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* He is based on the Chinese deity of agriculture and herbal medicine of the same name. | * He is based on the Chinese deity of agriculture and herbal medicine of the same name. | ||
** His bovine appearance and association with the Warmongers is a reference to the Chinese war deity Chi You, who is said to be a descendant of Shennong. It should be noted however, that both figures were said to have waged war with the Yellow Emperor, Huángdì. | ** His bovine appearance and association with the Warmongers is a reference to the Chinese war deity Chi You, who is said to be a descendant of Shennong. It should be noted however, that both figures were said to have waged war with the Yellow Emperor, Huángdì. | ||
* Virtual Summer Memory Shennong's CS line uses an idiom regarding poison which is equivalent to the English idiom "in for a penny, in for a pound," that is, to see things properly through to the end. [http://kotowaza-allguide.com/to/dokukurawabasara.html See here for more details]. | |||
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