Halos of emerald light appeared one after another, and pitch-black claws reached out from the vortex of energy. Armor emerged inch by inch, forming Armor Wing's entire body like a living organism, its bladed wings slicing through space and triggering tremors.
Scarlet eyes scanned the battlefield. Engines roared, while a storm of data and swirling Stardust Particles cheered through the air, heralding the first Synchro Summon of this Duel.
Blackwing Armor Master, ATK 2500
Lua: "He summoned his ace on the very first turn! Crow really is amazing!"
"Whenever I, Crow, take the field, I go all out!" Crow said. "Go, Blackwing Armor Master! Attack 'Chaos Core'!"
Summoning Armor Master on the first turn had also been among Kira's anticipated possibilities.
At this point, neither Crow himself nor the Blackwings were fully developed. In the early days, Armor Master was Crow's core ace. Of course, Armor Master's effect in this era was also incredibly powerful. When Yu-Gi-Oh! had first entered its Synchro era, even Kira himself had suffered quite a bit against this thing.
Blackwing Armor Master had 2500 ATK, could not be destroyed by battle, and reduced any Battle Damage it inflicted on its controller to 0. Furthermore, whenever it attacked an opponent's Monster, it could place a "Wedge Counter" on that Monster after the battle.
By removing the Wedge Counter placed on it, that Monster's ATK and DEF could be reduced to 0 until the End Turn, only during this turn.
So the implication of this effect was obvious. In a straight fight, this thing was practically invincible. No matter how high your ATK was, you could neither destroy it nor deal damage to it. And once you fought it, your ATK would drop to zero, leaving you utterly vulnerable.
From the perspective of later generations, mere immunity