Card Trivia:Red Nova Dragon
- This is one of the cover cards of Collectible Tins 2010 Wave 2.
- In the TCG, this card and "Shooting Star Dragon" were released before their corresponding Core Boosters, in Collectible Tins 2010 Wave 2.
- This monster appears in the artwork of "Red Reign".
- This monster's silhouette appears in the artwork of "Red Carpet".
- A burning geoglyph of this monster appears in the artwork of "Red Zone".
- This monster is an upgraded Double Tuning form of "Red Dragon Archfiend".
- In the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime, Jack Atlas created this card by sealing Red Nova (the strongest "Earthbound Immortal") into a card and merging it with "Red Dragon Archfiend" (the Signer Dragon with the highest ATK, at 3000), via the state of Blazing Soul.
- This card is named after a nova, an astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star, that slowly fades over several weeks or many months.
- "Scar-Red" (スカーレッド Sukāreddo) in this card's Japanese name (スカーレッド・ノヴァ・ドラゴン Sukāreddo Nova Doragon, "Scar-Red Nova Dragon") is a portmanteau of "Scarred" (スカーレッド Sukāreddo) and "Red" (レッド Reddo).
- This monster has some forms.
- A Duel Dragon manga counterpart: "Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity".
- A Synchro Dimension counterpart: "Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend".
- An upgraded Triple Tuning form: "Red Supernova Dragon".
- This card is the rival counterpart of "Shooting Star Dragon".
- Both are the upgraded forms of the ace monsters of major characters in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime: Jack Atlas' "Red Dragon Archfiend" for this card and Yusei Fudo's "Stardust Dragon" for "Shooting Star Dragon".
- Both are Summoned via an upgraded Synchro Summoning mechanic: Double Tuning for this card and Accel Synchro Summon for "Shooting Star Dragon".
- In the anime, this card was created by Jack by sealing an ancient deity (Red Nova), while "Shooting Star Dragon" was given to Yusei by a futuristic god (Z-one).
- This card was was acquired by Jack when he proved that he had a Blazing Soul, while "Shooting Star Dragon" was given to Yusei while he was in a Clear Mind state. Both Jack and Yusei also said that the states of Clear Mind and Blazing Soul are opposite concepts and weapons to defeat Iliaster, in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 113: "Burning, Seething Soul! Scarred Nova Dragon".
- Jack obtained "Red Nova Dragon" in a Ground Duel, while Yusei obtained "Shooting Star Dragon" in a Turbo Duel.
- This card can gain ATK based on the number of Tuner monsters in the Graveyard (representing the past), while "Shooting Star Dragon" can attack multiple times based on the number of Tuner monsters excavated from the Deck (representing the future).
- Both have an effect of banishing themselves to negate an attack and Special Summoning themselves on the field during the End Phase.
- Both monsters have mirrored poses in their card artworks.
- Both are the upgraded forms of the ace monsters of major characters in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime: Jack Atlas' "Red Dragon Archfiend" for this card and Yusei Fudo's "Stardust Dragon" for "Shooting Star Dragon".
- This card was the first Level 12 Synchro Monster in the anime and in the OCG/TCG.
- This card is also the first Synchro Monster to require 2 Tuner monsters as Synchro Materials.
- This card is similar to "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" and "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon".
- This card and "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" are Level 12 monsters.
- This card and "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" can gain ATK in multiples of 500.
- They are the upgraded forms of the ace monsters of main rivals in the anime: Jack Atlas' "Red Dragon Archfiend" for this card, Seto Kaiba's "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" for "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon", and Kite Tenjo's "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" for "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon".
- They require 3 materials to be Summoned from the Extra Deck.
