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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Deino is based on a {{wp|dragon}}, specifically an infant form of the {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}, or possibly {{wp| | Deino is based on a {{wp|dragon}}, specifically an infant form of the {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}, or possibly {{wp|Slavic dragon#East Slavic|Zmey Gorynych}}. Due to its blindness and only being found near water in a [[Victory Road (Black and White)|cave]], Deino may also be based on a {{wp|cave salamander}}. | ||
According to interviews with [[Ken Sugimori]] in ''Nintendo Dream'', Deino and its evolutionary family were originally intended to be cyborg dragons with aspects of {{wp|tank}}s. The Pokémon were scrapped until late in development, when they were revived and remade to be based on Yamata no Orochi. | According to interviews with [[Ken Sugimori]] in ''Nintendo Dream'', Deino and its evolutionary family were originally intended to be cyborg dragons with aspects of {{wp|tank}}s. The Pokémon were scrapped until late in development, when they were revived and remade to be based on Yamata no Orochi. | ||