"Arcadia" (Japanese:
They are the ace cards of Yuko Tsukumo in the Numbershots, Numeralshots, and in The Hunter Trilogy. In Yin-Yang Yoh's universe, they also are Celeste's original Number. In the Numeralshots, they are "Number F100" instead of "Number 100", while in The Hunter Trilogy they are normal non-Number cards.
The archetype was ideated by Taylor Gorrell, and XBrain130 drew the member.
The base member, "Number 100: Arcadia" himself, is the son of "Number 39: Utopia" and "Number 13: Paradise". Being one a Warrior and the other a Spellcaster, "Arcadia" is a Magical Knight.
Style[]
"Number 100: Arcadia" resembles "Number 39: Utopia Roots". He has a silver-and-cyan color scheme, referencing its Astral origins. Its weapon is composed of a blade and a staff linked together. He also wears cape similar to the one worn by "Number 13: Paradise".
In the anime, "Number 100" has a condition that prevents it from being Ranked Up. Instead, he combines with other Numbers in a similar manner to Contact Fusion, creating the power of "Rank-Cross". When he Rank-Crosses with another Number, Arcadia wears new armor modeled after the other Number, with his dual-end weapon morphing to match (such as "Number X3900: Arcadia Hope" having a larger Hope sword, or "Number X9600: Dark Arcadia" having the Hope sword replaced by the claw of "Black Mist"). As such, Arcadia can be considered an analogue to "Elemental HERO Neos", being a powerful monster who pioneers a style of combining monsters. In a sense, it can also be compared to the "Nekroz" archetype, even though this is a coincidence as Taylor Gorrell's ideas predate the release of the Ritual group by some years.
Due to the
Numbers 1000 or above in the names of the Arcadia Cross Numbers, unlike all other Numbers, are purposely mispronounced as "*number* Hundred" (*number* Hyaku), where *number* is the number in the Cross Number's name divided by 100; i.e., the number of the other Number monster in the combination. This on-purpose mispronunciation derives from Yuko's habit of mispronouncing similar numbers in her normal speech.
Story[]
ZEXAL - The Future[]
"Arcadia" was formed when Yuma Tsukumo and Tori Meadows conceived Yuko in "Two New Arrivals", which reflected on their "Number 39: Utopia" and "Number 13: Paradise". Their bond created a ball of cyan energy within "Paradise", which started to absorb both of its parents' energies and memories and grow for the following nine months. Then, when Tori gave birth to Yuko, the energy sphere dissipated, revealing "Arcadia" as a baby, with its blue cape folded as a makeshift blanket.
"Number 100: Arcadia" first appeared as a card in "Glimpse Of The Future". Yuko was Dueling Yuma for her birthday using the Antimaterion Deck he bought for her, and she was drived into a corner. When she yelled "Kattobingu" as she was resoluted to win, "Arcadia" gathered energy, and left the Emperor's Key, between the astonishment of the Tsukumo family, Astral, Mia, and the couple of Numbers. Its energy ball form then took shelter into Yuko's Extra Deck. The girl then Summoned him, her ZEXAL-based powers warping him into a 13-year-old boy and defining his stats and effects. Yuko then used both of its effects to overwhelm "Number 39: Utopia" and defeat Yuma. "Arcadia" then joined his family, Astral and Mia in the Key.
Numeralshots[]
During Yuko's first day of school in "Numeralshots Prologue - The Future Upon Us", Astral and Mia participated in a ritual of the Astral World that was supervised by Eliphas. It was said to be a ritual where only a couple of true-loving Astral beings could participate in, and its intention was to create new Xyz Monsters. The ritual formed a "Number F", and an energy egg. The couple didn't notice the latter, and took off to the Earth to ask Yuma about the "Number F". A little after, Yuko was cornered by Cadmus Suoh during a duel. Her powers summoned Celeste from the egg, and gave her access to the mysterious card, "Number F100: Arcadia", which they used to defeat the teacher.
The Hunter Trilogy[]
In "Visiting Friends", Yuko simply states that Yuma gave her "Arcadia", which in this universe in not a Number at all. However, "Arcadia" glows cyan at the end of "Premonition", hinting that it is not a normal card.
In "The Obstinacy of the Hunter", when Yuma is Dueling Shiyuki Tahita after he defeated Yuko, he Summons "Arcadia" by overlaying "Utopia" through "Rank-Slide-Magic Utopic Tag", then thanks to the ZEXAL power he further overlaid it and Xyz Summoned a new Future Number: "Number F100: Arcadic Paladin", which Yuma declared was evolved by the power and the bond he and her daughter shared, then proceeding to beat up Shiyuki.
Cross Forms[]
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Archetypes | AlphaMech • Antimaterion • Arcadia • Armedo • Armored Ride • Auroral • Bagua • Beaconfly • Berserk Battler • Chessmate • CPU • Darcel • Darkfin • Dragon Spirit • Essence Crystal • Feared • Glaring • Head Shadows • Hemovore • Jack-in-the- • Kidnae • Klash Fu • KOAL • Magmander • Metalmorphed • Mis-Wound • Paradise • Pentacle Squad • Pirates • Pixel HERO • Preciplo • Prism Beast/Iridesk • Pulveripal • Rank-Cross-Magic • Rank-Slide-Magic • Robotic HERO • Signer Dragon Descendants • Sky Scout • Skymatan • Sykonetyk • Temporal • Terror Dragon • Traveler • Vice • War Wyvern • Whitewing • Wolven |
Single Cards | (777 Luck Street • Sven, the Ace Gambler) • Armor Gravity Field • Beacon of Hope • Blizzard of Isolation • Blood Dragon Bogosapen • Chaos Fusion • Cosmic Bloom Dragon • Dark Path LV2 • Dark Pitfall • (Dark Rocket • Shadow Chain) • (Dazing Heat Wave • Multiply Flame) • Extra Trade • Fortune (Queen Attri • Orb) • Last Stand • Mad Locomotor • Magna-Beacon • (Masked Dragon Des Structus • Dragon's Head Mask) • Monkey Warrior - Kong Wu • Network Collapse • Quad Warrior • Single-File Line • Soul Ingestion • Top (Synchron • Warrior) • Traffic Jam • Trapped Soul • Two-Sided Field • (Ultimate Fusion Creation • Hyper Polymerization) • Vylon (Icosa • Dodeca • Pyramid) • Warp Driver • Yubel - Everyone's Hope |
"Numbershots" Characters | Ariel • Hikaya Kodoa • Jenaveve • Number 88 • Raio Ruda • Spade Stranahan • Yamoto • Zaman Akun • Akahebi • Aokarasu • Captain White-Eye • Fujiwan • Galen • Haiga • Honto • Karaan • Kuronazo • Kyorei • Laurent Perrier • Megami • Nijiya • Sakura Omi • Sedo Kuran • Shirotora • Yugra • Zina |
"GSTART" Characters | Cleo Hamun • Ginju Akakuro • Jason "Doc" Robinson • Kinoko Yudin • Kire Kenkoro • Kohaku Yudin • Kousuke "Kowa" Yukan • Kuran Hiwatari • Nazoko Ikari • Plata Vuelo • Ren "Dizzy" Naginata • Sokudo Yudin • Yoru Mezameru |
"ZX The Future" Characters | Hikari Tenjo • Komaru Tenjo • Kurai Tsukumo • Koyuki Arclight • Omotehime Omoteura • Tryga Kamishiro • Yuko Tsukumo |
"ARC-V"-Era Characters | Christopher Preston Ultima • Edwin Followest • Kairyu • Migaka Kishigi • Yudai Niban Angus • Kiku • Ryuki • Wataru • Nao • Mitsukuni • Tohru • Rosa Izinski • Jude • Cesar Kino • Antoinette • Hannibal • Yushu • Rydia • Kousuke • Houka • Mateo • Yume • Eri • Cooper • Cortana • Kakeru • Yusa • Izanami • Sadao • Mara • Izuku Hoshiko Aono • Kazehana Shiroyama • Mayu Sakaki • Shihime Kongo • Tamotsu Gentei • Yuga Sakaki • Yusha Sakurai • Zed Kirishima |
Other Characters | Allison Yuki • Breeze • Charon • Chiharu Nanairo • Hiro Yuki • Jill Atlas • Ketsuban • Kloak • Kristoph Antonson • Miyu Maho • Nathan "Senshi" Fudo • Shiroiryuko Kaiba • Sol • Yuhime Muto • Yushi Yurozuya |
Fanfics | Decks-hibition • Numbershots • The Charmers' Tale • The Wonderful 101 Numbers • Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-7 • Yu-Gi-Oh! 4D Love Surpassing Time • Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 3 • Yu-Gi-Oh! GSTART • Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Alternate Season 4 |
Decklists | Anna Kozuki • Blaze • Frost • Haruto Tenjo • Kotori Mizuki • Mayumi (ZEXAL) • Number 96 • Ryoga "Shark" Kamishiro • T-Bone • Thunder • Thunder Spark • Yuya Tsukune |
Booster Packs | Oath of the Duelist |
Structure Decks | 1: Genesis Rising • 2: Twister of Peril • 3: Mutant Revolution • 4: Temperature Clash • 5: Excavated Power |
Other Pages | Alphomega • Base Monster • Big Bank Duel • Composition Base Monster • Composition Material • Composition Monster • Composition Summon • Dark Double Tuning • Dark Synchro Material Monster • Dark Synchro Substitute Monster • Dark Matter Blade • Eon Counter • Helix Duel School • Hybrid Material • Hybrid Monster • Hybrid Summon • Klash Fu • MALD • Negative Level • Quality • Spectrum Monster • Spectrum Piece • Spectrum Summon • Spectrum Wheel • Splice Spell Card • Splice Trap Card • Super Composition Summon • Synchro Dark Tuner Monster • Tandem Archetype • Timewarp Material • Timewarp Monster • Timewarp Summon • Trash-Talk Duel • Wavelength • Xyz Material Counter • Xyz Tuner Monsters |
Contributed to | Charmers • Darts • Dark Synchro Monster • Dark Synchro Summon • Dark Tuner Monster • Fancy HEROes • Meklords • Numbers • Tech Genus |