Trivia and Cut Content

## Locations

* Senpou Temple is referred to as 「八葉寺」 (Hachiyouji Temple) in cut dialogue, which is a real world temple located in Fukushima, Japan while Mount Kongo「金剛山」, where Senpou Temple is located in-game is a real world location in Osaka, Japan.
	+ While the two locations both seem to be inspired by real world locations, the temple and the mountain are located over 700km away from each other.

## Names

* Emma's name in the Japanese version is 「エマ」(Ema) which is a real Japanese name, which was changed to "Emma", a foreign name, for the English translation, possibly because it is written in katakana in the Japanese version, which the translators might have taken as a foreign name, as katakana is often used to write words not covered by kanji and for grammatical inflections, as well as foreign or loan words.
	+ The same happened to Long-Arm Centipede Giraffe, whose name, 「ジラフ」 - Jirafu, was also an archaic Japanese name. The mis-translation comes from the fact that 「ジラフ」is used to write the katakanised English word "giraffe".
* The Divine Dragon's Japanese name 「桜竜」 literally means "Sakura Dragon".
* The Folding Screen Monkeys boss fight's Japanese name is 「見る猿、聞く猿、言う猿、」 - meaning "Seeing Monkey, Hearing Monkey, Speaking Monkey," with a comma at the end, alluding to the last, invisible monkey.
* The name of Lady butterfly in Japanese「まぼろしお蝶」 actually means Phantom Butterfly.
* Kotaro's name in Japanese「小太郎」 literally means "small Taro". 太郎 is a common Japanese male name. In the game, it is the name of a group of soldiers.
* The Memorial Mobs are called 「供養衆」in Japanese - "供養" is an act of making an offering to or a memorial service for the dead, while "衆" is a person belonging to a group or being under a lord's command, making their Japanese name better translate to something akin to "those offering to the dead".
* Sekiro「積狼」is not the protagonist's actual name, but one derived from pairing 「積」 "seki" (derived from sekiwan「隻腕」, meaning "one-armed") and 「狼」"ro" (meaning wolf).

## Characters

* It is speculated that the Rotting Prisoner's Note was written by Kotaro's father, who, as Kotaro explains, was sent to the Abandoned Dungeon for doing something "bad". This line of dialogue is only available if he is told to go to the dungeon as per Doujun's request.
* Looking at Inosuke Nogami's eyes just before the burning room in the Hirata Estate, his eyes are bleeding, and he mentions Lady Butterfly's magic, so it is possible that he has been blinded by her. Three Years Later he is found in the Ashina Outskirts, with his eyes bandaged.

## Bosses

* Using the Loaded Spear's Drag ability on the Guardian Ape's second phase or on the Headless Ape after parrying his Charged Overhead attack will pull the centipede out of his neck, dealing a great amount of Posture damage.

## Miscellaneous

* Wolf's sword's name「楔丸」(Kusabimaru) literally means "to tie with that which is precious" or "Sword of Binding" and it's said the blade embodies this sentiment.
* It was thought that the Valley Apparitions Memo refers to the Shichimen Warrior that appears in the Guardian Ape's Watering Hole after defeating Headless Ape and severing its immortality with the Mortal Blade. Therefore being a clue for finding the Slender Finger prosthetic tool upgrade material, that the Shichimen Warrior awards when defeated, but the Vengeful Apparitions appear after the Corrupted Monk's defeat, even if the Guardian Ape is still unchallenged.
* Lady Butterfly dropping the Sakura Droplet might mean that she wanted immortality for herself, although it is possible it was left behind by Takeru:

## In-Game Description

Increases Resurrective Power to allow an additional resurrection.
To repeat the vows of the undying and be awarded Resurrective Power once more surely necessitates the aid of a Divine Child of the Dragon's Heritage.

* It is revealed through some text files in the game that there was going to be another way to cure Dragonrot, that involved Wolf giving the cure, a medicinal drink, to those affected by the disease.
* Since Dosaku does not have a model in the game and that he left an old note about his disciples leaving him and mentioning that even if he dies, the research must continue:

## In-Game Description

My disciples have abandoned me for Dogen. Unwilling to dirty their own hands, they all left me for that hypocritical quack. Dojun! My last disciple! Even if I die, the research must continue. Finish the procedure, for Ashina's sake!
Dosaku

it can be speculated that Dosaku is long dead and Doujun, his last disciple, went crazy and imagines him being alive and still giving him orders. This is also supported by the Academic's Red Lump he awards on defeat:

## In-Game Description

A red mass is the lingering trace of one who was unable to achieve their desires. Slightly warm to the touch. It pulsates softly.

## Availability

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