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==Name Origin== | ==Name Origin== | ||
The name of this enemy, ''Puffy'', is a play on the name of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraodontidae puffer fish]. However, the anatomy of the Puffy enemy closely resembles that of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender-spined_porcupine_fish slender-spined porcupine fish] instead, which | The name of this enemy, ''Puffy'', is a play on the name of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraodontidae puffer fish]. However, the anatomy of the Puffy enemy closely resembles that of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender-spined_porcupine_fish slender-spined porcupine fish] instead, which have large, external spines that are visible on their bodies. This is unlike actual puffer fish, which possess spines that are kept hidden within their bodies unless threatened. | ||
The Japanese name of this enemy, ''Acupuncture'', is a pun on the way the Puffy enemy utilizes its spines to pierce the bodies of their foes to inflict damage. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acupuncture Acupuncture] is a type of alternative medicine that treats patients by insertion and manipulation of solid, generally thin needles in the body. | The Japanese name of this enemy, ''Acupuncture'', is a pun on the way the Puffy enemy utilizes its spines to pierce the bodies of their foes to inflict damage. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acupuncture Acupuncture] is a type of alternative medicine that treats patients by insertion and manipulation of solid, generally thin needles in the body. | ||
