Card Trivia:Number 39: Utopia

"Number 39: Utopia":

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This monster's neutral form while it is being Summoned.

This monster's early concept, with the number "03" instead of "39" on its shoulder plate.

• 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 is the first card to be the cover card of three different Starter Decks.
  • This card's Set Number ("YS12-XX039" and "ST14-TC0XX39") in Starter Deck: Xyz Symphony and Duel Starter Deck is a reference to its number (39)

• This monster appears in the artworks of "Bonds of Hope", "Double Buster Swords", "Endless Bond", "Final Countup", "Future Drive", "Galaxy Hundred", "Generation Force", "Grave Chaos", "Hope 1", "Light Wing Bumper", "Light Wing Shield", "Number Return", "Number Spell Caster", "Numbers Evocation", "Numbers Impact", "Overlay Reborn", "Overlay Rebirth", "Purge Ray", "Reservation Reward", "Rising Sun Slash", "Superior Overlay", "Token (Astral and Number 39: Utopia)", "Tsukumo Slash", "Ultimate Xyz", "Utopia Buster", "Utopia Rising", "Utopian Aura", "Utopian Hope", "Xyz Energy", "Xyz Entrust", "Xyz Reborn Plus", "Xyz Revenge Shuffle", "Xyz Shift", "Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL", "Zexal Entrust", and "ZW - Sylphid Wing".
  • This monster's neutral form appears in the artworks of "Double-Rank-Up-Magic Utopia Force", "Rank-Up-Magic Dark Force", "Xyz Change Tactics", and "Xyz Treasure Ticket".
    • This card's third artwork is based on its neutral form in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime, which appears during the sequences where it is Xyz Summoned.

• This card appears in the artworks of "E☆HERO Pit Boss" and "Numeron Xyz Revision".
  • This card (written in Astral glyphs) appears in the artwork of "The Deal of Destiny".

• The number "39" appears on this monster's left shoulder pad.
  • According to Kazuki Takahashi's artwork book, Duel Art, this monster's early concept design originally had the number "03" instead of "39".

• This monster's Japanese name, "Numbers 39: King of Wishes, Hope" (Ｎｏ．（ナンバーズ）３９ 希（き）望（ぼう）皇（おう）ホープ Nanbāzu Sanjūkyū Kibōō Hōpu), is likely a reference to the myth of 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 manga, after Yuma Tsukumo unleashed the "Number" cards, they twisted and/or amplified their holders' desires, with this monster being the only "Number" monster not to influence Yuma's desires. This is because the user is wielding the Emperor's Key or this monster is in Astral's possession.
  • This monster's effect name in the original Japanese version of Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, "Moon Barrier" (ムーン・バリア Mūn Baria), is based on the kanji 「皇（おう）」 (Bō, lit. "full moon") in its Japanese name.

• This monster's TCG name is based on a "utopia", a literary term used for a perfect society or community. The word originated with Sir Thomas More, in his 1516 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 and manga.
  • This monster has the same original ATK (2500) as the signature cards of the other main protagonists of the anime (except for Yuga Ohdo's "Sevens Road Magician"): Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi's "Dark Magician", Jaden Yuki's "Elemental HERO Neos", Yusei Fudo's "Stardust Dragon", Yuya Sakaki's "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon", Yusaku Fujiki's "Firewall Dragon" and Yudias Velgear's "Galactica Oblivion".
    • This monster also shares the same original ATK (2500) as the signature cards of the other main protagonists of the manga: Yugi Mutou/Dark Yugi's "Dark Magician", Jaden Yuki's "Elemental HERO Terra Firma", Yusei Fudo's "Stardust Spark Dragon", Yuya Sakaki's "Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon", and Yudia Velgear's "Galactica Oblivion".
  • As an Xyz Monster, it is the first signature card of a main protagonist not to possess a Level.

• This monster has multiple forms.
  • A cartoon counterpart: "Utopic Onomatopoeia"
  • An "Astral" counterpart: "Astraltopia"
  • A Rank-Down downgraded form: "Number 39: Utopia Roots"
  • A "Magician" Xyz Pendulum counterpart: "Magician of Hope"
  • A DARK counterpart: "Number 98: Antitopian"
  • 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"
  • Five "Number C" forms via Chaos Xyz Evolution:
    • "Number C39: Utopia Ray" (without a "Rank-Up-Magic" card)
      • "Ultimate Dragonic Utopia Ray" ("Utopia Ray" equipped with "ZW - Dragonic Halberd")
      • "Ultimate Leo Utopia Ray" ("Utopia Ray" equipped with "ZW - Leo Arms")
    • "Number C39: Utopia Ray V" (with "Rank-Up-Magic Limited Barian's Force")
    • "Number C39: Utopia Ray Victory" (with "Rank-Up-Magic Numeron Force")
      • This is the only "Number" monster with more than one "Number C" upgraded form.
  • Two "Number S" forms via Shining Xyz Evolution:
    • "Number S39: Utopia Prime" (without a "Rank-Up-Magic" card)
    • "Number S39: Utopia the Lightning" (with "Rank-Up-Magic Shining Force")
  • Two upgraded forms via Rank-Up Xyz Evolution
    • "Number 39: Utopia Beyond" (a Rank-Up form Summoned with "Rank-Up-Magic Astral Force")
    • "Number 99: Utopia Dragonar" (a Hyper Rank-Up form Summoned with "Hyper Rank-Up-Magic Utopiforce")
  • A Dragon Hyper Rank-Up ultimate form: "Number 99: Utopic Dragon"
  • A manga ultimate form: "Number 93: Utopia Kaiser"

• "Number" monsters often take the form of their owner's initial ambitions and desires; in this monster's case, it represents its owner, Yuma Tsukumo.
  • This monster's effect to negate a monster's attack references Yuma's determination to stay strong, never give up, and protect his friends.

• 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", similar to how Number 96 is the dark counterpart of Astral.

• This monster, "Gachi Gachi Gantetsu", and "Grenosaurus" were the first Xyz Monsters to be released in the OCG/TCG.

• This is the first Xyz Monster to be released as Gold Rare in the TCG (in Gold Series: Haunted Mine).

• In the anime, this monster seemed to be the most loyal "Number" monster to Astral.
  • In Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 03838: "Double Jeopardy: Part 2", 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 monster reached the highest finite ATK (204,000) of all monsters using the effects of "Number 100: Numeron Dragon" and "Number 73: Abyss Splash" via the effect "Utopia Rising", as well as "Double or Nothing!".

• This is the first monster whose Korean name (No.39 유토피아 Neombeojeu Samsipgu Yutopia, "No.39 Utopia") has the same naming scheme as both its Japanese and TCG name.