Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokemon?

This has been bugging me for a while. Is this just a coincidence or are Reshiram and Zekrom based on Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Red-Eyes Black Dragon from Yu-Gi-Oh! ? I realised that Reshiram is white, is a dragon and has blue eyes. Zekrom is black, has red eyes and is a dragon too. Did they decide to mix Yu-Gi-Oh! with Pokemon or was it just pure coincidence?

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Why?Well first off Reshiram and Zekrom are actually based onYin and Yangfrom Chinese Philosophy.

Probably a coincidence.They already had the whole yin yang motif goin on, and we all know Game Freak loves them some dragons.A Black Dragon and a White Dragon acting as counterparts isn’t exactly the most uncommon idea in the world.

it is somewhat there, but I dont think they were the inspiration, in my opinion.

Not really, no.

Yeah, old, and quite farfetched imo. There are a lot of white dragons and black bipedal creatures in fiction.

While their eyes and skin color match, their other features aren’t very similar. Like their body structure and such. Plus, Reshiram has crotch fur while BEWD has noneYeah, they’re a bit similar, but that doesn’t mean they’re actually rip offs. Probably just a coincidence.

To be honest, I see very few similarities between the two besides color. The differences in general appearance should be easily distinguished between both Reshiram and Zekrom to the Yu-gi-oh dragons shown. Notice how Reshiram and Zekrom have softer coloring, rounder lines, less intricate features, and a much less intimidating demeanor? In fact, they look rather cute in comparison to their Yu-gi-oh cousins. Hell, Blue Eyes White Dragon looks like it could tear the world in two and call it a day, while Reshiram gives a baby a cigar burn and wonders why the hell it’s a deity.

Anyway so like I said,it’s more likely it’s a coincidence rather than a ripoff.As some of those above comments have saidthere are actually quite alot of cases of a Black and White dragon counterpart, as those two colours often correspond to notions of ‘evil’ and ‘good’, making them a staple in many fantasy games, novels and myths.