Card Trivia:Gorlag

"Gorlag":

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• This monster is based on the Balrog, a fiery demon featured in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.

• In the English dubbed version of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, this card underwent various changes to distance it from J. R. R. Tolkein, likely to avoid legal issues.
  • This card's Japanese name, "Balrog" (バルログ Barurogu), is transliterated from the English "Balrog", while its English name is "Balrog" spelled backwards, with the letter "b" replaced by the letter "g".
  • In the original Japanese version of the anime, this monster's flame was colored orange, similar to the original Balrog; however, in the English dubbed version, this monster's flame was colored blue.

• In the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, this monster was depicted wielding a fiery sword and was used with the card "Fire Whip", similar to the fiery sword and whip the Balrog used in The Lord of the Rings.