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Forbidden Characters
きんだん (Kindan Moji)
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Forbidden Characters are a form of card text featured on cards in the Duel Masters Trading Card Game.

Details[]

A chart of forbidden characters.

Forbidden characters are a type of encoding system that is first featured on a promotional version of Forbidden. It encodes English and thus the forbidden Characters correspond to English characters. At first the text is considered to have an unknown meaning, but players managed to decipher the text, revealing the mysterious Seal mechanic. This mechanic was an unknown mechanic and thus many players thought it is a non-card object.

Later on in the Duel Masters Versus Revolution Final: Episode Listing season of the anime, a card named kndn legend dkdm x appeared and is used by Basara, revealing the Seal mechanic. The card itself is actually a secret version of Dokindam X, The Legendary Forbidden which appears extremely rarely and is nearly impossible to obtain by regular players due to its extremely low packaging rate and thus high prices.

Despite forbidden characters not being Japanese characters, Forbidden character cards can be used in official tournaments. However, in order to prevent younger players from unable to recognize the card's effect, tournaments may disallow Forbidden character cards to be used. As a result, it is recommended to bring a proxy copy of the Japanese version of the card for reference purposes. Additionally, despite that it references English text, cards with forbidden characters can't be used in the English game, and is still a card in the Japanese game.

Letter Chart[]

a b c d e f g h i j k l m
a b c d e f g h i j k l m
n o p q r s t u v w x y z
n o p q r s t u v w x y z

DMR-23 Dogiragolden VS Dormageddon X later released Dormageddon X, Forbidden Armageddon with a capital X character.

X
X

It also introduced Initials X creatures that had Forbidden Characters for Greek letters.

  • These Greek letters were previously used for Survivors of varying card rarity.
Alpha Beta Gamma Delta
A
B
C
D

Examples of cards with Forbidden Characters[]

9 KNDN
kndn
Fire / Creature

9999

■ Creatures can't attack.
creatures can't attack.
■ Seals can't be removed from creatures.
seals can't be removed from creatures.

The world will come to end when the forbidden seal becomes unlocked.
the world will come to end when the forbidden seal becomes unlocked.


KNDN ~SEALED X~
kndn ~sealed x~
Fire / KNDN Pulse

■ This pulse starts the game in the battle zone with 6 seals on it.
this pulse starts the game in the battle zone with 6 seals on it.
■ This pulse can't leave the battle zone.
this pulse can't leave the battle zone.
■ Unsealing—When this pulse has no seals on it, flip it to its creature side.
unsealing—when this pulse has no seals on it, flip it to its creature side.
■ Whenever a player puts a command into the battle zone, he puts seal from one of his cards into graveyard.
whenever a player puts a command into the battle zone, he puts seal from one of his cards into graveyard.


99 KNDN LEGEND DKDM X
kndn legend dkdm x
Fire / KNDN Creature

99999

■ Triple breaker
triple breaker
■ When this card is flipped to this creature side, your opponent puts a seal on each of his creatures.
when this card is flipped to this creature side, your opponent puts a seal on each of his creatures.
■ Whenever a spell that costs 4 or less would cause your opponent to choose a creature, he can't choose this one.
whenever a spell that costs 4 or less would cause your opponent to choose a creature, he can't choose this one.
■ If this card is anywhere other than the battle zone, you lose the game.
if this card is anywhere other than the battle zone, you lose the game.

Artist: MITSUAKI MATSUMOTO (mtsk mtmt)


6 DEMON HAND
demon hand
Darkness / Spell

Shield Trigger ST (When this spell is put into your hand from your shield zone, you may cast it for no cost.)
Shield Trigger ST (when this spell is put into your hand from your shield zone, you may cast it for no cost.)
■ Destroy one of your opponent's creatures.
destroy one of your opponent's creatures.

Artist: hippo


Red-End, Super Lightning Sonic was also seen played by Basara. Its name and race was in Japanese characters, but the ability and other card details were in forbidden characters.

5 超轟速 レッド・エンド
Fire / Evolution Creature
ソニック・コマンド + 侵略者
6000

■ Evolution - Put on one of your fire creatures.
evolution - put on one of your fire creatures.
■ Invasion - Fire command
invasion - fire command
■ Double Breaker
double breaker
■ When this creature is destroyed, you may put one of the cards that was under it from your graveyard into the battle zone.
when this creature is destroyed, you may put one of the cards that was under it from your graveyard into the battle zone.


Other Characters[]

Additionally, forbidden characters have been featured in creature's artworks, reading as follows:

Since each of the cards with a Forbidden Characters card exist with a Japanese printing, they can be directly compared to the original card.

Forbidden Characters: Japanese: English: Reference:
kndn 禁断 Kindan / Forbidden Forbidden
dkdm ドキンダム Dokindam Dokindam X, The Legendary Forbidden
unsealing 禁断解放 Forbidden Liberation Forbidden ~The Sealed X~
st S・トリガー Shield Trigger Terror Pit
knda 禁断機関 Forbidden Engine VV-8, Forbidden Machine
forbidden riser 禁断機動 Forbidden Mechanism
dormaggedon X ドルマゲドン X Dormageddon X Dormageddon X, Forbidden Armageddon
forbidden star
~the last day of the world~
FORBIDDEN STAR ~世界最後の日~ FORBIDDEN STAR ~The Last Day of the World~ FORBIDDEN STAR ~World's Last Day~

DMSP-02 The King of Legend[]

The DMSP-02 Booklet includes Forbidden Characters associated with each of the cards released in DMSP-02, typically foreshadowing which creature each of them would be fused with to form a Dispector.

Card: Forbidden Characters: English: Referenced Creature Corresponding Creature in The Rise of Kings block
Bolshack Dragon GS here and now, its
name is given a
new beginning
here and now, its
name is given a
new beginning
Momoking -Beginning- Bolshack Momoking (is a RexStars rather than a Dispector; forged a pact rather than fused)
Bolmeteus White Dragon GS the blue haze
does not allow
counterattack
the blue haze
does not allow
counterattack
Bluum Erkis, Flare Guardian Bolmeteus White Merkis, Hybrid White Blue
Alphadios GS, Lord of Spirits the king of
demons, the
darkness itself
the king of
demons, the
darkness itself
Dorballom, Lord of Demons Dorphadillom, Holy Demon Concatenated King
Heavy Death Metal GS, Destruction Dragon God justice in the
shade of a blue
rose
justice in the
shade of a blue
rose
Baradios, Lord of Dragon Spirits Baradeathmetal, Concatenated God Dragon
Romanov the 1st GS, Lord of the Demonic Eye zero's heart
infused with
contradiction
zero's heart
infused with
contradiction
Shangri-La, Climax of "Cruelty" Romanogri-La the 0th, Zero Prison Connected King
Lunatic God GS, Emperor of the Gods proud true
wickedness
proud true
wickedness
The=Deadman, Dragon Ruler The=Deadluna, Evil Emperor Sutured King
(later decomposed to form Mikadoleo, Doomsday Sutured King and The=DeadNEXT, Electrofused DS)
Gaial Kaiser GS time, the devils
manipulate
time, the devils
manipulate
Olzekia, General of Decapitation Gaizekial, Concatenated Demon Emperor
Lionel GS, Zenith of "Ore" the gun shoots
through
dimensions
the gun shoots
through
dimensions
Greatest Caesar, the Dark Kaiser Greatest Nelsar, Concatenated Dark Lion
(later decomposed to form Mikadoleo, Doomsday Sutured King and Galaxtest Shidencaesar, Connected Sengoku)
Katsuking GS, Kung Fu Shogun the exiled
genius of
disaster
the exiled
genius of
disaster
Gyuujinmaru, Legendary Identity Gyukautsu Maguru, Victory Disaster Electrofused King
Gaiginga GS, Passionate Star Dragon god with six
powers
god with six
powers
Atom, the Divine Core and the Original Gods Gaiatom Six, Concatenated Thermal Nucleus
Dokindam X GS, The Legendary Forbidden the miracle that
travels beyond
time
the miracle that
travels beyond
time
Miradante Twelve, Time Pope Dokindante Twenty Two, Forbidden Time Hybrid King
Momoking, Future King Dragon the hidden true
twelfth king is
coming
the hidden true
twelfth king is
coming
Bombazar, Dragon of Destiny Vol-Val-8, Forbidden Dragon King (fused with VV-8, Forbidden Machine)

DMRP-20 The King Of The End[]

The 'S' 20th Rare printing of Volzeos Balamord had its name written in Forbidden Characters; volzeos balamord.

Appearances in the anime[]

Red-End Forbidden Characters

Red-End's effect changing to Forbidden Characters

Only Basara is able of reading the forbidden characters, this being the reason why Zakira let him have the unsealed version of Forbidden. Later on, when Basara duels against Lucifer in a revenge match, the card of Red-End, Super Lightning Sonic had its effect changed from kanji to Forbidden Characters which only he could read, which influenced the outcome of the duel as Lucifer accidentally destroyed it and helped his opponent unseal Dokindam X after playing a Fire Command.

Whenever a seal was removed, a number would be displayed in Forbidden Characters as ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE and SIX. Additionally, Forbidden Characters seem to appear around the creatures as well as on their cards.

  • The letters surrounding Red-End, spell out his name, REDEND redend
  • The letters showed during Dokindam's liberating and those shown on cards that seal the opponent's creatures read, SEAL seal
  • The letters on Redzone X's bracelets spell out DARKNESS darkness

Gallery[]

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