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Card Trivia:Number 22: Zombiestein

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  • The number 22 appears on the left side of this monster's shawl.
  • This monster is based on the Frankenstein's monster and possibly a Ken doll.
    • This card's manga-only effect to not being able to attack female monsters is a reference to the behavior of the Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein, where he asked his creator, Victor Frankenstein, to make him a female counterpart so he would not be lonely after he was rejected by the humans around him for his appearance.
    • This card's name ("Zombiestein"; ランケン Furan Ken, "Franken") is similar to "Cyber-Stein" (デビル・フランケン Debiru Furanken).
  • The kanji 「不乱健」 (Furanken) in this card's Japanese name can be translated as "Un-Rebelling Strength".
  • This card was the first Nomi Xyz Monster.
  • This card is one of only two cards with a gender-specific effect (in the manga), the other being "Shadow of Eyes" (in the anime).