Yes it count, fusion summon considered as special summon. If you don't believe try performing one fusion summon againts LD level 10 and see the duel assesment.
Fusion summoning is like a square and a rectangle.
The square would be a special summon
The rectangle is fusion summoning
A square can be a rectangle but a rectangle can't be a square right? So a special summon could be a fusion summon but a fusion summon can't be a special summon.
The square rectangle analogy is totally wrong. Most extra deck summons are special summons, ie synchro fusion xyz link, but fusion summon is specifically when you use a card that says "fusion summon a monster" on it. So if you use neo fusions or gladiator beasts who don't use poly, then they are special summons but not fusion summons.
The issue here is that there is a difference between special summoning a fusion monster, and fusion summoning a fusion monster.
Basically, if you special summon a fusion monster using anything whose card text does not explicitly call it as a "fusion summon", then it's not a fusion summon.
Exactly, so your thinking to literally because we all think of the definition of special being unique or different. Which leads to the conclusion that a fusion summon must be a special summon but in the terminology of the game it isnt.
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