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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* | *Aside from the obvious differences in color scheme, all artifacts wear an accessory based on the class they are for: | ||
**Rena's wears a head ornament styled after the path it's based on. For [[Daybreaker]], it's based on the feather tiara, while for [[Twilight]], it's based on her hood. | |||
**Chung's has a ring around its tail emblazoned with the emblem of the path it's based on. | |||
**Ara's wears a necklace based on the hairpin each of her paths uses around its neck. | **Ara's wears a necklace based on the hairpin each of her paths uses around its neck. | ||
**Elesis's has a particular part of the path's outfit around its tail. For [[Empire Sword]], it's the ornament on her right shoulder and for [[Bloody Queen]], it's the red/black piece of cloth that covers her neck and right arm. | **Elesis's has a particular part of the path's outfit around its tail. For [[Empire Sword]], it's the ornament on her right shoulder and for [[Bloody Queen]], it's the red/black piece of cloth that covers her neck and right arm. | ||
**Lu/Ciel's has a skill-based accessory around its tail. For [[Catastrophe]], it's one of the black crosses from [[Angra Mainyu]]; for [[Innocent]], it's their combined star-shaped sigil that appears in various skills, notably the massive version in [[Sefirot Phantasma]]; and for [[Diangelion]], it's based on their horns during [[Altar of Evil|Madness]] [[Transcendence (Lu/Ciel)|transformations]]. | **Lu/Ciel's has a skill-based accessory around its tail. For [[Catastrophe]], it's one of the black crosses from [[Angra Mainyu]]; for [[Innocent]], it's their combined star-shaped sigil that appears in various skills, notably the massive version in [[Sefirot Phantasma]]; and for [[Diangelion]], it's based on their horns during [[Altar of Evil|Madness]] [[Transcendence (Lu/Ciel)|transformations]]. | ||
**Rose's has a particular part of the path's outfit on its head or around its neck. For [[Tempest Burster]], it's her goggles; for [[Black Massacre]], it's the white chain that runs across her midriff; and for [[Minerva]], it's one of the straps for the Nitro Motor above her chest. | **Rose's has a particular part of the path's outfit on its head or around its neck. For [[Tempest Burster]], it's her goggles; for [[Black Massacre]], it's the white chain that runs across her midriff; and for [[Minerva]], it's one of the straps for the Nitro Motor above her chest. | ||
**Laby's wears a hairpin based on the flower associated with each path. | |||
*'''Gaia''''s Artifact is likely based on the Celtic god [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cernunnos Cernunnos], which the English town of Cerne Abbas also gets its name from. It is usually seen as a god of nature and animals and is associated with stags. | *'''Gaia''''s Artifact is likely based on the Celtic god [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cernunnos Cernunnos], which the English town of Cerne Abbas also gets its name from. It is usually seen as a god of nature and animals and is associated with stags. | ||
**While Cerne is pronounced officially with a K, many people pronounce it with an S, leading to the 세르네 (Serne) version of the word in Korean also seeing use alongside the official 케른 (Kern). | **While Cerne is pronounced officially with a K, many people pronounce it with an S, leading to the 세르네 (Serne) version of the word in Korean also seeing use alongside the official 케른 (Kern). | ||
*'''Rosso''''s Artifact is likely based on the East Slavic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simargl Simargl], a mythical creature that is depicted as a winged dog or lion cloaked in flames, though little else is known about its origins. | *'''Rosso''''s Artifact is likely based on the East Slavic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simargl Simargl], a mythical creature that is depicted as a winged dog or lion cloaked in flames, though little else is known about its origins. | ||
**Its Korean name is as of yet uncertain, due to many translations possible, all with their own distinct origins. The NA server's name is a modernized spelling of the name Alice, meaning "of a noble kind". | **Its Korean name is as of yet uncertain, due to the many translations possible, all with their own distinct origins. The NA server's name is a modernized spelling of the name Alice, meaning "of a noble kind". | ||
*'''Ventus''''s Artifact is based on the mythical [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin griffin], a winged lion-like creature with an eagle's head. | *'''Ventus''''s Artifact is based on the mythical [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin griffin], a winged lion-like creature with an eagle's head. | ||
**Its name is a male Turkish name, which itself can be traced all the way back to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant Levant], a historical area in the Middle East. People from this area were referred to as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leventis leventis] by the Greek, meaning "handsome" or "courageous man", but also has more unruly connotations in Italian, matching '''Ventus''''s appearance and flamboyant behavior. | **Its name is a male Turkish name, which itself can be traced all the way back to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant Levant], a historical area in the Middle East. People from this area were referred to as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leventis leventis] by the Greek, meaning "handsome" or "courageous man", but also has more unruly connotations in Italian, matching '''Ventus''''s appearance and flamboyant behavior. | ||