- Its attack name is "Sonic Edge" in the Japanese anime and "Hyper Sonic Slash" in the English.
- "Speed Warrior" was the Featured Card in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 20.
- In episode 1, Yusei Fudo used this to destroy Ushio's first "Assault Dog". Ushio destroyed it with "Handcuffs Dragon". Yusei lated revived it with "Graceful Revival" and used it along with "Junk Synchron" to Synchro Summon "Junk Warrior". He again revived "Speed Warrior" using "Speed Spell - Vision Wind", increasing "Junk Warrior's" ATK.
- In episode 2 when Yusei was against Lenny, he used "Double Summon" so he could Summon both "Speed Warrior" and "Junk Synchron" in the same turn. He used both of them to Synchro Summon "Junk Warrior".
- In episode 3, Yusei attacked Ushio's "Gate Blocker" with "Speed Warrior" and then used "Turbo Booster's" effect to destroy "Gate Blocker".
He later used "Graceful Revival" to revive it and used it along with "Junk Synchron" to Synchro Summon" "Junk Warrior".
- In episode 4, Yusei used this to destroy Jack Atlus's "Twin-Shield Defender". On the next turn, it was destroyed by Jack's "Multiple Piece Golem".
- In episode 12, Yusei Summoned this, but Ushio played "Power Bind" changing its ATK to 0. On Ushio's turn, he tried to attack it with "Search Striker", but Yusei negated the attack with "Scrap-Iron Scarecrow". Later Yusei used "Speed Warrior" along with "Turbo Synchron", "Sonic Chick" and "Quillbolt Hedgehog" to Synchro Summon" "Turbo Warrior".
- In episode 13, Yusei Summoned this against Rua. He attacked Lua's "Morphtronic Celfon", but Rua played "Morphtransition" switching "Morphtronic Magnen" to Defense Position, making it to only viable attack target, negating the attack. Then, he used it with "Junk Synchron" to Synchro Summon "Junk Warrior". Also, in the English dub, this card was featured in Yusei's flashback on low-level monsters.
- In episode 17, Yusei used "Speed Warrior" to attack Mukuro Enjo's "Burning Skull Head". But Mukuro used "Zero Guard" to protect it. Next turn Mukuro destroyed "Speed Warrior" with "Skull Flame". On Yusei's turn, he revived it with "Junk Synchron's" effect and used both of them to Synchro Summon" "Junk Warrior".
- In episode 20, Yusei Summoned this against Greiger. Greiger then played "Hidden Soldiers", Special Summoning "Trap Reactor・Y FI". During the Battle Phase, "Speed Warrior's" ATK doubled and Yusei attacked "Spell Reactor・RE" with it, but Greiger played "Fake Explosion" preventing "Spell Reactor・RE" being destroyed and allowing him to Summon "Summon Reactor・SK".
- In episode 21, Greiger attacked and destroyed "Speed Warrior" with "Flying Fortress SKY FIRE". On Greiger's next turn Yusei revives it with "Limiter Overload" and Greiger attacked and destroyed it again with "Flying Fortress SKY FIRE". Later in the Duel when Yusei Summons "Junk Synchron" he revives "Speed Warrior" with "Junk Synchron's" effect and used both monsters to Synchro Summon "Junk Warrior". Yusei later revived it again, along with "Junk Synchron" using "Synchro Spirits". "Speed Warrior" was once more sent ot the Graveyard when Yusei Tributed it to negate the effect of "Chariot Pile".
- In episode 23, Yusei used this to attack and destroy Akiza Izinsk's "Wall of Ivy". This caused an "Ivy Token" to be Special Summoned to Yusei's side of the field. Yusei later Tributed "Speed Warrior" for "Turret Warrior".
- In episode 24 Yusei revived this with "Junk Synchron's" effect and used both monsters to Synchro Summon "Junk Warrior". Later in the Duel he again revived it with "Junk Synchron's" effect. Akiza attacked and destroyed it this time, with "Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis".
- In episode 27, Yusei Fudo used "Tuning" to add "Junk Synchron" to his hand and send "Healing Wave Generator", "Equip Shot", and "Speed Warrior" from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard. He then Summoned "Junk Synchron" and used its effect to revive "Speed Warrior", allowing him to Synchro Summon "Junk Warrior", using the 2 of them as Synchro Material.
- In episode 28, Yusei used this to "Graceful Revival" "Speed Warrior". He then used "Speed Warrior" along with used along with "Nitro Synchron", "Quillbolt Hedgehog" and "Sonic Chick" to Synchro Summon "Nitro Warrior".
- In episode 33, in a flashback, Yusei is shown Summoning this on his first turn against a member of the Magician's Four.
- In episode 41, Yusei Special Summoned this with "Truth Reinforce" and used as Synchro Material to Summon "Stardust Dragon".
- In episode 46, Yusei Special Summoned this with "Road Warrior". Rudger used "Ground Spider's" effect to switch it to Defense Position, so he would gain more counters on "Altar of the Bound Deity" next turn. Yusei Tributed "Speed Warrior" to Summon "Turret Warrior".