Card Appearances:Black Rose Dragon

Role
In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, this is the signature card of Akiza Izinski and one of the Five Dragons.

After Misty Tredwell was saved by the Earthbound Immortal, Ccarayhua, it gave her instructions to kill the servent of the Crimson Dragon, Black Rose.

When Akiza Summoned "Black Rose Dragon" against Misty, to Misty that proved Akiza was a Signer, as she remembered what Ccarayhua had told her.

Details
"Black Rose Dragon's" effect is different in the anime, "Black Rose Dragon" can destroy all cards on the field whenever it was Special Summoned, not only Synchro Summoned and can reduce the ATK of an opposing Monster to zero even if that Monster is already in Attack Position. While its effect is different in the anime, its text in the Japanese anime remains the same as the text on the OCG Japanese card.

When Summoning "Black Rose Dragon" Akiza chants "Chilling flames engulf the entire world. Pitch-dark flower, set into bloom! Synchro Summon! Appear now, Black Rose Dragon!".

In the Japanese anime, its destruction effect name is "Black Rose Gale", its attack reduction effect name is "Rose Restriction" and its attack name is "Black Rose Flare". Its attack name, while equipped with "Thorn of Malice" is "Hate Rose Whip".

In the English dub anime, its attack reduction effect's name is "Black Binding Bloom".

Anime appearances

 * "Black Rose Dragon" was the Featured Card in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 16.


 * "Black Rose Dragon" first appeared in episode 14, when the Black Rose Witch attacked Daimon Area.


 * In episode 16, Akiza Izinski Synchro Summoned "Black Rose Dragon" using "Wall of Ivy" and "Copy Plant", who was copying the Level of "Masked Knight LV5". After doing so the spectators recognized her as the Black Rose Witch. She used its effect to destroy all cards on the field. She later revived it by destroying "Black Garden" and 3 "Rose Tokens". She then used its effect to reduce "Masked Knight LV7's" ATK to 0, followed by attacking "Masked Knight LV7" with "Black Rose Dragon", winning her the Duel.


 * In episode 22, Commander Koda used "Mind Monster" selecting "Black Rose Dragon" against Akiza. Akiza later Synchro Summoned it using "Twilight Rose Knight" and two "Rose Tokens". She then removed "Phoenixian Seed" in her Graveyard from play to reduce the ATK of Koda's "Mad Profiler" to 0. Koda activated the effect of "Light Law Protection" to destroy "Black Rose Dragon". Akiza than played "Curse of Rose" inflicting 2600 damage to Koda, winning the Duel.


 * In episode 24, Akiza Synchro Summoned this using "Copy Plant" and "Dark Verger". Next she used its effect, removing "Wall of Ivy" from play, to reduce "Junk Warrior's" ATK to 0 and attack it. Yusei removed "Shield Warrior" in his Graveyard from play to protect "Junk Warrior" and played "Spirit Force" to reducing the damage to 0. On Yusei's turn he Summoned "Stardust Dragon" and used it to attacked and destroyed "Black Rose Dragon". On Akiza's next turn, she revived it with "Wicked Rebirth" and tried its effect to clear the field, but Yusei negated it and destroyed "Black Rose Dragon" with "Stardust Dragon's" effect. In the End Phase "Stardust Dragon" revived itself with its own effect and "Black Rose Dragon" was revived due to "Wicked Rebirth's" effect. Akiza then used "Overdoom Line" to raise "Black Rose Dragon's" ATK to 3400. During Yusei's turn she returned it to her Extra Deck with "Synchro Back". "Black Rose Dragon" came back during Akiza's Standby Phase. She activated its field clearing effect again and Yusei negated it by Tributing "Stardust Dragon".


 * In episode 36, while Akiza was training, she attacked a dummy's "The Fiend Megacyber" with "Black Rose Dragon".


 * In episode 38, Akiza Normal Summoned "Twilight Rose Knight" and used its effect to Special Summon "Lord Poison". She then used both monsters to Synchro Summon "Black Rose Dragon". To Misty Tredwell this was proof that Akiza was a Signer, as Ccarayhua had told her to kill the servant of the Crimson Dragon, Black Rose. Misty reduced its ATK to 0 and prevented it from changing battle positions with "Reptile Gorgon's" effects. She prevented "Reptile Gorgon" being destroyed, by using "Molting Escape's" effect.


 * In episode 39, "Savage Colosseum" forced Akiza to attack "Reptile Gorgon" with the weakened "Black Rose Dragon" and "Reptile Gorgon" destroyed "Black Rose Dragon". Akiza activated her face-down "Synchro Spirits", removing "Black Rose Dragon" from play, to Special Summon "Twilight Rose Knight" and "Lord Poison". She then activated her face-down "Dimensional Regression", returning "Black Rose Dragon" to her Extra Deck. Then she activated her face-down "Urgent Tuning" to use "Twilight Rose Knight" and "Lord Poison" to Synchro Summon "Black Rose Dragon" again. She used "Black Rose Dragon's" effect to destroy every card on the field.


 * In episode 40, Akiza Summoned this with "Dark Verger", "Twilight Rose Knight" and 2 "Evil Thorns". She then equipped it with "Thorn of Malice".


 * In episode 41, Akiza and Yusei's Duel centered around "Black Rose Dragon" and "Stardust Dragon" constantly battling.


 * In episode 60, Akiza Summon Black Rose Witch and uses it's effect to draw one card from her Deck. She draw Rose Fairy which trigger Rose Fairy effect allow her to Special Summon and tune with Black Rose Witch with Rose Fairy to Synchro Summon Black Rose Dragon against Misty Tredwell.


 * Later in episode 61, she resummon Black Rose Dragon with Shining Rebirth along with Copy Plant which is Level 2, Dark Verger, and Hedge Guard.

Video game appearances

 * Underworld Guardian - Moley uses this in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2009: Stardust Accelerator.