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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*Harsh Mistress is a reference to one of Robert Heinlein's books, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. | * One of the "Three Geniuses" in Tokyo that were artificially created with the task of observing and recording events throughout the game. Bertro is the guildmaster of the [[Warmongers]]. Designated as Plan B, Bertro was entrusted with the concept of "evolution through competition". | ||
*His CS subtitle comes from an expression that means cherishing something important yet being extremely violent with it. The expression itself is based on a story of a Chinese emperor drinking while writing poetry at a banquet, and he liked the moon so much that he took away all other lights. | ** The other two geniuses are the guildmaster of the [[Invaders]] (Currently unknown, designated Plan A) and the guildmaster of the [[Law Makers]] ([[Curren]], designated Plan C). A backup plan for the three was created if ever one of them deviated from their purpose or could no longer perform, designated Plan D or [[Duo]]. | ||
** He, along with the other two geniuses, were each based on one of the "Big Three" English-language science fiction writers that dominated in the U.S. Bertro was specifically named after [[Wikipedia:Robert_A._Heinlein|Robert A. Heinlein]], an American sci-fi author, aeronautical engineer, and Naval officer. | |||
* The wolf Bertro rides on is one of the two wolves that served [[Odin]], [[Wikipedia:Geri_and_Freki|Geri and Freki]]. Geri became Bertro's ride while Freki became {{Transient icon|Breke}}. | |||
* Harsh Mistress is a reference to one of Robert Heinlein's books, [[Wikipedia:The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress|The Moon is a Harsh Mistress]]. | |||
* The Warmongers' use of [[Ranger]] could be a reference to one of Heinlein's books [[Wikipedia:Starship_Troopers|Starship Troopers]], wherein there is a separate technologically advanced civilization of insectoid individuals. | |||
* His CS subtitle comes from an expression that means cherishing something important yet being extremely violent with it. The expression itself is based on a story of a Chinese emperor drinking while writing poetry at a banquet, and he liked the moon so much that he took away all other lights. | |||
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