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submitted 6 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There's a wonderful game I played called crosscode, and one of the areas is called "Vermillion Wastelands" and everything is red. Also that's the first time I heard the word so can't relate

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Bro, you never played pokemon?

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I THINK THIS IS WHY I THINK VERMILLION IS GREEN.

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

It is infact why I think it is a shade of green.

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Interestingly, vermilion (the pigment) is made from cinnabar, which is another location name in Kanto.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I've only played a couple, like sapphire and black/white. Never played the one that's from

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 6 months ago

Oh Yeah. As a kid I never actually knew how to pronounce the word.