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* This card is the first [[Zombie]]-[[Type]] [[Xyz Monster]].
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** This card is currently the strongest Zombie-Type and "[[Number]]" monster in terms of [[ATK]].
 
  
* This card is the first [[Nomi]] Xyz Monster.
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* This monster appears in the artworks of "[[Number Karma]]" and "[[Spirit Xyz Spark]]".
  
* The kanji in this card's Japanese name, "不乱健 ''Furan Ken''" can also be read as "Un-Rebelling Strength".
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* The number 22 appears on the left side of this monster's shawl.
  
* This card's name and appearance are a reference to the famous "[[wikipedia:Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's monster]]" and possibly a Ken doll, bringing together Cologne's love for dolls and her Gothic style.
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* This monster is based on the [[wikipedia:Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's monster]] and possibly a [[wikipedia:Ken (doll)|Ken doll]].
** This card's manga-only effect of not being able to attack female monsters may reference the behavior of the Frankenstein monster in ''Frankenstein''. In the novel, the monster asks his creator, Victor Frankenstein, to make him a female counterpart so he wouldn't be lonely after he was rejected by humans.
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** This card's [[manga-only]] effect to not being able to attack [[Gender|female]] monsters is a reference to the behavior of the Frankenstein's monster in ''[[wikipedia:Frankenstein|Frankenstein]]'', where he asked his creator, [[wikipedia:Victor Frankenstein|Victor Frankenstein]], to make him a female counterpart so he would not be lonely after he was rejected by the humans around him for his appearance.
** This monster shares a common naming convention with another monster based off of Frankenstein's monster- [[Cyber-Stein]]. In the OCG, their names contain "Franken" (Cyber-Stein's OCG name is "Devil Franken" and Number 22's is "Fran Ken") while in the TCG their names contain "Stein" instead.
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** This card's name ("Zombiestein"; {{Ruby|不|フ}}{{Ruby|乱|ラン}}{{Ruby|健|ケン}} ''Furan Ken'', "Franken") is similar to "[[Cyber-Stein]]" (デビル・フランケン ''Debiru Furanken'').
  
* Another explanation for this card's number is that one can say "two 2's" (22) in Japanese by saying "fu ni"; this could be a pun on "funiku" (腐肉), which means "tainted meat."
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* The kanji 「不乱健」 (''Furanken'') in this card's Japanese name can be translated as "Un-Rebelling Strength".
  
* This is the first "Number" monster released in the [[TCG]]/[[OCG]] which requires monsters of a specific [[Attribute]] to be [[Xyz Summon]]ed.
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* This card was the first [[Zombie]] [[Xyz Monster]] to be revealed.
** However, "[[Number 96: Dark Mist]]" was the first "Number" monster in the anime to require monsters of a specific Attribute to be Xyz Summoned.
 
  
* The number 22 can be seen on the left side of this monster's shawl.
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* This card was the first [[Nomi]] Xyz Monster.
  
* This card is one of only two cards with a gender-specific effect; the other is the anime-only effect of "[[Shadow of Eyes]]".
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* This card has the highest [[ATK]] (4500) of all Zombie monsters.
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** This card also has the highest ATK of all "[[Number]]" monsters (tied with "[[Number C107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon]]") and [[Rank]] 8 monsters (tied with "[[Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]").
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* This card was the first "Number" monster in the ''[[TCG]]''/''[[OCG]]'' to require monsters of a specific [[Attribute]] as [[Xyz Material]]s.
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** However, "[[Number 96: Dark Mist (anime)|Number 96: Dark Mist]]" was the first "Number" monster in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime to require monsters of a specific Attribute as [[material]]s.
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* This card is one of only two cards with a gender-specific effect (in the manga), the other being "[[Shadow of Eyes (anime)|Shadow of Eyes]]" (in the anime).

Latest revision as of 17:21, 22 May 2023

For trivia pertaining to this monster's Number, see Forum:"Numbers" Xyz Monster Trivia. Any contributions regarding this type of trivia should be placed there, instead of this page.
  • The number 22 appears on the left side of this monster's shawl.
  • This monster is based on the Frankenstein's monster and possibly a Ken doll.
    • This card's manga-only effect to not being able to attack female monsters is a reference to the behavior of the Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein, where he asked his creator, Victor Frankenstein, to make him a female counterpart so he would not be lonely after he was rejected by the humans around him for his appearance.
    • This card's name ("Zombiestein"; ランケン Furan Ken, "Franken") is similar to "Cyber-Stein" (デビル・フランケン Debiru Furanken).
  • The kanji 「不乱健」 (Furanken) in this card's Japanese name can be translated as "Un-Rebelling Strength".
  • This card was the first Nomi Xyz Monster.
  • This card is one of only two cards with a gender-specific effect (in the manga), the other being "Shadow of Eyes" (in the anime).