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{{Navigation|Other=[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (Bandai)|Bandai 1]] - [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon 2 (Bandai)|Bandai 2]] - [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (DM)|Original Duel Monsters]] - [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (DDM)|Dungeon Dice Monsters]] - [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (CM)|Capsule Monsters]] ([[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (2)|2]])}} | {{Navigation|Other=[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (Bandai)|Bandai 1]] - [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon 2 (Bandai)|Bandai 2]] - [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (DM)|Original Duel Monsters]] - [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (DDM)|Dungeon Dice Monsters]] - [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (CM)|Capsule Monsters]] ([[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (2)|2]])}} | ||
| − | * Despite being called a white dragon, Blue-Eyes is usually depicted in the anime as a blue dragon. | + | * Despite being called a white dragon, "Blue-Eyes" is usually depicted in the anime as a blue dragon. |
| − | * This card currently has the most alternate artworks in the game with 6 (5 released in the TCG), followed by "[[Dark Magician]]" and "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]", both with 5 (each with 4 released in the TCG). | + | * This card currently has the most alternate artworks in the game with 6 (5 released in the ''[[TCG]]''), followed by "[[Dark Magician]]" and "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]", both with 5 (each with 4 released in the ''TCG''). |
| − | * With the release of [[Starter Deck: Kaiba Reloaded]], this card is the only card that has been printed in all rarities in the TCG (except [[Starfoil]], [[Shatterfoil]] | + | * With the release of ''[[Starter Deck: Kaiba Reloaded]]'', this card is the only card that has been printed in all rarities in the ''TCG'' (except [[Starfoil Rare]], [[Shatterfoil Rare]] and [[Mosaic Rare]]). |
| − | * This card has several [[counterpart]]s: a [[DARK]] counterpart (" | + | * This card has several [[counterpart]]s: a [[DARK]] counterpart ("Red-Eyes B. Dragon"); a "[[Malefic]]" counterpart ("[[Malefic Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"); a "[[Photon]]" counterpart ("[[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]"); a "[[Tachyon]]" counterpart ("[[Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon]]"), a "[[White Night]]" counterpart ("[[White Night Dragon]]"); a "[[Chaos]]" counterpart ("[[Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End]]"); a "[[Koa'ki Meiru]]" counterpart ("[[Koa'ki Meiru Maximus]]"); a [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]] counterpart ([[Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon]]"); and a [[Match winner]] counterpart ("[[Legendary Dragon of White]]"). |
| − | * This card, along with "Dark Magician", are the only 2 cards in the game to have had an official Chinese print before the release of [[Starter Deck | + | * This card, along with "Dark Magician", are the only 2 cards in the game to have had an official Chinese print before the release of ''[[Duel Starter Deck]]'' standardized Chinese as an ''[[OCG]]'' language. |
| − | * This card is the cover card for the first TCG expansion, ''[[Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon]]''. | + | * This card is the [[cover card]] for the first ''TCG'' expansion, ''[[Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon]]''. |
| − | * This card has the highest ATK of all [[Normal Monster]]s. | + | * This card has the highest [[ATK]] of all [[Normal Monster]]s. |
* This monster appears in the artworks of "[[Burst Stream of Destruction]]", "[[Dimension Explosion]]" and "[[Meteor Stream]]". | * This monster appears in the artworks of "[[Burst Stream of Destruction]]", "[[Dimension Explosion]]" and "[[Meteor Stream]]". | ||
| − | * In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom]]'', the three "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" are named Azrael, Ibris (a | + | * In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom]]'', the three "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" are named Azrael, Ibris (a mistranslated of [[wikipedia:Devil (Islam)|Iblis]]), and Djibril. These are the Islamic names for the [[wikipedia:Destroying angel (Bible)|Angel of Death]], [[wikipedia:Satan|Satan]] ("Iblis"), and the angel [[wikipedia:Gabriel|Gabriel]], respectively. Azrael is an informal name, only occurring in non-religious sources (including both [[wikipedia:Sikhism|Sikhism]] and some Jewish lore as well), while Iblis is the lord of the [[wikipedia:jinn|jinn]], rather than the principal [[wikipedia:fallen angel|fallen angel]]. |
| − | * This card has two younger versions: the [[Tuner]] | + | * This card has two younger versions: the [[Tuner monster]] "[[The White Stone of Legend]]", and the dragon displayed in the card "[[Paladin of White Dragon]]". |
| − | * This card is Seto's [[signature card]]. It shares its 3000 | + | * This card is [[Seto Kaiba|Seto]]'s [[signature card]]. It shares its 3000 ATK with the rivals of other series, which are [[Chazz Princeton|Chazz]]'s "[[Armed Dragon LV10]]", [[Jack Atlas|Jack]]'s "[[Red Dragon Archfiend]]", [[Kite Tenjo|Kite]]'s "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" and [[Reiji Akaba|Reiji's]] "[[DDD Hell Armageddon the Cruel End Overlord]]". In the Viz translation of [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Kaiba]]'s Duel against [[Ishizu Ishtar (manga)|Ishizu]], Kaiba states that the "Blue-Eyes" embodies his soul. Jack Atlas calls his "Red Dragon Archfiend" "Waga tamashi," which translates as "my very soul" in the Japanese, and Kite has called "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" "his soul" (Ore no tamashi). |
| − | **In addition, many trump cards of other archetypes also share the same | + | ** In addition, many trump cards of other archetypes also share the same ATK and [[DEF]] (such as "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8|Horus LV8]]", "[[Judgment Dragon]]", "[[Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode]]" and "[[Volcanic Doomfire]]"), and often the same Type as well. |
| − | * In some Yu-Gi-Oh! video games ([[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories|Dark Duel Stories]]), this card has an ally, the "[[Mystical Elf]]", which can increase the ATK and DEF of this card by 500. | + | * In some ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' video games (''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories|Dark Duel Stories]]''), this card has an ally, the "[[Mystical Elf]]", which can increase the ATK and DEF of this card by 500. |
* In most expansion sets, "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" cards have the Set Number ****-**001. | * In most expansion sets, "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" cards have the Set Number ****-**001. | ||
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* The ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump March 2014 membership promotional card|Weekly Shonen Jump March 2014 membership promotional]]'' version of "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" is the first card to be printed with an italicized Matrix typeface used for its [[card text]]. On every card before it, the Matrix font is only used in regular type (not bold, not italic). | * The ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump March 2014 membership promotional card|Weekly Shonen Jump March 2014 membership promotional]]'' version of "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" is the first card to be printed with an italicized Matrix typeface used for its [[card text]]. On every card before it, the Matrix font is only used in regular type (not bold, not italic). | ||
Revision as of 06:16, 28 November 2014
- Despite being called a white dragon, "Blue-Eyes" is usually depicted in the anime as a blue dragon.
- This card currently has the most alternate artworks in the game with 6 (5 released in the TCG), followed by "Dark Magician" and "Red-Eyes B. Dragon", both with 5 (each with 4 released in the TCG).
- With the release of Starter Deck: Kaiba Reloaded, this card is the only card that has been printed in all rarities in the TCG (except Starfoil Rare, Shatterfoil Rare and Mosaic Rare).
- This card has several counterparts: a DARK counterpart ("Red-Eyes B. Dragon"); a "Malefic" counterpart ("Malefic Blue-Eyes White Dragon"); a "Photon" counterpart ("Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon"); a "Tachyon" counterpart ("Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon"), a "White Night" counterpart ("White Night Dragon"); a "Chaos" counterpart ("Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End"); a "Koa'ki Meiru" counterpart ("Koa'ki Meiru Maximus"); a Synchro counterpart (Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon"); and a Match winner counterpart ("Legendary Dragon of White").
- This card, along with "Dark Magician", are the only 2 cards in the game to have had an official Chinese print before the release of Duel Starter Deck standardized Chinese as an OCG language.
- This card is the cover card for the first TCG expansion, Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon.
- This card has the highest ATK of all Normal Monsters.
- This monster appears in the artworks of "Burst Stream of Destruction", "Dimension Explosion" and "Meteor Stream".
- In Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom, the three "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" are named Azrael, Ibris (a mistranslated of Iblis), and Djibril. These are the Islamic names for the Angel of Death, Satan ("Iblis"), and the angel Gabriel, respectively. Azrael is an informal name, only occurring in non-religious sources (including both Sikhism and some Jewish lore as well), while Iblis is the lord of the jinn, rather than the principal fallen angel.
- This card has two younger versions: the Tuner monster "The White Stone of Legend", and the dragon displayed in the card "Paladin of White Dragon".
- This card is Seto's signature card. It shares its 3000 ATK with the rivals of other series, which are Chazz's "Armed Dragon LV10", Jack's "Red Dragon Archfiend", Kite's "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" and Reiji's "DDD Hell Armageddon the Cruel End Overlord". In the Viz translation of Kaiba's Duel against Ishizu, Kaiba states that the "Blue-Eyes" embodies his soul. Jack Atlas calls his "Red Dragon Archfiend" "Waga tamashi," which translates as "my very soul" in the Japanese, and Kite has called "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" "his soul" (Ore no tamashi).
- In addition, many trump cards of other archetypes also share the same ATK and DEF (such as "Horus LV8", "Judgment Dragon", "Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode" and "Volcanic Doomfire"), and often the same Type as well.
- In some Yu-Gi-Oh! video games (Dark Duel Stories), this card has an ally, the "Mystical Elf", which can increase the ATK and DEF of this card by 500.
- In most expansion sets, "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" cards have the Set Number ****-**001.
- The Weekly Shonen Jump March 2014 membership promotional version of "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" is the first card to be printed with an italicized Matrix typeface used for its card text. On every card before it, the Matrix font is only used in regular type (not bold, not italic).
