- In the Viz manga adaptation, this card is sometimes referred to as "Shadow Lizard", a translation of its name.
- This card's appearance (a shadow with glowing, red eyes) is based off its name, as indicated above. Also, this card's effect can be understood as "Kagetokage" acting as the "shadow" of another monster.
- It's likely that this card is based off of the flat lizards in Reptiles, by M. C. Escher.