Toon monster

This article is about the ability. For the archetype, see "Toon".

Toon monster
Japanese	トゥーン(モンスター)
Japanese (romanized)	Tūn(monsutā)
English	1st and 3rd format: Toon (monster) 2nd format: Toon (Monster)
Other names French: 1st and 3rd format: (monstre) Toon 2nd format: (Monstre) Toon German: Toon(-Monster) Italian: (mostro) Toon Formerly: (Mostro) Toon Portuguese: (monstro) Toon Formerly: (Monstro) Toon Spanish: 1st and 3rd format: (monstruo) Toon 2nd format: (Monstruo) Toon Korean: 툰 (몬스터) Tun (Monseuteo)
Appears in (anime)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light Yu-Gi-Oh! (Duel Monsters) GX
Appears in (manga)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist
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Toon monsters (トゥーンモンスター Tūnmonsutā) are Effect Monsters with the ability "Toon". They are cartoonized counterparts of existing monsters, capable of attacking the opponent directly. All Toon monsters belong to the "Toon" archetype (including "Manga Ryu-Ran", since its Japanese name does contain "トゥーン").

There are five classes of "Toon monsters", dubbed by fans Class A, B, C, D, and E.

Toon monsters were the first Effect Monsters with an ability to be introduced, debuting in Spell Ruler. While Flip monsters (as Flip Effect Monsters) were introduced earlier, they were not treated as having an ability until much later.

In the manga and anime, they are the signature monsters of Maximillion Pegasus.

Classes of Toon monster

Class A

• Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set.

• Must first Special Summon itself from the hand, by Tributing the same number of monsters as for a Tribute Summon of a monster with its original Level (the number is specified in its card text), while you control "Toon World".
  • After being Special Summoned properly, it can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard or while banished by any appropriate effect (it is not necessary to control "Toon World").

• Cannot attack the turn it is Special Summoned.

• Requires payment of 500 LP to attack.

• If "Toon World" on the field is destroyed, so is the Toon monster.

• If the opponent doesn't control any Toon monsters, it can attack directly. Otherwise, it must target a Toon monster for its attacks.

Class A Toons: "Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon", "Toon Summoned Skull" (OCG only), "Manga Ryu-Ran" (OCG only), "Toon Mermaid" (OCG only)

Class B

• Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set.

• Must first Special Summon itself from the hand, by Tributing the same number of monsters as for a Tribute Summon of a monster with its original Level (the number is specified in its card text), while you control "Toon World".
  • After being Special Summoned properly, it can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard or while banished by any appropriate effect (it is not necessary to control "Toon World").

• If "Toon World" on the field is destroyed, so is the Toon monster.

• Can attack the turn it is Summoned.

• If the opponent doesn't control any Toon monsters, it can attack directly. Otherwise, it must target a Toon monster for its attacks.

Class B Toons: "Toon Dark Magician Girl"

Class C

• Can be Normal Summoned/Set.

• Cannot Special Summon itself from the hand.
• Cannot attack the turn it is Summoned.

• If "Toon World" on the field is destroyed, so is the Toon monster.

• If the player controls "Toon World" and the opponent doesn't control any Toon monsters, it can attack directly.

Class C Toons: "Toon Cannon Soldier", "Toon Gemini Elf", "Toon Goblin Attack Force", "Toon Masked Sorcerer".

Class D

• Can be Normal Summoned/Set.

• Cannot Special Summon itself from the hand (unless due to the base card's effect).
• Cannot attack the turn it is Summoned.

• Nothing happens to the Toon monster if "Toon World" is destroyed.

• If the player controls "Toon World" and the opponent doesn't control any Toon monsters, it can attack directly.

Class D Toons: "Toon Ancient Gear Golem", "Toon Barrel Dragon", "Toon Buster Blader", "Toon Cyber Dragon".

Class E

• Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set.

• Requires "Toon World" to be on the field to be Special Summoned (even if it has already been correctly Summoned).

• Must first Special Summon itself from the hand by Tributing the same number of monsters as for a Tribute Summon of a monster with its current Level.

• Cannot attack the turn it is Special Summoned.

• Requires payment of 500 LP to attack.

• If "Toon World" is destroyed, so is the Toon monster.

• If your opponent controls no Toon monsters, it can attack directly. Otherwise, it must target a Toon monster for its attacks.

Class E Toons: "Toon Summoned Skull" (TCG only), "Manga Ryu-Ran" (TCG only), "Toon Mermaid" (TCG only)

Playing style

Main article: Toon § Playing style

Example