Card Appearances:Kuriboh

Miscellaneous

 * This card's effect is able to destroy or disable any opposing monster that targets this card in battle or with its effect.

Duelist Kingdom

 * During Yugi Muto's duel against Weevil Underwood, Yugi Normal Summons this card in Defense Position, but Weevil activates "Parasite Worm" to destroy this monster and inflict damage to Yugi's Life Points equal to its ATK.
 * During Joey Wheeler's duel against Rex Raptor, this card can be seen in Joey's hand on his opening turn.
 * During Yami Yugi's second duel against Seto Kaiba, Yugi summons this card in attack position then uses "Multiply" to transform it into an ever-multiplying wall that renders Kaiba's "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" incapable of destroying it.
 * During Yami Yugi's duel against Mai Valentine, Yugi summons this card in attack mode due to Mai's "Shadow of Eyes", but Mai's monsters ("Harpie Lady 1", "Harpie Lady 2", "Harpie Lady 3" and "Harpie's Pet Dragon") couldn't attack due to Yugi's "Swords of Revealing Light". Several turns later, Yugi sacrifices this monster and "Gaia the Fierce Knight" to initiate the "Black Luster Ritual" to ritual summon "Black Luster Soldier".
 * During Yugi's final duel against Maximillion Pegasus, Yami Yugi sets this monster in defense mode. When Pegasus' "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" tries to absorb Yugi's "Magician of Black Chaos", Yami Yugi reveals that the set monster is this card then activates "Multiply" to summon forth more Kuribohs which forces Pegasus' "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" to absorb the Kuribohs instead, resulting in the Kuriboh swarm self-destructing and blinding Pegasus' "Thousand-Eyes Restrict". While Yugi takes damage equal to its attack points, it's all worth it since Yugi's "Magician of Black Chaos" becomes free from the effect of Pegasus' "Thousand-Eyes Restrict".

Legendary Heroes

 * When dueling inside The Big Five's Virtual World, Yami Yugi summons this card and launches it using "Catapult Turtle". He then activates "Multiply" to turn it into many Kuriboh clones which were then used to destroy a swarm of "Great Moths" that had hatched out of some cocoons.

Battle City

 * During Yami Yugi's duel against Strings, Yugi summons this card in defense mode while he was still under the effect of Strings' "Nightmare's Steelcage". Later, Yugi tributes it to summon "Dark Magician Girl".
 * During Yugi's and Kaiba's first tag-team duel against Lumis and Umbra, Yugi summons this card in defense mode but respects Kaiba's wishes to not interact in the duel so his monster remains on the field until the duel ended.
 * During Yugi's and Kaiba's second tag-team duel against Lumis and Umbra, Yugi plays this card in defense mode. Later, Yugi activates "Multiply" to protect Kaiba from a direct attack from Umbra's "Shining Abyss". Later Lumis's "Mask of Dispel" negates the effect of "Multiply" which turns the swarm back into one monster, Lumis "Grand Tiki Elder" then destroys this monster.
 * During Yugi's duel against Joey Wheeler while the latter was being possessed by Marik Ishtar, Yami Yugi summons this card in attack mode to which Joey's "Alligator's Sword" attacks but Yami Yugi saves it with "Spellbinding Circle". Later, Yugi Muto sacrifices this monster and "Big Shield Gardna" to summon "Red-Eyes Black Dragon".
 * During Yami Yugi's duel against Yami Bakura, Yugi summons this card in defense mode. Sevral turns later, Yugi activates "Collected Power" to equip the Ghost from Bakura's "Dark Sanctuary" and his own "Magic Formula" to this card. Yugi then destroys this card with "Exile of the Wicked" which also destroys Bakura's Ghost as well.

Virtual World

 * During Yugi's duel against Gansley, this card chose itself as Yugi's Deck Master. When Gansley's "Ruklamba the Spirit King" attempts to attack Yami Yugi directly, Yugi Muto uses this monster's Deck Master ability to protect himself but this also puts it on the field. On the next turn, Yami Yugi used his Deck Master's appearance on the field to activate "Rainbow Blessing" which allows Yugi's "Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight" to attack Gansley directly, bypassing Gansley's Deck Master's ability, winning Yugi the duel.
 * When Duke Devlin, Tristan Taylor and Serenity Wheeler duel against Nezbitt, this card is seen when Tristan is building his deck though he doesn't select it.
 * During Seto Kaiba's duel against Leichter, this card is seen when Kaiba is building his deck though he didn't select it.
 * During Yugi Muto's and Joey Wheeler's tag-team duel against The Big Five (combined while using Tristan's body), Yugi summons this card in Defense Mode. Later, Johnson's Deck Master's ability destroys it along with Yugi's "Mystical Elf" and Joey's "Aligator's Sword" and "Cyber Harpie Lady".
 * During Yugi Muto's duel against Noah Kaiba, Yugi summons this card and attacks Noah directly. On the next turn, Yugi switches it to Defense Position. Later the effect of Noah's "Otohime" forces this card into Attack Position. Noah's "Yamata Dragon" then destroys this monster. This attack would have made Yugi lose the duel, but Yugi activates "Nutrient Z" which gives him 4000 more Life Points before the damage subtracts from his Life Points.

Battle City Finals

 * In episode 129, this card is seen in a flashback Yugi has when he remembers the last time he used "Exchange" and how the latter card helped him save Joey from Marik's mind control.
 * During Yugi Muto's third duel with Seto Kaiba, this card is seen at the bottom of Yugi's deck when Kaiba activates "Lullaby of Obedience" to take Yugi's "Slifer the Sky Dragon" from Yugi's deck. This card later got into Yugi's hand through unknown means. Later, Yugi discards this card to protect his Life Points from the effect of Kaiba's "Obelisk the Tormentor"("Slifer" was already immune to the effect due to its status as an Egyptian God, but Kaiba's true aim was Yugi's Life Points, hence why he used this card's effect). Yugi then thanks this monster as he would have lost the duel without its help. Kaiba then becomes greatly angered that Yugi would defy and mock his Egyptian God's power with this card.
 * In episode 135, this card is seen in a series of flashbacks that Yugi has when he notes to himself that his rivalry with Kaiba allowed him to fight harder and reach new heights.
 * During Yami Yugi's duel with Yami Marik, this monster is shown in Yami Yugi's hand. Later, Yugi banishes this card via "Ragnarok". This card was then shown as one of the many monsters that were used to hold down Yami Marik's "The Winged Dragon of Ra".
 * In episode 139, this card appears in a flashback Yami Marik has when he explains to Yami Yugi that he used "De-Fusion" to avoid losing the Duel and when he explains how he got the said card from Yugi.

Waking the Dragons

 * This card is shown in Yami Yugi's hand during his Duel against Gurimo.
 * During Yami Yugi's first duel with Rafael, Yugi Special Summons all five Kuriboh brothers (this card, "Kuriba", "Kuribi", "Kuribe" and "Kuribu") through the effect of "Five Star Twilight". He then removes the five Kuriboh brothers from play to Special Summon "Kuribabylon". When the attack from Yugi's "Kuribabylon" towards Rafael's "Guardian Grarl" fails, Yugi removes the former from play to special summon the five Kuriboh brothers. When Rafael's "Guardian Grarl" attacks this card, Yugi activates the effect of "Kuribi" to negate the attack. Yugi then removes the five Kuriboh brothers from play to special summon "Kuribabylon" as a tribute to summon "Dark Magician Girl". Later after he revives "Kuribabylon" along with three other monsters ("Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts", "Berfomet" and "Big Shield Gardna") via "Necromancy", Yugi removes "Kuribabylon" from play to Special Summon the five Kuriboh brothers. Each Kuriboh brother then received a 500 ATK power up from "The Seal of Orichalcos". Yugi then removes the Kuribohs from play to Special Summon "Kuribabylon" who now had with 4000 ATK. It then gained 500 more ATK via the effect of "The Seal of Orichalcos".
 * During Yami Yugi's duel with Weevil Underwood, Yugi summons this card which becomes an Insect-type because of Weevil's "DNA Surgery". Later, Weevil's "Armored Centipede" destroys this monster.
 * In episode 163, Ironheart picks this card up from the ground after Yami Yugi drops it while being flung from the train after dueling Weevil.
 * In episode 164, this card appears in a flashback that Yami Yugi has when he remembers his Duel with Kaiba at Duelist Kingdom and how he let his pride over winning get the better of him.
 * During Yami Yugi's duel against an Orichalcos Soldier, Yugi discards this card to prevent Battle Damage from occuring due to the Soldier's "Orichalcos Gigas" attacking Yugi's "Obnoxious Celtic Guardian", preventing Yugi from losing the duel.
 * During Yami Yugi's second duel with Rafael, Yugi summons all five Kuriboh brothers (this card, "Kuriba", "Kuribi", "Kuribe" and "Kuribu") through the effect of "Five Star Twilight". He then uses the effect of "Kuribu" to decrease the Attack points of Rafael's "Guardian Grarl" by 1500. He then removes the five Kuriboh brothers from play to special summon "Kuribabylon". Later Yugi removes "Kuribabylon" from play to special summon the five Kuriboh brothers. He then removes the five Kuriboh brothers from play to summon "Kuribandit".
 * In episode 182, Yami Yugi Summons this card to aide in the battle against The Great Leviathan. Yami, Joey, and Kaiba, after bringing out three monsters each, then summoned their Legendary Dragons. Yami then used "Legend of Heart" to transform the Dragons into the three Legendary Knights. All the monsters summoned by Yami, Joey, and Kaiba then attack The Great Leviathan, but it doesn't work. Yami then has "Timaeus" absorb the power of this card and "Multiply". "Timaeus" then attacks The Great Leviathan, but that doesn't work either.

Grand Championship

 * During Yugi Muto's duel against Vivian Wong, Vivian's "Dragon Lady" attacks Yugi directly but Yugi discards this card from his hand to make the Battle Damage 0.


 * During Yugi Muto's duel with Leon, this card makes its final appearance when Yugi sends it, "Old Vindictive Magician", "Giant Soldier of Stone", "Big Shield Gardna" and "Curse of Dragon" to the Graveyard to activate the effect of "Royal Straight Slasher".

Dawn of the Duel

 * In episode 200, this card appears within Yami Yugi's mind when Yami Bakura claims to him that his mind is an unsolvable maze and that he pursues games like riddles.


 * In episode 220, this card is shown when Yugi is shown building his Deck for the Ceremonial Battle.


 * In episode 222, this card appears in a flashback Yami Yugi has when he reminds Yugi that he taught him that a person's life is much more important than winning.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

 * After Dimitri stole Yugi's Deck, this card can be seen when he looks through it.


 * Dimitri used this card against Jaden Yuki after the former stole Yugi's Deck. When "Dark Magician of Chaos" attacked "Elemental HERO Burstinatrix", Jaden activated "Super Junior Confrontation" to negate the attack and force this card to battle "Winged Kuriboh", resulting in the latter's destruction. When "Elemental HERO Bubbleman" equipped with "Bubble Blaster", Dimitri uses "Multiply" to Tribute this card and summon four "Kuriboh" tokens to the field. Dimitri later added this card back to his hand with "Monster Reincarnation". When "Elemental HERO Sparkman" attacked Dimitri directly, he discarded this card to make the Battle Damage 0. This card was ultimately removed from play along with Watapon from the Graveyard in order to summon Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning.


 * During episodes 168 and 179, this card can be seen in a display case among others as part of a replica of Yugi Muto's Deck.


 * When Jaden bumps into the Yugi of the past, he shows "Winged Kuriboh" to Yugi to remind him that "Winged Kuriboh" was the card he gave to Jaden three years ago. Yugi doesn't recognize this event however, but he takes this card out and notes both this card and "Winged Kuriboh" look similar. Yugi then notes that the spirit of this card was telling Yugi through a dream that he must duel with someone he would meet.


 * This card is seen at the bottom of Yugi's Deck before Jaden shuffles it.


 * During Yugi Muto's duel with Jaden, this card is seen in Yugi's hand though he did not play it at all during the Duel. It did however appear as a spirit next to him during the Duel.


 * This card appears in the second version of GX Japanese opening song of 99%.

Movies

 * In Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time, Jaden Yuki activates The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh in order to move Yami Yugi's Kuriboh from his deck to his hand. Yami Yugi discards it to negate the damage from the attack of Paradox's Malefic Stardust Dragon.