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:::I've seen it around on several forums and fan sites; it's just a humorous fanon term. [[User:Lucentas|Lucentas]] 22:53, 16 December 2008 (UTC) | :::I've seen it around on several forums and fan sites; it's just a humorous fanon term. [[User:Lucentas|Lucentas]] 22:53, 16 December 2008 (UTC) | ||
::::I'm not 100% sure, but I believe that it was me who was the first to refer to them as legendary gerbils. I'm [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]]. See my new and improved user page, and [[User talk:Missingno. Master|comment on it!]] 03:15, 17 February 2009 (UTC) | ::::I'm not 100% sure, but I believe that it was me who was the first to refer to them as legendary gerbils. I'm [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]]. See my new and improved user page, and [[User talk:Missingno. Master|comment on it!]] 03:15, 17 February 2009 (UTC) | ||
== Origins idea? == | |||
Not my thought- this was brought up as an anonymous post on 420chan's /po/ but was surprisingly insightful, especially with the origins of the beasts and their roles in the game compared to what they were said to be in this metaphor. I suppose I will say this in two words: Dante's Inferno. In the first Canto of the Inferno, Dante is assaulted by "a lion, a leopard, and a she-wolf" (who symbolize the sins of self indulgence, violence, and malice respectively). | |||
Normally I would laugh away any attempt to explain where GameFreak got the basis for a monster without them explicitly stating it, but the simultaneous appearance of a lion (Entei), leopard (Raikou), and she-wolf (Suicune) in "Inferno" seems too conspicuous to ignore. Any thoughts on this? Extended analogies from Dante to prove/disprove? | |||