Prank-Kids

"Prankids" (プランキッズ Purankizzu) is an archetype that debuted in Deck Build Pack: Hidden Summoners.

Etymology
The Main Deck monsters are named after Max Planck's research into wavelengths (like pulse waves).

Playing Style
Every Main Deck "Prankids" monsters have effects that triggers if they are sent to the GY as Fusion or Link Materials for the Summon of a "Prankids" monster, then allow you to Special Summon from the hand or Deck, a Prankids monster with a different name than the one whose effect is activated afterwards. Their Fusion and Link Monsters each have one monster with 3000 ATK and two monsters with 2000 ATK. The ones with 3000 ATK are a Level-10 Fusion Monster and a Link-4 Link Monster, whose effects includes Tributing themselves to destroy all monsters ("Prankids House Battle Buttler") and all Spells/Traps ("Prankids Roargon") your opponent controls. Meanwhile, those with 2000 ATK (Level-5 each for Fusion Monsters and Link-2 for the Link Monsters) have more various effects that are usually related to battle.

All Extra Deck "Prankids" monsters also have effects that recover another card(s) from the GY, either by having themselves destroyed by the opponent's card while in your possession (those with 3000 ATK) or by Tributing themselves (the ones with 2000 ATK). The Fusion Monsters have abilities to Special Summon a monster(s) from the GY, while the Link Monsters adding a card(s) to your hand instead. The details are as following:

Trivia

 * In the artwork of "Prankids" Fusion Monsters, the Main Deck "Prankids" monsters are attached somewhere in their bodies as if they are riding or controlling the monsters.
 * In the artwork of "Prankids" Link Monsters, the Main Deck "Prankids" monsters are showed to be in swirling motion around some parts of their bodies; this might the reference to how Link Materials shoot with a hurricane-like effect when entering Link Arrows in the anime.