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* The main characters of the story also participate in the Festival of Masks in Kitakami Hall, similar to {{wp|Japanese festivals|matsuri (祭り)}} in Japan with its ties to spirtual animals, spirits, and/or deities according to ancient folklore. In the case of Kitakami, the summer festival celebrates "The Loyal Three" ({{p|Okidogi}}, {{p|Munkidori}}, and {{p|Fezandipiti}}) the Pokémon that protected Kitakami from the "Ogre" ({{p|Ogerpon}}). This story is similar to the Japanese folk tale of {{wp|Momotarō|Momotarō (桃太郎)}}, where a boy born from a peach who grows up to vanquish some ogres. | * The main characters of the story also participate in the Festival of Masks in Kitakami Hall, similar to {{wp|Japanese festivals|matsuri (祭り)}} in Japan with its ties to spirtual animals, spirits, and/or deities according to ancient folklore. In the case of Kitakami, the summer festival celebrates "The Loyal Three" ({{p|Okidogi}}, {{p|Munkidori}}, and {{p|Fezandipiti}}) the Pokémon that protected Kitakami from the "Ogre" ({{p|Ogerpon}}). This story is similar to the Japanese folk tale of {{wp|Momotarō|Momotarō (桃太郎)}}, where a boy born from a peach who grows up to vanquish some ogres. | ||
*The name of the {{wp|Iwate Prefecture}} in the {{wp|Tohoku Region}} means Rock (Iwa) Hand (Te). This comes a story where a deity names Mitsuishi (Three Rocks) vanquished an ogre called Rasetsu, who left an imprint of its hand on a large boulder on Mt. Nansho.<ref>[https://www.pref.iwate.jp/kyouikubunka/kokusai/1006971/1006978/1006979.html Origin of the name “Iwate”]</ref> This bears resemblance to the Loyal Three vanquishing {{p|Ogerpon}}. | *The name of the {{wp|Iwate Prefecture}} in the {{wp|Tohoku Region}} means Rock (Iwa) Hand (Te). This comes a story where a deity names Mitsuishi (Three Rocks) vanquished an ogre called Rasetsu, who left an imprint of its hand on a large boulder on Mt. Nansho.<ref>[https://www.pref.iwate.jp/kyouikubunka/kokusai/1006971/1006978/1006979.html Origin of the name “Iwate”]</ref> This bears resemblance to the Loyal Three vanquishing {{p|Ogerpon}}. | ||
*The culture of one of the largest festivals in the Tohoku region, {{wp|Aomori Nebuta Matsuri}}, is very similar to the themes explored in [[The Teal Mask]] (i.e. ogres appearing in many floats, which are typically depicted by humans by wearing a mask, reminiscent of [[Ogerpon]]. | *The culture of one of the largest festivals in the Tohoku region, {{wp|Aomori Nebuta Matsuri}}, is very similar to the themes explored in [[The Teal Mask]] (i.e. ogres appearing in many floats, which are typically depicted by humans by wearing a mask, reminiscent of [[Ogerpon]]). Alongside these cultural similarities, a real life nebuta float of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Ogerpon}} appeared at the 2023 Aomori Nebuta festival. | ||
* {{p|Ogerpon}} wears a mask, which could be a reference to {{wp|Devil's Sword Dance|Onikenbai (鬼剣舞)}} (lit. Ogre's Sword Dance), a traditional mask-wearing folk performance from the real-world {{wp|Kitakami, Iwate}}. This city is also home to a large traditional mask museum called Oni no Yakata (lit. Ogre's Museum).<ref>[https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/spot/02301-14400444/ Oni no Yakata]</ref> | * {{p|Ogerpon}} wears a mask, which could be a reference to {{wp|Devil's Sword Dance|Onikenbai (鬼剣舞)}} (lit. Ogre's Sword Dance), a traditional mask-wearing folk performance from the real-world {{wp|Kitakami, Iwate}}. This city is also home to a large traditional mask museum called Oni no Yakata (lit. Ogre's Museum).<ref>[https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/spot/02301-14400444/ Oni no Yakata]</ref> | ||
* {{p|Ogerpon}} could be inspired by {{wp|Menreiki|Menreiki (面霊気)}} which is a “mask essence” (or a {{wp| Yokai|Yokai (妖怪)}} born from a collection of masks). In the {{wp|Tohoku region}} of Japan, it is considered a form of {{wp|Tsukumogami|Tsukumogami (付喪神)}}. | * {{p|Ogerpon}} could be inspired by {{wp|Menreiki|Menreiki (面霊気)}} which is a “mask essence” (or a {{wp| Yokai|Yokai (妖怪)}} born from a collection of masks). In the {{wp|Tohoku region}} of Japan, it is considered a form of {{wp|Tsukumogami|Tsukumogami (付喪神)}}. | ||