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**Both also have unnatural pupils (blue rings / 4-pointed star) and sometimes go by a shorter version of their real names (Tir / Lu). | **Both also have unnatural pupils (blue rings / 4-pointed star) and sometimes go by a shorter version of their real names (Tir / Lu). | ||
**However unlike Lu, Stirbargen's current child form is completely voluntary as he is a shapeshifter. | **However unlike Lu, Stirbargen's current child form is completely voluntary as he is a shapeshifter. | ||
*As the Korean name implies, Stirbargen is actually pronounced Shtirbargen, which is a common feature in German when an "S" is placed before a "T" or a "P". | *As the Korean name implies, Stirbargen is actually pronounced Shtirbargen (with a hard "G"), which is a common feature in German when an "S" is placed before a "T" or a "P". | ||
**Stirbargen might be a portmanteau of [[wiktionary:en:sterben|Stirb]] (singular imperative form of ''sterben'', to die) and [[wiktionary:en:arg#German|Argen]] (declined form of ''arg'', bad or intense). | **Stirbargen might be a portmanteau of [[wiktionary:en:sterben|Stirb]] (singular imperative form of ''sterben'', to die) and [[wiktionary:en:arg#German|Argen]] (declined form of ''arg'', bad or intense). | ||
***Many words descend from ''arg'' in German, including ''Arge'' (an old word for the devil or Satan) and ''[[wiktionary:en:Arg#German|Arg]]'' (a dated word for malice, falsehood, or deceit). | ***Many words descend from ''arg'' in German, including ''Arge'' (an old word for the devil or Satan) and ''[[wiktionary:en:Arg#German|Arg]]'' (a dated word for malice, falsehood, or deceit). | ||