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Hydreigon is based on {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}. It may also incorporate elements of {{wp|Lernaean Hydra|hydra}}s | Hydreigon is based on {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}. It may also incorporate elements of {{wp|Lernaean Hydra|hydra}}s, {{wp|Slavic dragon}}s and the kaiju {{wp|King Ghidorah}}, the latter also being based on Yamata no Orochi but having only three heads rather than the full eight. | ||
Originally, according to interviews with [[Ken Sugimori]] in ''Nintendo Dream'', Hydreigon and its pre-evolutions were intended to be cybernetic dragons incorporating aspects of tanks within their bodies before being redesigned around the theme of {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}. The tank track-like markings on Hydreigon's body are a remnant of this design. Furthermore, although Yamata no Orochi typically has eight heads in mythology, Hydreigon was drawn with a fewer number of heads in order to appear less confusing. | Originally, according to interviews with [[Ken Sugimori]] in ''Nintendo Dream'', Hydreigon and its pre-evolutions were intended to be cybernetic dragons incorporating aspects of tanks within their bodies before being redesigned around the theme of {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}. The tank track-like markings on Hydreigon's body are a remnant of this design. Furthermore, although Yamata no Orochi typically has eight heads in mythology, Hydreigon was drawn with a fewer number of heads in order to appear less confusing. | ||