Difference between revisions of "Card Trivia:Thunder Nyan Nyan"

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* This card is most likely based on the Japanese legend of the Oni, ogres who often wore tigers skin clothing. Moreover, this card is similar to Lum, an Oni-girl from another planet, one of the main characters from the anime series "[[Wikipedia:Urusei Yatsura|Urusei Yatsura]]", who wore a revealing tiger skin outfit and commanded electricity in her attacks.
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* "Nyan Nyan" ({{Ruby|娘|にゃん}}{{Ruby|々|にゃん}} ''Nyan'nyan'') is the Japanese reading (highly approximate to Chinese readings, more than ''[[wikipedia:On'yomi|on'yomi]]'') of the Chinese character for "lady" (娘々''niáng niáng'').
  
* The drums and drum sticks this monster has are based off of the ancient Japanese deity "[[Rai-Jin]]" (thunder meaning "rai"), the god of lighting, usually depicted carrying them (excluding the cymbals).
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* This monster is based on an ''[[wikipedia:Oni|oni]]'', an ogre in [[wikipedia:Japanese folklore|Japanese folklore]] who is often depicted wearing tiger-skin clothing.
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** This monster's drums and drum sticks (excluding the cymbals) are based on those carried by [[wikipedia:Raijin|Raijin]], the [[wikipedia:Shinto|Shinto]] deity of the lightning and thunder.
  
* This card's [[attack]], [[defense]], [[type]], and [[attribute]] are all identical to "[[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]".
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* This monster has an [[anime-only|anime-exclusive]] [[counterpart]]: "[[Kung Fu Nyan Nyan]]"
  
* The 3 comma symbols on the drums are very similar to that of the sharingan eye in the Naruto series.
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* This monster has a ''[[Rush Duel]]'' [[Bubble Era]] counterpart: "[[Brick Phone Nyan Nyan]]".

Latest revision as of 14:03, 29 September 2023

  • "Nyan Nyan" (にゃんにゃん Nyan'nyan) is the Japanese reading (highly approximate to Chinese readings, more than on'yomi) of the Chinese character for "lady" (娘々niáng niáng).
  • This monster is based on an oni, an ogre in Japanese folklore who is often depicted wearing tiger-skin clothing.
    • This monster's drums and drum sticks (excluding the cymbals) are based on those carried by Raijin, the Shinto deity of the lightning and thunder.