Difference between revisions of "Card Trivia:Super Express Bullet Train"
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− | * This monster's name is based on the [[wikipedia:Shinkansen|Shinkansen]], colloquially known in English as the "bullet train", a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan where the locomotives are named for | + | * This monster's name is based on the [[wikipedia:Shinkansen|Shinkansen]], colloquially known in English as the "bullet train", a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan where the locomotives are named for their bullet-shaped nose. |
** Fittingly, this monster's design feature what appear to be [[wikipedia:Caliber|calibers]] of [[wikipedia:Bullet|bullet]]s on the nose of the locomotive and on the front of side-mounted rocket thrusters. | ** Fittingly, this monster's design feature what appear to be [[wikipedia:Caliber|calibers]] of [[wikipedia:Bullet|bullet]]s on the nose of the locomotive and on the front of side-mounted rocket thrusters. | ||
*** This monster's side-mounted rocket thrusters are based on a [[wikipedia:Turbojet train|turbojet train]], a locomotive propelled by built-in turbojet engines, which can reach high speeds. | *** This monster's side-mounted rocket thrusters are based on a [[wikipedia:Turbojet train|turbojet train]], a locomotive propelled by built-in turbojet engines, which can reach high speeds. | ||
** This monster's Japanese name, "Limited Express", is based on the type of express train which stops at a limited number of stops compared to other express services in similar routes. | ** This monster's Japanese name, "Limited Express", is based on the type of express train which stops at a limited number of stops compared to other express services in similar routes. |
Latest revision as of 18:14, 30 September 2023
- This monster's name is based on the Shinkansen, colloquially known in English as the "bullet train", a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan where the locomotives are named for their bullet-shaped nose.
- Fittingly, this monster's design feature what appear to be calibers of bullets on the nose of the locomotive and on the front of side-mounted rocket thrusters.
- This monster's side-mounted rocket thrusters are based on a turbojet train, a locomotive propelled by built-in turbojet engines, which can reach high speeds.
- This monster's Japanese name, "Limited Express", is based on the type of express train which stops at a limited number of stops compared to other express services in similar routes.
- Fittingly, this monster's design feature what appear to be calibers of bullets on the nose of the locomotive and on the front of side-mounted rocket thrusters.