Gozaru no Oni

Legend of the Five Rings card from Embers of War

Card Type

Personality

Force

15

Chi

5

Honor Requirement

-

Gold Cost

15

Personal Honor

0

Clan

Unaligned

Keywords

Nonhuman, Oni, Shadowlands

Card Text

After Gozaru enters play: Lose 5 Honor.
After Gozaru is destroyed: It becomes discarded (not dead).
Battle: Target one or two enemy cards: Bow them. If you only targeted one card, destroy it.

Legality

Age of Conquest (Emperor)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: If a Gozaru No Oni that had been given the Naval ability from Suitengu's Blessing dies and is then returned to play in the dynasty phase through a province does it retain the Naval ability as long as Suitengu's Blessing is in play? My assumption is yes because the Gozaru doesn't go face down at any point but I'm not 100% sure as it is returned to play from a province not directly from the discard pile.
  If Naval is retained then do I need to distinguish the relevant Gozaru in my discard pile if there are multiple Gozaru's there? Do I need to inform the other player that the relevant Gozaru has Naval if multiple Gozaru's are put into play.
  Thanks
  A: The Gozaru no Oni targeted by Suitengu's Blessing would keep Naval.
  Entering a province from the discard pile does not cause the card to go face-down, so the Tracking Rule does not end ongoing effects on the card. Alex Jones, "Suitengu's Blessing and Gozaru No Oni", 11 Dec 2012
• Q: If Gozaru no Oni is dishonored and then killed. When he becomes discarded instead of dead, does that erase his dishonored state? I am inclined to say no.
  A: A non-dead Personality in the discard pile can be dishonourable.
  See Physically marked card states, Honorable and dishonorable: A face-up Personality out of play can be dishonorable or honorable. Leaving or entering play does not change a Personality’s dishonorable or honorable status.
  and Areas of the game, Discard piles (out of play): Rarely, a dishonorable Personality may become discarded. In this case, indicate the card’s dishonorable status in the discard pile by keeping it 180° upside down. Alex Jones, "Gozaru no oni vs. Dishonored", 11 May 2012