The name Hyades (Japanese:ヒアデス)[1], also spelled as Hiades in the original Wild Arms, is a concept that occurs at different instances throughout the franchise. In Wild Arms and its remake Wild Arms Alter Code: F, Hiades is the birthplace of the Metal Demons. In Wild Arms 3 it is an information library that is represented as a white void at the very end of the game. The name is taken from Greek myth, where it was the collective name of a group of nymphs who would bring rainfall.[2]
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