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|kanji=こうてつまじん | |kanji={{tt|こうてつまじん|Steel Demon/Steel Machine}} | ||
|romanji=kōtetsu majin | |romanji=kōtetsu majin | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
The '''metal heavy''' (formerly '''StelDemon''') is a monster in the game {{DQ7}}. It can be found in the [[Cathedral of Blight]]. | The '''metal heavy''' (formerly '''StelDemon''') is a monster in the game {{DQ7}}. It can be found in the [[Cathedral of Blight]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The Japanese name for this card, ''Kōtetsumajin'', means "Steel Demon", giving rise to the old English name of the monster. However, ''majin'' sounds very similar to ''mashin'', the Japanese transliteration of the English word "machine", and the term is often used with mechanical monsters in Dragon Quest like the [Überkilling machine] as a reference to its similar use in the Super Robot series [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazinger Mazinger]. As such, it is likely also a pun on "Steel Machine". | |||
==Related Enemies== | ==Related Enemies== | ||