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Testament (Xenosaga)
The following is a list of ''Xenosaga'' characters. Development After ''Xenosaga I'', all the character models were redesigned for ''Xenosaga II''. they were all radically altered. MOMO's and Jr.'s designs became "...taller, slimmer and less child-like" with the end result making MOMO appear slightly older. Shion loses her glasses and alters her wardrobe while KOS-MOS gets blue highlights in her hair. When the first two episodoes of ''Xenosaga'' were remade in ''Xenosaga I+II'' for the Nintendo DS they were altered to two-dimensional computer graphics with sprites and visual novel-style dialogue sequences. Playable characters Shion Uzuki KOS-MOS Ziggy :Voiced by (English): Richard Epcar (Episodes II & III)Voiced by (Japanese): Masashi Ebara The stage of '' Xenosaga: Pied Piper'' takes place T.C. 4667, 100 years prior to the events of ''Xenosaga Episode I''. Before he became Ziggurat 8, Jan Sauer was a Captain in the 1875th Special Operations detachment of the Federation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenosaga
''Xenosaga'' is a role-playing video game series developed by Monolith Soft and primarily published by Namco. Forming part of the wider '' Xeno'' metaseries, ''Xenosaga'' is set in a science fiction universe and follows a group of characters as they face both a hostile alien race called the Gnosis and human factions fighting for control of the Zohar, an artifact connected to a god-like energy called U-DO. Gameplay across the series is similar, with the characters being guided through a linear narrative and fighting enemies using a turn-based combat system. The party fights both on foot and in a variety of mechs. Tetsuya Takahashi created ''Xenosaga'' as a spiritual successor to the Square (video game company), Square-produced ''Xenogears'', for which he founded Monolith Soft with help from Namco; multiple ''Xenogears'' staff returned, including co-writer Soraya Saga. Following the release of the Xenosaga Episode I, first game, the ''Xenosaga'' series was given over to new staff wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaos (cosmogony)
Chaos ( grc, χάος, kháos) is the mythological void state preceding the creation of the universe (the cosmos) in Greek creation myths. In Christian theology, the same term is used to refer to the gap or the abyss created by the separation of heaven and earth. Etymology Greek ''kháos'' () means 'emptiness, vast void, chasm, abyss', related to the verbs ''kháskō'' () and ''khaínō'' () 'gape, be wide open', from Proto-Indo-European ', cognate to Old English ''geanian'', 'to gape', whence English ''yawn''. It may also mean space, the expanse of air, the nether abyss or infinite darkness.Lidell-Scott, ''A Greek–English Lexiconchaos/ref> Pherecydes of Syros (fl. 6th century BC) interprets ''chaos'' as water, like something formless that can be differentiated. ''Chaoskampf'' The motif of ''Chaoskampf'' (; ) is ubiquitous in myth and legend, depicting a battle of a culture hero deity with a ''chaos monster'', often in the shape of a serpent or dragon. Parallel concepts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziggy
Ziggy is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Zigmunt and other names. It is also a nickname. Notable people with the name include: Nickname or hypocorism * Ezekiel Ansah (born 1989), National Football League player * Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928-2017), United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981 * Zygmont Czarobski (1922–1984), American College Football Hall-of-Fame and National Football League player * Ziggy Gordon (born 1993), Scottish footballer * Evander Ziggy Hood (born 1987), National Football League player * Zachary Ziggy Lichman (born 1981), a contestant on the reality TV show ''Big Brother'' UK, Season 8 * Ziggy Lorenc (born 1958), Canadian television and radio personality * David Nesta Ziggy Marley (born 1968), Grammy-winning Jamaican musician; oldest son of Bob Marley * Ziggy Modeliste (born 1948), American drummer best known as a founding member of the funk group The Meters * Ziggy Niszczot (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incorporeality
Incorporeality is "the state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism." Incorporeal (Greek: ἀσώματος) means "Not composed of matter; having no material existence." Incorporeality is a quality of souls, spirits, and God in many religions, including the currently major denominations and schools of Islam, Christianity and Judaism. In ancient philosophy, any attenuated "thin" matter such as air, aether, fire or light was considered incorporeal. The ancient Greeks believed air, as opposed to solid earth, to be incorporeal, in so far as it is less resistant to movement; and the ancient Persians believed fire to be incorporeal in that every soul was said to be produced from it.Priestley, JosephDisquisitions of Matter and Spirit p. 235 In modern philosophy, a distinction between the incorporeal and immaterial is not necessarily maintained: a body is described as incorporeal if it is not made out of matter. In the problem of universals, universa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acronym
An acronym is a word or name formed from the initial components of a longer name or phrase. Acronyms are usually formed from the initial letters of words, as in ''NATO'' (''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''), but sometimes use syllables, as in ''Benelux'' (short for ''Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg''). They can also be a mixture, as in ''radar'' (''Radio Detection And Ranging''). Acronyms can be pronounced as words, like ''NASA'' and ''UNESCO''; as individual letters, like ''FBI'', ''TNT'', and ''ATM''; or as both letters and words, like '' JPEG'' (pronounced ') and ''IUPAC''. Some are not universally pronounced one way or the other and it depends on the speaker's preference or the context in which it is being used, such as '' SQL'' (either "sequel" or "ess-cue-el"). The broader sense of ''acronym''—the meaning of which includes terms pronounced as letters—is sometimes criticized, but it is the term's original meaning and is in common use. Dictionary and st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumi Shishido
is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Shishido debuted as an idol singer with Sony Records in 1990 with the single "Cosmic Rendezvous." In 1992, she left her management and began releasing music independently. Around the same time Shishido left her management, she also debuted as a voice actress, with her breakthrough role being Mikako Koda from '' Neighborhood Story''. Other notable roles she has played include Onpu Segawa from ''Ojamajo Doremi'', Rosemary Applefield from '' Ashita no Nadja'', Viper from ''Reborn!'', M.O.M.O. from the ''Xenosaga'' series, Diana and Luna from the ''Jewelpet'' series, and June Amou from '' Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live'' and ''King of Prism''. Early life Shishido was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan as the only daughter of an old Samurai family; her grandfather was a buddhist monk. When Shishido was two years old, she moved to Hiroshima with her mother after her parents divorced. She was a cheerleader at schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Puccelli
Cristina R. Pucelli (; born June 11, 1969) is an American voice actress. She is best known for her voices in animated series and video games. Early life and education Pucelli was born on June 11, 1969, in Orange County, California, to a family of second-generation Italian immigrants. She studied voice-over under the guidance of Ginny McSwain, Bob Bergen, Louise Chamis and Mary Lynn Wissner. Career Her most-known role was that of Joe's girlfriend, Silvia, in the ''Viewtiful Joe'' games. She then went on to do voice work in ''Xenosaga Episode II'' and ''Xenosaga Episode III'' as MOMO and in ''Psychonauts'', as Elton Fir. She also voiced Patrick on the television series ''Allen Gregory''. In video games, she voiced Luka in '' Lost Planet: Extreme Condition'', Sunny in '' Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots'' and '' Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance''. She also voices Luan Loud on Nickelodeon's television series ''The Loud House''. In radio, she voices the character of Emily Jones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherry Lynn
Sherry Lynn is an American voice actress who has played roles in anime, animated television series and video games. She portrayed Sasami Jurai in the ''Tenchi Muyo!'' franchise. In January 2010, in terms of total film gross, she was the Highest Grossing Female in the Movies and 23rd overall, with a total movie gross of over $2.5 billion US for her work in only 26 movies. - web archive shows data from 2009-10-26, data was posted from access on 2010-01-24 She is also one of the co-founders and co-artistic directors of the Children's Theatre Group of Southern California. Notable voice roles Dubbing in Anime * '' .hack//Liminality'' - Yuki Aihara * ''Adventures of Mini-Goddess'' - Skuld * ''Ah! My Goddess The Movie'' - Skuld * ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!'' - Sasami * ''Ai Yori Aoshi'' - Maho * ''Apocalypse Zero'' - Yukiko Horie * ''Bio Hunter'' - Sayaka * ''Blood Lad'' - Liz * '' Black Jack'' - Pinoko (OVA 8–10, uncredited) * '' Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card'' - Naoko Yanagisawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Wille Zur Macht
The will to power (german: der Wille zur Macht) is a concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. The will to power describes what Nietzsche may have believed to be the main driving force in humans. However, the concept was never systematically defined in Nietzsche's work, leaving its interpretation open to debate. Usage of the term by Nietzsche can be summarized as self-determination, the concept of actualizing one's will onto one's self or one's surroundings, and coincides heavily with egoism. Alfred Adler incorporated the will to power into his individual psychology. This can be contrasted to the other Viennese schools of psychotherapy: Sigmund Freud's pleasure principle (will to pleasure) and Viktor Frankl's logotherapy (will to meaning). Each of these schools advocates and teaches a very different essential driving force in human beings. ''Kraft'' vs. ''Macht'' Some of the misconceptions of the will to power, including Nazi appropriation of Nietzsche's philos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canaan
Canaan (; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 – ; he, כְּנַעַן – , in pausa – ; grc-bib, Χανααν – ;The current scholarly edition of the Greek Old Testament spells the word without any accents, cf. Septuaginta : id est Vetus Testamentum graece iuxta LXX interpretes. 2. ed. / recogn. et emendavit Robert Hanhart. Stuttgart : Dt. Bibelges., 2006 . However, in modern Greek the accentuation is , while the current (28th) scholarly edition of the New Testament has . ar, كَنْعَانُ – ) was a Semitic-speaking civilization and region in the Ancient Near East during the late 2nd millennium BC. Canaan had significant geopolitical importance in the Late Bronze Age Amarna Period (14th century BC) as the area where the spheres of interest of the Egyptian, Hittite, Mitanni and Assyrian Empires converged or overlapped. Much of present-day knowledge about Canaan stems from archaeological excavation in this area at sites such as Tel Hazor, Tel Megiddo, En Esur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labyrinthos
''Xenosaga'' is a role-playing video game series developed by Monolith Soft and primarily published by Namco. Forming part of the wider '' Xeno'' metaseries, ''Xenosaga'' is set in a science fiction universe and follows a group of characters as they face both a hostile alien race called the Gnosis and human factions fighting for control of the Zohar, an artifact connected to a god-like energy called U-DO. Gameplay across the series is similar, with the characters being guided through a linear narrative and fighting enemies using a turn-based combat system. The party fights both on foot and in a variety of mechs. Tetsuya Takahashi created ''Xenosaga'' as a spiritual successor to the Square-produced ''Xenogears'', for which he founded Monolith Soft with help from Namco; multiple ''Xenogears'' staff returned, including co-writer Soraya Saga. Following the release of the first game, the ''Xenosaga'' series was given over to new staff with Takahashi both supervising the project and pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albedo
Albedo (; ) is the measure of the diffuse reflection of sunlight, solar radiation out of the total solar radiation and measured on a scale from 0, corresponding to a black body that absorbs all incident radiation, to 1, corresponding to a body that reflects all incident radiation. Surface albedo is defined as the ratio of Radiosity (radiometry), radiosity ''J''e to the irradiance ''E''e (flux per unit area) received by a surface. The proportion reflected is not only determined by properties of the surface itself, but also by the spectral and angular distribution of solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface. These factors vary with atmospheric composition, geographic location, and time (see position of the Sun). While bi-hemispherical reflectance is calculated for a single angle of incidence (i.e., for a given position of the Sun), albedo is the directional integration of reflectance over all solar angles in a given period. The temporal resolution may range from seconds (as ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
