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Great Moments in Shonen Jump Championship History, Part 3

Jerome McHale

August 18, 2005

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Ryan’s Encore: New Jersey

The New Jersey Shonen Jump Championship brought a new team to the forefront of the tournament scene. Team Overdose had a very successful first run, as they placed two players in the Top 8—Rhymus Lizo, the team leader, and Bryan Coronel, who would later go on to make Top 4 at Nationals to qualify for the World Championships. However, in the end, it was teammates and fellow Shonen Jump Championship winners Wilson Luc and Ryan Hayakawa who met up in the finals, and once again, Ryan took the Cyber-Stein home for Comic Odyssey.

Ryan Hayakawa’s Chaos Deck: New Jersey Edition

New Jersey Shonen Jump Championship, June 2005

Monsters: 16

2 D.D. Assailant

1 Jinzo

1 Sangan

1 Breaker the Magical Warrior

1 Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer

1 Tribe-Infecting Virus

1 Don Zaloog

1 Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning

1 Enraged Battle Ox

1 D. D. Warrior Lady

Spells: 18

2 Nobleman of Crossout

1 Mystical Space Typhoon

Traps: 6

1 Bottomless Trap Hole

1 Dust Tornado

1 Torrential Tribute

1 Mirror Force

1 Call of the Haunted

1 Ring of Destruction

Side Deck: 15

1 Waboku

1 Ceasefire

1 Curse of Darkness

1 Barrel Behind the Door

1 Mystic Swordsman LV2

1 Gravekeeper's Watcher

1 Mobius the Frost Monarch

1 D.D. Assailant

Fusion: 27

3 Thousand-Eyes Restrict

1 Darkfire Dragon

2 Reaper on the Nightmare

3 Dark Balter the Terrible

1 Giltia the D. Knight

1 Musician King

1 The Last Warrior from Another Planet

3 Dark Blade the Dragon Knight

3 Ryu Senshi

Only slightly different from his last winning deck, Hayakawa made an excellent metagame call in using one Enraged Battle Ox in his main deck. At this time, Scapegoat and Magician of Faith had finally been established as just as big a part of the format as Pot of Greed, Graceful Charity, and Delinquent Duo, but unlike the Trinity cards, you could easily punish the use of Magician of Faith and Scapegoat with monsters that deal piercing damage. Airknight Parshath was solidified as a constant inclusion in Chaos decks because of its effects, and the single copy of Metamorphosis planted the seeds of things to come. As a final note, this tournament also proved that Theeresak Poonsombat was the most consistent player in the Shonen Jump Championship series, having placed in the Top 8 in nearly every one of them to date.

Flip Flopping Has Never Been This Much Fun: Charlotte

Charlotte was an important tournament, for many reasons. First, it was the only major tournament held thus far that used the new rules for position changes. Second, it was the last major tournament before Nationals. Finally, it was won by Team Overdose, in only their second appearance at a Shonen Jump Championship. The top 8 certainly looked very different than it had in New Jersey, with Jae Kim piloting a unique Zombie variant and Jimmy Bueno sporting a deck with an unheard-of 20 monsters. In the end, however, it was Tsukuyomi and Thousand-Eyes Restrict, its partner in crime, that stole the spotlight. Anthony Alvarado piloted a lockdown engine that featured those two cards to victory in Charlotte.

Anthony Alvarado’s Chaos/Lockdown Deck

Charlotte Shonen Jump Championship, June 2005

Monsters: 17

1 Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning

1 Jinzo

1 Airknight Parshath

1 Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer

2 D. D. Assailant

1 Asura Priest

1 Breaker the Magical Warrior

1 Tribe-Infecting Virus

1 D. D. Warrior Lady

1 Tsukuyomi

1 Sangan

1 Morphing Jar

1 Apprentice Magician

Spells: 17

1 Mystical Space Typhoon

1 Premature Burial

1 Snatch Steal

1 Delinquent Duo

1 Swords of Revealing Light

2 Nobleman of Crossout

Traps: 7

1 Ring of Destruction

1 Call of the Haunted

1 Mirror Force

1 Torrential Tribute

1 Bottomless Trap Hole

1 Sakuretsu Armor

1 Ceasefire

Side Deck: 15

1 Mobius the Frost Monarch

1 King Tiger Wanghu

1 Cannon Soldier

1 Exiled Force

1 Mystic Swordsman LV2

2 Royal Decree

2 Chain Disappearance

2 Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell

1 Dust Tornado

2 Poison of the Old Man

1 Metamorphosis

Fusion Deck: 45

3 Thousand-Eyes Restrict

3 Ryu Senshi

3 Dark Balter the Terrible

3 Dark Flare Knight

3 Dark Blade the Dragon Knight

3 Reaper on the Nightmare

1 St. Joan

3 Giltia the D. Knight

3 Musician King

2 Dark Fire Dragon

2 Flame Ghost

3 King Dragun

1 The Last Warrior from Another Planet

This is the deck that would set the tone for the next week’s National Championships. Tsukuyomi and Thousand-Eyes Restrict would run rampant all over Columbus and be a central focus of nearly every deck in the Top 8 of U.S. Nationals. It also sported the two copies of Book of Moon that have become popular in recent days, due to their synergy with Thousand-Eyes Restrict, Magician of Faith, and any face-up monster you have that you want to save from an opponent’s effect. After this fine showing in Charlotte, Team Overdose went on to place three players in the Top 8 of Nationals, two of whom qualified for the World Championships.

I hope everyone has enjoyed this look at what the Cyber-Stein era of the Shonen Jump Championship Series has brought to our game, and I hope everyone who will be attending Gen Con Indy* will duel with respect in their hearts for those that came before them. It’s looking to be an exciting season of Shonen Jump Championships, and it’s anyone’s guess as to what will happen. Will Comic Odyssey win most of the new cards? Or will Team Savage finally take home the top prize in a main event? Overdose is still looking sharp, and there’s always room for the lone wolves to make their mark on the metagame. Until next time, play hard, play fair, and most importantly, have fun!

—Jerome McHale

Send all comments suggestions and questions to jcmchale@andrew.cmu.edu!

NEXT WEEK: Syrus may be in Slifer Red, but that doesn’t mean he’s a pushover!

*I’ll be attending Gen Con Indy as well. Please feel free to say “Hi!” if you see me there.

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