Comments on: Norse Mythology & The X & Y Legendaries

By: Azure Eon

Azure Eon — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 06:06:00 +0000

In reply to SkullHydra. Some speculation is suggesting Poison/Rock

By: Azure Eon

Azure Eon — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 06:03:00 +0000

So… I’m actually surprised people aren’t coming up with relations to Hindu Mythology yet. While this does seem to make sense, each generation seems to be based on a belief or religious idea that is still lively in a way. (i.e gen 1 seems to support the agnostic principle, gen 4 Christianity, gen 5 Dao) Hinduism may well be declining, but is still stronger than Norse. The stag, eagle and serpent are a strong defense, definitely. And at this point we can safely say that the third game will likely be Z, and a serpent seems the best choice for a Z pokemon.

So far, your argument is very strong. But, currently this counts on MANY unknown variables. Pokemon is quite extensive with their links between religious ideas and legendaries, so given the similarities between the well known or main gods of Norse and Hindu, we have to wait a bit longer to be sure. Remember, we only can confirm the existence of Xerneas and Yveltal. Xerneas to me sounds like Brahma and Yveltal like Shiva. Perhaps the ‘Z’ legendary is Vishnu? Furthermore, Norse does not define very strongly any main gods. The main gods, the Trimurti, of Hinduism, ALREADY ARE A TRIO. The creator, destroyer, and ancestor seems to be the dynamic here, and is also the dynamic in Hinduism.

Moreover, the themes suggested by the Squirrel and Ravens are common in many types of mythology, as well as the creator-destroyer-ancestor setup. This may not be either Norse or Hindu. We may observe that in Greek mythology, Hermes was a messenger like the squirrel, and Artemis and Apollo travel led the world like the ravens. Your article holds a lot of validity for its initial concept, but paying a attention the whole time begs the thought that this is mostly comprised of links between Norse mythology and unconfirmed speculation.

By: Javi Wonka ツ

Javi Wonka ツ — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:34:00 +0000

Brilliant article, now having Xerneas as the Pokémon of Life (tree of life) it all makes sense

By: Mohammad Asadullah

Mohammad Asadullah — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 16:11:00 +0000

In reply to DarkComet. Wow i thought i was the only one who thought of that

By: Vinnie

Vinnie — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 23:33:00 +0000

i and many others made this article months ago with this concept. It can be found dated all over forums and Youtube videos if you look hard enough. I really think the author should have given more credit to the community of those he has taken note from rather than just lap up all the praise here.

By: Prince Azulon

Prince Azulon — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:09:00 +0000

WOW. Amazing article.

By: 1010001010100101

1010001010100101 — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:21:00 +0000

In reply to DatN. frog and croak actually...

By: Nicolas

Nicolas — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:06:00 +0000

In reply to IAmUnanimousInThat. That's interesting :D , could you tell us more? (no sarcasm)

By: Deoxys911

Deoxys911 — Fri, 10 May 2013 06:16:00 +0000

In reply to Michael Jones. X^2 and Y^2 all the way!

By: Deoxys911

Deoxys911 — Fri, 10 May 2013 06:08:00 +0000

I too enjoyed this article quite a bit, thanks for putting the time into it. As for the Legendaries, I’m thinking the death dragon will definitely be the third of the mascot trio, and I can easily see the Mythical Pokémon being based on the squirrel, and the cosmic giant sounds like a shoe-in for a new Mythical in the vein of Arcues. I don’t really look for a trio based on giants, though, I feel like we’ll just get some random trio(s) as in the past (looking at you, Swords of Justice amongst ancient Asian legends). The Ravens? Eh, sounds an awful like the Eon duo to me, enough for me to be OK with them not being made into actual Pokémon. Most of all, I’m just really hoping that they make a Mythical squirrel Pokémon this generation, now that I think about it.