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Supposedly the Shaolin Temple (which I'm pretty sure is what the sprite is supposed to reference) started out with martial arts as part of its whole deal back in 495CE. When this became a trope in the west, not sure, could have been the wave of kung fu movies like The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, could have been with the Boxer Rebellion in 1899, could have started coming to the west during trade contact, not really sure. Though of course in JRPG lingo it may be DnD inspired but it may also be inspired by Japan's much longer and more thorough contact with Chinese martial arts. What I do find interesting is how rare it is for even western RPGs to have "monk" be a type of cleric class.
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