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* This monster is appears in the card artwork of "[[Wicked GodDivine Evolution]]" version of in its evolved form from the "''[[Egyptian GodYu-Gi-Oh! R]]" "'' manga.** In ''Yu-Gi-Oh! R'', when [[Obelisk the Tormentor The Wicked Dreadroot (originalmanga)|Obelisk the Tormentorthis card]]".** Like "Obelisk", it is the only upgraded via "Wicked God" card without an effect-based [[ATKDivine Evolution (manga)|Divine Evolution]] ", its neck grows longer, its fingers become sharper and its legs transform into a serpentine body. This form is the one most commonly used for its limited appearances and card artwork in the manga, with the exception of its [[DEFSummon]] valueing in {{chapter|R|010|ref}}.

* In some English Yu-Gi-Oh! video gamesThis card is the [[Wicked God]] counterpart to the [[Egyptian God]] card, "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (original)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]".** This monster resembles a skeletal version of "Obelisk".** Similar to "Obelisk", this is the only Wicked God card to feature an [[original ATK and DEF]].** This card's effect to halve the [[ATK]]/[[DEF]] of all other monsters on the name field is spelt a reversal of "Dreadroute[[The God of the Obelisk]]'s"effect to gain [[∞]] ATK.

* The This card's French and Spanish name of this card seems to suffer from a mistanslation, is mistranslated as its name is "''Deadroot''" rather than "''Dreadroot''".

* In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! RWorld Championship 2006]]'' Manga the attack name of this card is "Fears Knockdown" (read as Fierce Knockdown on one occasion). * In the and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GXTag Force]]'' anime, it appears in the second ending of the Japanese version; [[WAKE UP YOUR HEART]] and in the second opening (version two) of the Japanese version; 99%. * Although "The Wicked Dreadroot" this card is a known as '''"Wicked GodDark Dreadroute", it is not unique as it is used by both [[Yako Tenma]] and [[Gekko Tenma]] (with Gekko ripping his copy of the card in two after his Duel with [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]])'''. * Though this card's artwork and its limited appearances in the manga seem According to portray it as having a snake trunk rather than legs, it does indeed have lower limbs, something that is seen most clearly when Yako Summons it in Duel Round 10.  * When upgraded with "[[Divine EvolutionYako Tenma]]", its name reflects the neck of "The Wicked Dreadroot" grows longer, its fingers become sharper rather than rounded, and its legs become a snake trunk, leading to some confusion as mentioned above. * The effect of power this card is the reverse of that of "Obelisk the Tormentor"Evil God possesses. The effect of "Obelisk" Tributes the controller's own monsters to destroy the opponentsBeing fear incarnate, while the effect root of "Dreadroot" affects dread; it causes all other monsters and instead lowers their attack points. In some fanfiction works, this has been described to become half as "Obelisk gaining strength strong from its allies, while Dreadroot gives fear to its enemiesmaking them fearful."