Difference between revisions of "Goemon"

* His stage persona, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishikawa_Goemon Ishikawa Goemon], is based on the Japanese legendary noble thief from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azuchi%E2%80%93Momoyama_period Azuchi-Momoyama period] of the same name, who stole from the rich and give them to the poor.

* His charge skill, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanmon_Gosan_no_Kiri Sanmon Gosan no Kiri]'' (also known as ''The Golden Gate and the Paulownia Crest'' in English), is named after the famous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabuki kabuki] play featuring Ishikawa Goemon, which is still performed to this day.

* Goemon being a shapeshifting tanuki with a kettle Sacred Artifact is based on ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunbuku_Chagama Bunbuku Chagama]'' (Bunbuku Tea-Kettle), a Japanese fairy tale about a tanuki who is rescued from ill-treatment by priests at a temple. He paid the kindness of his rescuer by helping them became wealthier by doing acrobatic performance or shapeshifting into a kettle so they can sold it off for a profit.