The War in the Duel Masters World
By Lee Sandow
An insightful view by a guy with too much spare time
How many of you have, like me, been paying attention to the battle ensuing in the Duel Masters world, which continues between the warring races? If you’re like me, then you have spent many hours reading the flavor text on cards, and trying to get inferences over how the war is going. What I am here to do is to inform you of how the battle is going, and who is currently fighting who.
This is just what I figured out mostly from card flavor text. It is probably incomplete, and I have no doubt that I have undoubtedly made many mistakes in this article. Some cards were left up to interpretation, and some other facts were simply made by assumption.
Each set will have a summary of the battles fought, and will then have references stating where I got this information. References will be listed in order of their appearance in the description.
BASE SET:
In the Base Set, the world was relatively peaceful. Card flavor text spoke little of direct combat between the different civilizations, but it did speak of ancient wars.
Eons ago, the fire civilization’s Armored Dragons attacked the light civilization, and to survive the struggle, the light civilization activated the Angel Commands to defend themselves. This was one of two times in history that this had taken place.
REFERENCES: “Hanusa, Radiance Elemental,” Wizards of the Coast Website
Other cards showed minor confrontations, namely between water and fire, who seemed to constantly be at war with one another, probably because these civilizations are exact opposites of one another.
REFERENCES: “Crimson Hammer”
EVO-CRUSHINATORS OF DOOM:
Nature VS Darkness:
It was in this set that the war broke out, and it seemed to begin with the beginning of the invasion of the Fiana Woods by the forces of Darkness. Led by Dark Titan Maginn, the assault on the forest was conducted mainly by Chimeras and Parasite Worms. The Beast Folk, especially the Silver Beard tribe, tried to repel the attackers, but were soon felled. It was at this time that the tree folk stepped in, aiding the Beast Folk and helping to slow the invasion of the Fiana Woods. Still, the Parasite Worms began draining the forest of its life… and then a Cataclysm began.
REFERENCES: “Dark Titan Maginn”, “Silver Axe”, “Silver Fist”, “Essence Elf”, “Elf X”, “Xeno Mantis”
The light civilization had been aware of the invasion of nature, but they had been content to simply observe the invasion. This changed, however, when the Guardians used their keen senses and sensed the Cataclysm. The Cataclysm caused the Oracles to start to disappear, so the surviving Oracles sent the Enforcers to investigate the damage the planet had sustained. Meanwhile, the water Civilization suffered from the Cataclysm as well. It caused the collapse of the underwater city that the water civilization inhabited, and in response forced water to try an invasion of land. The Water civilization began to attack the fire domain.
REFERENCES: “Fonch, the Oracle”, “Resos Pacos, Clear Sky Guardian”, “Wyn, the Oracle”, “Laguna, Lightning Enforcer”, “Corile”
Water VS Fire:
Water and Fire were already enemies from thousands of years ago, and the attack on fire never made it far past the shoreline. For the invasion, the Cyber Lords developed special shock troops and Stained Glass technology to make it possible for Liquid People to survive on the barren surface. The Cyber Lords also modified Leviathans and Gel Fish to assist in the invasion as well. With their invasion force ready to attack, the water civilization launched a massive strike on the fire realm. Fire, however, was prepared for the attack, and the Machine Eaters made quick work of the water machines that the water troops needed for the invasion. When fire reinforcements arrived, water was forced to retreat.
REFERENCES: “Hypersquid Walter”, “Stained Glass”, “King Nautilus”, “Plasma Chaser”, “Scissor Eye”, “Engineer Kipo”, “Dogarn, the Marauder”
Rampage of the Super Warriors:
This set contained little information about the wars, and it only concerned the battle between Nature and Darkness.
Nature VS Darkness:
The Cataclysm had passed, and despite the fact that the Beast Folk had succeeded in enlisting the help of the giants, the forces of darkness ended up successfully conquering the Fiana Woods. Despite the fact that the Beast Folk had succeeded in enlisting the help of the giants as the forest began to rot and decay, new forces of Darkness began to spawn from it, and their invasion of nature continued.
REFERENCES: “Raging Dash-Horn”, “Earthstomp Giant”, “Hang Worm, Fetid Larva”
Shadowclash of Blinding Night:
Since this entire set is not out yet, I can only assume that these sections are half complete. Once Shadowclash comes out, I’ll send in another article describing what else I know. For now, I can only tell you what I learned from the cards in the Shadowclash Collectors Tin.
Having first-hand witnessed the damage that the Dark Civilization had caused on the world, the forces of light decided to intervene. The Angel Commands were re-activated, and light quickly came to Natures aid. Alcadeias assisted by giving nature weapons and magic, and other Angel Commands led the attack on the forces of Darkness. The target of some was enemy commanders, usually Demon Commands, and others were after Ballom, Master of Death himself.
In response to the growing threat provided by Light, Darkness enlisted the
help of the fire realm. Ballom armed the fire creatures, and the assault
began. Both sides were supremely confident in their ability to defeat the
other. Little is known on this point how the battles went, but what is
known is that the sky suffered from the first battle.
REFERENCES: “Aeris, Flight Elemental”, “Sword of Benevolent Life”, “Fu Reil, Seeker of Storms”, “Blasto, Explosive Soldier”, “Sword of Malevolent Death”, “Mongrel Man”, “Mist Rias, Sonic Guardian”, “Soul Gulp”
For now, that is all I know about the war in the Duel Masters World. As I said before, this information is far from complete, and probably has its share of errors, but I think it is definitely on the right track. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, complaints, ect… email me at rebellee1187@msn.com. I’d love to hear from you.
~Lee Sandow, the guy with WAY too much spare time~