Card Appearances:Shooting Star Dragon


 * This card was first shown in the Opening Theme BELIEVE IN NEXUS; covered in a blue glow, until after it's debut.


 * This card also appeared in the next Opening Theme, Road to Tomorrow ~Going My Way!!~.


 * In the Japanese anime, while Summoning "Shooting Star Dragon", Yusei chants "Clustering crystal dreams open the door to a new evolution! Become the path its light shines upon! Accel Synchro! Be Born, Shooting Star Dragon!"


 * This card first appeared in Episode 107 in Monster form, in stone tablet form.
 * It is of note that the stone tablet wasn't written in any "real" language and that the Attribute symbol didn't fit with any of the actual 7 Attributes. Instead it has the Japanese and Chinese Kanji for king indicating that being undeclared in it's card form it just showing it's from a higher power.


 * The attack name of this card is Stardust Mirage in the Japanese anime. The attack name in the English dub is Falling Star Slam.

Monster appearances

 * In episode 107, Yusei obtains this card (in a blank form) from Z-one after achieving Clear Mind and going through a stone tablet. Jakob and Lester witness this and notice that this tablet isn't one of theirs. Later Yusei challenges Primo to a Duel. Before he can accept, Jakob and Lester contact Primo and tell him he needs to decline the Duel and return to their base as Yusei obtained a new power. However Primo felt they didn't believe he could beat Yusei and as such he cuts the connection and proceeds in merging with his Duel Runner


 * In episode 109, Yusei Fudo uses this card in his Turbo Duel against Primo. He Accel Synchro Summons this card by tuning "Stardust Dragon" with "Formula Synchron". Since "Stardust Dragon" left the field when it was targeted by the effect of "Meklord Emperor Wisel", the effect of "Meklord Emperor Wisel" is negated as it has lost its original target. In the next episode, Primo activated the effect of "Speed World 2" to remove 10 Speed Counters and destroy this card, but Yusei activates this card's effect to banish it until the End Phase as well as allow Yusei to negate one attack this turn. Primo ends his turn. On the End Phase, this card returns to the field. Yusei then activates this card's second effect to check the top 5 cards of his Deck and grant this card 1 attack for each Tuner Monster he finds. He finds 5 Tuner Monsters("Nitro Synchron", "Junk Synchron", "Effect Veiler", "Debris Dragon", and "Hyper Synchron"), so this card gains 5 attacks. This card then attacks "Meklord Emperor Wisel", but Primo uses the effect of "Skiel Carrier 5" to negate the attack. This card then attacks "Meklord Emperor Wisel" again, but Primo uses the effect of "Wisel Guard 3" to redirect the attack to it instead. Due to the other effect of "Wisel Guard 3", it is not destroyed by the attack. This card then attacks and destroys "Wisel Guard 3" as the destruction prevention effect of "Wisel Guard 3" had already been used once this turn. This card then attacks and destroys "Wisel Attack 3". This card then attacks and destroys "Skiel Carrier 5", winning Yusei the Duel.


 * In episode 113, Yusei and Jack take this card and Red Nova Dragon" out as they were heading back to Neo Domino City. The two of them wonder if they must use Clear Mind and Blazing Soul to defeat the Three Pure Nobles.


 * In episode 122, Yusei used this card in his Turbo Duel against Taro Yamashita. He Accel Synchro Summons it by tuning "Stardust Dragon" with "Formula Synchron". A replay then occurs and Taro uses "Zushin the Sleeping Giant" to attack this card. Due to the effect of "Zushin", its ATK becomes equal to this card's ATK plus 1000 during the Damage Step, but Yusei activates this card's effect to banish it until the End Phase. Because of this, the ATK of "Zushin" becomes 0. Taro then activates "Fool's Dice" to inflict damage to Yusei equal to this card's Level times 200. Since this card is Level 10, Yusei takes 2000 damage. On the End Phase, this card is summoned back to the field. Taro plans to defeat Yusei by using the effect of "Speed World 2" on his next turn. This card then attacks "Zushin". Due to the effect of "Zushin", its ATK becomes equal to this card's ATK plus 1000 during the Damage Step. Yusei then activates the effect of "Monster Baton", sending "Earthquake Giant" from his hand to the Graveyard to activate the effect of "Blackwing - Boreas the Sharp" as the effect of "Monster Baton"(Yusei explains to Taro that "Zushin" can't negate this effect as this effect is not coming from "Shooting Star Dragon", but from "Monster Baton" which is from the bonds of his friends). Due to the effect of "Boreas the Sharp", this card is not destroyed and Yusei takes no Battle Damage. After damage calculation, "Zushin" is destroyed. Yusei then activates "Explosive Breakout" to decrease this card's ATK by 800 and allow it to attack again. This card then attacks Taro directly, winning Yusei the Duel.


 * In episode 129, Yusei used this card in his Turbo Duel against Halldor. He Synchro Summons this card by tuning "Stardust Dragon" with "Formula Synchron". Yusei then activates "Speed Spell - Star Force" to banish "Fenrir the Nordic Wolf"(who Halldor summoned onto Yusei's side of the field via its own effect) and increase the ATK of this card by the Level of "Fenrir" times 100 until the End Phase. Since "Fenrir" is Level 10, this card gains 1000 ATK. Yusei then activates this card's effect to check the top five cards of his Deck and grant this card 1 attack for each Tuner Monster he finds. He finds 3 Tuner Monsters("Junk Synchron", "Nitro Synchron", and "Turbo Synchron"), so this card gains three attacks. This card then attacks and destroys the three Aesirs. On the End Phase this card's effect expires, returning this card's ATK to 3300. At the same time, the Aesirs revive themselves through their own effects. "Thor, Lord of the Aesir" inflicts 800 damage to Yusei, "Loki, Lord of the Aesir" allows Halldor to add "Gleipnir, the Fetters of Fenrir" from his Graveyard to his hand and "Odin, Father of the Aesir" allows Halldor to draw one card. Halldor then summons "Tyr of the Nordic Champions". He then activates "Odin's Eye" and Tribute "Tyr" to prevent his Aesirs from having their effects negated by his card effects, but Yusei activates "Trick Mirror" which activates the effect of "Odin's Eye" as its effect and stops "Odin's Eye" from being activated(and because this was changing an effect instead of negating it, "Odin's Eye" does not stop "Trick Mirror" from being activated), which means the Aesirs have their effects negated and Halldor must show all cards he currently has in his hand to Yusei. "Odin" then attacks this card, but Yusei uses this card's effect to banish it until the End Phase and negate the attack. Halldor attempts to attack with "Thor" or "Loki", but Yusei activates "Zero Force" to reduce the ATK of the Aesirs to 0. Halldor realizes that means his monsters can no longer attack. On the End Phase, the last effect of "Gjallarhorn" activates, banishing it and the three Aesirs from the field and inflicting the combined ATK of the Aesirs as damage to Yusei, but since their combined ATK was 0, Yusei takes no damage which means that Halldor's last plan backfired on him(much to his shock and Dragan's anger). Since the Aesirs were banished, Halldor could no longer revive them through their own effects. This card is then Special Summoned back to the field. This card then attacks Halldor directly, winning Yusei the Duel.


 * In episode 130, this monster is with Yusei as he and Halldor come back to the stadium. Halldor's Rune Eye sees this card, Yusei, the Signers and the Crimson Dragon as allies. Halldor then states to Yusei he doesn't carry a destiny of destruction, but a destiny that can lead people in the right direction.
 * This card also appears in a flashback Leo has when he reveals to Carly that Jack and Yusei have obtained new powers for the battle against Yliaster.


 * In episode 133, this card appears in Crow Hogan's explanation when he tells Jakob that he and his friends will always fight alongside their Synchro Monsters.


 * In episode 134, Yusei used this card in his Turbo Duel against Jakob. He Synchro Summons this card by tuning "Stardust Dragon" with "Formula Synchron". Yusei then activates this card's effect to check the top five cards of his Deck and grant this card one attack for each Tuner he finds. Yusei finds five Tuners ("Drill Synchron", "Debris Dragon", "Nitro Synchron", "Quickdraw Synchron", and "Effect Veiler"), so this card gains five attacks. This card then attacks "Granel Attack 3", but Jakob uses the effect of "Granel Guard" to treat "Red Nova Dragon" as an Attack Position monster in his Spell & Trap Card Zone and redirect the attack to it instead. Yusei then activates "Synchro Striker Unit", equipping it to this card and increasing its ATK by 1000. Jakob then uses the effect of "Granel Carrier" to prevent "Red Nova Dragon" from being destroyed, however he still takes Battle Damage from the attack. As Jakob took damage, the ATK of "Meklord Emperor Granel" decreases by 800. This card then attacks "Granel Attack 3" again, but Jakob uses the effect of "Granel Guard" to treat "Red Nova Dragon" as an Attack Position monster in his Spell & Trap Card Zone and redirect the attack to it instead. This card then destroys "Red Nova Dragon". The ATK of "Meklord Emperor Granel" then decreases to 10400. This card then attacks and destroys "Granel Attack 3". The ATK of "Meklord Emperor Granel" then decreases to 7900. This card then attacks and destroys "Granel Top". The ATK of "Meklord Emperor Granel" then decreases to 4100. This card then attacks and destroys "Meklord Emperor Granel". This in turn destroys "Granel Guard" and "Granel Carrier" since "Meklord Emperor Granel" was no longer on the field. At the End Phase, the last effect of "Synchro Striker Unit" then activates, decreasing this card's ATK by 800. The Three Pure Nobles, at this point, merge together to become Aporia. In the next episode, Aporia summons "Meklord Astro Mekanikle". Aporia then activates the effect of "Mekanikle" to equip this card onto it and increase its ATK by this card's ATK, but Yusei activates this card's effect to banish it until the End Phase and allow Yusei to negate one attack, however Aporia activates the effect of "Mekanikle", sending "Granel Guard 3" from his hand to the Graveyard in order to give "Mekanikle" the effects of "Granel Guard 3" until the End Phase. Aporia then activates the effect "Mekanikle" got from "Granel Guard 3", negating this card's effect. The effect of "Mekanikle" then continues, equipping this card onto it and increasing its ATK by this card's ATK. "Mekanikle" then attacks Yusei directly, but Yusei activates "Scrap-Iron Scarecrow" to negate the attack. "Scrap-Iron Scarecrow" then resets itself face-down. On Aporia's End Phase, he activates the effect of "Mekanikle" to send this card to the Graveyard and inflict damage to Yusei equal to its ATK, but Yusei activates "Wild Tornado" to destroy this card which prevents Aporia from activating this card's final effect. Yusei then summons "Salvagent". He then Tributes "Salvagent" to activate its effect, Special Summoning this card in Defense Position as well as negating its effects and making this card not be treated as a Synchro Monster while on the field. Aporia then activates the effect of "Mekanikle" to send "Wisel Attack 5" from his hand to the Graveyard in order to give "Mekanikle" the effects of "Wisel Attack 5" until the End Phase. Aporia explains to Yusei that due to the effects that "Mekanikle" got from "Wisel Attack 5", it can now inflict piercing damage and any Battle Damage it inflicts will be doubled. He also explains that it can now negate and destroy one Trap Card Yusei controls when it attacks, but only once during his turn. In the next episode, "Mekanikle" attacks this card, but Yusei activates "Scrap-Iron Scarecrow" to negate the attack, however Aporia activates the effect "Mekanikle" got from "Wisel Attack 5", negating the activation of "Scrap-Iron Scarecrow" and destroying it. Yusei then activates "Revenge Twin Soul", banishing "Red Nova Dragon" and "Black-Winged Dragon" to increase the DEF of this card by the combined Levels of the banished monsters times 100 until the End Phase. Since the combined Levels of the banished monsters was 20, this card gains 2000 DEF. The attack fails. At the end of the Damage Step, the final effect of "Revenge Twin Soul" activates, which would destroy "Mekanikle", but Aporia activates one of "Mekanikle's" effects, banishing "Granel Carrier" from the Graveyard in order to prevent "Mekanikle" from being destroyed by the effect of "Revenge Twin Soul". At the End Phase, the effect of "Revenge Twin Soul" expires, returning this card's DEF to 2500. Yusei later activates "Dimension Voyage" to Special Summon "Red Nova Dragon" and "Black-Winged Dragon" from the Banished Zone at the cost of negating their effects and forbidding them from attacking. Yusei then switches this card to Attack Position. Yusei then activates "Trust Chain" to target this card for its effect and increase this card's ATK by the ATK of all Synchro Monsters on the field. This raises this card's ATK to 9600. This card then attacks "Mekanikle", but Aporia activates "Banishing Crime" to banish "Red Nova Dragon" and "Black-Winged Dragon". This decreases this card's ATK back to its original value. Yusei then destroys "Trust Chain" to activate its second effect, ending the Battle Phase. At the end of the Battle Phase, the second effect of "Banishing Crime" activates, returning "Red Nova Dragon" and "Black-Winged Dragon" to the field. On Aporia's turn, he activates the effect of "Mekanikle" to equip itself with "Red Nova Dragon" and increase its ATK by the ATK of "Red Nova Dragon". Aporia then activates the effect of "Mekanikle" to send "Granel Top 5" from his hand to the Graveyard and grant "Mekanikle" the effects of "Granel Top 5" until the End Phase. Aporia then activates the effect "Mekanikle" got from "Granel Top 5", equipping itself with "Black-Winged Dragon" and increasing its ATK by the ATK of "Black-Winged Dragon". "Mekanikle" then attacks this card, but Yusei activates the effect of "Guard Master" from his Graveyard, banishing "Guard Master" to switch this card into Defense Position and prevent it from being destroyed in battle this turn. The attack fails. At the End Phase, Aporia activates the last effect of "Mekanikle" to send "Red Nova Dragon" to the Graveyard and inflict its ATK as damage to Yusei, but Yusei activates "Hardship", equipping it to this card in order to reduce the ATK and DEF of this card to 0 and reduce all effect damage he would take from the effect of "Mekanikle" to 0 this turn. Aporia then activates the last effect of "Mekanikle" to send "Black-Winged Dragon" to the Graveyard and inflict its ATK as damage to Yusei, but due to the effect of "Hardship", Yusei takes no damage. Aporia then activates "Infinite Feast" to take "Red Nova Dragon" and "Black-Winged Dragon" from the Graveyard and equip them onto "Mekanikle". After that is done, "Infinite Feast" inflicts 600 damage to Yusei for each time that a Synchro Monster got equipped onto a Meklord this turn while Aporia gains 600 Life Points. As a Synchro Monster got equipped onto a Meklord monster four times, Yusei takes 2400 damage. Yusei then activates the effect of "Hardship", sending it to the Graveyard to destroy this card as well as destroy all Equip Cards on the field. This reduces the ATK of "Mekanikle" back to 4000. Yusei then summons "Mystic Piper". Yusei then Tributes "Mystic Piper" to activate its effect, drawing one card. Since Yusei drew a monster ("Sonic Chick"), he reveals it to draw another card ("Graceful Revival"). Yusei then activates "Ghoul Summoner" to Special Summon "Black-Winged Dragon" from the Graveyard and equip "Ghoul Summoner" to "Black-Winged Dragon". Yusei then activates the last effect of "Ghoul Summoner" to discard "Sonic Chick" and Special Summon "Red Nova Dragon" from the Graveyard as well as take damage equal to the ATK of "Red Nova Dragon". Yusei then uses the effect of "Black-Winged Dragon" to nullify the damage and place one Black Feather Counter on "Black-Winged Dragon" as well as decrease "Black-Winged Dragon's" ATK by 700. Since there are two Tuners in Yusei's Graveyard, "Red Nova Dragon" gains 1000 ATK. Yusei then activates the last effect of "Ghoul Summoner" to discard "Graceful Revival" and Special Summon this card from the Graveyard as well as take damage equal to this card's ATK. Yusei then uses the effect of "Black-Winged Dragon" to nullify the damage and place one Black Feather Counter on "Black-Winged Dragon" as well as decrease "Black-Winged Dragon's" ATK by 700.


 * In Episode 144 and Episode 145, Yusei used this Card against Vizor.


 * In episode 149, it is revealed that while Z-one was in the form of Yusei, he had used this card. He demonstrated to the people of New Domino City that removing their negative emotions can help save the future and stop the Meklords. Unfortunately he was too late as the negativity from people's emotions caused the Ener-D reactor to overload and create many explosions which killed many people in the process. Believing he couldn't save anyone like Yusei did, he crumpled up the Shooting Star Dragon card in anger.


 * In Episode 154 Yusei Tunes "Formula Synchron" with "Stardust Dragon" in order to play this card, and combat "Red Nova Dragon".