Psychic (Japanese: サイキック
Saikikku) is a
Type of
monster who made their debut in
The Duelist Genesis, and are used by
Sayer in
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. Psychic monsters often resemble cyberpunk androids, cybernetically-enhanced humans, or strange mutants, and often feature elements of cyberspace, circuit board patterns, green coloring, and yellow electricity in their art. It is worth noting that many Psychic monsters resemble what in the past were
Fiend,
Machine, or
Spellcaster monsters (such as "
Mutant Mindmaster", "
Cipher Soldier", "
Psychic Kappa", "
The Fiend Megacyber", "
Mind on Air" and especially "
Jinzo").
Up until
Extreme Victory, the majority of their effects and
Spell Cards involved paying
Life Points to activate powerful effects, while the
Synchro Monsters and
Trap Cards focused heavily upon restoring Life Points. The tendency of a Psychic-user's Life Points to change rapidly during a Duel allows a cunning player to make the most of cards such as "
Megamorph" and optional cards that require Life Point payment, like "
Solemn Judgment".
From
Extreme Victory onwards, Psychic monsters and their support cards switched focus to manipulating
banishment, through banishing Psychic monsters to activate effects, Special Summoning banished Psychic monsters, and returning banished Psychic monsters to the hand or Graveyard.
Psychic monsters also support a heavy Synchro element with cards like "
Emergency Teleport", "
Mind Master" and "
Overdrive Teleporter". They contain many notable Synchro Monsters, including "
Thought Ruler Archfiend", "
Magical Android", "
Hyper Psychic Blaster", and "
Overmind Archfiend". For a long while, there was no pure Psychic
archetype, though half of the "
Gusto", "
Ritual Beast", and "
Kozmo" archetypes were composed of Psychic monsters. The first pure Psychic archetype was released in
Booster SP: Highspeed Riders; "
PSY-Frame", followed by the "
Metalfoes" in
The Dark Illusion.
Prominent Psychic monsters include "
Mind Master", "
Psychic Commander", "
Silent Psychic Wizard", "
Thought Ruler Archfiend", "
Serene Psychic Witch", "
Overdrive Teleporter", "
Esper Girl", "
Hushed Psychic Cleric", "
Psychic Jumper", "
Psi-Blocker", and "
Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit".
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