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* The [[Representative]] of the world [[Tír na nÓg]]. | * The [[Representative]] of the world [[Tír na nÓg]]. | ||
* Balor, in [[Wikipedia:Irish_mythology|Irish mythology]], was a leader of the [[Wikipedia:Fomorians|Fomorians]], a supernatural race of hostile and monstrous beings who come from under the sea or the earth. | * [[wikipedia:Balor|Balor]], in [[Wikipedia:Irish_mythology|Irish mythology]], was a leader of the [[Wikipedia:Fomorians|Fomorians]], a supernatural race of hostile and monstrous beings who come from under the sea or the earth. | ||
** He is described to be a giant with an eye that could wreak havoc whenever it is opened. | ** He is described to be a giant with an eye that could wreak havoc whenever it is opened. | ||
** Balor is more popularly known in the [[Wikipedia:Cath_Maige_Tuired|Battle of Mag Tuired]] where he is killed by his grandson [[Wikipedia:Lugh|Lugh]] by using a sling-stone to pierce right through his eye. | ** Balor is more popularly known in the [[Wikipedia:Cath_Maige_Tuired|Battle of Mag Tuired]] where he is killed by his grandson [[Wikipedia:Lugh|Lugh]] by using a sling-stone to pierce right through his eye. | ||
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* The dragon behind Balor is named [[Wikipedia:Crom_Cruach|Crom Cruach]], a pagan pre-Christian god of Ireland that needed human sacrifice but was ended by [[Wikipedia:Saint_Patrick|Saint Patrick]]. | * The dragon behind Balor is named [[Wikipedia:Crom_Cruach|Crom Cruach]], a pagan pre-Christian god of Ireland that needed human sacrifice but was ended by [[Wikipedia:Saint_Patrick|Saint Patrick]]. | ||
** Saint Patrick often replaced Lugh in [[Wikipedia:Lughnasadh|Lughnasadh]] where he battle [[Wikipedia:Crom_Dubh|Crom Dubh]] who is based on Crom Cruach, with this association, Balor is Crom Cruach as he was defeated by Lugh as Saint Patrick. | ** Saint Patrick often replaced Lugh in [[Wikipedia:Lughnasadh|Lughnasadh]] where he battle [[Wikipedia:Crom_Dubh|Crom Dubh]] who is based on Crom Cruach, with this association, Balor is Crom Cruach as he was defeated by Lugh as Saint Patrick. | ||
* Balor's | * Balor's Charge Skill line "Drochshúil" means "Evil Eye" in Irish. | ||
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