Card Trivia:Stardust Dragon

"Stardust Dragon":

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• This is the cover card of The Duelist Genesis, and is also one of the cover cards of Collectible Tins 2008 Wave 1, Duelist Edition Volume 3, Duelist Pack Collection Tin 2009, Duelist Pack: Yusei, Duelist Saga, Duel Power, Prismatic Art Collection, 25th Anniversary Tin: Dueling Heroes, and Synergy Pack 01: Syncro Acceleration.

• This monster appears in the artworks of "Cosmic Flare", "Duelist Genesis", "Emerging Awakening", "Miracle Synchro Fusion", "Rage Resynchro", "Scrap-Iron Statue", "Shooting Star", "Stardust Flash", "Stardust Illumination", "Stardust Mirage", "Stardust Wish", and "Starlight Road".
  • "Meklord Emperor Wisel - Synchro Absorption" is also equipped with this monster.

• This card appears in the artwork of "E☆HERO Pit Boss".

• This monster has several forms.
  • Evolutions:
    • An "/Assault Mode" form: "Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode".
    • 2 "Majestic" forms: "Majestic Star Dragon" and "Shooting Majestic Star Dragon".
    • 2 Accel Synchro forms: "Shooting Star Dragon" and "Shooting Star Dragon T.G. EX".
    • A Delta Accel Synchro form: "Cosmic Blazar Dragon".
    • 2 Limit Over Accel Synchro forms: "Shooting Quasar Dragon" and "Cosmic Quasar Dragon".
  • Counterparts:
    • A "Malefic" counterpart: "Malefic Stardust Dragon".
    • A Duel Dragon manga counterpart: "Stardust Spark Dragon".
    • A retrained counterpart: "Accel Synchro Stardust Dragon".
    • A younger counterpart: "Debris Dragon".

• This is the signature card of Yusei Fudo in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime.
  • This card's effect of Tributing itself to negate an effect that destroys cards reflects Yusei's willingness to risk his own life for his friends.
  • This card has the same ATK (2500) as the signature cards of the other main protagonists in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime (with the exception of Yuga Ohdo's "Sevens Road Magician"): Yugi Muto's "Dark Magician", Jaden Yuki's "Elemental HERO Neos", Yuma Tsukumo's "Number 39: Utopia", Yuya Sakaki's "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon", Yusaku Fujiki's "Firewall Dragon" and Yudias Velgear's "Galactica Oblivion".
  • This card has the following distinctions from the other signature monsters of the main protagonists in the anime:
    • It is the only one to not be either LIGHT or DARK; however, this card's manga counterpart, "Stardust Spark Dragon", is a LIGHT monster.
    • It is the only one whose Level is not 7.

• This card is the opposite of "Red Dragon Archfiend".
  • Both monsters have mirrored poses in their card artworks, and opposite color-schemes as well.
  • This card focuses on preventing other monsters from being destroyed, while "Red Dragon Archfiend" focuses on destroying the opponent's monsters.
  • This reflect the rivalry between Yusei Fudo and Jack Atlas in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime.

• This card is similar to "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon".
  • Both are WIND Dragon Synchro Monsters with 2500 ATK and 2000 DEF.
  • Both are the signature cards of protagonists from anime series that prominently featured Turbo Duels: "Stardust Dragon" was used by Yusei Fudo in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, while "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" was used by Yugo in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
  • Both can negate a card's effect that destroys other cards and destroy it.

• This monster was designed by Kazuki Takahashi himself.
  • In Duel Art, he explained that he designed this monster with the intent of being different from a standard dragon design, giving it a clear humanoid physique so that it would be able to "strike a pose".

• Oddly, this monster did not appear as a statue in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 01515: "Training Days, Part 1" alongside the other "legendary monsters".

• This card was the first Signer Dragon to be a featured card of a Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode.

• This card is the first Signer Dragon to be printed as a Gold Rare (in Gold Series 3).

• In the anime, this card was the only Signer Dragon to not be used as a Synchro Material to Limit Over Accel Synchro Summon "Shooting Quasar Dragon".

• In the TCG, this card has been printed in all rarities, except for Parallel Rare (however, it has been printed in Duel Terminal Parallel Rare in the OCG).

• "Star Dragon" from the Facebook game Social Empires is based on this monster.

• In Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, this monster flies across the bridge when the dock in the Gate area of Duel World (5D's) is interacted with, also rewarding Gems.