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**While the developer's intent is that this refers to the Hindu god [[Wikipedia:en:Brahma|'''Brahma''']] (梵天), the origin of 梵皇 actually comes from 梵天皇 (Brahmadeva) which to Koreans can (rarely) mean "Divine God Brahma", but doesn't work out in English too well due to a [[Wikipedia:en:Brahmadeva|certain Indian mathematician]] with the same name, hence the initial confusion surrounding her class name. | **While the developer's intent is that this refers to the Hindu god [[Wikipedia:en:Brahma|'''Brahma''']] (梵天), the origin of 梵皇 actually comes from 梵天皇 (Brahmadeva) which to Koreans can (rarely) mean "Divine God Brahma", but doesn't work out in English too well due to a [[Wikipedia:en:Brahmadeva|certain Indian mathematician]] with the same name, hence the initial confusion surrounding her class name. | ||
**As with [[Yama Raja]], 범황 is not a Korean term, abbreviated or otherwise, instead quite literally just being the Hangul characters for 梵皇. The Korean, as such, means nothing concrete aside from the individual character's meanings (범 being "Brahman" and 황 being "Emperor"). | **As with [[Yama Raja]], 범황 is not a Korean term, abbreviated or otherwise, instead quite literally just being the Hangul characters for 梵皇. The Korean, as such, means nothing concrete aside from the individual character's meanings (범 being "Brahman" and 황 being "Emperor"). | ||
***As the Korean server uses Brahma, Devi mini icon | ***As the Korean server uses Brahma, the abbreviation on Devi's mini icon displays a "B". | ||
*[[Wikipedia:en:Devi|'''Devi''']] is a feminine form of the goddess which is referred to as "heavenly, divine and anything of excellence" in Hindu culture. | *[[Wikipedia:en:Devi|'''Devi''']] is a feminine form of the goddess which is referred to as "heavenly, divine and anything of excellence" in Hindu culture. | ||
*In the Japanese server, she is referred to as '''Kokuanten (黒闇天)''', or Kalaratri in Japanese. Kalaratri is a goddess of the night and one of many names of Devi. | *In the Japanese server, she is referred to as '''Kokuanten (黒闇天)''', or Kalaratri in Japanese. Kalaratri is a goddess of the night and one of many names of Devi. | ||