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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Sawsbuck may be based on a {{wp|Père David's deer}}, which is a species of deer that decorates its antlers with foliage during the breeding season | Sawsbuck may be based on a {{wp|Père David's deer}}, which is a species of deer that decorates its antlers with foliage during the breeding season and {{wp|Four stags of Yggdrasill}} from the {{wp|Norse mythology}} that eat among the branches of the world tree {{wp|Yggdrasill}} and are sometimes associated with seasons. Its antlers may also be based on a {{wp|deciduous}} tree. It may also be based on one of the stories of {{wp|Baron Munchausen}}, in which he tries to shoot a stag using cherry pits in his musket. The stag survives and escapes, and the next year he discovers a stag with a cherry tree growing out of its head. | ||
Each of its form appear to visually represent each of the four seasons. The Spring Form grows pink flowers on its antlers, the Summer Form wears fully grown leaf bushes and loses the fur under its neck, the Autumn Form's leaves turn red and the Winter Form loses leaves and grows thick white fur. | |||
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