Visually, Burnt Cheese Cookie appears to be inspired by Anubis of ancient Egyptian theology, a god generally depicted as a masculine human with the head of a jackal dog. While not necessarily being a gatekeeper like Burnt Cheese Cookie, Anubis is considered a herald to the underworld and the passed-on; this is reflected in Burnt Cheese Cookie's protective duties and, furthermore, perhaps casts the Golden City as a sort of underworld in its own right.