Card Trivia:Battle Ox

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• This card is the second monster summoned by "Seto Kaiba" in the manga.

• "Battle Ox" has a retrained counterpart known as "Enraged Battle Ox", and another counterpart called "Battle Steer".

• This card appears in the artwork of the following cards:
  • "Triggered Summon"
  • "The Unselected One"
  • "Pixie Ring"
  • "Rookie Fight"

• The Bandai version of this card is Level 6 and has 2400 ATK, whereas the Konami version is Level 4 and has 1700 ATK.

• This card's Japanese name (also used in the manga) is a reference to the Greek monster, the Minotaur, which is also a humanoid bull monster.

• In Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories, when "Battle Ox" is summoned, it instantly discards all Pyro-type monster from the opponent's hand.

• For some reason, in games such as Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses, the 3-D model of this monster had its midsection recolored black.

• This card can be seen in the Tablet of Lost Memories as one of Priest Seto's monsters.
  • This card's tablet version was also seen with Priest Seto in Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 052

• This card's name may be a pun on the phrase "battle-axe", especially as it is holding an axe.

• The ilustration in the image´s artwork resembles the first appearance of "Battle Ox" when went out to attack the "Ankoku no Doragon" ("Blackland Fire Dragon") of "Yugi Muto" in the first duel between him and Seto Kaiba in the manga.