Welcome to Tokyosaurus, Today we have another japanese character origin video which we'll
go into depth to see where their design inspiration comes from as well as to give you a better
background of what the original character is all about.
So we'll be talking about Rhinoggin from Yo-kai Watch.
If you've watched our previous video about Beetler, then you probably know a little bit
about the bug collecting culture in Japan.
If you didn't watch it yet, definitely click the link up there and check it out.
Rhinoggin, is a rank B earth attribute yokai of the tough tribe.
The yokai medallium states that he's hyperaggressive and is always battling Beetler for the title
of Bug Yo-kai King.
Rhinoggin evolves into Rhinormous when fused with an unbeatable soul.
Rhinoggin's japanese name is Musha Kabuto.
Musha by itself means warrior and Kabuto means Iron Samurai Helmet.
Its appearance though, is inspired the the Kabutomushi which is the Japanese Rhinoceros
Beetle famous for its extraordinary physical strength.
As you can probably tell, Rhinoggin is way more jacked than Beetler, and that's cause
the kabutomushi is actually just as jacked in its bug form.
Although the Kabutomushi has a big and muscular body, it can still fly and can also lift up
to hundreds time its own weight.
It uses uniquely shaped horn as its main weapon.
Coupled with its natural good looks, makes it probably the most popular amongst bug catchers
especially japanese children.
In the past when live bug fights were popular this contributed quite a lot to the inspiration
of Pokemon by Satoshi Tajiri.
Since we talked a lot about the bug culture in Japan in the previous Beetler video, we'll
focus more on the Kabuto element for Rhinoggin.
Rhinoggin's appearance is actually kind of funny because he's wearing a Kabuto on himself
which is also inpsired by what he is.
On his head though instead of an ornamental Rhinocerous beetle horn, he has a real one
coming out of his head obviously because he is a rhinceros beelte himself.
So the kabuto again, is a type of japanese helmet worn by ancient warriors which became
an important piece of armor of the samurai in Feudal Japan.
The kabuto helmet's design actually has Rhinceros beetle's horn on it.
The Kabuto was believe to reflect the wearer's character and personality.
Each Kabuto is custom-made and these helmets remain as one of the most sophisticated hats
in the world today.
It represented social organization, knowledge, artisanship, and aesthetic sensibility from
an era of war.
In the 16th century, the samurai more or less achieved a level of peace in Japan and after
that, the kabuto became more of a display of prestige and became incredibly ornamental
in their design.
In real battle, those ornaments offer no benefits and in fact can hinder the warrior.
But since by then, samurai would rarely fight many of the helmets actually became heavy
and cumbersome to wear to accommodate the aesthetic additions.
It became more of a tool to show off than anything else.
Nowadays, Kabuto are displayed in homes to wish upon courage and good health.
So it's more of like a talisman these days.
The Kabuto itself is made of many parts.
The basic parts comprise of 9 separate parts ranging from plates to crests, neck guards,
cloths, strings and more.
The central dome to the Kabuto would typically have between 3 to a hundred different metal
plates riveted together.
This hat means serious business.
I mean even Darth Vader's helmet is inspired from a Kabuto helmet.
It is probably one of the most popular symbols of Japan that recognized all over the world
to this day.
Anyways, what do you think of the Kabuto helmet or Rhinoggin?
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