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David "BobDole" Hoffman on Yu-Gi-Oh!

Once again my faithful followers, it is time for an article. Most likely, this will be the fourth put up today. Due to lack of internet working correct during the night time. So beside the stupid excuses, this article is based around one of my favorite cards in the current game. He's a Warrior (Surprise surprise), he's a staple in Earth/Warrior Swarm and if there's two of him on the field, your opponant can't even consider an attack. Granted you won't see him too often, due to his rather low ATK, and his effect does require an extra card from your hand. However, he can give you a turn where your opp can't attack Don Zaloog or a defensed Goblin Attack Force. He's the head of the army, the fierce and bold leader, the El Capitano: Marauding Captain. I love this guy. First day I pulled him, I knew I was destined to run Warrior. Besides that however, he's got quite alot he can do.

LOD-018
Marauding Captain
Warrior/Earth/Effect/3/1200/400

As long as this monster remains face-up on the field, your opponent cannot select another Warrior-Type monster on your side of the field as an attack target. When this monster is Normal Summoned successfully, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster from your hand.

Well he's an Earth, which is what most Warriors are. Not too much support for that, but it works well in Earth Swarm utilizing Gigantes. He's a Warrior which provides a TON of support. I listed a few in my previous article. He's a 3 Star monster, which is always good. He can attack under G-Bind, Messenger, and Level Limit, though you won't be attacking into too many monsters with him. He's good with Goblin Attack Force, purely to increase the damage done in a turn. Clear the field, summon him with GAF, and there's 3500 direct. Not only that, but your opponant can't attack GAF until he's attacked Marauding first. That's quite a deal for a card in hand.

He does have his weaknesses, as without something powerful to assist him into play, he'll be wide open for no real good reason. But the thing is, he doesn't require any other Warriors to work. You can summon him out with anything level 4 or lower. This brings out Rare Metal Dragon (Whens the last time you saw one of those), Mystic Swordsman LV4, and anything else that you may have sitting in hand. Bring out a Berserk Gorilla, or a Sangan. Just not a Breaker the Magical Warrior.

Well, a few combos he has are rather obvious. Two of him makes it so your opponant can't attack either, which is nice for stalling. Him and Mystic Swordsman LV4 work together well. There's a combo I do enjoy though. It takes Don Zaloog, Marauding Captain and Torrential Tribute. Firstly, you'll want your opponant to have a few monsters on the field. Let's say he has DD Assailant and a used Breaker on the field. First, you summon Marauding Captain, and ask the usual "Response?". Then, if they choose not to respond-which mosts they will- chain Torrential Tribute to his summoning. The cool thing is though, is that since it was activated prior to the his second effect, you stil get the second effect. So while you just wiped out their entire monster line-up, you can now bring out Don Zaloog and hit direct for a card in hand. This evens things out and if you want you can use GAF instead. That's just one of the many things the amazing Marauding Captain can do. I love him, and you should too. The only thing that doesn't love him is that jerk Kinetic Soldier.

Advanced: 8/10 (That's the unbiased truth)
Traditional: 7/10 (This does rely on cards in hand)
Art: 10/10 (This guy couldn't look any cooler, not if you tried)

Unfortunately, there will be no guest writer today. The person who had originally volunteered had a family crisis, so he couldn't put time side for a review. Thanks for reading though, and if you actually managed to read all the articles, major props to you ma' man.

- David "BobDole" Hoffman