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* In {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, Landorus's Therian Forme had the same [[List of Pokémon by shape|shape]] as its Incarnate Forme. | * In {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, Landorus's Therian Forme had the same [[List of Pokémon by shape|shape]] as its Incarnate Forme. | ||
===Origin=== | ====Origin=== | ||
In Incarnate Forme, Landorus seems to be based on {{wp|Inari Ōkami}}, the ''{{wp|kami}}'' of fertility. It may also have drawn some inspiration from {{wp|Jinn|genies}}. | In Incarnate Forme, Landorus seems to be based on {{wp|Inari Ōkami}}, the ''{{wp|kami}}'' of fertility. It may also have drawn some inspiration from {{wp|Jinn|genies}}. | ||
In Therian Forme, Landorus seems to be based on a predatory mammal, most likely a tiger or other large feline. It may also draw inspiration from the {{wp|White Tiger (China)|White Tiger}} of the {{wp|Four Symbols|Chinese Four Symbols}} | In Therian Forme, Landorus seems to be based on a predatory mammal, most likely a tiger or other large feline. It may also draw inspiration from the {{wp|White Tiger (China)|White Tiger}} of the {{wp|Four Symbols|Chinese Four Symbols}}; the White Tiger represents the west, and in [[Hisui]], Landorus roams the western [[Obsidian Fieldlands]] area. Additionally, it may draw inspirations from {{wp|Tezcatlipoca}} or {{wp|Tepēyōllōtl}}, gods from the {{wp|Aztec mythology}} that resemble a jaguar. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||