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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* His full name is Kotarou Kazama (風間コタロウ). | * His full name is Kotarou Kazama (風間コタロウ). | ||
* Kotarou's namesake comes from [[Wikipedia:Fūma_Kotarō|Fūma Kotarō]], the head of the Fuuma ninja clan of the [[Wikipedia:Sengoku|Sengoku]] era. The clan was originally called "Kazama". | * Kotarou's namesake comes from [[Wikipedia:Fūma_Kotarō|Fūma Kotarō]], the head of the Fuuma ninja clan of the [[Wikipedia:Sengoku|Sengoku]] era. The clan was originally called "Kazama". | ||
* Along with Kotaro is a purple serpent named Orochi (meaning "big snake") that has an orange kunai pattern on its forehead. | * Along with Kotaro is a purple serpent named Orochi (meaning "big snake") that has an orange kunai pattern on its forehead. | ||
** | ** {{Transient icon|Jiraiya}}'s dislike for Kotaro may come from the fact that in his source material, ''Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari'' (The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya), he has an archenemy called [[Wikipedia:Orochimaru|Orochimaru]], who was one of his followers but was overtaken by serpent magic. | ||
**This could also explain the confusion as to why | **This could also explain the confusion as to why {{Transient icon|Jugo}} is also accompanied by a Transient with a similar name (in the case of Jugo being [[wikipedia:Yamata_no_Orochi|Yamato no Orochi]] instead). | ||
* In his summoning line, he refers to his group as Soushuu Ninjas. Soushuu is another name of the Sagami Province (modern Kanagawa Prefecture), where Fuma clan was based in. | * In his summoning line, he refers to his group as Soushuu Ninjas. Soushuu is another name of the Sagami Province (modern Kanagawa Prefecture), where Fuma clan was based in. | ||
* Kotaro's summoner mark is located on his left tight and has the appearance three swipes circling a pinwheel. | |||
* Kotaro has two appearances in the loading screens. | * Kotaro has two appearances in the loading screens. | ||
** In the first one, he's seen bullying | ** In the first one, he's seen bullying {{Transient icon|Jiraiya}} by using Orochimaru, with text that reads: "A frog caught by a snake" (ヘビににらまれたカエル) | ||
** As well as another one with | ** As well as another one with {{Transient icon|Hanuman}}, which says (烈はこう). The kanji is usually a prefix, which makes the following kanji more "violent" (from fire, to conflagration, (火 going to 烈火) for example). In the image, however, it looks as if both are practicing a hand posture for their Jutsu, which then, would translate to "this one is Retsu". | ||
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Kotarou - Loading screen.png | Kotarou - Loading screen.png | ||