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** Another example is Byrne. You gotta [[Just for Pun|Byrne the Cole]] after all.
** Another example is Byrne. You gotta [[Just for Pun|Byrne the Cole]] after all.
** Link's hometown is Aboda Village, "abode" being another word for "home."
** Link's hometown is Aboda Village, "abode" being another word for "home."
** This is also very true of the Japanese version. Some are rather obscure, though: Byrne is "Diigo", which comes from the popular-with-Japanese-railfans [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D51_steam_locomotive D51 locomotive], while Cole is "Kimaroki", referring to a [[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/<!-- E382%AD%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AD%E3%82%AD%E7%B7%A8%E6%88%90 specific arrangement of locomotives and specialized railcars]] used in the past to clear snow off the tracks. A third is Shirokuni (Alfonzo), who is a reference to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JNR_Class_C62 C62 locomotive]], the fastest and most powerful passenger locomotive of Japan's steam era. -->
** This is also very true of the Japanese version. Some are rather obscure, though: Byrne is "Diigo", which comes from the popular-with-Japanese-railfans [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D51_steam_locomotive D51 locomotive], while Cole is "Kimaroki", referring to a [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AD%E3%82%AD%E7%B7%A8%E6%88%90 specific arrangement of locomotives and specialized railcars] used in the past to clear snow off the tracks. A third is Shirokuni (Alfonzo), who is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JNR_Class_C62 C62 locomotive], the fastest and most powerful passenger locomotive of Japan's steam era.
** All of these applies to the English version of the game. Even more Punny Names can be found in the other versions.
** All of these applies to the English version of the game. Even more Punny Names can be found in the other versions.
* [[Rail Enthusiast]]: Ferrus, the resident [[Fan Boy]] in the train-covered world. You meet him a few times in the main adventure, in which he gives you helpful hints about the next temple, and he's also a part of a few [[Sidequest|sidequests]] in which you can fufill his dreams of going underwater and meeting Alfonzo. Oh, [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|and you can hit him with the cannon.]]
* [[Rail Enthusiast]]: Ferrus, the resident [[Fan Boy]] in the train-covered world. You meet him a few times in the main adventure, in which he gives you helpful hints about the next temple, and he's also a part of a few [[Sidequest|sidequests]] in which you can fufill his dreams of going underwater and meeting Alfonzo. Oh, [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|and you can hit him with the cannon.]]
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