Chikinaro (チキナロ) was a somewhat shady merchant with a habit of mysteriously appearing when needed and for sneaking into both forts and castles without being noticed. He was not usually called by name, being referred to merely as the merchant. He made his initial appearance in the original Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen visual novel. While not appearing in Mask of Deception, Chikinaro did make an appearance in Mask of Truth. He was a non-playable unit in each game.
Appearance and Personality[]
Chikinaro was quite unremarkable in appearance. He was of average height, with gray hair, and the typical animalistic features belonging to demihumans. His most unique features were his cunning, fox-like eyes, which he never seemed to be pushed to the point of needing to open.
Chikinaro was in fact very cunning and charismatic as a merchant. He respected and has good business relations with Hakuowlo (and anyone else buying what he was selling, which seemed to include anything short of slaves). While Chikinaro is a somewhat shady character, his skills as a merchant and procurer of goods were top notch and could be trusted.
History[]
Utawarerumono[]
He made his first appearance as a spy paid by Benawi to infiltrate the rebellion's headquarters, in which he was successful and got the better of the rebellion leadership. After the rebellion's victory, he later assisted Hakuowlo in obtaining the ingredients needed to make the explosives used to repel Shikeripechim's initial attack. He was also the one responsible for procuring Karulau's unique sword, as well as Aruruu's pet Gachatara.
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth[]
Chikinaro made only one brief appearance in the final game of the trilogy. Since the events of the first game, Chikinaro had become considerably more wealthy and successful. He was sent to Ennakamuy by request of Kuon to deliver medicine to Anju, who was still very weak from poison, as well as to relay a message from Kuon to all the friends she made in Yamato. The medicine was later shown to be completely successful in healing Anju.
Trivia[]
- Other famous examples of anime and manga characters that utilize the "kitsune-no-me" style of eyes are Gin Ichimaru (Bleach) and Brock (Pokemon).
- Chikinaro was originally planned to be more aligned with the Black God (Dii) in Utawarerumono. But this was cut out and his role was made less antagonistic.