As a side note... That whole thing of making the ground sand become fluid is an actual real world phenomena. Basically, by pumping air up through the bottom of a collection of sand, you can make the grains slightly separate and able to move around each other more easily, making the sand flow like a liquid. The channels Mark Rober and Physics Girl both have very interesting videos about it if you'd like to know more.
I like to imagine that the Sand Sea that the Jhen and Daren Moran swim in are a natural occurrence of this. Maybe deep under some areas of the deserts there are rows of gas vents from volcanic activity that cause the sand to acquire that fluidity effect.
@@rovalero2 not really. Fracking is all about pumping pressurized fluids down underground to break apart rock to release all the little bits of oil held inside, it doesn't really do sand fluidization
Shara Ishvalda activates Buddha's open eyes. Shara stares at the player behind the screen beyond the assailant. *You feel the sins of the past crawling up your back*
When you fight it with it's eyes closed, maybe it's because it's hunting you using sound. You move and your armor clanks, your weapons rub in their sheaths, you disturb the grains of sand enough that the thing can detect you. It's both hitting you with sound, which is air in motion, but it's also detecting motion in the air, doing a sort of passive sonar type of deal like wartime submarines can, or using echolocation to find you. Her attacks cause massive destruction, and that destruction creates sound, using the sound to form a 3-d image of where you are in relation to all the destruction she's causing.
Honestly that glaive is the entire reason I forced myself to learn an entirely new weapon class. I've just always wanted to have my character be a yamabushi, so the second I saw the design, the grind began. Then I saw the dual blades and it began again...
@@raikazuchi2516 I think its just safe to say Shara Ishvalda is worth the herculean task of grinding for all the weapons and armor, period. Cant get enough of that enlightenment by proxy.
In-game Hunters: "What is it looking at? We're down here beating its toes to death..." Player Hunter: "it's not looking at you, it's looking at... YOU!"
@@GaijinGoombah On top of that, the wings and tail are clearly meant to look like lotus roots, and the scalp and neck have the appearance of lotus petals. The whole thing is a giant lotus flower!
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Sharas hammer is the funniest thing ever. Just imagine the Buddha gently patting your head and resulting in an explosion of red lightning and dragon element
I think that discovering the fact Shara"s eyes is in permanent contact with the player is terrifying. Can't imagine if later down the line, with for examples DualSense's captors, they break the 4th wall in gameplay by analysing the stress level through hand sweat...
I was mind blown when I first battled Shara Ishvalda and saw its design. I remember doing that quest with my sister later and she didn't notice until I drop the line "I am sending you back to ol' Shiva." and she just fell out of her chair. The Shara Ishvalda weapons are some of my absolute favs in the whole game right now :D
I absolutely love the amount of research & dedication that you put in the videos & that Capcom puts into cramming this much culture & neat tiny details for this game
Yeah and even we don't know what reality truly is. It's just that we think that we know what reality is. What's beyond the observable universe? No one knows.
Can you make a video on Kishin? They are defined as "Wrathful Gods" and mentioned in Soul Eater and more recently Dororo, but each media representation a little inconsistent compared to the original definition.
Not to mention that beating shara ishvalda opens the path towards the Guiding lands; a seemingly impossible land combining all others in perfect harmony where all monsters can live and thrive. I think that's supposed to be representative of Nirvana, the paradise that awaits those that break the cycle of samsara and achieve true peace.
-Eyes pierce straight through the camera at the player themselves -Colored like a lotus flower -Chest cavity shaped like a lotus’s center -Back spines are pink and petal-shaped/-textured -Almost wooden-textured limbs -Has a third-eye imprint on its forehead -Opens eyes to show “enlightenment” -Face framed after “Asuras” -Blue references Devas -Gold references other gods and divinity -Armor and weapons directly reference the Buddha and Bodhisattvas -Even the way Shara stands when it blasts apart its rock shell is related to the many-armed gods of Buddhism Other things: -Related to Valstrax -Inhales large quantities of air through the chest cavity to blast through its wingarms -Vibrates its wingtips in the ground to turn it into sand -Flows air through that sand to pulverize it in such a way that it causes “liquefaction,” AKA quicksand conditions without water -BLASTS air into the sand to cause bubbles that rupture when enough outward pressure is applied (player standing in it/Shara blasting it again) -With it’s spirit bomb, it forces the energy of its mini-cyclone directly into the earth, causing it to collapse in on itself and send a shockwave through the liquefied ground, detonating all the pools at once
Gotta be honest that I don't play Monster Hunter that much let alone have Iceborne, but as soon as I learned of Shara's eyes and inspirations I was instantly fascinated so a video on the topic from you is just great! But still, I think that detail is so cool, this beast has gained transcendence beyond the game, staring right at you as it sees beyond. Delightful fourth wall breaking
Allegedly, Shara Ishvalda's soul piercing stare was achieved by making it's eyes concave, or curved inwards, creating the illusion of Shara Ishvalda constantly staring at the player
I love hearing you discuss lore and cultural themes of Monster Hunter! It’s my favorite game and I loved seeing you discuss Shara Ishvalda. The gear itself made me really curious so I’m glad I get to hear a Gaijin Goomba discussion on this monster!
There are also a lot of references the decent of Anata(spl?) into the underworld. There are people who can explain it alot better than me but overall, Anata descends into the the underworld, ornately dressed and at each level she loses more and more items of clothing until she has nothing, at which point she is killed by her sister. Kinda referncing how we break off Shara Ishvalda's rock shell till we can actually fight and kill it and the armor set bonus. You don a mantel and have a bunch of buffs applied. Kinda how Anata was not killed until she lost everything. Again, I did a horrid job of explaining this but it is something that I really thought was neat. Originally heard it from Gajin Hunter and I bet this will come up in the next video Gajin Goombah does over Shara's equipment. Can't wait for the next video Goombah! Keep up the awesome work!
5:30 so thats the reason sharas Rockarmor is blue.... btw. any comments on the Lotus petal shaped "spikes" of its back and the fact... that the origin Island is a giant rock Lotus on the map?
Amazing video GG! I'm so happy that you're getting people to understand and appreciate indian mythology more. I will be love to see the next video all about the weapons!
I'm so glad you did a video about Shara! When I first fought her, I was blown away by everything about her. I'd do anything to relive that first experience fighting her (it may have also been the pain meds I was on, from getting my wisdom teeth removed literally days before Iceborne came out, that made that fight so incredible to experience) Her eyes opening in phase 3 still makes me uneasy, the way they follow the camera watching us (the player). She knows the hunter isn't the threat. WE are. WE are the ones taking control of the tiny humans doing all they can to stop her. It's just a shame we don't get the actual satisfaction of killing her for good. Nergigante had to be the big bad there. I hope later down the line, either in the future of Iceborne's life or the next MonHun title, we get to see her, or a monster like her, again.
If you're after Shara Ishvalda's Tender Plate's carved from its... scalp... crown? From the head breaks, the easiest way is to Clutch Claw it's head, and use the Hammer or any Bludgeoning attack against Shara Ishvalda's head, preferably with a Blast Hammer.
It actually make since that this dragon who deals with sounds based attacks has the ability to make hard grounds into sand as the sound breaks up the hard earth breaking it down to sand or dirt
Whenever I hear the name all I can think about is "Ishvalda sound really Nordic and Viking like, same as Ishgard" I like the bit about the creature looking at you meaning it has reached enlightenment
I was Waiting for someone to do an analysis on this guy. As soon as I saw him, my after thought's were "oh this thing's gotta have historical relevance".
I feel like Shara Ishvalda's "wings" are also kind of reminicent of the multiple arm that Ashura and Deva sometimes posses. In its stone armor phase it mainly uses them to crush the hunters underneath its massive fingers in a what I think of as quite the Ashura-like approach while in its second phase it unleashes its "godlike" powers exclusively with them. No breath attacks to speak of which most other elder dragons use. Almost exclusively the hands of a god unleashing destruction by nothing more than sending out sound waves.
so late comment, anyone else notice Shara's scales look like flower petals? dunno seemed like a pretty significant detail given that the wings remind me greatly of roots
IIRC, either the Longsword or the Greatsword has a Vajra for a handle. The Vajra is weapon that the Bodhisattvas use to slay demons and purify the souls of the wicked.
The full armor set skill also has a connection to Buddhism... while wearing a Mantle it gives protection from small attacks, roars tremors etc...there was a story about a queen going to the underground and here clothing kept here protected from harm but longer she kept going the clothing started falling apart and breaking...the Armor has two versions...one with fully adorn jewels and the other with few jewels. Everything about that fight armor/weapons screams Buddhism which is awesome :)
The great sword name has to be one of the coolest name for a weapon. Immovable Dharma. Dharma generally means goodwill So basically you use your Goodwill/Righteousness that is Immovable
For the part about the Deva and the Ashura, can that same logic be applied to the Disney movie Aladdin? I always wondered why they made the Genie blue, but Jafar's genie form was red.
Earlier today I was thinking of trying to learn Buddhist Lore and History for a story I wanted to write, and lo and behold. I honestly wouldn't mind more of these as I have a much easier time digesting info from you rather than reading articles.
Do Magatsu in PSO2. Trust me, you'll go nuts when you see him. It's already more than enough they have monsters that are knockoffs of Raijin and Fuijin as well as Wanyudo of all things, plus a whole ton of oni and this pair of thunder spirits called Tagami Kazuchi and Izane Kazuchi (who I imagine might be familiar to Monster Hunter fans, I've seen a similar looking dragon, Tobi-Kadachi I think it was?). Also the entire planet they're from has a Taoist motif, with the leader of the entire planet being a "divine maiden" and the antithesis to Magatsu, a deva to Magatsu being an asura (and they each embody the traits of deva and asura, I'm not just speaking metaphorically here). Magatsu even drops an item called "Shiva Ash Pyroxene" _SHIVA_ (Shiva is the name of a completely different character introduced in Episode 6 which isn't yet in the North American version btw) Also the minimap in the second area of the Amduskia time attack forms left-facing [manji] like the one on that Buddah statue you showed in the video. Because even though Sega claims to support BLM, they clearly do not because BLM abhors [manji] in any form, left, right untilted, doesn't matter.
I would love to see you explore the common grounds between hindouism and bouddhism, that stuff is so fascinating. And i know just the game to speak about it, Asura's Wrath, maybe it was very much requested, but this stuff is nothing but a dense refference to tradition and cultures. Always delighted to learn from your videos !
So if a fictional character is enlightened because he knows you're there watching him and so breaks the 4th wall, then does that mean Deadpool..............you know?
Gotta be one of my top monsters design. There's a lot of thought and little details put on this final boss In its phase 2 OST (after his roar) you can hear the use of gamelan instrument which is a traditional instrument used in Bali
If you know philosophy and mythos you may have picked up on this eons ago, as you said a "no brainer" Well done, BUT HEARING YOU COVER IT ! I am so proud of you. I studied Southeast Asian and general Asian Philosophy and the moment I met the beast my heart lept with joy.
As a side note... That whole thing of making the ground sand become fluid is an actual real world phenomena. Basically, by pumping air up through the bottom of a collection of sand, you can make the grains slightly separate and able to move around each other more easily, making the sand flow like a liquid.
The channels Mark Rober and Physics Girl both have very interesting videos about it if you'd like to know more.
I like to imagine that the Sand Sea that the Jhen and Daren Moran swim in are a natural occurrence of this.
Maybe deep under some areas of the deserts there are rows of gas vents from volcanic activity that cause the sand to acquire that fluidity effect.
So... something like that fracking thing oil companies do?
@@rovalero2 not really. Fracking is all about pumping pressurized fluids down underground to break apart rock to release all the little bits of oil held inside, it doesn't really do sand fluidization
Shara Ishvalda activates Buddha's open eyes. Shara stares at the player behind the screen beyond the assailant.
*You feel the sins of the past crawling up your back*
Buddha means omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient. And this is every being in this universe true nature.
*You feel like you're about to have a bad time*
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID TO THAT GREAT JAGRAS
It was SUPER EFFECTIVE
Unsurprisingly at this point, Monster Hunter continues to be a perfect source of content.
Tbh the mh franchise is my favourite of all any other thing i play.....
When there is content...
@@negentropyagent7337 you're saying there isn't?
@@negentropyagent7337 u mean the litteral 6 different games u can play or world?
Tell that to Game Theorists after they made a Dauntless theory and never a Mon Hun theory-
When you fight it with it's eyes closed, maybe it's because it's hunting you using sound. You move and your armor clanks, your weapons rub in their sheaths, you disturb the grains of sand enough that the thing can detect you. It's both hitting you with sound, which is air in motion, but it's also detecting motion in the air, doing a sort of passive sonar type of deal like wartime submarines can, or using echolocation to find you. Her attacks cause massive destruction, and that destruction creates sound, using the sound to form a 3-d image of where you are in relation to all the destruction she's causing.
One weapon that I noticed from Shara Ishvalda is the insect Glaive. From that weapon I knew the dragon had Buddhist inspiration.
My favorite insect glaive in the game
But have you seen the hammer? It’s Buddha’s palm.
Honestly that glaive is the entire reason I forced myself to learn an entirely new weapon class. I've just always wanted to have my character be a yamabushi, so the second I saw the design, the grind began.
Then I saw the dual blades and it began again...
@@raikazuchi2516 I think its just safe to say Shara Ishvalda is worth the herculean task of grinding for all the weapons and armor, period. Cant get enough of that enlightenment by proxy.
The music tipped me off. The throat singing(?) and chimes just clicked instantly.
In-game Hunters: "What is it looking at? We're down here beating its toes to death..."
Player Hunter: "it's not looking at you, it's looking at... YOU!"
I'm surprised you didn't mention the fact that Ishvalda's chest looks like a lotus pod.
*notes*
@@GaijinGoombah On top of that, the wings and tail are clearly meant to look like lotus roots, and the scalp and neck have the appearance of lotus petals.
The whole thing is a giant lotus flower!
@@MsTerkup that's cool
@@GaijinGoombah it's a shame that you didn't notice the thousand-hand-buddha pose after the Shara dropped the nova
The first time I noticed that the eyes follow the camera, Shara was doing that weird walk where its head twitches. It really freaked me out.
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And here I thought the beast was just a terrible rapper. (Look up Terminal Montage for context.)
COMING DOWN LIKE PRECIPITATION.
@@VoxVoyce I AIN'T EVER MET A LIMITATION.
@@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69 Hater plottin' my elimination?
Gotta- *BIRD UP* *_dun Dun DUUUUN!_*
Mr. Bern GOTTA GO TO GOOGLE FOR THEIR INFORMATION
NOOOOO I CAN'T TAKE IT OUT FROM MY HEAD
I can see how you didn't get the whole zen rock garden thing!
*BECAUSE SHARA ISHVALDA IS ANYTHING BUT ZEN*
DEFINITELY NOT ZEN
TH-cam: COPYRIGHT!
Gaijingoomba: ... ... ...
Everyone: *Do you mind! We're trying to have a class here!!*
TH-cam: Our deepest apologizes~
Exactly. I brought snacks to share for lunch break.
Sharas hammer is the funniest thing ever. Just imagine the Buddha gently patting your head and resulting in an explosion of red lightning and dragon element
BOI BONK
I think that discovering the fact Shara"s eyes is in permanent contact with the player is terrifying.
Can't imagine if later down the line, with for examples DualSense's captors, they break the 4th wall in gameplay by analysing the stress level through hand sweat...
Welp, time to wear some gloves
I would love for this concept to be present in more lovecraftian games. That'd be pretty freaky.
Aaah a nice feeling of nostalgia from that intro
Given it's sound theme, I would not be surprised if it tracked hunters via echolocation or feeling vibrations.
I was mind blown when I first battled Shara Ishvalda and saw its design.
I remember doing that quest with my sister later and she didn't notice until I drop the line "I am sending you back to ol' Shiva." and she just fell out of her chair.
The Shara Ishvalda weapons are some of my absolute favs in the whole game right now :D
I never would've noticed Ishvalda's eyes were staring at me until you said something.
Now I'm scared 😨 👁 👁
Shara Ishvalda can see through all our bullshit.
its not hard to see why due to the fact that the cam follows the player's character from behind most of the time
I can’t be the only one. Every time he says Ishvalda I’m reminded of FMA Brotherhood
A man of culture that's my favorite show.
I absolutely love the amount of research & dedication that you put in the videos & that Capcom puts into cramming this much culture & neat tiny details for this game
Other Weapons: *Has literal one-to-one connection with some of the most important tools in every form of Buddhism*
Hammer: *_H A N D_*
Bug stick: IM A BADASS BUDDHA THAT WILL BLIND YA
buddha's palm is a representation of his will, and strength.
That's why hammer is the best one.
What can i say? Hammer master race!
It's the Buddha's palm.
9:00 imagine gaining enlightenment and all you get is the knowledge that reality is a video game
Yeah and even we don't know what reality truly is. It's just that we think that we know what reality is. What's beyond the observable universe? No one knows.
Can you make a video on Kishin?
They are defined as "Wrathful Gods" and mentioned in Soul Eater and more recently Dororo, but each media representation a little inconsistent compared to the original definition.
Gaijin-Sensei: "Talk about Buddhist inspiration"
My dumbass: *Shara Ishvala Rapping*
*"Gas Money"*
AY , COMING DOWN LIKE PRECIPITATION I AIN'T NEVER MET A LIMITATION
Not to mention that beating shara ishvalda opens the path towards the Guiding lands; a seemingly impossible land combining all others in perfect harmony where all monsters can live and thrive. I think that's supposed to be representative of Nirvana, the paradise that awaits those that break the cycle of samsara and achieve true peace.
-Eyes pierce straight through the camera at the player themselves
-Colored like a lotus flower
-Chest cavity shaped like a lotus’s center
-Back spines are pink and petal-shaped/-textured
-Almost wooden-textured limbs
-Has a third-eye imprint on its forehead
-Opens eyes to show “enlightenment”
-Face framed after “Asuras”
-Blue references Devas
-Gold references other gods and divinity
-Armor and weapons directly reference the Buddha and Bodhisattvas
-Even the way Shara stands when it blasts apart its rock shell is related to the many-armed gods of Buddhism
Other things:
-Related to Valstrax
-Inhales large quantities of air through the chest cavity to blast through its wingarms
-Vibrates its wingtips in the ground to turn it into sand
-Flows air through that sand to pulverize it in such a way that it causes “liquefaction,” AKA quicksand conditions without water
-BLASTS air into the sand to cause bubbles that rupture when enough outward pressure is applied (player standing in it/Shara blasting it again)
-With it’s spirit bomb, it forces the energy of its mini-cyclone directly into the earth, causing it to collapse in on itself and send a shockwave through the liquefied ground, detonating all the pools at once
Looking forward to more on this!
I really enjoy fourth-wall-breaking when it is done well, like in Bravely Default/Second.
been waiting for this since the fight against shara. good work as usual GG
Gotta be honest that I don't play Monster Hunter that much let alone have Iceborne, but as soon as I learned of Shara's eyes and inspirations I was instantly fascinated so a video on the topic from you is just great! But still, I think that detail is so cool, this beast has gained transcendence beyond the game, staring right at you as it sees beyond. Delightful fourth wall breaking
Oh funk, I can't wait for this next video of all the weapon breakdowns!
Another awesome video I can't wait for part 2, Shara Isvalda is one of my favorite new monsters art wise its really cool u did a video on it.
shara ishvalda when you break it's armour: YOU DARE DEFY MY ROCK-SOLLID ARMOUR MADE OF STONE?! *D I V I N E S O U N D B L A S T*
Allegedly, Shara Ishvalda's soul piercing stare was achieved by making it's eyes concave, or curved inwards, creating the illusion of Shara Ishvalda constantly staring at the player
Love seeing another you and Little G video going over game culture.
Hey really glad your video got through! So many people are screwed over when it comes to claiming videos, really glad you where able to get it back
You can also see a spot for a third eye at the top of the crest on its head
I love hearing you discuss lore and cultural themes of Monster Hunter! It’s my favorite game and I loved seeing you discuss Shara Ishvalda. The gear itself made me really curious so I’m glad I get to hear a Gaijin Goomba discussion on this monster!
The fact that it's eyes follow you, the player, is kind of terrifying.
an amazing video that makes me look forward to future videos on this game
There are also a lot of references the decent of Anata(spl?) into the underworld. There are people who can explain it alot better than me but overall, Anata descends into the the underworld, ornately dressed and at each level she loses more and more items of clothing until she has nothing, at which point she is killed by her sister.
Kinda referncing how we break off Shara Ishvalda's rock shell till we can actually fight and kill it and the armor set bonus. You don a mantel and have a bunch of buffs applied. Kinda how Anata was not killed until she lost everything.
Again, I did a horrid job of explaining this but it is something that I really thought was neat. Originally heard it from Gajin Hunter and I bet this will come up in the next video Gajin Goombah does over Shara's equipment. Can't wait for the next video Goombah! Keep up the awesome work!
5:30 so thats the reason sharas Rockarmor is blue.... btw. any comments on the Lotus petal shaped "spikes" of its back and the fact... that the origin Island is a giant rock Lotus on the map?
Amazing video GG! I'm so happy that you're getting people to understand and appreciate indian mythology more. I will be love to see the next video all about the weapons!
Yaaay! More culture shock for this game! Thanks dude. Edit: I’m really curious on the inspirations.
When ishvalda frees itself from the rocky shell it's wing-finger things so behind its back when it roars. Kinda looking like a hindu god's many arms
Because I'm bad with names I just started callin' Shara Ishvalda "Grope Back Mountain" XD
I'm so glad you did a video about Shara! When I first fought her, I was blown away by everything about her. I'd do anything to relive that first experience fighting her (it may have also been the pain meds I was on, from getting my wisdom teeth removed literally days before Iceborne came out, that made that fight so incredible to experience)
Her eyes opening in phase 3 still makes me uneasy, the way they follow the camera watching us (the player). She knows the hunter isn't the threat. WE are. WE are the ones taking control of the tiny humans doing all they can to stop her. It's just a shame we don't get the actual satisfaction of killing her for good. Nergigante had to be the big bad there. I hope later down the line, either in the future of Iceborne's life or the next MonHun title, we get to see her, or a monster like her, again.
I still want a weapon charm that's just it's eye on a chain. The red dot following the camera as I swing my weapon, always staring back at me
3:12 nice editing showing the handler when talking about the monster lol
I’m still dreading in realizing that Alatreon is welcoming me home after I return from my vacation in Florida.
If you're after Shara Ishvalda's Tender Plate's carved from its... scalp... crown? From the head breaks, the easiest way is to Clutch Claw it's head, and use the Hammer or any Bludgeoning attack against Shara Ishvalda's head, preferably with a Blast Hammer.
The greatsword for Shara has such a profound name. And by far my favorite titled sword thus far. "The Immovable Dharma" 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
Shara Ishvalda is honestly one of the coolest monsters I've ever seen, it's awesome!
YT Recommended: Shara Ishvalda is a Buddhist dragon.
Me: Wait...people couldn’t tell?
***Edit:***
Gaijin: No, they could
Remind me how many months has it been since Gaijin promised that follow up video to Demon Slayer.
It actually make since that this dragon who deals with sounds based attacks has the ability to make hard grounds into sand as the sound breaks up the hard earth breaking it down to sand or dirt
In Hebrew "shara" means singing
Hmm, so what would be the translation into Hebrew be for "Singing glory of God?"
@@JMObyx it mostly means singing goddess
@@Soofkin What would that sound like in Hebrew?
@@Soofkin So it could be an allusion to Asherah of YHWH
Whenever I hear the name all I can think about is "Ishvalda sound really Nordic and Viking like, same as Ishgard"
I like the bit about the creature looking at you meaning it has reached enlightenment
That was taken from sanskrit Ishvara. Which meaning is "Lord".
Y'know I've honestly never even noticed it staring right at us lol
That eye point made me shiver. Holy Jaggies I hope I don't have to fight Ishvala after learning this...
YES! I've been wondering about this ever since I saw his gear.
Wait there still aren't other comments. Guess I actually was first... Cool...
I love coming to this channel for the cultural influences in games!
I recognised it as soon as i saw the Palico Armor.
I'm looking forward to the second Shara vid
Ah, the eyes on the inside, seek insight good hoonta.
This reference works on so many levels.
I was Waiting for someone to do an analysis on this guy. As soon as I saw him, my after thought's were "oh this thing's gotta have historical relevance".
it reminds me of majora and would be how i'd picture it as a dragon in it's final form
Funny you should mention Spirited Away!
Currently drawing a variant of Haku's dragon form for a friend at work!
I'll give it another watch!
8:06 Is that pattern on the pupil a reference to Mandala? I didn't notice that one before.
Do you know how long I've waited for this.
0:08 Woooo. Finally. Was so disappointed by Ghibli when they took it down.
I KNEW IT. The second I first heard the name, I knew it had to have a connection to Buddha!! So glad you’re doing this Gaijin! Thank you!!
I feel like Shara Ishvalda's "wings" are also kind of reminicent of the multiple arm that Ashura and Deva sometimes posses. In its stone armor phase it mainly uses them to crush the hunters underneath its massive fingers in a what I think of as quite the Ashura-like approach while in its second phase it unleashes its "godlike" powers exclusively with them. No breath attacks to speak of which most other elder dragons use. Almost exclusively the hands of a god unleashing destruction by nothing more than sending out sound waves.
so late comment, anyone else notice Shara's scales look like flower petals? dunno seemed like a pretty significant detail given that the wings remind me greatly of roots
4:56 🎶There's colours in the skyline that flow into space🎶
Now I'm wondering what all this means in the lore.
Also Ishvalda looking at the player like 👁👄👁
Now I’m highly curious to see what these weapons have in connection with Buddhism as a whole.
IIRC, either the Longsword or the Greatsword has a Vajra for a handle. The Vajra is weapon that the Bodhisattvas use to slay demons and purify the souls of the wicked.
There’s also the insect glaive being a classic Buddhist staff and the Hammer is the palm of Buddha
The full armor set skill also has a connection to Buddhism... while wearing a Mantle it gives protection from small attacks, roars tremors etc...there was a story about a queen going to the underground and here clothing kept here protected from harm but longer she kept going the clothing started falling apart and breaking...the Armor has two versions...one with fully adorn jewels and the other with few jewels. Everything about that fight armor/weapons screams Buddhism which is awesome :)
The great sword name has to be one of the coolest name for a weapon.
Immovable Dharma. Dharma generally means goodwill
So basically you use your Goodwill/Righteousness that is Immovable
Always enjoy your videos
Ah yes, I too equated Shara's movements and creation of sand to a zen garden. Clearly we are just in it's way and we are messing up it's zen.
For the part about the Deva and the Ashura, can that same logic be applied to the Disney movie Aladdin? I always wondered why they made the Genie blue, but Jafar's genie form was red.
Man, all this talk of Hindu and Buddhist lore makes me really miss Asura’s Wrath. Anybody remember that game?
Goombah needs to do videos on Asura's Wrath
"...But you. Will live."
My in game name is Asura
@FoggyHunterX Pepperidge Farm remembers
That entire game was GOAT
Me this entire video: ITS DEEVA LIKE DEE-VAH
...on the bright side, that hindu god staring directly into my soul will never make a mix tape again.
Earlier today I was thinking of trying to learn Buddhist Lore and History for a story I wanted to write, and lo and behold.
I honestly wouldn't mind more of these as I have a much easier time digesting info from you rather than reading articles.
Good luck Buddy 🤞
Hey Gajin I feel you'd have fun finding the cultural references in the game Indivisible
4:03 *Dragon: Marked for Death fanboying intensifies*
Gasp
There is another
I'd say more Boddhisattva, what with the throne of petals upon the sea, but eh.
I knew I had heard the term Ishvalda before!
Do Magatsu in PSO2. Trust me, you'll go nuts when you see him. It's already more than enough they have monsters that are knockoffs of Raijin and Fuijin as well as Wanyudo of all things, plus a whole ton of oni and this pair of thunder spirits called Tagami Kazuchi and Izane Kazuchi (who I imagine might be familiar to Monster Hunter fans, I've seen a similar looking dragon, Tobi-Kadachi I think it was?). Also the entire planet they're from has a Taoist motif, with the leader of the entire planet being a "divine maiden" and the antithesis to Magatsu, a deva to Magatsu being an asura (and they each embody the traits of deva and asura, I'm not just speaking metaphorically here). Magatsu even drops an item called "Shiva Ash Pyroxene" _SHIVA_ (Shiva is the name of a completely different character introduced in Episode 6 which isn't yet in the North American version btw)
Also the minimap in the second area of the Amduskia time attack forms left-facing [manji] like the one on that Buddah statue you showed in the video. Because even though Sega claims to support BLM, they clearly do not because BLM abhors [manji] in any form, left, right untilted, doesn't matter.
Me and my cousin took it down ourselves. It was a proud moment. 😁💪🏾👍🏾
Great to hear about your Spirited Away vid!!
I like to think that shara was hibernating in his rock and then kulu ya Ku took up a rock over its eye waking it up
2:30 shows an avatar of the supream lord Narsimha the man lion killing an asura and mother Durga a Deva describing Asura?
I would love to see you explore the common grounds between hindouism and bouddhism, that stuff is so fascinating. And i know just the game to speak about it, Asura's Wrath, maybe it was very much requested, but this stuff is nothing but a dense refference to tradition and cultures.
Always delighted to learn from your videos !
Shara ishavalda's armour is really cool looking can't wait for the layered version of it
When will you do a video on Avatar: The Last Airbender and/or The Legend of Korra?
When their copyright owners stop going after TH-camrs.
So, Shara Ishvalda looks at the camera, at me?
Thanks, I hate it...
So if a fictional character is enlightened because he knows you're there watching him and so breaks the 4th wall, then does that mean Deadpool..............you know?
I really cant wait to see the weapon video for shar ishvalda. It looks amazing
This is a awesome video you shocked me like a ryajin using his drum to make lighting
Gotta be one of my top monsters design. There's a lot of thought and little details put on this final boss
In its phase 2 OST (after his roar) you can hear the use of gamelan instrument which is a traditional instrument used in Bali
Farcaster back to camp if you want more gamelan. On battlefield it's strings and trumpet.
If you know philosophy and mythos you may have picked up on this eons ago, as you said a "no brainer" Well done, BUT HEARING YOU COVER IT ! I am so proud of you. I studied Southeast Asian and general Asian Philosophy and the moment I met the beast my heart lept with joy.