Shinden (震電) and Raiden (雷電) are a pair of komainu spirits belonging to the secret Asakura Family[2] and now serve as the Guardian Ghosts of Asakura Luca.[3]
About[]
Shinden and Raiden are the spirits of a pair of dogs that the branch family once owned.[1]
Over Souls and Attacks[]
O.S. Amaterasu[]
O.S. Amaterasu
- O.S. "Amaterasu" (O.S.
天照山車 Amaterasu)
- Shaman: Asakura Luca
- O.S. Type: Weapon Type
- Spirit Ally: Shinden and Raiden; YVS Meidum
- Medium used: Star Wand
Description: Using her star wand, Luca turns Shinden and Raiden into motorcycles which pull a large shrine like a chariot.[3] According to Yohane, the shrine itself is actually created by a third, unknown spirit.[1] Despite its size and apparent speed, this Over Soul was easily stopped by the defensive form of Asakura Hana's Oni Kabuto.
In its true form, called Mobile Shrine: Ark Amaterasu (機動神社
Attacks
- Kachiyumi (
天照歩射 Kachiyumi): In its mobile form, it performs a rapid stomping attack.[4]
- Wondrous Light Beam (無無明怪光線 Mumumyō Kaikō-sen): The eye of the shrine fires a beam that is capable of dissolving Furyoku upon contact. However, Over Souls with mirrored surfaces can deflect the light without being nullified.[4]
O.S. Byg-Salem[]
O.S. "Byg-Salem"
- O.S. "Byg-Salem" (O.S.
明星山鉾 Biguzaremu)
- Shaman: Asakura Luca; Asakura Yohane
- O.S. Type: Weapon Type
- Spirit Ally: Shinden and Raiden; Oboro Daikyoh; YVS Meidum
- Medium used: Star Wand & Umbrella
Description: Using an unknown technique called Gion Gattai (祇園合体), Luca and Yohane are able to combine their Over Souls into one, giving it the strength of Yohane's Tsukuyomi and the speed of Luca's Amaterasu.[4]
Attacks
- God's Staff: Divine Arrow (神の杖
天射 Kami no Tsue Amayumi): The Over Soul jumps high into the air and then performs a diving attack.[4]
Trivia[]
- They appear to be named after two Japanese WWII-era planes: the J7W Shinden and the J2M Raiden.
- Shinden literally means "magnificent lightning", and Raiden literally means "lightning bolt".
- Kachiyumi is named after a Shinto archery ritual in which the archer shoots while on foot, instead of on horseback.
- Kami no tsue (神の杖 , lit. "rods from God") is the Japanese translation of the common nickname for kinetic bombardment, a theoretical strategy involving dropping metal rods from orbit.
- Aruku means "to walk" in Japanese.
References[]
External Links[]
- Komainu - A Wikipedia article about the legendary animals on which Shinden and Raiden are based.
- Amaterasu - A Wikipedia article about the Shinto goddess after whom Shinden and Raiden's O.S. is named.
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