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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
====Naming==== | |||
The Kanji of Daodan are not known. In the English version of the game the Kanji are never shown and in the Japanese version Katakana is used. | |||
Unlike Kanji with their rich history and meaning to each symbole Katakana symboles give you only the pronunciation and hence "true meaning" and actual Kanji of "Daodan" remains open to interpretation. | |||
In the community there are two different interpretations: | |||
* one with rather political focus (geyser) | |||
* one with rather philosophical-biological focus (Paradox-01) | |||
The word Daodan is always translated to Katakana symboles ダオダン whereas they give you a separation of da-o-da-n (in English more or less pronounced Dow-oh-dahn). Daodan (and ダオダン in the Japanese [[Quotes/Speech#CHAPTER_01_._TRIAL_RUN|subtitles]]) can be found at 01_01_08, 02_09_02, 08_29_01, 13_65_13, 14_51_09 | |||
'''Interpretation with political focus:''' | |||
Geyser: Dǎo dàn (guǐ) 捣蛋(鬼) is Chinese for "troublemaker", and dǎo dàn 捣蛋 means "to stir up trouble". Hasegawa may have coined the name "Daodan" in memory of his and Jamie's past as "troublemakers" (activists). | |||
Obviously, geyser wanted a connection from Oni (鬼, ghost, also the gaming title) to Daodan. | |||
Inside the story you can see how Hardy LeBel tried to translate Oni with (figuratively) monster. | |||
'''Interpretation with philosophical-biological focus:''' | |||
Paradox-01: Daodan Chrysalis, 道段蛹 | |||
Whereas 道 (Dao, "way" like in Bushido or Aikido) and 段 (Dan, rank) adds to the philosophical dimension and 蛹 (Chrysalis) adds to the biological dimension. So Daodan Chrysalis is basically a symbiotic-seen alternation from within, from old to new. | |||
'''There is only little of a hard consent between the interpretations:''' | |||
* The word "Daodan" is simply a short form for "Daodan Chrysalis". | |||
* The Daodan has some sort of own intelligence. | |||
* The Daodan gives rise to something new based from the old. | |||
'''Soft consent:''' | |||
* Hasegawa invented the Daodan to bring a change to the current [WCG] system. | |||
====BioCrisis==== | ====BioCrisis==== | ||
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As long as WCG doesn't attack the Network personal, they won't release state secrets or blow up some infrastructure. | As long as WCG doesn't attack the Network personal, they won't release state secrets or blow up some infrastructure. | ||
===Aftermath=== | ===Aftermath=== | ||