HERO

Hero is an archetype introduced in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. Hero cards are noted by 「 HERO(ヒーロー) 」 in the card's Japanese name.

Although currently divided into Elemental Heroes, Evil Heroes and Destiny Heroes, the apparent trend in the Anime/Manga is that of an eventual unification of the three.

Five cards whose text specifically reference this possible unification are "Elemental Hero Stratos" and "Elemental Hero Ocean", "Hero's Bond" and "D - Time", and "Evil Hero Infernal Prodigy", where the effects are based on cards present on the field whose names contain "Hero", allowing them to be used with either the "Elemental Heroes", "Evil Heroes" or "Destiny Heroes".

The OCG uses E・HERO, E-HERO and D-HERO at the start of their applicable cards, so HERO would only work for those three. Note that Elemental Hero and Evil Hero use 「E・HERO」 and 「E-HERO」, and their superscript katakana is different: Elemental Heroes have 「エレメンタルヒーロー」 and Evil Heroes have 「イービルヒーロー」.

The the TCG, they have since changed the text to allow ONLY Destiny Heroes and Elemental Heroes to work with these related card effects. Most cards still need to be updated with the release of the "Evil Heroes" to include them. "Elemental Hero Stratos" has been the only card erratered so far, with Elemental Hero Ocean expected to eventually follow suit.



Elemental Heroes
The Elemental Hero series are a set of Warrior-Type monsters without a specific Attribute, most frequently used by Jaden Yuki in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

While most of them draw inspiration from American super heroes, the cards appearing in the manga resemble Japanese heroes. They are mostly fused in order to summon more powerful monsters. The Fusion Monsters are generally very strong, and are used for getting the upper hand on the opponent.

The Elemental Heroes are also supported by many Spell and Trap Cards and can be easily used in combination, besides their fusions, granting the player a myriad of strategies.

Elemental Hero is one of the most supported archetypes in the game, if not the most supported which can be further supplemented by cards that target them as Warriors.

Destiny Heroes


The Destiny Hero series are a set of DARK-Attribute Warrior-Type monsters and support cards introduced by Aster Phoenix. Since their debut, they have been believed to be an anti-thesis to the Elemental Heroes as specific cards can resemble Elemental Heroes somewhat.

In the original Japanese version, the names of the basic Destiny Heroes all begin with "D", with the exception of a few cards created as customs in the series. In the same respect, the basic Destiny Heroes names end with "Guy". With some exceptions like"Destiny Hero - Bloo-D" (D-Hero Plasma in the TCG) Bloo-D has the "D" at the end instead of the beginning of it's name and "Destiny Hero - Dread Servant" doesn't have "Guy" at the End

These cards resemble British anti-heroes and there are several references to British culture within the cards. There is an emphasis in the passage of time in most Destiny Hero card effects, as opposed to the more immediate effects of Elemental Heroes.

Currently, the only Destiny Hero-related card that involves Elemental Heroes is "D - Time". However, Elemental Hero cards such as "Elemental Hero Stratos", "Elemental Hero Ocean", and "Hero's Bond" include Destiny Heroes in their support.

Evil Heroes
The Evil Heroes are a series of monsters used by Jaden Yuki (Judai Yuki)after being turned evil himself by Haou the Supreme King. They seem to be twisted versions of Jaden's Elemental Heroes. Most of the Evil Heroes are Fusion Summoned by fusing Elemental Heroes with "Dark Fusion", instead of the traditional "Polymerization" card. The Evil Heroes are the most powerful of the hero cards, possessing improved versions of the Elemental Heroes effects, or the same effect with an extra effect of their own. However, the lack the support of the Elemental and Destiny Heroes. The "Evil Hero Infernal Prodigy" supports Elemental Heroes and Destiny Heroes, as its effect simply mentions "Heroes".

The Evil Heroes resemble notable demonic superheroes and supervillians.