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Soul is a gameplay characteristic that was introduced on creatures in Psychic Shock.
It appeared in each of the 5 monocolored civilizations.
Details
They appear on the right side of a card, attached to the border of the Card Frame.
A Soul isn't treated as an ability and doesn't have any innate meaning.
However, the various Souls have different abilities they are paired with, or races they are featured on.
These Souls are shown along the right side of a card's text box. Each of the civilizations has its own unique Soul. However, there are also examples of creatures that have multiple souls, such as the "Doppel" family (e.g. Aqua Doppel) and Ultra Man / Ultimate Man from the Black Box Pack series.
Souls and their corresponding keyword are not exclusive to those that are the same civilization as the one that Soul is representing. For example, Aragoto Musubi has "Kung Fu Soul" even though it is not a Fire Civilization card.
In the background story, creatures with the same Soul were allied together.
| Civilization: | Soul: | Color: |
|---|---|---|
Light  |
Holy Soul |
Yellow |
Water  |
Magic Soul |
Blue |
Darkness  |
Evil Soul |
Dark Purple |
| Darkness |
Bloody Soul |
Purple |
Fire  |
Kung Fu Soul |
Red |
Nature  |
Wild Soul |
Green |
DMX-12 Black Box Pack introduced a Soul known as Ultra Soul that was exclusive to Ultra Man, and later on Ultimate Man in DMX-22 Super Black Box Pack.
- DMX-22 also featured a
Cat Soul and 
Dog Soul, found on Nyannyan, Nyanko Rage and Wanwanwan, Wankorage, respectively.
While no Souls do anything in terms of innate effects, each of the original 6 Souls are partnered with a keyword.
| Soul: | Ability: |
|---|---|
| Holy Soul |
■ Holy Field |
| Magic Soul |
■ Chain ■ Chain Cascade ■ Rebirth Chain |
| Evil Soul |
■ Soul Recall ■ Hell's Soul Recall ■ Annihilating Soul Recall |
| Kung Fu Soul |
■ Marshall Touch |
| Wild Soul |
■ Mana Reburst ■ Revenge Chance |
| Bloody Soul |
■ No Choice |
Some creatures with a combination of Souls have other abilities;
| Souls: | Ability: |
|---|---|
| Holy Soul and Magic Soul |
■ Freeze ■ Double Freeze |
| Kung Fu Soul and Wild Soul |
■ Solemn Duty |
Although not a keyword ability, Holy Soul + Evil Soul cards often had the ability to support Angel Commands and Demon Commands, while Kung Fu Soul and Magic Soul cards had triggered abilities for when they left the battle zone.
While they appear in the effect box, as a Soul is not treated as an ability, a creature with no abilities and only a Soul, such as Cute Whisper, is still considered to be a Vanilla creature and is supported by cards such as Matsurida Wasshoi.
While introduced in Psychic Shock, it didn't appear on new cards in any main series booster packs from Episode 1 onwards, only in the supplemental DMX-12, DMX-22 and DMEX-08 sets.
There are cards that support other creatures with specific Souls, such as Golden Eagle, the Scorching Dragon (reduces the cost of Kung Fu Soul creatures), as well as cards that evolve on creatures with a specific Soul, such as Shinran, the Awakener (evolving over Holy Soul). Deepsea Doppel requires creatures that share a Soul with it for its hand addition effect.
Support
Each of these cards can support or evolve over any cards with a Soul.
| Support Card: | Card Effect: |
|---|---|
| Deepsea Doppel | ■ When you put this creature into the battle zone, you may reveal the top 3 cards of your deck. Put any creatures that have the same Soul as this creature into your hand and put the rest into your graveyard. |
| Aqua Doppel | ■ Each of your other Holy Soul, Magic Soul, Evil Soul, Kung Fu Soul, Wild Soul, or Bloody Soul creatures in the battle zone get +1000 power. |
Creatures that evolve from creatures with any Soul ability:
| Evolution Creature: | Evolves From: |
|---|---|
| Final Doppel | ■ Put on one of your creatures that has the same Soul as this creature. |