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Zygarde 10% Forme may be based on Fenrir. The green leash-like object around its neck could be based on {{wp|Gleipnir}}, the rope that binds Fenrir. This Forme could also draw inspiration from {{wp|Garmr}}, the watchdog that guards {{wp|Hel (location)|Helheim}}'s gate. In appearance, Zygarde 10% Forme resembles a {{wp|Doberman Pinscher}}. | Zygarde 10% Forme may be based on Fenrir. The green leash-like object around its neck could be based on {{wp|Gleipnir}}, the rope that binds Fenrir. This Forme could also draw inspiration from {{wp|Garmr}}, the watchdog that guards {{wp|Hel (location)|Helheim}}'s gate. In appearance, Zygarde 10% Forme resembles a {{wp|Doberman Pinscher}}. | ||
Zygarde 50% Forme's appearance is based on a serpent in the shape of the letter Z. It may also draw inspiration from {{wp|Jörmungandr}}, a sea serpent that encircles the earth, and {{wp|Níðhöggr}}, a dragon that gnaws at the roots of {{wp|Yggdrasill}}, the world tree. | Zygarde 50% Forme's appearance is based on a serpent in the shape of the letter Z. It may also draw inspiration from {{wp|Jörmungandr}}, a sea serpent that encircles the earth, and {{wp|Níðhöggr}}, a dragon that gnaws at the roots of {{wp|Yggdrasill}}, the world tree. Its flat shape, as well as its animations depicting it wiggling up and down rather than slithering from side to side, may be inspired by the {{wp|Tsuchinoko}}, a cryptid in Japanese culture that appears to be a sort of wide snake with similar "wiggling" movements. | ||
Zygarde Complete Forme may be based on {{wp|Hel (being)|Hel}}, the ruler of {{wp|Hel (location)|Helheim}}, the realm of the dead in Nordic myth. The colors on Complete Forme's chest match the colors of the real-world {{wp|flag of France}}, the country which inspired the [[region]] of [[Kalos]], as well as the main colors of {{p|Xerneas}} and {{p|Yveltal}}, the version mascots of X and Y. | Zygarde Complete Forme may be based on {{wp|Hel (being)|Hel}}, the ruler of {{wp|Hel (location)|Helheim}}, the realm of the dead in Nordic myth. The colors on Complete Forme's chest match the colors of the real-world {{wp|flag of France}}, the country which inspired the [[region]] of [[Kalos]], as well as the main colors of {{p|Xerneas}} and {{p|Yveltal}}, the version mascots of X and Y. | ||