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* Despite being called a white dragonThis is the [[cover card]] of ''[[Vol.1]]'', ''[[Booster R1]]'', ''[[EX Starter Box]]'', ''[[Starter Deck: Kaiba]]'', the Japanese version of ''[[Premium Pack (Japanese)|Premium Pack]]'', ''[[Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon]]'', this monster and the ''[[TCG]]'' version of ''[[Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba]]'', and is usually depicted as a blue dragonalso one of the cover cards of ''[[Ghosts From the Past: The 2nd Haunting]]‎‎'', ''[[EX-R Starter Box]]'', ''[[Structure Deck: Kaiba]]'', ''[[Starter Deck: Kaiba Reloaded]]'', ''[[Retro Pack]]'', ''[[Beginner's Edition 1 (2011)]]'', ''[[Dark Legends]]'', ''[[Structure Deck: The Blue-Eyed Dragon's Thundering Descent]]''/''[[Saga of Blue-Eyes White Dragon Structure Deck]]'', the ''[[OCG]]'' version of ''Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba'', ''[[Duelist Saga]]'', ''[[Speed Duel: Battle City Box]]'', ''[[Legendary Duelists: Season 2]]'', ''[[History Archive Collection]]'', and ''[[Over Rush Pack]]''.

* After This monster appears in the artworks of "[[TokenBurst Breath of Destruction]]", this card has the most "[[alternate artworkBurst Stream of Destruction]]s in the ''", "[[OCGDestined Rivals]]''/''[[TCG]]'' with eight in total", tied with "[[Dark MagicianDimension Explosion]]". This excludes , "[[Dark Magician GirlDragon's Fighting Spirit]]", who technically has the most artworks, due to small censoring differences between the Japanese and international versions.** Historically, this card often has had more alternate artworks than "Dark Magician".* In "[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The MovieLegacy of the Duelist]]", it is said that this card is a symbol of power, and "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon|Red-Majesty with Eyesof Blue]]" is a symbol of potential. This is an accurate way to describe the two Monsters. While "Blue-Eyes" has higher stats, "Red-Eyes" is more flexible, even more so now because of "[[Meteor Black Comet DragonStream]]". Also, "Blue[[Mystical Elf -Eyes White DragonLightning]]" symbolizes pride and destruction, while "Red-[[Rage with Eyesof Blue]]" symbolizes violence and anger. There are two things that back this up.** In , "[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred CardsSuccessor Soul]]", and "Blue-[[Vision with Eyes" is said to actually be proud of its destructive power, while "Red-EyesBlue]]" is described as a superviolent creature.** Their owners share these personality traits. This monster's silhouette appears in the artwork of "[[Seto KaibaUltimate Fusion]], who has had countless victories, is known for being boastful and vain. [[Joey Wheeler]] was once a bully, and is shown to have a harsh temper when ridiculed".** The purpose An engraving of this monster appears in the "Blue-Eyes" archetype is to destroy the opponent's cards, while the gimmick artwork of the "Red-Eyes" archetype is inflicting [[BurnTrue Light]] damage".

* With the release of ''[[Starter Deck: Seto Kaiba Reloaded]]'', appears in one of this card is the only card that has been printed in all rarities 's alternate artworks (in the ''TCG'' (except [[Starfoil Rare]], [[Shatterfoil Rare]], and [[Mosaic RareJump Ryū Vol.08 promotional card]]'' print).

** A [[Card evolutions|retrained]] counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon]]"** An [[Card evolutions|advanced ]] counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon]]"** A [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]] with "[[Tyrant Burst Dragon]]": "[[Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon]]"** A mechanized counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon]]"

** Two [[Ritual Monster|Ritual]]/"[[Chaos]]" counterparts: "[[Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon]]" and "[[Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon]]"** A "[[Red-Eyes]]" counterpart: "[[Red-Eyes B. Black Dragon]]"

** A [[Match winner]]/[[Xyz Monster|Xyz]] counterpart: "[[Legendary Dragon of White]]"** An [[anime-exclusive]] "[[Statue]]" counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Statue Dragon]]"** A [[Beast]] ''[[Rush Duel]]'' counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes White Cat]]"** A [[High Tech Dragon]] counterpart: "[[Blue-Tooth Burst Dragon]]"** Four younger forms: "[[The White Stone of Ancients]]", "[[The White Stone of Legend]]", the dragon that appears in the artwork of "[[Paladin of White Dragon]]", and "[[Dragon Spirit of White]]".

* This card is [[Seto Kaiba]]'s [[signature card]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime.** This card has four younger versionsthe same [[ATK]] (3000) as the signature cards of the rivals from the other anime series: the [[Tuner monsterChazz Princeton]]'s "[[The White Stone of AncientsArmed Dragon LV10 (anime)|Armed Dragon LV10]]" and , [[Jack Atlas]]'s "[[The White Stone of LegendRed Dragon Archfiend (anime)|Red Dragon Archfiend]]", the dragon displayed in the card [[Kite Tenjo]]'s "[[Paladin of White Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon (anime)|Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]", [[Declan Akaba]]'s "[[D/D/D Doom King Armageddon (anime)|D/D/D Doom King Armageddon]]", and [[Roken Kogami|Varis]]' "[[Borreload Dragon Spirit ]]".** In the Viz translation of White[[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Kaiba]]'s Duel against [[Ishizu Ishtar (manga)|Ishizu]]in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' manga, Kaiba stated that this monster embodies his soul; Jack also called "Red Dragon Archfiend" 'my very soul' (''Waga tamashi'', in Japanese); Kite referred to "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon"as 'my soul' (''Ore no tamashi''); Declan often used the phrase 'my soul' (''Waga tamashi'') in his [[Pendulum Summon]]ing [[Summon chants in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V#Declan Akaba|chant]].

* This card 's name is the [[cover card]] of 'written as 「{{Ruby|Ｂ|ブルーアイズ}}・{{Ruby|Ｗ|ホワイト}}・{{Ruby|Ｄ|ドラゴン}}」 ('[[Vol.1]]'Burūaizu Howaito Doragon', ''[[Booster R1]]'', ''[[EX Starter Box]]'', ''[[Starter Deck: Kaiba]]'', ) in the Japanese version of ''[[Premium Pack (Japanese)|Premium Packflavor text]]'', ''[[Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon]]'', and the ''[[TCGNormal Monster]]'' version of ''[[Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba]]'', and is also one of the cover cards of ''[[EX-R Starter Box]]'', ''[[Structure Deck: Kaiba]]'', ''[[Starter Deck: Kaiba Reloaded]]'', ''["[Retro Pack]]'', ''[[Beginner's Edition 1 Black Luster Soldier (2011Normal)|Black Luster Soldier]]'', ''[[Dark Legends]]'', ''[[Structure Deck: The Blue-Eyed Dragon's Thundering Descent]]''/''[[Saga of Blue-Eyes White Dragon Structure Deck]]'', the ''[[OCG]]'' version of ''Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba'', and ''[[Duelist Saga]]''".

** Fittingly, it this card is also the [[Fusion Material]] for the non-[[Effect Monster |Effect]] [[Fusion Monster]] with the highest ATK, "[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]".

* This monster appears in the artworks of "[[Burst Stream of Destruction]]", "[[Dimension Explosion]]Despite its name (", "[[White Dragon's Fighting Spirit]]"), "[[Majesty with Eyes of Blue]]", "[[Meteor Stream]]", "[[Legacy of this monster was usually depicted as a blue dragon in the Duelist]]", "[[Rage with Eyes of Blue]]", ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' and "''[[Traditional Burst BreathYu-Gi-Oh! GX]]"'' anime.

* This After "[[Token]]", this card'has the most [[alternate artwork]]s third and fourth in the ''[[OCG]]''/''[[TCG]]'' artworks are taken from , with eight in total, tied with "[[Dark Magician]]".** However, "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (manga)|this monster's depictionDark Magician Girl]] on " technically has the title page of {{chapter|Duelist|41|ref}}most artworks, due to small censoring differences between the Japanese and international versions.** Historically, this card often has had more alternate artworks than "Dark Magician".

* In the Toei film ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom(Toei film)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', the three "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" are named Azrael, Ibris (it was said that this card is a mistranslation symbol of power, and "[[wikipedia:Devil Red-Eyes Black Dragon (Islamanime)|IblisRed-Eyes Black Dragon]]), " is a symbol of potential. While this monster has higher ATK and Djibril. These are the Islamic names for the [[wikipedia:Destroying angel (Bible)|Angel of DeathDEF]], "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" is more flexible. Also, this monster symbolizes pride and destruction, while "Red-Eyes" symbolizes violence and anger.** In ''[[wikipedia:Satan|SatanYu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards]] ('', this monster was said to actually be proud of its destructive power, while "IblisRed-Eyes")was described as a superviolent creature.** The two cards' owners also have these personality traits: Seto Kaiba, who has had countless victories, was known for being boastful and the angel vain, while [[wikipedia:Gabriel|GabrielJoey Wheeler]]was once a bully, respectivelyand was shown to have a harsh temper when ridiculed. Azrael is an informal name** Additionally, only occurring in nonthe core mechanic of the "[[Blue-religious sources (including both Eyes]]" archetype is to [[wikipedia:Sikhism|Sikhismdestroy]] and some Jewish lore as well)the opponent's cards, while Iblis is the lord core mechanic of the "[[wikipedia:jinn|jinnRed-Eyes]], rather than the principal " archetype is inflicting [[wikipedia:fallen angel|fallen angelburn]]damage.

* This card is With the release of ''[[Seto Starter Deck: KaibaReloaded]]'s [[signature ', this is the only card]]. It shares its 3000 ATK with that has been printed in all rarities in the rivals of other series, which are [[Chazz Princeton]]'s "[[Armed Dragon LV10]]", [[Jack Atlas]]'s "TCG'' (with the exception being [[Red Dragon ArchfiendStarfoil Rare]]", [[Kite Tenjo]]'s "[[Galaxy-Eyes Photon DragonShatterfoil Rare]]", [[Declan Akaba]]'s "[[D/D/D Doom King Armageddon]]" and [[Varis]]'s "[[Borreload Dragon]]". In the Viz translation of [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Kaiba]]'s Duel against [[Ishizu Ishtar (manga)|IshizuMosaic Rare]], Kaiba states that the "Blue-Eyes" embodies his soul. Jack calls his "Red Dragon Archfiend" "waga tamashi," which translates as "my very soul" in the Japanese, Kite has called "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" "his soul" (ore no tamashi), while Declan uses the phrase "waga tamashi" in his Pendulum Summoning chant.

* In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom]]'', this monster's three copies of are named Azrael, Ibris (mangaa mistranslation of [[wikipedia:Devil (Islam)|Yu-Gi-Oh! mangaIblis]] ), and Djibril. These are the Islamic names for the [[wikipedia:Destroying angel (Bible)|Angel of Death]], [[Yu-Gi-Oh! wikipedia:Satan|Satan]] (anime"Iblis"), and the angel [[wikipedia:Gabriel|animeGabriel]] series, there respectively. Azrael is a mysterious woman named an informal name, only occurring in non-religious sources (including both [[Kisarawikipedia:Sikhism|Sikhism]] that carries and some Jewish lore as well), while Iblis is the spirit lord of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. "[[Maiden with Eyes of Bluewikipedia:Jinn|jinn]], rather than the principal [[wikipedia:Fallen angel|fallen angel]]" is based on her.

* This cards shares similarities with "[[Cyber Dragon]]".** Their [[Fusion]]s require two ("[[BlueIn the ''Yu-Gi-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon]]" Oh!'' manga and "anime, [[Cyber Twin DragonKisara]]") or three (carried the spirit of this monster; "[[Blue-Maiden with Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]"/"[[Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]"/"[[of Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon]]" and "[[Cyber End Dragon]]") copies each.** Both of their final form ("Cyber End Dragon" and "Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon") have similar blue orbs is based on their wings and chests.** In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', "Cyber Dragon" also serve as a spiritual successor to "Blue-Eyes White Dragon"her.

* In some ''YuThis monster is similar to "[[Cyber Dragon]]".** Their evolved Fusion Monsters require two ("[[Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon]]" and "[[Cyber Twin Dragon]]") or three ("[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]"/"[[Neo Blue-GiEyes Ultimate Dragon]]"/"[[Blue-Oh!'' video games Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon]]" and "[[Cyber End Dragon]]") copies of them each.** Both of their final form ("Cyber End Dragon" and "[[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon]]") have similar blue orbs on their wings and chests.** In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories|Dark Duel Stories]]GX''), this card has an allyanime, the "[[Mystical Elf]]Cyber Dragon", which can increase the ATK and DEF of also served as a spiritual successor to this card by 500monster.

* In most expansion setssome ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' video games such as ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories|Dark Duel Stories]]'', "Blue[[Mystical Elf]]" can increase this card's ATK/DEF by 500; this is a reference to {{chapter|Yu-Eyes White Dragon" cards have Gi-Oh!|076|ref}}, specifically to the panel where [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]] used a a similar effect to win his [[Duel]] against the [[Ventriloquist of the Set Number ****-**001Dead]].

* This card is arguably one of the most recognizable monsters in the game''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', along with "Dark Magician".

* This card along with and "Dark Magician" are the only 2 cards to have had an official Chinese print before the release of ''[[Duel Starter Deck]]'' standardized Chinese as an ''[[OCG]]'' language. Its As its Chinese version originated in Japan, therefore its Chinese name includes has the Japanese character 「黒」 (''Kuro'', "黒Black" (black) which is an exclusive one to Japanese, compared to rather than the Chinese counterpart, "黑"character 「黑」.

* The ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump March 2014 membership promotional card|Weekly Shonen Jump March 2014 membership promotional]]'' version of "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" This is the first card to be printed with an italicized Matrix typeface used for its [[card textLegend Card]]. On every card before itreleased in the ''Rush Duel'' format, as well as the Matrix font is only used in regular type (not bold, not italic)first Normal Monster Legend Card.

* Ironically, while this This card was first card has been to be printed in several sets with an italicized Matrix typeface used for its [[card text]], in the ''TCG''/''OCG'', making it one of the most common cards [[Weekly Shonen Jump March 2014 membership promotional card]] print of all time, this card is one of . Before, the rarest officially-printed cards of all time Matrix font was only used in the anime/manga with only 4 copies having been printed everregular type (i.e., neither bold nor italic).

* The In the video game ''[[Jump Ryū Vol.08 promotional cardYu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]'' print of , the animation when this card features is [[Summon]]ed by [[Seto Kaiba (Duel Links)|Kaiba]] was altered during [[wikipedia:April Fools Day|April Fools' Day]] 2017; this monster wore a KaibaConstruction construction helmet similar to the sketch shown during game maintenance periods when attempting to log in its artwork, and a sign in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions]]''.

* In the video game This card's ninth ''OCG''[[artwork is taken from {{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]''|010|ref}}, when this card is summoned by specifically from the panel showing [[Seto Kaiba Blue-Eyes White Dragon (Duel Linksmanga)|Kaiba]] the summon animation is altered during [[wikipedia:April Fools Day|April Fools' Day]] 2017. In this animation "Blue-Eyes" wears a KaibaConstruction construction helmet - similar to the sketch shown during game maintenance periods when attempting to log in, and a sign in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensionsmonster]]''being Summoned.