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Zacian (Pokémon): Difference between revisions
→Origin: Again: its design, in-game lore and role in the plot are no less Knights-of-the-Round-Table-inspired than Zamazenta. You're leaning too much into a single word in a Pokédex entry and ignoring what it actually does and is said to have done.
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(→Origin: Again: its design, in-game lore and role in the plot are no less Knights-of-the-Round-Table-inspired than Zamazenta. You're leaning too much into a single word in a Pokédex entry and ignoring what it actually does and is said to have done.) |
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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Zacian may be based on one of the two {{wp|Chimera (mythology)|chimeras}} designed on the golden hilt of {{wp|King Arthur}}'s sword {{wp|Excalibur}}. This weapon was first named in ''{{wp|Culhwch and Olwen}}'', a Welsh {{wp|Matter of Britain|Arthurian tale}} about how the king slayed the chief of the {{wp|Giants (Welsh folklore)|giants}}. Zacian's feminine nature may be a reference to the {{wp|Lady of the Lake}}, the character responsible for giving King Arthur his sword, and its relationship with Zamazenta may allude to the relationship between King Arthur and his sister {{wp|Morgan le Fay}}. | Zacian may be based on one of the two {{wp|Chimera (mythology)|chimeras}} designed on the golden hilt of {{wp|King Arthur}}'s sword {{wp|Excalibur}}. This weapon was first named in ''{{wp|Culhwch and Olwen}}'', a Welsh {{wp|Matter of Britain|Arthurian tale}} about how the king slayed the chief of the {{wp|Giants (Welsh folklore)|giants}}. It may also be based on the {{wp|Knights of the Round Table}}, characters under Arthur's order said to work with him to protect the British kingdom. Zacian's feminine nature may be a reference to the {{wp|Lady of the Lake}}, the character responsible for giving King Arthur his sword, and its relationship with Zamazenta may allude to the relationship between King Arthur and his sister {{wp|Morgan le Fay}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||