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[ Character ] A theory on Ukon Sakon's name and what it means.

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On 2017-07-17 22:21:28Show this Author OnlyDescending Order
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Hey, I’m back. Remember me?
Anyway, this isn’t a bug report nor a suggestion. While I was waiting for Team Dosu to be implemented as playable in-game (see this thread, if you recall... don't worry, this thread is going to be much shorter than that one), I began thinking about another character who I frequently used.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/LBRTCHXzT5q_qM1JseluLpMjZxrgFlD5OU7KRhCocSpSWeng0OEPw4q_KuPYkI5lmoqIiVKcT1*9g4hfHwyAlyTmRdRb4MzdoKSuZFgXSS3KxoXyLOIbo8Zq_BWe-PS7ep251O5
(Yes, I'm probably one of maybe two or three people in the game who has a red-awakened Sakon.)
Now here’s something I’ve been wondering for a long time. Why the heck is Sakon and Ukon called “Ukon Sakon”, instead of something like “Sakon and Ukon” or even “Sakon Ukon”? I mean, Sakon is the main body most of the time.
Well, I think "Ukon Sakon" a mistranslation. In other versions, there’s an “and” in between them.https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_aB9t1U6Gu2pQcQl78D-eDa7t4_uV8-dSVePvJkU2V0_ohz4n7-CkesZ72Iv8649SYllIj9j_dZW75c58cUZNJZDlpZEsSdNYRuscXsY5o5MV_9RvFtCWynypZxaLyaLZxPF4ATX
But the question remains: why “Ukon and Sakon” instead of “Sakon and Ukon”?Then I noticed their somewhat-odd growth stats and tried to interpret them.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/8ym3kK0yoHAr0PpCTL1UTmtcy7Dgl1mkwT3Q66A2glCKPgf7wF65mffMqC1-eOAZqw57SCAUNH5hcZIBm9o5KVyzu92WTFhJTjiISGQyltGAlA_lbwzAOC-eMz5f21Et4MUHtZe- (that graph error xD)
So... so what? What does this mean?
Ukon and Sakon have mediocre Life, decent Attack, high Defense, and low Ninjutsu and Resistance gains. So how does this apply to Sakon and Ukon in the anime?
Well, the Attack part is pretty obvious. Sakon and Ukon are Taijutsu specialists after all. Their hits should have a lot of power, especially since there are two people putting their weight behind them.
As for Ninjutsu, this one’s obvious too. Sakon and Ukon’s only method of Ninjutsu attack are through their Explosive Tags. That’s what the Critical Kill Formation chase is after all; explosive tags. Even if you increase your skill in Ninjutsu, does that make you damage people more with Explosive Tags? Nevertheless though, giving him a 0 in Ninjutsu Growth would make him even more underrated, so he had to have at least some growth.
I can’t explain the Resistance. I dunno how that works. Maybe mental strength or something? Sakon and Ukon weren't the most mentally disciplined if I remember correctly...
As far as I can tell, their high Defense stat represents the hidden body defending the main body from Taijutsu. At least, that’s how I interpret it.
But what about the low Life? Sakon, by nature, was a show-off who liked to toy with his enemies. How could he do that with such low Life in game, when he could get careless and get killed easily? Well, here’s my theory.
Sakon and Ukon are called “Ukon Sakon” because Ukon is the main body and Sakon is the body inside. Ukon has low stamina (since he’s not used to being the main body) and this is represented by a low Life stat. Were Sakon the main body, they would be called "Sakon Ukon". Most likely, "Sakon Ukon" would be a more tanky character instead of being damage-oriented like "Ukon Sakon".
Anyway, was this a purposeful design choice? Am I actually getting onto something here, or was this just a coincidence?
(Also, it would be nice to rename them as "Ukon and Sakon" at least, instead of just "Ukon Sakon"...)
This post was last edited by Dosu at 2017-7-17 06:21
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On 2017-07-18 00:54:58Show this Author Only
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mate I think your thinking too hard about this
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On 2017-07-18 01:41:51Show this Author Only
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Low life growth is not only expected, it is necessary for such a powerful character to keep him balanced. We are getting a classical glass cannon character this way. It also prevents you from maxing his attack on low levels so that you can't sweep all 2 star users with one hit without risking him dying too early.

Yes, I am only looking at it from the game mechanics standpoint, I have little interest in Naruto as an anime or world.

That being said I am very much okay with him staying underrated I really do not need any more serious opponents on my server.
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On 2017-07-18 03:55:42Show this Author Only
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  • TakafumiNaito On 2017-07-18 01:41:51
  • Low life growth is not only expected, it is necessary for such a powerful character to keep him balanced. We are getting a classical glass cannon character this way. It also prevents you from maxing his attack on low levels so that you can't sweep all 2 star users with one hit without risking him dying too early.

    Yes, I am only looking at it from the game mechanics standpoint, I have little interest in Naruto as an anime or world.

    That being said I am very much okay with him staying underrated I really do not need any more serious opponents on my server.
I kinda understood that - I already knew the reasoning game mechanics-wise. I just wanted to see if they had been trying to create a specific effect with this character's lore.
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On 2017-07-18 04:05:54Show this Author Only
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Well your theory is plausible at least or at most, depending on how you look at it.
I guess that's good enough considering there never will be any confirmation on this. A bit of theory crafting never hurt anyone though, as long as it makes at least a tiny bit of sense.
Btw I actually prefer Ukon Sakon to Ukon and Sakon, sounds better in my opinion.
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On 2017-07-18 04:58:57Show this Author Only
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Hey there,

Sorry to break the fun, but it doesn't look as something for my section XD
I will move it, so that you can have fun in Plot ;p
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On 2017-07-19 00:27:55Show this Author Only
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  • TakafumiNaito On 2017-07-18 01:41:51
  • Low life growth is not only expected, it is necessary for such a powerful character to keep him balanced. We are getting a classical glass cannon character this way. It also prevents you from maxing his attack on low levels so that you can't sweep all 2 star users with one hit without risking him dying too early.

    Yes, I am only looking at it from the game mechanics standpoint, I have little interest in Naruto as an anime or world.

    That being said I am very much okay with him staying underrated I really do not need any more serious opponents on my server.
Yes, I am only looking at it from the game mechanics standpoint, I have little interest in Naruto as an anime or world.

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