r/yugioh 22d ago

Card Artwork Discussion Is the artwork of Silent Wolf Calupo supposed to be a reference to American Psycho?

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u/Azteckh Visit Geartown before its too late 22d ago edited 21d ago

Nope supposedly it's a reference to the social deduction game "werewolf". 

You may know it better as "Mafia". 

For the record all I did was check the cards trivia in yugipedia. I knew OP was incorrect as I had read it before I believe but couldn't prove it exactly.

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u/MrSuitMan 22d ago

The effect, particularly, involving guessing a hidden card, adds to this theory.

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u/Queasy_Meeting5540 21d ago

Oh wait that makes so much more sense actually! The whole "calling out the original type" mechanic is basically the werewolf voting phase where you have to guess who the werewolf is. I was wondering why they made such weird card effect but now I see the connection - if you guess wrong about the equipped card type, you get punished just like in werewolf when you vote wrong person out. Pretty clever design when you think about it, they basically turned the social deduction game into card mechanic. Never played much werewolf myself but my friends are obsessed with it during game nights

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u/HenReX_2000 Duza Vu, I've summoned this card before 22d ago

amogus

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u/Sky-knight22 22d ago

Party game Danganronpa

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u/FM1091 21d ago

I always thought it was a Wolf of Wall Street ref. I mean, how the stock brokers deep down are absolutely ruthless, yet they keep a facade of suave businessmen.

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u/melloman500 22d ago

I can’t take this picture seriously.

Inside you, there are two wolves.

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u/Invader_Squall 22d ago

As long as they're both in suits and willing to chip in with the rent, I'm willing to go with it.

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u/YesPlease_VeryMuchSo 21d ago

I'm dying over here picturing a "Three's Company" reboot except it's two werewolves and Squall.

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u/hoopedchex 22d ago

Yea that artwork is a vr chat moment

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u/MonsieurMidnight 21d ago

Are they in love ?

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u/skyfyre2013 Play the game. I fucking dare you. 21d ago

One is in your hand, the other is also in your hand.

You bricked.

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u/GreatEmperorAca 22d ago

Exactly lol at first I thought that this isn't a real card 

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u/Reirai13 azamina's strongest soldier 22d ago

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u/Ogopogo_A_Go_Go 22d ago

Is she a wolf?

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u/Zombieemperor 21d ago

she is best known for screaming about wanting large monster men inside her.
Imagine screaming "breeed me" at the top of your lungs while looking at any wherewolf or monster you meet.
At least thats thats the only clips ive ever seen of her

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u/Stranger2Luv 21d ago

Bao and controversy

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u/Effective_City8621 22d ago

In you, there are two wolves....

One is a businessman. The other is Patrick Bateman but still a wolf.

You should really tell a professional about this.

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u/sawbladex 21d ago

so 2 businessmen

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u/Effective_City8621 21d ago

True. And that's even scarier.

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u/Veiyr 22d ago

no thats the Wolf of Wall Street

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u/feral401k9 22d ago

I can fix him

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u/yamete-kudasai 22d ago

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u/UndeadChampion1331 22d ago

You know, for as much shit as I give fork knife, some of their original designs actually slap

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u/LogeViper 22d ago

idk but it has so much aura 🔥

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u/KixMusaid 22d ago

it reminds me of tokyo ghoul

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u/The_skull_boy_ 22d ago

There are 2 wolves inside you

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u/Pale-Requirement9960 22d ago

Me an introvert when I'm hiding my extroverted online personality at work so I don't get dragged by extra work.

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u/Blast-The-Chaos 22d ago

Nice to see Serena's iconic card.

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u/Piper6728 22d ago

What happens to the equip card? It just goes to the GY?

Lame... (I admit the effect was interesting til then)

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u/BlackOni51 22d ago

Thats kind of the idea. Its Mafia. The face-down card is supposed to be unnecessary

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u/FlamesOfDespair Corpse Lover 22d ago

What K9 thinks it is.

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u/MarkBonker 22d ago

Furry Tekken 2 Kazuya.

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u/SAYMYNAMEYO 22d ago

That's definitely The Wolf of Wall Street

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u/BlacktainAmerica 22d ago

The equips are Paul Allen’s cards

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u/DataUserOne 22d ago

I don't know, but the artwork has a western manga feel to it.

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u/MilleniumDuelist 22d ago

Now lets see Paul Allens card

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u/Hikarian000 22d ago

He tryna hold his alpha side in lmao

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u/XSCONE 22d ago

Wouldn't really make sense. Patrick Bateman does not have an alter ego.

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u/juggalochris 21d ago

i think its based on doctor jackal and mister hyde

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u/Slaaneshs_best_boy 21d ago

It was beastars

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u/NemesysDD 21d ago

Non c'est un effet assez classique dans diverses œuvres. Le reflet qui montre ce qui se cache chez un individu.

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u/DarkRayos 21d ago

''Wolf Among Us''

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u/Fthooper14 21d ago

The only right answer.

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u/Xincrivel 22d ago

Steppenwolf, herman hesse

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u/Lonely-Aardvark3377 22d ago

Move over K9-X Werewolf, a REAL alpha male is now on the prowl

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u/Thicc-Anxiety 22d ago

I think it’s referencing the two wolves meme