh
 * Transcendent Wings
 * The Sanctuary in the Sky
 * Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen

Trap Cards

 * Battle Mania
 * Graceful Revival