Sunday, December 23, 2018

Astral's Advent Observations - DAY 23!

Welcome back to Astral's Advent Observations! Let's crack this box open...


*Xander Mobus voice* 1!!! *Xander Mobus voice*


Our semifinal box yields harsh weather! It's Hey, Trunade!

General Observation:

This card has the ability to return all set Spells and Traps to their owners' hands, thus it's VERY useful for temporarily disarming a minefield of potential Trap Cards. You could also use it to rearrange your own set Traps if you've drawn a better one since or one just doesn't seem like as great of an idea to use anymore.

Trivia Observation:



Hey, Trunade! was originally printed in the TCG set, Extreme Force. Despite not making any canon appearances yet, this card's art and name actually references two separate past cards: the Trap Card, Localized Tornado and the Spell Card favorite of Joey Wheeler's, Giant Trunade. (The latter of which is currently Forbidden in most tournament play, so consider today's card kind of a reworking of it to work in tourneys.) Beyond that, this card also features a much goofier reference in the source of its name...the commercial line for the popular Kool-Aid juice brand, "Hey, Kool-Aid!"

Personal Observation:

Huh. Didn't expect this one to show up. Biiiiiiit of a stretch with the Christmas connection since it's more of a Tornado than a Snowstorm and there were easily more fitting wintery cards they could've included instead, but whatevs. I'm all about that ridiculous Kool-Aid reference name.

That's all I've got for today, but don't miss tomorrow's Astral's Advent Observations FINALE!!

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