The Vermilion Bird (Chinese: 朱雀; pinyin: Zhūquè) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five elemental system, it represents the Fire element, the direction south, and the season summer correspondingly. Thus it is sometimes called the Vermilion Bird of the South (Chinese: 南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què). It is described as a red bird that resembles a pheasant with a five-colored plumage and is perpetually covered in flames. It is known as Suzaku in Japanese, Jujak in Korean and Chu Tước in Vietnamese.
It is often mistaken for the Fenghuang due to similarities in appearance, but the two are different creatures.[1] The Fenghuang is a legendary ruler of birds who is associated with the Chinese Empress in the same way the dragon is associated with the Emperor, while the Vermilion Bird is a mythological spirit creature of the Chinese constellations.
As with the other three Symbols, there are seven astrological "Mansions" (positions of the Moon) within the Vermilion Bird. The names and determinative stars are:[2][3]
The Vermilion Bird on the gates of a Han Dynasty mausoleum complex
The Vermilion Bird is elegant and noble in both appearance and behavior, with feathers in many different hues of vermilion. It is very selective about what it eats and where it perches.[citation needed]
In the video game Apex Legends, Suzaku is the name of the character Valkyrie's heirloom melee weapon. The weapon is a futuristic version of a traditionally-Japanese Yari winged spear, with small flaming rocket thrusters. It suits her half-Japanese heritage, as well as pays homage to the winged spears commonly associated with a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
In the mobile game Puzzle & Dragons, the Vermilion Bird is depicted as a beautiful, phoenix-like, winged woman who wields the power of flames, known as the "Incarnation of Suzaku, Leilan".
In the Beyblade series, the Vermilion Bird is called Dranzer.
In B-Daman Fireblast, the main protagonist Kamon Godai's B-daman is named Drive Garuburn, whose B-Animal is the Vermilion Bird of the South.
In the Digimon series, Zhuqiaomon is designed after it.
In the Fushigi Yûgi series, Miaka Yūki's journey in the Universe of the Four Gods involves her becoming the Priestess of Suzaku. The god is shown as a bird for most of the series, with only the final few episodes showing him in a humanoid, winged form.
In the video game Final Fantasy Type-0, the Vermilion Bird is the name of one of the four Crystals of Orience, representing the Dominion of Rubrum.
In the video game Final Fantasy XI, Suzaku is one of the 'Gods' in Tu'Lia, the endgame zone introduced in the 'Rise of the Zilart' expansion.
In the video game Final Fantasy XIV, Suzaku is one of the auspices introduced in the second expansion of the game, Stormblood.
In the film Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris, the titular Iris - the film's primary antagonist - is at one point described as the Vermilion Bird of the South, destined to oppose Gamera, who is identified as the Black Tortoise of the North.
In Inuyasha, Suzaku is one of the demon ninjas voiced by Toth.
In the Yu Yu Hakusho series, Suzaku is portrayed in a humanoid form as leader of the Underworld group The Four Beasts.
In the video game Nioh, there is a spirit guardian phoenix named a Suzaku that will resurrect players upon death by activating their living weapon. Once the living weapon runs out, the player is brought back with one hit point.
In Tokyo Majin, the Vermilion Bird has a vessel who is a character known as Marie Claire.
In Yami no Matsuei, the Vermilion Bird, known only as Suzaku, appears as a shikigami that is summoned by Asato Tsuzuki
In Overwatch's 2018 Chinese New Year (Year of the Dog) event, Mercy, one of the game's support heroes, has a cosmetic skin based on the Vermilion Bird.
In Sekiro, the upgrade to the Loaded Umbrella prosthetic tool, Suzaku's Lotus Umbrella is a red shield that protects the player from fire damage.
In Slash Dog light novel series, one of the heroines and lover of the protagonist, Suzaku Himejima is a powerful Shinto priestess and the host of the Vermilion Bird.
In Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, one of the heroes that greatly represents the symbol of Vermilion Bird was named after Ling.
In Xenoblade Chronicles 2, there is an anthropomorphic bird blade named Suzaku, Roc in English localization.
In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, one of the four saints, Macuil, takes the form of a bird-like dragon representing the Vermilion Bird.
In Yakuza 4, the four playable characters are represented by the Chinese Four Symbols, with the Vermilion Bird representing Shun Akiyama.
In the Pokémon series, Tornadus' Therian Forme is based on the Vermilion Bird. Like the Vermilion Bird, it was intended to be colored red, but the designer of Throh and Sawk, Ken Sugimori, felt their colors made their design too similar to that of Tornadus and Thundurus, so the colors of Tornadus and Thundurus were changed. In Tornadus's case, the coloring was changed to mostly green, but also includes purple, white and yellow.[11]
In Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, protagonist Setsuna's newest attack of her Yukari no Tachikiri is Vermillion Bird Ambush which contrary to its name is not red at all.
^Sun, Xiaochun (1997). Helaine Selin (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 517. ISBN0-7923-4066-3. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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Chinese Empress in the same way the dragon is associated with the Emperor while the Vermilion Bird is a mythological spirit creature of the Chinese constellations Contents 1 Seven Mansions of the Vermilion Bird 2 Nature of the symbol 3 Stars 4 In popular culture 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksSeven Mansions of the Vermilion Bird EditAs with the other three Symbols there are seven astrological Mansions positions of the Moon within the Vermilion Bird The names and determinative stars are 2 3 Mansion no Name pinyin Translation Determinative star22 井 Jǐng Well m Gem23 鬼 Guǐ Ghost 8 Cnc24 柳 Liǔ Willow d Hya25 星 Xing Star a Hya26 張 Zhang Extended Net y Hya27 翼 Yi Wings a Crt28 軫 Zhen Chariot g CrvNature of the symbol Edit The Vermilion Bird on the gates of a Han Dynasty mausoleum complex The Vermilion Bird is elegant and noble in both appearance and behavior with feathers in many different hues of vermilion It is very selective about what it eats and where it perches citation needed 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unrelated references to popular culture Please reorganize this content to explain the subject s impact on popular culture providing citations to reliable secondary sources rather than simply listing appearances Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2022 In the video game Apex Legends Suzaku is the name of the character Valkyrie s heirloom melee weapon The weapon is a futuristic version of a traditionally Japanese Yari winged spear with small flaming rocket thrusters It suits her half Japanese heritage as well as pays homage to the winged spears commonly associated with a Valkyrie in Norse mythology In the mobile game Puzzle amp Dragons the Vermilion Bird is depicted as a beautiful phoenix like winged woman who wields the power of flames known as the Incarnation of Suzaku Leilan In the Beyblade series the Vermilion Bird is called Dranzer In B Daman Fireblast the main protagonist Kamon Godai s B daman is named Drive Garuburn whose B Animal is the Vermilion Bird of the South In the Digimon series Zhuqiaomon is designed after it In the Fushigi Yugi series Miaka Yuki s journey in the Universe of the Four Gods involves her becoming the Priestess of Suzaku The god is shown as a bird for most of the series with only the final few episodes showing him in a humanoid winged form In the video game Final Fantasy Type 0 the Vermilion Bird is the name of one of the four Crystals of Orience representing the Dominion of Rubrum In the video game Final Fantasy XI Suzaku is one of the Gods in Tu Lia the endgame zone introduced in the Rise of the Zilart expansion In the video game Final Fantasy XIV Suzaku is one of the auspices introduced in the second expansion of the game Stormblood In the film Gamera 3 The Revenge of Iris the titular Iris the film s primary antagonist is at one point described as the Vermilion Bird of the South destined to oppose Gamera who is identified as the Black Tortoise of the North In Inuyasha Suzaku is one of the demon ninjas voiced by Toth In Kung Fu Panda The Paws of Destiny Fan Tong one of Po s students has the chi of the Red Phoenix one of the Four Constellations In the Yu Yu Hakusho series Suzaku is portrayed in a humanoid form as leader of the Underworld group The Four Beasts In the video game Nioh there is a spirit guardian phoenix named a Suzaku that will resurrect players upon death by activating their living weapon Once the living weapon runs out the player is brought back with one hit point In Tokyo Majin the Vermilion Bird has a vessel who is a character known as Marie Claire In Kemono Friends the Vermilion Bird is anthropomorphised along with the other Chinese Four Symbols In Yami no Matsuei the Vermilion Bird known only as Suzaku appears as a shikigami that is summoned by Asato Tsuzuki In Overwatch s 2018 Chinese New Year Year of the Dog event Mercy one of the game s support heroes has a cosmetic skin based on the Vermilion Bird In World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria the Vermilion Bird has been used as the major inspiration to create Chi Ji the Red Crane In Sekiro the upgrade to the Loaded Umbrella prosthetic tool Suzaku s Lotus Umbrella is a red shield that protects the player from fire damage In Slash Dog light novel series one of the heroines and lover of the protagonist Suzaku Himejima is a powerful Shinto priestess and the host of the Vermilion Bird In Mobile Legends Bang Bang one of the heroes that greatly represents the symbol of Vermilion Bird was named after Ling In Xenoblade Chronicles 2 there is an anthropomorphic bird blade named Suzaku Roc in English localization In Fire Emblem Three Houses one of the four saints Macuil takes the form of a bird like dragon representing the Vermilion Bird In Yakuza 4 the four playable characters are represented by the Chinese Four Symbols with the Vermilion Bird representing Shun Akiyama In the Pokemon series Tornadus Therian Forme is based on the Vermilion Bird Like the Vermilion Bird it was intended to be colored red but the designer of Throh and Sawk Ken Sugimori felt their colors made their design too similar to that of Tornadus and Thundurus so the colors of Tornadus and Thundurus were changed In Tornadus s case the coloring was changed to mostly green but also includes purple white and yellow 11 In Yashahime Princess Half Demon protagonist Setsuna s newest attack of her Yukari no Tachikiri is Vermillion Bird Ambush which contrary to its name is not red at all See also EditBirds in Chinese mythology Four Holy Beasts of VietnamReferences Edit Strassberg Richard A Chinese Bestiary ISBN 978 0520218444 The Chinese Sky International Dunhuang Project Archived from the original on 4 November 2015 Retrieved 25 June 2011 Sun Xiaochun 1997 Helaine Selin ed Encyclopaedia of the History of Science Technology and Medicine in Non Western Cultures Kluwer Academic Publishers p 517 ISBN 0 7923 4066 3 Retrieved 25 June 2011 in Chinese AEEA Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 28 日 in Chinese AEEA Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 29 日 in Chinese AEEA Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 30 日 in Chinese AEEA Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 31 日 in Chinese 夢之大地 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System in Chinese AEEA Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 22 日 the star is actually located in the constellation Hydra Dr Lava 21 May 2019 Gen 5 Historia Pokemon Origin Stories Part 3 Lost Pokemon beta Pokemon and design origins LavaCutContent Retrieved 22 February 2022 External links Edit Star Charts and Moon Stations The Red Bird of the South Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vermilion Bird amp oldid 1111668564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
