Aster Phoenix

Ed Phoenix (エド・フェニックス Edo Fenikkusu) is a fictional character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (known as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX in Japan). His name is meant to be a pun in Japanese, because Phoenixes were commonly depicted in art during the Edo period of Japan.

Ed Phoenix is a mysterious duelist whose belief in destiny draws him into confrontations with the most skilled of opponents. In the first duel against Jaden Yuki (Judai Yuki in the Japanese version), which Jaden wins, Ed opens several packs of cards in order to quickly build an Archlord Deck. Ed duels against Kaiser (Zane Truesdale (Ryo Marufuji)) in the Duel Pro League and wins by destroying his opponent's Cyber End Dragon with his own Elemental Hero, Shining Phoenix Enforcer. Upon winning, Ed challenges Jaden to another duel. Although Jaden manages to remove Shining Phoenix Enforcer from the field during the match, Ed unleashes the true monsters of his deck, the Destiny Heroes. Before Jaden is defeated by his mightiest hero, Dreadmaster, Ed reveals that he wishes to become the greatest duelist in order to rid the world of crime, as his father (a card designer) was murdered while he was young, and that a sole card was stolen from him. The Destiny Heroes were his father's final legacy, left to Ed so that he could pursue justice. He calls Jaden a fraud because Jaden does not have a cause.

Following a conversation with the converted Chazz Princeton (Jun Manjoume), and a third duel with Jaden, in which he is defeated, Ed begins to question whether or not his manager, Takuma Saiou, is in fact using him for his own gain.

Card List

Ed originally used an Archlord deck constructed with cards from eight booster packs. His true deck however includes Elemental Hero and Destiny Hero cards. The Destiny Heroes were first seen in episode 58 in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX series, with many of them possessing abilities pertaining to time or the passage of time.

Archlord Deck

Monsters

• Archlord Zerato
• Warrior of Zera
• Ojama Yellow
• Mystical Shine Ball
• Soul Tiger
• Metal Armored Bug
• Gogiga Gagagigo

Spell Cards

• Chaos Greed
• Monster Gate
• Recycle
• Reload
• The Sanctuary in the Sky
• Wild Nature's Release
• Soul Absorption

Trap Cards

• Beckoning Light

Hero Deck

Monster Cards

• Elemental Hero Avian (Featherman)
• Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (Burst Lady)
• Elemental Hero Sparkman
• Elemental Hero Clayman
• Elemental Hero Wildheart (Wildman)
• Elemental Hero Bladedge (Edgeman)
• Elemental Hero Bubbleman
• Elemental Hero Phoenix Enforcer (Phoenix Guy)
• Elemental Hero Shining Phoenix Enforcer (Shining Phoenix Guy)
• Destiny Hero - Doom Lord (Devil Guy)
• Destiny Hero - Captain Tenacious (Die Hard Guy)
• Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude (Diamond Guy)
• Destiny Hero - Dreadmaster (Dread Guy)
• Destiny Hero - Double Guy
• Destiny Hero - Defend Guy
• Destiny Hero - Dogma Guy
• Destiny Hero - Doom Guy
• Destiny Hero - Dagger Guy
• Destiny Hero - Dash Guy

Spell Cards

• Polymerization
• Spark Blaster
• Guard Penalty
• Misfortune
• Mining for Magical Stones
• Clock Tower Prison (Clocktower of Seclusion)
• Fusion Sage
• Terraforming
• Pot of Greed
• Graceful Charity
• The Mausoleum of the Deceased Emperor
• Dark City
• Mystical Space Typhoon
• Heavy Storm Blade
• D - Spirits

Trap Cards

• Hero Signal
• Trap Jammer
• Elemental Recharge (Elemental Charge)
• D - Time
• Destiny Signal
• D - Shield
• Destruction of Destiny (Destiny Destroy)
• Draining Shield
• Destiny Mirage
• D - Chain
• MAMA IS GOOD FOR DIARIA.....LIPTOBISMOL! RULEZ!........................................................................ FUCK

Trivia

• The concept of Destiny Hero - Double Guy is derived from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

• The design of Clock Tower Prison is based on the Palace of Westminster.

• The Mausoleum of the Deceased Emperor is reference to the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (秦始皇陵; Qín Shǐ Huáng Líng) in which the Terracotta Army is located. The designs of the tokens that the card produces are based on the figures themselves.

• The name of the D - Time Trap Card, as its art-work portrays, is a pun on the well-honoured British break-time, and may link-in with the British heritage of Clock Tower Prison's design.