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===Origin===
===Origin===
Sawk is based on {{wp|Mas Oyama}}, a well-known {{wp|Karate}} expert and the creator of {{wp|Kyokushinkai}} Karate. He is also based on an ''Oni''.
Sawk is based on {{wp|Mas Oyama}}, a well-known {{wp|Karate}} expert and the creator of {{wp|Kyokushinkai}} Karate. He is also based on an {{wp|Oni (folklore)|Oni}}.


According to interviews with [[Ken Sugimori]] in ''Nintendo Dream'', in development, Sawk and Throh both had horns, making them look more like Oni. However, they were replaced with eyebrows so as not to clash with {{p|Tornadus}} and {{p|Thundurus}}, who both were originally designed to be red and blue, like Throh and Sawk.
According to interviews with [[Ken Sugimori]] in ''Nintendo Dream'', in development, Sawk and Throh both had horns, making them look more like Oni. However, they were replaced with eyebrows so as not to clash with {{p|Tornadus}} and {{p|Thundurus}}, who both were originally designed to be red and blue, like Throh and Sawk.