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Douman and Gudako in the FGO CN 9th anniv CM aahhhhhhh

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Curious Tales of Heroic Spirits: Ashiya Douman and the Ubagabi (First Part)

Since there's a limit for 30 images here, hosted on imgur instead.

TL/TS by yours truly.

PS

I'm the frog.

Bye.

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So according to Furumi-sensei "The embroidery Douman's vest and the decorations on his chest are 'poisonous plants that grow wild in the forest'."

American pokeweed / inkberry

Japanese andromeda / lily of the valley bush

Jejudo buttercup / fox's peony

Japanese poison ivy

Coriaria japonica

Japanese Monkshood / aconite

So here's a compilation of the hanakotoba / flower meaning of the said plants in Douman's attire...

Douman... for one second, please, can you not be sussyー...

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aaaah

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

HSDFLSDFWEHBADASNDF.FDSHGRFOUDGH;DS.KF

I'M CRASHING TF OUT HFSDLFHLSDFLSD

Cough.

Anyway, ahem, Douman's 10th anniv art is just.... soーーーーーーー

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"Hm? Ah! Hey! Don't you dare misunderstand! Just now, I was only thinking about things while my eyes are closed.

A god will never drink too much alcohol and fall asleep, just because his role has ended. Remember that!"

Sure, bro... Indra papa, Junapi come put your papa to bed...

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Learning With Manga #412 - Specific Individual

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FGO - Indra's Profile

Illustrator: pako Voice Actors: Inoue Kazuhiko (Indra), Takayama Minami (Vajra), Toki Shunichi (Vajra)

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An ancient god of thunder and hero in Hindu mythology. In the Rigveda, he is described as a central figure among the gods, the King of the Gods.

His most famous tale is his slaying of the evil serpent, Vritra, who causes droughts. This earned him the name "Vritrahan," meaning "the one who slayed Vritra."

Armed with the Vajra, a weapon that symbolizes lightning, he is known for his valor not only for defeating Vritra but for slaying many other demons as well. However, he is not portrayed as a flawless deity. He is known for his love of soma, as well as his fondness for women.

Over time, worship toward deities such as Shiva and Vishnu grew, and his status declined in comparison.

In the Mahabharata, it is said that Kunti, the wife of Pandu, used a sacred mantra that allowed her to bear a child by any god she chose. It is through this that she gave birth to Arjuna, son of Indra.

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Height/Weight: 212cm, 120 kg Source: Indian Mythology Region: India Alignment: Neutral - Balanced Secondary Attribute: Sky Gender: —

Although he is fundamentally a male deity, as an ancient divine being, he possesses a nature that transcends such distinctions.

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Indra is said to have wielded the weapon known as Vajra as his weapon.

The Vajra was created by the artificer god, Tvashtri, from the bones of a holy sage, and its name literally means "thunder."

As a Servant, Indra naturally possesses the Vajra as well. But this time, he decided to give it a role not only as a weapon but also as a divine attendant.

By shaving off a portion of his own Spirit Origin, he created an existence that is a virtual divinity, imbued with independent will that "does trivial tasks in his stead."

In other words, it is not an "Intelligent Sword" but an "Intelligent Vajra."

It moves autonomously, speaks, and in some cases, can even manifest in a humanoid form, complete with limbs. (In such cases, it appears as two childlike figures of unknown gender.)

Though Indra is a god of overwhelming divinity, his current manifestation is that of a fragmented spirit using a vessel, far from his full divine form. Additionally, since he shares part of his Spirit Origin with the Vajra, he currently does not possess the level of strength he normally would’ve had. 

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○ One Thousand Eyes: EX

This is not clairvoyance, but is quite literally, "one thousand eyes."

Indra is sometimes depicted as a deity whose entire body is covered in a thousand eyes.

One story tells that when the gods created the peerless beauty Tilottama from the finest treasures to defeat a powerful asura who ruled over the entire world, eyes sprouted all over Indra’s body so that he could gaze upon her.

Another anecdote says that as punishment for attempting to seduce a sage’s wife, a thousand marks were cast on Indra's body, which eventually transformed into a thousand eyes.

○ Heavy Drinker: EX

Indra is said to have an insatiable love for soma. This nature of his was the cause of various incidents attributed to Indra.

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○ Vritrahan: EX

Another name of the god Indra, meaning "the one who slayed Vritra."

As the god of storms and rain, Indra is eternally at odds with Vritra, the one who sealed away all the world's waters on top of a mountain. However, in every version of the story, it is always Indra who triumphs and brings salvation to the world.

The two are said to embody the natural phenomenon of the blessed rain and drought.

How Indra slays Vritra is described in various ways across myths : sometimes with the Vajra, other times by sending a beautiful woman, or even by exploiting loopholes in the wording of a contract by attacking at dusk using mere foam.

Since the battle between Indra, the king of the gods, and Vritra, the immortal demon, is said to repeat endlessly, perhaps all the outcome of every version of their duel is true in its own right.

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"Thunder of the Gods"

Rank: EX   Classification: Anti-Divine Noble Phantasm

Range: 1–99  Maximum Targets: ?

Shakra Vajra

Clearly defined in mythology as the weapon of Indra, it truly is the divine thunderbolt striking down.

Shakra means "emperor," or "one who possesses great power," and is also another name of Indra. "Vajra" literally means "thunder," thus this weapon has the versatility to directly manifest the divine might of the god of thunder himself.

As such, while it is a tangible weapon that can crush any enemy, it is also an intangible lightning bolt of judgment that incinerates every enemy to ashes.

There exists an anecdote that the mountains once possessed wings and flew freely across the world. However, this constant motion made the earth unstable. So Indra used his Vajra to sever the wings of the mountains, causing them to fall to the earth, thus bringing stability to the world.

As a Servant, Indra generally believes that in nearly all battles, "there is no need for me, the king of the gods, to involve himself." 

For that reason, he entrusts control of the Vajra to the virtual divinity he created.

However, if the mood strikes him or should the situation become so dire that he has no other options, Indra may take up the weapon and wield it himself.

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The Elephant That Bears a God

Born from the ocean.Called the Elephant of the Clouds. In other words, it is the mount of Indra, the king of the gods.A different form of the divine elephant Airavata.

The Servant Indra retains the concept of his mount (vahana), transformed into a white vehicle that resembles a self-propelled throne.

Alongside Vajra imbued with divinity, the Servant Indra deliberately created this as a symbol to demonstrate his greatness as a god. But, his son, the Endowed Hero, tilts his head in confusion, wondering, "If he hadn’t gone through all this trouble, wouldn’t he have been able to manifest with more direct power…?"

However, Indra himself pays it no mind, laughing it off while saying "I am already overwhelmingly powerful by nature, so this level of limitation is nothing but negligible loss for one such as I! Hahaha!"

In truth, it's possible that this partitioning of his Spirit Origin is one of the key reasons why a divine spirit of his caliber, normally unsummonable as a Servant even with the use of a vessel, was able to manifest at all.

Unlike the Vajra, this inorganic, giant white elephant does not take on a human form and basically only obey Indra's will, but that does not mean that it lacks free will.

In extreme circumstances where it is necessary, it can make decisions on its own and act independently.

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Master Became A Little Kid II; EN ver.

Part I

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[Translated] FGO Anthology Comics STAR RELIGHT Vol10 - Sending A Shiver Down One's Spine

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I love Douman, but sometimes….

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It applies 2x guts skill (Dark Karma A)ー

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Master is missing🫨

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Speaking of historical books getting sold out because of FGO, a book about onmyouji, Harima Onmyouji Travelogue, got reprinted after years and years of being out of print because FGO fans kept writing to the publishers, requesting for a reprint, so they went ahead and reprinted it and even gave it brand new illustrations by Douman's mama. (old vs new covers above)

And it went on to get sold out so fast, they had to reprint again w

The best part about this is if you check the book's details in the publisher's site, you'll see that they actually acknowledge that it was the FGO fans who wanted to know more about Douman that kept on sending them requests lmao

Also, a few years back, FGO actually did a collab with Tokyo Sogensha, a publisher of JP translations of classic mystery/literary fiction books, to promote the books associated with Servants, and they were received pretty well too.

Also, let's not forget, that one Mahabharata/Indian mythology researcher/translator that got roped into playing the game because of Karna and Arjuna at first, then went on to even have a yt channel, providing in depth analysis on the Servants from Indian mythology in the game.

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MoriDan in Ordeal Call IV

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I'm just here to post Douman memes, you're welcomeー

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I'm sdkflsdjf dying at Douman being given his own frigging area, a whole lot, a whole damned space for his shenanigans at the FGO Fes grounds jsdlkflsdf

"Mysterious Forest"

"Use cursed talismans borrowed from Ashiya Douman to repel enemies hiding in the forest!"

LMAO PLEASE THAT'S SO FUNNY

so the talismans are just borrowed? do we need to return them? what if they disappear after the battle, do we need to compensate Mambochan? Is this part of his sinister plans? wwwwww

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tfw I actually revived this blog, because of Douman... lmao

oh well, this blog was originally for Morikawa anyway, and Douman is voiced by Morikawaー...