- This card has EARTH, FIRE, WIND, DARK, and WATER Fusion counterparts: "Elemental HERO Gaia", "Elemental HERO Nova Master", "Elemental HERO Great Tornado", "Elemental HERO Escuridao", and "Elemental HERO Absolute Zero", respectively.
- There seems to be a LIGHT and DARK relationship between this card and "Elemental HERO Escuridao" as "Escuridao" increases its ATK through "Elemental HERO" monsters in the Graveyard while this card increases its ATK through the "Elemental HERO" monsters that were banished.
- "Elemental HERO The Shining" is similar to "Elemental HERO Electrum" as they are both LIGHT monsters that gain ATK and manipulate banished cards.
- This card can be considered as the advanced form of "Elemental HERO Voltic".
- This card design somewhat resembles "Destiny HERO - Celestial".
- This card is similar to "Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman". They both are LIGHT Level 8 Warrior monsters, They both require a LIGHT Monster and an "Elemental HERO" to be fused with ("Shining Flare Wingman" requires "Elemental HERO Sparkman" which is LIGHT monster plus "Elemental HERO Flame Wingman" which is the "Elemental HERO"), "The Shining" needs 1 "Elemental HERO" and 1 LIGHT monster, "Flame Wingman" the "Elemental HERO", and "Sparkman" the LIGHT monster can also be fused into this card. This card gains ATK for each banished "Elemental HERO" whereas "Shining Flare Wingman" gains ATK for each "Elemental HERO" in the Graveyard, this card has 100 more ATK than "Shining Flare Wingman", and they both have "Shining" in their card name.
- This monster bears some resemblance to the Gundam Stargazer from Gundam Seed series due to its giant ring on its back.
- This monster bears some resemblance to the ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam from "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" or its upgraded version, the ZGMF-X666S Legend Gundam from "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny", most notably by the 8 points on the back.