Card Trivia:Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress 1

• This card's artwork OCG artwork is taken from the manga card artwork, first appearing in from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 37: "To the Death!!"

• This card has a counterpart, "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #2".
  • In Italian, this card is named "Drago Alato #1" while #2 is named "Dragone Alato, Custode della Fortezza #2", meaning that they lack a card with a complementary name in that language.

• This card is based on a wyvern.

• This card was the first monster Summoned by Yami Yugi.

• This card's attack in the anime is "Fireball Attack", contrary to its Attribute of WIND and the flavor text saying this card's signature attack is a sweeping dive.