Number 96: Dark Mist

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Number 96: Dark Mist Ｎｏ．(ナンバーズ)９６ ブラック・ミスト
	Japanese:	Numbers 96 Black Mist
	Property:	Template:Fiend/Xyz/Effect
	Attribute:	DARK
	Rank:	2
	ATK/DEF:	100/1000
	Card Effect:	3 Level 2 monsters Once per battle, during either player's turn, when an attack is declared involving this card and an opponent's monster: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; halve the ATK of the opponent's monster, and if you do, this card gains that same amount of ATK. Anime Effect: 3 Level 2 DARK monsters This card cannot be destroyed by battle, except by "Number" monsters. During either player's turn, when an attack is declared involving this card and an opponent's monster: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; halve the ATK of the opponent's monster, and if you do, this card gains that same amount of ATK.
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Number 96: Dark Mist

Number 96 is an evil conscience residing in the "Number 96: Dark Mist" card, who claims to be the strongest "Number" of all, and has lately become a more prominent antagonist. He originated from Astral World and desires to absorb Astral.

After his first defeat, he orchestrated a new scheme by escaping from Different-Dimension Airship seal by absorbing the power of all "Numbers". When that failed, he escaped from ship again having acquired a Legendary Number: "Number 65: Judge Buster the Adjicutting Djinn", as well as used "Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force" to evolve both of his Numbers into Chaos Numbers, which had the effect of changing his own physical form.

Appearance

Number 96 appears as a black version of Astral, initially a corrupted version of Astral's. When Number 96 Ranks Up his card form, he also had changed, because his card form and he are the same.

Number 96's Chaos form.

Personality

He claims to be the strongest "Number" monster of all, and has lately become a more prominent antagonist, having to evolve his card form into "Number C", which resulted in him earning the Power of Chaos and had the effect of changing his own physical form.

History

Eons ago

Long ago, when Astral and Don Thousand clashed, Don lost, but he placed a shard of himself in Astral, which later was born as a "Number".

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL

When Yuma Tsukumo dueled against Number 96's holder, he recklessly attacked "Number 96: Dark Mist" (who was in his fake form) by "Number 39: Utopia and defeated the holder. Later, after Astral absorbed "Number 96: Dark Mist" (card)

Trivia

Number 96 could be called a Astral being since he explained he was born in Astral World, but him being a shard of a Barian (Don Thousand) necessarily does not make in a Barian since he was not born in Barian World nor came from there. Although, he does appear as any other Astral being like Astral. Since he was placed inside Astral, he could have copy Astral's form.