Card Trivia:Ryu-Kishin
- "Ryu" is the Japanese word for 'Dragon', while "Kishin" is a Japanese term meaning 'Fierce God'.
- This card has an upgraded version, "Ryu-Kishin Powered", and a weaker version, "Ryu-Kishin Clown".
- A monster similar to this one appears in the artwork of "Light of Intervention".
- The ilustration in its artwork resembles its appearance when it was Summoned in the first duel between Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba in the manga. It was also the first monster summoned by Kaiba, pitted against Yugi's "Blackland Fire Dragon".
- In the original manga and first series anime, this monster was Level 5. Its DEF is 1500 in the first series anime.