Talk:Ichijou Tsukino/@comment-96.246.178.90-20180226165941/@comment-26087580-20180226171620

Aside from being a shout-out to the Drsgonic overlord cards from Cardfight Vanguard, a series I started to like around that time, while Legacy and are-birth might sound the same, the key difference is their meaning and how this actually mirrors my MC.

Legacy stands for heirloom, something passed down, in this case, is the legacy of Issei and the Boosted Gear for Ichijou, the first three volumes stands for Ichijou trying to adapt to this and how Rina and the General people think of him as, the Legacy left from the hero of the underworld. Now, Re-birth stands for something coming anew, flying over the ashes of the past, which in this case is my MC resolutions to outrun Issei’s shadow and become something more, not the legacy, but the rebirth of the Hero of the Underworld, which implies self-reflection. It is also something akin to a rite of passage, which kinda goes with the coming-of-age theme.

Not to mention, it is extends to Berolina as well. She starts as the legacy of the Gremory/Bael, until she becomes the Rebirth of such with her Style, Andernach System and the fact that she falls in love with Ichijou as himself. She falls firstly for Issei’s legacy, then she falls for his rebirth, I.e. Ichijou.

I’m sorry if it sounds pretentious or anything. It’s more of a thematical change regarding the characters. Thanks for listening to my rant. :3