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Exploring the angels and the destroyers names if they match to any alcoholic categories
Introduction:
As we know it, the angels and destroyers names are a pun from alcohol/alcoholic drinks, this exploration was inspired by an ask I received some time ago (and I will answer that very soon, considering I finished my research for that.). I did this investigation to explore part 2 of that ask, I will link this post up when answering the ask.
In that section of the ask, it mentioned about if the destroyers were named after the same alcoholic category which their teacher and angel’s name belong to. I did it this way (angel-destroyer) because of an implication of the angels were always there and established before the current destroyers. (For example if Toppo became a destroyer in Universe 11, it was extremely likely Marcarita will remain as an angel of Universe 11 and now as Toppo’s official angel/teacher, sure she can be replaced when Belmod retires but that is inconvenient for angels to be replaced every time their destroyers retires for logistic reasons)
That had me thinking, was there any existing examples of the angels and destroyers names being in the same alcoholic categories and I give assumptions at the end to answer why this is often not the case.
Categories
I will use this word a lot. What categories counts here? The broad category which is liquor, wine and beer. For example if there is an angel called Moscato and the destroyer called Pino (after Pinot Noir), their names inspired by the wine drinks will belong to the broad wine category, but both won’t have a specific category because that is where the similarities ends as one is a red wine (Pinot Noir) and another one is white wine (Moscato).
The specific category if one pun name drink is a type or an ingredient of the another pun name drink so if Pisco is an angel and their destroyer is Arma (after Armagnac Brandy), their broad category is liquor and their specific category is Brandy as both are type of brandy. A specific category shows a much closer link to the names, could imply an inspiration from the angels for such destroyers to name themselves closer to the angel’s alcoholic name category.
The Excel
*I use spirit and liquor interchangeably here
The preview:
https://1drv.ms/x/c/de8d94cac4fe150f/EWEyxTcxTSVNo0ScVrRvmIEBHhdbynFKBG_zD7wR-TRIAQ?e=KPwwy5
The link to the excel for the results: https://1drv.ms/x/c/de8d94cac4fe150f/EWEyxTcxTSVNo0ScVrRvmIEBHhdbynFKBG_zD7wR-TRIAQ?e=KPwwy5
The Findings:
Out of the 12 universes, only six universes of the angels-destroyers names belongs to the same category, the broad liquor category was the most common, shown in Universe 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10. Universe 12 does show the liquor category as well but theirs is an exception as there is a much closer link to their names, as Gin (Geene) is a liquor also an ingredient and a component to a classic Martini (Martinu). This is the only example of a specific category.
Why in some universes, there are no matching names or names in the same categories for the deities
The rest of the universes (1, 2, 6, 7, 9 and 11) deities did not have a match of their names in any categories.
The main part is clear, whatever the reasons or factors, the Grand Zeno and Daishinkan approves of this showing the names matching in the same categories is optional, not compulsory.
Perhaps a long ago, the names of angels and destroyers belongs to the same alcoholic categories, broad or specific but Grand Zeno wanted variety and breaks some patterns.
Or it is out of the free will of the destroyers to name whatever they like regardless if it got a close link to their angels’ names or not. This is interesting to me because I got a headcanon that the angels names are chosen by Daishinkan whilst the destroyers can choose themselves or their angels’ suggestions. This shows the difference in status and subtle display of power (of choice) the destroyers has.