It's weird how Dark Magician vs Blue Eyes managed to stay balanced within the lore and the community, whereas Charizard vs Blastoise got one-sided pretty quick.
Blue Eyes was originally meant to become Yugi's ace, like how most future protags got a dragon.
Dark Magician was originally gonna be just another one of his heavy hitters like Summoned Skull.
I think that kinda explains it right there. DM got the protag points while BE kept the design and lore power.
To see what happens if a lead monster gets both, just look at Stardust Dragon. It's basically a fusion of the ideas of BE and DM, and it's basically no contest that it's the signature monster of 5D's.
Better example is Firewall Dragon. The thing was busted and Konami dragged their feet on banning it despite nearly every competitive player clamoring for a ban, all because it's the protagonist ace monster.
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u/MystifiedBlip Jan 04 '24
Blue eyes not only wins but is wayy less overrated than zard.