Subject: Don't knock it till you've tried it.... This little review is going to be about the extremely overrated and constantly mocked Gradius. When people look at Gradius all they see is a really crappy monster. But of course why should they see something different? When is the last time you heard someone say, Bow before the wrath of my Gradius! ? Chances are you haven t. Well with the release of LOD we got a card that could change all that. The card is called Gradius s Option . First off let s take a look at Gradius s Option. Gradius s Option Light/ 1 star Machine/Effect This monster can only be Special Summoned by selecting 1 Gradius on your side of the field. The ATK and DEF of this monster is always applied to the ATK and DEF of the selected Gradius. If the selected Gradius is destroyed or removed from the field, this card is also destroyed. Now there are a few things good and bad about this so lets look at those: Pros: Special Summon!!! Machine (Can we say limiter removal?) 1 star (Gravity Bind) ATK and DEF keep changing, so if the targeted Gradius gets bigger so does it. Cons: 1 star (skull liar) If Gradius gets gone so does it ATK and DEF keep changing, so if the targeted Gradius gets smaller so does it. Now does Gradius still seem like a wimp? Well then let me just show you a little combo that ll kill anyone or anything unless it s stopped of course. 3x Gradius s Option 1x Gradius 1x United We Stand 1x Limiter Removal Now a little math for you guys& Gradius 1200 + Option(1) 1200 + Option(2) 1200 + Option(3) 1200 = 4800 United We Stand Equipped to Targeted Gradius (Minimum) = 3200 per Gradius s Option So that ll be& 4800 + Gradius 3200 + Option(1) 3200 + Option(2) 3200 + Option(3) 3200 = 17600 Now just to spice it up a little more lets do limiter removal& 17600 x 2 = 35200 Well now, I don t know about you but I ve never faced anyone with 35200 life points to kill off. I would encourage everyone to give Gradius a shot as I think he can be very powerful as of now. Well there you have it. Send feedback don t, I don t really care. PeAcE, BlackLuster420 matt@tigerpage.com