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 ===Origin===
-Shiftry are based on {{wp|tengu}}, who are known for their long noses, cruel tricks, ability to read minds, and for wielding a magical fan called a 羽団扇 ''hauchiwa'', known to have the power to stir great winds. The fact that they are known to live in and protect ancient forests and trees hint that they are likely based on 木葉天狗 ''konoha-tengu'' of ko-tengu. Shiftry also bears resemblance to a {{wp|nutcracker}}.
+Shiftry are based on {{wp|tengu}}, who are known for their proverbial pride, cruel tricks, ability to read minds, and for wielding magical leaf fans called 羽団扇 ''hauchiwa'', known to have the power to stir great winds. They tipically live in mountain forests and are highly territorial, and they are mainly divided in the lesser crow-like ''konoha-tengu'' (木葉天狗, "foliage tengu") and the more intelligent and humanoid daitengu (大天狗, "great tengu"), with long noses and flowing white hair. All of them wear single-toothed wooden clogs called ''tengu-geta'', of which Shiftry's feet mimic the shape.
 ====Name origin====
 Shiftry may be a combination of ''shifty'' (deceitful) and ''tree''.
-Dirteng may be a combination of ''dark'' or ''dirty'' and 天狗 ''{{wp|tengu}}'' (tricky Japanese goblins).
+Dirteng may be a combination of ''dark'' or ''dirty'' and 天狗 ''{{wp|tengu}}''.
 ==In other languages==