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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*His full name is Shiro Motoori (本居シロウ). | * His full name is Shiro Motoori (本居シロウ). | ||
** He shares his surname with [[wikipedia:Motoori Norinaga|Norinaga Motoori]] (本居 宣長), an 18th century scholar who was famous for his annotation of the [[wikipedia:Kojiki|''Kojiki'']] | |||
* Shiro's [[Sacred Artifact]], a magical tome, is a reference to a famous artifact in [[Wikipedia:Lovecraftian_horror|lovecraftian horror]] called the [[Wikipedia:Necronomicon|Necronomicon]] where the book contains accounts of the [[Wikipedia:Great_Old_Ones|Great Old Ones]], their history, and their means of summoning them. Though not in its original incarnations, popular depictions have caused it to garner the side effect of causing madness to whoever read it as well as being bound in leather with the appearance of a mutilated face. | * Shiro's [[Sacred Artifact]], a magical tome, is a reference to a famous artifact in [[Wikipedia:Lovecraftian_horror|lovecraftian horror]] called the [[Wikipedia:Necronomicon|Necronomicon]] where the book contains accounts of the [[Wikipedia:Great_Old_Ones|Great Old Ones]], their history, and their means of summoning them. Though not in its original incarnations, popular depictions have caused it to garner the side effect of causing madness to whoever read it as well as being bound in leather with the appearance of a mutilated face. | ||
** In the Lovecraftian universe, the book was written by the "Mad Arab" named [[Wikipedia:Abdul_Alhazred|Abdul Alhazred]], which was the pen name Shiro used during his anonymous online conversations with another person with the pen name [[Shuichi|Cain]]. | ** In the Lovecraftian universe, the book was written by the "Mad Arab" named [[Wikipedia:Abdul_Alhazred|Abdul Alhazred]], which was the pen name Shiro used during his anonymous online conversations with another person with the pen name [[Shuichi|Cain]]. | ||
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** Abdul was described as having worshipped [[Wikipedia:Yog-Sothoth|Yog-Sothoth]] and as such, when Shiro caused an [[Exception]], [[Yog-Sothoth]] was summoned. | ** Abdul was described as having worshipped [[Wikipedia:Yog-Sothoth|Yog-Sothoth]] and as such, when Shiro caused an [[Exception]], [[Yog-Sothoth]] was summoned. | ||
* Shiro's summoning mark is on the palm of his right hand, it has the appearance of a semicircle with a face of the [[Evil|Evils]] he summons. | * Shiro's summoning mark is on the palm of his right hand, it has the appearance of a semicircle with a face of the [[Evil|Evils]] he summons. | ||
*His Role is "Gatekeeper" and his Rule is "Resurrection" | * His Role is "Gatekeeper" and his Rule is "Resurrection" | ||
** Though there is a trend with the five Oath [[Akashic Records]] that uses the Rules of the respective character appearing in it in the title and that Shiro's is [[Oath of Pioneer]] suggesting that his Rule was changed to "Pioneer" from "Resurrection". | ** Though there is a trend with the five Oath [[Akashic Records]] that uses the Rules of the respective character appearing in it in the title and that Shiro's is [[Oath of Pioneer]] suggesting that his Rule was changed to "Pioneer" from "Resurrection". | ||
*** The same Akashic Record describes Yog-Sothoth as the "Gatekeeper", which is a reference on the summoning of Yog-Sothoth text revealed in [[Wikipedia:The_Dunwich_Horror|The Dunwich Horror]] written by Lovecraft, that describes Yog-Sothoth as "''Yog-Sothoth knows the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the key and guardian of the gate. Past, present, future, all are one in Yog-Sothoth.''" | *** The same Akashic Record describes Yog-Sothoth as the "Gatekeeper", which is a reference on the summoning of Yog-Sothoth text revealed in [[Wikipedia:The_Dunwich_Horror|The Dunwich Horror]] written by Lovecraft, that describes Yog-Sothoth as "''Yog-Sothoth knows the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the key and guardian of the gate. Past, present, future, all are one in Yog-Sothoth.''" | ||
* Shiro's charge skill "Five Books of Madness" is a reference to the known original copies of the Necronomicon kept in five institutions worldwide. Lovecraft also elucidated that other copies may exist, but are kept by private individuals. | * Shiro's charge skill "Five Books of Madness" is a reference to the known original copies of the Necronomicon kept in five institutions worldwide. Lovecraft also elucidated that other copies may exist, but are kept by private individuals. | ||
*In early 2019, Shiro's previous voice actor, Masato Yoshida, was replaced by Hiroki Goto<ref>https://twitter.com/4jhapp_lw_en/status/1090615713121759233</ref>, possibly in preparation for the debut of [[AR Equipment]] later that same year. Upon the change, his original {{Star|3}}, {{Star|4}} and first variant voice lines were replaced with Goto's takes. | |||
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