Mightyena is, as its name would imply, probably based on a hyena.
Yeah, I can't really think of any proper wolf Pokemon...
Manectric is a lion, from the mane to his roots in old Chinese statues, iirc.
Well yeah, but Anubis was based on a jackal, wasn't he?I always figured Lucario to be going for an Anubis angle as opposed to a Jackal.
Bulbapedia says he's a Maned Wolf. Luxray is a lion.Manectric is a lion, from the mane to his roots in old Chinese statues, iirc.
Well yeah, but Anubis was based on a jackal, wasn't he?
LOL, ancient Egyptian Pokemon designers.
Oh, I totally agree that it was Anubis in particular they were referencing. After all, it's both jackal-esque -and- humanoid. And hell yeah, an actual Yggdrasil Pokemon would be crazy!Well that may be but...well you've caught me with my trousers down so to speak.
Lets just say I think they drew moreso from the Egyptian approach for its appearance.
So anyway, Giant Tree for the Arceus style super legend spot.
What do we know about the squirrel and the goat, if at all?
LOL, that's awesome -- in this case, a squirrel Pokemon that'd tell Yveltal the Z serpent is talking shit about him, and vice-versa.The squirrel is Ratatoskr, the gossiping squirrel who runs up and down Yggdrasil giving messages and spreading slander to the eagle at the top and the serpent below, constantly provoking them to feud.
Dunno about the goat.
Ratatoskr as the basis for the Gen VI Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Manaphy, Victini, etc? I dig.The squirrel could be this gens Mew.
I dig this also. Give it a hammer!Thor confirmed for demigod pokamen
Ratatoskr as the basis for the Gen VI Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Manaphy, Victini, etc? I dig.
I dig this also. Give it a hammer!
Why was furry ol' Reshiram part-Dragon, or the horse-like Dialga?
The Dragon-type has accompanied all recent cover legendaries, barring Groudon and Kyogre in Gen 3. But you're right -- they don't have to be part Dragon.
Yveltal, in particular, could be Psychic/Dark... Fighting/Flying... Any number of new type combinations.
Or he could be an existing type combo, like Psychic/Flying.
LOL, I said "horse-like," but yeah, guess it's not a very apt comparison, regardless, and he is more draconian than I thought. Still, look at Altaria as an example of a non-dragon-like Dragon-type, or the aforementioned Reshiram. I think the way Pokemon uses it, Dragon references more the idea of a "great majestic beast" than anything else.How on earth do you see a horse in Dialga?
LOL, I said "horse-like," but yeah, guess it's not a very apt comparison, regardless, and he is more draconian than I thought. Still, look at Altaria as an example of a non-dragon-like Dragon-type, or the aforementioned Reshiram. I think the way Pokemon uses it, Dragon references more the idea of a "great majestic beast" than anything else.
Yeah, I guess Reshiram has "The Neverending Story" going for it in terms of dragon credibility, lol. (Furry white dragon, etc)I would say Kingdra, Altaria, and Flygon are the only ones that don't look like they should be dragon types.
Reshiram looks like a dog dragon, and looks more dragon-like than Falcor.
They are. It's just that Sphinxes are half humans/half lions and the Shinx-Luxray lines doesn't have any human. Which leaves lion.
Orion correlation theory
The Orion correlation theory, as expounded by popular authors Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval,[21] is based on the proposed exact correlation of the three pyramids at Giza with the three stars ζ Ori, ε Ori and δ Ori, the stars forming Orion's Belt, in the relative positions occupied by these stars in 10500 BC. The authors argue that the geographic relationship of the Sphinx, the Giza pyramids and the Nile directly corresponds with Leo, Orion and the Milky Way respectively. Sometimes cited as an example of pseudoarchaeology, the theory is at variance with mainstream scholarship.
Look at his ears and tail. Three stars.
The squirrel is Ratatoskr, the gossiping squirrel who runs up and down Yggdrasil giving messages and spreading slander to the eagle at the top and the serpent below, constantly provoking them to feud.
Dunno about the goat.
Why, when we speak of north gods, its always the norse
Inuits gods are pretty cool too.
Fun fact: The last dwarf planet we found orbiting around the sun was named Sedna who is a Neptunian type of planet. They went with the Inuits gods after the Greek Gods, because Inuits are used to the cold.
What if there's a legendary based on Yggdrasil itself? It's about time we had a new biggest pokemon.
So did the stags in the myth, though -- they had antlers resembling the tree's branches. So, nothing to stop Xerneas from existing alongside an actual Yggdrasil Pokemon. Although I'd imagine having an actual tree as a location in the game would work better.Well, Xerneas' antlers look like the branches of Yggdrasil.
I'm just hoping they stop slapping the Dragon type on every legendary, it got old after the 4th generation.
Still, look at Altaria as an example of a non-dragon-like Dragon-type, or the aforementioned Reshiram.
Kingdra is a Sea Dragon.I would say Kingdra, Altaria, and Flygon are the only ones that don't look like they should be dragon types.
That's one of the reasons why we need more of them. They are equal. A'akuluujjusi is a benevolent god for example. She created the animals from her clothes and then wanted the hunters to have a chance to kill them. She created the creatures equal. They also have many many gods of fertility and hunting like Pinga who is the Psychopomp of the inuits, simply bring the souls to Sedna in Adlivun.The problem with Inuit gods and myths is that, in the words of most Inuit people who know of the myths, their gods and sprits were not revered but feared. Their belief system is as such that, since every creature and thing possesses a soul like man does, killing an animal is like killing a human, and once the soul is released from the body, it can enact vengeance upon you. So in their ancient traditions, even the simple act of obtaining food is a fearful and perilous ordeal. And their gods represented not beneficial things, but fearful ones... Nanuk, for instance, was the god of polar bears, creatures that will stalk their prey indefinitely to the exclusion of all other prey if you give them an ounce of mercy in the wild after being seen. The northern lights were regarded as the narrow path to the heavens, which you crossed over the abyss where land and sea ended; to fall from them was your peril. Sedna, the goddess of sea creatures, is also the ruler of Adlivun, the underworld. Also, heaven is the Moon. Really like that aspect of the mythos.
All of their gods bring fear and never reverence, treated more like malevolent forces of nature than points of worship. Given that history, it's easy to see why they are less spoken of.
Altaria is based on Chinese Dragons ( cloud wings, bird like ).
Reshiram is a feathered Wyvern.
Kingdra is a Sea Dragon.
Flygon is a Sand Dragon/ Dragonfly.
Latias and Latios don't reaaaaaally look very Dragon-like.
Excellent idea! (Huginn and Muninn-based legendary birds)Sounds about right. Also the stag is really well-designed, and the eagle isn't too bad either. They seem to be more like Lugia and Ho-oh than any of the legendaries after (which is a good thing).
Also, if the game really draws from Norse mythology, there's a good chance that we'll see Huginn and Muninn, Odin's two ravens representing thought and memory.
Sounds good for a Latias/Latios type of thing.
Yeah Latios and Latias are the ones I don't get.
Hell even the Sinnoh main legendaries I get (they're dinosaurs), the Lati@s duo I don't.
Latias and Latios don't reaaaaaally look very Dragon-like.
They're Jets mixed with Dragons.
I can see where you're coming from, but I think of Reshiram's tail as more like a brazier.That'd be Reshiram.
I wasn't surprised by Kyurem, insofar as I was expecting a third legendary who would be grey and represent the grey area between black and white. However, we didn't get a third game called Grey, or Twilight, or something similar; instead we got B2W2, and it's how they used Kyurem in -those- games that surprised me (fusing him to Reshiram and Zekrom).On a related note in Black/White, the "Yin Yang" was pretty obvious with Zekrom/Reshiram (although Kyurem was a surprise), so I wonder if the Norse bit would as obvious.
Wholly agreed. They really knocked it out of the park with these two. The Pokemon designers are still at the top of their game.I just gotta say that these 2 legendaries are the first box-bound legendaries that have made me truly excited in ages. Nice find here, definitely going to be a serpent for the third version.
Altaria is based on Chinese Dragons ( cloud wings, bird like ).
Reshiram is a feathered Wyvern.
Kingdra is a Sea Dragon.
Flygon is a Sand Dragon/ Dragonfly.
Norse mythology is so passé, Game Freak. Should have been African mythology or something.
Pokemon makes everything awesome. Norse mythology won't reach its full potential until all of its figures are turned into Pokemon. Now is the time.Norse mythology is so passé, Game Freak. Should have been African mythology or something.