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Banette's name is a combination of ''bane'' and ''[[wp:marionette|marionette]]''. Its Japanese name may be a corruption of ''[[wp:Jupiter|Jupiter]]'' or a reference to ''Geppetto'', a woodcarver who built a puppet that came to life in the story of [[wp: | Banette's name is a combination of ''bane'' and ''[[wp:marionette|marionette]]''. Its Japanese name may be a corruption of ''[[wp:Jupiter|Jupiter]]'' or a reference to ''Geppetto'', a woodcarver who built a puppet that came to life in the story of [[wp:Pinocchio|Pinocchio]]. The ''-petta'' may also come from a japanese translation of ''puppet''. | ||
Its appearance and habit of sticking itself with pins is highly reminicent of [[wp:voodoo|voodoo dolls]]. | Its appearance and habit of sticking itself with pins is highly reminicent of [[wp:voodoo|voodoo dolls]]. | ||