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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Ziz comes from the same named creature in Jewish mythology which is a giant griffin-like bird whose wingspan could block out the sun. | * Ziz comes from the [[wikipedia:Ziz|same named creature]] in Jewish mythology which is a giant griffin-like bird whose wingspan could block out the sun. | ||
* Ziz, along with Behemoth and | * Ziz, along with {{Transient icon|Behemoth}} and {{Transient icon|Leviathan}}, comprise the three monsters that preside over the sky, land, and sea respectively in Jewish mythology. | ||
* Her meal related skills are a reference to how the bird Ziz is supposedly a delicacy. | * Her meal related skills are a reference to how the bird Ziz is supposedly a delicacy. | ||
* {{Transient icon|Shuichi}}'s dislike of her might be a reference to how his clay tablet Sacred Artifact was stolen by the divine bird [[wikipedia:Anzû|Anzu]] in Sumerian mythology, which is compared to Ziz. | |||
* Christmas Ziz's CS subtitle comes from an expression that means devoting yourself to your studies. The expression itself refers to the story of Gao Feng, a farmer in the later Han dynasty China who was so absorbed in his reading that the rain washed his grain away. | * Christmas Ziz's CS subtitle comes from an expression that means devoting yourself to your studies. The expression itself refers to the story of Gao Feng, a farmer in the later Han dynasty China who was so absorbed in his reading that the rain washed his grain away. | ||
* Christmas Ziz's skill activation voice line is a shortened musical count off for children to sing. In the count off, the first two numbers are omitted, thereby starting on three (さん), and the number four is replaced by a rallying call (はい). | * Christmas Ziz's skill activation voice line is a shortened musical count off for children to sing. In the count off, the first two numbers are omitted, thereby starting on three (さん), and the number four is replaced by a rallying call (はい). | ||
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