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#9: Jinzo
First TCG release: Pharaohs Servant (2002-10-20)



Oh look its that certain other Pharaohs Servant card that was mentioned before. One of two Secret Rares in the set alongside Imperial Order, Jinzo was the other half of the NO duo that marked the first time that both of the incredibly rare wellSecret Rares were legitimately insane cards. Being a one tribute boss monster that did not have to worry about the likes of Trap Hole or Mirror Force changed the game seeing as how previously any of your big monsters that you invested resources into summoning could be simply removed if a Trap Hole was set or they could come along at any time with a Fissure or something. Alsoit was searchable with Witch of the Black Forest lol.

Not only was Jinzo competitively important but it had a decent amount of anime screentime as well from being one of the main monsters in the virtual world filler saga to being one of Joeys premiere cards that he won in Battle City, utilizing it several times (compared to Insect Queen and Legendary Fisherman who he only used once) to the point of it becoming a Joey card in my eyes. And this is a major point: it was probably one of Joeys only legitimately good cards. Seeing as his strategy most of the time boiled down to Graceful/Skull Dice and Time Wizard, it was such a cool development to see him with an actual good card.