Just eat something you fucking retard. There's nothing more retarded than people who just don't eat and starve themselves.

Lock requested

Yeah I'd sure love to beat Secondclass's ass mercilessly

Same

isnt that what you do you stupid ass?

:＜￣｀ヽ、　　　　　　　／￣＞
　ゝ、　　＼　／⌒ヽ,ノ 　/´
　　　ゝ、　`（ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ／
　　 　　>　 　 　,ノ
　　　　　∠_,,,/´”

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Lock

“   You can't move; you can't attack; you can't even retire. All you can do is just float there.   ”
—Suiko Tatsunagi, Episode 130
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Star-vader, Chaos Breaker Dragon
"Lock" (呪縛ロック Rokku) is a keyword, which refers to the action to change the state of a rear-guard to be a locked card, and introduced in Trial Deck 11: Star-vader Invasion.

In the anime, Lock is visually shown as two black rings collapsing onto the unit reverting it into card form and on the table, the face down card is shown to emit sparks when the player attempts to touch it, and at the end of the turn, all cards that were affected return to be face up automatically without making a turn.

In Cardfight!! Vanguard G, Lock is shown as a red sphere engulfing the locked unit on the field. However, the Star-vaders' variation continue with two orbiting black rings around the lock.

Despite this mechanic being relatively unique (as the only cards to use it outside of Link Joker are the Яeverse units), as well as requiring reminder text when it was first introduced, "Lock" itself is not considered to be Link Joker's keyword by Cardfight!! Vanguard G's definition.

Contents[hide]
How it Works
How "Unlock" Works
How "Omega Lock" Works
Frequently Asked Questions
List of Cards
Can Lock
Angel Feather
Aqua Force
Dark Irregulars
Dimension Police
Granblue
Great Nature
Kagerō
Link Joker
Murakumo
Narukami
Neo Nectar
Nova Grappler
Pale Moon
Royal Paladin
Can Omega Lock
Link Joker
Can Unlock
Cray Elemental
Genesis
Gold Paladin
Kagero
Link Joker
Murakumo
Narukami
Royal Paladin
Trivia
Gallery
Locking
Normal Unlock
Unlocking by Effects
How it WorksEdit
When a rear-guard is locked, it turns face down and remains face down where it is until the end of its owner's turn. A locked card loses all characteristics present on its face-up side, as well as other characteristics that it received before being locked. A locked card is not a rear-guard (and hence it is not a unit either), and both it and its circle are considered to not exist while it is locked. A locked card has no standing or resting state by game mechanic, but physically, the player is free to choose the orientation to place their locked cards (being vertically the most common).

Since a locked card is not a unit, it cannot be used to perform any action; cannot attack, boost, intercept, use abilities, be used to pay costs, be moved to another circle or zone, or be retired by calling another unit over it. A locked can only be used by effects that explicitly affect a locked card.

How "Unlock" WorksEdit
When a locked card will be turned face up, the action is known as "unlock" (解呪アンロック Anrokku). Said action means "turn the locked card face up in [Stand] state", which normally occurs at the beginning of the owner's end phase after it was locked. A locked card that is unlocked returns to being a rear-guard in the circle where it is located. However, the unlocked card is considered to be a different card than the original, and therefore, all effects that received card before it was locked disappear (For example, if the unit had to leave the field at the end of turn, this does not happen since it was locked). Also, the unlocked card is not considered as being placed on (RC), and so "placed on" effects are not activated.

Starting from Booster Set 14: Brilliant Strike, there are cards that can unlock with their effects, most notably Salvation Lion, Grand Ezel Scissors, who can unlock all of your locked cards with his Limit Break. This allows units to nullify the opponent's locking efforts or force them to relock units. G Trial Deck 5: Fateful Star Messiah introduced the first cards whose effects are activated when they are unlocked.

How "Omega Lock" WorksEdit
"Omega Lock" (Ωオメガ呪縛ロック Omega Rokku) is a special variation of lock introduced in Booster Set 15: Infinite Rebirth.

When a locked card is affected by Omega Lock, during the owner's next turn, on his/her end phase, they cannot unlock that card. Said locked card will only be unlocked during the owner's next end phase after it is affected. However, locked cards affected by Omega Lock still can be unlocked normally or with effects during any phase in any turn, excluding the "next end phase" where they cannot be unlocked by anything.

If a locked card is affected by Omega Lock multiple times in the same turn, it will not prolong the Omega Lock's duration of two turns.

In the card text, Omega Lock is referred as "Cannot be unlocked during the next end phase".

In the anime, Omega Lock is depicted as "Locking the lock"

Frequently Asked QuestionsEdit
Question: If I have Liberator of the Round Table, Alfred as my vanguard and 1 of my 5 rear-guards has been locked, will my vanguard's power be 19000 or 21000 due to his Limit Break?
Answer: 19000. Your locked cards do not exist as rear-guards on the field anymore.
Question: If my vanguard is Dragonic Overlord and my only rear-guard is an Embodiment of Armor, Bahr which will be locked, will my Dragonic Overlord gets [Power]-2000?
Answer: Yes. It will be treated as though you have no rear-guards, meaning Dragonic Overlord will get power-2000.
List of CardsEdit
Can LockEdit
Angel FeatherEdit
Cleanup Celestial, Ramiel "Яeverse"

Aqua ForceEdit
Blue Storm Karma Dragon, Maelstrom "Яeverse"

Dark IrregularsEdit
Demon Marquis, Amon "Яeverse"

Dimension PoliceEdit
Dark Dimensional Robo, "Яeverse" Daiyusha

GranblueEdit
Ice Prison Hades Emperor, Cocytus "Яeverse"

Great NatureEdit
School Punisher, Leo-pald "Яeverse"

KagerōEdit
Dauntless Dominate Dragon "Яeverse"
Dragonic Overlord "The Яe-birth"

Link JokerEdit
Alter Ego Messiah
Arrester Messiah
Companion Star Star-vader, Photon
Cradle of the Stars, Stellar Maker
Death Star-vader, "Omega Loop" Glendios
Death Star-vader, Chaos Universe
Death Star-vader, Demon Maxwell
Death Star-vader, Quintessence Dragon
Disorder Star-vader, Iron
Drill Monk of the Fierce Foot
Genesis Dragon, Judgement Messiah
Genesis Dragon, Trans-else Messiah
Gravity Collapse Dragon
Heavymaterial Dragon
Idolizing Deletor, Guim
Innocent Blade, Heartless
Juxtapose Deletor, Gaele
Knight of Entropy
Lady Battler of the Black Dwarf
Lady Battler of the Gravity Well
Lady Gunner of the Neutron Star
Lightspeed Cheetah
Mixed Deletor, Keios
Nebula Dragon, Big Crunch Dragon
Original Deletor, Egorg
Penetrate Deletor, Iggy
Prison Gate Star-vader, Palladium
Providential Child of Gravitational Collapse
Sacrifice Messiah
Schwarzschild Dragon
Setting Sun Star-vader, Darmstadtium
Shading Star-vader, Sulfur
Shockwave Star-vader, Dysprosium
Singularity Sniper
Spawn of the Spiral Nebula
Sprout Deletor, Luchi
Star-vader, "Omega" Glendios
Star-vader, "Яeverse" Cradle
Star-vader, Blaster Joker
Star-vader, Chaosbringer
Star-vader, Chaos Breaker Dragon
Star-vader, Cold Death Dragon
Star-vader, Dark Band Dragon
Star-vader, Dark Zodiac
Star-vader, Dust Tail Unicorn
Star-vader, Freezeray Dragon
Star-vader, Garnet Star Dragon
Star-vader, Imaginary Plane Dragon
Star-vader, Infinite Zero Dragon
Star-vader, Mobius Breath Dragon
Star-vader, Multiverse Dragon
Star-vader, Nebula Lord Dragon
Star-vader, Paradigm Shift Dragon
Star-vader, Robin Knight
Sunset Edge, Duskblade
Wings of Phenomenon, Wingmatter

MurakumoEdit
Covert Demonic Dragon, Hyakki Vogue "Яeverse"

NarukamiEdit
Eradicator, Vowing Saber Dragon "Яeverse"

Neo NectarEdit
Maiden of Venus Trap "Яeverse"

Nova GrapplerEdit
Deadliest Beast Deity, Ethics Buster "Яeverse"

Pale MoonEdit
Silver Thorn Dragon Queen, Luquier "Яeverse"

Royal PaladinEdit
Broken Heart Jewel Knight, Ashlei "Яeverse"

Can Omega LockEdit
Link JokerEdit
Death Star-vader, "Omega Loop" Glendios
Death Star-vader, Quintessence Dragon
Flash Gun Star-vader, Osmium
Genesis Dragon, Flageolet Messiah
Meteor Monk of the Force Foot
Nebula Dragon, Big Crunch Dragon
Star-vader, "Omega" Glendios
Star-vader, Bravefang
Star-vader, Volt Line
Star-vader, Dark Zodiac

Can UnlockEdit
Cray ElementalEdit
Earth Elemental, Pokkur

GenesisEdit
Goddess of Law, Justitia

Gold PaladinEdit
Absolution Lion King, Mithril Ezel
Mist Rain Knight, Bernardo
Salvation Lion, Grand Ezel Scissors

KageroEdit
Seal Dragon, Georgette

Link JokerEdit
Blast Monk of the Thundering Foot
Cradle of the Stars, Stellar Maker
Genesis Beast, Destiny Guardian
Genesis Dragon, Amnesty Messiah
Genesis Dragon, Excelics Messiah
Genesis Dragon, Flageolet Messiah
Genesis Dragon, Judgement Messiah
Genesis Dragon, Trans-else Messiah
Lady Battler of the White Dwarf
Lady Searcher of Planetary Minerals
Lockbreaker, Riddle Biter

MurakumoEdit
Stealth Beast, Metamorfox

NarukamiEdit
Gravity Bolt Dragon

Royal PaladinEdit
Knight of Extravagance, Toulouse
Rotary Sage, Belk
Sanctuary of Light, Brightness Dragon
Transmigratory Dragon, Holy Squire Dragon

TriviaEdit
The kanji used for lock "呪縛" can be translated as "Curse" or "Spell". The kanji used for unlock "解呪" can be translated as "Dispel" or "Disenchant".
GalleryEdit
LockingEdit

A unit is encircled by two black rings...

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Normal UnlockEdit

...unlocks at the end of turn.

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Unlocking by EffectsEdit

...the black ring is destroyed...

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