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====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Mr. Mime is ''{{wp|mime}}'' with an English male honorific. The assignment of a gendered title has no bearing of its equal male/female gender ratio, as | Mr. Mime is ''{{wp|mime}}'' with an English male honorific. The assignment of a gendered title has no bearing of its equal male/female gender ratio, as Mr. Mime's English name was decided upon before the gender mechanic was introduced in the games, and its Japanese name, Barrierd, carries no implications of gender. | ||
Barrierd may be a combination of ''barrier'' (referring to the mime trait of 'being trapped' behind invisible walls) and ''weird'' or ''barricade''. | Barrierd may be a combination of ''barrier'' (referring to the mime trait of 'being trapped' behind invisible walls) and ''weird'' or ''barricade''. | ||