And then you have cards like fucking Cyclon Laser and Blind Destruction , which features fucking sci-fi tanks straight out of Mobile Suit Gundam or Gurren Lagann, and it's just
Gravity Blaster X SPELL Equip Equip only to a Machine-Type monster
I also did not include core sets prior to Eighth Edition, which were released in the early Spring, smack in the middle of a block
The fact that you can spread out the mana cost over different turns makes it even more versatile
Note on labels: Japanese listings tag the full-art shiny ex cards as SSR, while some English sources call the same cards SR (for example, Charizard #331)
There are packs with special requirements - among them, one pack in particular can only be unlocked by ending a game in a draw, which is an extremely rare situation that must basically be provoked with one peculiar card