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{{Hatnote|This page is about Oni's plot concept of the Daodan Chrysalis; for the Daodan DLL patch for Windows Oni, see [[Daodan DLL|HERE]].}} | {{Hatnote|This page is about Oni's plot concept of the Daodan Chrysalis; for the Daodan DLL patch for Windows Oni, see [[Daodan DLL|HERE]].}} | ||
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|colspan=2 align | |colspan=2 style="font-size:115%; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"|<br><br>''Chinese origin of the term Daodan'' | ||
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| align=center | | align=center style="font-size:500%; line-height:1em;"|捣 | ||
| align=center | | align=center style="font-size:500%; line-height:1em;"|蛋 | ||
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| align=center|DǍO<br>''(attack, beat<br>or disturb)'' | | align=center|DǍO<br>''(attack, beat<br>or disturb)'' | ||
| align=center|DÀN<br>''(egg or<br>origin)'' | | align=center|DÀN<br>''(egg or<br>origin)'' | ||
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|colspan=2 align=center|T R O U B L E M A K E R<br><small>N.B.: DǍO 捣 should not be confused<br>with the better-known DÀO 道 ("way") | |||
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===Power surges=== | ===Power surges=== | ||
[[Image:TXMPKONtransform.png|right]] | [[Image:TXMPKONtransform.png|right]] | ||
Over the course of the game, Konoko experiences three major power surges that leave her glowing with energy. The surge takes the form of a violent spasm during which Konoko raises her arms in the air. A blue glow appears all over her body, accompanied by a soft whistling sound like a breeze. The fly-in panel of her face shows glowing eyes. The corresponding voiceover sounds ecstatic or even orgasmic (also compare to [[wp:Ecstasy of Saint Teresa|the ecstasy of Saint Teresa]]). | Over the course of the game, Konoko experiences three major power surges that leave her glowing with energy. The surge takes the form of a violent spasm during which Konoko raises her arms in the air. A [[#Chenille glow|blue glow]] appears all over her body, accompanied by a soft whistling sound like a breeze. The fly-in panel of her face shows glowing eyes. The corresponding voiceover sounds ecstatic or even orgasmic (also compare to [[wp:Ecstasy of Saint Teresa|the ecstasy of Saint Teresa]]). | ||
The first surge occurs after Konoko's second fight with Barabas and is not noticed by the TCTF since they are under attack at the time, but the second one is noticed by scientists at the TCTF who receive data on Konoko's vitals, and it increases the concern they have over her progressing transformation. The final surge takes place after Konoko beats Muro in {{C|14}}, and this time it is powerful enough to knock back bystanders or even kill them. | The first surge occurs after Konoko's second fight with Barabas and is not noticed by the TCTF since they are under attack at the time, but the second one is noticed by scientists at the TCTF who receive data on Konoko's vitals, and it increases the concern they have over her progressing transformation. The final surge takes place after Konoko beats Muro in {{C|14}}, and this time it is powerful enough to knock back bystanders or even kill them. | ||
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===Transformation=== | ===Transformation=== | ||
The concept of a physical transformation was [[Quotes/Speech#Shinatama.27s_death|first briefly mentioned]] by Griffin, and later [[Quotes/Consoles#Shinatama.2FKonoko_Relationship|stressed as alarming]] by TCTF scientists in Chapter 13: "We must hope that Konoko was destroyed when she fell into the biomatter disposal vats. [...] If not then she may be even closer to her final evolutionary stage: what form that might take, and what the presence of such a creature might portend for humanity we cannot know." After we see Mutant Muro, we can understand their concern! | The concept of a physical transformation was [[Quotes/Speech#Shinatama.27s_death|first briefly mentioned]] by Griffin, and later [[Quotes/Consoles#Shinatama.2FKonoko_Relationship|stressed as alarming]] by TCTF scientists in Chapter 13: "We must hope that Konoko was destroyed when she fell into the biomatter disposal vats. [...] If not then she may be even closer to her final evolutionary stage: what form that might take, and what the presence of such a creature might portend for humanity we cannot know." After we see Mutant Muro, we can understand their concern! | ||
===Chenille glow=== | |||
[[Image:Mac Hall - Oni vs. Ghost.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Nova from [[wp:StarCraft: Ghost|StarCraft: Ghost]] meets Oni's Konoko – a pun on the Japanese word ONI 鬼, understood to mean "ghost" when Oni began development. (Actually, the Chinese GUǏ (same kanji) means "ghost" more literally; see [[Oni (myth)]].)]] | |||
As mentioned under {{SectionLink||Power surges}}, a Daodan host glows when their chrysalis is especially active. The effect appears blue on Konoko and red on Muro. This glow effect is referred to in the game's [[Cheats|cheat codes]] as "chenille", which is French for "caterpillar". This is likely making reference to the Daodan's imago stage, implying that a transformation is closer to occurring when the glow is visible. However there is no mention in any consoles of this glow being visible to Konoko's TCTF handlers, so it is left to the player to decide if this is an [[wikt: extradiegetic|extradiegetic]] effect. | |||
===Imago stage=== | ===Imago stage=== | ||
The only mention of this stage by name is in [[Quotes/Objectives#CHAPTER_14_._DAWN_OF_THE_CHRYSALIS|the last chapter's objectives]] in the killed-Griffin scenario, where it is explained that "[Mutant] Muro's Daodan powers make him invulnerable, but having only just evolved he has limited energy reserves." | The only mention of this stage by name is in [[Quotes/Objectives#CHAPTER_14_._DAWN_OF_THE_CHRYSALIS|the last chapter's objectives]] in the killed-Griffin scenario, where it is explained that "[Mutant] Muro's Daodan powers make him invulnerable, but having only just evolved he has limited energy reserves." | ||
Wikipedia [[wp:Imago|defines]] | Wikipedia [[wp:Imago|defines imago]] as the "last stage of development of an insect", the completion of a metamorphosis; in other words, the adult stage. The most famous instance of this transformation in the insect kingdom is the caterpillar which metamorphoses into a butterfly. There also exists a [[wp:Mayfly#Subimago|sub-imago]] stage in one order of insects, the short-lived mayfly. | ||
===True nature=== | ===True nature=== | ||