Card Trivia:Blackwing - Pinaki the Waxing Moon
- This card is named after the Pinaka, the celestial bow wielded by Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction.
- "Waxing Moon" is based on the waxing crescent, the moon's second lunar phase, where the sunlight hits a rightmost portion of the moon after the "new moon", making the moonlight appear crescent-shaped.
- Fittingly, in Hindusim, Shiva is represented by a crescent moon, which he wears on his head to represent his status as the master of time and to represent how he is a timeless deity.
- "Waxing Moon" is based on the waxing crescent, the moon's second lunar phase, where the sunlight hits a rightmost portion of the moon after the "new moon", making the moonlight appear crescent-shaped.
- This monster's pose mirrors that of "Blackwing - Sharnga the Waning Moon".
- Both cards are named after bows wielded by Hindu deities and different lunar phases that face opposite directions.
- This card is the first "Blackwing" monster summoned in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's manga.
