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Huh. So braid-boy’s not carrying that pipe just to look more pretentious.

The sun in his eyes, Amaterasu?

I was thinking celestial but yeah Amaterasu makes a lot more sense for a Japanese mystic meant to corral the spirits of the islands. Though honestly with Yuki being a celestial kitsune and us seeing an Atlantean celestial it’s entirely possible that powerful kami could be celestial in nature and that takamagahara could just be the celestial realm by a different name and the current saint is a Japanese priestess.

Always fun to see what observations can spark off from other comments and I think I’ll at least assume the Amatsukami are Celestials unless otherwise stated by Sage in commentary or the comic.

Well no, we know in this series that for example Yuki was a enshrined kami before getting invited to the celestial realm. The lore so far just shows that most gods and other kami are powerful spirits or other supernatural entities. But nothing says they must go to the divine plane. A lot probably do, but like this spirit is a kami yet seems to not be conected to the divine realm.

Yes, most Kami are probably not at the level to be invited to the celestial realm like most Kami did not reside in Takamagahara in Japanese mythology. The Amatsukami were mostly the direct children of Izanagi and Izanami with Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susano-o being the most notable three. While most Kami existed within natural features, shrines, or other areas that were attuned to their natures the Amatsukami specifically existed in a divine realm separate from reality which has overlap with the nature of celestials and their realm. I wouldn’t imagine that more than a handful would get the invitation because Kami are usually bound to nature and thus the transition would be at odds with their “essence” and we’ve already seen celestial foot soldiers and they feel a lot more like Modrons from D&D with their rigid adherence to their rules/procedures than how most Kami are reflected.

TL;DR: I agree that most Kami are not celestials, but the most important ones probably are and if the sunburst in his eye is indicative of Amaterasu then I would be more surprised if she isn’t a celestial if a Kitsune like Yuuki is.

So pipe boy is a Warlock. Well, it wouldn’t be too far of a stretch. Hm…actually, would he be a Warlock or a Cleric? He did state the magic doesn’t come from HIM…

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