Huitzilopochtli, Hummingbird of the South

The myth

Huitzilopochtli, “Hummingbird of the South” or “Left-Handed Hummingbird,” is the patron god of the Mexica, lord of war and the sun. He guided the people from Aztlán to the lake where they founded Tenochtitlan. The myth of his birth on Coatepec hill is central: his mother Coatlicue conceived from a ball of feathers, and his sister Coyolxauhqui, with the four hundred Huitznahua, resolved to kill her. Huitzilopochtli was born fully armed with the xiuhcoatl, beheaded Coyolxauhqui and scattered his brothers. He was worshipped in the southern shrine of the Templo Mayor.

Why it has this power

A Level 8 Epic with 2950 ATK and 2500 DEF — the highest attack among this mythology’s Epics, worthy of the war god. Fire and Sun are the star he embodies; Crown, the empire’s patron. He enters the field only through the Rite of the New Fire, with the Bearer of the New Fire, the Sun Hummingbird and the Apprentice Eagle Warrior.

Did you know

The great stone disk of the dismembered Coyolxauhqui, found in 1978 by electrical workers, launched the Templo Mayor excavations.

Connections

Where to get it

• Ritual: Summoned by the ritual Rite of the New Fire, with the materials Bearer of the New Fire, Sun Hummingbird, Apprentice Eagle Warrior.
• It never joins the collection: you summon it mid-duel, by fusion or ritual.

Sources

1. Huitzilopochtli — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright
2. Coyolxauhqui — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright
3. Los poderes del dios Huitzilopochtli (Arqueología Mexicana) — Leonardo López Luján et al.