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Simisage appears to be based on a {{wp|monkey}} and a {{wp|tree}}; the fact that it is based on both may mean that it might be based on the legends of {{wp|Monkey tree phenomenon|monkey trees}} or possibly a visual pun on {{wp|Colobinae|leaf monkeys}}. | Simisage appears to be based on a {{wp|monkey}} and a {{wp|tree}}; the fact that it is based on both may mean that it might be based on the legends of {{wp|Monkey tree phenomenon|monkey trees}} or possibly a visual pun on {{wp|Colobinae|leaf monkeys}}. | ||
Its hairstyle may have been inspired by the ''{{wp|bōsōzoku}}'' or {{wp|Yankee#In other countries|yankee}} subculture. | Its hairstyle may have been inspired by the ''{{wp|bōsōzoku}}'' or {{wp|Yankee#In other countries|yankee}} subculture. Its pompadour-like hair, common in the 50s, contrasts with the hippy-like hairstyle of {{p|Simipour}}, common in the late 60s and the 70s. | ||
It, along with its two contemporaries, seems to be inspired by the {{wp|three wise monkeys}} motif; with its thumb up, Simisage represents "speak no evil". | It, along with its two contemporaries, seems to be inspired by the {{wp|three wise monkeys}} motif; with its thumb up, Simisage represents "speak no evil". |
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