Tupã, Lord of the Primordial Thunder

The myth

Tupã means "thunder" in Tupi. For the Guarani Mbya he is one of the great divinities created by Nhanderu: he lives in the west and rules the waters, rains, lightning and thunder. In the Apapocuva-Guarani version recorded by Curt Nimuendajú, thunder is the sound of his concave seat, shaped like a canoe, on which he crosses the sky. In the sixteenth century, Jesuits such as Nóbrega and Anchieta used the word Tupã to translate the Christian God, so the idea of Tupã as a supreme god is partly a colonial construction. Among the Guarani, Tupã is still present in songs and prayers today.

Why it has this power

With ATK 3600 and DEF 3000 at level 10, Tupã has the highest attack in the region: he is the thunder everyone hears. He is a legendary thunder-element Deity. Crown marks the kingship missionaries gave him; Wisp, the lights that streak the storm sky. He has no extra effect: his power is the roar itself.

Did you know

The town of Tupã, in the interior of São Paulo, still bears this Tupi name.

Connections

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.0035% per pack (Legendary 0.03% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.014% per pack · 0.084% in the themed pack (Legendary 0.05% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.028% per pack · 0.17% in the themed pack (Legendary 0.1% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.099% per pack · 0.59% in the themed pack (Legendary 0.4% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.23% per pack · 1.4% in the themed pack (Legendary 1% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.21% of days · 6,000 gems
• Craft with card dust: 4,800 dust

Sources

1. Tupã — Wikipédia
2. As lendas da criação e destruição do mundo como fundamentos da religião dos Apapocúva-Guarani — Curt Nimuendajú
3. Guarani Mbya — Povos Indígenas no Brasil — Maria Inês Ladeira / Instituto Socioambiental