Date:  8 Apr 92 09:15:27 GMT
From: axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au (Iain Sinclair)
Newsgroups: alt.manga
Subject: 3x3 Eyes Magic & Names List
Keywords: long
Reply-To: axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au
Organization: University of Technology, Sydney


Hope someone finds this useful/interesting.

Thanks to Patrick Yip, David Mou, Hiroshi Haga, Dan Su, Tonghyun Kim, and
plenty of others (whose original articles I lost).  If you spot any
falsehoods, dubious bits, omissions, or other undesirables, email/post
and I'll happily make the amendments.

I've attempted to put everything in order of appearance, and minimise
the severity of the spoilers.  The romanization used is:  Pinyin (where
I could work it out), then Innovation's (if sensible), and then the
kana readings.



Names
-----

Sanjiyan Unkara (Three Eyes/Triclops)
  The Sanjiyans are a beautiful, ageless creatures who are capable of
  consuming one soul and merging it with their own.  Apparently, the
  Sanjiyans are a degenerate race;  the older ones have become decadent
  and callous, while the younger, more emotional ones will develop
  split personalities.  Some Sanjiyans believe that this mental death
  will be their ultimate end, and volunteer themselves to be turned
  into human beings.
  
Pai
Parvati IV
  The Sanjiyan to who wound up coming to Japan seeking to be humanified.
  Pai is the Sanjiyan's cheery, caring personality; Parvati IV is the
  Sanjiyan's arrogant, ruthless personality.  They are different aspects
  of the same being, and aware of each other.  Parvati IV has to "sleep" for
  a long time after performing powerful spells.  (In Hindu legend, Parvati
  is the consort of Shiva.)

Yakumo Fujii
  Pai's "Wu".

Wu (Nothingness) [also: Uu, Mu]
  When a Sanjiyan consumes a soul, the "Wu" mark appears on the victim's
  forehead.  The "Wu" is a zombie whose life depends on the Sanjiyan.

Takuhi (Man bird?)
  Pai's "friend in the stick".

Yougekisha (Monster Buster Inc.)
  A Hongkong publishing company which eventually includes:
    Chen A Guri   (lit. "very ugly" :-)
    Li Ling Ling (lit. ???)
    Mei Shin     (lit. ???)
      who eventually falls for Yakumo (don't they all?)
    Steve Long   (lit. ???)
      Mei Shin's brother, exorcist, and layabout.
  
Ningen no Zou (Statue of Humanity)
  The statue with the power to make Sanjiyans into human beings.  The
  humanification process requires three Sanjiyans:  two are stripped of
  their special powers, which are simultaneously transferred to the third
  Sanjiyan.

Huang Song Lii (lit. ???)
Shunkai (Swift demon)
  Shunkai is the true (monster) name of Huang-san.  She is a wealthy
  Hongkong businesswoman who seeks to control the Sanjiyan.

Kaiyanwang (Demon-Eye King)
Shiva I
  Kaiyanwang is the ruler of the Sanjiyans.
  It took the lives of every Sanjiyan (except Pai) to banish Shiva,
  the last Kaiyanwang, to another dimension.  In Pai's dreamworld,
  Shiva is not yet Kaiyanwang -- the title is held by a deformed
  four-armed Sanjiyan.   (Hindu mythology is full of tales of
  Shiva and the power of his third eye -- and how Parvati sealed it.)

Ryouko (worm dragon?)
  A monster who kidnaps Steve Long and promises to exchange him for the
  missing fragment of the Ningen no Zou, believing that Kaiyanwang will
  grant immortality to anyone who delivers it intact.
  
Benares
  Shiva's powerful "Wu", a feared master of beast magic.  At least 320
  years old, Benares seems to have lost most of his humanity.  (Benares
  is also a town in modern-day India, known for intense Shiva worship.)

Konron (lit. "Kun mountains") [also: Kunron]
  The range of mountains in northern Tibet. In Chinese myth, it is regarded
  as the unknown place where the dead might achieve Buddhist Nirvana
  (due to its impassibility and remotely western position relative to
  the mainland).  (Kun and Ron are special characters that were created
  purely for place names.)

  The search for Konron involves:

  Jake Macdonald
    An American treasure hunter who looks for Konron in the hope that he
    can find the secret of immortality (to help his terminally ill girlfriend).
  Choukai (Charm Demon)
    A Chinese man who, under Benares' direction, is also looking for Konron.
    He commands Ran-Bao-Bao and other monsters.
  Hong-Nyang (lit. "Red Maiden")
  Ran-Bao-Bao (Wolf wild wild)
    Hong-Nyang is a little red-haired girl who Pai befriended.
    She can instantly change into the huge, vicious Ran-Bao-Bao.
  Konron (lit. "Kun mountains")
    The range of mountains in northern Tibet. In Chinese myth, it is regarded
    as the unknown place where the dead might achieve Buddhist Nirvana
    (due to its impassibility and remotely western position relative to
    the mainland).  (Kun and Ron are special characters that were created
    purely for place names.)
  Teinzuin (lit. ???)
     Head monk in the Tibetan monastery.
  Gyerutsap (lit. ???)
     Deputy monk in the Tibetan monastery.
  Houasyou (Magical Snake)
  Pai Ayanokouji (lit. ???)
     Houasyou is the beast used by Benares to perform Choang-Rin-Rin on
     Pai.  In so doing, Houasyou apparently lost her memory, and was thus
     unable to carry out Benares' will.  When Choang-Rin-Rin was expelled
     from Pai, the Sanjiyan was able to reincarnate Houasyou as Pai
     Ayanokouji, the girl who (with Houasyou's memory, but Pai's body)
     lived a life of her own in the years that Yakumo was looking for her.

     
Tai-Soei (Grand Year)
  A monster awakened by Huang-san to lure Pai out of Konron.  The swarms
  of locusts are its food;  it also has control of a dagger, another
  of the keys to Konron (like the incense burner), with which it can
  possess people.
  (In Chinese mythology, Tai-Soei is a star who became a god.  There's
  also a story about Tai-Soei being a cannibal monster who came out once
  every year.)

???
  The journalist who wakes up one morning to discover Pai in his apartment.

Hyouma (Possessor Devil)
  The Hyouma are a magic-using Indian clan who need the Sanjiyans to
  reproduce.  They are so powerful that babies will often possess
  their mother while in the womb, causing shocking deformities.
  The Hyouma aided Sanjiyans in battle, and in return Hyouma women
  were made "Wu".  Thus, the baby could be safely "killed"
  inside the womb and taken out before it possessed the mother.
  
Gupta
  A tough Hyouma sorceress who attempts to capture Pai.  She has a
  small pet, "Gatsu", who eavesdrops for her.

Gaarhapatiyam Galga
  Prince of the Hyouma clan.  A one-time lover of Gupta, he plots to
  rule the world, and is adept with the 'Fakir's Horns'.

Kinkara
  A wheelchair-bound, panther-masked figure who acts as Galga's advisor.
  ("Kinkara" means "summon and serve", and is the Sanskrit word for a
  side servant of FudouMyooOo [or "Acalanatha" in Sanskrit, which is...])

Haan Hazurat
  A shy, blond-haired magic salesman who Yakumo met while travelling in
  Pakistan.  Haan gave Yakumo the eggs of Tou-Chau and Chin-Kuu when
  Yakumo promised to introduce him to a Japanese girl.  Years later,
  Haan caught up with Yakumo to hold him to his promise, and brought
  the eggs of Shou-Rin and Kuan-Yaa.
  
???
  The monster Yakumo fights in Malaysia.

Anubis
  The Egyptian stone golem who is a guardian of Konron [?].  It asks
  for proof of Sanjiyan and "Wu", or it will turn curiosity-seekers into
  stone.  After remembering what he learnt from the 'Book of the Dead',
  Yakumo was able to prove himself "Wu" to Anubis' satisfaction.

Madurai
  In Pai's dreamworld, Parvati III's elf-woman "Wu".
  (Also a town in modern-day India.)

Ganesha
  In Pai's dreamworld, elephant-warrior "Wu" of the deformed Kaiyanwang.
  (Haan notes that in Hindu mythology, Ganesha is the good-natured son of
  Shiva - a clear contradiction.)

Parvati III
  In Pai's dreamworld, Pai's mother. She (along with Shiva) volunteers to
  be humanified, as her schizophrenia is apparently much more advanced
  than Pai's.



Magic
-----

Tou-Chao (Earth/Ground Claw)
  A large, fast three-clawed monster which slices its opponents.
  One of the most common beast magics.

Shiva's Claw
  A device which will keep a Sanjiyan in a naive state and suppress the
  dangerous, powerful personality.  It also stops the Sanjiyan from
  worry about anything (and he/she can easily defend themselves while
  wearing Shiva's Claw).

Fei-Oh (Flying Jaws)
  Pai's bloated airborne pet, whom she can summon at will.  Fei-Oh is
  fairly resilient, and can change its size.

??? (Devil Eyes monster-binding six-star position)
  Choukai plotted to imprison Yakumo & the incense burner in this trap.
  
Houo-Chao (Fire Claw)
  Used by one of Choukai's henchmen on Yakumo.

Kuan-Yaa (Shining Fang)
  A beam of light with a dragon's head.  Used by Benares to attack
  Yakumo, and later learned by Yakumo.

Chin-Kuu (Mirror Tick/Charm)
  A defensive beast magic, capable of returning powerful attacks such as
  Kuan-Yaa.

Choang-Rin-Rin (Penetrating Spirit Rhombus)
  This magic transforms a beast into a rhombus-shaped chip.  The chip
  is implanted in the victim's forehead, permitting the beast to control
  him/her.

Chiru-Woh (???)

Xi-Yao-Chong (Eat Monster Bug)
  Macdonald used the egg of Xi-Yao-Chong to attack Benares.

Huu-Yao-Chi-Chiu (Trap Monster Spider)
  Used by Benares to attack Yakumo; also used by Madurai to counter
  Gane-sha's Rei-Syou.

Shou-Rin (Running Scale)
  An amphibious skateboard-like creature that Yakumo uses for transport.

Cha-Lieh-Chong (Exploding Crack Bug)
  A grenade-type beast magic.  Used by Madurai to attack Kaiyanwang's
  soldiers.

Rei-Syou (Lightning Serpent)

Hou-Yuang-Hou-Chao (Burning ??? ??? Claw)
  
Hou-Lii-Chiya-Chong (Burning ??? Beetle)

Tei-Chin-Chii-Chii-Chong (Earth Spirit draining bug)
  Drains magical power from anyone to whom it is attached.

Shi-Tien-Sheng-Jing-Fong-Hoang (Four heavenly holy spirits [fortress])
  Defends against massively powerful attacks.



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Iain Sinclair   axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au                             ne cede.