- This card's OCG/TCG artwork is taken from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 9: "The Cards with Teeth (Part 1)", specifically from the panel showing this monster being Summoned.
- "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".
- In the original manga and first series anime, this monster was Level 5. Its DEF is 1500 in the first series anime.