Card Trivia:Monster Reborn

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• The ankh in this card's OCG artwork appears in the artworks of "Gravekeeper's Inscription", "Millennium Revelation", and "Twin Twisters".
  • The ankh also appears in the anime artwork of "Monster Reincarnation".
  • This ankh and a pile of the amulets from this card's TCG artwork appear in the artwork of "Monster Reborn Reborn".
  • This ankh also appeared on Seto Kaiba's left on the Tablet of Lost Memories in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime.

• This card appears in the artworks of "Monster Rebirth" and "Spell Card: "Monster Reborn"".

• This card is based on an ankh, an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic character that reads as "life", representing the concept of eternal life, which is reflected by this card's effect to Special Summon a monster from the Graveyard.

• This card has several counterparts:
  • "Miraculous Rebirth".
  • "Monster Reborn Reborn".
  • "Monster Reincarnation".
  • "Pendulum Reborn".
  • "Shuffle Reborn".
  • "Symbol of Heritage".
  • "Xyz Reborn".
  • An anime-exclusive "Tablet" counterpart: "Rebirth Tablet".
  • A "Speed Spell" counterpart: "Speed Spell - Monster Reborn".

• The Summon-triggered effect of "Grandsoil the Elemental Lord" is based on this card's effect.

• This is one of several cards which have cards designed to counter them specifically by name: "Call of Darkness" and "Call of the Grave". "Monster Reborn" is the only card among these cards to have multiple opposing cards.

• In the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, this card was played in the last turn of both the first and the last Duels between Dark Yugi and Seto Kaiba. During Dark Yugi and Yugi Mutou's Duel, this card was negated by the effect of Yugi Mutou's "Gold Sarcophagus", symbolizing Pharaoh Atem's spirit being sent off to the afterlife.

• In the Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS anime, this card was considered Forbidden for its ability to seal or retrieve memories, which Yuga Goha used to eliminate the opponents he defeated.

• In Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, this was the first card announced to be Limited (specifically Limited 1) before it was released.

• In Duel Links and Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, this card has a special animation when activated: the amulet/ankh in this card's artwork flashes onscreen for several moments.
  • Notably, in the Japanese version, the ankh is colored gold rather than light green in this card's artwork. Most likely reference this card's original artwork in the manga and Toei anime.