Trevenant (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Trevenant is possibly based on a {{wp|kodama (spirit)|kodama}}, the spirits of trees that sometimes inhabit old-aged trees. Its stripe-like indentation on its body is very similar to {{wp|shimenawa}}, used to mark spiritual habitation, who are often seen tied around kodama. It is also similar to other types of {{wp|List of tree deities|tree}} and {{wp|List of nature deities|nature}} spirits and deities, such as {{wp|dryad}}s. Trevenant's fierce protection of forests may be a reference to {{wp|hamadryad}}, or could perhaps be a nod to the concept of protected {{wp|sacred grove}}s. Its single eye may possibly be a reference to {{wp|cyclopes}} or the mountain-dwelling {{jwp|山童|yamawarawa}}. Its general body shape may have been based on the shape of the kanji 木, meaning wood or tree. Trevenant may aKao be inspired by the treelike {{wp|Ent}}s of literature's {{wp|Middle-Earth}}. Its Shiny coloration is based on the {{wp|birch}} tree, known for its gray-and-white bark, with its leaves representing a tree in the autumn.