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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Umbreon's origins are uncertain, though it could be based on a {{wp|black cat}}, which was considered to be an omen of bad luck (in Western countries, contrary to Japan's viewpoint in which they considered it lucky), and can be interpreted as the reasoning behind the {{t|Dark}} typing. | Umbreon's origins are uncertain, though it could be based on a {{wp|black cat}}, which was considered to be an omen of bad luck (in Western countries, contrary to Japan's viewpoint in which they considered it lucky), and can be interpreted as the reasoning behind the {{t|Dark}} typing. It could also be based on {{wp|serval|servals}}, cats with dog-like bodies and a stripe behind each long ear (believed to function as unnerving {{wp|eyespot (mimicry)|eyespots}}, much like Umbreon's glowing rings). It may also have connections to the {{wp|Moon rabbit}}. | ||
The rings on Umbreon's body resemble Egyptian lunar markings and jewelry that have been associated with animal sculptures, such as cat statues of the Egyptian goddess {{wp|Bastet}}. While Bastet was originally a lioness warrior and the goddess of the sun, Greeks occupying ancient Egypt toward the end of its civilization changed her into the goddess of the moon. This change may have drawn some of the inspiration for the Pokémon's lunar theme. | The rings on Umbreon's body resemble Egyptian lunar markings and jewelry that have been associated with animal sculptures, such as cat statues of the Egyptian goddess {{wp|Bastet}}. While Bastet was originally a lioness warrior and the goddess of the sun, Greeks occupying ancient Egypt toward the end of its civilization changed her into the goddess of the moon. This change may have drawn some of the inspiration for the Pokémon's lunar theme. | ||
Additionally, Umbreon may be inspired by {{wp|Tezcatlipoca}}, a central deity in {{wp|Aztec religion}} who took the form of a black jaguar that had yellow horizontal bands, and was associated with the night sky. | Additionally, Umbreon may be inspired by {{wp|Tezcatlipoca}}, a central deity in {{wp|Aztec religion}} who took the form of a black jaguar that had yellow horizontal bands, and was associated with the night sky. | ||
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