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** Heterodyne: The principle of periodic functions upon which theremins and radio modulation rely. Possibly related to the [[Theme Music Power-Up]]. |
** Heterodyne: The principle of periodic functions upon which theremins and radio modulation rely. Possibly related to the [[Theme Music Power-Up]]. |
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** Portentius Reichenbach's [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Portentous]] Operatic Masterpiece: [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080204 The Storm King]. |
** Portentius Reichenbach's [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Portentous]] Operatic Masterpiece: [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080204 The Storm King]. |
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** Agatha is a [http://www.behindthename.com/name/agatha Latin name], coming from a Greek word meaning "good". However, the famous ''St.'' Agatha of Sicily was a third-century martyr, and her many patronages include... er... the bosom. Very apt, even if unintentional. |
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** Dolokov's name may or may not be a reference to the [[Manipulative Bastard]] and [[Karma Houdini]] of ''[[War and Peace]]''. |
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* [[Mechanical Evolution]]: Inverted; Agatha tends to compulsively construct little Clanks termed "dingbots". These dingbots can then go on to construct more dingbots, but dingbots are only so bright, so each successive generation gets less and less advanced, and less bright, and by the third or fourth generation the dingbots produced are nonfunctional. |
* [[Mechanical Evolution]]: Inverted; Agatha tends to compulsively construct little Clanks termed "dingbots". These dingbots can then go on to construct more dingbots, but dingbots are only so bright, so each successive generation gets less and less advanced, and less bright, and by the third or fourth generation the dingbots produced are nonfunctional. |
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* [[The Medic]] |
* [[The Medic]] |
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