What is that 'thing' is in the middle of Arceus body?

[Deleted member 11515]

It also has to do with the IRL myths his character was kind of based upon:

Qilin <- appearance, kind of.
Pangu <- characteristics & mythology; egg thing.
Avalokiteśvara <- 1000 hands thing. :[

Just saying.
And, seeing as how when a plate is attached to Arceus, the color of aforementioned 'thing' surrounding his body, along with other parts [eyes and such], changes, it's logical to assume that they're correlated.

I guess I'll leave this open, but I really don't see much else to it :{

 

[zandgaia]

maybe that ring thing is where Arceus gets his powers from.
So if a human would have got that ring he would have been the god (maybe that's how God made the real world)

 

[Missingno.Fan]

I think its a plate-holder type thing

 

[CrossTheRoad]

To tell you the truth I dont really know mainly cause I dont own one (I dont hack) But its probably just cause game freak wanted to add it there xD

 

[Penguinist Trainer]

I figured it was part of his "1000 arms" which is primarily utilized to hold its many plates. But in reality, why does it matter? It's like asking what's with the spikes on the back of Lucario's paws or why does Drapion have arms coming out of its head. The Pokemon are made the way they are for whatever reason the creator's decided to make them.

 

[Ammako]

<_<

...No you can't.

>_>

The back right leg then.

 

[seraph8x]

It's a tire. When continental creation is on the line, trust Bridgestone.

 

[LordVatek9]

Maybe it's where he holds his 1000 arms.

 

[Kim62]

It's just there to make him look pretty .

 

[Emo_Kirlia]

The people on Pokebeach said it was a 'Mandala' and the Plates stuck on like a magnet. ._.

 

[brandyjay]

It looks like one of those wheels on old boats. I think that Arceus might be the mystic power behind the Flying Dutchman or something.

 

[MetalFlygon08]

i think that it is millions of tiny gold fragments leftover from the uiverses creation held to arceus like Probopass' 'stach is held on, and they are all released and blasted at the foe to use Judgement(since thousands of light rays are launched for judgement) andgold oft represents light.

 

[scelfex]

its an egg and then more mini arceus's come out out then more more and more and their called minimoose and they eat palkia and dialga and when their mad they eat sinnoh and jhoto not hoeon or kanto cuz his arms arnt that long.

 

[GengarNightmare]

It reminds me of a wheel, which is a buddhist symbol representing the eight ways to reach nirvana. And arceus is the "creator" pokemon... But I'm probably over-interpreting it.

Actually I think you're spot on, or at least closer than any one else has been so far.

I personally think Arceus is based on the tibetan Buddhist concept of Avalokitesvara. My reasoning coming from this extract of the "Lonely Planet: Mongolia" book that I came across whilst trekking in that country:

Now, in Arceus' dex entry it says he "shaped the universe with his thousand arms" which sounds a lot like Chogdanjandan janraisig. As for the normal arceus we have its easy to see him as the white four armed manifestation (Chagsh janraisig). The arms could be the prongs of the wheel in the middle. The legs also look a lot like arms themselves to, just lacking hands. Lastly, tonnes have people have noticed the resemblence between Arceus and a Llama.

I think that's about as close as we can get to the real answer.

Here were my thoughts prior to reading these posts:

1.) In the trailer for the next movie, the "wheel-thingie" glows when Arceus uses Judgment (or possibly any attack). This could be the source of his power, as others have already speculated.

2.) The wheel actually reminded me of Final Fantasy X's Bahamut the first time I saw it. But that's just me.

~Edit~ I just saw this:

its an egg and then more mini arceus's come out out then more more and more and their called minimoose and they eat palkia and dialga and when their mad they eat sinnoh and jhoto not hoeon or kanto cuz his arms arnt that long.

.........ooooooookaaaay. You should write a book about that. XD

 

[yeminied]

I imagine the wheel thing absorbs the special energy from the 16 elemental plates and stores it mainly in wheel around it to use when needed.

Also, Arceus is the only Pokemon that can only really harness the true power held in these ancient plates, so that stops other Pokemon from using these plates to become god-like.

 

[Cruisercard]

Reminds me of Ring Wyrms of FFXII and I think its for the same purpose.

 

[Zhanton]

Either what Daimona said, or a belt that gives the illusion that he's in shape.

 

[Olympichero191]

My instinct was that it was a roll over cage in case he fell over... Only because the thought of the creator god of the Pokemon universe rolling down a hill at top speed amused me.

That is extremely hilarious.

 

[Lucazard]

Maybe it is it's Mysterious 1000 arms myth thingy.

 

[kyle_hyde_215]

It that's the alpha pokemon that created the world maybe a rival deity or something similar place that ring on it and trapped Arceus in the form of a pokemon as well as inhibiting his powers