Talk:Satsuki Kiryūin/@comment-31436082-20170303092447

Since editing is locked, I'll post my ideas for trivia to add here:

Some early concept art for Ryuko closely resembles Satsuki's finished design.

Satsuki's appearence is very reminiscent of Arashi Kishu from X/1999. In Japanese, both characters are voiced by Ryouka Yuzuki.

Imaishi has said that Kill la Kill is heavily inspired by Sukeban Deka. It seems likely that the character from that series which inspired Satsuki is Ayumi Mizuchi. Both have long, dark hair and blue eyes, are protected by four bodyguards, have a cold demeanor, and are fiercely loyal to their father and sister(s).

Satsuki's Kamui is designed to resemble the eponymous mech from "Gunbuster," one of the series' many allusions to Gainax series.

Many fans speculate that Satsuki's personality is modeled on 16th century Daimyo Oda Nobunaga. Ironically, Oda was killed during an uprising known as the Honnoji Incident.

The kanji in "Kiryuin" ( 鬼 龍  院 )  can be translated as "Yellow Dragon Empress." In Chinese folk religion, the Yellow Dragon is protected by the Four Symbols. The significance of Empress is self-explanatory with relation to Satsuki, but the character  院 can also mean "academy," which is equally fitting.

"Ask not the sparrow how the eagle soars" is very similar to  a Chinese proverb