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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Zygarde's appearance is based on a serpent in the shape of the letter Z. It may also draw inspiration from {{wp|Níðhöggr}}, the serpent from the {{wp|Poetic Edda}}, which resided at the bottom of the world tree {{wp|Yggdrasill}} and gnawed at its roots. | Zygarde's appearance is based on a serpent in the shape of the letter Z. It may also draw inspiration from {{wp|Níðhöggr}}, the serpent from the {{wp|Poetic Edda}}, which resided at the bottom of the world tree {{wp|Yggdrasill}} and gnawed at its roots. The patterns spread upon Zygarde's body are very similar to and may be based upon {{wp|ribose}} and {{wp|deoxyribose}} molecules. Its tail is possibly based in shape on {{wp|base pair}} {{wp|codons}}, the essential building blocks of the {{wp|DNA}} {{wp|double helix}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Zygarde may be a combination of ''Z-axis'', ζυγωτός ''zygōtos'' (Greek for ''joined''), and ''garde'' (French for ''guard''). | Zygarde may be a combination of ''Z-axis'', ζυγωτός ''zygōtos'' (Greek for ''joined''), ''zygote'', and ''garde'' (French for ''guard''). | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||