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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
*Robbin' 'Ood is a reference to and pun on the name of the legendary English outlaw [[wikipedia:Robin Hood|Robin Hood]]. This reference is continued with an advanced version of Robbin' 'Ood in {{DQMJ2}}: known in Japanese as {{Translation|Boss Kandata|カンダタおやぶん}}, it is called "Prince o' Thieves" in English after a common epithet for Robin Hood. The enemies accompanying a Robbin' 'Ood are sometimes known as [[Merry man|Merry men]], after Robin Hood's [[wikipedia:Merry Men|own Merry men]]. | *Robbin' 'Ood is a reference to and pun on the name of the legendary English outlaw [[wikipedia:Robin Hood|Robin Hood]]. This reference is continued with an advanced version of Robbin' 'Ood in {{DQMJ2}}: known in Japanese as {{Translation|Boss Kandata|カンダタおやぶん}}, it is called "Prince o' Thieves" in English after a common epithet for Robin Hood. The enemies accompanying a Robbin' 'Ood are sometimes known as [[Merry man|Merry men]], after Robin Hood's [[wikipedia:Merry Men|own Merry men]]. | ||
*His Japanese name, {{Translation|Kandata|カンダタ}}, comes from the short story ''[[wikipedia:The Spider's Thread|The Spider's Thread]]'' by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. | *His Japanese name, {{Translation|Kandata|カンダタ}}, comes from the short story ''[[wikipedia:The Spider's Thread|The Spider's Thread]]'' by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. | ||
==In other languages== | |||
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|es=Luis Candelas|es-meaning=Named after [[wikipedia:Luis Candelas|Luis Candelas]], a famous 19th-century Spanish bandit, serving as a Spanish cultural counterpart to [[wikipedia:Robin Hood|Robin Hood]] | |||
|les=Robbin Hood|les-meaning=Pun on [[wikipedia:Robin Hood|Robin Hood]], with ''Robbin''' suggesting “robbing” | |||
|fr=Chaperon vert|fr-meaning=''Green hood'', punning on ''{{tt|Little Red Riding Hood|Little Red Riding Hood}}'' | |||
|de=Grüner Rächer|de-meaning=''Green avenger'' | |||
|it=Ruban Hood|it-meaning=Pun on [[wikipedia:Robin Hood|Robin Hood]], possibly incorporating ''{{tt|ruban|ribbon}}'' | |||
|ko=칸다타, ''Kandata''|ko-meaning=Transliteration of Japanese ''Kandata'' | |||
|zh-cn=犍陀多, ''Jiāntuóduō''|zh-cn-meaning=Transliteration of ''Kandata'' | |||
|zh-tw=犍陀多, ''Jiāntuóduō''|zh-tw-meaning=Transliteration of ''Kandata'' | |||
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==Similar species== | ==Similar species== | ||