Card Trivia:D/D Savant Nikola

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  • This monster is based on Nikola Tesla.
    • The red orb mounted into its torso may be a reference to a plasma globe, also known as a tesla ball, one of Tesla's most recognizable inventions.
    • The shape of the monster, with the orb near its head in particular, may also reference Wardenclyffe Tower, also known as the Tesla Tower, a wireless transmission station designed and built by Tesla, which featured a tower with a spherical top.
    • The arc of metal suspended around the monster's midsection may be a stylized Tesla coil, an electrical resonant transformer circuit designed by Tesla.
  • The fact that this card was first used in the anime as a Pendulum Scale alongside "D/D Savant Thomas", based on Thomas Edison, may be a reference to the War of currents, a series of events surrounding the introduction of competing electric power transmission systems in the late 1880s and early 1890s including commercial competition, a debate over electrical safety, and a media/propaganda campaign that grew out of it. In particular, Tesla advocated for the use of alternating current, which was at odds with Edison, who supported the usage of direct current.
    • Tesla and Edison's enmity, partly resulting from the War of currents, is reflected in the Levels and Pendulum Scales of this card and "D/D Savant Thomas", where one card's Level is equal to the other card's Pendulum Scale, making the one card unable to Pendulum Summon the other if it is used as a Pendulum Scale.
  • Unlike previous "D/D Savant" cards, this card derives its name from the first name of its namesake, rather than the last name. Also, unlike previous "D/D Savant" cards, the Spanish print of this card uses a different wording in its translation ("D/D Nikola the Savant" instead of "D/D Savant Nikola").