complex, god-like personality characterized by supreme wisdom, deep compassion for the world, but also a stern, unyielding sense of justice that borders on the ruthless. Arceus is the creator of the Pokémon of myth, the lake guardians, and the entire Pokémon universe. Known as the Original One (Japanese: そのもの Sono mono, "the very being") in Sinnoh myths, it was worshiped in ancient times by the people of Hisui under the name almighty Sinnoh, Arceus is a white, equine Pokémon with an androgynous appearance. It resembles a qilin or centaur with a gray, vertically striated underside. The striated pattern also appears on the underside of its mane, tail, and face. Its four pointed feet are tipped with gold hooves. Its long mane juts away from its head, and its face is gray, with green eyes, red pupils, and a green circular pattern below its eyes. Arceus also has a streak of gold coloration on its head, which points upward. Its neck is fairly long, with two pairs of extrusions to the sides, and a flap-like feature on the neck's underside that is colored white like much of the body. Arceus also has a golden cross-like wheel attached to its body by its round abdomen. The wheel also has four green jewels attached to it. The pattern of striated gray of Arceus's underbelly continues past its waist. Its limbs have gray undersides and extrusions at the tops of the legs. Arceus's tail is similar to its mane in terms of shape and coloration. It is capable of flight. According to Sinnoh mythology, a single Pokémon Egg emerged from a vortex of complete chaos and nothingness predating the Pokémon universe. Arceus hatched from this egg and shaped the universe using its 1,000 arms, including the Sinnoh (then known as Hisui) and Ransei regions. It also created the eggs from which the Pokémon of myth, Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina, and the lake guardians, Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit, hatched from, and can recreate these eggs if it wants to. It is the oldest Pokémon in existence; as such, it is referred to as "Original One" in folklore. Arceus banished Giratina to the Distortion World due to its violent nature, and gave the lake guardians the power to control and calm either Dialga or Palkia should they become enraged. Like the Pokémon of myth, Arceus also resides in another dimension, a realm beyond time and space itself. There, it appears as a silhouette of golden light. Arceus was also shown to be capable of speech, stating that "Arceus" is simply the name humans call it. The ancient Sinnoh people worshipped it, referring to it as "almighty Sinnoh," "great Sinnoh," and "might of Sinnoh," with the term "Sinnoh".