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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Deino is based on a {{wp|dragon}}, specifically an infant form of {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}. Its blindness and the fact that it is only found inside the {{OBP|Victory Road|Black and White}} cave may mean it suffers from {{wp|Blind animals|subterranean blindness}}. Deino may also be partially based on various {{wp | Deino is based on a {{wp|dragon}}, specifically an infant form of {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}. Its blindness and the fact that it is only found inside the {{OBP|Victory Road|Black and White}} cave may mean it suffers from {{wp|Blind animals|subterranean blindness}}. Deino may also be partially based on various {{wp|cave salamander}}s due to their blindness and that they are found near bodies of water in caves. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Deino may be a combination of ''dino'' (informal name for ''dinosaur'') and ''ein'' (German for ''a'', and part of the German for one, ''eins''). It may also derive from δεινός ''deinos'' (Ancient Greek for ''terrible''). It may also refer to dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals such as the ''{{wp|Deinosuchus}}'' and ''{{wp|Deinonychus}}''. Deino was also the name of one of the {{wp|Graeae}} | Deino may be a combination of ''dino'' (informal name for ''dinosaur'') and ''ein'' (German for ''a'', and part of the German for one, ''eins''). It may also derive from δεινός ''deinos'' (Ancient Greek for ''terrible''). It may also refer to dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals such as the ''{{wp|Deinosuchus}}'' and ''{{wp|Deinonychus}}''. Deino was also the name of one of the {{wp|Graeae}}, the three sisters in Greek mythology who only had one eye between them, meaning that only one of them could see at a time. | ||
Monozu may be a combination of ''mono'' (prefix meaning ''one'') and 頭 ''zu'' (head). Its full name literally means "one head". | Monozu may be a combination of ''mono'' (prefix meaning ''one'') and 頭 ''zu'' (head). Its full name literally means "one head". | ||