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* ''Anime/SpiritedAway'': [[MysteriousProtector Haku]] is a [[spoiler:dragon.]] This ties into his character since [[spoiler:dragons are considered indicative of rivers in Japan, and Haku lost his memories when a river in the human world got paved over for an apartment complex]].



* ''Fanfic/TheMorrigan'' has a plethora of allusions to Myth/CelticMythology;
** The main three gundams in the fic are The Morrigan (Celtic goddess of war and fate), the Nemain (Celtic goddess of war and frenzy), and the Lugh (Celtic god of light and authority).
** Nika Nanaura has her left arm covered in silver permet growths, is the leader of her faction, and fights a being called Balor, just like Nuada Airgetlám, the first king of the Tuatha de Dannan.
** Suletta Mercury has an AnimalMotifs of a dog and pilots the Lugh, evocative of the hero Cú Chulainn.



* ''Fanfic/TheMorrigan'' has a plethora of allusions to Myth/CelticMythology;
** The main three gundams in the fic are The Morrigan (Celtic goddess of war and fate), the Nemain (Celtic goddess of war and frenzy), and the Lugh (Celtic god of light and authority).
** Nika Nanaura has her left arm covered in silver permet growths, is the leader of her faction, and fights a being called Balor, just like Nuada Airgetlám, the first king of the Tuatha de Dannan.
** Suletta Mercury has an AnimalMotifs of a dog and pilots the Lugh, evocative of the hero Cú Chulainn.



* ''Anime/SpiritedAway'': [[MysteriousProtector Haku]] is a [[spoiler:dragon.]] This ties into his character since [[spoiler:dragons are considered indicative of rivers in Japan, and Haku lost his memories when a river in the human world got paved over for an apartment complex]].



* ''Film/{{Saltburn}}'': Vampires, to the point that the creators consider it a vampire movie even without any supernatural elements. The movie's aesthetics is heavily influenced by vampire movies and their gothic atmosphere. Oliver calls himself a vampire when [[spoiler:eating out Venetia during her period]], there is a scene of his mouth drenched in blood in the bath later, and one can see it as a story of Oliver [[spoiler:sucking the Cattons dry over the course of the years like a vampire feeding on them, as well as being a parasitic being in their lives]].



* ''Film/{{Saltburn}}'': Vampires, to the point that the creators consider it a vampire movie even without any supernatural elements. The movie's aesthetics is heavily influenced by vampire movies and their gothic atmosphere. Oliver calls himself a vampire when [[spoiler:eating out Venetia during her period]], there is a scene of his mouth drenched in blood in the bath later, and one can see it as a story of Oliver [[spoiler:sucking the Cattons dry over the course of the years like a vampire feeding on them, as well as being a parasitic being in their lives]].



* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' uses phoenixes heavily, especially in regards to the [[LaResistance Rebel Alliance]]. Starbirds, the Star Wars equivalent of a phoenix, are used heavily in propaganda and pro-rebel graffiti art. The heroes repeatedly lose major battles only to recover and come back stronger and the growing rebellion is often compared to [[SparkOfTheRebellion fire spreading]]. Perhaps the biggest example would be in the latter half of season four, [[spoiler:when Kanan Jarrus dies in an inferno, and is (briefly) reincarnated as a Force being to advise Ezra one last time.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
** Sugilite, the fusion of [[Characters/StevenUniverseAmethyst Amethyst]] and [[Characters/StevenUniverseGarnet Garnet]], produces a dragon-shaped aura when she is formed.
** The fusion [[spoiler:Obsidian]] resembles various deities from Polynesian and Hindu mythology, particularly Kali.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil''
** [[Characters/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilStarButterfly Star Butterfly, The Underestimated]] has a {{Unicorn}} motif as shown by her close friendship with Pony Head, her introductory scene riding a Unicorn, the tiny unicorns that power her wand, and the unicorns she created in The Realm of Magic.
** [[Characters/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilMarcoDiaz Marco Diaz]] has a small [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dragon]] motif as shown by his dragoncycle, the dragon designs decorating his dojo, and when he uses Star's wand it appears to have dragon wings.
** Whether this is intentional or not is up to debate, Star Butterfly, The Underestimated has a lot of similarities to Loki from Norse Mythology.
*** In Norse Mythology, Loki was a god who overcame problems through cunning and in modern tellings, Loki is depicted as morally superior to the Aesir, who are depicted as corrupt and immoral. In the myths, he was Odin's blood brother and the mother of the eight-legged horse Sleipnir. The format of Loki's myths is that he's blamed for something and the gods force Loki to fix it for them. In the Ragnarok prophecy, Loki is against the gods by siding with his children as they bring about the end of the world.
*** In the series, Star is a mewman of noble birth who overcame problems by using magic haphazardly. When Star learns of Mewni's history, she becomes morally superior to the Butterfly family, who annexed the monsters and attempted a race war multiple times. Due to being part of this family, the monsters hold her and her family accountable for the actions of their ancestors and the mewmans force the Butterfly queens to do everything for them. In the end, Star turns against the mewmans as she and her friends and family trigger armageddon through the destruction of magic.
*** Like Loki, Star has connections to Scandinavia. Loki is a Norse god and Star is a Johansen on her father's side. The Johansens are a barbarian clan based on Nordic clans and royalty.
*** Like the Norse gods, the mewmans force the Butterflys to solve a problem they can't handle, the Butterflys gives them a scapegoat so they can maintain their own perceived flawlessness as a species, and the mewmans are never introspective enough to meaningfully improve their lives or take responsibility for themselves.
*** In the series, Star is characterised as the rebel of the Butterfly family because she refuses to follow the traditional role of a princess. In Norse mythology, Loki is a magic user and he doesn't act like a traditional Asgardian.
*** [[spoiler: In the series, it's revealed that all descendants from Festivia are an offshoot from the original Butterfly bloodline. After learning this, Star still occupies the castle in order to help Eclipsa with the public image. In Norse mythology, Loki and Odin were blood brothers but Loki is also theorised to be an offshoot of Odin due to their associations with trickery. Loki hangs around Asgard and often helps the Asgardians with their adventures. In recent studies by Eldar Heide in his work "Loki, the Vätte, and the Ash Lad: A Study Combining Old Scandinavian and Late Material.", Loki may not have originated as an Asgardian. Like how Star isn't a member of the original Butterfly clan.]]
*** [[spoiler: In the series, Star is the mother of a horse-like monster called "The Firstborn". In the mythology, Loki is the mother of the eight-legged horse Sleipnir.]]
*** Like Loki, [[spoiler: Star ends an imperfect world to make way for a new one. In Norse mythology, Ragnarok is theorised to have been originally framed as a cleansing armageddon, an event that destroys the world but allows it to be rebuilt as something better because the gods were too corrupt, destructive, and immoral. In the series, Star destroying all the magic is framed as ultimately a good thing because magic is way too dangerous to be used responsibly by anyone. The mewmans used magic to oppress others and fuel a monster genocide.]]
*** Like modern tellings of Loki, Star is considered to be morally superior because she learned the dark history of her family and decided to improve the relationship between humans and monsters.
** [[Characters/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilMeteoraButterfly Meteora's]] story arc in season 3 has some connections with the Greek god Hephastus. Meteora was sent off to St. Olga's as a baby due to being [[HalfBreedAngst half-monster]], just like how Hera disowned her son Hephaestus because of his deformities and exiled him from Mount Olympus. Meteora and Hephaestus were both raised without knowing their true identities, and when they find out they both enact violent revenge against those who wronged them. Meteora is eventually happily reunited with her parents, like how Hephaestus eventually earns a place in the pantheon with the rest of his family.
*** Additionally, Hephaestus is associated with robotics, while Meteora had several robotic henchmen and was raised by a robot.



** In the epilogue Lilith Clawthorne gains a Harpy mode just like her sister, presumably working things out with her version of the curse.

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** In the epilogue epilogue, Lilith Clawthorne gains a Harpy mode just like her sister, presumably working things out with her version of the curse.curse.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil''
** [[Characters/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilStarButterfly Star Butterfly, The Underestimated]] has a {{Unicorn}} motif as shown by her close friendship with Pony Head, her introductory scene riding a Unicorn, the tiny unicorns that power her wand, and the unicorns she created in The Realm of Magic.
** [[Characters/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilMarcoDiaz Marco Diaz]] has a small [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dragon]] motif as shown by his dragoncycle, the dragon designs decorating his dojo, and when he uses Star's wand it appears to have dragon wings.
** Whether this is intentional or not is up to debate, Star Butterfly, The Underestimated has a lot of similarities to Loki from Norse Mythology.
*** In Norse Mythology, Loki was a god who overcame problems through cunning and in modern tellings, Loki is depicted as morally superior to the Aesir, who are depicted as corrupt and immoral. In the myths, he was Odin's blood brother and the mother of the eight-legged horse Sleipnir. The format of Loki's myths is that he's blamed for something and the gods force Loki to fix it for them. In the Ragnarok prophecy, Loki is against the gods by siding with his children as they bring about the end of the world.
*** In the series, Star is a mewman of noble birth who overcame problems by using magic haphazardly. When Star learns of Mewni's history, she becomes morally superior to the Butterfly family, who annexed the monsters and attempted a race war multiple times. Due to being part of this family, the monsters hold her and her family accountable for the actions of their ancestors and the mewmans force the Butterfly queens to do everything for them. In the end, Star turns against the mewmans as she and her friends and family trigger armageddon through the destruction of magic.
*** Like Loki, Star has connections to Scandinavia. Loki is a Norse god and Star is a Johansen on her father's side. The Johansens are a barbarian clan based on Nordic clans and royalty.
*** Like the Norse gods, the mewmans force the Butterflys to solve a problem they can't handle, the Butterflys gives them a scapegoat so they can maintain their own perceived flawlessness as a species, and the mewmans are never introspective enough to meaningfully improve their lives or take responsibility for themselves.
*** In the series, Star is characterised as the rebel of the Butterfly family because she refuses to follow the traditional role of a princess. In Norse mythology, Loki is a magic user and he doesn't act like a traditional Asgardian.
*** [[spoiler: In the series, it's revealed that all descendants from Festivia are an offshoot from the original Butterfly bloodline. After learning this, Star still occupies the castle in order to help Eclipsa with the public image. In Norse mythology, Loki and Odin were blood brothers but Loki is also theorised to be an offshoot of Odin due to their associations with trickery. Loki hangs around Asgard and often helps the Asgardians with their adventures. In recent studies by Eldar Heide in his work "Loki, the Vätte, and the Ash Lad: A Study Combining Old Scandinavian and Late Material.", Loki may not have originated as an Asgardian. Like how Star isn't a member of the original Butterfly clan.]]
*** [[spoiler: In the series, Star is the mother of a horse-like monster called "The Firstborn". In the mythology, Loki is the mother of the eight-legged horse Sleipnir.]]
*** Like Loki, [[spoiler: Star ends an imperfect world to make way for a new one. In Norse mythology, Ragnarok is theorised to have been originally framed as a cleansing armageddon, an event that destroys the world but allows it to be rebuilt as something better because the gods were too corrupt, destructive, and immoral. In the series, Star destroying all the magic is framed as ultimately a good thing because magic is way too dangerous to be used responsibly by anyone. The mewmans used magic to oppress others and fuel a monster genocide.]]
*** Like modern tellings of Loki, Star is considered to be morally superior because she learned the dark history of her family and decided to improve the relationship between humans and monsters.
** [[Characters/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilMeteoraButterfly Meteora's]] story arc in season 3 has some connections with the Greek god Hephastus. Meteora was sent off to St. Olga's as a baby due to being [[HalfBreedAngst half-monster]], just like how Hera disowned her son Hephaestus because of his deformities and exiled him from Mount Olympus. Meteora and Hephaestus were both raised without knowing their true identities, and when they find out they both enact violent revenge against those who wronged them. Meteora is eventually happily reunited with her parents, like how Hephaestus eventually earns a place in the pantheon with the rest of his family.
*** Additionally, Hephaestus is associated with robotics, while Meteora had several robotic henchmen and was raised by a robot.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' uses phoenixes heavily, especially in regards to the [[LaResistance Rebel Alliance]]. Starbirds, the Star Wars equivalent of a phoenix, are used heavily in propaganda and pro-rebel graffiti art. The heroes repeatedly lose major battles only to recover and come back stronger and the growing rebellion is often compared to [[SparkOfTheRebellion fire spreading]]. Perhaps the biggest example would be in the latter half of season four, [[spoiler:when Kanan Jarrus dies in an inferno, and is (briefly) reincarnated as a Force being to advise Ezra one last time.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
** Sugilite, the fusion of [[Characters/StevenUniverseAmethyst Amethyst]] and [[Characters/StevenUniverseGarnet Garnet]], produces a dragon-shaped aura when she is formed.
** The fusion [[spoiler:Obsidian]] resembles various deities from Polynesian and Hindu mythology, particularly Kali.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai:'' Mizu is often called a "demon" by her foes for her incredible skill, ruthless nature, and IcyBlueEyes. "The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride" makes explicit just what ''kind'' of demon she is with the intercut {{Flashback}}s to her tragically brief attempt to live the life of a normal woman: an onyrou, the vengeful spirit of a person--often a woman--who was betrayed in life and whose drive for revenge is so intense that it will unleash all kinds of disaster on any who encounter it. [[spoiler:Particularly when she causes the Great Fire of Meireki.]]
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*** Daisaku Kuze has a motif for Enma, the judge of the dead. Enma judges a man's sins to determine if they are worthy of Nirvana, and Kuze constantly comes to blows with Kiryu to determine if he has what it takes to be a real yakuza.

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*** Daisaku Kuze has a motif for Enma, the judge of the dead. Enma judges a man's sins to determine if they are worthy of Nirvana, and Kuze constantly comes to blows with Kiryu to determine if he has what it takes to be a real yakuza. Fittingly, [[WakeUpCallBoss he's the first sign that the game's done with the training wheels]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' takes it so far as to name characters after what species they are ([[GeniusBonus or what style of kung fu they practise]]). The titular character, Po, is an odd case where an animal character has a separate animal motif, in which he, a panda, is frequently associated with dragons.

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* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' takes it so far as to name characters after what species they are ([[GeniusBonus or what style of kung fu they practise]]). The titular character, Po, is an odd case where an animal character has a separate animal motif, in which he, a panda, is frequently associated with dragons.


* Several characters in ''Literature/TheCircusOfDoctorLao''.

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* ''Fanfic/OniGaShikuSeries'': Izuku associates Kiryu with dragons to a degree that he openly refers to him as a dragon when describing him to other people. Izuku views Kiryu as an indomitable pillar of strength, to the point he refuses to call him "Uncle Kaz" even though the man himself encourages it. The only time Izuku views Kiryu as a ''human being'' rather than a dragon is [[spoiler:when he's injured and depressed by the assassination plot targetting Haruka]]. But even after this event he ''still'' views Kiryu as a dragon.
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** In the epilogue [[Characters/TheOwlHouseLilithClawthorne Lilith Clawthorne]] gains a Harpy mode just like her sister, presumably working things out with her version of the curse.

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** [[Characters/TheOwlHouseEdaClawthorne Eda Clawthorne]]

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* ''Anime/SpiritedAway'': [[MysteriousProtector Haku]] is a [[spoiler:dragon.]]

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* ''Anime/SpiritedAway'': [[MysteriousProtector Haku]] is a [[spoiler:dragon.]]]] This ties into his character since [[spoiler:dragons are considered indicative of rivers in Japan, and Haku lost his memories when a river in the human world got paved over for an apartment complex]].

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** Suletta Mercury has an AnimalMotifs of a dog and pilots the Lugh, evocative of the hero Cú Chulainn.



** Suletta Mercury has an AnimalMotifs of a dog and pilots the Lugh, evocative of the hero Cú Chulainn.

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* Two of the bosses in ''VideoGame/{{Black Heart|Ol666}}'' are based on mythology. Medusa has the ability to turn others to stone, and Siren sings her level's song during a fight implied to take place underwater.



* In ''Fanfic/TheresNoOneLikeYou'', Blight Manor and the Siren Hotel both have a motif of monsters, [[OurManticoresAreSpinier manticores]] specifically. It creeps Luz out, and she mentions feeling like she's walking into a monster's den when she enters both buildings. The motif goes with their theme of being [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil figurative monsters]] who prey on [[DisposableVagrant the downtrodden]].



* Two of the bosses in ''VideoGame/{{Black Heart|Ol666}}'' are based on mythology. Medusa has the ability to turn others to stone, and Siren sings her level's song during a fight implied to take place underwater.
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* Two of the bosses in ''VideoGame/BlackHeart'' are based on mythology. Medusa has the ability to turn others to stone, and Siren sings her level's song during a fight implied to take place underwater.

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* Two of the bosses in ''VideoGame/BlackHeart'' are based on mythology. Medusa has the ability to turn others to stone, and Siren sings her level's song during a fight implied to take place underwater.
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* ''Fanfic/SurvivorsOfTheCalamity'' makes ''extensive'' use of mythological parallels in its story, reflecting the epic scale on which this occurs.

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* ''Fanfic/SurvivorsOfTheCalamity'' ''Fanfic/TheMythOfLinkAndZeldaSurvivorsOfTheCalamity'' makes ''extensive'' use of mythological parallels in its story, reflecting the epic scale on which this occurs.
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* In a few different ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' stories, ComicBook/TheRiddler tries to give himself a Sphinx motif, being a crafty and wise riddle-giver who kills those that get it wrong. In the ''[[ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear Zero Year]]'' storyline, Batman deduces that while holding the city hostage, The Riddler is hiding underneath a Sphinx statue at the Gotham museum.
* ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}, the ersatz [[Film/JamesBond SPECTRE]] (who incidentally use the very similar motif of the octopuss), in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse.
* ''ComicBook/IronFist'' has a significant ties with dragons -- Sometimes he's known as the "Immortal Dragon Iron Fist"; his costume has a stylized dragon on it; he has a dragon tattoo on his chest; his powers come from an ancient dragon, Shou-Lao.
* [[ComicBook/JeanGrey Phoenix]] from ''Franchise/XMen''. She is a nurturing, subtly powerful figure with a hot temper, and holds untapped power that the others around her cannot quite match or comprehend.
* In ''{{ComicBook/Dollicious}}'', Delliland - a land where everyone is named after food - tend to use names of "Nectar" and "Ambrosia" names as exclamation and worship them as legendary figures.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': In a few different ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' stories, ComicBook/TheRiddler tries to give himself a Sphinx motif, being a crafty and wise riddle-giver who kills those that get it wrong. In the ''[[ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear Zero Year]]'' storyline, Batman deduces that while holding the city hostage, The Riddler is hiding underneath a Sphinx statue at the Gotham museum.
* ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}, the ersatz [[Film/JamesBond SPECTRE]] (who incidentally ''ComicBook/{{Dollicious}}'': Delliland - a land where everyone is named after food - tend to use the very similar motif names of the octopuss), in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse.
"Nectar" and "Ambrosia" names as exclamation and worship them as legendary figures.
* ''ComicBook/IronFist'' ''ComicBook/IronFist'': The Iron Fist has a significant ties with dragons -- Sometimes he's known as the "Immortal Dragon Iron Fist"; his costume has a stylized dragon on it; he has a dragon tattoo on his chest; his powers come from an ancient dragon, Shou-Lao.
* ''ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}'': ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}, the ersatz [[Film/JamesBond SPECTRE]] (who incidentally use the very similar motif of the octopuss).
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[[ComicBook/JeanGrey Phoenix]] from ''Franchise/XMen''. Phoenix]]. She is a nurturing, subtly powerful figure with a hot temper, and holds untapped power that the others around her cannot quite match or comprehend.
* In ''{{ComicBook/Dollicious}}'', Delliland - a land where everyone is named after food - tend to use names of "Nectar" and "Ambrosia" names as exclamation and worship them as legendary figures.
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*** Daigo Dojima has a motif for Fudo Myo-o, the guardian of the Buddhist faith. Fudo Myo-o is depicted with a sword representing knowledge and power and a rope for binding evil in his left. He's also depicted with flames behind him, representing purification. Likewise, Daigo is seen as a magnanimous yet unyielding leader of the Tojo Clan, especially in regards to going into a brawl himself. He also underwent his own purification courtesy of Kiryu beating some sense into him. This gets highlighted even moreso when comparing him to his father Sohei.

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*** Daigo Dojima has a motif for Fudo Myo-o, the guardian of the Buddhist faith. Fudo Myo-o is depicted with a sword representing knowledge and power in his right hand and a rope for binding evil in his left. He's also depicted with flames behind him, representing purification. Likewise, Daigo is seen as a magnanimous yet unyielding leader of the Tojo Clan, especially in regards to going into a brawl himself. He also underwent his own purification courtesy of Kiryu beating some sense into him. This gets highlighted even moreso when comparing him to his father Sohei.
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* ''Film/{{Saltburn}}'': Vampires, to the point that the creators consider it a vampire movie even without any supernatural elements. The movie's aesthetics is heavily influenced by vampire movies and their gothic atmosphere. Oliver calls himself a vampire when [[spoiler:eating out Venetia during her period]], there is a scene of his mouth drenched in blood in the bath later, and one can see it as a story of Oliver [[spoiler:sucking the Cattons dry over the course of the years like a vampire feeding on them, as well as being a parasitic being in their lives]].
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* Many characters in ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' have symbolism based around certain mythical creatures, usually signified by a tattoo on their body:

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*** Daisaku Kuze has a motif for Enma, the judge of the dead. Enma judges a man's sins to determine if they are worthy of Nirvana, and Kuze constantly comes to blows with Kiryu to determine if he has what it takes to be a real yakuza.
*** Keiji Shibusawa has a motif for the Azure Dragon. With a bringer of wealth and prosperity on his back, Shibusawa handles the business side of the Dojima Family. Unlike Kiryu's dragon irezumi, which is seen clutching a pearl symbolizing its authority and control over water, Shibusawa's dragon doesn't have one which reflects his desire to become the Dragon of Dojima. Their dragons are even facing opposite of one another, with Kiryu's facing upwards to the left while Shibusawa's faces downwards to the right. Fittingly, not only does Shibusawa act as the final boss for Kiryu's side of the story, but Kiryu also fills the role of the Azure Dragon in ''4''.
*** Hiroki Awano has a motif for Momotaro. Not only does this reflect how he would come to blows with Majima, but in some versions of the story of Momotaro, he became lazy and shirked his duties. Likewise, Awano was once the strongest yakuza in the Dojima Family, but he became hedonistic and let his strength decline.

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** While not as prominent as his [[AnimalMotifs dog motif]], Goro Majima also has an {{Oni}} motif. His back tattoo is that of a Shinja, a type of Hannya mask that represents a woman so overcome with envy that she has transformed into a snake-like Oni. His affinity for [[BatterUp baseball bats]] is also likely an allusion to Oni traditionally being portrayed as weilding iron clubs.

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** While not as prominent as his [[AnimalMotifs dog motif]], Goro Majima also has an {{Oni}} motif. His back tattoo is that of a Shinja, a type of Hannya mask that represents a woman so overcome with envy that she has transformed into a snake-like Oni. His affinity for [[BatterUp baseball bats]] is also likely an allusion to Oni traditionally being portrayed as weilding wielding iron clubs.clubs.
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*** Daigo Dojima has a motif for Fudo Myo-o, the guardian of the Buddhist faith. Fudo Myo-o is depicted with a sword representing knowledge and power and a rope for binding evil in his left. He's also depicted with flames behind him, representing purification. Likewise, Daigo is seen as a magnanimous yet unyielding leader of the Tojo Clan, especially in regards to going into a brawl himself. He also underwent his own purification courtesy of Kiryu beating some sense into him. This gets highlighted even moreso when comparing him to his father Sohei.
*** Ryuji Goda has a motif for the Golden Dragon, or in his words, the dragon of the world. The Golden Dragon reigns supreme over the Four Heavenly Beasts, including the Azure Dragon. This reflects his desire to rule supreme over the Japanese underworld.


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** ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'':
*** Fitting with the [[TheFourGods Four Gods]] theming of the playable characters, Shun Akiyama has a motif for the Vermillion Bird. His kick-centric fighting style is like a bird attacking with its talons, he runs a money-lending business called Sky Finance reflecting how the Vermillion Bird descends from the heavens to do good deeds, and he's very selective about who he gives money to like how the Vermillion Bird is said to be very selective about where it perches. Interestingly, he also pulls from ThePhoenix in that he had a death and a rebirth, winding up homeless after losing his banking job and using the money he gathered from [[spoiler:the 10 billion yen Nishikiyama gave his life to destroy at the end of ''1'']] to rebuild his life and become the Lifeline of Kamurocho.
*** Taiga Saejima has a motif for the White Tiger. The White Tiger is said to embody power, strength, and courage while acting as a guardian of morality and justice. Indeed, there's no denying Saejima's [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower absurd strength]], his unshakeable valor in the face of danger, and his strict adherence to ThouShallNotKill despite having the capacity to go against it. He even has a tiger as his irezumi. Also, the only match for the White Tiger is the Azure Dragon, and he's one of only a few people to match Kiryu in a fight.
*** Masayoshi Tanimura has a motif for the Black Tortoise. The Black Tortoise is said to have a snake wrapped around it in some depictions, and Tanimura wears a snakeskin belt. The tortoise and the snake put together represent the death that comes with winter and the new life that springs from its end. Tanimura is undeniably a DirtyCop, but only so the people of Little Asia have someone to watch over them given Japan's turbulent history with outsiders. Even his fighting style has a duality to it, being fluid and flexible when landing combos yet needing to be perfectly still when executing a parry.
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'':
*** Masaru Watase has a motif for asura, specifically Mahabali, the Asura King. Despite being a battle hungry yakuza patriarch, Watase does adhere to his own sense of honor and benevolence, much like how Mahabali was viewed as a benevolent ruler whose people were happy and healthy. [[spoiler:He's even willing to disband the Omi Alliance if it means his men can still retain their honor and dignity while starting up a security firm to guarantee that they'll still have somewhere to go, as demonstrated in ''[[VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon Like a Dragon]]'']].
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* ''Fanfic/TheMorrigan'' has a plethora of allusions to Myth/CelticMythology;
** The main three gundams in the fic are The Morrigan (Celtic goddess of war and fate), the Nemain (Celtic goddess of war and frenzy), and the Lugh (Celtic god of light and authority).
** Nika Nanaura has her left arm covered in silver permet growths, is the leader of her faction, and fights a being called Balor, just like Nuada Airgetlám, the first king of the Tuatha de Dannan.
** Suletta Mercury has an AnimalMotifs of a dog and pilots the Lugh, evocative of the hero Cú Chulainn.
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* ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}, the ersatz [[Film/JamesBond SPECTRE]] (who incidentally use the very similar motif of the octopuss), in the MarvelUniverse.

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* ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}, the ersatz [[Film/JamesBond SPECTRE]] (who incidentally use the very similar motif of the octopuss), in the MarvelUniverse.Franchise/MarvelUniverse.
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* In ''{{ComicBook/Dollicious}}'', Delliland - a land where everyone is named after food - tend to use names of "Nectar" and "Ambrosia" names as exclamation and worship them as legendary figures.
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* In ''Film/LoveAgain'', Mira grieving her fiance's death is explicitly likened to the myth of [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Orpheus and Eurydice]], except she (unlike Orpheus) chooses to get over it rather than take extreme action.
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*** Demons as well. Luz is big fan of them in general and gets along with [[DarkisnotEvil the non evil ones]]. Angels might also count since traits of both are in her Titan form, having [[HornedHumanoids horns]], claws, a darker color scheme, but also uses [[LightEmUp Light Glyphs]], and a glowing orb above Luz that acts like a [[HolyHalo halo]].

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*** Demons as well. Luz is big fan of them in general and gets along with [[DarkisnotEvil [[DarkIsNotEvil the non evil ones]]. Angels might also count since traits of both are in her Titan form, having [[HornedHumanoids [[HornedHumanoid horns]], claws, a darker color scheme, but also uses [[LightEmUp Light Glyphs]], and a glowing orb above Luz that acts like a [[HolyHalo halo]].

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