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** "Shapeshifter" is a reference to how he hid from Ehecatl in the story recounted in the Florentine Codex, where Xolotl transformed into two stalks of maize plant (xolotl), a double maguey plant (mexolotl), and an amphibious animal ([[Wikipedia:Axolotl|axolotl]]). | ** "Shapeshifter" is a reference to how he hid from Ehecatl in the story recounted in the Florentine Codex, where Xolotl transformed into two stalks of maize plant (xolotl), a double maguey plant (mexolotl), and an amphibious animal ([[Wikipedia:Axolotl|axolotl]]). | ||
* After receiving a new pair of eyes from the [[Crafters]], Xolotl, upon seeing the {{Transient icon|Protagonist}} quickly exclaims that they are his exiled brother [[Exile#El_Dorado|Quetzalcoatl]]. | * After receiving a new pair of eyes from the [[Crafters]], Xolotl, upon seeing the {{Transient icon|Protagonist}} quickly exclaims that they are his exiled brother [[Exile#El_Dorado|Quetzalcoatl]]. | ||
** This would also make {{Transient icon|Tezcatlipoca}} and Xolotl brothers. | |||
* Though having the appearance of a [[Wikipedia:Doberman|doberman]] breed of dog due to its strong associations with guard dogs; Xolotl may also be based on the [[Wikipedia:Xoloitzcuintle|Xoloitzcuintle]] or ''Xolo'' or "Mexican hairless dog" originating from Mexico, as the dog was named after the god Xolotl and the word "itzcuīntli" meaning "dog" in [[Wikipedia:Nahuatl|Nahuatl]], where the name originated. | * Though having the appearance of a [[Wikipedia:Doberman|doberman]] breed of dog due to its strong associations with guard dogs; Xolotl may also be based on the [[Wikipedia:Xoloitzcuintle|Xoloitzcuintle]] or ''Xolo'' or "Mexican hairless dog" originating from Mexico, as the dog was named after the god Xolotl and the word "itzcuīntli" meaning "dog" in [[Wikipedia:Nahuatl|Nahuatl]], where the name originated. | ||
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