Card Trivia:Shooting Star Dragon
- This is the cover card of Starstrike Blast, as well as one of the cover cards of Collectible Tins 2010 Wave 2.
- In the TCG, this card and "Red Nova Dragon" were released before their corresponding Core Boosters, in Collectible Tins 2010 Wave 2.
- This monster appears in the artwork of "T.G. Close".
- This card is named after a shooting star.
- This card's effect to attack multiple times is also a reference to meteor showers, as the comets in the meteor showers are commonly called shooting stars.
- This monster is an upgraded Accel Synchro form of "Stardust Dragon".
- This monster has some forms.
- A younger Tuner Synchro form: "Shooting Riser Dragon".
- A Duel Dragon manga counterpart: "Stardust Chronicle Spark Dragon".
- A "T.G." counterpart: "Shooting Star Dragon T.G. EX".
- Three upgraded forms.
- This card is the rival counterpart of "Red Nova Dragon".
- Both are the upgraded forms of the ace monsters of major characters in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime: Yusei Fudo's "Stardust Dragon" for this card and Jack Atlas' "Red Dragon Archfiend" for "Red Nova Dragon".
- Both are Summoned via an upgraded Synchro Summoning mechanic: Accel Synchro Summon for this card and Double Tuning for "Red Nova Dragon".
- In the anime, this card was given to Yusei by a futuristic god (Z-one), while "Red Nova Dragon" was created by Jack by sealing an ancient deity (Red Nova).
- This card was given to Yusei while he was in a Clear Mind state, whereas "Red Nova Dragon" was acquired by Jack when he proved that he had a Blazing Soul. 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".
- Yusei obtained this card in a Turbo Duel, while Jack obtained "Red Nova Dragon" in a Ground Duel.
- This card can attack multiple times based on the number of Tuner monsters excavated from the Deck (representing the future), while "Red Nova Dragon" gains ATK based on the number of Tuner monsters in the Graveyard (representing the past).
- 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: Yusei Fudo's "Stardust Dragon" for this card and Jack Atlas' "Red Dragon Archfiend" for "Red Nova Dragon".
- When Yusei Fudo Synchro Summons this card in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links videogame, the Marks of the Dragon appear before the Crimson Dragon's seal briefly flashes on screen during the Synchro Summoning animation.
- This is a reference to a scene of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 109: "Primo's Plan, Part 4", where Yusei first Summoned this card during his Duel against Primo.
