Card Trivia:Palladium Oracle Mahad

"Palladium Oracle Mahad":

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• This monster is based on Mahad, one of the High Priests featured in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime.
  • Palladium is described as an image of a nation's safeguard or source of protection.
    • In this case, it could possibly refer to Mahad himself, and his willingness to sacrifice his own life in order to ensure the safety of Pharaoh Atem.
  • The needle-like jewelry on this monster's belt resemble the pointers found on the Millennium Ring, possibly as a reference to Mahad being the user of the Millennium Ring while he was alive.
  • This monster's effect to Special Summon "Dark Magician" after being destroyed references how Mahad merges his spirit with his ka (Magus of Illusion in the manga, Illusion Magician in the anime) to become "Dark Magician" after his death. Fittingly, this monster shares the same Level, Type, and original ATK and DEF as "Dark Magician".
  • Comparatively, "Maiden with Eyes of Blue" is based on Kisara, the carrier of "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", and "Palladium Oracle Mana" is based on Mana, the carrier of "Dark Magician Girl". Similarly, all three of these cards are able to Summon their respective monster from the hand, Deck, or Graveyard.

• This monster can be considered a rival to "Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon".
  • Both monsters debuted in Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions.
  • Both monsters are the retrained counterparts of "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and "Dark Magician", both of which are rival monsters in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga.
  • Both monsters feature opposite Attributes of each other, which are the opposite Attributes of their original counterparts; this monster is a DARK monster while "Blue-Eyes" is a LIGHT monster, while "Mahad" is a LIGHT monster and "Dark Magician" is a DARK monster.
  • Both monsters are depicted in mirrored poses; this monster is depicted facing right at an upwards angle, while "Mahad" is depicted facing left at a downwards angle.