https://www.artandobject.com/news/color ... al-historyPink first rose to prominence as the favored color of Madame de Pompadour, a mistress of Louis XV. A specific shade of the color was created and named for her by the Sèvres porcelain company, who enjoyed her favor. Their fine porcelain was a prized status symbol in the 18th century, and this rich hue of pink came to be associated with the opulence of the royal court and all its trappings, though it was not assigned to a particular gender.
Akira Toriyama, DBS vol.4 joint interview with ToyotaroAt his core Zamasu is good like Shin, though I guess you could say he was so fastidious that it backfired. But you know, for this "Future Trunks Arc" you had to depict Zamasu and Trunks' inner conflict, right? If this was back when I was drawing the manga myself then I doubt if I could have done it. I mean, I'm not very good at depicting the characters' psychology on the page. So this all came together because now I only have to think up the story. [...] On my own, I doubt I would have been able to express Zamasu's fall to the dark side.
Just the oppositeAlruneia wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:11 am I don't think there's much here beyond coincidence. However, I remember reading that purple is an evil colour in Japanese culture (or maybe just in Japanese entertainment?)
warriors and symbolizes nobility and strength. The only flower that could be presented to samurai were irises, as their sharp leaves reminded the blade of a samurai sword called katana.
After looking it up, it kinda looks like this is a "pick your source" deal.MasenkoHA wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:15 amJust the oppositeAlruneia wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:11 am I don't think there's much here beyond coincidence. However, I remember reading that purple is an evil colour in Japanese culture (or maybe just in Japanese entertainment?)
https://en.japantravel.com/blog/symboli ... apan/61005#
warriors and symbolizes nobility and strength. The only flower that could be presented to samurai were irises, as their sharp leaves reminded the blade of a samurai sword called katana.
Medium wrote: Purple is an evil color in Japanese culture. It symbolizes death and mourning in Brazil and Thailand. Exorcists in Japan are usually dressed in purple. In gaming, the meaning of purple is found to be weird and fascinating. According to colour language in games, Purple indicates forbidden and unnatural magic, tainted air and water or a spreading danger which must be stopped. And it’s being called ‘The Colour of Corruption’. This is being evident in games like Ori and the will of the wisps, Animal crossing new horizons, Pokémon and many more.
I think it might be more of a contemporary thing for purple to be evil, and it might be mainly in entertainment like I suggested, but it's definitely not an idea that's unheard of.Wikipedia wrote: Today, purple symbolizes evil and infidelity in Japan
Akira Toriyama, DBS vol.4 joint interview with ToyotaroAt his core Zamasu is good like Shin, though I guess you could say he was so fastidious that it backfired. But you know, for this "Future Trunks Arc" you had to depict Zamasu and Trunks' inner conflict, right? If this was back when I was drawing the manga myself then I doubt if I could have done it. I mean, I'm not very good at depicting the characters' psychology on the page. So this all came together because now I only have to think up the story. [...] On my own, I doubt I would have been able to express Zamasu's fall to the dark side.
I don’t think it’s that deep. It’s literally Toriyama’s RoF hair design’s colors inverted. It’s basically a “negative Son Goku”.SupremeKai25 wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:01 am Pink rose to prominence as a regal colour denoting the aristocracy and nobility. This colour was chosen for Goku Black because Goku Black, who is Zamasu, is the Supreme Kai of the Universe 10. Thus, he is part of the Divine aristocracy/nobility.
https://www.artandobject.com/news/color ... al-historyPink first rose to prominence as the favored color of Madame de Pompadour, a mistress of Louis XV. A specific shade of the color was created and named for her by the Sèvres porcelain company, who enjoyed her favor. Their fine porcelain was a prized status symbol in the 18th century, and this rich hue of pink came to be associated with the opulence of the royal court and all its trappings, though it was not assigned to a particular gender.
It simply makes sense to use this colour, which rose to prominence in an aristocratic setting, to identify someone who is indeed part of the aristocracy. Since the Supreme Kais are essentially the rulers/overseers of their respective universes.
The point of choosing this colour is that it objectively beautiful, elegant, no one looks at pink and thinks "ew, what an ugly and lowly colour". You would never see a peasant or a commoner wearing pink. So it fits the vainglorious and self-centred personality of Zamasu. And that's why Black's first remark upon using this form, is that it looks "beautiful".
Although you can indeed argue that this colour was used to indicate the start of Zamasu's fall from grace. When he decides that mortals are evil and need to be destroyed, so when he starts to become a villain, the petals around him change from white to pink. So it is definitely used to indicate malice too.
That is interesting and something I did not know about, however I would say that the anime still succeeded in making this form very unique, and not just another "recolour". Because Black is so flamboyant and vainglorious when unveiling this form and he constantly points out how it is "beautiful", "elegant", etc. so the choice of colour helps build up the character that is Zamasu, who is very egocentric and vainglorious.Aim wrote: Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:09 amI don’t think it’s that deep. It’s literally Toriyama’s RoF hair design’s colors inverted. It’s basically a “negative Son Goku”.SupremeKai25 wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:01 am Pink rose to prominence as a regal colour denoting the aristocracy and nobility. This colour was chosen for Goku Black because Goku Black, who is Zamasu, is the Supreme Kai of the Universe 10. Thus, he is part of the Divine aristocracy/nobility.
https://www.artandobject.com/news/color ... al-historyPink first rose to prominence as the favored color of Madame de Pompadour, a mistress of Louis XV. A specific shade of the color was created and named for her by the Sèvres porcelain company, who enjoyed her favor. Their fine porcelain was a prized status symbol in the 18th century, and this rich hue of pink came to be associated with the opulence of the royal court and all its trappings, though it was not assigned to a particular gender.
It simply makes sense to use this colour, which rose to prominence in an aristocratic setting, to identify someone who is indeed part of the aristocracy. Since the Supreme Kais are essentially the rulers/overseers of their respective universes.
The point of choosing this colour is that it objectively beautiful, elegant, no one looks at pink and thinks "ew, what an ugly and lowly colour". You would never see a peasant or a commoner wearing pink. So it fits the vainglorious and self-centred personality of Zamasu. And that's why Black's first remark upon using this form, is that it looks "beautiful".
Although you can indeed argue that this colour was used to indicate the start of Zamasu's fall from grace. When he decides that mortals are evil and need to be destroyed, so when he starts to become a villain, the petals around him change from white to pink. So it is definitely used to indicate malice too.
Akira Toriyama, DBS vol.4 joint interview with ToyotaroAt his core Zamasu is good like Shin, though I guess you could say he was so fastidious that it backfired. But you know, for this "Future Trunks Arc" you had to depict Zamasu and Trunks' inner conflict, right? If this was back when I was drawing the manga myself then I doubt if I could have done it. I mean, I'm not very good at depicting the characters' psychology on the page. So this all came together because now I only have to think up the story. [...] On my own, I doubt I would have been able to express Zamasu's fall to the dark side.
I thought that was the case for blonde hair.Low Tone G wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:47 am Do you think is a Japanese cultural thing to use such a color to imply malice and a marker of a good person turning evil.
Or it was just a random recolor. All in all those two don't seem related, just pure coincidence.Because Super Saiyan Rosé serves as Black's equivalent to Super Saiyan Blue, it utilizes god ki; as such, it is theorized by Future Zamasu that this form is pink in color due to it being the result of a deity surpassing Super Saiyan God (with Blue being the result of a mortal surpassing it).
