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Description XIII vs. 4 stands for Western Greek death vs Eastern Japanese death

I assume most of you know that the number for "Death" in European culture is XIII

Well, the number for "Death" in Eastern culture is 4

So, Thanatos, the Greek God Death, vs. Izanami, the origional Jap. Goddess of Death (was once the Goddess of Creation)

If you ever watch Ju-on: The Curse, or it's prequel: 444-444-4444, 2 of the characters get a call from that phone number... then Toshio kills them.


oh, I left out Ryoji's other 2 wings, and Izanami's other 3 braids in purpose... I ran out of room. I wasn't comfortable enough trying to draw them in the background. I should have just made them a lighter shade and attempted it. But, I was doing this on a park-bench outside with the sun glaring down on the paper. It didn't feel right to try and make a light-shade background. Now, why didn't I just do it when I went inside? Well, that's because I'm lazy and have a bad memory, lol. Actually, it got to the point that I liked it like this and didn't want to accidentally mess it up by adding more clutter.
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Comments: 42

kingofpain0 [2018-05-20 19:22:38 +0000 UTC]

Nyx not thanatos

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to kingofpain0 [2018-05-20 20:29:31 +0000 UTC]

Nyx is the egg thing at the end. Ryoji just became the avatar of her, which, in the game, was a confused entity between her son Thanatos, the Death arcana, and Nyx herself. Dont think it really matters though. I kind of see the avatar as its own entity entirely thanks to that.

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Godzilla1489 [2012-10-14 21:25:33 +0000 UTC]

Either way, The Great Father Nyarlathotep from Persona 2 is just watching and laughing at the chaos that ensues.

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AmandaUng1428 [2012-10-03 02:37:45 +0000 UTC]

My money on Nyx Avatar .

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lemony-monster [2012-09-19 12:17:35 +0000 UTC]

An interesting idea, for sure
I wonder who'll win...

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vodkaCanidae [2012-02-22 09:48:33 +0000 UTC]

Woahh this is awesome! ♥

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to vodkaCanidae [2012-02-22 21:11:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ///_^

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spartan1994 [2011-10-31 23:11:23 +0000 UTC]

one wants to destroy the world to end our suffering
the others wants to turn us into shadows to end our suffering
.....
who ever wins we are screwed lol epic pic (and faved)

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Grand-Sin [2010-08-08 23:28:42 +0000 UTC]

great job on the picture i really like how the overall feel of the piece is so yah

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to Grand-Sin [2010-08-09 04:19:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. ///_^

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Grand-Sin In reply to Xorte-Renshe [2010-08-10 03:54:21 +0000 UTC]

no prob

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QuantumDrill [2010-06-22 03:26:30 +0000 UTC]

Nyx versus Izanami?

Talk about a stalemate!

Awesome work though!

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to QuantumDrill [2010-08-09 04:17:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanatos vs Izanami. Nyx is the giant egg-thing at the end of the game. (so many people confuse them, but meh, it is called "Nyx's Avatar", after all...) But it's Thanatos alright (even though you still can have him as a persona), since he's still Ryouji/Pharos.

Thanks for that last part, btw. ///_^

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QuantumDrill In reply to Xorte-Renshe [2010-08-12 10:43:18 +0000 UTC]

Huh, now a lot of things suddenly make sense.

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AllGeekComics [2010-01-11 22:55:53 +0000 UTC]

vabulous, i like the reference that you made, persona is really a wonderful game *__*

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to AllGeekComics [2010-01-12 02:22:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. ///_^

I love the Persona series. Best in the Megami Tensei universe. They have so many references to mythology and history, which are my favorite things.

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evethethird [2009-12-14 08:27:31 +0000 UTC]

On the number thing, someone told me that when I made my account I should've been evethefourth... not third.... >.> XD funny yea?

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to evethethird [2009-12-14 22:33:36 +0000 UTC]

To symbolize death? ///_^

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evethethird In reply to Xorte-Renshe [2009-12-15 08:08:20 +0000 UTC]

That and bad luck XD

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to evethethird [2009-12-15 22:40:36 +0000 UTC]

Nice

My name's number is IV (I'm the 4th in my family to bear this name in a row), so I love how 4 is considered dangerous in the East! XD

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evethethird In reply to Xorte-Renshe [2009-12-18 06:37:17 +0000 UTC]

Nice. XD number four! XD
If anything, I don't know... if I'm a good charm or a bad one. XD

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to evethethird [2009-12-18 20:30:00 +0000 UTC]

hmmm... which do you want to be? ///_^

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evethethird In reply to Xorte-Renshe [2009-12-21 07:52:47 +0000 UTC]

I'd rather be a charm of good fortune than feared for the trouble I'd bring along with me.
But even that one doesn't sound too bad. XD

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to evethethird [2009-12-21 19:50:39 +0000 UTC]

The first has a nice and kind sound to it.

The second has an awesome sound to it... So I guess it's a win/win situation to chose between those two! ///_^

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evethethird In reply to Xorte-Renshe [2010-09-12 10:28:41 +0000 UTC]

I so don't remember the context of this conversation. lol.

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to evethethird [2010-09-13 05:09:17 +0000 UTC]

Lol, that's what the "Original" button is for (or, if that doesn't work, the "reply" button between "posted a..." and "...on".) XD

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evethethird In reply to Xorte-Renshe [2010-09-13 06:39:50 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I hit original and I don't remember the convo. Lol

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to evethethird [2010-09-13 07:20:49 +0000 UTC]

Haha, oh well. XD

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evethethird In reply to Xorte-Renshe [2010-09-13 07:42:23 +0000 UTC]

Anyways, how's life? :]

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to evethethird [2010-09-13 17:54:03 +0000 UTC]

Pretty good. First 3 weeks of college feel just like regular school (except I only have to take 4 classes per week, which is nice). But it doesn't feel very different.

What about you? How are you taking to your new location?

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NinjaTacoDei [2009-08-21 01:54:44 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I really enjoy the notions and design of this picture.
The shading looks wonderful, and I love how Thanatos looks here. ;]

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to NinjaTacoDei [2009-08-21 04:38:38 +0000 UTC]

heh, thanks. ///_^

btw, I love the picture of the undertaker on your page!

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NinjaTacoDei In reply to Xorte-Renshe [2009-08-21 14:41:31 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

And thank you, too. C:

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47s [2009-08-17 02:44:03 +0000 UTC]

Epic....
I like the concept of the numbers too.. ^ ^

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to 47s [2009-08-17 04:33:21 +0000 UTC]

hahaha, thanks. ///_^

I don't normally do things in just pencil anymore, so this was enjoyable.

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Zeraphalanx [2009-07-06 23:13:40 +0000 UTC]

Well, the number for "Death" in Eastern culture is 4


Plus this is Persona 4 another reference.

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to Zeraphalanx [2009-07-07 06:21:17 +0000 UTC]

I thought of that when I typed 4 on there.

I was hoping no-one would think of that, because if i had meant it, I would have put 3 next to Thanatos to signify P3, lol.

oh well... ///_^'

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Zeraphalanx In reply to Xorte-Renshe [2009-07-07 18:40:57 +0000 UTC]

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Karasu69 [2009-07-06 06:53:43 +0000 UTC]

Pretty creative. Amazing design. I love how their bodies are small, but the entire design is big. It makes it seem very epic. I also like the whole black and white thing and the texture on the clothing. The glow really adds to it, in my opinion.

Great job! I want to see you expand on this!

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to Karasu69 [2009-07-06 06:57:49 +0000 UTC]

haha, thanks! ///_^

This is to celebrate my scanner working again! XD


Expand? you mean... on this picture? ///_o... or doing more pictures with this type of detail?

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Karasu69 In reply to Xorte-Renshe [2009-07-06 07:01:42 +0000 UTC]

Like, doing more pictures with this idea.

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Xorte-Renshe In reply to Karasu69 [2009-07-06 07:11:43 +0000 UTC]

oh, okay. ///_^

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