Prismantus: Difference between revisions

Prismantus's Japanese name is onomatopoeia of the booming noise it makes when it moves.<ref>{{Cite person|quote= [...]but then we realised that the "Cyclops" also makes a booming noise when it moves, and we thought that the name "Dum-Dum" would probably fit it better.|name= Mikiharu Oiwa|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171104184631/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHkosKaUUA|title= Tri Force Heroes Miiting part 2}}</ref> This was the original Japanese name of [[Gigaleon]], but was changed as it fitted Prismantus better.<ref>{{Cite person|quote= It's the mid-boss of the Sky Realm, which is called "Gigaleon" in the retail version. We originally called it "Dum-Dum" because of the sounds it makes when it shoots projectiles|name= Mikiharu Oiwa|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171104184631/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHkosKaUUA|title= Tri Force Heroes Miiting part 2}}</ref>

Prismantus also had several Japanese names during developement, including {{Romanize|Yの字君|Y Guy}} and Cyclops.<ref>{{Cite person|quote= Anyway, we created the boss of The Ruins next, and I initially went completely literal and just nicknamed him the "Y guy". But then again, that really doesn't sound like a proper name, does it? Next I thought about borrowing the name of the one-eyed Greek monster, Cyclops, but it seemed too long and I was worried that people would call it "Cyplos" or something instead...|name= Mikiharu Oiwa|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171104194726/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHkosRoyXA|title= Tri Force Heroes Miiting part 2}}</ref>