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* "[[Cyber-Stein]]" and its Japanese name meaning ''"Devil Franken"'' are both named after [[Wikipedia:Victor Frankenstein|Frankenstein]]. In the novel, Victor Frankenstein revives a dead body comprised of body parts from several different bodies, much in the same way Fusion Monsters are comprised of Fusion Material monsters, explaining why Cyber-Stein summons Fusion Monsters.
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* This is one of the [[cover card]]s of ''[[Booster Chronicle]]''.
  
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* Before [[Upperdeck Day]] only 18 of the [[SJC-EN001]] card exist in the world. $20,000 USD was bid for a "[[Cyber-Stein]]" [[SJC-EN001]] card on ebay, but the bidder didn't pay. The card was eventually resold for approximately $7,000 USD.  
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* This monster appears in the artwork of "[[Tour Bus To Forbidden Realms]]".
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** This monster is shown to have a double-barreled shotgun on his back, making it one of the very few cards with 'controversial' artwork that has not been censored in the ''[[TCG]]''.
  
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* "[[Cyber-Stein]]" was the first monster to be banned during the middle of a banlist cycle, and not during the new banlist announcements.
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* Both this card's English name ("Cyber-Stein") and Japanese name ("Devil Franken") are a reference [[wikipedia:Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's monster]], which this card is based on.
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** "[[Magical Scientist]]" bears some similarities to this card. Both of these cards are [[Forbidden]] due to being able to [[Summon]] [[Fusion Monster]]s at the cost of [[Life Points]], which led to the creation of an [[Cyber-Stein OTK|OTK]]/[[Magical Scientist Deck|FTK]] [[Deck]] in the past. In addition, they are both low-[[Level]] [[DARK]] monsters, and have some sort of relationship with the "Mad Scientist" trope.
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** This card's ''[[OCG]]'' name may be inspired by a scene in Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein'', where Frankenstein's monster reads the book ''Paradise Lost'' and identifies with the protagonist, Satan.
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*** This monster also shares a naming convention with another monster based on the Frankenstein's monster - "[[Number 22: Zombiestein]]". In the ''OCG'', their names contain "Franken" (the Japanese name of "Cyber-Stein" is "Devil Franken" and "Zombiestein" is "Fran Ken"), while in the ''[[TCG]]'' their names contain "Stein" instead.
  
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* The [[Dark Beginning 1]] version "[[Flame Swordsman]]" has its name [[misprint]]ed as "[[Cyber-Stein]]".
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* This monster has a [[Rush Duel]] [[counterpart]]: "[[Cyber-Stein Frankenshrine]]".
  
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* This card has the largest Life Point cost to activate of any card, barring cards with variable Life Point costs such as [[Solemn Judgement]] and [[Backs to the Wall]].
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* This card has the largest static [[LP]] cost of any card.
  
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* Cyber-Stein may be a counterpart to Cyber Commander
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* Before [[Upperdeck Day]], only 18 copies of the [[SJC-EN001]] print of this card existed in the world. $20,000 USD was bid for a "Cyber-Stein" SJC-EN001 card on [[wikipedia:eBay|eBay]], but the bidder didn't pay. The card was eventually resold for approximately $7,000 USD. Since then, a few copies have surfaced on card single websites for as low as $400 USD.
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* In the ''OCG'', this card was Forbidden for sixteen formats before being [[Limited]] in the [[February 2014 Lists]], then becoming Forbidden again in the [[July 2023 Lists]]. This is the second most of any card behind "[[Raigeki]]", which was Forbidden for 24 ''TCG'' formats before becoming Limited in the [[October 2014 Lists (TCG)|October 2014 Lists]].
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* This is one of only two ''[[Shonen Jump Championship]]'' Prize Cards to be banned, with the other being "[[Crush Card Virus]]".
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** Both were printed as a [[Rare]] card in ''[[Dark Beginning 2]]'' and ''[[Turbo Pack: Booster One]]'' respectively; this was the lowest [[rarity]] a ''Shonen Jump Championship'' Prize Card was reprinted at before "[[Shrink]]" was reprinted as a [[Common]].

Latest revision as of 18:55, 25 June 2023

"Cyber-Stein":
  • This monster appears in the artwork of "Tour Bus To Forbidden Realms".
    • This monster is shown to have a double-barreled shotgun on his back, making it one of the very few cards with 'controversial' artwork that has not been censored in the TCG.
  • Both this card's English name ("Cyber-Stein") and Japanese name ("Devil Franken") are a reference Frankenstein's monster, which this card is based on.
    • "Magical Scientist" bears some similarities to this card. Both of these cards are Forbidden due to being able to Summon Fusion Monsters at the cost of Life Points, which led to the creation of an OTK/FTK Deck in the past. In addition, they are both low-Level DARK monsters, and have some sort of relationship with the "Mad Scientist" trope.
    • This card's OCG name may be inspired by a scene in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, where Frankenstein's monster reads the book Paradise Lost and identifies with the protagonist, Satan.
      • This monster also shares a naming convention with another monster based on the Frankenstein's monster - "Number 22: Zombiestein". In the OCG, their names contain "Franken" (the Japanese name of "Cyber-Stein" is "Devil Franken" and "Zombiestein" is "Fran Ken"), while in the TCG their names contain "Stein" instead.
  • This card has the largest static LP cost of any card.
  • Before Upperdeck Day, only 18 copies of the SJC-EN001 print of this card existed in the world. $20,000 USD was bid for a "Cyber-Stein" SJC-EN001 card on eBay, but the bidder didn't pay. The card was eventually resold for approximately $7,000 USD. Since then, a few copies have surfaced on card single websites for as low as $400 USD.
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