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* This is the very first [[Normal Monster]] in the game that has it's flavor text written in poetic form, as opposed to a simple description of the monster.
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* This card's artwork was done by Joe Ng and was colored by Chilean artist Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias (AKA Genzoman) making this one of the few cards whose artwork wasn't created by a Japanese artist. Others examples include "[[Ancient Dragon]]"<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120517014907/http://www.udonentertainment.com/blog/udon/udon-in-yu-gi-oh/]</ref> and "[[Noble Knight Gawayn]]", whose art and coloring were also done by Genzoman.
  
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* It's more than likely that Artorigus is based on King Arthur due to him pulling the mythical sword from the stone, which depending on sources is sometimes considered to be Excalibur.
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* This is the first [[Normal Monster]] in the game that has a poem for its flavor text.
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** In the ''[[Galactic Overlord]]'' prints, the English and French lores use slightly wider spacing than normal between the letters of each word. This is not done for the Spanish, German, or Italian lores. The unique wider spacing is removed for both languages in the ''[[Noble Knights of the Round Table Box Set]]'' [[reprint]].
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** This card's ''[[OCG]]'' [[Extra Pack: Sword of Knights|release]] did not retain the poem format in the flavor text, instead formatting it as more of a story or legend. <!-- TODO: What does it translate to? I don't want to try to badly decipher a Google translation -->
  
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** Interestingly, this card can be used for the Xyz Summon of [[Heroic Champion Excalibur]]. It also has exactly 200 less ATK and DEF than that card. Because of this, it could be Excalibur before obtaining his sword.
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* This card is based on [[wikipedia:King Arthur|King Arthur]], complete with the legend of him pulling a mythical sword that chooses [[Artorigus, King of the Noble Knights|king]]s from the stone it is embedded in. Depending on sources the sword is known as either [[wikipedia:Excalibur|Excalibur or Caliburn]].
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** "Artorigus" is Old English for [[wikipedia:Arthur|Arthur]].
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** The poem written on this card is also very similar to the poem "[[wikipedia:Le Morte d'Arthur|Le Morte d'Arthur]]".
  
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* This card may have been designed to make the [[Xyz Summon]] of [[Blade Armor Ninja]] easier, (when used with [[Rescue Rabbit]]) along with Heroic Champion Excalibur. Both monsters are Rank 4 and require [[Warrior]]-type materials.
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* "[[Noble Arms - Caliburn]]" appears in this card's artwork, being pulled out of its rock formation.
  
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* This card will be featured as a promotional card at the [[Galactic Overlord]] [[Sneak Preview]] event, making it the second Normal Monster with such a distinction ([[Alexandrite Dragon]] is the first).
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* This card has the highest combined [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] of any Level 4 or lower [[Normal Monster]].
  
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* The poem written on this card is very similar to the poem 'Morte d'Arthur'.
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* This monster appears in the artworks of "[[Noble Knights of the Round Table]]" and "[[Until Noble Arms are Needed Once Again]]".
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 24 January 2019

"Noble Knight Artorigus":
  • This card's artwork was done by Joe Ng and was colored by Chilean artist Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias (AKA Genzoman) making this one of the few cards whose artwork wasn't created by a Japanese artist. Others examples include "Ancient Dragon"[1] and "Noble Knight Gawayn", whose art and coloring were also done by Genzoman.
  • This is the first Normal Monster in the game that has a poem for its flavor text.
    • In the Galactic Overlord prints, the English and French lores use slightly wider spacing than normal between the letters of each word. This is not done for the Spanish, German, or Italian lores. The unique wider spacing is removed for both languages in the Noble Knights of the Round Table Box Set reprint.
    • This card's OCG release did not retain the poem format in the flavor text, instead formatting it as more of a story or legend.
  • This card is based on King Arthur, complete with the legend of him pulling a mythical sword that chooses kings from the stone it is embedded in. Depending on sources the sword is known as either Excalibur or Caliburn.
    • "Artorigus" is Old English for Arthur.
    • The poem written on this card is also very similar to the poem "Le Morte d'Arthur".

References[edit]

  1. ↑ [1]
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