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* "Geist" is the German word for ghost. | * "Geist" is the German word for ghost. | ||
* Metoro (メトロ) is the Japanese pronunciation of "metro", a loanword derived from the English used to refer to underground railways, which appears to be a vague reference to the fact that the metro-ghost is only found underground (i.e. in a cave and a tomb) in its original appearance. "Metro" is also an abbreviation of "metropolitan", which means urbane or sophisticated (in the manner of city-dwellers), which is alluded to by the ''Heroes II'' field notes. | * Metoro (メトロ) is the Japanese pronunciation of "metro", a loanword derived from the English used to refer to underground railways, which appears to be a vague reference to the fact that the metro-ghost is only found underground (i.e. in a cave and a tomb) in its original appearance. "Metro" is also an abbreviation of "metropolitan", which means urbane or sophisticated (in the manner of city-dwellers), which is alluded to by the ''Heroes II'' field notes. | ||
==In other languages== | |||
{{OtherLanguages | |||
|es=Espectro pendenciero|es-meaning=''Pugnacious specter'' | |||
|les=Espectro pendenciero|les-meaning=''Pugnacious specter'' | |||
|fr=Esprit tapeur|fr-meaning=''Fighting spirit'', or more literally ''hitting spirit'' | |||
|de=Kampfgeist|de-meaning=''Fighting spirit'', with ''{{tt|Geist|spirit / ghost}}'' also referring literally to the monster being a spirit | |||
|it=Spirito combattivo|it-meaning=''Fighting spirit'', with ''{{tt|spirito|spirit / ghost}}'' also referring literally to the monster being a spirit | |||
|ko=메트로 고스트, ''Meteuro Goseuteu''|ko-meaning=''Metro ghost'' | |||
|zh-cn=恶作剧鬼魂, ''Èzuòjù Guǐhún''|zh-cn-meaning=''Prankster ghost'' | |||
|zh-tw=惡作劇鬼魂, ''Èzuòjù Guǐhún''|zh-tw-meaning=''Prankster ghost'' | |||
}} | |||
==Similar specters== | ==Similar specters== | ||