Bambi Eloriaga-Amago
Sableye, the goblin that terrorized Kentucky
In August 1955, various members of the Sutton family barged into the Hopkinsville Police Station to report that their farmhouse had been besieged by creatures brought there by an alien spacecraft. They told police that they held the creatures at bay by shooting at them, but that the creatures—around 12 to 15 in number—would repeatedly appear at the doorway or peer at them through the windows. The police investigation, however, yielded nothing but bullet holes. Witnesses describe the Hopkinsville Goblins as short creatures—standing between two to four feet—with pointed ears, claw-like hands, and large eyes that glowed yellow. They might as well have been describing the Pokemon Sableye.
Golurk, the golem of Prague
The band across Golurk’s chest is a trademark of the golem of Prague, as can be seen in monuments and souvenir items that can be found in the city. A golem, in Jewish folklore, is a giant creature made of clay or mud, which can be brought to life by imbuing it with the name of God, by either etching it on the golem’s forehead or by writing it down on a piece of paper and putting the paper in the golem’s mouth. In the 16th Century, the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II ordered the expulsion or execution of all Jews in Prague. The rabbi of Prague, Judah Loew ben Bezalel, then created a golem to protect his community from persecution.
Tornadus, the wind-god
Boreas is the Greek god of the North Wind, as such, he was in charge of bringing in the cold winds and the winter season. He is usually portrayed as an old man with shaggy white beard and hair, clothed in a billowing cloak; kind of like Tornadus, the Cyclone Pokemon.
