B. Thunder Tiger
Well-Known Member
There is something very, very interesting about Zacian that I never thought about:
"Some say it’s Zamazenta’s elder sister—others say the two Pokémon are rivals."
Sister? Does that mean Zacian is female and Zamazenta is male?
I pretty much called this, when I was speculating about their designs on Bulbagarden. I think I have the same post somewhere in this topic or in another one. To me, the braids were a good give away, as well Zacian's more slender build, as compared to Zamazenta's more muscular one. She is pretty much designed around with a moon-like motif. Her typing combo of Fairy/Steel also pretty much confirms this, as Fairy is associated with the Moon, and the Moon represents silver, hence the Steel typing. Add thereby that her sword's hilt, when its powered up, sports a crescent moon shape. Femininty is also heavily associated with the moon.
I like to think Zacian invokes the image of a queen, and Zamazenta invokes the imagery of a king.