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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Bioroid Fracture appears to pay homage to the ''[[Wikipedia:Bio Booster Armor Guyver|Bio-Booster Armor Guyver]]'' series of manga and anime written by [[Wikipedia:Yoshiki Takaya|Yoshiki Takaya]], in which the titular Guyver Unit is a suit of symbiotic armor designed to amplify the | *The Bioroid Fracture appears to pay homage to the ''[[Wikipedia:Bio Booster Armor Guyver|Bio-Booster Armor Guyver]]'' series of manga and anime written by [[Wikipedia:Yoshiki Takaya|Yoshiki Takaya]], in which the titular Guyver Unit is a suit of symbiotic armor designed to amplify the wearer's lifeforce. | ||
**Given this, the term "Bioroid" is possibly a play on the word "Zoanoid," which are genetically augmented humans and the foot soldiers of the Chronos corporation in the ''Guyver'' series. | **Given this, the term "Bioroid" is possibly a play on the word "Zoanoid," which are genetically augmented humans and the foot soldiers of the Chronos corporation in the ''Guyver'' series. | ||
**The Israfil helmet bears a distinct resemblance to the Guyver Unit armor itself. | **The Israfil helmet bears a distinct resemblance to the Guyver Unit armor itself. | ||
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**Israfil is the name of one of the four angels who will blow the trumpet twice to signal the Qiyamah (the Judgement Day) in Islam: the first blow will kill all living creatures and the second blow will revive them. | **Israfil is the name of one of the four angels who will blow the trumpet twice to signal the Qiyamah (the Judgement Day) in Islam: the first blow will kill all living creatures and the second blow will revive them. | ||
**Tithonus is a Greek figure, who's described as Goddess Eos' lover; in the myth, Tithonus became immortal but continued to age. Eos, unable to help him, made him into a cicada. | **Tithonus is a Greek figure, who's described as Goddess Eos' lover; in the myth, Tithonus became immortal but continued to age. Eos, unable to help him, made him into a cicada. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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