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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Tapu Koko's mask appears to be a stylized {{wp|rooster}}. Its design is similar to a {{wp|totem pole}}. | Tapu Koko's mask appears to be a stylized {{wp|rooster}}. Its design is similar to a {{wp|totem pole}}. It may also be inspired by {{wp|Kū|Kūkaʻilimoku}}, one of the four major Hawaiian gods and god of war and conflict, who is often represented by feathered idols. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Tapu Koko may be a combination of ''tapu'' (Hawaiian for sacred or holy) and ''kokō'' (Hawaiian onomatopoeia for a rooster's crowing). | Tapu Koko may be a combination of ''tapu'' (Hawaiian for sacred or holy) and ''kokō'' (Hawaiian onomatopoeia for a rooster's crowing). | ||