Card Trivia:Elemental HERO Stratos

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• This is the first "Elemental HERO" to be Limited, and later, Forbidden.

• This is also the first "Elemental HERO" to be released from the manga in America, and the second in Japan. (In Japan, the first "Elemental HERO" from released from the Manga was "Elemental HERO Ocean" in Weekly Jump, followed by this card in V-Jump.)

• This card's English name, "Stratos", is derived from the word Stratosphere, the second major layer of the Earth's atmosphere.
  • Also, Stratos in Greek means Army, possibly referencing its ability to bring out more Heroes .

• The French and Spanish names of this card are the translation of its Japanese name, "Elemental HERO Airman" {Ｅ・ＨＥＲＯ(エレメンタルヒーロー) エアーマン}.

• This monster bears a resemblance to the Acroyear villains from the Japanese Microman action figure series (Known as Micronauts in the US).

• This is one of the 11 non-fusion "Elemental HERO" monsters that does not have a Fusion Monster that requires it as a Fusion Material Monster. The other ten are:
  • Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman
  • Elemental HERO Neos Alius
  • Elemental HERO Voltic
  • Elemental HERO Ice Edge
  • Elemental HERO Knospe
  • Elemental HERO Poison Rose
  • Elemental HERO Prisma
  • Elemental HERO Captain Gold
  • Elemental HERO Flash
  • Elemental HERO Shadow Mist

• This is a member of a series of cards based on the Earth's geography. It is the only one that isn't based on the Earth itself but the stratosphere protecting it. Other things represented by "Elemental HERO" monsters include:

1. Oceans
2. Woods/Forests
3. Arctic/Antarctic
4. Light/Sun
5. Rocks/Minerals
6. Magma Core
7. Plants
8. Electricity

• This card appears in the artwork of "Hero Pressure".

• A connection is hinted between him and the theme of the manga "Infinite Stratos", that features people with robotic suits, resembling the one of this card's artwork