Do You Know The Definition of the "Elite 4" in Pokemon?

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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-06-25 05:39

Did you know...

that the term Elite 4 derived from å››å¤©çŽ‹/ì‚¬ì²œì™• ?
or the Four Heavenly Kings
which came from Buddhism

It is used to describe the greatest 4 of each generation
thats why you see a different elite 4 every Pokemon Generation.

This term is also applied to
-Judo
-Starcraft
-Asian Pop music
and other stuff

THE MOAR YOU KNOW
Nintega wrote on 2011-06-25 05:45

I actually remember reading about the "Four Heavenly Kings" thing before. I think it was on Bulbapedia.
Mama wrote on 2011-06-25 05:46

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Did you know...

that the term Elite 4 derived from å››å¤©çŽ‹/ì‚¬ì²œì™• ?
or the Four Heavenly Kings
which came from Buddhism

It is used to describe the greatest 4 of each generation
thats why you see a different elite 4 every Pokemon Generation.

This term is also applied to
-Judo
-Starcraft
-Asian Pop music
and other stuff

THE MOAR YOU KNOW NYAN

FTFY

also, cool, didn't know that.
Ryoko wrote on 2011-06-25 05:50

Learn something new everyday.
Lolicon wrote on 2011-06-25 06:30

Wait, in starcraft? There were 4 preservers in that one mission but thats all I remember.
Sumpfkraut wrote on 2011-06-25 06:33

Yeah I'm not sure Blizzard had South East Asian mythology in mind when they created Starcraft.
Lolicon wrote on 2011-06-25 06:39

They creator was prolly like
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Sedia wrote on 2011-06-25 06:47

SPACE!
BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-06-25 09:24

Quote from Jerain;489265:
Wait, in starcraft? There were 4 preservers in that one mission but thats all I remember.

Quote from Sumpfkraut;489268:
Yeah I'm not sure Blizzard had South East Asian mythology in mind when they created Starcraft.

not the starcraft storyline...
Starcraft as a eSports
it's used to describe the top 4 starcraft proes of their "time"

For example:
Early Broodwar: NaDa, Boxer, Savior, iloveoov
Late Broodwar: NaDa, Boxer, Savior, Flash

Early Starcraft 2: Fruitdealer, TLO, MarineKing "Fake Boxer", MVP
Current Starcraft 2: MMA, MC, Alicia, Nestea
Sumpfkraut wrote on 2011-06-25 09:58

Ah ok. Well that's different.