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Acero
2010-02-06, 10:41 PM
In a strip who's numbere i am forgetting, Miko stated herself as daughter of Eyko

was he seen in any prequel books, or is it just aanother one of Chekrov's Guns?
PallElendro
2010-02-06, 10:56 PM
Eyko Miyazaki.
Narazil
2010-02-06, 11:06 PM
Eyko Miyazaki.

I thought it was Kesuke Miyagi. :smallwink:
Raging Gene Ray
2010-02-07, 12:15 AM
I always assumed Eyko was Miko's mother. Adding -ko to a name in Japanese makes it feminine, I thought.
Touchy
2010-02-07, 12:19 AM
I always assumed Eyko was Miko's mother. Adding -ko to a name in Japanese makes it feminine, I thought.

I could of sworn Rich was not an expert on Japanese, a certain name that escapes me points this out.
Yanti
2010-02-07, 02:56 AM
The name "Miko" means "Crimson Truth", strangely.
Shale
2010-02-07, 03:13 AM
What is this "Japanese" you speak of?

Seriously, if the Azure City names were grounded in actual Eastern languages, the ruler of the city probably wouldn't have been named "female virgin."
Belkster11
2010-02-07, 09:41 AM
What is this "Japanese" you speak of?

Seriously, if the Azure City names were grounded in actual Eastern languages, the ruler of the city probably wouldn't have been named "female virgin."

*spits soda onto computer screen*

WHAT?! That's what "Shojo" means?! :smalleek:
Strawberries
2010-02-07, 09:45 AM
*spits soda onto computer screen*

WHAT?! That's what "Shojo" means?! :smalleek:

I KNEW I had heard that name before! Shōjo manga are those meant for a female audience. How could I miss that?
Ancalagon
2010-02-07, 09:54 AM
What is this "Japanese" you speak of?

Seriously, if the Azure City names were grounded in actual Eastern languages, the ruler of the city probably wouldn't have been named "female virgin."

In some comment in some of the books Rich confirmed he picked those names for their sound. Not their meaning.
Assuming he told us the truth. ;)
Ninjamuffin
2010-02-07, 09:59 AM
Plus, Sangwaan is an Indian name.
ThePhantasm
2010-02-07, 10:37 AM
Japan doesn't exist in OOTS-land. The names are merely supposed to evoke a certain sound, not bear any sort of special meaning.
Maximum Zersk
2010-02-07, 02:00 PM
The name "Miko" means "Crimson Truth", strangely.

I thought a miko was a japanese priestess. :smallconfused:
Optimystik
2010-02-07, 03:06 PM
I thought a miko was a japanese priestess. :smallconfused:

Well, they typically wore crimson skirts. Is there a connection there?

Regardless, Wikipedia has "shaman woman" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miko) or "shrine maiden."
PallElendro
2010-02-07, 07:04 PM
I thought a miko was a japanese priestess. :smallconfused:

:miko: :confused: What is this "Japanese" you speak of? I have never heard of it.
:roy: Good point.
Raging Gene Ray
2010-02-07, 07:38 PM
Miko probably volunteered for shrine maiden duty at some point in her life. Now, if she had ranks in heal and was asked to mend somebody's wounds in the course of that job, she would be...

MIKO, MIKO-NURSE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwWGxX-eXWo)

I also wonder if Eiko is A-ko.
Mariel Dragon
2010-02-08, 03:51 PM
MIKO, MIKO-NURSE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwWGxX-eXWo).

Or she is Neko Miko Reimu! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm3bEXkNRhM)

Well...not really. She is not that awesome.
Forbiddenwar
2010-02-08, 04:26 PM
In a strip who's numbere i am forgetting, Miko stated herself as daughter of Eyko

was he seen in any prequel books, or is it just aanother one of Chekrov's Guns?

Anyway, back to the topic, the answer is:
Neither. None of Miko's parents appeared in a book, and I seriously doubt Rich has any use of them in a future strip. It was a joke.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0374.html
"It must be hard to fit that on a business card."

I can't think of any use for Eyko, who has been dead for quite away (IIRC, Miko being an orphan, right?)
AsteriskAmp
2010-02-10, 12:07 PM
It could also alude the first female human/azurite in the OOtS-land.
Similar to the use of daughters of Eve was in Narnia
Optimystik
2010-02-10, 12:53 PM
It could also alude the first female human/azurite in the OOtS-land.
Similar to the use of daughters of Eve was in Narnia

I don't think our stick figure comic, however delightful, has Lewisian levels of metaphor and allegory :smalltongue:
SaintRidley
2010-02-10, 01:02 PM
I don't think our stick figure comic, however delightful, has Lewisian levels of metaphor and allegory :smalltongue:
It's really hard to judge. Miko is a religious fanatic, after all.
Dr.Epic
2010-02-11, 03:21 AM
Eyko? That's an anagram for yoke. Miko's an egg. That must be why she always seems so hard boiled!:smallbiggrin: