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shout out to https://twitter.com/TheGabiType/status/1554895528504176640 for catching this detail (i'm still counting the beluga and narwhal inspirations, though.)
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(shout out to https://twitter.com/TheGabiType/status/1554895528504176640 for catching this detail (i'm still counting the beluga and narwhal inspirations, though.)) |
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Cetitan appears to be based on multiple different cetaceans native to the {{wp|Arctic}}. Its general appearance and shape seems to be based on the {{wp|bowhead whale}} (also known as the polar whale or the icewhale), its white coloration and large head may be inspired by the {{wp|beluga}}, and its horns may draw inspiration from the {{wp|narwhal}}. | Cetitan appears to be based on multiple different cetaceans native to the {{wp|Arctic}}. Its general appearance and shape seems to be based on the {{wp|bowhead whale}} (also known as the polar whale or the icewhale), its white coloration and large head may be inspired by the {{wp|beluga}}, and its horns may draw inspiration from the {{wp|narwhal}}. Cetitan's horns may also be inspired by the bumps on the head of the {{wp|humpback whale}}, which is not native to the Arctic but is related to the bowhead, on account of them both being {{wp|baleen whale}}s. | ||
Cetitan may also draw inspiration from the ''{{wp|Ningen (folklore)|ningen}}'', bipedal, whale-like cryptids of modern Japanese folklore. | |||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||