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Card Trivia:Number 39: Utopia

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[[File:Number39UtopiaOriginalDesign.jpg|thumb|right|277|This monster's early concept, with the number "03" instead of "39" on its shoulder plate.]]
 
* This card's third artwork is based on its "sealed form" from the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime, which appears just as it's being [[Xyz Summon]]ed.
* This is the [[cover card]] of ''[[Starter Deck 2011]]''/''[[Starter Deck: Dawn of the Xyz]]'', ''[[Starter Deck 2012]]''/''[[Starter Deck: Xyz Symphony]]'', ''[[Duel Starter Deck]]'', and ''[[Star Pack 2013]]'', as well as one of the cover cards of ''[[Duel Power]]'', ''[[Duelist Pack: Yuma]]'', ''[[Structure Deck: Overlay Universe]]'', ''[[Prismatic Art Collection]]'', and ''[[25th Anniversary Tin: Dueling Heroes]]''.
** This card in [[Astral glyphs]] appears in the artwork of "[[The Deal of Destiny]]".
* This card's Japanese name, third artwork is based on its "Numbers 39: King of Wishes, Hopesealed form" ({{Ruby|No.|ナンバーズ}}39 {{Ruby|希|き}}{{Ruby|望|ぼう}}{{Ruby|皇|おう}}ホープ ''Nanbāzu Sanjūkyū Kibōō Hōpu''), could be a reference to the myth of [[wikipedia:Pandora|Pandora]], a woman who opened a box that unleashed all sins upon the world, with the only thing remaining in the box being hope.** Fittingly, in from the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (manga)|manga]], after [[Yuma Tsukumo]] unleashed which appears during the "[[Number]]" cards, they twisted and/or amplified their sequences where it is [[Number holder|holders]]' desires, with this card being the only "Number" monster to remain in [[Astral]Xyz Summon]'s possession.** This card's Japanese [[Attack and effect names in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|effect name]], "Moon Barrier" (ムーン・バリア ''Mūn Baria''), is based on the kanji 「{{Ruby|皇|おう}}」 (''Bō'', lit. "full moon") in this card's Japanese nameed.
* This cardmonster's Japanese name, "Numbers 39: King of Wishes, Hope" ({{Ruby|No.|ナンバーズ}}39 {{Ruby|希|き}}{{Ruby|望|ぼう}}{{Ruby|皇|おう}}ホープ ''Nanbāzu Sanjūkyū Kibōō Hōpu''), is likely a reference to the myth of [[wikipedia:Pandora|Pandora]], a woman who opened a box that unleashed all sins upon the world, with the only thing remaining in the box being hope.** Fittingly, in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL'' anime and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (manga)|manga]], after [[Yuma Tsukumo]] unleashed the "[[Number]]" cards, they twisted and/or amplified their [[Number holder|holders']] desires, with this monster being the only "Number" monster to remain in [[Astral]]'s possession.** This monster's [[Attack and effect names in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|effect name]] in the original Japanese version of the anime, "Moon Barrier" (ムーン・バリア ''Mūn Baria''), is based on the kanji 「{{Ruby|皇|おう}}」 (''Bō'', lit. "full moon") in its Japanese name. * This monster's ''[[TCG]]'' name, is based on a "[[wikipedia:Utopia|Utopiautopia]]", is a literary term used for a perfect society or community. The word originated with [[wikipedia:Thomas More|Sir Thomas More]], in his 1516 [[wikipedia:Utopia (book)|novel of the same name]].** In the book, More wrote a small segment describing the games played by the Utopians (people of Utopia): "They have, however, two games not unlike our chess. The one, a battle of numbers, in which number consumes number. The other, a contest between the virtues and vices, in which the discord among the vices themselves and their union against virtue is not unpleasantly represented".*** Fittingly, this describes the battle of the "Number" monsters in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL'' anime and manga.
* This is the [[signature card]] of Yuma Tsukumo and Astral in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL'' anime.
** This card monster has the same [[original ATK]] (2500) as the signature cards of the other main protagonists of the anime (with the exception of [[Yuga Ohdo]]'s "[[Sevens Road Magician (anime)|Sevens Road Magician]]"): [[Yugi Muto]]'s "[[Dark Magician (anime)|Dark Magician]]", [[Jaden Yuki]]'s "[[Elemental Hero Neos (anime)|Elemental HERO Neos]]", [[Yusei Fudo]]'s "[[Stardust Dragon (anime)|Stardust Dragon]]", [[Yuya Sakaki]]'s "[[Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (anime)|Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon]]", [[Yusaku Fujiki]]'s "[[Firewall Dragon (anime)|Firewall Dragon]]" and [[Yudias Velgear]]'s "[[Galactica Oblivion (anime)|Galactica Oblivion]]".
** As an [[Xyz Monster]], it is the first signature card of a main protagonist to not possess a [[Level]].
** This card's effect of [[detach]]ing an [[Xyz Material]] and [[negate]] a monster's [[attack]] is a reference to Yuma's determination to remain strong, never give up, and protect his friends.
* This monster has several forms.
** A "[[Magician]]" [[Xyz Pendulum Monster|Xyz Pendulum]] counterpart: "[[Magician of Hope]]"
** A [[DARK]] counterpart: "[[Number 98: Antitopian]]"
** 2 Two [[retrained]] counterparts: "[[Number 39: Utopia Double]]" and "[[Number 39: Utopia Rising]]"
** A "[[ZS -]]" counterpart: "[[ZS - Utopic Sage]]"
** A "[[Heroic Champion]]" counterpart: "[[Heroic Champion - Claivesolish]]"
** A [[Baseball]] ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel]]'' counterpart: "[[Player 39: Home Run Hitter|Player #39: Home Run Hitter]]"
** 5 Five "[[Number C]]" forms via [[Xyz Evolution#Chaos Xyz Evolution|Chaos Xyz Evolution]]:
*** "[[Number C39: Utopia Ray]]" (without a "[[Rank-Up-Magic]]" card)
**** "[[Ultimate Dragonic Utopia Ray]]" ("Utopia Ray" [[equip]]ped with "[[ZW - Dragonic Halberd]]")
*** "[[Number C39: Utopia Ray V]]" (with "[[Rank-Up-Magic Limited Barian's Force]]")
*** "[[Number C39: Utopia Ray Victory]]" (with "[[Rank-Up-Magic Numeron Force]]")
** 2 ** This is the only "Number" monster to have more than one "Number C" upgraded form.** Two "[[Number S]]" forms via [[Xyz Evolution#Shining Xyz Evolution|Shining Xyz Evolution]]:
*** "[[Number S39: Utopia Prime]]" (without a "Rank-Up-Magic" card)
*** "[[Number S39: Utopia the Lightning]]" (with "[[Rank-Up-Magic Shining Force]]")
** 2 Two upgraded forms via [[Xyz Evolution#Rank-Up Xyz Evolution|Rank-Up Xyz Evolution]]
*** "[[Number 39: Utopia Beyond]]" (a Rank-Up form Summoned with "[[Rank-Up-Magic Astral Force]]")
*** "[[Number 99: Utopia Dragonar]]" (a [[Rank-Up#Hyper Rank-Up|Hyper Rank-Up]] form Summoned with "[[Hyper Rank-Up-Magic Utopiforce]]")
** A [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (manga)|manga]] ultimate form: "[[Number 93: Utopia Kaiser]]"
* This is the first card to be printed in Astral glyphs, as well as the first [[Legal]] card to be printed in a fictional language. * This monster is the [[LIGHT]] counterpart of "[[Number 96: Dark Mist]]", like similar to how [[Number 96 (character)|Number 96]] is the dark counterpart of Astral.
* This card is the only "Number" monsters often take the form of their owner's initials ambitions in desires; in this monster's case, it represents Yuma Tsukumo and his determination to remain strong and never give up.** This monster's effect to [[negate]] a monster 's attack further reflects Yuma's determination to remain strong, as well as to have more than 1 "Number C" upgraded formprotect his friends.
* This cardmonster, "[[Gachi Gachi Gantetsu]]", and "[[Grenosaurus]]" were the first Xyz Monsters to be released in the ''TCG[[OCG]]''/''[[OCG]]TCG''.
* This card is the first Xyz Monster to be released as [[Gold Rare]] in the ''TCG'' (in ''[[Gold Series: Haunted Mine]]'').
* This monster originally had the number "3" instead of "39" in its early concept, as shown by the artwork book of [[Kazuki Takahashi]] released in December 2011.
** In {{episode|ZEXAL|038|ref}}, when Number 96 attacked Astral, this monster protected him. It also acted completely on its own, as both Astral and Number 96 were clearly surprised.
* In the anime, this card monster reached the highest finite [[ATK]] (204,000) of all cardsmonsters, with the effects of "[[Number 100: Numeron Dragon (anime)|Number 100: Numeron Dragon]]" and "[[Number 73: Abyss Splash (anime)|Number 73: Abyss Splash]]" via the effect "[[Utopia Rising]]", as well as "[[Double or Nothing! (anime)|Double or Nothing!]]".
* This is the first card monster whose Korean name (No.39 유토피아 ''Neombeojeu Samsipgu Yutopia'', "No.39 Utopia") has the same naming scheme as both its Japanese and ''TCG'' and Japanese name. * This is the first card to be printed in Astral glyphs, as well as the first [[Legal]] card to be printed in a fictional language.
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