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* This card is the first [[Zombie]]-[[Type]] [[Xyz Monster]].
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* This monster appears in the artworks of "[[Number Karma]]" and "[[Spirit Xyz Spark]]".
** This card currently has the highest [[ATK]] of all Zombie-Type monsters.
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*** This card is also tied with "[[Number C107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon]]" for the highest ATK of all "[[Number]]" monsters so far.
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* The number 22 appears on the left side of this monster's shawl.
  
* This card is the first [[Nomi]] Xyz Monster.
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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]].
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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.
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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'').
  
* 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 kanji 「不乱健」 (''Furanken'') in this card's Japanese name can be translated as "Un-Rebelling Strength".
  
* This monster's name and appearance are a reference to the famous "[[wikipedia:Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's monster]]" and possibly a [[wikipedia:Ken (doll)|Ken doll]], bringing together [[Cologne]]'s love for [[wikipedia:doll|doll]]s and her [[wikipedia:Gothic fashion|Gothic style]].
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* This card was the first [[Zombie]] [[Xyz Monster]] to be reveled.
** This card's manga-only effect of not being able to attack [[List of female cards|female monsters]] is an explicit reference to the behavior of the Frankenstein's monster in ''[[wikipedia:Frankenstein|Frankenstein]]''. In the novel, the monster asks his creator, [[wikipedia:Victor Frankenstein|Victor Frankenstein]], to make him a female counterpart so he wouldn't 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 Japanese, their names contain "Franken" (the Japanese name of "Cyber-Stein" is "Devil Franken" and the name of "Zombiestein" is "Fran Ken") while in English their names contain "Stein" instead.
 
  
* 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 [[Nomi]] Xyz Monster.
** 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 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]]").
  
* This card is one of only two cards with a gender-specific effect (in the manga); the other is the anime-only effect of "[[Shadow of Eyes]]".
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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.
  
* This monster appears in the artworks of "[[Number Karma]]" and "[[Spirit Xyz Spark]]".
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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).

Revision as of 21:23, 8 April 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).