Card Trivia:Zoodiac Ratpier

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  • This card is based on the sign of the Rat in the Chinese zodiac.
    • This card's effect of sending a "Zoodiac" monster from the Deck to the Graveyard is a reference to the Rat's role in The Great Race (an origin story of the Chinese zodiac), where it pushed the Cat into the water, causing it to drown.
  • "Marmorat" in this card's Japanese name, "Marmorat of the Twelve Zodiac Beasts" (じゅうにししモルモラット, Jūnishishi Morumoratto) appears to be a portmanteau of "morumotto" (the Japanese word for guinea pig) and "ratto" (the Japanese pronunciation for the English word "rat"), both of them based on rodents largely raised as experimental animals.
    • "Ratpier" in this card's English name is a portmanteau of "rapier" and "rat", which is reflected in this monster's appearance of a rat-themed knight who are known for wielding rapiers as weapons.
      • Also, this monster's weapon is a rapier that features rat-like figures on its hilt, which further reflects this card's English name.