Medias Moritake
Medias Moritake mo̞ɾita̠ke̞ me̞ɾija̠sɯᵝ | |
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![]() Medias in Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle | |
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Southern Meteor Shower | |
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Species | Emperor penguin youkai |
Abilities | Getting rid of friction |
Occupation | Soldier |
Location | Devanagara |
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Medias Moritake (守武 メリヤス Moritake Meriasu) is a penguin youkai and the second stage boss of the Brilliant route of Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle.
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General Information[edit]
They are a penguin deployed from a kingdom far to the south. Their reason for moving so far away from home was to raise money to feed younger penguin chicks.[1]
Personality[edit]
Medias is a serious and diligent soldier who tries to act mature most of the time. However, their animal instinct shows through when someone mentions fish and do not take kindly when people refer to them as a pet.
Abilities[edit]
- Getting rid of friction
This ability allows them to move at high speeds without the restraints of friction. This is shown in their attacks, which have them moving very quickly.
Background Information[edit]
Name[edit]
Their full name is Medias Moritake (守武 メリヤス). Their first name Medias (メリヤス) is a kind of knitted fabric made from a technique similar to the stockinette stitch, which came from Spain and Portugal[2]. Their surname Moritake (守武) can be read as "Shou Wu" in Chinese, with the first character Shou (守) translating to "Keep" and the second Wu (武) translating to "Military", fitting with the fact that they are a member of an army. They got their surname after they were noticed by the emperor.[1]
Though the names of many Len'en characters can be linked to various bird species, Medias' name notably contains no such references, despite being a bird youkai themselves; This is explained by JynX that Medias, as a penguin youkai, is merely a flightless bird, and therefore does not have as much significance as those who have a Bird's Name[3].
In the music section of the demo version, the katakana for their first name was written as "メディアス", which appears more fitting for their English name.
According to JynX, "Medias" is written as "莫大小" in Chinese[4]. 莫大小, while not a traditional Chinese vocabulary, is a word borrowed from the Japanese to refer to the same kind of knitted fabric.
Design[edit]
Medias has short light blue hair and eyes. They are dressed in blue and white clothing, a blue cape that resembles penguin wings and an oversized blue hat with eyes and golden ornaments that makes it resemble a penguin head. While a tail is not visible in Medias's in-game portrait, JynX stated that they are able to grow and remove their tail up to their convenience. Medias appears to be wielding a sword in their left hand, and a type of Japanese billhook (鉈 nata) in their right hand.
Appearances[edit]
- Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle
While Yabusame Houlen and company are flying to the Capital City, they encounter Medias, who seems curious of the trio. Yabusame believes Medias is cute and wants to take them home as a pet penguin. Tsubakura Enraku refuses, since Yabusame is the type of person to dote on something and then get bored and discard it. Shion is jealous of it, since they were already established as the pet of the Senri Shrine and attacks them. After Medias is defeated, Yabusame loses interest and flies away.
Medias recognizes Taira no Fumikado as one of the rebellion leaders and ambushes them. After the penguin is defeated, Fumikado and their lackeys make fun of their appearance, not believing they are a penguin.
Additional Information[edit]
- Medias is fond of seasonal fish, squid and shrimp.[5]
- Medias was a soldier prior to arriving in Devanagara, although it is unclear what organization they were a part of.[5]
Gallery[edit]
An illustration featuring Medias Moritake, Yago Ametsukana, Kurohebi, Taira no Chouki, Kujiru Kesa, Para and Kaisen Azuma on Pixiv FANBOX, indicating that they would be excluded from a certain "side project" that JynX was working on at the time. The image is pixellated as the clear image was uploaded as a donors-exclusive image.
Spell Cards[edit]
Name | Translated | Comments | Games | Stage | ||
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Total: 8 | ||||||
冷爪「爪先立つ鵝」 | Cold Claw "Flightless Bird Standing on its Claws" | BPoHC | St. 2: E/N | |||
氷爪「エンペラーダンス」 | Frozen Claw "Emperor Dance" | BPoHC | St. 2: H/U | |||
冷道「ペンギンロード」 | Cold Path "Penguin Road" | BPoHC | St. 2: E/N | |||
氷道「ペンギンハイウェイ」 | Frozen Path "Penguin Highway"[a] | BPoHC | St. 2: H/U | |||
冷河「氷山の爪」 | Cold River "Iceberg's Claw" | BPoHC | St. 2: E/N | |||
氷河「皇帝の爪」 | Frozen River "Emperor's Claw" | BPoHC | St. 2: H | |||
王河「皇帝の剣」 | Royal River "Emperor's Sword" | BPoHC | St. 2: U | |||
リ・スリル | Re-Thrill | BPoHC | Upgrade |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Might be a reference to a Japanese novel Penguin Highway.
Official Profiles[edit]
南方の流星群 守武 メリヤス |
Southern Meteor Shower Medias Moritake |
Official Sources[edit]
- 2015/06/04 Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle - Official Profiles, Brilliant Stage 2 Boss
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle: Official Profiles - Medias Moritake
- ↑ Medias (in Japanese)
- ↑ Interview with JynX (2017): Bosses, Question 50
- ↑ Trick Nostalgie website: Guidelines
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Interview with JynX (2021): Brilliant Route, Question 252
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