Etymology of terms.

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Vorpal Thrust was taken from FFXI, where it was a mid-level Polearm weapon skill counterpart to Vorpal Blade (Sword skill) and Vorpal Scythe (Scythe Skill). Vorpal Sword was mid ranked sword found in FF1.

The word Vorpal comes from the poem Jabberwocky from "Alice and the Looking Glass"

He took his vorpal sword in hand,
longtime the manxsome foe he sought
So rested he by the Tum-Tum Tree
And stood awhile in thought.

One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

It's sort of a non-sense word, in that the author made it up and it has no meaning. From the context, one can glean that it is an adjective that may mean sharp/deadly. The author said he can't explain Vorpal Sword, but said the word Vorpal can be obtained by alternately picking letters from the words: "verbal" and "gospel".


Chaos Thrust is reminiscent of Cherry Blossom from FF9 (Freya's Skill). In Japanese poetry, Cherry Blossom petals are often a big metaphor for blood/life, as blood spurting out from a fine cut with a sword resembles Cherry Blossom petals in the wind. So, the animation of Chaos Thrust showing petals is a metaphor for blood.

Geirskogul is a spear-wielding Valkryie from Norse Mythology. It was also DRG's ultimate weapon skill in FFXI when wielding the Gungnir relic weapon. Its animations of shooting forth a blast of white energy is reminiscent of a re-occuring skill Dragoons have throughout the FF series: Holy Breath