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| I realize that some may be curious as to the names in "Koichi" e.g. names of gods, Jubei the ronin swordsman, Amidamaru the fiend, etc. Well, I'll explain to you then. | ||||||||||||||
| AMIDAMARU, THE FIEND- For every country and culture, there is a legend. A legend of a warrior, so powerful, that not even age stopped him. In Japan, there is Amidamaru, the fiend. He was the greatest samurai in the history of war. He lived for war and fought any who opposed him. In the anime show Shaman King, a young boy name Yoh finds Amidamaru's spirit in a graveyard. Amidamaru has not found peace yet, knowing that evil still exists in the world. I truly believe that Amidamaru existed, and that he was undoubtably, the greatest swordsman ever. Doma arigatou, Amidamaru, for saving Japan. | ||||||||||||||
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JUBEI, THE RONIN SWORDSMAN- 200 years ago, when Japan was at war, only a single man would not fight. His name was Jubei. He was a masterless samurai, a ronin warrior. His skills were incredible. He also trained those he believed truly were worthy of his knowledge. | |||||||||||||
| KAZE-NO-KAMI- The japanese wind deity. His strength was said to be phoenominal. He blew a fleet of enemy ships into a rock wall. He was also said to be a free-flowing, agile deity. SUIJIN- The japanese water diety. Strong enough to lift ships out of the water. |
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| A HISPANIC BOUNTY HUNTER I based Manuel on a character called Ranger from a book series by Janet Evanovich. Ranger is everything I wish I could be; smooth, cool, deadly and sexy. So the next best thing I could do was make him into furry. He seemed like a feline, and I wanted him to be more Southwestern, so I made him a Mexican Mountain Lion (cougar, puma) but it wasn't quite complete. I needed more. So I made him a rare mutation. Most cougars have light brown fur. Shadow has jet black fur, hence his nickname. Only every 500 years does a black Mountain Lion come along, and it is considered to be an omen of misfortune. NEW CARS The cars in the furture don't have hoods on the front of the car, they're on top of the dash. The engines are smaller and don't take up that much room, so they're basically in the glove department. That's why Shadow got into his car and then checked under the hood. |
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