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Epic card · History
Philippe Pétain, an Epic card
Henri Philippe Benoni Omar Joseph Pétain, also known as Marshal Pétain, was a French military officer, dictator, and politician who commanded the French Army in World War I and later became the head of the Axis-collaborationist regime of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 163
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 740,000
Power 163 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Pétain was admitted to the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in 1876 and pursued a career in the military, achieving the rank of colonel by the outbreak of World War I. He led the French Army to victory at the nine-month-long Battle of Verdun, for which he was called "the Lion of Verdun".
- After the failed Nivelle Offensive and subsequent mutinies, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief and succeeded in restoring control.
- Pétain remained in command for the rest of the war and emerged as a national hero.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Philippe Pétain article was read about 740,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Philippe Pétain
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Philippe Pétain (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Imprimerie Draeger à Montrouge en région parisienne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
