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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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