Zigfried von Schroeder
Zigfried von Schroeder, known in Japan as Siegfried von Schroider (ジークフリード・フォン・シュレイダー Jīkufurīdo fon Shureidā) is the main antagonist for the KC Grand Championship story arc of the Yu-Gi-Oh! second anime series, which is known as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters in Asia. He does not exist in the manga. Zigfried in both versions is named for Siegfried, a character in the opera Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of Nibelung).
Zigfried von Schroeder is the CEO of Schroeder Corporation, a rival of Kaiba Corporation. As the Europe champion, he participates in Kaiba's KC Grand Championship under the name "Zigfried Lloyd" (Sieg Lloyd in the Japanese version; ジーク・ロイド Jīku Roido). He is brother to Leon von Schroeder (Leonhart von Schroider in Japan). Zigfried seeks to take down KaibaCorp as revenge because he feels that Seto Kaiba stole his plans for holographic dueling technology. He comes across as arrogant and vain, but he has a kind side, as evidenced by how regretful he feels at the end of the arc for making Leon help him with his plot. He genuinely loves his brother, as Seto loves Mokuba. At the end of the anime, he is seen making a business deal with Maximillion Pegasus.
He is voiced by Eisuke Tsuda in the Japanese version and by Pete Zarustica in the English dub.
Notable Dueling Cards
Zigfried has a Valkyrie deck, meaning that his entire deck is based off of Norse Mythology. He also combines his 3 Goddess Spell cards with Nibelung's Ring to slowly destroy his opponent's deck while removing their cards from play. His most famous play, however, is to summon all his Valkyrie cards at once using Ride of the Valkyries, and destroying the opponent with one attack.
Monster Cards
- Valkyrie Brunhilde (Walkure Brunhilde)
- Valkyrie Zweite (Walkure Zweite)
- Valkyrie Erste (Walkure Altest)
- Valkyrie Dritte (Walkure Dritte)
- Fortune Chariot
Spell Cards
- Ride of the Valkyries (Walkuren Ritt)
- Graceful Charity (Angel's Charity)
- Erda's Guidance (Goddess of Death - Erda's Guidance)
- Pot of Greed
- Nibelung's Treasure
- Nibelung's Ring
- Goddess Urd's Verdict
- Goddess Verdande's Guidance
- Goddess Skuld's Oracle
- Swan Maiden
- Enchanted Sword Nothung
- Rainbow Bridge Bifrost
- Mischief of the Time Goddess
- Valkyrie's Embrace (Walkure's Embrace)
- Mystical Space Typhoon (Cyclone)
- Nobleman of Crossout (Apostle of Obliteration)
- Gryphon's Feather Duster
- Pegasus Wings
- Magical Alms (Demonic Alms)
- Final Light
Trap Cards
- Wotan's Judgement
- Fricka's Mediation
- Loge's Flame
- Apple of Enlightenment (Freya's Apple)
Other Cards
- The Golden Castle of Stromberg (Magic Card; given to Leon)
Trivia
- In the Japanese version, whenever Siegfried plays Walkuren Ritt or performs a strong combo with his Valkyrie monsters, Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries plays in the background.
- The Goddess cards Urd, Verdande, and Skuld are named for the Norse Norns. The Norns are the three Norse Fates, and can see the past, present, and future.
- Zigfried's Enchanted Sword Nothung is named after the mythical sword of the same name. The sword was used by the mythological Siegfried to slay a powerful dragon.
- Rainbow Bridge Bifrost takes its name from Bifröst, the bridge that connected the realm of the mortals to the realm of the gods in Norse mythology.
- Zigfried's cards Erda's Guidance, Wotan's Judgement, Fricka's Mediation, and Loge's Flame are named for characters in the opera Das Rheingold, one of four operas that comprises Nibelung's Ring.
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