Zygarde (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Zygarde 50% Forme's appearance is based on a serpent in the shape of the letter Z. It may also draw inspiration from the sea serpent {{wp|Jörmungandr}} and the dragon {{wp|Níðhöggr}}. According to the {{wp|Prose Edda}}, Jörmungandr is a child of {{wp|Loki}} who was tossed into the great ocean that encircles {{wp|Midgard}} by {{wp|Odin}}. The serpent grew so large that he was able to surround the earth and grasp his own tail. As a result, he  received the name of the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent. When Jörmungandr lets go of his tail, the world will end. {{wp|Níðhöggr}} is the dragon from the {{wp|Poetic Edda}} which resided at the bottom of the world tree {{wp|Yggdrasill}} and gnawed at its roots. Níðhöggr is identified as both a dragon and a serpent in the {{wp|Skáldskaparmál}} section of the {{wp|Prose Edda}}. The patterns spread across Zygarde 50% Forme's body are very similar to {{wp|ribose}} and {{wp|deoxyribose}} molecules. Its tail's shape is possibly based on {{wp|base pair}} {{wp|codons}}, the essential building blocks of the {{wp|DNA}} {{wp|double helix}}.

Its 10% Forme appears to be based on {{wp|Fenrir}}, one of the children of Loki. In Norse mythology, Fenrir is a monstrous wolf which was foretold to bring the gods great trouble and harm. Because of this, the gods prepared three {{wp|Legcuffs|fetters}} to bind him. Only the last of the shackles, {{wp|Gleipnir}}, a ribbon-like binding created by dwarfs, could hold him. The green scarf-like object around 10% Forme's neck could be based on Gleipnir, which is said to hold until {{wp|Ragnarök}}. 10% Forme's razor sharp teeth may be an allusion to Fenrir biting off the right hand of {{wp|Týr}}, who courageously placed it in the wolf's jaws in a false pledge of good faith. This form could also be based on {{wp|Garmr}}, the dog of Hel and watchdog that guards Hel's gate. 10% Forme's appearance resembles a {{wp|Doberman Pinscher}}.

Its Complete Forme is possibly based on {{wp|Hel (being)|Hel}}, the ruler of {{wp|Hel (location)|Helheim}}, the realm of the dead in Nordic myth. Along with Jörmungandr and Fenrir, Hel is a child of Loki. Most incarnations depict her as a half alive and half dead being, which may have inspired Zygarde's theme of the balance between life and death. Given that both Fenrir and Jörmungandr were fated to die fighting against the gods during Ragnarok, it is possible that the Complete Forme is based on Loki himself, who also fights a god during Ragnarok and is killed. The colors on Complete Forme's chest match the colors of the {{wp|flag of France}}. The red and blue markings on either side may represent Yveltal and Xerneas, as this forme exceeds both of their powers.