Falkor reminds me of East Asian [dragons][1], in terms of his appearance and being a luck dragon. But I only see a mention that it has been [drawn to look like one][2]. I'm wondering about clear influences or just coincidences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBUOACCdZi8


  [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon
  [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Neverending_Story_characters#Falkor