Japanese · No. 081

Coil-Charged Samurai Karakuri

Inspired by: Samurai armor, karakuri automata and Tanaka Hisashige, the "Karakuri Giemon" who joined Japanese craft and modern science in the nineteenth century.

Coil-Charged Samurai Karakuri
Armor without an owner, powered by the storm.
Rarity
Uncommon
Category
Monster
ATK
1900
DEF
1700
Level
5
Type
Machine
Element
Thunder
Constellations
Wisp · Hammer

The myth

A storm-powered samurai automaton is a MYTHENOR creation. It blends real symbols. Samurai armor, made of lacquered plates laced with colored cords, was a work of art and a family heirloom passed down the generations. Edo-period karakuri already imitated human gestures, like dolls that shot arrows or wrote characters. And at the end of the Edo period, Tanaka Hisashige moved from mechanical dolls to steam engines and the telegraph, paving the way for Japan's electrical industry. The card imagines a masterless suit of armor animated by that new energy.

Why it has this power

An Uncommon level-5 Thunder Machine with 1900 ATK and 1700 DEF: the archipelago's strongest machine without fusion. Wisp is the electric discharge; Hammer, warrior and workshop at once. Being a Machine rather than a Warrior, it cannot wield the Katana, but it fuses with the Tanuki for the kettle.

Did you know

Tanaka Hisashige's Man-nen Dokei clock of 1851 shows old Japanese time, days, moon phases and zodiac signs, and is an Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Connections

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Aiko, Dojo Apprentice (Archipelago of the Kami) — grade S: 25% · grade A: 17%
  • Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 100 dust
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. History — Toshiba corporate information (Hisashige Tanaka, "Karakuri Giemon") — Toshiba Corporation
  2. Samurai — World History Encyclopedia — Mark Cartwright