Editing Jasper (section)

==Etymology==
Jasper's name in international versions of the game, like several other characters, shares his name with a gemstone. Jasper is an opaque variety of the gemstone chalcedony and comes in many different varieties and colors. In the ancient world, jasper was a highly valued stone and is widely mentioned in Persian, Hebrew, Greek, and other cultures. As a male given name, Jasper is derived from the Latin ''Gaspar'', which has traditionally been one of the names assigned to one of the Three Wise Men or Magi who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus. It has been used as a name since the Middle Ages.
:Jasper's Japanese name, Homeros, is the Ancient Greek form (Ὅμηρος) of the name Homer and means "hostage, pledge". Homer was a Greek poet who wrote the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" and is believed to have lived sometime during 8th century B.C. There is some scholarly debate as to whether he actually existed or not.