Necrophos

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 * vo_necrolyte_necr_level_04.mp3 "My name is Lesion!" probably has to do with the Bible passage Mark (5:9), that reads in the NIV, "Then Jesus asked him, 'What is your name?' 'My name is Legion,' he replied, 'for we are many.'"


 * vo_necrolyte_necr_ability_reap 03.mp3 "You reap what you sow." might be from the Bible's passage Galatians (6:7) "Do not be deceived, God cannot be mocked. You reap what you sow."


 * vo_necrolyte_necr_attack_14.mp3 "Red Death." may be a reference to the Edgar Allen Poe short story of the same name.


 * vo_necrolyte_necr_kill_02.mp3 "Die young and leave a purulent corpse." is a reference to the James Dean quote: "Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse."


 * Necrophos's alternate/fun name was "A Phoe Gyi", which means "an old man" in the Burmese language. It also sounds similar to "a fogey", which is an elderly, normally grumpy individual.


 * Necrophos's original title in DotA was "Necrophiliac"; his designer altered the name to "Necrolyte" (a portmanteau of "nekros" (νεκρός), the Greek word for corpse, and acolyte, a religious attendant) upon realizing its implied sexual connotation.
 * In the November 21, 2013 Patch, Necrolyte's name was changed to Necrophos, likely to avoid copyright issues with "Blizzard Entertainment". As phos (φῶς) is the Greek word for light, it is a pun on the homonym of "Necrolight" of his former name.
 * In the same update, extra filters were added to Necrophos' voice, along with a 10% higher pitch, to make him sound more distinct from . However, (most likely) a typo caused his voice to be played at 10% pitch, instead of the desired 110% pitch, causing his voice to be much deeper and slower than intended.

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