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* Drackmage is a portmanteau of Dracky and mage, which means 'magic user'; this species is the first in the line to use magic. Its other names Magidrakee and WizDracky, also allude to this capacity. | * Drackmage is a portmanteau of Dracky and mage, which means 'magic user'; this species is the first in the line to use magic. Its other names, Magidrakee and WizDracky, also allude to this capacity. | ||
* The Japanese name タホドラキー (tahodorakī) is actually a result of the limited Famicom/NES memory of the original ''[[Dragon Quest]]''. Due to this limited memory, not all the Japanese ''kana'' could be included, so Yujii Horii was required to alter タフドラキー (tafudorakī -- i.e. "tough-dracky") to タホドラキー, which could actually be spelled with the limited ''kana'' available. | * The Japanese name タホドラキー (tahodorakī) is actually a result of the limited Famicom/NES memory of the original ''[[Dragon Quest]]''. Due to this limited memory, not all the Japanese ''kana'' could be included, so Yujii Horii was required to alter タフドラキー (tafudorakī -- i.e. "tough-dracky") to タホドラキー, which could actually be spelled with the limited ''kana'' available. | ||