fuku-shuu: There is no character named “Levi” in...

Nov 20, 2014

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There is no character named “Levi” in the live action SnK film, but there is Hasegawa Hiroki’s character, Shikishima, who is labeled on the poster version as “The Strongest Man.” suniuz brought this to my attention:
During the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905, [Shikishima] was second in the line of battle of the First Division, following Tōgō’s flagship Mikasa and was one of the main targets of the Russian battleships. Shikishima was hit nine times during the battle; the most serious of which penetrated beneath a six-inch gun, killing or wounding the entire gun crew. She also had another 12-inch shell prematurely detonate in one of her forward guns, wrecking it completely. In turn, Mikasa and Shikishima concentrated their fire on the battleship Oslyabya which eventually sank after two large-calibre shells blew large holes in her bow at the waterline. These caused massive flooding that sank her, the first modern battleship sunk entirely by gunfire. Shikishima fired a total of 74 twelve-inch, 1395 six-inch and 1272 twelve-pounder shells during the battle. She also fired a torpedo at the badly damaged armed merchant cruiser Ural that sank the Russian ship.
- Wikipedia article for Japanese Battleship Shikishima
Apparently, Shikishima and Mikasa were also the last two battleships to survive out of the original set of four in their battalion.
It’s apparent that this new name has its own connotations, even if it’s not “Levi” officially ;) Humanity’s Strongest Duo indeed!

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