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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Falinks is the only {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon in the {{egg|Mineral}} [[Egg Group]], and the only Fighting-type Pokémon [[List of Pokémon by shape|to consist of multiple bodies]]. | * Falinks is the only {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon in the {{egg|Mineral}} [[Egg Group]], and the only Fighting-type Pokémon [[List of Pokémon by shape#Pokémon consisting of multiple bodies|to consist of multiple bodies]]. | ||
* Despite {{stat|Special Defense}} being its lowest stat, Falinks awards Special Defense {{EV}}s when it is defeated. | * Despite {{stat|Special Defense}} being its lowest stat, Falinks awards Special Defense {{EV}}s when it is defeated. | ||
* Falinks was designed by [[Yusuke Kozaki]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/kymg/status/1341384533459910656 Tweet by コザキユースケ/Yusuke Kozaki (@kymg).] Posted on December 22, 2020.</ref> | * Falinks was designed by [[Yusuke Kozaki]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/kymg/status/1341384533459910656 Tweet by コザキユースケ/Yusuke Kozaki (@kymg).] Posted on December 22, 2020.</ref> | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Falinks may be inspired by | Falinks may be inspired by groups of soldiers in {{wp|phalanx}} formations, where each unit is lined up close together and cover all sides with their shields, which Falinks's limbs resemble. Their heads resemble {{wp|Sparta}}n helmets during the period of {{wp|Ancient Rome}}, adorned with golden plates and red crests. It may also be inspired by the {{wp|Legio IX Hispana}}, also known as the 9th Roman Legion or the Lost Legion, which mysteriously disappeared in Britain around 120 AD. | ||
It may also take inspiration from {{wp|eusociality}}, a kind of social animal behavior found in certain insects, crustaceans, and mammals characterized by, among other things, the division of labor of the members of the colony, which are sometimes called castes, like soldiers, workers, and the queen. In Falinks's case, the castes are the troopers and the brass. | It may also take inspiration from {{wp|eusociality}}, a kind of social animal behavior found in certain insects, crustaceans, and mammals characterized by, among other things, the division of labor of the members of the colony, which are sometimes called castes, like soldiers, workers, and the queen. In Falinks's case, the castes are the troopers and the brass. | ||