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* {{Term|Series|King Dorephan}}'s design is based on a whale.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= CaC |publisher= |page= 115}}</ref> | * {{Term|Series|King Dorephan}}'s design is based on a whale.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= CaC |publisher= |page= 115}}</ref> | ||
* In {{HWAoC|-}}, {{Term|HWAoC|King Dorephan}}'s model erroneously features his scar on his forehead, which he did not obtain until after the {{Term|Series|Great Calamity}}. | * In {{HWAoC|-}}, {{Term|HWAoC|King Dorephan}}'s model erroneously features his scar on his forehead, which he did not obtain until after the {{Term|Series|Great Calamity}}. | ||
* In the Japanese version, King Dorephan has a unique expression of laughter, "{{Romanize|ジャブフフフッ！|Jabu-fufufu!}}" <ref>{{Cite|ジャブフフフッ！| King Dorephan|BotW|lang= ja}}</ref> which is a reference to [[Lord Jabu-Jabu|their long-lost guardian deity]]. | |||
==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
Like most {{Plural|Series|Zora|link}} in {{BotW|-}}, {{Term|Series|King Dorephan}}'s name is a musical reference. His name seems to come from western {{Wp|solfège}}, "''Do Re'' Mi | Like most {{Plural|Series|Zora|link}} in {{BotW|-}}, {{Term|Series|King Dorephan}}'s name is a musical reference. His name seems to come from western {{Wp|solfège}}, "''Do Re'' Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do." | ||
<!-- "Dorephan" for "Do Re", "Mipha" for"Mi Fa", "Zora" for"Sol La", "Shidon" for "Ti Do", presumably. --> | |||
His name may also be derived from the French word "Dauphin", which means {{Wp|Dolphin}}, and the title of heir to the French throne. | |||
{{Nomenclature}} | {{Nomenclature}} | ||