Jun 28, 2024
Author's Commentary #126:
Time to talk about Chapter 126: Learning the hard way.
In case it wasn't obvious, Iori is more of an anti-hero than hero. Though while she is willing to do and say controversial things, she always calculates in her mind whether she can get away with it. While she might have stopped killing, her highly intelligent psychopathic mind remains intact. It's possible she might actually be one of the smartest characters in the series even. Now let's talk about some of the other SPCMs. First up is Clifford Glassblower.
クリフォード・グラスブロワー (Clifford Glassblower) is how his name is spelled in katakana. He's actually based off of the character Juji Sazan from Sentai Daishikkaku.
His birthday is January 11th. The reason for that is the date the chapter that saw Juji's debut was released.
His favorite piece is the queen, mainly because he worships it as the most powerful piece on the board.
シーラ・フリッシュ (Sheila Frisch) is how Sheila's name is spelled in katakana.
Her birthday is January 7th. I chose this date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is her birthday.
As for her favorite piece, she actually doesn't have one. The reason why will be explained later in the story. Though if she did have a favorite, it would likely be the pawn.
Sheila is the granddaughter of Wiley and as such, has tried her best to distance herself from him, mainly to improve her own life. This is why she ended up getting a bunch of tattoos and picking up vaping. Her relationship with Wiley will be brought up again later, but for now the main focus will be on Sherbert and Katie.
ミリラニ・"シャーバート"・パイナ (Mililani "Sherbert" Paina) is how Sherbert's name is spelled in katakana. She hails from Hawaii and has been making video content for a few years now. Her last name is actually Hawaiian for "pineapple". Sherbert is actually her stage name, and the reason she chose it was because she really likes eating rainbow sherbert ice cream.
Her birthday is August 21st, which is the day Hawaii became a US state.
Her favortie piece is the pawn, mainly because she views them as representations of her followers.
While she claims to be a "wholesome" content creator, she does do extreme things like trekking up a volcano when it's erupting and doing other dumb stunts. More will be elaborated on her backstory as the story progresses.
ケイティ・ノックス (Katie Knox) is how Katie's name is written in katakana. She was originally intended to just be a pure chatterbox, but at the last minute, I decided to make her more like Yosuke Hirata from Clasroom of the elite.
Her birthday is September 1st which she shares with Yosuke Hirata from Classroom of the elite.
Her favorite piece is the knight, mainly because she likes distracting her mind thinking about how many different places it can move to.
Finally, there's Sandy Shores. サンディ・ショアズ (Sandy Shores) is how her name is spelled in katakana.
Her birthday is June 20th, which is one of the dates the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere can fall on.
Her favorite piece is the pawn, mainly because there's so many of them. Sandy is often the chill and cool member of the American SPCMs. She doesn't get mad a lot, though that doesn't mean she can't get mad. And with that, that's the bios for all the American SPCMs. They may not have as much of a focus as their Japanese counterparts, but they still will have certain roles in the story.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
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