Link Joker

Star-vader, Chaos Breaker Dragon (Full Art)

"Link Joker" (リンクジョーカー Rinku Jōkā) is a clan from the nation of Star Gate, introduced in Trial Deck 11: Star-vader Invasion, and the avatar of Void, the evil force attacking Planet Cray in seasons 2 and 3. The units in this clan (barring the Deletors) feature black rings with red auras. They focus on locking your opponent's rear-guards, and gain benefits from doing so. Starting in Movie Booster 1: Neon Messiah, Link Joker focuses on deleting the opponent's vanguard as well.

In the anime, Link Joker is responsible for Reverse, a phenomenon that causes Vanguard players to lose their soul and become possessed by Void. Reversed players, players affected by Void in this way, can reverse other players by beating them in a cardfight. Reversed players use either Link Joker decks or decks based around a Яeverse unit, a unit corrupted by Link Joker.

In Season 3, this clan is primarily used by Toshiki Kai and the reversed Takuto Tatsunagi. Suiko Tatsunagi also uses Link Joker while reversed.

In Season 4, Aichi Sendou, Kourin Tatsunagi and Raul Cera use this clan in the anime.

Kouji Ibuki uses this clan in Cardfight!! Vanguard Movie: Neon Messiah, focusing on the Deletors sub-clan.

Sets containing Link Joker cards

Trial Decks

Trial Deck 11: Star-vader Invasion (17 cards)
Trial Deck 17: Will of the Locked Dragon (17 cards)
G Trial Deck 5: ??? (??? cards)

Booster Sets

Booster Set 12: Binding Force of the Black Rings (21 cards)
Booster Set 13: Catastrophic Outbreak (11 cards)
Booster Set 15: Infinite Rebirth (18 cards)
Booster Set 17: Blazing Perdition (17 cards)
Booster Set 16: Legion of Dragons & Blades ver.E (28 cards)
G Booster Set 3: ??? (??? cards)

Starter Sets

Fighter's Collection

Fighter's Collection 2014 (1 card)
Fighter's Collection 2015 (??? cards)

Movie Trial Deck

Movie Trial Deck 1: Malefic Deletor (17 cards)

Movie Booster Set

Movie Booster 1: Neon Messiah (23 cards)

Races

Unique Races

Shared Races

Alien
Human

Archetypes/Sub-clans

List of Link Joker cards

Trivia

On the cards, the phrase "Link Joker" in the bottom-right corner is outlined in red unlike all other clans, similar to the "Яeverse" in each Reverse unit's name.
This clan has the most number of unique races (5 races).
The unit's locked by Link Joker units is shown similar to the orbital of atom proposed by Ernest Rutherford, which usually is seen in logo of atoms.
- This is most probably the reason that the clan's units are named after elements of the Periodic Table, such as Star-vader, Francium and Homing Star-vader, Fermium.
- Some cards of Link Joker have runes in their Black Ring, which it's meaning is currently unknown, similar to some Reverse units.
This is the only clan can make you win a fight with the effect of Star-vader, "Omega" Glendios.

Etymology

The clan's name, Link (リンク Rinku) can also be read as "ring", referring to the signature appearance of the lock mechanic (two black rings orbiting the locked card).
Many of the Link Joker units' names are taken from science, for example:
- Star-vader, Nebula Lord Dragon, Hollow Twin Blades, Binary Star, and Gamma Burst, Fenrir all refer to astronomy terms (nebula, binary star, and gamma-ray burst respectively).
- Some units are named after elements from the periodic table of elements.
- Some units are named after well-known scientists, such as Schrodinger's Lion and Schwarzschild Dragon.
- Some units are named after terms in mathematics, such as Imaginary Orthos and Negligible Hydra.