* This monster appears in the card artwork of "The Wicked Dreadroot[[Divine Evolution]]" is in its evolved form from the strongest ''[[FiendYu-Gi-Oh! R]]'' manga.** In ''Yu-Gi-Oh! R'', when [[TypeThe Wicked Dreadroot (manga)|this card]] is upgraded via "[[Monster CardsDivine Evolution (manga)|monsterDivine Evolution]] ", its neck grows longer, its fingers become sharper and its legs transform into a serpentine body. This form is the one most commonly used for its limited appearances and card artwork in the gamemanga, alongside "[[Raviel, Lord with the exception of Phantasms]]" and "its [[Darkness NeosphereSummon]]"ing in {{chapter|R|010|ref}}.

* "The Wicked Dreadroot" This card is the "[[Wicked God]]" version of counterpart to the "[[Egyptian God]]" card, "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (original)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]".** This monster resembles a skeletal version of "Obelisk".** Similar to "Obelisk", this is the only Wicked God card to feature an [[original ATK and DEF]].** This card's effect to halve the [[ATK]]/[[DEF]] of all other monsters on the field is a reversal of "[[The God of the Obelisk]]'s" effect to gain [[∞]] ATK.

* In some English Yu-Gi-Oh! video games, the This card's French and Spanish name is spelt mistranslated as "Dreadroute''Deadroot''" rather than "''Dreadroot''".

* In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! RWorld Championship 2006]] Manga the attack name of this card is "Fears Knockdown" (read as Fierce Knockdown on one occasion). * In the '' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GXTag Force]] anime, it appears in the 2nd ending of the Japanese version; [[WAKE UP YOUR HEART]] and in the 2nd opening (version two)of the Japanese version; 99%. * Just like "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (original)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]"'', this card is the only [[Wicked God]] card without a non-effect based [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] value. * known as '''"The Wicked DreadrootDark Dreadroute" is based off of Bagra, a demon that has a half-skeletal, half beast-like body'''. * Although The "Wicked Dreadroot" is a "Wicked God", it is not unique as it is used by both According to [[Yako Tenma]] and [[Gekko Tenma]] (with Gekko ripping his copy of , its name reflects the card in two after his duel with [[Yugi Muto]]). *Though power this card's artwork and its limited appearances in the manga seem to portray it as having a snake trunk rather than legs, it does indeed have lower limbs, something that is seen most clearly when Yako summons it in Duel Round 10Evil God possesses.  *When upgraded with "[[Divine Evolution]]", "The Wicked Dreadroot's" neck grows longer, its fingers become sharper rather than rounded, and its legs become a snake trunkBeing fear incarnate, leading to some confusion as mentioned above. *The effect of this card is the reverse root of that of "[[Obelisk the Tormentor]]". "Obelisk's" effect Tributes the controller's own dread; it causes all monsters to destroy the opponents, while "Dreadroot's" effect affects all other monsters and instead lowers their attack points. In some fanfiction works, this has been described become half as "Obelisk gaining strength strong from its allies, while Dreadroot gives fear to its enemiesmaking them fearful."