This also means that Knightmares Phoenix, Cerberus and Unicorn can, and have been, teched into many Extra Decks, even ones not so Link-focussed, just to destroy/ spin problematic cards.

Monsters that are already used in Link-oriented strategies, such as ' Cyberse Gadget', ' Dotscaper', ' Stack Reviver' and ' Bitrooper' can be helpful. Since they do not require Link Materials of specific Type(s) or Attribute(s), any engine capable of swarming the field with monsters with different names may help Link Summon them. All the 'Knightmare' Link Monsters revealed so far have effects that activate when they are Link Summoned, by discarding 1 card as cost, and if they were co-linked when those effects were activated - draw 1 card as a bonus also, they have Continuous Effects that either benefit monsters that are co-linked or burden monsters that are not. The main goal of this archetype is to build a field with as many co-linked monsters as possible, to the point of achieving a state of Extra Link.

The names of 'Knightmare' monsters are based on mythological creatures and beings. Troymare appears to be played on the word 'Troy' and 'mare' (female horse), both are likely referred to ' Trojan Horse', given the main strategy of ' Iblee' (who is a female monster, fitting 'mare' part) by giving her to the opponent and punishing them, while Knightmare is a play on the word 'knight' and 'nightmare', with a further connection to the ' Mekk-Knight' archetype. Finally, each one carries a symbol of musical notation somewhere on their body, usually their head. Parts of their armoring and bodies also appear to be made out of charred or blackened junk, mostly weapons. Their bodies, which appear to be derived from the ' Mekk-Knight' monsters, are comprised of a combination of a glowing translucent substance and silvery metallic armor with a gold and black design etched into them. The 'Knightmare' Link Monsters have different Attributes and the ones with the four elemental Attributes have a color scheme that corresponds to that Attribute.

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