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spookymews · 2 days

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Kuras doodle! He is lovingly sewing new outfits for all the MCs he drags out of the wasteland

bonus glasses version:

#touchstarved game #touchstarved kuras #he works very hard to make sure all the MCs are looking good for their doomed adventures

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loventian · 2 days

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Touchstarved character name meanings!

Lemme preface this by saying I’m not a name meanings expert I just love crawling through google pages and over analyzing things ALSO to make sure the results weren’t influenced by fandom everything here is from pre-2020! With that let’s get into things!

Mhin:

Mhin is a little bit tricky, as I can’t find anything for their name spelled as it is. Min, however, has several different sources and meanings.

In Chinese, Min (敏) meanings “quick, clever, sharp” Which seems rather fitting for our neighborhood soulless hunter. An alternative script for Min (民) translates to “people, citizens” which could have some interesting implications, as Mhin is implied to have strong connections to the city of Lovent.

In Burmese Min means “king, ruler” which, connected with the second Chinese translation, could perhaps be some foreshadowing? We don’t know how Mhin is connected to Lovent, but the city must have had a ruling class, perhaps Mhin held a position of power? It could also be why they survived, and which a powerful curse nonetheless

Finally, in Irish Min is said to mean “smooth, fine, small”, though I can’t find as many sources on this one. I include it because people have pointed out Mhin’s cloak pins are triquetra, which are Celtic symbols.

Kuras:

Please know I adore Kuras when I say this, but he really got the short end of the naming stick it seems. The most promising thing I can find is the usage as a Hindi surname, which doesn’t seem to have a meaning listed. If you remove the S and go with Kura, it can mean “river” in Turkish or possibly “fierceness, tiger” in Japanese.

Now here’s the silly translations! In Arabic, Kuras (كراس) seems to translate to brochure. In polish, it translates to chicken.

I truly doubt the devs thought brochure/chicken were good labels for the dear doctor, so I’m favoring the Turkish translation. Mostly because Eridia is a city divided by a river; could there be something deeper hidden in there? Maybe!

Ais:

So clearly Ais has a lot of Japanese influence, with his design being inspired by Oni, so I looked for those possible translations first. Ai (愛) translates to love in Japanese, and is typically used as a broader term to refer to emotions tied to like compassion, empathy, or platonic forms of love (as opposed to 恋/koi which refers to romantic love).

I’m gonna focus on this translation for a bit. Someone on a translation forum phrased it in a way I really love: “Ai” is something you do or give. Ais is our introduction to the Seaspring, and to groupminds in general. While the concept of a hivemind is usually used in horror as a way of taking away agency, the Seaspring is framed as a refuge for people to turn to. Could Ais’ name be an allusion to a goal he keeps hidden? Is the Seaspring a manifestation of a desire to give love despite the violent world? Or am I just reading into this too deep?

Vere:

Vere actually has a straight up name meaning! Most of the sources I found say that Vere is a French/Gaulish name meaning “Alder”, and it usually pops up in the surname “De Vere”. Alders are a kind of bitch tree, and I have no idea how that tie into Vere as a character.

But if we take “Vere” as a word rather then a name, then Latin translates it as meaning “truly, really, actually, rightly”. Vere’s introduction to us is as someone to not trust, a cunning fox waiting for the next meal, stealing our darn room key and lying about it! So I find it really interesting that his name could be a word for truth. Perhaps before his chains Vere was someone a lot more truthful ?

Leander:

Big shout out to Leander for having a plain ass easy to translate name. I’ll give you googles exact definition here: "lion of a man", from leon, "lion", and andros, "man".

That was easy, so now let’s pick it apart!

Traditionally, lions are symbols of nobility, courage, strength, and protection. Leander has a reputation for being That Guy; he’s a leader, a protector of the masses, etc etc. for all intents and purposes, Leander really is a lion of a man!

…On the surface at least. Because under all the symbolism, lions are still predators, no matter how noble.

#pls feel free to add on to this bc I did half this research at a lizzy mcalpine concert LMAO #I love name meanings ahhhhhhh #red spring studios #Touchstarved game #ais touchstarved #touchstarved kuras #mhin touchstarved #vere touchstarved #touchstarved leander #symbolism #theories

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arquinx · 3 days

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I wanna talk about Kuras' scars cause this game has been on my mind a lot.

I thought at first that his scars might be from crucifixion seeing as he is an angel seeking repentance and it would fit the theme, but wouldn't the scars would be more circular? Even if it did cause a tear that far, the scar would likely penetrate to the other side of his hands and from what I can see the part that would be pierced through is still fully intact. Also, I'm not sure if it's on both hands. It's 100% on his left hand, but the only image I can find of his right palm doesn't look like it has the scar.

I thought maybe he caught a weapon mid attack or something, but then it raised even more questions. Kuras is an angel. He's able to practically glide through the dirty streets of Eridia completely spotless. He's mentioned as having unfathomable power and he reattached the MC's entire severed arm with only some stitches noticed. If the MC chooses the Alchemist backstory, they note that no magic was used in reattaching the arm either.

He might be capable of healing wounds without leaving scars so why didn't he do it for himself? Is his body just different? Also who managed to get a cut on Kuras anyways? Did they live to tell the tale lol? His choice in clothing and posing is very deliberate too like we are intended to see it. He could wear gloves especially with his profession as a doctor it would likely be advised, but instead his palm is turned outwards and open for us to see.

Also, unrelated but I think the MC waking up to Kuras and smelling sulfur is a nice touch for the fallen angel thing. You could assume that it might be medication because there are some that smell like sulfur.

#touchstarved game #kuras #touchstarved kuras #I'm very normal about this game #I hope more people play the demo #I also think something is going on with his hair #but I can't talk about it without mentioning stuff from backer exclusive content

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ineed-to-sleep · 27 days

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More Kuras because he uhmmm. Drives me insane ♡

#I'm chewing on wood 🥰#touchstarved #touchstarved game #touchstarved kuras #kuras #sleepyscribble #he's literally so fun to draw #his color palette and motifs and his NOASE......... are everything to me

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bakahimesama · 24 days

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Reference Sheet

For my own ease of use, I'm compiling all of the infographics about the main five Redspring has posted so far into one place, and I've decided to share.

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