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>Unno: “Braviary are all male, while Mandibuzz are all female — these two families are counterparts. In the early stages of development, I created the designs for Braviary and Rufflet. Initially, I wasn’t aware of the male and female exclusivity concept. At that time, we were starting to consider how we could incorporate the game’s setting of New York into some designs — and more broadly, of America. Then I came up with the idea of creating a Pokemon based on a bald eagle. We also made use of a star shape and the colors red, white, and blue.”
>“For a long time, when working on Pokemon designs, the team had ideas about a bird of prey Pokémon, but this was the first time we finally got to make it a reality. We included the eagle’s strong legs — based on how they’re depicted in Native American art.”
>“The feather we added to Rufflet’s head is a reference to Native American feather decorations, but we always loved the look of chicks’ fluffy white heads, so we gave Rufflet a big round head to emphasize that characteristic.”
