Forum:Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon Summoning Conditions

Card Name: Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon Attribute: Dark Level: 10 Types: Dragon/Effect Attack: 2800 Defense: 2400 Effect: You can remove from play 1 Dragon-Type monster you control to Special Summon this card. Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can Special Summon 1 Dragon-Type monster, except "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon", from your hand or Graveyard.

First and foremost, if possible, can anyone direct me to an OFFICIAL ruling of this card's effect?

The text in this card's effect that I see a problem with is: "You can remove from play 1 Dragon-Type monster you control to Special Summon this card."

As I've seen in some other threads, there is a discrepancy over whether this card must be summoned under these conditions. This is obviously overruled by the word "can." "You CAN remove from play..." thus implying that you may also normal summon it or special summon it by other means (ei, with Monster Reborn or something of the like). The text does not include, "This card cannot be normal summoned or set. This card can only be special summoned by..." as most other "special summon condition" cards do. Therefore one can summon this card in any way he or she would like.

Also, the word "control" out-rules sacrificing monsters from your graveyard or hand as a tribute, since only cards on the 5-monster card zone are under your "control," which clears up that issue. That terminology is in the rulebook, if you’d like to read it for yourself.

What gets me, is that most cards will say "... to Special Summon this card (from your hand, deck, graveyard, etc.), whereas the Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon does NOT specify. I have seen nothing in the rulebook about "implied text," nor have I read anything of the like. (Does anyone remember the discrepancy with "Enchanted Javelin" back in the day? No, no matter how much you want it to, it does not negate the attack; otherwise it would say so in the card text, like in "Draining Shield”). Everything about a card's effect is always very clearly, plainly, and literally laid on in the text.

Therefore, does that mean that, by removing from play 1 dragon on your field, you are technically allowed to summon the Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon from your hand, deck, or graveyard? Because from my research, that is certainly what the text seems to mean. Would anyone like to clarify?

Sincerely, Luemas9 Samuel Eastepp