The Six Samurai

The Six Samurai (六武衆) are a series of Warrior-type monsters, whose names include "The Six Samurai". The Six Samurai and other related support rely on having other Six Samurai on the field to use their effects, and as such a Deck revolving around them is often based on swarming the field.

The basic Six Samurai monsters (the initial '6') all have the effect "If this card would be destroyed you can destroy another "Six Samurai" monster you control instead" and also "Once per turn, while you control another "Six Samurai" monster with a different name, this card can " referring that their effects activate when another "Six Samurai" monster is on the field.

Six Samurai tend to be flexible enough to be able to respond to most situations, though they are highly dependent on numbers and basic Warrior support cards like The A. Forces. Their support cards help prevent them from being destroyed and they have a number of options for reviving themselves onto the field (including one very costly option that lets up to five of them be revived at once). Most of their effects deal with breaking down an opponent's defenses by destroying what cards they control, or circumventing them with Direct Attacks. The combination of their effects make them very good at defeating opponents who use stall tactics, in particular.

Aesthetic Trivia
The basic Six Samurai monsters (the initial '6') artwork features each of them holding a weapon which refers to their effects.

The Six Samurai are a reference to the Seven Samurai movie, by Akira Kurosawa.