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===Origin===
===Origin===
Azelf appears to be a {{wp|pixie}} or a {{wp|fairy}}, although its name suggests that it's an {{wp|elf}}. Azelf and the rest of the trio could possibly have originated from the {{wp|Imperial Regalia of Japan}}, which are also called the Three Sacred Treasures. Azelf would be the {{wp|Kusanagi}}, which embodies valor.  
Azelf appears to be a {{wp|pixie}} or a {{wp|fairy}}, although its name suggests that it's an {{wp|elf}}, and the color cyan. Azelf and the rest of the trio could possibly have originated from the {{wp|Imperial Regalia of Japan}}, which are also called the Three Sacred Treasures. Azelf would be the {{wp|Kusanagi}}, which embodies valor.  
====Name origin====
====Name origin====
Azelf comes from ''azure'' and ''elf'' or ''us'' and ''elf''.  Its Japanese name most likely comes from a combination of agnosticism (アグノスティシズム 'agunosutishizumu' in Japanese, from the Greek root 'gnostic' meaning knowledge) and gnome.
Azelf comes from ''azure'' and ''elf'' or ''us'' and ''elf''.  Its Japanese name most likely comes from a combination of agnosticism (アグノスティシズム 'agunosutishizumu' in Japanese, from the Greek root 'gnostic' meaning knowledge) and gnome.
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