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Post by XombieMike on Jun 30, 2020 6:38:47 GMT -6
Curry said Dominique's name comes from the Three Sisters of Nelson. I'm unfamiliar with the work, but I'll be interested in finding out more.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2020 10:46:45 GMT -6
It's a good name, and I like knowing the history of these sorts of things.
The world needs more art for this character, both normal and lewd types.
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Post by dareka on Jul 6, 2020 13:51:24 GMT -6
Curry said Dominique's name comes from the Three Sisters of Nelson. I'm unfamiliar with the work, but I'll be interested in finding out more. I see I am called for! ------------------------ Fan (@oppai67653263) ドミニクさんプレイアブルキャラになってただただ嬉しい でももっと望むなら3Dのほうでも使いたかった(=゚ω゚)ノ I'm sooo happy Dominique will be playable. The only thing that would have made me happier is to play as her in 3D, too. Curry the Kid (@curryhermit) ドミニクは私も思い入れがあるので、いつかROTNでもプレイアブルにしたいですね。名付け親ですし。 因みに名前の由来はネルソン三姉妹から。 I myself am quite fond of Dominique, so I'd like to maker her playable in ROTN too someday. I mean, I named her and all. By the way, her name comes from the three Nelson sisters. ------------------------ I did not know of any Nelson sisters, so I looked it up! It's the main heroine from COBRA: Not hard to see the resemblance. Of particular interest is her story: From the Japanese Wikipedia:
The youngest of the late Nelson Royal’s three daughters (in the movie version, the second; in the TV version, the eldest). She meets COBRA looking for Nelson’s hidden treasure. In her first appearance she’s ostensibly a member of Snow Gorilla, an organization subordinate to the pirate guild that killed Jane and Catherine.* However, in reality she’s an undercover Space Patrol officer (referred this first time as Lt. Nelson, which is corrected in later installments**), and will fight alongside COBRA on multiple occasions. She is faithful to her job as a Captain in the Space Patrol,*** but has no qualms about enjoying her time off, sometimes going on vacation/holiday with COBRA. Eventually she is killed by Salamander and his underlings, with COBRA finding only the skin fragment from her back with her tattoo as proof. Upon seeing it, COBRA mourns her deeply, shedding tears for the first time in the series. When he defeats Dober, COBRA swears revenge against Salamander, crying “I shall not rest until I’ve found you, and used these very hands to crush you to pieces!” Afterwards, a Space Patrol officer identical to her named “Secret Sanders” appears, but the reasons for their resemblance and the two's relationship remain a mystery. Additionally, while she’s considered to be “dead” in the series, her dead body is never seen save for the skin with her tattoo, nor is her actual death in any way shown, so that fans may take the interpretation that she is still alive. The TV series took this one step further, where she is shown to be the founder for the Church of Millar, her memories having been altered. In the movie, she has wavy long hair, giving her an appearance that is distinct from the TV series and original manga. *Jane and Catherine are her sisters. Jane is said to be based on Jane Fonda. ** Nelson is her father's first name. Her actual last name is Royal. *** Her rank in the Space Patrol varies. She’s alternatively referred to as Sub-Lieutenant, Lieutenant and Captain. This is "Secret Sanders" Funny that Curry the Kid should mention a character that's supposed to be dead but is not as the inspiration for Dominique... maybe the third playable character will be "Sister Sanders."
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Post by RichterB on Jul 7, 2020 14:16:58 GMT -6
Wow, it's based on Space Adventure Cobra! That's funny. I'm not a huge fan of the franchise, but I respect it and have seen the movie and most of the original TV series. I didn't ever make the connection, though. Tagging in for dareka with a character swap here for some extra background history. In the US, there are several prominent introductory eras of anime for people of different generations. Give or take, the first generation is pre-1979 with Astro Boy and Gigantor. Second generation is 1979 to 1985 with Star Blazers, Voltron, Robotech. Third generation is 1988 to 1996, which is defined by the Streamline/Manga companies and includes things like Akira, Vampire Hunter D*, Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll, Macross Plus, Street Fighter II: The Movie, and Space Adventure Cobra. Fourth generation is 1998 to 2004 and is defined by the Toonami and Adult Swim Action blocks, which includes Robotech (Reruns), Dragon Ball Z, Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, Outlaw Star, Cowboy Bebop, etc, as well syndicated or Fox Kids fare like Digimon and Pokemon, and Pioneer's foray into anime like Trigun. (Of note, given dareka's profile pic, the Urban Vision-pushed Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust was another title from this era.) I was aware of earlier eras, and even watched a number of titles from them, but it wasn't until about 1998 or 2000 that I realized I had a love for the distinctive style and storytelling of anime. I bring this up to explain that Space Adventure Cobra was a fairly significant anime for people of a certain generation in the US, as it was part of the gradual movement that made anime notable in the US. It's one of those defining "anime godfather" franchises in Japan. The James Bond-meets-Buck Rogers/Star Wars franchise follows a space pirate who's changed his identity and is known as Cobra Johnson. He has a secret weapon called the Psycho Gun in his left arm that is basically an uber-powerful gun arm. With its debut in 1978, to my knowledge, this popularized the "gun arm" trope seen in Mega Man, Metroid, Trigun, Berserk, Crusher Joe, etc. Its pulpy space-cowboy-type action was likely an influence on more modern things like Outlaw Star and Cowboy Bebop as well. From conversations I've had over the years, I have heard that the TV version got released in Latin America and was more popular than in the US. However, word of this popular series and its 1982 movie must have traveled, because in 1991, US musician Matthew Sweet had a hit song with a major music video that featured Cobra: (Warning: unscientific opinion, but halfway through, close to 2:00, there is a lot of flashing imagery during the guitar solo that could be harmful if you're sensitive to that sort of thing.)
(This, despite the fact that, in anime form, Cobra wouldn't get an official release in the US as a movie until 1995, and its original TV series wouldn't follow until 2013.)
I suppose I felt the need to mention all this because Curry the Kid pulling from Cobra is not like he's pulling from some random, small-time thing. Cobra, while not necessarily recognized readily by anime fans today, holds a noteworthy place in international anime history.
Several years back, there was an attempt to make a Hollywood live-action Cobra movie at Lionsgate, but the plans fell through. Supposedly, the Cobra-esque Guardians of the Galaxy film and the relaunch of Star Wars by Disney hurt the effort.
*While we're on the topic of anime influences, just a reminder that without Vampire Hunter D, we probably don't get Castlevania as we know it. Vampire Hunter D's Doris Lang was a whip-wielder, and D himself was undoubtedly indispensable in redefining Alucard for Symphony of the Night versus what he started out as in Dracula's Curse.
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Post by gunlord500 on Jul 8, 2020 18:04:26 GMT -6
Oh dang, I LOVE Cobra! Very nice shoutout!
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