Porygon-Z (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Porygon-Z is a combination of ''{{wp|polygon}}'', ''{{wp|origami}}'', and ''Z''. It may also reflect the stereotype that Japanese people pronounce their 'L' sounds as 'R' sounds, Porygon being a mispronunciation of polygon. ''Z'' may refer to the {{wp|Z axis}} in {{wp|Three-dimensional space|3D}} coordination systems or that Porygon-Z is the last of its evolutionary line (since the letter Z is last in the {{wp|Latin alphabet}}). Alternatively, ''Z'' may be a corruption of ''2'' (as in {{p|Porygon2}}), or it may derive from ''{{wp|Mazinger Z}}'' (one of the most famous giant robots and ubiquitous in Japanese popular culture, whose name in Japanese is written マジンガーＺ, not unlike that of Porygon-Z); {{wp|Go Nagai}}, ''Mazinger Z'''s creator, is supposed to have said he chose ''Z'' as it is the most powerful letter of the Roman alphabet, which fits well with Porygon-Z being the last and third in its evolutionary line.