Crimson Denizens
Crimson Denizens are entities that feature in Shakugan no Shana.
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History
Crimson Denizens (Japanese: 紅世の徒, Hepburn: Guze no Tomogara?) were the mystical inhabitants of another plane known as the Crimson Realm.
In ancient times, the people of the Crimson Realm openly appeared to humans as various types of mythological gods, demons, fairies and even wizards.
Around three thousand years ago, a Crimson God known as the Snake of the Festival received many prayers from Crimson Denizens who desired their own world. Awaking from his sleep, the Crimson God looked to answer their prayers by enacting a ritual to build a world of paradise with this being the Great Binding Chain (大縛鎖 Daibakusa?).
By the latter 19th century though, advances in human society along with increased use of Fuzetsu led to them to hide their true form as well as assuming human forms.
Overview
In appearance, 'Denizens (徒 Tomogara?) came in a wide variety of forms and shapes. It was said that the term 'Denizen' was actually coined for them by a poet as they originally did not have a term in which to call themselves.
They were able to freely manipulate Power of Existence (存在の力 Sonzai no Chikara?) that could be collected from either manipulation spells or the use of Tools. After being born, a Denizen immediately gained consciousness and knowledge of their own powers whilst they began their struggle for survival. When annihilated, all human memories of them and the objects they left behind would disappear from existence.
Newborn Denizens emerge from the Crimson Realm and were born with immediately with consciousness and knowledge of their abilities along with engaging in the struggle to continue their existence.
There were various different kinds of Denizens that included:
- Rinne (燐子?, Servants) : the name translated to mean Servant or light-bearing child were created by Denizens to serve them. They were created by their masters as unstable existences requiring constant Power of Existence either through direct consumption or through their creator to maintain their lifespan. Once their master was killed, they began to slowly vanish no matter how much existence they consumed.
- Crimson Lord (紅世の王, Guze no Ou) : these were noted for being the most powerful of the Crimson Denizens.
- Crimson God (神 Kami?) : the term used to describe Crimson Lords that had more power than most Crimson Lords with each holding a duty of materializing the very laws of the Crimson Realm.
In the human world, a Denizen operated under two identities with one being their True Name (真名 mana?) and the other being their Alias (通称 Tsūshō?). True names were given to them since their birth in the Crimson Realm and referred to their traits and powers they possess. Meanwhile, their Alias was the name they came to be known by humans and could be a reference to anything ranging from mythological Earth gods or their own particular obsessions.
Crimson Lords when they resided within a contractors body as part of their terms of joining with a Flame Haze afforded to their host a God's Vessel. These were used to express their will and talk to other people. Each of these Vessels were unique and could only be possessed by a Flame Haze. If damaged, they were able to be repaired or recreated as the Crimson Lord resided within the contractors body and not in the Vessel itself. A God Vessel could teleport themselves back to wherever their contractors.
They were able to cast a number of Unrestricted Spells (自在法 Jizaihō?) that achieved various different feats. One among these was the Fūzetsu (封絶?, Seal, lit. "Seal of Suppression") that created a special dimension whereby the Crimson Realm and real world intermingled leading to time stopping for ordinary living beings. A powerful unrestricted spell was City Devourer (都喰らい Miyakokurai?) that could convert an entire city into Power of Existence and was generally considered a forbidden technique.
There were a number Crimson Denizen organizations that included:
- Bal Masqué :
- Töten Glocke :
- Hyakki Yakō :
Denizens were inhabitants of the Crimson Realm (紅世 Guze?) that was an alternate dimension which was the home of their kind.
Members
- Snake of the Festival (祭礼の蛇 Sairei no Hebi?) :
- Asiz :
- Alastor (アラストール Arasutōru?) :
- Marchosias (マルコシアス Marukoshiasu?) :
- Merihim :
- Bel Peol :
- Sydonay (シュドナイ Shudonai?) :
- Dantalion (ダンタリオン Dantarion?) :
- Mammon :
- Sabrac :
- Orgon :
- Fecor (フェコルー Fekorū?) :
- Gavida (ガヴィダ Gavida?) :
- Leanan-sidhe (リャナンシー Riyananshī?) : also known as Spiral Organ (螺旋の風琴 Rasen no Fūkin?) was a particularly powerful Crimson Denizen who took part in the Great War.
Notes
- Crimson Denizens were created by Yashichiro Takahashi and Noizi Ito where they featured in the setting of Shakugan no Shana.
In other media
Television
- In Shakugan no Shana, the Crimson Denizens appeared in the setting of the anime television series.
Appearances
- Shakugan no Shana:
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