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:''This page is about Oni's plot concept of the Daodan Chrysalis; for the Daodan DLL patch, see [[Daodan DLL|HERE]].''
:''This page is about Oni's plot concept of the Daodan Chrysalis; for the Daodan DLL patch, see [[Daodan DLL|HERE]].''
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!colspan=3|[[Image:Daodan Punch.png|256px]]
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|colspan=3 align=center|''Chinese origin of the term [[Daodan]]
|colspan=2 align=center|''Chinese origin of the term [[Daodan]]
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|<span style="font-size:500%; line-height:1em;">捣</span>
| align=center|<span style="font-size:500%; line-height:1em;">捣</span>
|<span style="font-size:500%; line-height:1em;">蛋</span>
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|[[Oni_(myth)|<span style="font-size:500%; line-height:1em;"></span>]]
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!DǍO<br>''(attack, beat<br>or disturb)''
| align=center|DǍO<br>''(attack, beat<br>or disturb)''
!DÀN<br>''(egg or<br>origin)''
| align=center|DÀN<br>''(egg or<br>origin)''
![[Oni_(myth)#Real_origin_of_name|GUǏ]]<br>''(ghost or<br>person)''
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!colspan=3|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")
!colspan=2|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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|colspan=3|[[Image:Machall_oni_vs_ghost_small.jpg|250px|Nova from Starcraft:Ghost and Oni's Konoko - a pun on the Japanese word ONI 鬼 (demon/ghost); actually the Chinese GUǏ (same kanji) means "ghost" more literally.]]
|colspan=2|[[Image:Machall_oni_vs_ghost_small.jpg|250px|thumb|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)]].)]]
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'''"The Chrysalis is the hyper-evolved clone of its host body. As the host experiences stress or harm it grows to reinforce or replace the body's damaged systems."''' --[[Kerr|Dr. Kerr]], {{C|12}}
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{{Quote|The Chrysalis is the hyper-evolved clone of its host body. As the host experiences stress or harm it grows to reinforce or replace the body's damaged systems.|[[Kerr]], in {{C|12}}}}
{{Quote|Warning: target neutralization failed. Daodan symbiote organism present. Engaging Omega security mode.|[[Shinatama]], in {{C|13}}}}
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'''"Warning: target neutralization failed. Daodan symbiote organism present. Engaging Omega security mode."''' --[[Shinatama]], {{C|13}}


==Facts==
==Facts==
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A Daodan can thus be regarded as a tool, a weapon, a cure, an antidote, a threat, insurance, sacrilege...
A Daodan can thus be regarded as a tool, a weapon, a cure, an antidote, a threat, insurance, sacrilege...
===Symbiotes===
====[[Konoko|Mai]]====
====[[Muro]]====
====[[Barabas]]====
====[[Mukade]]====
===Imago===
====[[Muro]]====
====[[Barabas]]====
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==Related==
[[Bubblegum Crisis]]


[[Category:Added value]]
[[Category:Added value]]