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*** Rem's facial shape resembles [[wikipedia:Plague_doctor_costume|a mask of plague doctors]].

** Drifting star patterns can be observed on Rem's plumage and inner ears.

** Rem could ~~possibly~~ be a [[wikipedia:Menninkäinen|menninkäinen]], a nocturnal daylight-avoiding but otherwise mostly philanthropic spirit combining elements of fairies / sprites, trolls, and nisse / tomte / brownies / leprechauns (not to be confused to "[[wikt:maahinen|maahinen]]" which is more human-like / humanoid akin to gnomes or imps).

* While it hasn't been disclosed what exactly Rem is, there are many possible inspiration sources:

** Rem's ability to "smell" and "taste" dreams could be reference to [[wikipedia:Baku_(mythology)|baku]], a nightmare devouring benevolent chimera. There is also a dream-destroying variant of baku.

** Finnish mythology has [[wikipedia:Menninkäinen|menninkäinen]], a nocturnal daylight-avoiding but otherwise mostly philanthropic spirit combining elements of fairies / sprites, trolls, and nisse / tomte / brownies / leprechauns (not to be confused to "[[wikt:maahinen|maahinen]]" which is more human-like / humanoid akin to gnomes or imps).

*** The Lil Helpers highlight the curiosity and preference of shiny items.

* Rem has a line where he dreams about mangos,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Rem|quotes=Rem/Quotes#Naptime|context=(Upgrade Naptime while asleep)|transcription=That's a lot of mangos.}}</ref> which are the favorite fruit of developer [[Icefrog]] and an item in ''Dota 2''.<ref>[https://liquipedia.net/dota2/Enchanted_Mango Enchanted Mango] in Dota 2 Wiki</ref>

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 *** Rem's facial shape resembles [[wikipedia:Plague_doctor_costume|a mask of plague doctors]].
 ** Drifting star patterns can be observed on Rem's plumage and inner ears.
-** Rem could possibly be a [[wikipedia:Menninkäinen|menninkäinen]], a nocturnal daylight-avoiding but otherwise mostly philanthropic spirit combining elements of fairies / sprites, trolls, and nisse / tomte / brownies / leprechauns (not to be confused to "[[wikt:maahinen|maahinen]]" which is more human-like / humanoid akin to gnomes or imps).
+* While it hasn't been disclosed what exactly Rem is, there are many possible inspiration sources:
+** Rem's ability to "smell" and "taste" dreams could be reference to [[wikipedia:Baku_(mythology)|baku]], a nightmare devouring benevolent chimera. There is also a dream-destroying variant of baku.
+** Finnish mythology has [[wikipedia:Menninkäinen|menninkäinen]], a nocturnal daylight-avoiding but otherwise mostly philanthropic spirit combining elements of fairies / sprites, trolls, and nisse / tomte / brownies / leprechauns (not to be confused to "[[wikt:maahinen|maahinen]]" which is more human-like / humanoid akin to gnomes or imps).
 *** The Lil Helpers highlight the curiosity and preference of shiny items.
 * Rem has a line where he dreams about mangos,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Rem|quotes=Rem/Quotes#Naptime|context=(Upgrade Naptime while asleep)|transcription=That's a lot of mangos.}}</ref> which are the favorite fruit of developer [[Icefrog]] and an item in ''Dota 2''.<ref>[https://liquipedia.net/dota2/Enchanted_Mango Enchanted Mango] in Dota 2 Wiki</ref>