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*TEC is likely based off of {{wp|HAL 9000}} from ''{{wp|2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', because of his intelligence and security systems. However, unlike HAL, TEC is not insane or malevolent. | *TEC is likely based off of {{wp|HAL 9000}} from ''{{wp|2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', because of his intelligence and security systems. However, unlike HAL, TEC is not insane or malevolent. | ||
**In the Japanese version of the game, TEC's camera "eye" is red, further emulating HAL. | **In the Japanese version of the game, TEC's camera "eye" is red, further emulating HAL. This is retained in the Switch remake in all regions. | ||
*In the Japanese version of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', TEC's words are given completely in katakana and kanji with katakana furigana, a common trope in Japanese media used for a robotic or hypnotized character. However, Princess Peach is able to send emails that contain hiragana characters. | *In the Japanese version of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', TEC's words are given completely in katakana and kanji with katakana furigana, a common trope in Japanese media used for a robotic or hypnotized character. However, Princess Peach is able to send emails that contain hiragana characters. | ||
*The music that plays when Peach dances with her holographic clone created by TEC is an arrangement of the middle section of Waltz Op. 64 No. 2 by Polish Romantic composer [[wikipedia:Frédéric Chopin|Frédéric Chopin]]. | *The music that plays when Peach dances with her holographic clone created by TEC is an arrangement of the middle section of Waltz Op. 64 No. 2 by Polish Romantic composer [[wikipedia:Frédéric Chopin|Frédéric Chopin]]. | ||