#futsunushi

Gotta be him, right? He seemed really out of touch in SMT5.

Shadow battle icons (part two)!

devil summoner

mythologies → war deities

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Futsunushi’s swords are meant to be Yayoi and Kofun period bronze swords, frequently found in burial mounds as a status symbol, and likely often imported from the continent. Susano-o’s Kusanagi is patterned after the Seven-Branched Sword ( 七支刀) from the Isonokami Shrine, though with an additional branch added, without a doubt as a nod to the myth in which he recovers the weapon from the body of the eight-headed serpent Yamato no Orochi. Kaneko kept its design consistent between his two Susano-o designs, but sadly Yamato Takeru in SMTIV has a very differently looking sword, despite also using Kusanagi in relevant myths. It’s also worth noting that the Seven-Branched Sword is thought to be a gift from the king of Baekje, a Korean kingdom, and the newer Susano-o’s crown resembles the famous Korean ones from the same time period. It might also be meant to evoke the “Land of Roots” (Ne no Kuni, 根の国) where Susano-o was said to dwell in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.

He would definitely let slip slurs about foreigners and gay people (since Adramelech is coded as one), before dialing it back, but rather than apologize, he would double down and say worse things. How dare this foreign individual be knowledgeable about fashion, better kill him! See, SMT5 was about modern anxieties after all!

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