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→Trivia: no need to say "the slur 'fag'", everyone knows the term, everyone knows what it is, the constructions as written is as awkward as talking about "the noun 'pizza'" or "the gerund 'running'." if the word were in any way unfamiliar this would be fine (compare why saying something like "the demonym 'Guamanian'" or "the long word 'antidisestablishmentarianism'"). Cofagrigus is not 'egregious' in any way, and -agus means 'to eat,' -egious is a different root, and it's not in the name.
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EtymonLego (talk | contribs) (→Trivia: no need to say "the slur 'fag'", everyone knows the term, everyone knows what it is, the constructions as written is as awkward as talking about "the noun 'pizza'" or "the gerund 'running'." if the word were in any way unfamiliar this would be fine (compare why saying something like "the demonym 'Guamanian'" or "the long word 'antidisestablishmentarianism'"). Cofagrigus is not 'egregious' in any way, and -agus means 'to eat,' -egious is a different root, and it's not in the name.) |
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Previously, due to [[List of censored words in Pokémon Black and White Versions|the censor]] that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames being traded on the [[GTS]], an English language Cofagrigus could not be traded without a nickname in [[Generation V]] | * Previously, due to [[List of censored words in Pokémon Black and White Versions|the censor]] that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames being traded on the [[GTS]], an English language Cofagrigus could not be traded without a nickname in [[Generation V]] because its name contains the word "fag." However, the filter has since been altered to allow Cofagrigus to be traded without a nickname. | ||
* Cofagrigus's {{stat|Attack}} and {{stat|Special Attack}} stats are the reverse of {{p|Runerigus}}'s, while their other stats are identical. | * Cofagrigus's {{stat|Attack}} and {{stat|Special Attack}} stats are the reverse of {{p|Runerigus}}'s, while their other stats are identical. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Cofagrigus's design seems to be based on a {{wp|sarcophagus}}. It was also most likely based on {{wp|Curse of the pharaohs|supposedly cursed Egyptian tombs}}. Any trespassers in the tombs are said to fall under a "curse" from its owner, which is said to cause illness, serious injury, or death. The hype of cursed tombs was made popular when many people in a team of explorers in 1922, who had opened and entered {{wp|Tutankhamun|King Tutankhamun}}'s tomb, began dying after the exploration. Cofagrigus's {{a|Mummy}} [[Ability]], which passively turns other Pokémon into mummies that in turn transform other Pokémon into mummies, is very similar to the popular culture depiction of the spread of a "zombie virus" in horror films. | Cofagrigus's design seems to be based on a {{wp|sarcophagus}}. It was also most likely based on {{wp|Curse of the pharaohs|supposedly cursed Egyptian tombs}}. Any trespassers in the tombs are said to fall under a "curse" from its owner, which is said to cause illness, serious injury, or death. The hype of cursed tombs was made popular when many people in a team of explorers in 1922, who had opened and entered {{wp|Tutankhamun|King Tutankhamun}}'s tomb, began dying after the exploration. Cofagrigus's {{a|Mummy}} [[Ability]], which passively turns other Pokémon into mummies that in turn transform other Pokémon into mummies, is very similar to the folkloric spread of a curse, and to the popular culture depiction of the spread of a "zombie virus" in horror films. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Cofagrigus may be a combination of ''coffin'' | Cofagrigus may be a combination of ''coffin'' and ''{{wp|sarcophagus}}''. It may also come from ''grim'' or ''grief''. | ||
Desukarn may be a combination of ''death'' and 棺 ''kan'' (coffin). | Desukarn may be a combination of ''death'' and 棺 ''kan'' (coffin). | ||