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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Steelix, like Onix, is most likely based on a combination of a {{wp|snake}} and {{wp|earthworm}}. It may also be based on the {{wp|European dragon|wyrm}}, a type of {{wp|dragon}} that has been presented as limbless and burrowing. Mega Steelix's crystalline body may be a reference to coal turning | Steelix, like Onix, is most likely based on a combination of a {{wp|snake}} and {{wp|earthworm}}. It may also be based on the {{wp|European dragon|wyrm}}, a type of {{wp|dragon}} that has been presented as limbless and burrowing. Mega Steelix's crystalline body may be a reference to coal turning into diamonds from compression. Its {{Shiny}} form is a reference to the gold element. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||