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Kleavor may be based on a {{wp|Mantis|praying mantis}} with stone axes for forelegs. Due to its coloration, it may be based on a {{wp|dead leaf mantis}} in particular. Its stones appear to be based on {{wp|obsidian}}, a volcanic glass with a deep black color that | Kleavor may be based on a {{wp|Mantis|praying mantis}} with stone axes for forelegs. Due to its coloration, it may be based on a {{wp|dead leaf mantis}} in particular. Its stones appear to be based on {{wp|obsidian}}, a volcanic glass with a deep black color that produces sharp edges when fractured. | ||
It may also be inspired by the idiom 蟷螂の斧 ''tōrō no ono'' (lit. mantis's axe), a figurative expression that connotes a courageous but doomed resistance. In Japanese, the alternate name for the mantis is 斧虫 ''onomushi'', literally meaning "axe bug". | It may also be inspired by the idiom 蟷螂の斧 ''tōrō no ono'' (lit. mantis's axe), a figurative expression that connotes a courageous but doomed resistance. In Japanese, the alternate name for the mantis is 斧虫 ''onomushi'', literally meaning "axe bug". | ||