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− | * This | + | * This card is based on the planet [[wikipedia:Mercury (planet)|Mercury]], the first planet in the [[wikipedia:Solar System|Solar System]]. |
− | + | ** This card's [[WATER]] [[Attribute]] and [[Aqua]] [[Type]] reference the Japanese name of Mercury, "Suisei" (水星), which translates to "Water Star". | |
− | ** | + | ** This card's name is based on "tripper", a British slang term for someone going on a short excursion, referencing how Mercury is the smallest planet of the Solar System and the closest planet to the [[wikipedia:Sun|Sun]], which has the shortest duration of orbit around the Sun in eighty-eight days. |
− | * This card's | + | * This is one of the few cards where its Japanese name consists of only English alphabetical characters and punctuation, excluding furigana characters. The others are "[[Destiny HERO - Plasma]]", "[[Destiny End Dragoon]]", "[[Assault Revival]]", "[[NEX]]", "[[ZERO-MAX]]", and the other [[Legendary Planet]] cards (except "[[Elemental HERO Terra Firma]]"). |
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+ | * This card's ''[[OCG]]''/''[[TCG]]'' effect to make a second attack during each [[Battle Phase]] is based on a scene in {{chapter|GX|057|ref}} where [[The Tripper Mercury (manga)|this monster]] was allowed to attack twice via the effect of "[[Forbidden Substance]]" |
Latest revision as of 17:56, 5 December 2023
- This card is based on the planet Mercury, the first planet in the Solar System.
- This card's WATER Attribute and Aqua Type reference the Japanese name of Mercury, "Suisei" (水星), which translates to "Water Star".
- This card's name is based on "tripper", a British slang term for someone going on a short excursion, referencing how Mercury is the smallest planet of the Solar System and the closest planet to the Sun, which has the shortest duration of orbit around the Sun in eighty-eight days.
- This is one of the few cards where its Japanese name consists of only English alphabetical characters and punctuation, excluding furigana characters. The others are "Destiny HERO - Plasma", "Destiny End Dragoon", "Assault Revival", "NEX", "ZERO-MAX", and the other Legendary Planet cards (except "Elemental HERO Terra Firma").
- This card's OCG/TCG effect to make a second attack during each Battle Phase is based on a scene in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX chapter 57: "The Exchange Battle Heats Up!!" where this monster was allowed to attack twice via the effect of "Forbidden Substance"