Writer-director Martin Villeneuve, a graphic designer by trade, couldn't resist creating at least one drawing of Red Ketchup for the animated series. His artwork - a 1970's slide depicting the iconic pose of Red taking a whole bottle of pills - is featured in the opening scene of this episode and is a personal tribute to the style of Réal Godbout, co-creator of Red Ketchup.
The manifestation of the Guardian of the Apocalypse resembles an electrical sphere of energy, akin to the effect employed to send the Terminator back in time in The Terminator (1984).