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'''Cragnons''' are a species of strange, tribal, cavepeople-like creatures capable of speech. They appear in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', where they live in the aptly named [[Land of the Cragnons]]. | '''Cragnons''' are a species of strange, tribal, cavepeople-like creatures capable of speech. They appear in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', where they live in the aptly named [[Land of the Cragnons]]. | ||
The name "Cragnon" may be a play on the word "crag", meaning a steep, rugged rock, which is appropriate given how Cragnon physiology and culture is centered around rocks. They even worship a benevolent stone deity known as the [[List of implied characters#Big Rock Who Watches|Big Rock Who Watches]], and most Cragnons are named after rocks, minerals, or rock formations. "Cragnon" may also be a pun on "[[wikipedia:Cro-Magnon|Cro-Magnon]]", which refers to early types of modern ''Homo sapiens'' ( | The name "Cragnon" may be a play on the word "crag", meaning a steep, rugged rock, which is appropriate given how Cragnon physiology and culture is centered around rocks. They even worship a benevolent stone deity known as the [[List of implied characters#Big Rock Who Watches|Big Rock Who Watches]], and most Cragnons are named after rocks, minerals, or rock formations. "Cragnon" may also be a pun on "[[wikipedia:Cro-Magnon|Cro-Magnon]]", which refers to early types of modern ''Homo sapiens'' ([[human]]s); this may be a reference to the stereotypical "cave people" motif projected by the Cragnon society. However, despite living in the "stone age", Cragnons possess highly advanced technology, such as television ([[Cragvision]]), video recording, and radio, much of it made out of rocks, in a manner similar to the people in ''{{wp|The Flintstones}}''. | ||
Cragnons have the notable habit of replacing many words in the English language with "crag" and "brah" (such as, "You getting your crag on, brah?") | Cragnons have the notable habit of replacing many words in the English language with "crag" and "brah" (such as, "You getting your crag on, brah?"). | ||
Cragnon faces resemble pieces of abstract art | Cragnon faces resemble pieces of abstract art. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Ger=Klippulaner | |Ger=Klippulaner | ||
|GerM=From ''Klippe'', which means "crag". | |GerM=From ''Klippe'', which means "crag". | ||
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|ItaM=Pun on "cro-magnon" | |ItaM=Pun on "cro-magnon" | ||
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|SpaM=From ''roca'' (rock) and the suffix ''-lita'' (-lithe) which refers to a rock | |SpaM=From ''roca'' (rock) and the suffix ''-lita'' (-lithe) which refers to a rock}} | ||
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[[Category:Cragnons|*]] | [[Category:Cragnons|*]] | ||
[[it:Cromagnoide]] | [[it:Cromagnoide]] | ||
[[de:Klippulaner]] | [[de:Klippulaner]] | ||
