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Gyarados may derive from 虐殺 ''gyakusatsu'' (massacre/slaughter) or 逆境 ''gyakkyō'' (hardship/adversity)—both words relate to the creature's violent nature and the hardship it experienced before evolving. In addition, 逆 ''gyaku'' means "reverse" or "contrary", possibly referring to how Gyarados evolves from a weak Pokémon to one capable of destroying entire cities, and, in legend, how the carp goes against the flow of the waterfall in order to reach the top. It may also involve 嵐 ''arashi'' (storm) or 争い ''arasoi'' (conflict, referencing on how it appeared during wars). The last part may be from 脅す ''odosu'' (to threaten), again owing to Gyarados' violent nature. | Gyarados may derive from 虐殺 ''gyakusatsu'' (massacre/slaughter) or 逆境 ''gyakkyō'' (hardship/adversity)—both words relate to the creature's violent nature and the hardship it experienced before evolving. In addition, 逆 ''gyaku'' means "reverse" or "contrary", possibly referring to how Gyarados evolves from a weak Pokémon to one capable of destroying entire cities, and, in legend, how the carp goes against the flow of the waterfall in order to reach the top. It may also involve 嵐 ''arashi'' (storm) or 争い ''arasoi'' (conflict, referencing on how it appeared during wars). The last part may be from 脅す ''odosu'' (to threaten), again owing to Gyarados' violent nature. | ||
Gyarados could derive from a combination of the ''kaiju'' movie monsters [[wp:Gyaos|Gyaos]] and [[wp:Rodan|Rodan]] (''Radon''). Alternatively, it could combine ''gallant'' (''gyaranto'') and [[wp:Tantō|''dosu'']], antiquated slang for a crudely made short knife.<ref>https://wiki.ポケモン.com/wiki/ポケモンの名前の由来一覧/第一世代</ref> | |||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||