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::::Vkickass, Tina responded to your message eight minutes after it was posted; it took me about three minutes to read the entire thing. Don't accuse her of not reading it when there was plenty of time for her to have done so. | ::::Vkickass, Tina responded to your message eight minutes after it was posted; it took me about three minutes to read the entire thing. Don't accuse her of not reading it when there was plenty of time for her to have done so. | ||
::::As for Zoroark, I am assuming that this myth you are referring to is British? Please recall that Pokemon comes from Japan, and thus it is incredibly more likely for the Pokemon to reference Japanese mythology than little-known (to them) western myths. Kitsune are very well-known for their ability to transform. The red markings on Zoroark's face are incredibly similar to the markings found on kitsune masks used in {{wp|Noh}} theatre and such. Unless we are eventually given an incredible amount of evidence that Zoroark is not based on the kitsune, it's pretty much a sure thing that it's based on the kitsune. <span style="border: 2px dotted #FFBBDD;">[[User:Umeko|<span style="color:#FF99CC;">梅子</span>]][[User talk:Umeko|<span style="color:#FF99CC;"><sup>❀</sup></span>]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|<span style="color:#FF99CC;"><sub>✿</sub></span>]]</span> 22:39, 25 April 2010 (UTC) | ::::As for Zoroark, I am assuming that this myth you are referring to is British? Please recall that Pokemon comes from Japan, and thus it is incredibly more likely for the Pokemon to reference Japanese mythology than little-known (to them) western myths. Kitsune are very well-known for their ability to transform. The red markings on Zoroark's face are incredibly similar to the markings found on kitsune masks used in {{wp|Noh}} theatre and such. Unless we are eventually given an incredible amount of evidence that Zoroark is not based on the kitsune, it's pretty much a sure thing that it's based on the kitsune. <span style="border: 2px dotted #FFBBDD;">[[User:Umeko|<span style="color:#FF99CC;">梅子</span>]][[User talk:Umeko|<span style="color:#FF99CC;"><sup>❀</sup></span>]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|<span style="color:#FF99CC;"><sub>✿</sub></span>]]</span> 22:39, 25 April 2010 (UTC) | ||
:::::Some Pokémon ''are'' based on European legends, such as [[Midreavus]], which is based on the Irish legend of the banshee. But banshees are generally white in colour, and Misdreavus is green, so if a Pokémon is based on a mythical creature it doesn't necessarily have to be the same colour. I've heard that there are also certain types on "dark" kitsune which Zoroark could be based on, although I think the Black Fox legend could also be an inspiration, because of there being so many similarities between the story and Zoroark's habits. There are likely many myths and legends of foxes in different cultures. Zoroark could well be based on a combination of all of them, but probably mostly dark kitsune considering Pokémon's Japanese origins. [[User:Taromon777|<span style="color:turquoise; font-family:Arial Black">'''''Taromon'''''</span>]] 13:41, 26 April 2010 (UTC) | |||