Difference between revisions of "Card Trivia:Giant Trunade"
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* The word "Trunade" is a misromanization of トルネード (''toruneedo,'' "tornado"). Misromanizations of Japanese words account for many strange words in card names. | * The word "Trunade" is a misromanization of トルネード (''toruneedo,'' "tornado"). Misromanizations of Japanese words account for many strange words in card names. | ||
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| + | * This card most likely bears a refers to the Japanese myth of Susanoo, one of three sons of the primordial god Izanami, the other two being his syblings: Amaterasu, and Tsukuyomi. The three of them were tasked by their father to be gods of a specific realm: Amaterasu became the goddess of the Sun, Tsukuyomi of the Moon, Susanoo of storms and the sea. While the former two gratefully accepted their fates, Susanoo was furious, and so he started rampaging over the ocean, creating storms and wrecking havoc in his path up to the point where he frightened his sister Amaterasu into hiding (hence why there's no sun during the storms). The enraged face in the sky, as well as the cyclonic ocean and the storm in this card's artwork depict that scene perfectly. | ||
Revision as of 21:33, 9 November 2012
- This card is similar to "Heavy Storm". "Heavy Storm" destroys all Spell and Trap Cards on the field, while "Giant Trunade" returns them to the player's hands.
- The word "Trunade" is a misromanization of トルネード (toruneedo, "tornado"). Misromanizations of Japanese words account for many strange words in card names.
- This card most likely bears a refers to the Japanese myth of Susanoo, one of three sons of the primordial god Izanami, the other two being his syblings: Amaterasu, and Tsukuyomi. The three of them were tasked by their father to be gods of a specific realm: Amaterasu became the goddess of the Sun, Tsukuyomi of the Moon, Susanoo of storms and the sea. While the former two gratefully accepted their fates, Susanoo was furious, and so he started rampaging over the ocean, creating storms and wrecking havoc in his path up to the point where he frightened his sister Amaterasu into hiding (hence why there's no sun during the storms). The enraged face in the sky, as well as the cyclonic ocean and the storm in this card's artwork depict that scene perfectly.
