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* Despite being called a white dragon, this monster is usually depicted as a blue dragon.
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* This is the [[cover card]] of ''[[Vol.1]]'', ''[[Booster R1]]'', ''[[EX Starter Box]]'', ''[[Starter Deck: Kaiba]]'', the Japanese version of ''[[Premium Pack (Japanese)|Premium Pack]]'', ''[[Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon]]'', the ''[[TCG]]'' version of ''[[Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba]]'', ''[[Premium Pack: The Legend of Duelist Quarter Century Edition]]'', and ''[[Structure Deck: Rise of the Blue-Eyes]]'', and is also one of the cover cards of ''[[Ghosts From the Past: The 2nd Haunting]]‎‎'', ''[[EX-R Starter Box]]'', ''[[Structure Deck: Kaiba]]'', ''[[Starter Deck: Kaiba Reloaded]]'', ''[[Retro Pack]]'', ''[[Beginner's Edition 1 (2011)]]'', ''[[Dark Legends]]'', ''[[Structure Deck: The Blue-Eyed Dragon's Thundering Descent]]''/''[[Saga of Blue-Eyes White Dragon Structure Deck]]'', the ''[[OCG]]'' version of ''Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba'', ''[[Duelist Saga]]'', ''[[Speed Duel: Battle City Box]]'', ''[[Legendary Duelists: Season 2]]'', ''[[History Archive Collection]]'', and ''[[Over Rush Pack]]''.
  
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* After "[[Token]]", this card is tied with "[[Dark Magician]]" for having the most [[alternate artwork]]s in the ''[[OCG]]''/''[[TCG]]'', specifically six each. This excludes "[[Dark Magician Girl]]", who technically has the more artworks, due to small censoring differences between the Japanese and international versions of its artworks.
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* This monster appears in the artworks of "[[Burst Breath of Destruction]]", "[[Burst Stream of Destruction]]", "[[Destined Rivals]]", "[[Dimension Explosion]]", "[[Dragon's Fighting Spirit]]", "[[Legacy of the Duelist]]", "[[Majesty with Eyes of Blue]]", "[[Meteor Stream]]", "[[Mystical Elf - White Lightning]]", "[[Rage with Eyes of Blue]]", "[[Raging Hellfire - Exodo Flame]]", "[[Spell Card: "Soul Exchange"]]", "[[Successor Soul]]", "[[Treasure of Eyes of Blue]]" (as a statuette), and "[[Vision with Eyes of Blue]]".
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** This monster's silhouette appears in the artwork of "[[Ultimate Fusion]]".
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** An engraving of this monster appears in the artwork of "[[True Light]]".
  
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* 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]]).
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* [[Seto Kaiba]] appears in this card's 7th ''OCG'' artwork.
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** Fittingly, this is Seto Kaiba's [[signature card]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' manga and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|anime]].
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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 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'' in Japanese); and in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'', Declan often used the phrase 'my soul' (''Waga tamashi'' in Japanese) in his [[Pendulum Summon]]ing [[Summon chants in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V#Declan Akaba|chant]].
  
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* This card has several [[counterpart]]s:  
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* This card has multiple [[counterpart]]s:
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** A [[Card evolutions|retrained]] counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon]]"
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** A [[retrained]] counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon]]"
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** An advanced counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon]]"
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** An [[Card evolutions|advanced]] counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon]]"
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** A [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]] with "[[Tyrant Burst Dragon]]": "[[Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon]]"
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** A mechanized counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon]]"
 
** Two [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]] counterparts: "[[Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon]]" and "[[Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon]]"
 
** Two [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]] counterparts: "[[Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon]]" and "[[Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon]]"
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** A [[Ritual Monster|Ritual]]/"[[Chaos]]" counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon]]"
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** Two [[Ritual Monster|Ritual]] "[[Chaos]]" counterparts: "[[Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon]]" and "[[Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon]]"
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** A [[DARK]] counterpart: "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]"
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** A "[[Red-Eyes]]" counterpart: "[[Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]"
 
** A "[[Malefic]]" counterpart: "[[Malefic Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"
 
** A "[[Malefic]]" counterpart: "[[Malefic Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"
 
** A "[[Toon]]" counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon]]"
 
** A "[[Toon]]" counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon]]"
 
** A "[[White Night]]" counterpart: "[[White Night Dragon]]"
 
** A "[[White Night]]" counterpart: "[[White Night Dragon]]"
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** A [[Match winner]]/[[Xyz Monster|Xyz]] counterpart: "[[Legendary Dragon of White]]"
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** A [[Match winner]] [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]] counterpart: "[[Legendary Dragon of White]]"
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** A [[Match winner]] [[Link Monster|Link]] counterpart: "[[Amatsu-Okami of the Divine Peaks]]"
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** An [[anime-only|anime-exclusive]] "[[Statue]]" counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Statue Dragon]]"
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** A ''[[Rush Duel]]'' [[Cat (Rush Duel series)|Cat]] counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes White Cat]]"
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** A [[High Tech Dragon]] counterpart: "[[Blue Tooth Burst Dragon]]"
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** Three 25th anniversary counterparts:
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*** [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Manga]] anniversary: "[[Chronicle Magician]]" (with "[[Dark Magician]]") and "[[Chronicle Sorceress]]" (with "[[Dark Magician Girl]]")
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*** ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game|OCG]]'' anniversary: "[[Dragon of Soul and Pride]]"
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** 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 has three younger versions: the [[Tuner monster]] "[[The White Stone of Legend]]", the dragon displayed in the card "[[Paladin of White Dragon]]", and "[[Blue-Eyes White Ka Dragon]]".
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* This card has the highest ATK (3000) 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 card has the highest original ATK of all [[Main Deck]] monsters in ''Rush Duel'', although several [[Maximum Monster|Maximum Monsters]] have a higher [[MAXIMUM ATK]].
  
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* 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.
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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.
  
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* This card is the [[cover card]] for the first ''TCG'' expansion: ''[[Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon]]''.
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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]]".
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** However, "[[Dark Magician Girl]]" technically has the most artworks, due to small censoring differences between the Japanese and international versions.
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** Historically, this card often has had more alternate artworks than "Dark Magician".
  
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* This card has the highest [[ATK]] of all [[Normal Monster]]s.
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* 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}}」.
  
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* This monster appears in the artworks of "[[Burst Stream of Destruction]]", "[[Dimension Explosion]]", and "[[Meteor Stream]]".
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* This is the first card to be [[Special Summon]]ed in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga.
  
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* This card's third and fourth ''[[OCG]]''/''[[TCG]]'' artworks are taken from [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (manga)|this monster's depiction]] on the title page of {{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|41|ref}}.
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* In the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' and the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime, despite its name ("White Dragon"), this monster was usually depicted as a blue dragon.
  
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* 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]].
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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 Kisara, which can also Special Summon this card.
  
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* 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 [[Declan Akaba|Declan]]'s "[[D/D/D Doom King Armageddon]]". 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).
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* This monster is similar to "[[Cyber Dragon]]".
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** Their evolved Fusion Monsters require two ("[[Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon]]" and "[[Cyber Twin Dragon]]") or three ("[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]"/"[[Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]"/"[[Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon]]" and "[[Cyber End Dragon]]") copies of them each.
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** Both of their final form ("Cyber End Dragon" and "[[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon]]") have similar blue orbs on their wings and chests.
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** In the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' anime, "Cyber Dragon" also served as a spiritual successor to this monster.
  
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* in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|anime]] series, there's a mysterious woman named [[Kisara]] that carries the spirit of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. "[[Maiden with Eyes of Blue]]" is based on her.
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* 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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* This cards shares similarities with "[[Cyber Dragon]]".
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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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** Their [[Fusion]]s requires 2 ("[[Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon]]" and "[[Cyber Twin Dragon]]") or 3 ("[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]" and "[[Cyber End Dragon]]") copies each.
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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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** Both of their final form ("Cyber End Dragon" and "Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon") have similar blue orbs on their wings and chests.
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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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** In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]], "Cyber Dragon" also serve as a spiritual successor to "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".
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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.
  
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* 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.
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* This card and "Dark Magician" are the only two 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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* In most expansion sets, "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" cards have the Set Number ****-**001.
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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 is arguably one of the most recognizable monsters in the game, along with "Dark Magician".
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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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* This card along with "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. Its Chinese version originated in Japan, therefore its Chinese name includes the character "黒" (black) which is an exclusive one to Japanese, compared to the Chinese counterpart, "黑".
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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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* 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).
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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]]''.
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* 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 17:41, 7 February 2024

"Blue-Eyes White Dragon":
  • This is the first Legend Card released in Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel, as well as the first Normal Monster Legend Card.
  • 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! and the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime, despite its name ("White Dragon"), this monster was usually depicted as a blue dragon.
  • 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 two 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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