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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*Taishakuten is the Japanese name of Indra. Indra is the king of gods, and also the god of storms, thunder, and war in Hinduism. However, Taishakuten is based on [https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/indra Indra in Zoroastrianism], who is | * Taishakuten is the Japanese name of Indra. Indra is the king of gods, and also the god of storms, thunder, and war in Hinduism. However, Taishakuten is also based on [https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/indra Indra in Zoroastrianism], who is an evil god who opposes Asha Vahishta, deity of justice. | ||
* His Charge Skill line Daeva Zarathustra is a reference to the Zoroastrian demonic entities [[wikipedia:Daeva|daevas]], as well as the founder of the religion [[wikipedia:Zoroaster |Zoroaster]]'s name in the Avestan language. | * His Charge Skill line, "Daeva Zarathustra" is a reference to the Zoroastrian demonic entities [[wikipedia:Daeva|daevas]], as well as the founder of the religion [[wikipedia:Zoroaster |Zoroaster]]'s name in the Avestan language. | ||
*Taishakuten is considered as one of the deities of Buddhism who reside in a heavenly realm. | * Taishakuten is considered as one of the deities of Buddhism who reside in a heavenly realm. | ||
* {{Transient icon|Hanuman}}'s dislike of him might be a reference of how Indra in Hinduism once struck Hanuman with a lightning bolt to prevent him from eating the sun. | |||
* His Valentine variant art features azaleas, which can symbolize "modesty", as well as "passion." | |||
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