Fur Hire

"Fur Hire", known as "Skyfang Brigade" (空 (くう) 牙 (が) 団 (だん) Kūgadan) in the OCG, is an archetype of monsters with different Attributes, Types, and Levels that debuted in Dark Saviors.

Design

The monsters "Fur Hire" are anthropomorphic animals wearing armor. They also seem to be inspired by pirates or mercenaries. "Fur Hire" seems to be a pun on "fur" and "for hire", which describes well their beastly mercenary nature.

Members

Monster	Origin
	Creature	Occupation/Title
Beat	Porcupine	Bladesman
Bravo	Salamander	Fighter
Donpa	Fennec fox	Marksman
Dyna	Manticore	Hero
Folgo	Wolf	Justice
Helmer	Mermaid	Helmsman
Philo	Chick	Messenger
Rafale	Dragon	Champion
Recon	Fennec fox	Scout
Sagitta	Raven	Maverick
Seal	Goat	Strategist
Wiz	Octopus	Sage

Playing style

The main strategy of the archetype is to swarm the field with as many monsters "Fur Hire" as possible, in order to trigger their effects, that range from card destruction to LP recovery.

• The Level 4 or lower monsters "Fur Hire" have an Ignition Effect that allows the player to Special Summon a monster "Fur Hire" from their hand during their Main Phase, plus an additional Trigger Effect that activates if a monster "Fur Hire" is Special Summoned while that monster is face-up on the field.

Fur Hire	Level	Attribute	Type	Trigger Effect when a monster "Fur Hire" is Special Summoned
Filo	1		Winged Beast	Special Summon a monster "Fur Hire" from the Graveyard in Defense Position.
Donpa	2		Beast	Destroys a face-up card on the field.
Recon	2		Beast	Destroys a Set card on the field.
Helmer	3		Aqua	Lets the player draw 1 card, by discarding a card "Fur Hire".
Beat	3		Warrior	Adds a monster "Fur Hire" from the Deck to the hand, except another copy of itself.
Seal	4		Beast-Warrior	Adds a monster "Fur Hire" from the Graveyard to the hand.
Bravo	4		Reptile	Monsters "Fur Hire" gain 500 ATK/DEF, until the end of the turn.

• The Level 5 or higher monsters have a Trigger Effect that activates when they are Special Summoned and another effect that serves as a protection against the opponent's actions, by either negating their cards or effects or protecting other monsters "Fur Hire" from attacks or targeting effects.

Fur Hire	Level	Attribute	Type	Trigger Effect when Special Summoned	Protective effect
Sagitta	5	WIND	Winged Beast	Inflicts 500 damage to the opponent for every other differently named monster "Fur Hire".	Prevents other monsters "Fur Hire" from being targeted by an opponent's card effect.
Dyna	6	EARTH	Beast-Warrior	Banishes a number of cards from the opponent’s Graveyard equal to the number of different monsters "Fur Hire" its owner controls.	Prevents the opponent from attacking other monsters "Fur Hire".
Wiz	7	WATER	Spellcaster	Increases its owner's LP by 500 for every other different monster "Fur Hire".	Discards a card "Fur Hire" to negate the activation of a Spell/Trap Card or effect.
Rafale	8	LIGHT	Dragon	Excavates a number of cards equal to the number of different monster "Fur Hire" (other than itself) and adds 1 excavated card to the hand.	Discards a card "Fur Hire" to negate the activation of a monster effect.

With the release of the Link Monster "Folgo, Justice Fur Hire", Fur Hires now have a powerful board-breaking strategy. By Link Summoning "Folgo" using non-Beast monsters ("Seal" and "Beat" are excellent for this), he can Summon from the Deck "Donpa" or "Recon", who then Summon another Fur Hire from the hand, triggering their effects to destroy an opponent's card, whereupon Folgo will draw 3 cards off his second effect, as the player now controls 3 "Fur Hire"s. It is also possible to use "Mayhem Fur Hire" to Summon a Fur Hire during the opponent's turn, interrupting their plays and drawing 3 extra cards during their turn. The main weakness of the Deck is how Normal Summon-reliant the Deck is and as such, cards like "Cyber Dragon" are recommended to allow the Deck to play on if against a card like "Effect Veiler" or "Solemn Warning".

Recommended cards

Monsters Effect Monsters Beat, Bladesman Fur Hire Bravo, Fighter Fur Hire Donpa, Marksman Fur Hire Dyna, Hero Fur Hire Helmer, Helmsman Fur Hire Filo, Messenger Fur Hire Rafale, Champion Fur Hire Recon, Scout Fur Hire Sagitta, Maverick Fur Hire Seal, Strategist Fur Hire Wiz, Sage Fur Hire Cyber Dragon Dinowrestler Pankratops Kaiju monsters   Extra Deck Fusion Monsters Chimeratech Megafleet Dragon Chimeratech Fortress Dragon Link Monsters Folgo, Justice Fur Hire Aleister the Invoker of Madness Borrel Link-4 monsters Knightmare monsters Saryuja Skull Dread

Spells Mayhem Fur Hire Fandora, the Flying Furtress Terraforming Pot of Dichotomy Twin Twisters

Traps Training Fur Hire, Fur All Your Training Needs Back to the Front / Call of the Haunted Evenly Matched Red Reboot There Can Be Only One

Trivia

• Interestingly, in English TCG, every "Fur Hire" card has reversed phrase to mention its archetype card in their texts; instead of using the standard phrase "archetype" card (e.g. "Fur Hire" card), they use the phrase card "Fur Hire" instead. This phenomenon is also reflected in every "Fur Hire" card name, where the position of "Fur Hire" is placed after the noun (e.g. "Rafale, Champion Fur Hire" instead of "Rafale, Fur Hire Champion").
  • So far, this phenomenon only occurs uniquely to "Fur Hire" cards, since the other new cards released within the same pack as this archetype ("Vampire" and "Sky Striker" cards) still retain the standard phrase to mention the archetype card in their texts and card names.
  • This could also be a pun to the phrase "for hire", since they are animals with fur and also mercenaries someone could hire.
• This deck is the antithesis of the "Sky Striker" archetype, in many ways:
  • This deck's main strategy encourages filling the Main Monster Zones with monsters, while most of the Sky Striker (Spells) encourage keeping them empty.
  • This deck's composed of several monsters "Fur Hire", and 3 Spell/Traps, while "Sky Striker" had originally 3 monsters and 10 Spells. (Meanwhile some more "Sky Striker" Link monsters were released.)
  • This deck has only 1 Extra Deck monster, "Sky Striker" has only 1 Main Deck Monster.
  • Both are released in Dark Saviors.
  • This relationship mirrors that of the relationship between the "Magical Musket" and "The Weather" archetype, which were released in Spirit Warriors.

"Fur Hire" 「空 (くう) 牙 (が) 団 (だん) 」 Members Beat, Bladesman Fur Hire Bravo, Fighter Fur Hire Donpa, Marksman Fur Hire Dyna, Hero Fur Hire Filo, Messenger Fur Hire Folgo, Justice Fur Hire Helmer, Helmsman Fur Hire Rafale, Champion Fur Hire Recon, Scout Fur Hire Sagitta, Maverick Fur Hire Seal, Strategist Fur Hire Wiz, Sage Fur Hire Mayhem Fur Hire Training Fur Hire, Fur All Your Training Needs Support Beat, Bladesman Fur Hire Bravo, Fighter Fur Hire Donpa, Marksman Fur Hire Dyna, Hero Fur Hire Filo, Messenger Fur Hire Folgo, Justice Fur Hire Helmer, Helmsman Fur Hire Rafale, Champion Fur Hire Recon, Scout Fur Hire Sagitta, Maverick Fur Hire Seal, Strategist Fur Hire Wiz, Sage Fur Hire Fandora, the Flying Furtress Mayhem Fur Hire Training Fur Hire, Fur All Your Training Needs

Six Attributes
This box: view edit	DARK	EARTH	FIRE	LIGHT	WATER	WIND
/Assault Modes	Red Dragon Archfiend / Colossal Fighter	Hyper Psychic Blaster / T.G. Halberd Cannon	Doomkaiser Dragon	Arcanite Magician	n/a	Stardust Dragon
Alchemy Beasts Summoners (Normal Spell Cards)	Moonface the Silver Silver Key	Leon the Lead Lead Compass	Salamandra the Steel Steel Lamp	Ouroboros the Bronze Bronze Scale	Ekenas the Mercury Mercury Hourglass	Aretos the Tin Tin Spell Circle
Aliens	Overlord / Mother / Psychic	Shocktrooper / Infiltrator / Warrior	Mars / Telepath	Ammonite / Dog / Grey / Kid / Shocktrooper Mighty/Frame	Hunter / Hypno	Skull
Altergeists	Primebanshee / Kidolga / Multifaker / Fifinellag / Dragvirion	Kunquery	Hexstia	Marionetter	Meluseek	Silquitous / Pixiel
Aroma	n/a	Cananga	Bergamot	Jasmine / Angelica / Rosemary	Rosemary	Jar
Attribute Boosters (500 ATK▲/400 DEF▼) Link Monsters (500 ATK▲/500 DEF▲) Field Spells (500 ATK▲/400 DEF▼) Equip Spells (400 ATK▲/200 DEF▼)	Witch's Apprentice Wee Witch's Apprentice Mystic Plasma Zone Sword of Dark Destruction	Milus Radiant Missus Radiant Gaia Power Invigoration	Little Chimera Duelittle Chimera Molten Destruction Burning Spear	Hoshiningen Hip Hoshiningen Luminous Spark Elf's Light	Star Boy Mistar Boy Umiiruka Steel Shell	Bladefly Greatfly Rising Air Current Gust Fan
Attribute Knights	Armageddon	Dust	Brushfire	Dawn	Shore	Altitude
Attribute Reptiles	Umbral Soul	Raging Earth	Firestorm Prominence	Radiant Spirit	Silent Abyss	Destruction Cyclone
Attribute Summoners	Mystic Tomato	Giant Rat	UFO Turtle	Shining Angel	Mother Grizzly	Flying Kamakiri #1
Barrier Statues	Abyss	Drought	Inferno	Heavens	Torrent	Stormwinds
B.E.S.	Big Core	Covered Core / Blaster Cannon Core	Big Core MK-2	Big Core MK-3	Crystal Core	Tetran
Charmers Familiar-Possessed Cataclysmic Charmers Spiritual Arts Familiar Possessed Familiars	Dharc Dharc n/a Greed Meda Bat n/a	Aussa Aussa Avalanching Aussa Kurogane Marmot Nefarious	Hiita Hiita Blazing Hiita Kurenai Fox Fire Inari Fire	Lyna Lyna n/a Hijiri Happy Lover n/a	Eria Eria Raging Eria Aoi Gigobyte Jigabyte	Wynn Wynn Storming Wynn Miyabi Petit Dragon n/a
Chrysalis Neo-Spacians Evolved forms Contact Fusions Evolved forms Advanced Contact Fusions	Pantail Dark Panther n/a Dark Neos n/a Chaos Neos	Mole Grand Mole n/a Grand Neos n/a Nebula Neos	Larva Flare Scarab n/a Flare Neos n/a Magma Neos	Pinny Glow Moss Twinkle Moss Glow Neos n/a Cosmo Neos	Dolphin Aqua Dolphin Marine Dolphin Aqua Neos Marine Neos n/a	Chicky Air Hummingbird n/a Air Neos n/a Storm Neos
Code Talkers (Link-3)	Decode / Extended Decode	Transcode	Powercode	Encode	Shootingcode	Excode
Color Ninjas Dragon Ninjas	Strike Ninja Black Dragon Ninja	Senior Silver Ninja n/a	Crimson Ninja Red Dragon Ninja	White Ninja / Upstart Golden Ninja White Dragon Ninja / n/a	Armed Ninja Blue Dragon Ninja	Yellow Ninja Yellow Dragon Ninja
Crusadia (Level 3-4)	n/a	Leonis	Reclusia	Maximus	Arboria	Draco
Cubic	Vijam / Crimson Nova / Crimson Nova Trinity	Dark Garnex	Blade Garoodia	Duza / Buster Gundil / Indiora Doom Volt	n/a	Geira Guile
CXyz	Mechquipped Djinn Angeneral / Dark Fairy Cheer Girl	Comics Hero Legend Arthur / Battleship Cherry Blossom	Coach Lord Ultimatrainer	Simon the Great Moral Leader / Barian Hope	n/a	Skypalace Babylon
D/D/D	Gilgamesh	Darius	Genghis	n/a	Caesar	Alexander
Dice Roll Archfiends	Terrorking	Vilepawn	Infernalqueen	Desrook	Darkbishop	Shadowknight
Double Tributers Effigies	Double Coston Dark	The Trojan Horse Earth	Flame Ruler n/a	Kaiser Sea Horse Light	Unshaven Angler n/a	Whirlwind Prodigy Wind
Dustons (1/0/1000/Fiends)	Star	Yellow	Red	House / White	Blue	Green
Elemental HERO Fusion Monsters (1 "HERO" + 1 matching Attribute)	Escuridao	Gaia	Nova Master	The Shining	Absolute Zero	Great Tornado
Elemental Lords Elementsabers	Umbramirage Molehu	Grandsoil Aina	Pyrorex Malo	Phosphorage Lapauila / Lapauila Mana	Moulinglacia Nalu	Windrose Makani
Empowered Warriors Summoners	Dragonox n/a	Terratiger White Tiger	Arnis Red Sparrow	Dragodies n/a	Hydrortoise Green Turtle	Ventdra Blue Dragon
Endymion	Master Magician / Mighty Master of Magic	Magister	Rogue	Crusader / Reflection	n/a	Servant
Entities	Azathot	Nyarla	Chthugua	N'tss	Norden	Hastorr
Fortune Fairies Fortune Ladies	Ann Dark / Past	Chee Earth	En Fire	Hikari Light / Every	Swee Water	Hu Wind
Fur Hire	Seal Folgo	Beat Dyna	Bravo	Rafale	Helmer Wiz	Donpa Recon Sagitta
Ghost Girls	Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries	Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion	Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring	Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit	Ghost Sister & Spooky Dogwood	n/a
Guardians Weapons (Equip Spell Cards)	Baou / Dreadscythe Wicked-Breaking Flamberge / Reaper Scythe	Grarl Gravity Axe	Ceal Shooting Star Bow	Tryce Twin Swords of Flashing Light	Kay'est Rod of Silence	Elma / Eatos Buttefly Dagger / Celestial Sword
Invoked	Caliga	Magellanica	Purgatrio	Mechaba / Elysium	Cocytus	Raidjin
Kaiju	Radian	Kumongous	Dogoran	Jizukiru / Mecha-Dogoran / Thunder King	Gameciel	Gadarla
Knightmare Link Monsters	Unicorn	Cerberus	Phoenix	Gryphon	Mermaid	Goblin
Legendary Planets	Jupiter / Saturn / Pluto / Sun	Terra Firma	Mars	Venus / Uranus	Mercury / Neptune	n/a
Masked HEROes Non-Fusion Monsters Level 6 Fusion Monsters Level 8 Fusion Monsters	Dusk Crow Dark Law Anki	Bassols n/a Dian	Inferno Goka n/a	Ray n/a Koga	Fountain Vapor Acid	Gust Blast Divine Wind
Magician Girls	Dark	Berry	Apple	Lemon	Chocolate	Kiwi
Mirror Force	Dark	Quaking	Blazing	Radiant	Drowning	Storming
Monarchs Mega Monarchs Related "Monarch" Spell/Trap Cards Vassals	Caius / Erebus Caius the Mega Tenacity / The First Lucius / Eidos	Granmarg Granmarg the Mega Return Landrobe	Thestalos Thestalos the Mega Erupt Berlineth	Zaborg / Ehther Zaborg the Mega Strike / The Prime Mithra / Edea	Mobius Mobius the Mega Awaken Escher	Raiza Raiza the Mega Stormforth Garum
Musical Djinns	Maestroke	Temtempo	n/a	Melomelody	Humhumming	Muzurhythm
Mythyrian Numbers	Djinn Buster	Lion Heart / Ronin Raccoon Sandayu	n/a	Sky Pegasus / Dragluon	Abyss Splash / Crystalzero	n/a
Number 10X Number C10X	n/a Umbral Horror Masquerade	Giant Hand Giant Red Hand	Battlin' Boxer Star Cestus Battlin' Boxer Comet Cestus	Star Seraph Sentry / Masquerade / Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon Archfiend Seraph / Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon	Silent Honor ARK / Ragnazero Silent Honor DARK / Ragnafinity	n/a n/a
Odd-Eyes Dragons	Odd-Eyes / Pendulum / Rebellion / Raging / Phantom / Persona / Mirage / Supreme King / Venom / Wing / Performapal Metal Claw / Arc Pendulum / Advance	Gravity	Meteorburst	Saber / Lancer / Revolution	Absolute	Vortex
Pendulum Magicians	Stargazer / Timegazer / Xiangke / Timebreaker / Acrobatic / Dragoncaller / Harmonizing / Double Iris / Black Fang / Purple Poison	Dragonpulse	Nobledragon	Xiangsheng / Wisdom-Eye / Dharma-Eye / Performapal Five-Rainbow	Dragonpit	Oafdragon / White Wing
Prediction Princesses	Astromorrigan	Coinorma / Petalelf	n/a	Tarotrei	Crystaldine	Arrowsylph
Resonators	Dark / Synkron	Clock	Flare / Red / Double / Net	Barrier / Chain / Mirror	Force	Creation
El Shaddoll Fusion Monsters (1 "Shaddoll" + 1 matching Attribute)	Winda	Shekhinaga	Grysta	Construct	Anoyatyllis	Wendigo
Signer Dragons	Red Archfiend / Black-Winged	Life Stream	Black Rose	Ancient Fairy	n/a	Stardust
Six Samurai Legendary Six Samurai Secret Six Samurai	Irou Shi En Doji	Yariza Kizan Kizaru	Kamon Mizuho Genba	Zanji Enishi Rihan	Yaichi Shinai Hatsume	Nisashi Kageki Fuma
Sky Striker Ace	Raye	Kaina	Kagari	n/a	Shizuku	Hayate
Synchro Warriors Tuner Synchrons	Junk Junk	Drill Drill	Nitro / Jet Nitro / Jet	Road Road	n/a Steam	Turbo Turbo
Tenyi Dragons Link Monsters	Vishudda Ashura	Adhara Barefisted Monk	Manira Dragon Sage	Ashuna n/a	Sthana n/a	Nahata n/a
The Weathers Canvas (Continuous Spell/Trap Cards)	Aurora Auroral	Snow Snowy	Sun Sunny	Thunder / Rainbow Thundery / Rainbowed	Rain Rainy	Cloud Cloudy
Timelords	Vulgate	Kamion Hailon	Metaion Michion Lazion	Sandaion Sephylon	Gabrion Zaphion	Sadion Raphion
True Draco and True King	All Calamities	Lithosazim / Dreiath III	Agnimazud / Ignis Heat	Metaltron XII / Master Peace / King Master Peace	Bahrstos / Dinomight Knight	Mariamne / Majesty Maiden
Witchcrafter	Haine	Potterie	Schmitta	Edel Verre Golem Aruru	Pittore	n/a
World Chalice Link Monsters	World Legacy - "World Chalice" n/a	Beckoned by the World Chalice Ningirsu the World Chalice Warrior	Chosen by the World Chalice Auram the World Chalice Blademaster	Lee the World Chalice Fairy n/a	Crowned by the World Chalice Ib the World Chalice Priestess	World Chalice Guardragon Imduk the World Chalice Dragon
Yang Zing Effect Monsters Synchro Monsters	Jiaotu / Taotie Yazi	Bi'an / Zefraxi / Zefraniu	Suanni	Chiwen Baxia / Chaofeng / Denglong	Bixi	Pulao
ZW -	Chimera Clad	Ultimate Shield	Phoenix Bow / Asura Strike	Unicorn Spear / Lightning Blade / Leo Arms / Sleipnir Mail / Sylphid Wing / Fenrir Sword	n/a	Tornado Bringer / Eagle Claw