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"Pokémon" source and ecology: photographer Feng Wang has a low status? It's actually the tallest

author:Rui Xiaoer

The Pokémon of the Phoenix King is often ridiculed as a "photographer" by the audience of the animation, because there was no theatrical version of the Phoenix King in the early days, and the Phoenix King Gui was a first-class god, and was the guide of Ash's travel in the early days, and it was not available in the animated theatrical version, resulting in the audience saying the joke that "the reason why I can't see the Phoenix King is because the Phoenix King carries the camera", but ridicule is ridicule, the Phoenix King is actually not low at all, And in the legend of the Johto area in the setting, there is a magical power to resurrect the dead Pokémon, which can be regarded as seizing the errand of Zhernias, and this ability is naturally related to the design source of the Phoenix King.

PS: This article is purely a personal opinion, if there is any error, please correct.

Phoenix King, Phoenix:

"Pokémon" source and ecology: photographer Feng Wang has a low status? It's actually the tallest

Before we said that the first generation of second-level god flame birds, flame birds are somewhat similar to the phoenix king in some settings, all have the ability to regenerate nirvana, and are familiar with the fire system and the flight system, but in fact, the flame bird is more like an immortal bird from Western mythology, headed by Phoenix and other prototypes, and the phoenix king is not difficult to see from the Chinese translation that it is more like the auspicious creature that appears in Eastern mythology - the phoenix, the phoenix is an auspicious cultural totem in Eastern culture, and it is also a mythical beast in ancient Chinese myths and legends, Phoenix actually does not refer to the same kind of bird, generally male is "phoenix", female is "phoenix", collectively known as phoenix, so phoenix has the meaning of wings and double flight.

"Pokémon" source and ecology: photographer Feng Wang has a low status? It's actually the tallest

The image of the phoenix is very similar to a chicken-shaped bird that can spread its wings and soar, with colorful feathers and particularly long and colorful tail feathers, giving people a magnificent look, in the auspicious totem of Chinese mythology, the phoenix and the dragon often appear together, all represent Xiangrui, the phoenix has corresponding allusions or sayings in various dynasties from ancient times to the present, because the content is too complex, Xiao Er here is not an axe, in "Pokémon", the Phoenix King can resurrect the three holy beasts of Water Lord, Yan Emperor and Lei Gong, and in real life , the phoenix can be reborn from the ashes, nirvana and flying, all represent the new birth (the picture above is the relevant drawing of the phoenix).

Phoenix King and other firebirds:

"Pokémon" source and ecology: photographer Feng Wang has a low status? It's actually the tallest

Firebird legends around the world are varied, the Phoenix King naturally has part of the prototype from other firebirds, especially the Huma bird, the Huma bird comes from the ancient Persian mythological system, it has been flying throughout the life process, is a symbol of wealth and friendship, anyone who sees it will bring happiness, Huma bird is also a symbol of resurrection, in the game the Phoenix King uses holy ash to resurrect the Yan Emperor, Lei Gong and Water Lord, in addition to the characteristics of the three-legged bird, the Shimo bird and the iridescent bird god, Of course, the Phoenix King also has some prototypes of real creatures, and the encyclopedia mentions that the Phoenix King resembles the winged two-horned hornbill, a large bird.

The source of the Phoenix King is naturally very high, because since the ancient East has respected the dragon, the phoenix is precious, the dragon and phoenix are presented, and the Phoenix King can have such a prototype, and the natural status is not low

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