Re: Air Gear: Hangout
Eh, I was asking if the team Thunder Haze (the one above Sleipnr and left of Lionheart in the GST team introduction spread) could be Crazy Mask (the team that 'Crazy Mask Kaji' led), but reformed, since:
-The masks they wear look like his;
-Kaji rides on Rising Road, and Thunder Haze.
Kaji probably isn't a Gravity Child, and subsequently would not be on Sleeping Forest.
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whoops, i forgot about the other teams and didn't know you were referring to that instead. so disregard my comment on kaji.
Come to think of it, Sleipnir could simply ride on a variant called the Wind Road and use that terminology in regards to similar riders freely. Since there is no Rubi characters, it's not a definitive term.
I was simply curious since the Japanese Wiki article mentions that 'Wing' seems to have been phased out in favour of 'Wind' as of late. Ya, I go by that whenever in doubt, since their info is so detailed.
hmm, i never really go through japanese sites of any sort so i didn't know about this trend. sometimes its hard for even us to keep track since wing and wind are very similar in spelling and referring to pretty much the same thing in regards to ag. its an understandable phasing... for continuity's sake, i would personally stick with 'wing road' though at this point you could go either way since we know that its still about the same thing. its just picking at the little details on this...
On the romanization issue, I was really looking for a consensus. Personally, I would prefer Lind, Kiric, Eon Clock, Dauntless etc... (i.e. Author's transliteration with correction for Engrish, or whatever makes most sense).
there is no concensus... especially if you start considering other languages outside of english. its fan interpretation and usually whatever their preferred Manga Editor's spelling choice. some names are easier to agree on over others... from what i know on my ag community lurking, people are going with 'lind,' 'kilik,' 'aeon clock,' and 'dontores'.
Oh, may as well check: Is the Brain Charger eye called 'Over-Cross Twinkle eye'? I can't reference it, but I remember it's roughly something like that.
yes, the brain charger's eye is fully called 'over-cross twinkle eye' as stated by agito when facing thor and he confirms that sleipnir are brain chargers as well.
One more thing: The Japanese wiki gives the original Thorn Regalia as 荊の玉璽, while Ringo's is 棘の玉璽. Any comment on that issue?
荊 = thorn, brier. this definition is leaning towards more on the floral/metaphoric side or as a small part of something more.
棘 = thorn, splinter. this is more specifically about the thorn itself
its not really confirmed as to whether ringo ever had the original regalia from rika. in the flashback, when rika arrives after the fact of the sf split, she is shown to be injured and without any a-ts. the changing in kanji is not wholly significant since some of the meaning is still the same. probably the kanji change was to signify the different emphasis in capabilities that the new thorn regalia can do. it could also be kanon's preference in name.
