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[WarBandit]

I thought it was cool that so many of the young fighters are named after mythological figures. At first when it was just Ragnarok, I assumed that would be all there was to it. But I wasn't going to complain when Yomi showed up and they introduced names from Hindu, Greek, and even Welsh myth.

Some characters such as Ryuto had their similarity to their connected figure spelled out to us, such as how Odin sacrificed one of his eyes in order to receive a super enhanced power of perception, just like how Ryuto dulls his own vision once he's memorized an opponent's flow to where he doesn't need to see them in order to attack 100% accurately.

Edited by WarBandit, December 05 2016 - 07:07 PM.

[Berrick]

I wish I went into this thread sooner. I wouldn't have created that thread about Ryuto if I knew you already commented on it. I wonder what Natsu's nickname Hermit is about.

Edited by Berrick, September 28 2018 - 12:25 PM.

[Nacchi]

I could not find an obvious or official explanation for Hermit's nickname, so here are all possible explanations I found:

• (From the wiki)His nickname Hermit is a references the Norse god Odin's habit of travelling Midgard as an old man. This relationship carries further on to Hermit's admission into YOMI, when he is a fellow member of the top ten alongside Odin. 
• It's related to the tarot. There is an illustration in one of the volumes depicting him in a tarot card style.
• It refers to his withdrawn personality (when he's not in Prince Tanimoto mode).
• The coat he's wearing (which was inspired by Ogata's outfit) kinda makes him look like a hermit. This kind of plays into the tarot theory, because The Hermit is usually depicted wearing a hooded cape.

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[Delirium Trigger]

Beserker: The frenzied warriors of Norse history.

Freya: Goddess of war, fertility and beauty. Explains personality and her looks (who I think is a reference to Casca from Berserk).

Loki: The god of mischief, Loki. Was brewing plans to bring the end of Ragnarök (how ironic).

Siegfried is based off the Norse legend Sigurd/Siegfried. One who bathe in the dragon's blood for invulnerability except for one spot where the leaf landed. Which is why he makes note of that wind he came to the aid of the Shinpaku Alliance from his training in Tibet: "I have no leaf!"

Hermit: As mentioned above. Worth pointing out that he was actually the second strongest member of the Eight Fist (as Sho Kano suggested no one who wasn't in Yomi should be able to beat him and also when Tanimoto was only worried about Odin when Kenichi asked him).

Thor: Based on... I don't know? His size? Heavy strikes? He has a technique that's related to Mjolnir, but that's it.

Valkyrie: Female figures responsible for choosing who lives and who dies in battle. Some get to go up to Freya.

Then you have Asuka Atasuki(?), Lugh, the submission man. His name is based the Irish hero of legend.

Rimi Kokonoe, Alantae is of Greek mythology. A virgin who refused to marry but is loved by some hero. Total opposite of her personality, minus the virgin part.

That's what stands out to me, but I could go for more.

There's also Tirawit Kōkin, Narasimha of Hindu legend. He who finds the smallest cracks to break through (or something like that). I believe even his name, Kōkin (which seems to refer to caulking, the sealing of gaps), references to that. Not entirely sure.

Edited by Delirium Trigger, September 28 2018 - 09:12 PM.