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Zoroark's long mane and physique (slim waist, wide hips) could be a reference to the fact that kitsune can change into human form, particularly that of women and girls.[[User:Robbie|Robbie]] ([[User talk:Robbie|talk]]) 21:32, 12 July 2020 (UTC) | Zoroark's long mane and physique (slim waist, wide hips) could be a reference to the fact that kitsune can change into human form, particularly that of women and girls.[[User:Robbie|Robbie]] ([[User talk:Robbie|talk]]) 21:32, 12 July 2020 (UTC) | ||
== Hisuian zoroark inspirations (for trivia section) == | |||
Okay so clearly the coloring is based on Kabuki and Noh theater and the red/white fox masks you see during Japanese festivals. But why is it ghost type and what's with the hair | |||
Well one of the most famous Kabuki plays is a ghost story called Yotsuya Kaidan. | |||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yotsuya_Kaidan | |||
To extremely summarize it, husband(Lemon) wants to marry another woman so he kills wife(Oiwa), wife comes back as a ghost, her and her family scare him until he goes mad. There are two famous scenes from this play: the first is when she appears as a Chochin-obake. This is a yokai that is a lantern with a giant mouth (it's the basis for the duskull family actually)z | |||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dchin-obake | |||
And the second is her combing her hair and it falling out because she was given poison face cream. I believe this to be the basis for Hisuian Zoroark's long hair. It also explains the lopsidedness of it. | |||
Also the husband in the story is driven mad by the illusions Oiwa cast. | |||