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Hi. I’m an artist who works as a volunteer developer on the Rebirth rogue server for the classic MMO City of Heroes. I’m curious if anyone here can help me answer some questions about traditional decorative Korean symbols. This is related to the belt buckle of the female character depicted in these two reference images. I’ve been tasked with bringing this character, named Rose Star, to life in the game. She was originally depicted over a decade ago by the original development team in video and comic media. (Korean release trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wnxaneUxQI ) She was originally intended to be part of the Korean version of this game. Sadly, that version of the game was shuddered shortly after release and she never made it into the live version of the game. Now our team, over a 15 years later, is finally putting her in game for players to meet and interact with. My questions: In either the video frame or the comic cover attached to this post, does Rose Star’s belt buckle resemble or look derivative of any traditional Korean symbol? If so, what symbol and what is its meaning? Lastly, if it is a symbol (or close to one that would be meaningful to a superhero with powers connected to light), would such a symbol be appropriate for a person to wear on their body in general, and on their belt in particular? We on our development team, though all volunteer, pride ourselves on thorough and considered design of any new contributions. And these questions I am asking are outside the experience or expertise of the members of our team. Thank you in advance for any insights folks can provide. submitted by /u/SilverAgeFan |
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