This monster's name is based on "Gaia", the Greek poetic name for the planet Earth, which reflects this monster's EARTHAttribute and Fusion Material requiring an EARTH monster.
This monster has a WIND counterpart: "Elemental HERO Great Tornado".
This monster features a dark color scheme, while "Great Tornado" features a bright color scheme.
This monster is depicted with its left arm stretched out in the bottom-right corner, while "Great Tornado" is depicted with its right arm stretched out in the top-left corner.
This monster features an original ATK of 2200, while "Great Tornado" features an original DEF of 2200.
Both monsters feature an effect that halves the ATK of an opponent's monster when they are Fusion Summoned: This monster can halve the ATK of an opponent's monster, while "Great Tornado" can halve the ATK/DEF of all the opponent's monsters.