Card Trivia:Steelswarm Roach
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- This is the first "Steelswarm" Xyz Monster to be released, and the first "Steelswarm" monster to be released in the TCG.
- This monster appears in the artworks of "Advance Zone", "Sacred Serpent's Wake" and "Xyz Move".
- This card gains its name from "roach" - the short name for the insect, cockroach.
- Due to the absence of the "Steelswarm" archetype in Duel Terminal - Xyz Startup, it may be that they were defeated by the combined forces of their enemy archetypes (or possibly, they destroyed themselves by accident in the plague that created the "lswarm") and this is the only prevalent member left. This can be evidenced from it being named after an insect that is known for its survivability.
- This monster has two counterparts; its past/child form is "Steelswarm Sentinel", as seen from the artwork of "Advance Zone," and its future form (and LIGHT counterpart) is "Evilswarm Exciton Knight."
- In the OCG, the name of "Steelswarm" monsters that are Level 5 or 6 starts with "M" (probably for "Medium"), while those who are Level 7 or 8 starts with "G" (probably for "Great"). This card does not have a Level, but instead a Rank, likely the reason why "Roach" begins with "R".
- Oddly, this monster appears heroic in design as opposed to its comrades, and uses much more light coloring. In "Advance Zone" Steelswarm Sentinel is being surrounded by what appears to be a "Vylon" artifact, this suggests that the Vylons tried to purify Sentinel, which resulted in the creation of Roach who can either be barely infected by the Evilswarm virus, or perhaps not infected at all, making it the only Steelswarm to retain its true form.
