Epitome Posted May 27, 2003 Posted May 27, 2003 Ok have you noticed how all the characters on .hack//SIGN have little [i]painting[/i] like things on their faces. I just started watching the show about 2 months ago and never really got why they are there.
Eve Posted May 27, 2003 Posted May 27, 2003 [COLOR=ORANGE]I think it's just some "cool" thing they got going around but i could be wrong that is just my opinion[/COLOR]
KKC Posted May 28, 2003 Posted May 28, 2003 well, if anyone here has ever seen Zoids Chaotic Century, they have them too. Iv heard them called Droodles before. They can represent alot of different meaning: race, family, ect. or they could just be their because the person think it looks cool. I think in .Hack//sign they have them to look cool.
Solid Posted May 28, 2003 Posted May 28, 2003 in some places and computer games, you will see many of this signs. there is 3 possibilities for those signs, first one is what kkc said about race, class etc. second its just a tatoo (remind me of black and white-the game where you can tatoo your creature). 3rd one is possible but sounds too detailed, it might be a special sign that represents eaach character... (Spoiler)- there is an episode where you see another subaru, looks just the same but her hair and "Sign" is defferent... might be because its a sign you get when you register, just like a notification so you wodnt mix, another example is when we see another "tsukasa" character, but notice that his sign is different also, again it might be because of that.
Braidless Baka Posted May 28, 2003 Posted May 28, 2003 I think it's mostly a "coolness" thing - I mean sure there's multiple subarus wandering around, but that's just a character model after all for a female heavy axe. just like tsukasa isn't special, it's just the character model for the male wavemaster. That's why BlackRose (from the games) and Mimiru (from the series) can look so similar. Because they're character models. So I'd go with Solid's second suggestion, that there's not really a reason for it - the character designers probably thought the characters looked too "normal" or "mundane" - after all they needed something to remind us we're in a video game - hence the extensive body paint (since Bear's pretty much lathered in the stuff O_o)
T man Posted June 16, 2003 Posted June 16, 2003 I say they are for looks and they do look cool.:cool:
Snufkin Posted June 16, 2003 Posted June 16, 2003 Yeah, I've always liked the markings on their faces. Is it just me though, or does it look like it says 'Hi' on Subaru's forehead? I dunno, that's just what I noticed...
AzureWolf Posted June 17, 2003 Posted June 17, 2003 Yeah, I think everyone wonders about the markings. I don't know if they are just for looks, though, because in one of the interview extras of MUTATION (in the LIMINALITY DVD), the head of the video game development was complaining (jokingly) about how the person who does the character design was obsessed about everything being flawless. He gives an example, telling about how the guy kept checking on Kite's sash. I think the best way to figure out if the markings are significant is to look for two characters who have the same one, or ones that are similar. Then we just see what relation those characters have, if any at all. Oh, and does anyone wonder about those characters in the background in the opening of .hack//SIGN? You know, the five wavemasters in the background when each character walks by. They are getting markings put on them and stuff. I wonder what's up with them. You never see them beyond that, and I don't recall any mention of them anywhere. Haha, maybe I'm just obsessed. :twitch:
KKC Posted June 17, 2003 Posted June 17, 2003 Well, I think that is Tsukasa each time when the other characters run by and then they cut in half real quick. I dont know what the marking are for though. Maybe just to look pretty ^_^
T man Posted June 17, 2003 Posted June 17, 2003 I think think the simbles that show up in the starting mean some thing later on in the show.:demon:
KKC Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 I still think they are just designs, but you could be right. But what they would have effect of later on in the show? Thats a mystery.
7gR Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 The markings are the waves or the element they are.{Learned from .hack//AI Buster
KKC Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 What? Im very confussed now. Waves??? Elements???? Er...... whats .hack AI busters???? >_< Im so confussed.
7gR Posted June 20, 2003 Posted June 20, 2003 .hack//AI Buster is a novel only in Japan though [email]mary@Dragontear.net[/email] is working on translations from what she's translated.It's very interesting. The colors of the waves on the people resemble there element.
OtakuSennen Posted July 1, 2003 Posted July 1, 2003 o.O' The World has element-based stuff? Wow.. I thought they would just put on the color they wanted.. But wouldn't that mean.. Almost NOBODY has the same element?.. I mean, very few main characters have the same color... Heck, B.T. Doesn't have any.. Unless that headband thingie covers it... *holds his head* Ow, this entire show makes my head ache..
7gR Posted July 1, 2003 Posted July 1, 2003 It's either clothing, jewlery, or body where you can find it.
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