Card Trivia:Dark Ruler Ha Des

"Dark Ruler Ha Des":

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• Many believe that this card's name was originally "Dark Ruler Hades", but was turned into "Dark Ruler Ha Des" to make it less offensive. However, the Japanese title 「冥界の魔王　ハ・デス」 contains an interpunct 「・」 between "Ha" 「ハ」 and "Des" 「デス」, showing that it is actually two words. This was probably intended to be a pun, for the Japanese spelling of the word "death" is "des", like in "Desrook Archfiend" or "Des Lacooda".

• Ha Des is a pun on the name "Hades", the name of the Greek god of death and the underworld (which is called "Hades" as well).

• This monster appears in the artworks of the following cards:
  • "A Deal with Dark Ruler"
  • "Bark of Dark Ruler"
  • "Demotion"
  • "Destruct Potion"
  • "Flash Effect"
  • "Hate Buster"
  • "Leading Question"
  • "Order to Smash"
  • "Sinister Yorishiro"
  • "Skill Drain"
  • "The Puppet Magic of Dark Ruler"
  • "Victim Barrier"

• This monster's hand appears in the artwork of "Raigeki Break", "Card Destruction" and "Soul Demolition".

• This card has a Synchro and Zombie-Type counterpart, "Revived King Ha Des".

• Based on the artworks of "Demotion, "Hate Buster, "Mind Drain", "Skill Prisoner", etc., this monster is enemies with "Dark King of the Abyss".

• This monster is the boss of "Opticlops" (see the card's lore), "Winged Minion" (see "Victim Barrier" and Winged Minion's OCG name), "Dark Resonator" (see "Mind Trust"), and "Berserk Dragon" (see "A Deal with Dark Ruler"). After it becomes "Revived King Ha Des", it also gains power over "Archfiend Zombie-Skull" (see "Reanimation Wave").