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Zweilous seems to be based on many-headed antagonistic dragons or serpents in various mythologies, such as the {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}, the {{wp|Lernaean Hydra}}, or the {{wp|Zmei (Russian)|Zmei Gorynych}}; the latter in particular {{wp|Dobrynya Nikitich#Dobrynya and the Dragon|is known to be deceptive}}, as well as being described as having green scales, which may inspire Zweilous's {{Shiny}} coloration. Due to its apparent blindness and only being found in caves, Zweilous may also be based on a {{wp|cave salamander}}. The tank tread-like markings on Zweilous's body appears to be a remnant of when its evolutionary line were originally designed after tanks.<ref name=ND205>''Nintendo Dream'' Vol. 205, May 2011 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110402003550/http://shellspider.blog101.fc2.com/blog-entry-562.html Shellspider's blog (Japanese)], [http://lavacutcontent.com/ken-sugimori-nintendo-dream/ Translation by Dr. Lava])</ref> | Zweilous seems to be based on many-headed antagonistic dragons or serpents in various Asian and European mythologies, such as the {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}, the {{wp|Lernaean Hydra}}, or the {{wp|Zmei (Russian)|Zmei Gorynych}}; the latter in particular {{wp|Dobrynya Nikitich#Dobrynya and the Dragon|is known to be deceptive}}, as well as being described as having green scales, which may inspire Zweilous's {{Shiny}} coloration. Due to its apparent blindness and only being found in caves, Zweilous may also be based on a {{wp|cave salamander}}. The tank tread-like markings on Zweilous's body appears to be a remnant of when its evolutionary line were originally designed after tanks.<ref name=ND205>''Nintendo Dream'' Vol. 205, May 2011 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110402003550/http://shellspider.blog101.fc2.com/blog-entry-562.html Shellspider's blog (Japanese)], [http://lavacutcontent.com/ken-sugimori-nintendo-dream/ Translation by Dr. Lava])</ref> | ||
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