Chapter 16. The Worlds Are Fired Up! Commentary on Fusion's Poster Child—Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer!
As for why they would think this way—!
Jaden Yuki immediately offered his own understanding.
"Such terrifying HERO power!"
"This card—no, this Destiny HERO card!"
"It's strong beyond my comprehension!"
"Don't be fooled by 2500 ATK."
"When you're filling the Graveyard with HERO cards and pair it with its first effect, an effective ATK breaking past 3000 isn't unusual."
"It has damage output."
"It has a second effect that destroys cards."
"You can even chain it to the opponent's card or effect to destroy."
"With board-breaking covered, the next question is sustain."
"This card is nasty because it can keep sustaining itself, right?"
"Since it needs to destroy 1 of your own cards to destroy on the field, that 'fodder' can be one of your own cards!"
"Strong! It's really too strong!"
"...…"
Jaden's flood of superlatives, plus the exaggerated shifts in his expression, made the people behind him—Chancellor Sheppard, Dr. Vellian Crowler, and the others who hadn't yet wrapped their heads around it—gradually see the light.
"Indeed! This Destiny HERO is not even inferior to the Destiny HERO - Plasma in my hand!"
"The fearsome power of destiny!"
"This is the first time I've felt my own destiny being suppressed by a single card!"
"It's not only the points Jaden Yuki mentioned."
"In my view, what makes this card strong is the summoning condition."
"Simple—far too simple."
"Really so simple it can't get any simpler."
"Destiny HERO - Malicious at Level 6 satisfies it, and Destiny HERO - Dasher satisfies it as well."
"It's easy to summon."
"And that's enough."
"Tell me, if one copy is already troublesome—what if you Fusion Summon two?"
"..."
After Aster Phoenix followed up with his own analysis, he once again shattered the HERO worldviews of Chancellor Sheppard, Dr. Vellian Crowler, and the others behind him.
Damn!
That's actually true!
The strengths of this card are absurdly many!
No way!
Doesn't that make it a must-include in every HERO Deck?
…
5D's World.
Even though Fusion cards don't exactly stir the blood of Synchro Duelists who only duel on motorcycles, the instant they saw Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer, Yusei Fudo couldn't sit still.
"This card's power level is a bit overtuned."
"It's easy to summon, it decreases ATK, it breaks boards, it revives, and so on—these are all strengths."
"I can't even find a single weakness."
"Can anyone tell me what weakness this card has?"
The more Yusei spoke, the more heartfelt his feelings became.
Compared to this card, his Stardust cards and his Synchron cards have far too many helpless points.
Or rather, too many shortcomings.
He always says even a 'bad' card will have the day it shines.
But when a strong card is already shining, the weak one still has to find ways to shine.
That's the gap.
"Different starting lines, right."
"Some people are born to slog; some are born in Rome."
"This card is clearly a product of that era."
"I really want to talk with the people of that era."
"I wonder if there'll be a chance."
"I also want to experience the other Decks of that era."
"Let's hope this screen keeps changing in the future."
"...…"
Akiza Izinski's words moved many Duelists around her.
Yeah.
That world must be fascinating.
If possible, they truly wanted to duel there.
...…
ZEXAL World.
Even the Number-collecting Yuma Tsukumo and Astral had to shift their focus to this Fusion monster.
The scattered crowds of Duelists were all drawn to this card.
With Fusion's poster card placed right before them, they had no choice but to re-evaluate it.
And after this round of scrutiny, they found themselves unable to stop.
Fusion, a seemingly ancient summoning method, actually has such a powerful face card?!
"Looks like Fusion Summoning can't be underestimated! This card's power is really high!"
"Exactly! And I feel the HERO board isn't even done! Relying only on Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer can't be enough!"
"So you mean, even after you Fusion Summon this ace, you can still keep building the board?"
"Hiss… why do I kind of want to play HERO now? What do I do—I want to become a HERO player!"
"...…"
The voices of nearby Duelists grew louder and louder, making Yuma Tsukumo even more curious about this HERO framework.
It was his first time seeing a Fusion-based Deck reach such heights.
...…
ARC-V World.
In another dimension—the Fusion Dimension—the Fusion experts Yuri and Celina both couldn't help but look solemn.
"Celina, this HERO Deck's power is not bad."
"Heh heh heh, you're getting me excited."
Yuri let out a sinister chuckle and took out his Deck—Predaplant—another Fusion-proficient archetype.
"Whatever. Isn't your Predaplant very strong?"
"Besides, my Lunalight Deck isn't bad either."
"This HERO clearly has deep craft in Fusion."
"But that's about it."
"I don't like it anyway."
Celina curled her lip and didn't put the so-called HEROs in her eyes.
But even so, her gaze still drifted to Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer from time to time.
The poster child of Fusion, huh?
Just this card?
Can it really serve as the face?
...…
VRAINS World.
The shock brought by this Fusion Phoenix Enforcer made the Duelists of this world rethink their stance.
Yusaku Fujiki even logged Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer's data into his own database.
Yes.
Yusaku Fujiki had begun to take interest in this Deck.
If, at first, HERO only hinted at a kaleidoscope of Fusion sub-themes, then upon seeing this card, he realized that in their Link era this Deck might also be a top-tier presence.
"Yusaku Fujiki, you're…?"
"Is this card really that strong?"
"It clearly has to destroy your own card resource to destroy on the chain, you know."
"..."
Skye Zaizen looked at Yusaku Fujiki, not understanding.
She couldn't figure it out.
For this one card—is it really worth getting this excited?
And not just her.
Ryoken Kogami and Theodore Hamilton both felt a budding reverence.
One runs Rokket.
The other runs Salamangreat.
Both could be called top-tier in the Link era.
Would they really get worked up over this card, too?
What on earth is going on?
Is this card truly that strong?
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