Like all FromSoftware games, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is willfully obtuse. Yes, the story is far more straightforward than the ones found in their previous games, and much of the lore is presented to you through dialogue. This is in stark contrast to something like Dark Souls, where the🅘 story remains cloudy throughout and the lore is presented throug🌟h item descriptions.
That said, not everything in Sekiro is 100% clear, and it's easy to miss a lot of the lore if you speed your way through the game — which is a shame, because Sekiro actually tells quite an interesting story.
These are ten things about the Sekiro lore you may not have known.
10 ♛ Sengoku Period ও
Unlike Dark Souls, Sekiro is largely modeled after the real world and a specific time in history. The name "Japan" is specifically mentioned within the game, which tells us that Sekiro takes place in some kind of fantastical, re-imagined version of our own world. It is largely modeled after Japan's Sengoku period, a turbulent and po🐬litically volatile time known for its social upheaval and military conflicts. It is also known as the Age of Warring States, and took place roughly between the years of 1467 and 1615.
9 Shura
Shura isn't given much of an explanation in the game, but it plays an important role in one of the game's endings. In the world of Sekiro, those with an insatiable lust for blood and killing eventually become Shura. According to Isshin, "they kill only൩ for the joy it brings them." This is based on a real Buddhist concept. The word "Shura" comes from "Asura," an evil clan in constant battle with the more benevolent Devas. Th🍸e Asuras are the very embodiment of war, violence, and an insatiable lust for blood. Makes a little bit more sense now, doesn't it?
8 𒉰 Kingfisher And The Guardian Ape 𒈔
The Guardian Ape is an undying animal who has been infested ❀with the centipede. This is what allows it to continue fighting after being beheaded by Sekiro. It is likely that the Guardian Ape killed one of your pre🐼decessors, a female shinobi named Kingfisher. This is evident by the Slender Finger found in the Guardian Ape's stomach and the story told to you by the Sculptor should you give him Monkey Booze.
The Sculp🌞tor and this King෴fisher trained in the valley of the monkeys, and it's likely that the Guardian Ape killed Kingfisher and ate her finger.
7 Headless
What exac💝tly are the Headless? No one really knows, but it likely has something to do with Ako. Upon defeating a Headless, you are gifted Ako's Spiritfall. The description of this item reads "fallen, headless spirit of Ako" and that "headless are the ruined form of corrupted heroes." Is it possible that the Headless are some sort of corrupted, corporeal figure of Ako? The Headless also shares some things in common with the Japanese folkloric creature Kappa. Both th🎐e Headless and Kappa live underwater, and both have the ability to pull someone's "shirikodama" (or soul) from their anus.
6 The 🐽♏Fountainhead Palace
The Fountainhead Palace is easily the most beautiful and fantastical ar﷽ea in the game. It is implied that the Palace was a destination for wedding processions, and Sekiro is transported to the palace after kneeling in the wedding palanquin. It was also a loꦍcation often inhabited and visited by the Okami warrior women, as evident by the description on the Dancing Dragon Mask. It reads, "The Okami warrior women would wear this to the Fountainhead Palace. There, they would dance as an offering for the dragon. Mysteriously, the ritual left them brimming with vigor."
5 🎀 The Palace Nobles
Once you reach your way inside the Palace, you are met with squid-looking creatures playing a fl꧂utౠe and garbed in blue. These are the Palace Nobles. The Palace Nobles are actually called Okami in Japan, which is derived from the Japanese dragon deity Kuraokami. Fitting, then, that the Palace Nobles protect the Divine Dragon.
The Palace Nobles also gift newlyweds with the Water of the Palace, indicated by the item's desc🦩ription: "When a wedding procession arrives at the Fountai🌊nhead palace, this is the drink they are greeted with. The nectar of the palace nobles."
4 The Divine 🌼Dragon
Not much is known about the Divine Dragon, but there is something rather interesting to note about its left arm — or, more specifically, its lack thereof. You may have noticed that the Divine Dragon is missing its left arm, which is curious when you consider its other name — the "ancient deity of the Everblossom." If you recall, the Aromatic Branch is a branch ripped from the E🎐verblossom tree in Ashina by Owl. Is it possible that in the act of ripping the branch off the Everblossom tree, Owl indirectly ripped a limb from the Dragon of the Everblossom?
3 𝄹 Lady Tomoe
Lady Tomoe plays an important role in the story, even though she herself is never seen. ♐Tomoe was the partner of Lord Takeru, the previous divine heir. She also mentored Genichiro and taught him the Lightning of Tomoe. This lightning is interestꦕing, as it is considered heretical in Ashina. Is it possible that Tomoe hails from the Divine Realm, where lightning is so prevalent? Emma also mentions that Dragonrot has occurred before, a possible indication that Lady Tomoe caused an outbreak while attempting to purify her master, Lord Takeru.
2 🐟 Dragon's Blood Droplet
The Dragon's Blood Droplet is the only thing capable of curing during Dragonrot, that pesky disease that comes about from the relentless dying of Sekiro. The Droplet is pink in color, and pink is associated with health and vigor in the world of Sekiro — the Cherry Blossoms, the resurrection, and the Mibu Balloon of Soul are all pink. It is also said that the Rejuvenating Water spills from the Dragon's Blood, and since the item is called the Dragon's Blood Droplet, we think it's safe to as🦩sume that nothing short of divine intervention is useful in curing the plague of Dragonrot.
1 Isshinඣ, The Sword Saint
Okay, so what on earth is with Isshin Ashina literally emerging from his grandson's torso? The answer can be found on the Black Scroll item. This can be fou🌸nd outside Isshin's tower, and it tells of the famous black Mortal Blade. "The blade's name is 'Open Gate,' and is said to hold the power to open a gate to the underworld. It is through this power that it creates life." It's entirely possible that Genichiro used the Mortal Blade on himself, sacrificed his own body, and allowed the body🅺 of his younger grandfather to return from the underworld to fight for Ashina.