Talk:Yamata no Orochi

message: I've seen the creature's name billed as both "Yamato no Orochi" and "Yamata no Orochi", both in believable media. Are both correct? The S 04:10, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: Nnh has suggested that Orochi is the same as Hachimata. I've added the merge template, but I don't know whether or not they are in fact the same. Please see Talk:Hachimata for discussion. — Amcaja 14:08, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge with [[Hachimata]]?

message: This article has been unprofessionally written since day one - it was created as fancruft and has remained almost entirely so since then. Usually "...in popular culture" sections are brief and to-the-point, but here it is the highlight of the article. elvenscout742 11:34, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You're free to attempt to rewrite it. -ZeroTalk 11:41, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tone... 

message: : This faction is the fact to me --129.186.167.132 00:53, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: They're all named 'Orochi' from the original mythology. This page is akin to a "disambiguation" in that it explains all the creatures named 'Orochi' because they share a common name, therefore it collectively lists them here. I constructed the 'Orochi', (King of Fighters,) because I was making multiple articles about 'King of Fighters' and because the character was becoming to complex to remain limited by the description in this article. Describing a fictional character is no less meaningful for a specific Wiki, and the individual sections are too small to require separate, distinct articles.-ZeroTalk 17:47, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It does need editing, however. I'll get to work on it.  -ZeroTalk 18:01, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article 

message: :*The Orochi is portrayed as an invincible chinese dragon that has to be weakened by light orbs before it can be killed. The storyline is nearly identical to that of the myth except that Kushinada is not turned into a comb and the dragon was killed by the heros, not Susano. The sword "Cloud brand" is also a reference to the Kusanagi no Tsurugi.
This is in the "popular culture" section.  However, it never gives the name of a game or movie or anything.  Is this supposed to be with Okami?  If so, then this additional information isn't much more than fancruft.  When talking about a popular reference to a mythological character, it's enough to mention that it's, say, a boss in a videogame, without mentioning each small departure from the original myth or the method to defeating it. --hello,gadren 04:42, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Unless someone can provide a source for the information, it should probably be cut. — Amcaja 12:49, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exactly what is this referring to? 

message: Hello, I was fixing links that linked to disambiguation pages. I found this article's link to Yamato, and I was wondering what topic would be appropriate to link to. If you have a topic in mind, feel free to make the changes. Once this has been completed, can you please contact me at my talk page so that I know that this has been done. Thanks. If you have any questions, please see my talk page. Ian Manka Talk to me! 18:48, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please pick an appropriate disambiguation topic 

message: The following two topics were moved from the Hachimata talk page to here. Kotengu 21:51, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merged

message: Why on Earth does the See Also section link to a Stargate character?  I don't get what it has to do with Orochi.  Dabarnes (talk) 23:49, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I didn't understand that part either. I also checked the Orici article and the only thing a group of fictional extraterrestrial religious fanatics has to do with an eight-headed serpent is the similarity in names, and even that is a stretch. Thus why I added the link in "See also" to the "Serpent" character in Golden Sun: The Lost Age which does have a direct connection to the story. I normally don't add pop culture references, but when I played the game I realized how similar the plot was for the "Serpent" quest and the story of Yamata-no-Orochi. Whomever keeps putting back in the Orici link and taking out the "Serpent" and "Blue Seed" ones does not understand how the latter two links are directly related to the Orochi mythos and the Orici one is not. A personal agenda and/or vandalism, perhaps? 67.162.118.167 (talk) 06:08, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Stargate??

message: Perhaps Jormangandr vs. Thor could be seen as a mythological parallel? Admittedly it doesn't have many heads, but it is an apocalyptical serpentine creature intent on destruction which is defeated by a central god figure with a celestial weapon. - Pumpkin
::You are correct in the sense of a storm god fighting a sea serpent is a very common mythic trope. (Thor vs Jörmungandr; Indra vs Vitra; Zeus vs Typhon; Ba'el vs Yam; Yahweh vs Leviathan; Marduk vs Tiamat; Susanoo vs Orochi). I think the most popular theory at the moment is that the story originated in the Indo-European line and was transmitted into the other cultures, although this theory has many holes in it.72.89.142.128 (talk) 05:11, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Mythological Parallels

message: Yamata No Orochi or maybe the Yamata Orochi is Easy named. --Dypaul15 (talk) 23:58, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Yamata Trivia 

message: It says that the name is translated in English as "Eight-forked serpent".  Uh, no.  That might be the English meaning, but I've never seen it translated as that.  Usually it's brought over as Orochi, Yamata no Orochi or (for those who want a rough equivalent), hydra or Japanese hydra.  And no, I'm not talking videogames.  Anyone got a citation for this?--ip.address.conflict (talk) 01:21, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eight-Forked Serpent?

message: How lonh was it 184.83.236.229 (talk) 20:00, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Length?