Gila Gila

Gila Gila is an archetype of WATER Reptile-Type Monster Cards in HCCG. All of its members were made by Hippocampus and are included in Light Beginnings.

Technically, "Gila Gila" is not an archetype, but a collection of monsters that benefit from controlling multiple face-up copies of each other. As they were created before the game became archetype-centric, they can be played individually but work best when all used in the same deck. The goal of a "Gila Gila" deck is to summon their strongest member, Gila Gila Gnik, and, while controlling many other "Gila Gila" monsters simultaneously, attack the opponent for high damage. This is not very easy to do, as the "Gila Gila" monsters do nothing on their own, and the payoff is not very high, since they are susceptible to destruction and field disruption, so in general a deck containing these monsters is not used very often among HCCG members.

Here is a list of some cards that could be used in a "Gila Gila" deck:
 * Gila Gila Drazil
 * Gila Gila Retsnom
 * Gila Gila Gnik
 * Banana Swamp
 * Kaze-Miyama
 * Broken Ice Machine
 * Swarming Gecko
 * Gliasco the Ice Devil/Mini Gliasco (Tribute fodder for Summoning Gila Gila Gnik)
 * The Ocean's Blessing
 * Crystal of the Great Ocean

Trivia

 * Each "Gila Gila" monster, if organized by card number order, is stronger than the last by 400 ATK and DEF, and each is 2 Levels higher than the last.
 * Each "Gila Gila" monster's name is a backward English word describing its appearance. The word "Gila" came from the name of the Gila monster.