The Winged Dragon of Ra is anything but ordinary. It is the most powerful Duel Monster in existence and comes with six abilities:Point to Point transfers all but one Life Poin to Ra's combined ATK/DEF.
Immediate Attack allows Ra to attack right away after being summoned from the graveyard.
Collective Monsters makes Ra's Attack and Defense equal to the ATK and DEF of the three monsters sacrificed to summon Ra.
Command makes it so Ra can only be truly summoned and controlled if the person who sacrificed the three monsters also chanted a special langauge called Hieratic, which forces Ra to grant the chanter control of Ra. But there is a drawback... if your opponent chanted Hieratic first, then your opponent has the power of Ra on his side.
God Phoenix allows payment of exactly 1000 Life Points to destroy one monster on the field. It also works on God cards, but the destroyed Egyptian God returns to grace the field by next turn. Once again, God cards are not affected by Magic, Trap, Monster Effects, or God effects.
Sacrifical allows the sacrificing of another monster to increase Ra's Attack and Defense even more. Sacrificng an Egyptian God would boost Ra's stats, and said sacrificed God would return the next turn to be sacrificed...again.
This monster is also named after the Egyptian God, Ra, the Sun God. With golden scales and red eyes, it's a sight to see and is rarely seen at all. Its attack and defense power depends on the collective attack and defense points of the three monsters that were sacrificed to summon it.
But despite this omnipontence, Ra's terrible power can only be controlled if someone can say the incanation on the bottom of the card. The writing is a form of Egyptian that only those like Marik could decipher. Anyone else would either be placed in a comma or die a painful death.
When Maximillion Pegasus discovered the ancient Egyptian script on the card, he made sure that the writing could only be revealed when the card was in play. The chant is (from episode 192):
Great beast of the sky, please hear my cry, transform thyself from orb of light and bring me victory in this fight. Envelope the desert with your glow and cast your rage upon my foe. Unlock your powers deep within so that together we may win. Appear in this shadow game as I call your name... Winged Dragon of Ra!
Apparently, though, Atemu/Yami Yugi uses a diferent chang:
Almighty protector of the sun and sky, I beg of thee, please heed my cry. Transform thyself from orb of light and bring me victory in this fight. I beseech thee, grace our humble game. But first I shall...call out thy name, Winged Dragon of Ra!
One of it's most amazing appearances is when it was used by Yami Bakura and Marik against Yami Marik in the Battle City Finals.
