I changed the Rooster’s power to Light-Manipulation. I had a hard time finding mythological inspiration for the rooster, so I went with a fairytale that’s somewhat related to its powers. I was inspired by the Magic Lotus Lantern (宝莲灯), and so I stylized the feathers like lotus petals and wanted Orikko to seem like he’s glowing.
Theoretically, the pig making people happy will help with rejecting Akumas— which brings up the question of “why wasn’t it one of the first active miraculouses?” You could have had two heroes who can de-akumatize people. So I’m expanding the Pig’s power to general Emotion-Control; the pig can purify Akumas, but the risks of Monarch acquiring a miraculous that can cause anyone to have negative emotions is enough to postpone its use.
The design is inspired by the two-headed pig, Bingfeng (并封) a beast that represents being torn between two fates, and also exists as a symbol of intersex people.
