Gladiator Beast Lanista

This monster appears in the card Gladiator Beast United.

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This card is named after the lanista in the Roman gladiator system, which meant manager of gladiators. The lanista would instruct the gladiators as well as providing the entertainment needed for the public. They had the power to decide if a gladiator would live or die, but socially they were on the same footing as servants and despised. The latter wouldn't to apply of those with good family, high status, and/or independent means.

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This card, along with Gladiator Beast Laquari and Gladiator Beast Tygerius, possess the highest ATK among the Level 4 or lower Gladiator Beast Effect Monsters.

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The wings of this card are similar to those of Gladiator Beast Bestiari, Gladiator Beast Gyzarus, and Gladiator Beast Alexander in a way.

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Addition, this monster's armor is similar to one of Bestiari's armor, only more damaged; which explained his effect power.

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This card is simliar to Elemental Hero Prisma and has 100 more ATK and DEF points than Prisma.

In the "TCG", when returned to the Deck at the end of the Battle Phase, you can Special Summon a "Gladiator Beast" monster, except "Gladiator Beast Lanista".
In the "OCG", you can Special Summon a "Gladiator Beast" monster, except a monster that has the same name as this card on the field.

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OCG Rulings

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This card's effect targets 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster in your Graveyard.: Gladiator Beast Lanista

Banish the "Gladiator Beast" monster in your Graveyard when this effect resolves.

You can also target a "Gladiator Beast Lanista" in your Graveyard for this effect.

The resolution of "banish that target" and "this card's name becomes the target's name" are treated as being done at the same time.

If a "Gladiator Beast Lanista" that currently has its name treated as "Gladiator Beast Hoplomus" is itself returned to the Deck and the effect to Special Summon a distinct monster from the Deck is activated, you cannot Special Summon "Gladiator Beast Hoplomus" from your Deck.: If "Gladiator Beast Lanista" has its name treated as "Gladiator Beast Hoplomus", can you Special Summon a "Gladiator Beast Hoplomus" from your Deck?

You can target a "Gladiator Beast Lanista" in your Graveyard for the effect "this card's name becomes the target's name" of "Gladiator Beast Lanista" that activates when it is successfully Special Summoned. As a result, its name will become "Gladiator Beast Lanista", but the chosen "Gladiator Beast Lanista" in your Graveyard will be banished.: Can "Gladiator Beast Lanista" target a "Gladiator Beast Lanista" in the Graveyard to treat its name the same as?

After a "Gladiator Beast Lanista" affected by the effect "this card's name becomes the target's name" is flipped face-down, the effect "this card's name becomes the target's name" no longer applies and its name is returned to "Gladiator Beast Lanista".: If a "Gladiator Beast Lanista" that changed its name becomes face-down, if it is flipped face-up after that, is its name restored?

When the effect of "Gladiator Beast Lanista" resolves, if the targeted "Gladiator Beast" monster in no longer in the Graveyard, its name is not treated as that card's name.: When resolving the effect of "Gladiator Beast Lanista", if the targeted "Gladiator Beast" is no longer in the Graveyard, how does the effect resolve?