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* This monster is the "[[Wicked God]]" version of the "[[Egyptian God]]" "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (original)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]".
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* This monster appears in the card artwork of "[[Divine Evolution]]" in its evolved form from the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! R]]'' manga.
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** Like "Obelisk", it is the only "Wicked God" card without an effect-based [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] value.
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** In ''Yu-Gi-Oh! R'', when [[The Wicked Dreadroot (manga)|this card]] is upgraded via "[[Divine Evolution (manga)|Divine 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 manga, with the exception of its [[Summon]]ing in {{chapter|R|010|ref}}.
  
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* In some English Yu-Gi-Oh! video games, the name is spelt "Dreadroute".
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* This card is the [[Wicked God]] counterpart to the [[Egyptian God]] card, "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (original)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]".
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** This monster resembles a skeletal version of "Obelisk".
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** Similar to "Obelisk", this is the only Wicked God card to feature an [[original ATK and DEF]].
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** 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.
  
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* The Spanish name of this card seems to suffer from a mistanslation, as its name is "''Deadroot''" rather than "''Dreadroot''".
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* This card's French and Spanish name is mistranslated as "''Deadroot''" rather than "''Dreadroot''".
  
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* In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! R]]'' Manga the attack name of this card is "Fears Knockdown" (read as Fierce Knockdown on one occasion).
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* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2006]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force]]'', this card is known as '''"Dark Dreadroute"'''.
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*According to [[Yako Tenma]], its name reflects the power this Evil God possesses. Being fear incarnate, the root of dread; it causes all monsters to become half as strong from making them fearful.
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* In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime, it appears in the second ending of the Japanese version; [[WAKE UP YOUR HEART]] and in the second opening (version two) of the Japanese version; 99%.
 
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* Although "The Wicked Dreadroot" is a "Wicked God", it is not unique as it is used by both [[Yako Tenma]] and [[Gekko Tenma]] (with Gekko ripping his copy of the card in two after his Duel with [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]]).
 
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* Though 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 10.
 
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* When upgraded with "[[Divine Evolution]]", the neck of "The Wicked Dreadroot" grows longer, its fingers become sharper rather than rounded, and its legs become a snake trunk, leading to some confusion as mentioned above.
 
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* The effect of this card is the reverse of that of "Obelisk the Tormentor". The effect of "Obelisk" Tributes the controller's own monsters to destroy the opponents, while the effect of "Dreadroot" affects all other monsters and instead lowers their attack points. In some fanfiction works, this has been described as "Obelisk gaining strength from its allies, while Dreadroot gives fear to its enemies."
 

Latest revision as of 23:56, 18 August 2023

"The Wicked Dreadroot":
  • This monster appears in the card artwork of "Divine Evolution" in its evolved form from the Yu-Gi-Oh! R manga.
    • In Yu-Gi-Oh! R, when this card is upgraded via "Divine 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 manga, with the exception of its Summoning in Yu-Gi-Oh! R Duel Round 10: "A World Ruled by Terror!!".
  • This card's French and Spanish name is mistranslated as "Deadroot" rather than "Dreadroot".
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