Since you are asking about this I'm going to guess that you have not played the video game this is a crossover with. In the video game, you could collect beads. The point of them, was that they basically unlocked cheat codes or extras such as the ability to change what breed of dog amy was or invulnerability if you had all of them. Thus in the context of this story it is most likely simply making Sunny stronger.
Constellations (Worm/Okami)
- Thread starter UnwelcomeStorm
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Since you are asking about this I'm going to guess that you have not played the video game this is a crossover with. In the video game, you could collect beads. The point of them, was that they basically unlocked cheat codes or extras such as the ability to change what breed of dog amy was or invulnerability if you had all of them. Thus in the context of this story it is most likely simply making Sunny stronger.
Remember all those Stray Beads and Clover in Okami? Gifts were basically their stand-in.
- Location
- West Michigan
The game has a lot of stuff to collect, some of which is permanently missable, and only some of it has in-game tracking, so you might want to follow a checklist like this one.
Vortex279
Changer of Fate, Seeker of Donuts
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- Del Rio, Texas
Thanks, this will really help me out! I wonder if @UnwelcomeStorm is using the quirks of the game to guide Sunny's in story abilities?
A little.
For example, painting has prominently figured as a nod to the Celestial Brush mechanics in the game, and the scene where Skidmark was run out of town depicted bullet seeds.
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- Somewhere
Not likely. The opposite really. The Tiger is Lightning, so she'd have not been able to zap Lung back then if she needed those beads for the Tiger. For a moment I thought it might be the opposite, but then I looked at Lee. The Rat is Power Slash, which she's never used near Lee. He was affected by the power of the Monkey. So, no.
It seems instead to be matching the archetype of the person giving the gift instead.
SanguisAnima
Σ Series Z10/0 Group A 4A-GELU Mk1
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- nowhere important
... Okay, I know what you meant here, but my brain simply won't let up...
Sunny: *does Good doG magic/thing*
Amy: ... Okay, what is it now?
Taylor: Uhh, you're now a Griffon Bruxellois.
Amy: A what?
Taylor: A Brussels Griffon.
Amy: I repeat, a what now?
Vicky: *shoves her phone screen forward with a pic*
Amy: *silent for several seconds* ... I hate you.
UnwelcomeStorm
BARK! BARK! BARK!
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- United States
Sunny is collecting beads, not powers. She's already got all the everything, though especially towards the beginning not the energy to use it.
Ah. So she collect Praises, and Taylor as her Miko basically her stand in for her Ink Pots.
...Maybe?
UnwelcomeStorm
BARK! BARK! BARK!
- Location
- United States
I feel like I should confirm that the zodiac signs aren't based on actual birth dates, just character similarities.
Prismatic Glaive
Friend to the Owl of Civilization
Onsen and Sparrows, where did I hear that combination before??
Oh! Is the tongue-cut sparrow gonna appear?
Oh! Is the tongue-cut sparrow gonna appear?
Okibruez
(Verified Mid-Boss)
- Location
- Dreams
Good Dog can do all the things. Brushstroke can do none of the things. The beads aren't a power-up thing. They're a measure of personal growth and faith.
My concern is that they're the count till Taylor can stand on her own again, without a literal god to lean on, because that would be when Amaterasu leaves again.
Or I could be completely wrong and talking out of my ass. Rather than ask, I'd much rather read on and find out.
Though I am still curious why she's favored so; I'm reasonably certain it's not just something random.
My concern is that they're the count till Taylor can stand on her own again, without a literal god to lean on, because that would be when Amaterasu leaves again.
Or I could be completely wrong and talking out of my ass. Rather than ask, I'd much rather read on and find out.
Though I am still curious why she's favored so; I'm reasonably certain it's not just something random.
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Check early chapters. She's the one who find her first, and also the one who find (and care) for her shrine first.
Edit: Considering her Friend Bracelet, now I just realize that Taylor is Shiranui, The Wolf. Not as source of Sunny as projection, but a person who represents Dog/ Wolf.
At least that's what I think, I might be wromg, though.
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- Location
- A single human dimension
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Is she, though? Is she really?
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Lung: "Please, I beg you. Let this only man dream."
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- Buffalo, NY, USA
Hmmm... So the literal Dragon's gift goes in the Tiger section of the box?
Anyone else find this interesting, given the relationship of the two in Chinese mythology?
But... literal dragon!
African, European, or Sparrow Clan?
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Fun note, the SB thread for this made it exactly 5 hours and 16 minutes between the new chapter being posted, and the mods locking the thread for derails, lol.
Prester Fred
The Mad Procrastinator
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- Timonium, MD
Lung, listen and heed:
If you would know peace again,
Put on a damn shirt!
If you would know peace again,
Put on a damn shirt!
Not really, it's actually pretty apt.
Tiger is a King of Beast. Tgey needs to always reassert their superiorities, because they had to proves to others it's still the strongest, because otherwise their subjects won't listen to it. Compared with how Lung operates: Always actively present in his own establishment, always the first to go in conflict against PRT or other Gangs.
Dragon, Asian Dragon, in the other hand, don't (seemingly) do much, but their presence is there. You know where the dragon lives. You know they (seemingly) didn't really care about whatever beneath their gaze. You know they had so much strength as wisdom that they can dispense at their whim. Most of all, you revere The Dragon.
Note that Armsmaster, before his canon slippery slope, always regarded as best PRT Heroes. No one in PRT had anything bad to say about him. His opinion is always regarded by his peers and handler. Director Piggot is listening to him. All he did just basically doing his job at his best and nothing more. And he strive to improve.
Real dragon didn't need to roar. They just are.
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- America
This is accurate. Ounce saw a dude bring in his seeing eye dog.
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- Seattle, Washington, USA
It could be worse. She could be on stage and Lung only noticed when there was nowhere to tuck dollar bills into.
jwolfe_beta
Semi Genre-Savvy Overlord
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- Canada
Nah, that's Ama-no-Uzume's gig. Ammy isn't going to horn in on her fun.
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- Finland
So i went and bought Okami.
I hope you people are happy with what you have done.
Loving what is being done with Oni Lee and lung.
Not redemption, just, change, Oni Lee is finding himself, and while he remains an unrepentant murderer, he is one with a code of sorts, which can pass as honor if you squint a bit.
And Lung, remains Lung, but forced to live with a being far beyond him, all the while having to feel grateful to that being, and oh how it stings.
Not happy with Emma situation, i had hoped what happened to her would be butterflied away, but it did not happen, then i hoped there would be reconciliation, eventually, but that did not happen either, then i hoped Taylor would atleast learn why, and it seems that was missed as well (unless i missed it).
It's not a bad story, i just had hoped it went differently.
One thing i hope for, is to have someone complain to Taylor about gods being vague, and then TAylor going "your annoyed?" followed by an angry, shouty, rant at the heavens over gods being vague "send an email, you can use a computer, i've seen you do it", except longer, angrier and better written.
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Okami
I hope you people are happy with what you have done.
Loving what is being done with Oni Lee and lung.
Not redemption, just, change, Oni Lee is finding himself, and while he remains an unrepentant murderer, he is one with a code of sorts, which can pass as honor if you squint a bit.
And Lung, remains Lung, but forced to live with a being far beyond him, all the while having to feel grateful to that being, and oh how it stings.
Not happy with Emma situation, i had hoped what happened to her would be butterflied away, but it did not happen, then i hoped there would be reconciliation, eventually, but that did not happen either, then i hoped Taylor would atleast learn why, and it seems that was missed as well (unless i missed it).
It's not a bad story, i just had hoped it went differently.
One thing i hope for, is to have someone complain to Taylor about gods being vague, and then TAylor going "your annoyed?" followed by an angry, shouty, rant at the heavens over gods being vague "send an email, you can use a computer, i've seen you do it", except longer, angrier and better written.
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Okami
Oh doG they have managed to make the tutorial fairy from Zelda even worse. 
I don't know if i should be horrified or impressed.
40 minutes in gameplay fun, art style great, story decent so far.
I hate how slow the text speed is, either actually spring for voice actors or let me move as fast as i can read.
Looks fun, will play more later.
I don't know if i should be horrified or impressed.
40 minutes in gameplay fun, art style great, story decent so far.
I hate how slow the text speed is, either actually spring for voice actors or let me move as fast as i can read.
Looks fun, will play more later.
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AoshimaMichio
Space Accountant
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- Space Office
Someone explain to the lazy, what do sparrows have to do with Amaterasu? Are they Tengus in disguise or something?