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* In "[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie]]", it is said that this card is a symbol of power, and "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon|Red-Eyes]]" is a symbol of potential. This is an accurate way to describe the two Monsters. While "Blue-Eyes" has higher stats, "Red-Eyes" is more flexible, even more so now because of "[[Meteor Black Comet Dragon]]". Also, "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" symbolizes pride and destruction, while "Red-Eyes" symbolizes violence and anger. There are two things that back this up.
** In "[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards]]", "Blue-Eyes" is said to actually be proud of its destructive power, while "Red-Eyes" is described as a superviolent creature.
** Their owners share these personality traits. [[Seto Kaiba]], who has had countless victories, is known for being boastful and vain. [[Joey Wheeler]] was once a bully, and is shown to have a harsh temper when ridiculed. ** The purpose of the "Blue-Eyes" archetype is to destroy the opponent's cards, while the gimmick of the "Red-Eyes" archetype is inflicting [[Burn]] damage.
* With the release of ''[[Starter Deck: Kaiba Reloaded]]'', this card is the only card that has been printed in all rarities in the ''TCG'' (except [[Starfoil Rare]], [[Shatterfoil Rare]] , and [[Mosaic Rare]]).
* This card has several [[counterpart]]s:
** A [[Card evolutions|retrained]] counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon]]"
** An advanced counterpart: "[[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon]]"
** Fittingly, it is the [[Fusion Material]] for the non-Effect Monster with the highest ATK, [[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]].
* This monster appears in the artworks of "[[Burst Stream of Destruction]]", "[[Dimension Explosion]]", "[[Dragon's Fighting Spirit]]", "[[Majesty with Eyes of Blue]]", "[[Meteor Stream]]", "[[Legacy of the Duelist]]", and "[[Rage with Eyes of Blue]]", and "[[Traditional Burst Breath]]".
* This card's third and fourth ''[[OCG]]''/''[[TCG]]'' artworks are taken from [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (manga)|this monster's depiction]] on the title page of {{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|41|ref}}.
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom]]'', the three "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" are named Azrael, Ibris (a mistranslation of [[wikipedia:Devil (Islam)|Iblis]]), and Djibril. These are the Islamic names for the [[wikipedia:Destroying angel (Bible)|Angel of Death]], [[wikipedia:Satan|Satan]] ("Iblis"), and the angel [[wikipedia:Gabriel|Gabriel]], respectively. Azrael is an informal name, only occurring in non-religious sources (including both [[wikipedia:Sikhism|Sikhism]] and some Jewish lore as well), while Iblis is the lord of the [[wikipedia:jinn|jinn]], rather than the principal [[wikipedia:fallen angel|fallen angel]].
* This card is [[Seto Kaiba]]'s [[signature card]]. It shares its 3000 ATK with the rivals of other series, which are [[Chazz Princeton]]'s "[[Armed Dragon LV10]]", [[Jack Atlas]]'s "[[Red Dragon Archfiend]]", [[Kite Tenjo]]'s "[[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]", [[Declan Akaba]]'s "[[D/D/D Doom King Armageddon]]" and [[Varis]]'s "[[Borreload Dragon]]". In the Viz translation of [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Kaiba]]'s Duel against [[Ishizu Ishtar (manga)|Ishizu]], Kaiba states that the "Blue-Eyes" embodies his soul. Jack calls his "Red Dragon Archfiend" "waga tamashi," which translates as "my very soul" in the Japanese, Kite has called "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" "his soul" (ore no tamashi), while Declan uses the phrase "waga tamashi" in his Pendulum Summoning chant.
* In the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|anime]] series, there is a mysterious woman named [[Kisara]] that carries the spirit of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. "[[Maiden with Eyes of Blue]]" is based on her.
* This cards shares similarities with "[[Cyber Dragon]]".
