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* A Gryphon is a legendary Greek creature with the head, talons, and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, as pictured on the card.
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* "[[Phantom Gryphon]]" appears in this card's artwork.
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** The fact that this card specifically counters "[[Harpie's Feather Duster]]" refers to a rivalry between "Phantom Gryphon" and "[[Harpie]]" monsters, as mentioned in the flavor text of "Phantom Gryphon".
* This card has been rendered useless in the [[Advanced Format]], due to the banning of "[[Harpie's Feather Duster]]".
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*** Because of this specific counter, "[[Gryphon's Feather Duster]]" is a parody of "Harpie's Feather Duster".
  
*This may be the reason why it has never been reprinted, and more then likely never will.
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* This card is one of several cards that were created to counter one specific card, each of which have been [[Limited]] or [[Forbidden]] at some point. The others are "[[Anti Raigeki]]", "[[White Hole]]", "[[Jar Robber]]", "[[Call of the Grave]]" and "[[Call of Darkness]]".
 
 
* There is also a card called "[[Gryphon's Feather Duster]]". Coupled with the effect of this card in negating "Harpie's Feather Duster", it would seem that the Gryphon is an enemy of [[Harpies]].
 
 
 
* This card mirrors "[[Anti Raigeki]]", "[[White Hole]]" and "[[Jar Robber]]" in that all were issued to counter one specific card, each of which were eventually [[Limited]] or [[Forbidden]].
 

Revision as of 01:31, 29 July 2016

  • "Phantom Gryphon" appears in this card's artwork.
    • The fact that this card specifically counters "Harpie's Feather Duster" refers to a rivalry between "Phantom Gryphon" and "Harpie" monsters, as mentioned in the flavor text of "Phantom Gryphon".