Apr 20, 2025
Author's Commentary #405:
Time to talk about Chapter 405: Commonwealth collusion.
In case anyone forgot, Canada is part of the British commonwealth. This means more characters are coming into the fray.
ディンゴ・ダンビー (Dingo Dumbee) is how Dingo's name would be spelled in katakana. モンティ・ワースワース卿 (Sir Monty Worthsworth) is how his real name would be spelled in Japanese.
His birthday is October 5th, which is the day the first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus was released.
His favorite piece is the knight, since it hops like a kangaroo.
シッティ・サル (Shitty Sal) is how Shitty Sal's name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is September 16th, which he shares with Australian-Japanese singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and former comedian, George Kusunoki Miller.
His favorite piece is the king.
ケツケツ・メソドゥエンデ (Ketsuketsu Mesoduende) is how Ketsuketsu's name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is January 6th, which is the day the first episode of the Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san anime first aired.
His favorite piece is the pawn.
ラビオ・リライム (Ravioli Lime) is how Ravioli's name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is August 10th, which he shares with Australian content creator, Maxwell Joseph Stanley.
His favorite piece is the bishop.
ヨワヤフー・ヨウィ (Yowyahoo Yowie) is how Yowyahoo's name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is March 4th, which is the day Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire was released.
His favorite piece is the rook.
All the characters from the Australian men's team are actually characters that debuted in the Yowie hunt series. Some of them also appear in Streamer Royale as well. Shitty Sal and Ravioli are parodies of Filthy Frank characters Filthy Frank and Green cunt, while Ketsuketsu is a combination of Filthy Frank's character, Chin Chin and Meso from Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san. As for Dingo, he's essentially the new bootleg Drop bear Dumbee. You can tell I was clearly waiting for the right time to have these guys debut. One final thing to note is that Ketsuketsu actually doesn't speak human language. All his "speech" is actually Ravioli's ventriloquism.
ブラッド・ラッド (Brad Lad) is how Brad's name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is January 3rd. I chose this date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is his birthday.
His favorite piece is the knight.
イオルワース・アップジョン (Iorwerth Upjohn) is how Iorwerth's name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is April 1st, which is April Fool's Day.
His favorite piece is the knight.
アーガス・マクデュプリス (Argus McDuplis) is how Argus' name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is January 2nd, which is a bank holiday in Scotland.
His favorite piece is the rook.
ボブ・マクボブ (Bob McBob) is how Bob's name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is September 30th. I chose this date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is his birthday.
His favorite piece is the queen.
カーネギー・ホール (Carnegie Holl) is how Carnegie's name would be spelled in katakana.
His birthday is November 25th, which he shares with Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie.
His favorite piece is the king.
トンカ・タッチャード (Tonka Touchard) is how Tonka's name would be spelled in katakana.
Her birthday is July 1st, which is Canada Day.
Her favorite piece is the queen.
Tonka originally started off as nothing more than a mere side character, but like Gwen, I now have some big plans for her. Even though her rating is only 222, it may not reflect her true strength.
マギー・トランブレイ (Maggie Tremblay) is how Maggie's name would be written in katakana.
Her birthday is March 22nd, which she shares with Canadian grandmaster, Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux.
Her favorite piece is the queen.
ブロッサム・イスビスター (Blossom Isbister) is how Blossom's name would be written in katakana.
Her birthday is April 9th, which is the day the Alert weather station and signals intelligence base, the northernmost continuously inhabited place, was founded.
Her favorite piece is the queen.
グレテ・ヒューイラー (Grete Huwyler) is how Grete's name would be spelled in katakana.
Her birthday is December 23rd, which is the day the first volume of the Spy Kyoushitsu manga was released.
Her favorite piece is the rook.
リゼロッテ・フラウエンフェルダー (Liselotte Frauenfelder) is how Liselotte's name would be written in katakana.
Her birthday is January 25th, which is Opposite Day.
Her favorite piece is the king.
マリアンヌ・スタッキ (Marianne Stucki) is how Marianne's name would be spelled in katakana.
Her birthday is November 23rd, which she shares with Marianne von Edmund from Fire Emblem Three Houses.
Her favorite piece is the pawn.
バルディ・ボーツ博士 (Dr. Baldie Botes) is how Baldie's name would be spelled in Japanese.
Her birthday is October 14th, which is be bald and free day.
Her favorite piece is the pawn.
ベルナデッタ・ウェッセルズ博士 (Dr. Bernadetta Wessels) is how Bernadetta's name would be spelled in Japanese.
Her birthday is December 12th, which she shares with Bernadetta von Varley from Fire Emblem Three Houses.
Her favorite piece is the queen.
ベレニス・メンフィス (Berenice Memphis) is how Berenice's name would be spelled in katakana.
برنيس ممفيس (Berenice Memphis) is how her name would be spelled in Arabic. 𓃀𓅂𓂋𓅂𓈖𓇋𓎢𓅂𓐍𓅓𓅂𓅓𓊪𓉔𓇋𓋴 (Berenice Memphis) is how her name would be spelled in hieroglyphics.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).
Her birthday is May 22nd, which is the day the city of Memphis, Tennessee was founded.
Her favorite piece is the rook.
And that's everyone. The gauntlet doesn't end yet though. Thanks to Francie making a post on social media, everyone now thinks that they can challenge Daria as part of a team event. Looks like Daria will need to prove why she's the maestro.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
