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She holds gradient gloves with black fur cuffs. She wears a skirt similar to a black tortoise shell and knee high boots. She bears a long, reptilian tail resembling of one's Snapping Turtle by the upper black platings, and under them a soft, grayish-white scaled segments similar of a serpent's belly, reflecting her entity nature of being a tortoise and a snake simultaneously. | She holds gradient gloves with black fur cuffs. She wears a skirt similar to a black tortoise shell and knee high boots. She bears a long, reptilian tail resembling of one's Snapping Turtle by the upper black platings, and under them a soft, grayish-white scaled segments similar of a serpent's belly, reflecting her entity nature of being a tortoise and a snake simultaneously. | ||
|attribute=In the game, Black Tortoise of the North is a guardian of the northern part of the Japari Park and one of the four goddesses. | |attribute=In the game, Black Tortoise of the North is a guardian of the northern part of the Japari Park and one of the four goddesses. | ||
|reallife=The Black Tortoise or Black Turtle is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is known as Xuanwu in Chinese and Genbu in Japanese, Black Tortoise's element is water and it represents the north and the winter season. the tortoise has black back, and is said to have the ability to enter the nether world to inquire forthcoming things. After getting the answer, it would come back showing the answer with some certain signs. Later on, it is usually depicted as both a tortoise and a snake, specifically with the snake coiling around the tortoise. As the tortoise lives in water, it becomes the water god; and the tortoise enjoys a long life, so Xuanwu becomes the symbol of longevity. | |reallife=[[File:Black_Tortoise.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left| The Chinese constellation Black Tortoise of the North]] | ||
The Black Tortoise or Black Turtle is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is known as Xuanwu in Chinese and Genbu in Japanese, Black Tortoise's element is water and it represents the north and the winter season. the tortoise has black back, and is said to have the ability to enter the nether world to inquire forthcoming things. After getting the answer, it would come back showing the answer with some certain signs. Later on, it is usually depicted as both a tortoise and a snake, specifically with the snake coiling around the tortoise. As the tortoise lives in water, it becomes the water god; and the tortoise enjoys a long life, so Xuanwu becomes the symbol of longevity. | |||
|trivia=* Its seven mansions are the Dipper, Ox, Girl, Emptiness, Rooftop, Encampment and Wall. | |trivia=* Its seven mansions are the Dipper, Ox, Girl, Emptiness, Rooftop, Encampment and Wall. | ||