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"Daodan" (or rather '''dǎo dàn''' 捣蛋) is Chinese for "to make trouble" or "to stir up trouble". (The Chinese for "troublemaker" is '''dǎo dàn guǐ''' 捣蛋鬼, where '''guǐ''', meaning "ghost/spirit" or "person/guy" depending on the context, uses the same kanji 鬼 as the Japanese "oni", i.e., demon/ogre.) | "Daodan" (or rather '''dǎo dàn''' 捣蛋) is Chinese for "to make trouble" or "to stir up trouble". (The Chinese for "troublemaker" is '''dǎo dàn guǐ''' 捣蛋鬼, where '''guǐ''', meaning "ghost/spirit" or "person/guy" depending on the context, uses the same kanji 鬼 as the Japanese "oni", i.e., demon/ogre.) | ||
Possibly '''Dǎo Dàn Guǐ''' is a reference to Hasegawa's troubled youth (as a student) or to his and Jamie's common past as rebels/activists/lovers. Perhaps "Dǎo Dàn Guǐ" is what he or Jamie was called in some memorable episode (such as minor argument/fight with the police, but perceived as great injustice). In any case, the "Daodan" designation acknowledges the disruptive potential (or "rebel nature" if you like) of the Chrysalis process and the entity behind it. It is also a monument to Jamie's '''"rebel spirit"''' (literally, "trouble-making ghost", especially now that she's dead) and how '''"she was determined to set things straight no matter what the cost"'''. | Possibly '''Dǎo Dàn Guǐ''' is a reference to Hasegawa's troubled youth (as a student) or to his and Jamie's common past as rebels/activists/lovers. Perhaps "Dǎo Dàn Guǐ" is what he or Jamie was called in some memorable episode (such as a minor argument/fight with the police, but perceived as great injustice). In any case, the "Daodan" designation acknowledges the disruptive potential (or "rebel nature" if you like) of the Chrysalis process and the entity behind it. It is also a monument to Jamie's '''"rebel spirit"''' (literally, "trouble-making ghost", especially now that she's dead) and how '''"she was determined to set things straight no matter what the cost"'''. | ||
For Hasegawa the poet, Hasegawa the idealist and Hasegawa the grieving lover (as opposed to Hasegawa the scientist), the Daodan entity is like '''an incarnation of Jamie's strong will to change the world'''. | For Hasegawa the poet, Hasegawa the idealist and Hasegawa the grieving lover (as opposed to Hasegawa the scientist), the Daodan entity is like '''an incarnation of Jamie's strong will to change the world'''. | ||