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Runerigus may be based on the {{wp|Ingvar runestones}}, large stones engraved by Vikings used to commemorate the lives of notable people and events such as the Swedish Viking expedition to the Caspian Sea. Many of the rune stones discovered had a snake motif. Rune stones were also believed to have mystical properties that conveyed powers of protection, wealth, and victory. It may also be based on {{wp|Apep|Apophis}}, the primordial embodiment of chaos in Egyptian mythology, who was often represented as a monstrous serpent. | Runerigus may be based on the {{wp|Ingvar runestones}}, large stones engraved by Vikings used to commemorate the lives of notable people and events such as the Swedish Viking expedition to the Caspian Sea. Many of the rune stones discovered had a snake motif. Rune stones were also believed to have mystical properties that conveyed powers of protection, wealth, and victory. It may also be based on {{wp|Apep|Apophis}}, the primordial embodiment of chaos in Egyptian mythology, who was often represented as a monstrous serpent. | ||
The fact that Galarian Yamask evolves into Runerigus after taking at least 49 damage could be a very subtle reference to the {{wp|Bardo | The fact that Galarian Yamask evolves into Runerigus after taking at least 49 damage could be a very subtle reference to the {{wp|Bardo|antarābhava}}, a Buddhist concept of Purgatory after death and before reincarnation; this process of Buddhist Purgatory is said to last 49 days. | ||
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