Number

Number
Numbers
Japanese	Ｎｏ. (ナンバーズ)
Japanese (ruby)	ナンバーズ
Japanese (base text)	Ｎｏ.
Japanese (romanized)	Nanbāzu
Japanese (translated)	Numbers
English	Numbers
Appears in (sets)	Starter Deck 2011 Starter Deck: Dawn of the Xyz Generation Force V-Jump Magazine Promotional Cards Photon Shockwave Weekly Jump Magazine Promotional Cards The Valuable Book Promotional Cards: Series 14 Duelist Pack 12: Yuma Tsukumo Order of Chaos
Appears in (anime)	Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL
Appears in (manga)	Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL
Lists	members support

The Number monsters (abbreviated as Ｎｏ. (ナンバーズ) in the OCG) are a series of special Xyz Monsters. According to Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, there are 100 of them; so far, 15 are known by name.

Story

When Yuma Tsukumo unlocked the Door with his Emperor's Key, he opened a portal between his own and other dimension, allowing Astral to come into his world. Yuma found himself trapped within a sphere of blank cards, which shortly shattered away. By crossing into Yuma's world, Astral's memories got transformed into the hundred "Number" cards and scattered in unknown directions. In order to regain his lost memories, Astral teamed up with Yuma.

Yuma trapped within a sphere of blank "Numbers".

When they are Summoned, their respective numbers are printed on their users. They have been shown to be very dangerous, as their users are easily possessed by their power (with the exception of Yuma due to his partnership with Astral and Kaito who has powers similar to those of Astral's). It is said that these "Number" monsters cannot be destroyed with cards in this world. "Number" monsters can only be defeated by other "Number" monsters. However, when two or more "Numbers" confront themselves in a Duel they'll fight each other to consume one another. When a "Number" is defeated in a Duel by Yuma, Yuma obtains it, and its power is absorbed into Astral. Also when Yuma defeats a "Number" monster Astral gains another part of his memory.

Astral mentions there are 99 Numbers, but according to Kaito Tenjo, there are 100 Numbers. As Astral already had 1 of the Numbers, "Utopia", it is possible Astral was refering to the other 99 Numbers.

Abilities

In the anime, "Numbers" have a few "special" abilities that are unique. "Numbers" can only be destroyed by other "Numbers". The "Numbers" amplify the darkness and desires of humans, whether these cause good or bad. Also, when Summoned, "Numbers" have a special form that they first appear as, then they transform into their artwork. When a "Number" is defeated, they are absorbed into Astral, and can be used by any duelist whom Astral is currently with. Each "Number" contains a piece of Astral's memory, which he recovers each time he absorbs one.

They are also known to manipulate their user into summoning them as soon as possible, sometimes to the point of cheating as seen with Rikuo and Kaio. Numbers also manipulate their users into protecting them at any cost, as seen when "Number 83: Galaxy Queen" made Fuya Okudaira believe that she was his mother. Thus, he equipped her with "Cursed Seal of Dead Max" to protect her from being destroyed by battle, and changed the attack target to his "D.D. ESPer Star Robin" via "Star Robin is Forever!", causing him to lose the Duel.

A person possessed by a "Number" easily becomes addicted to their power and desires to obtain more "Numbers". It is, however, possible for some people to resist this effect, at least temporarily, as Tetsuo Takeda managed to do when he used Number 39: Utopia to save Yuma from Number 96: Black Mist.

Interestingly, whenever a "Number" is Xyz Summoned, they initially appear as a strange object, what is possibly a sealed form, until they transform into the actual monster and gain their Number on their bodies.

Members

Each "Number" monster has its respective number appearing on a part of its body. 24 out of 100 numbers are shown here. 15 by name, and 9 by owners.

Monster	Number	Number Location	Original Owner	Sealed Form	Rank	Attribute	Type	ATK	DEF
Illumiknight	10	Right shoulder plate	Kaito Tenjo		4	LIGHT	Warrior	2400	2400
Big Eye	11	Front of outer ring	Jin		7	DARK	Spellcaster	2600	2000
Armored Ninja - Crimson Shadow	12	Left side of chest	Yamikawa	File:Number12ArmoredNinjaCrimsonShadow-JP-Anime-ZX-Sealed.png	5	EARTH	Warrior	2400	1700
Ruler of Color - Shock Ruler	16	Right side of waist	Number 16's holder	File:Number16RulerofColorShockRuler-JP-Anime-ZX-Sealed.jpg	4	LIGHT	Fairy	2300	1600
Leviathan Dragon	17	Right horn	Ryoga Kamishiro		3	WATER	Dragon	2000	0
Freezerdon	19	Right side of the chest	Kaio	File:Number19Freezerdon-JP-Anime-ZX-Sealed.png	5	WATER	Dinosaur	2000	2500
Gig-Anto Brilli-Ant	20	Right wing	A criminal (manga) Kaito Tenjo (anime)	File:Number20AntSoilBrilliAnt-JP-Anime-ZX-Sealed.png	3	LIGHT	Insect	1800	1800
Acid Golem of Destruction	30	Right shin	Unknown	Unknown	3	WATER	Rock	3000	3000
Terror-Byte	34	Right shoulder plate	Ukyo Kitano	File:Number34ElectronicComputerBeastTeraByte-JP-Anime-ZX-Sealed.png	3	DARK	Machine	0	2900
Utopia	39	Left shoulder plate	Astral		4	LIGHT	Warrior	2500	2000
Utopia Ray	39	Left shoulder plate	Yuma Tsukumo	File:ChaosNumber39UtopiaRay-JP-Anime-ZX-Sealed.png	4	LIGHT	Warrior	2500	2000
Goldrat	56	Middle bar on back	A criminal	Not shown	1	LIGHT	Beast	500	600
Volcasaurus	61	Left chest spike	Rikuo		5	FIRE	Dinosaur	2500	1000
Galaxy Queen	83	Above cleavage	Fuya Okudaira		1	DARK	Spellcaster	500	500
Black Mist	96	Right side of head	Number 96's holder	File:Number96BlackMist-JP-Anime-ZX-Sealed.PNG	2	DARK	Fiend	100	1000
Unknown Number	??	Unknown	Jin	Unknown	???	???	???	???	???
8 Unknown Numbers	??	Unknown	Kaito Tenjo	Unknown	???	???	???	???	???

Trivia

• If all monsters in this archetype are shown during Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, then this archetype will be the largest archetype in the entire game, even topping such large archetypes such as "Blackwings", "Six Samurais", and "HEROes".

• In the anime, their card texts are in a strange language that nobody except Astral, Kaito and those possessed by "Numbers" can read.

• When a "Number" monster is Summoned, the number of the card appears somewhere on the card holder's body. Only Yuma and Kaito are excluded from this phenomenon. These numbers are written in the form of curved lines and a dot.

• In the anime, "Numbers" use a different style of Xyz Summon than regular Xyz Monsters. Regular Xyz Summons use a red colored spiral portal, but "Numbers" use a galaxy style portal.

• In the anime, they have something to do with the large structure made up of gears inside The Emperor's Key as seen when Astral presents the "Number 17" and "83" before their corresponding numbers printed on gears inside it which glow making all the gears in the structure turn.

• Xyz Monsters are said to come from an another dimension just like Astral, this probably explains why "Numbers" are Xyz Monsters. Xyz Monsters are also said to be made of anti-matter, this probably hints the "Numbers'" future role in destroying all universes as Kaito Tenjo claims.

• "Numbers" seem to be blank cards that take the form of what whoever finds them desires the most and design themselves to fit their original owner's Decks. Once they are designed, they keep that form forever.

• In the anime, the effect stating that "Numbers" can only be destroyed by another "Number" is a monster effect. It can be negated. Also, a monster who is treated as a "Number" can destroy them. This means they are not invincible.

• "Utopia" is the only "Number" monster at the moment which has a "Chaos" version - "Utopia Ray" with the same number in its name.

• There has yet to be a female "Number" holder, with the exception of one of Kaito's hospitalized victims.

• Some Numbers are shown to be alive instead of inanimate beings. Two examples are Number 83: Galaxy Queen, and Number 96: Black Mist.

References

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