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Quick Facts
| Gender | Male |
| Role | SUPPORTING |
| Series | Yu-Gi-Oh! |
| Affiliation | Dogmatika |
| Position | Supreme Leader |
| Card Attribute | LIGHT |
| Card Type | Spellcaster |
| Card Classification | Effect Monster |
| Card Level | 8 |
| Card ATK | 1500 |
| Card DEF | 3000 |
| Card Name | Dogmatika Maximus |
| Voice | ![]() Takehito Koyasu 子安武人 |
Contents
Personality
Personality
Maximus presents himself as the authoritative spiritual leader of Dogmatika. He expects absolute adherence to the church's doctrine and treats those who stand outside it as heretics who threaten the stability of the nation.
His leadership is inseparable from the Stigmata system. By administering the supernatural power associated with Dogmatika Nexus, Maximus maintains both religious authority and practical control over the crusaders who enforce the church's will.
Beneath that public role, Maximus is deliberately pursuing a far more destructive objective than the faithful population understands, manipulating Dogmatika's doctrine and its miraculous power toward the opening of the Hole.
Abilities & Powers
Abilities & Powers
Maximus controls the administration of Stigmata, the marks through which Dogmatika's faithful receive supernatural power associated with Dogmatika Nexus. This gives his office enormous influence over the nation's most powerful warriors.
His card incarnation is a Level 8 LIGHT Spellcaster with 1500 ATK and 3000 DEF. It can Special Summon itself by banishing an Extra Deck monster from the Graveyard and can force both players to send monsters from their Extra Decks to the Graveyard.
The mechanical hostility toward Fusion, Synchro, Xyz and Link Monsters reflects Dogmatika's broader thematic opposition to forces associated with the Extra Deck.
Story Role
Story Role
Maximus rules Dogmatika when Fallen of Albaz emerges from the Hole and comes into conflict with the nation's forces. The church treats the newcomer as a threat, while Ecclesia's encounter with him begins destabilizing the order from within.
When Ecclesia refuses to execute Albaz, Maximus condemns her and the two flee Dogmatika. Their escape helps expose the increasingly dangerous forces operating behind the church's doctrine.
Maximus ultimately triggers Dogmatikalamity, opening the way for the corruption of Dogmatika and the emergence of Despia. He himself becomes Dramaturge of Despia, revealing his direct connection to the power manipulating the religious state.
Relationships
Relationships
Dogmatika Ecclesia is one of the saints raised under Maximus's religious system. Dogmatika Maximus turns against Dogmatika Ecclesia after she refuses to condemn Fallen of Albaz.
Dogmatika Fleurdelis commands the crusaders serving beneath Maximus and is one of Dogmatika's most powerful warriors.
Dogmatika Ashiyan is another prominent member of Maximus's order. Dogmatika Ashiyan is transformed during the calamity Maximus brings about.
Fallen of Albaz becomes a target of Maximus after emerging from the Hole and encountering Dogmatika Ecclesia.
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