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A player, 2 April 2005
Open: Bow this Personality: target a Dishonored Personality controlled by another player. During attacks this turn, you assign the target instead of his controller, you may assign him even if he is bowed, you may straighten him after each time he assigns, and he may assign and move into your armies
Nowhere does it say the controller changes, so I assume the original controller still controls the targeted Personality.
Am I correct in assuming that, in such a situation, the Personality is basically protected against all forms of battle dueling? (since one can never control both personalities in a duel)
Also, if, say, the Personality has Yu, and the army they are in loses the battle, who decides which cards will be destroyed?[/quote]
Martin Lund (rules official), 3 April 2005
Nowhere does it say the controller changes, so I assume the original controller still controls the targeted Personality.
Am I correct in assuming that, in such a situation, the Personality is basically protected against all forms of battle dueling? (since one can never control both personalities in a duel)
Also, if, say, the Personality has Yu, and the army they are in loses the battle, who decides which cards will be destroyed?[/quote]
The vulnerability to Duels depends on card text. From what I see, the rulebook prohibits two Personalities with the same controller from dueling eachother, but not two Personalities in the same army with Different controllers. Many battle duels say "opposing" though.
As to Yu, the Leader of the Army decides how to resolve all Yu effects from cards in his army, regardless of their controller. (DE Rulebook, page 93)