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==Weapon== | ==Weapon== | ||
Georg wields a two handed sword in both [[Suikoden II]] and [[Suikoden V]]. In the Japanese versions of both games, the | Georg wields a two handed sword in both [[Suikoden II]] and [[Suikoden V]]. In the Japanese versions of both games, the name of the weapon as it upgrades changes to 風 (Kaze, ''Wind''), 月 (Tsuki, ''Moon''), and 雲 (Kumo, ''Cloud''). The English localization of Suikoden II uses the Romanization of the Japanes enames, whereas the localization of Suikoden V translated the names into their English meaning. | ||
The weapon names most likely reference an old-fashion Japanese idiom, 月に叢雲華に風 (Tsuki ni murakumo hana ni kaze ''As clouds to the moon and winds to the blossom'') which basically means ''Good times won't last long''.<ref>Buchanan, Daniel Crump. ''Japanese Proverbs and Sayings''. Norman: U of Oklahoma, 1965. Print.</ref> | The weapon names most likely reference an old-fashion Japanese idiom, 月に叢雲華に風 (Tsuki ni murakumo hana ni kaze, ''As clouds to the moon and winds to the blossom'') which basically means ''Good times won't last long''.<ref>Buchanan, Daniel Crump. ''Japanese Proverbs and Sayings''. Norman: U of Oklahoma, 1965. Print.</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||