Card Trivia:Number 8: Heraldic King Genom-Heritage
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- The number "08" appears above this monster's left eye.
- "Number" monsters often take the form of their owners and/or their original desires; this card represents its original owner, Vetrix.
- "Heraldic King" in this card's name reflects the heraldry theme of Vetrix's "Heraldic Beast" Deck.
- "Genom Heriter"/"Genom-Heritage" in this card's Japanese and English names are a reference to a genome, the DNA, or RNA information encoded in every organism, that can be passed down to another member of another generation.
- This is reflected in this card's effect of gaining the name and effects of an opponent's Xyz Monster.
- Fittingly, before this monster debuted in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime, Vetrix forcibly inherited Hart Tenjo's power in a ritual using energy chains resembling DNA chains.
- This monster's mask-like face with a red eyes and the number "8" above its left eye is similar to Vetrix's appearance, who had a mask with a red gem covering the left side of his face.
- This card's Psychic Type and effect of gaining the name, effects, and ATK of an opponent's Xyz Monster's and reducing its ATK to 0 reflect Vetrix's ability to steal his opponent's memories, which can affect them psychologically and render them vulnerable in Duels.
- Furthermore, this card's anime effect also treated the targeted monster's name as "Unknown".
- This card is the first "Number" monster to require monsters of a specific archetype ("Heraldic Beast") as Xyz Materials to be Xyz Summoned.
- This card is the first Psychic "Number" monster.
- This card is one of the few Xyz Monsters whose effects do not involve detaching its own Xyz Materials.
- However, because its effects allow it to gain the effects of other Xyz Monsters, this card may detach its materials to use the copied effects.
- In the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime, when this monster detached an Xyz Material to activate its effect, it absorbed it through its mask. Then, it wrapped its hair around the targeted monster and absorbs the appearance and the color of the monster. This monster absorbed red material, then glowing red as it changed its appearance to resemble a masked version of the targeted monster.
- The European TCG version of this card has its effect printed in a smaller font than the American TCG version.
