Shiro'ken.

The5thSeraph

The5thSeraph

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Simple enough query....

If the Elementalists are mimicking Saltspray Dragons (presumably what Kuunavang is, albeit at a more powerful level), Monks are mimicking Kirin, Ritualists are mimicking Naga, Necromancers are mimicking Mantids, Rangers are Mimicking Tengu...

.... Then what are the Warriors/Assassins and Mesmers supposed to represent? I suppose its noteworthy that in the Tahnnakai Temple mission, all the bound spirits bare the form later found in Shiro'ken Warriors and Assassins ..... but I can't find a single thing in the entire game that looks like the Mesmers.

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

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Mesmers are based phoenixes, no?

And Warriors/Assassins look to be based on ordinary humans.

uberpwnage

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Mesmers are phoenixes. (I remember the resemblance from Nahpui)

I have no idea about warriors and assassins.

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

i believe the Shiroken melee chars are the "unique" skins of the Shiroken.

Kakumei

Kakumei

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Grind is subjective

learn this please

Whatever they are, I've wanted a Shiro'ken Assassin minipet since I first saw one.

The5thSeraph

The5thSeraph

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Phoenixes?

... Perhaps like the Celestial Phoenixes from Nahpui Quarter... but certainly not like the Phoenixes you can get as a pet from the end of the game. Shiro'ken Mesmers never land, yet the Phoenix pet animals flap close to the ground at best and spend most of their time on it.

The curiosity here is that the Celestial creatures in turn are based on others the same way... albeit somewhat named after them. Celestial Dragons look like Saltspray Dragons, Celestial Turtles look like Bonesnap Turtles, Celestial Kirin look like.... well... either Jade Torn or Stone Scale Kirin...(its all the same really) ....
But once again... the Celestial Phoenix doesn't really look like anything else seen in game. The Phoenix animal isn't anything like the Celestial Phoenix or Shiro'ken Mesmer.

Given however that the Celestial creatures do match their counterparts in name though... its probably safe to say that Shiro'ken Mesmers are based on SOME sort of phoenix..... just none anyone can see....