The god Nataku in the legend of the Journey West, is the the God of War/Fighting. (At least the Saiyuki version not sure on original.)
There is also Guan-Yu who lived his life in service to his emperor arresting the criminals, then when war broke out, he continued arresting murderers, then the evil emperor approached him and said 'serve me or I will kill you where you stand' but Guan-Yu still said no and was killed, so the Jade Emperor deified him to God of Justice.
There are some other stories floating around, including the one of the great wall. A husband and wife loved each other dearly, then the husband went to see the world, many years later after the start of the great walls building his wife heard he had died on it, she became angry and attacked all the people present, till she died, but her spirit became trapped in her rage and anger, till her husband who had not died came along and realised this, where he successfully destroyed her, her name was said to be Nataku.
As far as his sword, I don't know that it's ever officially specified in canon. I recall reading somewhere a few years back (on a site that's now dead and gone) that it's more likely a type of Chinese broadsword than a Katana (which is distinctly Japanese); you might have luck turning up something useful on you favorite search engine...
I know, found the same thing on Wikipedia just that doesn't look like something Merian would all herself after. As for the sword...I think I'll stick to sword. thanks
any idea where I can post a gundam wing slash fic. a site which is still active and NOT http://www.mediaminer.org/fanfic/. and where I could find a beta.
Me, personally, I just post primarily in LiveJournal and am not really up to speed on other sites/forums for disseminating fic. Sorry! *shrug* As for beta, asking in the comm here is probably as good a bet as anything else! ^_^
Ee gads, old post~ Hey, not sure if anyone has already said this/you figured it out already, but tj got it right. I *know* the fandom says "katana" and it's one of the things that really bugs me. I do *not* know if it says anywhere in the anime, but Chang WuFei is drawn using a Chinese broadsword, called a Dao. It's wider at the tip than the base whereas a katana is basically the same length throughout. Go watch episode 8 and you'll see I'm right! ...sorry for the rant, but it bugs me that people can't get his sword right...if you do, you're automatically made of WIN ^_^
I know this is an old post by thank you for the answer. I did wonder why WuFei, who is Chinese would use a katana which is japanese. What you mentioned makes sense so thank you. Now I have a name for the sword.
I see you're a Kakashi fan by your icon. :D. Love the guy too
I love Fei, he's my favorite by far (especially when paired with Duo as friends or more). So I find all these really great stories focused on him and then they mention his 'katana' and I just want to find the author and shake them. No! Fei is *not* Heero! meh, they only do it because of the katana love and the fact that Heero would never *use* a blade. Happy to be of help!
Why yes, yes I do like Kakashi~ particularly when he's doing things to Iruka ^_^ (You commented on Iruka's Anything not long ago, I recognize your icon~shibby tiger)
(look out, you hit a button...) IT IS NOT A KATANA! It spoils a fic for me when the writer gives Wufei a katana. Wufei's family tradition would never have used a japanese weapon, but Chinese. Generic name for many Chinese swords is dao. Next time you watch the anime, look carefully; the shape is broader toward the end, definitely not katana.
Other bugs for picky readers: putting Japanese words in the mouths of non-Japanese, especially far from Japan in time and space, and putting Christian terms in the mouths of people in non-Christian cultures, especially when they are non-Christian in canon, e.g. Quatre. (who is, whoa, a blond, blue-eyed Muslim... they really messed with his dna!)
Thank you, your information on the sword is very helpful. I had my doubts about the Katana but so many ppl use it in the fandom, it was almost canon.
Yes, I've noticed a few things in the fandom too, just becuase Q. is supposed to be a Muslim, he does not go around saying "by allah". That pisses me off coz just coz christians go around saying "my god" muslims don't do the same.
Ha, I've noticed it too, Duo seems to speak more Japanese than Heero does and you know they never say where exactly Q is from, just where he's based. His entire family seems blondish --- not Arabic.
I have to concur with the previous post. It is definantly not a katana. I love pointy sharp things in all shapes and sizes, and reading a fic that misuses a sword really kills it. Lol. But I will continue reading it because lets face it. ITS ABOUT WUFEI!!!!! So obivously everything will be meaningless in comparison when he is the subject. Lol. So from what I understand its a Dao not a katana. Oh and about Nataku? Im basically in the dark when it comes to her, but one of the best fics I had ever read gives a really good background on it. It even goes as far as to create a church of Nataku. Lol. I highly recomned reading it. Its called And I have Touched The Sky by LashaLee which can be found on http://www.gwaddiction.com/. Well to be honest the part about Nataku takes place in the sequel Here Be Dragons. The story is primarily a 1x2 and 5x0C. But is a awsome story thats turned into an arc. Anyhoo I hope this was helpful.
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There is also Guan-Yu who lived his life in service to his emperor arresting the criminals, then when war broke out, he continued arresting murderers, then the evil emperor approached him and said 'serve me or I will kill you where you stand' but Guan-Yu still said no and was killed, so the Jade Emperor deified him to God of Justice.
There are some other stories floating around, including the one of the great wall.
A husband and wife loved each other dearly, then the husband went to see the world, many years later after the start of the great walls building his wife heard he had died on it, she became angry and attacked all the people present, till she died, but her spirit became trapped in her rage and anger, till her husband who had not died came along and realised this, where he successfully destroyed her, her name was said to be Nataku.
If this all makes sense.
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As far as his sword, I don't know that it's ever officially specified in canon. I recall reading somewhere a few years back (on a site that's now dead and gone) that it's more likely a type of Chinese broadsword than a Katana (which is distinctly Japanese); you might have luck turning up something useful on you favorite search engine...
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I *know* the fandom says "katana" and it's one of the things that really bugs me. I do *not* know if it says anywhere in the anime, but Chang WuFei is drawn using a Chinese broadsword, called a Dao. It's wider at the tip than the base whereas a katana is basically the same length throughout. Go watch episode 8 and you'll see I'm right!
...sorry for the rant, but it bugs me that people can't get his sword right...if you do, you're automatically made of WIN ^_^
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I see you're a Kakashi fan by your icon. :D. Love the guy too
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Why yes, yes I do like Kakashi~ particularly when he's doing things to Iruka ^_^ (You commented on Iruka's Anything not long ago, I recognize your icon~shibby tiger)
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Other bugs for picky readers: putting Japanese words in the mouths of non-Japanese, especially far from Japan in time and space, and putting Christian terms in the mouths of people in non-Christian cultures, especially when they are non-Christian in canon, e.g. Quatre. (who is, whoa, a blond, blue-eyed Muslim... they really messed with his dna!)
Just saying...
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Yes, I've noticed a few things in the fandom too, just becuase Q. is supposed to be a Muslim, he does not go around saying "by allah". That pisses me off coz just coz christians go around saying "my god" muslims don't do the same.
Ha, I've noticed it too, Duo seems to speak more Japanese than Heero does and you know they never say where exactly Q is from, just where he's based. His entire family seems blondish --- not Arabic.
Thank you for the infor again
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Oh and about Nataku? Im basically in the dark when it comes to her, but one of the best fics I had ever read gives a really good background on it. It even goes as far as to create a church of Nataku. Lol. I highly recomned reading it. Its called And I have Touched The Sky by LashaLee which can be found on http://www.gwaddiction.com/. Well to be honest the part about Nataku takes place in the sequel Here Be Dragons. The story is primarily a 1x2 and 5x0C. But is a awsome story thats turned into an arc.
Anyhoo I hope this was helpful.
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I has been a while since I have worked on a fan fic but hopefully this will motivate me to work harder on the fics.
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I'll look up the fic you recommended. I'm not averse to 1x2 but my fav is 1x5
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