Corrupted Spirit

"Corrupted Spirit" is an archetype created by. This archetype consists of Zombie-Type monster versions of already existing Spirit Monsters. The backstory of this archetype is that Spirit monsters who stood for too much time in the real world instead of returning to the Spirit World were corrupted by the powers of darkness, and thus were condemned to remain as Zombies forever. These monsters are not Spirit Monsters and do not have the conditions that prevent them from being Special Summoned or making them return to the hand during the End Phase, but instead they are sent to the Graveyard during the End Phase of the turn they are Summoned, as effect of the curse they are under. However, if these monsters are banished, they have their soul released back to the Spirit World, allowing the player to add their original Spirit version from the Deck or Graveyard to the hand.

The most powerful monsters of this archetype are "Corrupted Spirit - Hino-Kagu-Tsuchi" and "Corrupted Spirit - Yamata Dragon".