Difference between revisions of "Card Trivia:Constellar Rasalhague"
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| − | *"Hawwa" is based on the stars of "Ophiuchus". In medieval Islamic astronomy (Azophi's Uranometry, 10th century), the constellation was known as Al-Ḥawwaʾ "the snake-charmer". | + | * "Hawwa" (in this card's Japanese name) is based on the stars of "Ophiuchus". In medieval Islamic astronomy (Azophi's Uranometry, 10th century), the constellation was known as Al-Ḥawwaʾ "the snake-charmer". |
**Due to this monster being based on Ophiuchus, which is symbolized by a man carrying a snake, it is holding a staff that looks like it has been bound with a snake, similar to the Rod of Asclepius. | **Due to this monster being based on Ophiuchus, which is symbolized by a man carrying a snake, it is holding a staff that looks like it has been bound with a snake, similar to the Rod of Asclepius. | ||
| − | **A symbol commonly associated with Ophiuchus is the Caduceus, which is a staff with two snakes wrapped around it. | + | ***A symbol commonly associated with Ophiuchus is the Caduceus, which is a staff with two snakes wrapped around it. |
| − | * | + | * This monster appears in the artworks of "[[Constellar Star Cradle]]" and "[[Upshift]]". |
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*According to the Duel Terminal Storyline in the Duel Terminal Master Guide 2013, "Constellar Rasalhague" used the power of the "Gishki Aquamirror" to fuse itself with the 3 corrupted "Ice Barrier" Dragons to become "[[Evilswarm Kerykeion]]" in order to defeat "Sophia, Goddess of Rebirth" together with "[[Constellar Sombre]]", which means that it is not a true "Lswarm" monster, and is also not completely corrupted per se, as compared to the other Duel Terminal monsters infected by the virus of "Lswarm", and thus explaining the "Constellar" symbol that can be seen on the Aquamirror staff that "Evilswarm Kerykeion" is holding. | *According to the Duel Terminal Storyline in the Duel Terminal Master Guide 2013, "Constellar Rasalhague" used the power of the "Gishki Aquamirror" to fuse itself with the 3 corrupted "Ice Barrier" Dragons to become "[[Evilswarm Kerykeion]]" in order to defeat "Sophia, Goddess of Rebirth" together with "[[Constellar Sombre]]", which means that it is not a true "Lswarm" monster, and is also not completely corrupted per se, as compared to the other Duel Terminal monsters infected by the virus of "Lswarm", and thus explaining the "Constellar" symbol that can be seen on the Aquamirror staff that "Evilswarm Kerykeion" is holding. | ||
Revision as of 05:56, 2 January 2014
- "Hawwa" (in this card's Japanese name) is based on the stars of "Ophiuchus". In medieval Islamic astronomy (Azophi's Uranometry, 10th century), the constellation was known as Al-Ḥawwaʾ "the snake-charmer".
- Due to this monster being based on Ophiuchus, which is symbolized by a man carrying a snake, it is holding a staff that looks like it has been bound with a snake, similar to the Rod of Asclepius.
- A symbol commonly associated with Ophiuchus is the Caduceus, which is a staff with two snakes wrapped around it.
- Due to this monster being based on Ophiuchus, which is symbolized by a man carrying a snake, it is holding a staff that looks like it has been bound with a snake, similar to the Rod of Asclepius.
- This monster appears in the artworks of "Constellar Star Cradle" and "Upshift".
- According to the Duel Terminal Storyline in the Duel Terminal Master Guide 2013, "Constellar Rasalhague" used the power of the "Gishki Aquamirror" to fuse itself with the 3 corrupted "Ice Barrier" Dragons to become "Evilswarm Kerykeion" in order to defeat "Sophia, Goddess of Rebirth" together with "Constellar Sombre", which means that it is not a true "Lswarm" monster, and is also not completely corrupted per se, as compared to the other Duel Terminal monsters infected by the virus of "Lswarm", and thus explaining the "Constellar" symbol that can be seen on the Aquamirror staff that "Evilswarm Kerykeion" is holding.
