Difference between pages "Card Trivia:Embodiment of Apophis" and "Card Trivia:Wroughtweiler"

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* This monster is based on "Apophis", or [[wikipedia:Apep|Apep]], a demonic personification of chaos in [[wikipedia:Egyptian mythology|Egyptian mythology]], often depicted as a massive serpent. According to mythology, [[wikipedia:Ra|Ra]], the sun god, battled Apep at the end of each day, before returning to the east in the morning. Natural phenomenon like earthquakes and solar eclipses were believed to be moments when Apep temporarily overwhelmed Ra, plunging the world into chaos until the sun god freed himself from the serpent.
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* This card has a "[[Destiny HERO]]" counterpart: "[[D Cubed]]".
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** Both monsters are used as support for their respective "[[HERO]]" archetypes.
  
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* This card has a [[retrained]] [[counterpart]]: "[[Apophis the Swamp Deity]]".
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* This card's ''[[TCG]]'' name, "Wroughtweiler" is a portmanteau of "wrought" and ''[[wikipedia:Rottweiler|Rottweiler]]'', a breed of dog.
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** This card's ''[[OCG]]'' name, "Friendog", its appearance as a cybernetic canine, and its relationship to "[[Elemental HERO]]s", this monster may be based on Friender, the robotic canine companion of [[wikipedia:Tatsunoko|Tatsunoko's]] [[wikipedia:Casshan|Casshern]].
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* This card was the first [[Trap Monster]] to be revealed, as well as the first Trap Monster to be released in the ''[[OCG]]''/''[[TCG]]''.
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*** However, since [[Elemental HERO]]s are designed after Western comics superheroes, this may be more in reference to the trend to give canine companions to classic heroes like Superman and Batman with [[wikipedia:Krypto the Superdog|Krypto the Superdog]] and [[wikipedia:Ace the Bat-Hound|Ace the Bat-Hound]] respectively
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* This card's ''OCG''/''TCG'' artwork is taken from the last page of {{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|211|ref}}.
 

Latest revision as of 18:02, 8 April 2023

"Wroughtweiler":
  • This card has a "Destiny HERO" counterpart: "D Cubed".
    • Both monsters are used as support for their respective "HERO" archetypes.
  • This card's TCG name, "Wroughtweiler" is a portmanteau of "wrought" and Rottweiler, a breed of dog.
    • This card's OCG name, "Friendog", its appearance as a cybernetic canine, and its relationship to "Elemental HEROs", this monster may be based on Friender, the robotic canine companion of Tatsunoko's Casshern.
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