Astral's Advent Observations: The Kuriquel - DAY 14!

Alola and welcome back to Astral's Advent Observations: The Kuriquel, an odd series where we open Christmas-themed ramblings about Yu-Gi-Oh! cards with the most summer-y Pokemon references. 'Cuz that's the way we do.

Wow, already two whole weeks in! Christmas is a hop, skip, and jump away!

Day 14 nets us a copy of Kuribohrn!

General Observation:

Kuribohrn returns us to effects via discard by allowing its holder to resurrect a Monster that fell in battle that turn by tossing the fuzzball after the Battle Phase. Pretty nice way to give one of your heavy-hitters a second chance against a tougher opponent. 

Not only that, but if Kuribohrn is in the graveyard when your opponent declares an attack, you can banish it to special summon as many other Kuriboh Monsters from your grave as you want. So if you want to run a deck based around Kuriboh, this card is absolutely essential.

Trivia Observation:

Kuribohrn was first printed in the 2016 Yugi Muto Structure Deck. It has yet to make an anime or manga appearance, but its name is an obvious play on the word "reborn," referencing its ability to special summon Monsters from the graveyard. (Of course, the word "reborn"'s most famous tie to Yu-Gi-Oh! is the original graverobber, Monster Reborn.)

Personal Observation:

Another that completely slipped my mind! (Despite how great those 2016 Yugi and Kaiba decks looked, I never actually got around to buying them.)

Kuribohrn's returning to the grave, but keep it tuned for Day 15 of Astral's Advent Observations: The Kuriquel!