Ghost Dog – Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai and NOT Greavard “Ghost Dog” Pokémon
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Ghost_Dog_(Shadow)
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Ghost_Dog_(Gallery)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Dog:The_Way_of_the_Samurai https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Greavard(Pok%C3%A9mon)
Ghost Dog is a Samoorai from Marleybone. The first time you face him he is working with Kravenly the Hunter. He was the first Warlord to come to Morganthe’s cause. She brings him back from defeat to face your wizard again.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a 1999 internationally co-produced martial arts crime thriller drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. Forest Whitaker stars as the title character, the mysterious “Ghost Dog”, a hitman in the employ of the Mafia, who follows the ancient code of the samurai as outlined in the book of Yamamoto Tsunetomo’s recorded sayings, Hagakure. Critics have noted similarities between the movie and Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1967 film Le Samouraï.
Greavard “Ghost Dog” (Japanese: ボチ Bochi) is a Ghost-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IX. It evolves into Houndstone when leveled up at night starting at level 30.
T. Martin (@GrahamRocks84 on Twitter) points out that Greavard “Ghost Dog” the Pokemon was not available until Generation IX which began with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet on November 18, 2022. Ghost Dog is 100% inspired by the Forest Whitaker film.
The current list of all the (known) Khrysalis references can be found here.
Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.
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Ghost Dog image is from Wizard101, and is copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai movie poster is copyright Artisan Entertainment
Greavard “Ghost Dog” image is copyright The Pokemon Co. and Nintendo
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