Data Storm

Ignis unlocks a Data Storm.

The Data Storm (データストーム Dēta Sutōmu) is a plot element featured in Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS.

The Data Storm was rumored to be a wind that once blew inside LINK VRAINS, which Duelists used to conduct a special kind of Duel called "Speed Duel", although that wind had disappeared.

Yusaku riding the Data Storm.

However, after Yusaku Fujiki obtained the powerful AI program Ignis in his Duel Disk, he initiated a Duel against a member of the Knights of Hanoi. Learning that he would be handed over if Yusaku lost, Ignis declared "Cyberse - Data Material Unlock" and generated a Data Storm, shocking everyone present. He then told the "Playmaker" to ride it, with Yusaku using a D-Board to surf through the Data Storm while Ignis declared the beginning of a Speed Duel. After the conclusion of the Speed Duel, the Data Storm continued to linger in LINK VRAINS, allowing other Duelists to ride them. Speed Duels were considered too dangerous for regular users and anyone caught attempting them had their VRAINS accounts suspended.

An unstable Data Storm destroying all virtual data.

When a Data Storm is active, there is a chance of it becoming unstable and creating a vortex of it which swallows up all things in its path. The resulting tornado is considered to be extremely dangerous and escaping from it is also difficult.

'Never-before-seen' monsters are said to live inside an unstable Data Storm, and Skills like "Storm Access" can access these cards. Additionally, the more intense the unstable Data Storm is, the more powerful the monster card that can be accessed from them. Cards accessed from the Data Storm can then be made into physical cards using an apppropriate technology.