Card Trivia:Dragonecro Nethersoul Dragon

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  • This monster's Japanese name, "Underworld Dragon Dragonecro" is based on Hell, an afterlife realm in the Christian Catholic religion inhabited by the Devil, demons, and the departed souls of sinners.
    • This monster shares a common theme with "Ascension Sky Dragon" and "Void Ogre Dragon", as the three of them are each associated with an afterlife realm in the in the Christian Catholic religion. This monster is associated with Hell, "Void Ogre Dragon" is associated with Purgatory, and "Ascension Sky Dragon" is associated with Heaven.
  • This monster can be considered the DARK counterpart to "Ascension Sky Dragon".
    • Both monsters have opposite Attributes; this card is a DARK monster, while "Ascension Sky Dragon" is a LIGHT monster.
    • Both monsters' original ATK and DEF are opposite of each other; this monster has 3000 ATK and 0 DEF, while "Ascension" has ? ATK (0 by default) and 3000 DEF.
    • Both monsters are the Duel Dragons of the Goodwin brothers in the manga, referencing their opposite plans.
      • Ironically, despite this monster being associated with Hell, its owner, Roman Goodwin, wanted to free his brother Rex from the Ultimate God's dark miasma and save him, while Rex, "Ascension Sky Dragon's" Duel Priest, wanted to resurrect and control the wicked entity.
  • This is the first monster to feature an effect that prevents it from destroying other monsters by battle. It is also the only monster with this property whose Type is not Illusion.