Red-Eyes

Red-Eyes is a series of monsters denoted by having "Red-Eyes" 「レッドアイズ」 in their Japanese name.

The Archetype is based mainly on supporting one of the earliest Monster Cards, "Red-Eyes B. Dragon" (often given as "Red-Eyes Black Dragon"). According to the anime, it was created to rival the strength of "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". The first Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie stated that while "Blue-Eyes" brings power, "Red-Eyes" brings potential.

"Red-Eyes B. Chick" cannot be affected by "Red-Eyes" monster support cards, since it doesn't have 「レッドアイズ」 in its Japanese name.

Appearances
In the first movie Shougo Aoyama got a "Red-Eyes B. Dragon" card, but was too timid to use it. Yugi Muto uses it against Seto Kaiba for Shougo. He demonstrates how "Red-Eyes" brings potential by fusing it with "Meteor Dragon" to Summon "Meteor B. Dragon".

In the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime "Red-Eyes B. Dragon" became one of the signature cards of Joey Wheeler after he won it off Rex Raptor in Duelist Kingdom. Joey used it and a few of its support cards throughout the series.

In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Nightshroud and Atticus Rhodes use a Red-Eyes Deck, including a number of "Red-Eyes" cards and their support.

The Structure Deck Dragon's Roar is based on a few "Red-Eyes" cards.

Play Style
Basic Red-Eyes based decks typically focus on getting it into one of its many alternate forms, as on its own it is rather weak for a monster of its Level. Compared to its rival, the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", it happens to be very easy to upgrade and several Dragon-based decks work well with this series of cards.