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{{#vardefine:transient en jingi|<ruby>Indolent Self-Indulgence<rt>Lackadaisical General</rt></ruby>}} | {{#vardefine:transient en jingi|<ruby>Indolent Self-Indulgence<rt>Lackadaisical General</rt></ruby>}} | ||
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{{#vardefine:transient jp en research file|A Summon who was called by the Chief Priest of a temple in Taito and became his disciple. A | {{#vardefine:transient jp en research file|A Summon who was called by the Chief Priest of a temple in Taito and became his disciple. A Boarman priest, he is extremely weak to money and sex, and has no equal when it comes to slacking off. Before he was summoned, he was a terrible drunk and lecher who was chased out of his home village. When Tokyo Bay melded with another world, he was involved in an incident when the two seas combined.}} | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Ganglie has, in his Summer alt, the text "Bonnou Soku Bodai" (煩悩即菩提), which can be in reference to certain Buddhist terms. | * Ganglie has, in his Summer alt, the text "Bonnou Soku Bodai" (煩悩即菩提), which can be in reference to certain Buddhist terms. | ||
:: "Bonnou" (煩悩) refers to | :: "Bonnou" (煩悩) refers to worldly desires, things that result in suffering, such as hatred, or greed. | ||
::"Bodai" (菩提) can refer to the Bodhi, the enlightenment. | ::"Bodai" (菩提) can refer to the Bodhi, the enlightenment. | ||
:: and "Zoku" (即) means they equal each other, or that one can't come without the other. | :: and "Zoku" (即) means they equal each other, or that one can't come without the other. | ||
* In other words, despite being summoned by a Head Monk, his philosophy is that "Worldly desires lead to immediate enlightenment". | * In other words, despite being summoned by a Head Monk, his philosophy is that "Worldly desires lead to immediate enlightenment". | ||
* His name in Katakana is actually Gouryou, ゴウリョウ, and his Localization turned it to Ganglie. | * His name in Katakana is actually Gouryou, ゴウリョウ, and his Localization turned it to Ganglie. | ||
* He is based on the character from the Chinese novel "Journey to the west" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Bajie Zhu Bajie], who was a commander of the heavenly navy soldiers. He was banished for misbehavior with several figures and condemned (in some versions) to have a thousand lives | * He is based on the character from the Chinese novel "Journey to the west" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Bajie Zhu Bajie], who was a commander of the heavenly navy soldiers. He was banished for misbehavior with several figures and condemned (in some versions) to have a thousand lives on earth, where each one would end in a love tragedy. | ||
* Once on Earth, he, by accident, fell into a pig well, and was reborn as a half-man, half-pig. In the story, he values himself so much, he tends to forget his horrible appearance, and had, since the transformation, been called Zhū Gāngliè (猪刚鬛), the Strong-maned pig. | * Once on Earth, he, by accident, fell into a pig well, and was reborn as a half-man, half-pig. In the story, he values himself so much, he tends to forget his horrible appearance, and had, since the transformation, been called Zhū Gāngliè (猪刚鬛), the Strong-maned pig. | ||
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