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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Absol | Absol is most likely based off of the {{wp|kutabe}}, a white beast that can take the form of a lion (or a bovine) that predicted that a plague would sweep through the Toyama Prefecture of Japan. It is considered to be intelligent, well read with the ability to understand human speech. This would match the fact Absol's independence, habitat, and body seem to be reminiscent of a {{wp|mountain lion|cougar}}. | ||
A much less likely theory is a reference to the {{wp|barghest}}, a monstrous black dog in English folklore. Seeing one was believed to portend imminent death or misfortune, but unlike the Barghest, Absol warns people about disasters. It may be also be based on the {{wp|black cat}} superstition. Absol's head is modeled after a {{wp|Yin and yang|Taijitu ("yin-yang")}}. | |||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Absol's name may be derived from 物騒 ''bussō'', dangerous, but much debate exists over the true origin of its name. One common theory is that it is a combination of ''ab-'', a prefix meaning away/from, and ''sol'', meaning sun, referring to its {{type2|Dark}} nature. It could also be a shortened form of "absolution" or "absolve", referring to the fact that while Absol foretells disasters, it does not cause them, thereby absolving it of guilt. | Absol's name may be derived from 物騒 ''bussō'', dangerous, but much debate exists over the true origin of its name. One common theory is that it is a combination of ''ab-'', a prefix meaning away/from, and ''sol'', meaning sun, referring to its {{type2|Dark}} nature. It could also be a shortened form of "absolution" or "absolve", referring to the fact that while Absol foretells disasters, it does not cause them, thereby absolving it of guilt. | ||