Thursday, October 25, 2012

News: Shining Lion Platina Ezel, Other BT09/Promo Translations

(This space will be updated continuously to include new translations as they are completed)

With the release of the October 2012 issue of KeroKero Ace, the text of upcoming card releases from booster set 9: Rampage of the Knights and Dragons, as well as extra booster sets Infinite Phantom Legion and Celestial Valkyries is now available. My translations are provided below, with original text courtesy of kumacard.

Additionally, it has been revealed that volume 5 of the official Cardfight!! Vanguard manga will come with a manga-specific promo card, Excalpyte the Blaster. Up until now, The Blaster has been a manga exclusive, and his skills are being kept secret until release. Also, because the manga generally avoids using the card game's terminology (i.e. statements like "ACT: [Counterblast (2)]" are avoided) the skills can be difficult to interpret. This is the literal translation of his manga skills;
Excalpyte The Blaster
Grade 3/Power 12000/No Shield
  • Except for Blaster Blade, send every card in your soul to the drop zone.
  • For every card sent to the drop zone in this way, this unit gets Power +2000.
  • When this unit attacks, all other units are damaged.
  • At the end of the battle phase, send to the drop zone.
Based on the manga illustrations of Aichi's final fight, it appears that the intention of Excalpyte is that on-ride, he soulblasts every card in the soul except Blaster Blade, gains +2000 power for the turn for each card sent, gains +2000 power continuously for having a Blaster Blade in the soul (it is unlikely that the base 12000 power is intended to be taken at face value), attacks the entire front and back row similar to Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion's limit break, and at the end of the turn he is unridden by riding Blaster Blade from the soul and sending The Blaster to the drop zone. He is then intended as a temporary, one-turn transformation. From a design perspective, if the last skill in particular is the case, then it makes sense that he would require a particular card to be left in the soul, so that it can be ridden after The Blaster leaves the field. The real Excalpyte is currently known to be base 10000 and to have no shield. For reference, this is the original Japanese text of the manga card.
エクスカルペイト・ザ・ブラスター
12000パワー
  • ソウルのブラスターブレードを除きすべてドロップゾーン送る
  • ドロップしたカード x 2000ポイントのパワーを得る
  • アタック時に相手のユニットすべてにダメージを与える
  • バトルフェイズ終了後ドロップゾーンえ送る
BT09: Clash of the Knights and Dragons
Gold Paladin
Shining Lion, Platina Ezel
Grade 3/Power 11000/No Shield
ACT [V] Limit Break 5 (This ability is active if you have five or more damage): [Counterblast (3)] Choose up to 5 of your <<Gold Paladin>> rearguards, and for this turn they receive Power +5000.
CONT [V] If you have a "Incandescent Lion, Blond Ezel" in your soul, this unit gets Power +2000.
CONT [V/R]: Leader (If you have a unit that is not of the same clan as this card, this unit cannot attack.)

(TL Note: The katakana reads as "Platina Ezel," with "Platina" being a loanword from Spanish meaning Platinum. "Splendorous" instead of Shining is also possible.)

Knight of Passion, Bagdemagus
Grade 2/Power 9000/Shield 5000
Auto [R]: When this unit attacks, if you have an "Ezel" vangaurd, then for that battle this unit gets Power +3000.

Sage of Dreams, Cron
Grade 0/Power 5000/Shield 10000
Auto: Harbinger (When you ride this unit with a unit of the same clan, you may move this unit to R.)
Activate [R]: [Counterblast (1), put this unit into the soul] Look at the top 5 cards of your deck, choose a card with "Ezel" in its name from among them, show it to the opponent, add it to your hand and shuffle that deck.

Nova Grappler
Super Beast Deity, Illuminal Dragon
Grade 3/Power 11000/No Shield
Auto [V] Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage): [Counterblast (3)] When this unit attacks a vanguard, you may pay the cost. If you do so, choose two of your own cards with "Beast Deity" in their names and stand them.
Continuous [V]: When you have a card named "Beast Deity, Azure Dragon" in your soul, this unit gets Power +2000.
Continuous [V/R]: Leader (If you have a unit that is not of the same clan as this card, this unit cannot attack.)

Beast Deity, Drake of Yamato
Grade 3/Power 10000/No Shield
Auto [R]: When this unit stands during your battle phase, for that turn it gets Power +3000.

Beast Deity, Golden Anglet
Grade 2/Power 9000/5000 Shield
Auto [R]: When this unit stands during your battle phase for that turn it gets Power +3000.

Beast Deity, Blank Marsh
Grade 1/Power 7000/5000 Shield
Auto [R]: [Counterblast (1), move this unit to the soul] When this unit boosts a <<Nova Grappler>> in the battle phase, and the attack hits a vanguard, you may pay the cost. If you do so, choose up to one of your "Beast Deity" rearguards and stand it.

Transraizer
Grade 2/Power 7000/Shield 5000
Auto: When this unit is placed on V or R, you may reveal the top card of your deck. If that card is a grade 1 or 2 <<Nova Grappler>>, call it to R, then shuffle that deck.

Boostraizer
Grade 1/Power 7000/Shield 5000


Activate [V/R]: [Counterblast (1)] This unit gets Power +1000 until the end of the turn.

Hollow Nomad
Grade 3/Power 10000/No Shield
Auto [V/R]: When this unit attacks a vanguard, if you have a <<Nova Grappler>> vanguard, then for that battle this unit gets Power +2000.

Heroic Hani
Grade 2/Power 8000/Shield 5000
Auto:[Counterblast (1)] When this unit is placed on V or R, if you have a <<Nova Grappler vanguard>>, you may pay the cost. If you do so, put the top of your deck to your damage zone, and at the beginning of your end phase, choose one card from your damage zone, return it to your deck, and shuffle that deck.

Stoic Hani
Grade 1/Power 6000/Shield 5000
Auto:[Counterblast (1)] When this unit is placed on V or R, if you have a <<Nova Grappler vanguard>>, you may pay the cost. If you do so, put the top of your deck to your damage zone, and at the beginning of your end phase, choose one card from your damage zone, return it to your deck, and shuffle that deck.

Angel Feather
Mobile Hospital, Elysium
Grade 3/Power 10000/No Shield
Auto [V]: [Choose up to one <<Angel Feather>> from your hand, discard it] When this unit attacks, you may pay the cost. If you do so, this unit gets Power +6000 for this turn.
Auto [R]: [Choose up to one <<Angel Feather>> from your hand, discard it] When this unit attacks, you may pay the cost. If you do so, this unit gets Power +3000 for this turn.

Murakumo
Covert Demon Dragon, Magatsu Storm
Grade 3/Power 10000/No Shield
Auto [V] Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage): [Counterblast (3)] For this turn, this unit gets Power +3000, you may call from your deck up to 2 "Covert Demon Dragon, Magatsu Storm" to R, shuffle that deck, then at the end of the turn move any units called in this way to the bottom of your deck, in any order.
Continuous [V]: If you have a card named "Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Gale" in your soul, this unit gets Power +1000.

(TL Note: Magatsu can mean "evil" and comes up in reference to evil gods, but the way that it's written here is like how "Kurama Lord" is written--it's most likely meant to be taken as Magatsu Storm and not Evil Storm. Persona fans will know it from Magatsu Inaba and Magatsu Izanagi)

Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Storm
Grade 2/Power 9000/Shield 5000
Continuous [V]: If you have a card named "Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Breath" in your soul, this unit gets Power +1000.
Auto: When a card named "Covert Demon Dragon, Magatsu Storm" rides this unit, and you have a card named "Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Breath" in your soul, you may call up to two "Covert Demon Dragon, Magatsu Storm" from your deck to separate R, shuffle that deck, then at the end of the turn move any units called in this way to the bottom of your deck, in any order.

Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Breath
Grade 1/Power 7000/Shield 5000
Continuous [V] If you have a card named "Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Wind" in your soul, this unit gets Power +1000.
Auto: When a card named "Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Gale" rides this unit, and you have a card named "Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Wind" in your soul, you may call up to two "Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Gale" from your deck to separate R, shuffle that deck, then at the end of the turn move nay units called in this way to the bottom of your deck, in any order.

Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Wind
Grade 0/Power 4000/Shield 5000
Auto: When a card named "Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Gale" rides this unit, look at up to seven cards from the top of your deck, search for up to one "Cover Demon Dragon, Magatsu Storm" or "Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Gale" from among them, reveal it to your opponent and shuffle your deck.
Auto: When a <<Murakumo>> other than "Stealth Dragon, Magatsu Breath" rides this unit, you may call this card to R.