Nazrin - Maus (Big German prototype tank, name means Mouse) Kosaga - Fallschirmjager/Paratrooper (Late-war FG 42, Surprise Air Raids) Ichirin - Panzerfaust (German RPG, name means Panther [BRO]FIST) Murasa - U-Boat (Flagship boat of the Kriegsmarine/German Navy) Shou - King Tiger (VERY common late-war German tank)
With the German WWII theme amongst the UFO Bosses in this series of works by fat, it was only natural that Byakuren (the group leader) would be Hitler.
I'm kinda curious as to whether or not fat will do Nue, and if he does with what?
Yeah...I've been pronucing Nazrin's name as Nazi-rin for a while now too.... Don't give me that look, it's really similar. All she's missing is one more I.
Triple_Factorial said: Ichirin - Panzerfaust (German RPG, name means Panther [BRO]FIST) Murasa - U-Boat (Flagship boat of the Kriegsmarine/German Navy)
I'm sorry, but being a native german speaker requires me to correct this.
Panzerfaust actually means Tank-fist. Panzer is the german word for tank (literally "armour"), quite probably from gepanzertes Fahrzeug (armoured vehicle). (I believe this was pointed out before in another picture of this set.)
About "U-Boat" ... "U-boot" simply means any militay Submarine in general (U-boat being short for Unterseeboot, meaning underwater boat. Civil submarines are usually called Tauchboote, diving boats). During the early Second World War, the Nazi military attack Submarines were called "Graue Wölfe" (Grey Wolves), who hunted in "Wolfsrudeln" (wolf packs). Later supply submarines called "Milchkühe" (Milk cows) also appeared. I am not too well versed in the Tohou universe, but maybe there's a reference there.
Triple_Factorial said: Shou - King Tiger (VERY common late-war German tank)
The Tiger was a VERY limited-edition tank comparatively (though very high quality in trade for low production numbers). The Tiger II (aka Königstiger aka King Tiger) was even more rare on top of being a late-war tank. 492 were built, compared to the Tiger I at roughly 1,347, the Sherman series at 49,234, and the T-34 series at 84,070.