Careening Dirigibug: Difference between revisions

Careening in a chiefly North American sense means moving "in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction", which the Dirigibug performs to some degree. "Dirigibug" is a combination of "dirigible", referring to how the creature stays afloat using large balloon-like sacs, and the word "bug". In Japan, it is known as {{j|サクレウラメ|Sakure Urame}}, which could be translated as "Backfiring Explosion": {{j|さくれ|sakure}} means "explosion" and {{j|うらめ|urame}} means "backfire". The reason for this name is unknown, since the explosions never backfire on the enemy.

Its scientific name is ''Flotillium circusmaximus''. ''Flotillium'' is similar to the English word "float" and ''circusmaximus'' is a combination of "circus" and "maximus". This might be referring to how the creature's colorful balloons make it look like something out of a circus, but it could also be a possible reference to the ancient {{w|Circus Maximus}} in Rome. Its internal name is <code>bombsarai</code>, which is a combination of "bomb" and "sarai", with the latter being the internal name for the [[Swooping Snitchbug]].

|Fra = Flotteur Explosif

|FraM = Explosive Floater

|Ita = Dirigibaco

|ItaM = Dirigibug