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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *The Japanese name for the Tokay race is {{Exp|Tokage|トカゲ}}, or "Lizards". The Western name, "Tokay", is taken from the [[Wikipedia:tokay gecko|tokay gecko]]. | ||
*Like the [[Goron]]s, the Tokays' way of speaking in the Japanese version is decorated with part of the species's name, in this case {{Exp|Toka|トカ}}, added to their sentences. Because Western audiences in general aren't that fond of this kind of 'cute speak', it was removed during translation. | *Like the [[Goron]]s, the Tokays' way of speaking in the Japanese version is decorated with part of the species's name, in this case {{Exp|Toka|トカ}}, added to their sentences. Because Western audiences in general aren't that fond of this kind of 'cute speak', it was removed during translation. | ||
*The Tokay seem to have a large interest in [[Mystical Seeds#Mystical Seeds|Mystical Seeds]]; one Tokay wishes to grow a Scent Tree,<ref>{{cite|This is our precious tree nursery. They say a Scent Tree was planted here long ago. If I had a seedling, I'd plant it here.|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref> a Tokay barter wants Mystery Seeds and Scent Seeds in exchange for the items it has come across, and in the present, two other Tokay wish to taste the [[Mystical Seeds#Ember Seeds|Ember Seeds]] Link happened to be carrying with him. No interest is ever shown in either [[Mystical Seeds#Gale Seeds|Gale Seeds]] or [[Mystical Seeds#Pegasus Seeds|Pegasus Seeds]], however. | *The Tokay seem to have a large interest in [[Mystical Seeds#Mystical Seeds|Mystical Seeds]]; one Tokay wishes to grow a Scent Tree,<ref>{{cite|This is our precious tree nursery. They say a Scent Tree was planted here long ago. If I had a seedling, I'd plant it here.|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref> a Tokay barter wants Mystery Seeds and Scent Seeds in exchange for the items it has come across, and in the present, two other Tokay wish to taste the [[Mystical Seeds#Ember Seeds|Ember Seeds]] Link happened to be carrying with him. No interest is ever shown in either [[Mystical Seeds#Gale Seeds|Gale Seeds]] or [[Mystical Seeds#Pegasus Seeds|Pegasus Seeds]], however. | ||