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{{SysopAdvice|I think Oni is a pretty cool guǐ. Seh fights Stirkers and doesn't afraid of anything.|Don't listen to that guǐ.}} | {{SysopAdvice|I think Oni is a pretty cool guǐ. Seh fights Stirkers and doesn't afraid of anything.|Don't listen to that guǐ.}} | ||
As explained [http://oni.bungie.org/special/part1/brent.html here], "Oni" was originally going to be the game's code name during development. Brent Pease, who first formulated the idea for the game, asked for the Japanese word for "ghost", as a reference to his inspiration, [[Ghost in the Shell]]. | As explained [http://oni.bungie.org/special/part1/brent.html here], "Oni" was originally going to be the game's code name during development. | ||
Brent Pease, who first formulated the idea for the game, asked for the Japanese word for "ghost", as a reference to his inspiration, [[Ghost in the Shell]]. | |||
:''It turned out that the Japanese term "oni" does not accurately translate as "ghost", and is used more typically for demons-in-flesh. | :''It turned out that the Japanese term "oni" does not accurately translate as "ghost", and is used more typically for demons-in-flesh. | ||
:''However, in Chinese the term '''''[[guǐ]]''''' does indeed mean "ghost" in the usual immaterial spooky sense. In compounds, its meanings range from "person" (neutral) - similar to "guy" in English - to "stranger" or "paleface" (pejorative). The most Oni-relevant compound is '''''[[Daodan|dǎo dàn]] guǐ''''' ''捣蛋鬼'' (troublemaker). | :''However, in Chinese the term '''''[[guǐ]]''''' does indeed mean "ghost" in the usual immaterial spooky sense. In compounds, its meanings range from "person" (neutral) - similar to "guy" in English - to "stranger" or "paleface" (pejorative). The most Oni-relevant compound is '''''[[Daodan|dǎo dàn]] guǐ''''' ''捣蛋鬼'' (troublemaker). | ||