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** An engraving of this monster appears in the artwork of "[[True Light]]".
 
** An engraving of this monster appears in the artwork of "[[True Light]]".
  
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* [[Seto Kaiba]] appears in one of this card's alternate artworks (in the ''[[Jump Ryū Vol.08 promotional card]]'' print).
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* [[Seto Kaiba]] appears in this card's 7th ''[[OCG]]'' artwork.
  
 
* This card has several [[counterpart]]s:
 
* This card has several [[counterpart]]s:
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** A "[[White Night]]" counterpart: "[[White Night Dragon]]"
 
** A "[[White Night]]" counterpart: "[[White Night Dragon]]"
 
** A [[Match winner]] [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]] counterpart: "[[Legendary Dragon of White]]"
 
** A [[Match winner]] [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]] counterpart: "[[Legendary Dragon of White]]"
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** An [[anime-exclusive]] "[[Statue]]" counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Statue Dragon]]"
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** An [[anime-only|anime-exclusive]] "[[Statue]]" counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Statue Dragon]]"
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** A [[Beast]] ''[[Rush Duel]]'' counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes White Cat]]"
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** A ''[[Rush Duel]]'' [[Cat (Rush Duel series)|Cat]] counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes White Cat]]"
 
** A [[High Tech Dragon]] counterpart: "[[Blue-Tooth Burst Dragon]]"
 
** 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]]".
 
** 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]]".
  
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* This card is [[Seto Kaiba]]'s [[signature card]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime.
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* This is Seto Kaiba's [[signature card]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime.
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** This card has the same [[ATK]] (3000) as the signature cards of the rivals from the other anime series: [[Chazz Princeton]]'s "[[Armed Dragon LV10 (anime)|Armed Dragon LV10]]", [[Jack Atlas]]'s "[[Red Dragon Archfiend (anime)|Red Dragon Archfiend]]", [[Kite Tenjo]]'s "[[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]]".
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** This card has the same [[ATK]] (3000) as the signature cards of the rivals from the other [[NAS]] anime series: [[Chazz Princeton]]'s "[[Armed Dragon LV10 (anime)|Armed Dragon LV10]]", [[Jack Atlas]]'s "[[Red Dragon Archfiend (anime)|Red Dragon Archfiend]]", [[Kite Tenjo]]'s "[[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]]".
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** In the Viz translation of [[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]].
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** In the Viz translation of [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Kaiba]]'s Duel against [[Ishizu Ishtar (manga)|Ishizu Ishtar]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' manga, Kaiba stated that this monster is an embodiment of his soul. In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'', Jack also called "Red Dragon Archfiend" 'my very soul' (''Waga tamashi'', in Japanese); in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'', Kite referred to "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" as 'my soul' (''Ore no tamashi''); and in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'', 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]].
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* This card is arguably one of the most recognizable monsters in ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', along with "Dark Magician".
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* This card has the highest ATK of all [[Normal Monster]]s.
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** Fittingly, this card is also the [[Fusion Material]] for the non-[[Effect Monster|Effect]] [[Fusion Monster]] with the highest ATK: "[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]".
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* This is the first [[Legend Card]] released in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel'', as well as the first Normal Monster Legend Card.
  
 
* This card's name is written as 「{{Ruby|Ｂ|ブルーアイズ}}・{{Ruby|Ｗ|ホワイト}}・{{Ruby|Ｄ|ドラゴン}}」 (''Burūaizu Howaito Doragon'') in the [[flavor text]] of the [[Normal Monster]] version of "[[Black Luster Soldier (Normal)|Black Luster Soldier]]".
 
* This card's name is written as 「{{Ruby|Ｂ|ブルーアイズ}}・{{Ruby|Ｗ|ホワイト}}・{{Ruby|Ｄ|ドラゴン}}」 (''Burūaizu Howaito Doragon'') in the [[flavor text]] of the [[Normal Monster]] version of "[[Black Luster Soldier (Normal)|Black Luster Soldier]]".
  
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* This card has the highest [[ATK]] of all [[Normal Monster]]s.
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* Despite its name ("White Dragon"), this monster was usually depicted as a blue dragon in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' and the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime.
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** Fittingly, this card is also the [[Fusion Material]] for the non-[[Effect Monster|Effect]] [[Fusion Monster]] with the highest ATK, "[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]".
 
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* Despite its name ("White Dragon"), this monster was usually depicted as a blue dragon in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime.
 
  
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* After "[[Token]]", this card has the most [[alternate artwork]]s in the ''[[OCG]]''/''[[TCG]]'', with eight in total, tied with "[[Dark Magician]]".
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* Excluding "[[Token]]", this card has the most [[alternate artwork]]s in the ''OCG''/''[[TCG]]'', with eight in total, tied with "[[Dark Magician]]".
 
** However, "[[Dark Magician Girl]]" technically has the most artworks, due to small censoring differences between the Japanese and international versions.
 
** However, "[[Dark Magician Girl]]" 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".
 
** Historically, this card often has had more alternate artworks than "Dark Magician".
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* In the Toei film ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei film)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', it was said that this card is a symbol of power, and "[[Red-Eyes Black Dragon (anime)|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]" is a symbol of potential. While this monster has higher ATK and [[DEF]], "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" is more flexible. Also, this monster symbolizes pride and destruction, while "Red-Eyes" symbolizes violence and anger.
 
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** In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards]]'', this monster was said to actually be proud of its destructive power, while "Red-Eyes" was described as a superviolent creature.
 
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** The two cards' owners also have these personality traits: Seto Kaiba, who has had countless victories, was known for being boastful and vain, while [[Joey Wheeler]] was once a bully, and was shown to have a harsh temper when ridiculed.
 
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** Additionally, the core mechanic of the "[[Blue-Eyes]]" archetype is to [[destroy]] the opponent's cards, while the core mechanic of the "[[Red-Eyes]]" archetype is inflicting [[burn]] damage.
 
  
 
* With the release of ''[[Starter Deck: Kaiba Reloaded]]'', this is the only card that has been printed in all rarities in the ''TCG'' (with the exception being [[Starfoil Rare]], [[Shatterfoil Rare]], and [[Mosaic Rare]]).
 
* With the release of ''[[Starter Deck: Kaiba Reloaded]]'', this is the only card that has been printed in all rarities in the ''TCG'' (with the exception being [[Starfoil Rare]], [[Shatterfoil Rare]], and [[Mosaic Rare]]).
  
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* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom]]'', this monster's three copies of are named Azrael, Ibris (a mistranslation 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]].
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* In the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga and anime, this monster is the ''[[ka]]'' belonging to [[Kisara]].
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** Fittingly, "[[Maiden with Eyes of Blue]]" is based on her, which can also Special Summon this card.
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* In the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga and anime, [[Kisara]] carried the spirit of this monster; "[[Maiden with Eyes of Blue]]" is based on her.
 
  
 
* This monster is similar to "[[Cyber Dragon]]".
 
* This monster is similar to "[[Cyber Dragon]]".
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** In the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' anime, "Cyber Dragon" also served as a spiritual successor to this monster.
 
** In the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' anime, "Cyber Dragon" also served as a spiritual successor to this monster.
  
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* In some ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' video games such as ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories|Dark Duel Stories]]'', "[[Mystical Elf]]" can increase this card's ATK/DEF by 500; this is a reference to {{chapter|Yu-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 Dead]].
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* In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei film)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' Toei film , it was said that this card is a symbol of power, and "[[Red-Eyes Black Dragon (anime)|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]" is a symbol of potential. While this monster has higher ATK and [[DEF]], "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" is more flexible. Also, this monster symbolizes pride and destruction, while "Red-Eyes" symbolizes violence and anger.
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** In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards]]'', this monster was said to actually be proud of its destructive power, while "Red-Eyes" was described as a superviolent creature.
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* This card is arguably one of the most recognizable monsters in ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', along with "Dark Magician".
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** The two cards' owners also have these personality traits: Seto Kaiba, who has had countless victories, was known for being boastful and vain, while [[Joey Wheeler]] was once a bully, and was shown to have a harsh temper when ridiculed.
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** Additionally, the core mechanic of the "[[Blue-Eyes]]" archetype is to [[destroy]] the opponent's cards, while the core mechanic of the "[[Red-Eyes]]" archetype is inflicting [[burn]] damage.
  
 
* This card 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. As its Chinese version originated in Japan, its Chinese name has the Japanese character 「黒」 (''Kuro'', "Black"), rather than the Chinese character 「黑」.
 
* This card 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. As its Chinese version originated in Japan, its Chinese name has the Japanese character 「黒」 (''Kuro'', "Black"), rather than the Chinese character 「黑」.
  
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* This is the first [[Legend Card]] released in the ''Rush Duel'' format, as well as the first Normal Monster Legend Card.
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* This is the first card to be printed with an italicized Matrix typeface used for its [[card text]], in the [[Weekly Shonen Jump March 2014 membership promotional card]] print of this card. Before, the Matrix font was only used in regular type (i.e., neither bold nor italic).
  
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* This card was first card to be printed with an italicized Matrix typeface used for its [[card text]], in the [[Weekly Shonen Jump March 2014 membership promotional card]] print of this card. Before, the Matrix font was only used in regular type (i.e., neither bold nor italic).
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* In some ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' video games such as ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories|Dark Duel Stories]]'', "[[Mystical Elf]]" can increase this card's ATK/DEF by 500; this is a reference to {{chapter|Yu-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 Dead]].
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* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom]]'', this monster's three copies of are named Azrael, Ibris (a mistranslation 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]].
  
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* In the video game ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]'', the animation when this card 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, and a sign in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions]]''.
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* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]'', the animation when this card 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, and a sign in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions]]''.
  
 
* This card's ninth ''OCG'' artwork is taken from {{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|010|ref}}, specifically from the panel showing [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (manga)|this monster]] being Summoned.
 
* This card's ninth ''OCG'' artwork is taken from {{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|010|ref}}, specifically from the panel showing [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (manga)|this monster]] being Summoned.

Revision as of 15:40, 7 May 2023

"Blue-Eyes White Dragon":
  • This card is arguably one of the most recognizable monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh!, along with "Dark Magician".
  • This is the first Legend Card released in Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel, as well as the first Normal Monster Legend Card.
  • Despite its name ("White Dragon"), this monster was usually depicted as a blue dragon in the Yu-Gi-Oh! and the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime.
  • Excluding "Token", this card has the most alternate artworks in the OCG/TCG, with eight in total, tied with "Dark Magician".
    • However, "Dark Magician Girl" 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 the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime, this monster is the ka belonging to Kisara.
  • In the Yu-Gi-Oh! Toei film , it was said that this card is a symbol of power, and "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" is a symbol of potential. While this monster has higher ATK and DEF, "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" is more flexible. Also, this monster symbolizes pride and destruction, while "Red-Eyes" symbolizes violence and anger.
    • In Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards, this monster was said to actually be proud of its destructive power, while "Red-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 vain, while Joey Wheeler was once a bully, and was shown to have a harsh temper when ridiculed.
    • Additionally, the core mechanic of the "Blue-Eyes" archetype is to destroy the opponent's cards, while the core mechanic of the "Red-Eyes" archetype is inflicting burn damage.
  • This card 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. As its Chinese version originated in Japan, its Chinese name has the Japanese character 「黒」 (Kuro, "Black"), rather than the Chinese character 「黑」.
  • In Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom, this monster's three copies of are named Azrael, Ibris (a mistranslation 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.
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