Card Trivia:Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Chimera

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  • This is the only "Ancient Gear" Tribute monster that doesn't have the traditional "Ancient Gear" effect: "If this card attacks, your opponent cannot activate any Spell or Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step."
  • This monster is based on the chimera, a monster in Greek mythology made up of different animal parts.
    • This monster's appearance is a creature made up of different machines which features the heads of "Ancient Gear Soldier", "Ancient Gear Beast" and "Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Dragon", as well as feature a snake-like tail similar to the chimera.
    • In this sense, this card shares a relationship with "Ancient Gear Hydra", as both monsters rely on Tribute Summoning using the "Gadget" monsters and are based on a monster from Greek mythology (i.e. the chimera and the hydra.
    • In genetics, "chimerism" is also the term for any kind of being that is composed of two or more individual bodies. Another word for "chimera" is "ごうせいじゅう" (gōseijū), as seen in the kanji part of this card's name.
  • This monster features the slots in which "Green Gadget", "Red Gadget", and "Yellow Gadget" fit into, as seen on other monsters that relate to them, such as "Ancient Gear Hydra", "Stronghold the Moving Fortress", or members of the "Boot-Up" archetype.