Talk:Monocerous

Paralyses?

Jacob, you replaced my misspelling 'paralyises' with 'paralyzes' (thanks, by the way), but the British form is 'paralyses', isn't it? Wanted to mention it rather than just go over your head... --Macbeth 13:05, 15 Apr 2006 (CDT)

thank you for the mention. ;) the "british spelling" is a big deal, as many of the words within Neopets follow its rules (faerie and colour as an example).--Jacob 13:10, 15 Apr 2006 (CDT)

look at the neodeck card link: "paralyzes" is the proper spelling. if this changes in the future, we will see...--Jacob 13:13, 15 Apr 2006 (CDT)

Yes, but similarly, in galleries, Neopets say 'catagorize' rather than 'catagorise'... We British tend to avoid the letter 'z' when possible :P. I did check, though (as my spelling leaves something to be desired!) on whether we do spell it with an 's': paralyse on dictionary.com...--Macbeth 17:49, 15 Apr 2006 (CDT)

Feature?

There is certainly enough data to feature this article in the future, though it could use some work. Due to recent edits in the Gallery of Evil article, we know the image address of the old entry. I also recall this guy being part of the original line-up of evil characters when the book first came out. Another thing: in name and appearance, is the Minitheus related to the Monocerous? There is a fire colour to the petpet. --Jacob 11:34, 30 Sep 2007 (UTC)

A random contribution regarding the names: To my knowledge, the name comes from the ancient-Greek "mono" (meaning one) and "ceros" (horn). Minitheus could be a reference to Minotaur and to... uhm, something else. I haven't taken Greek at school. :( So no, I don't think they are related in name. It's just that the bull was commonly used in ancient Greek/Roman legends for its... impressiveness. --Demon 14:13, 30 Sep 2007 (UTC)