History Trivia / SekiroShadowsDieTwice

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* For a non-trope bit of trivia, the Sen coin being used as currency is an anachronism, as historically it was first minted in the Meiji period some 300 years after this game takes place.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Despite being DuelingWorks, the game actually shares some Japanese [=VAs=] with ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}''. [[Creator/ShizukaIto Emma]], [[Creator/RisaShimizu Divine Child of Rejuvenation]], Isshin Ashina (Tetsuo Kanao), and [[Creator/TakayukiSugo the narrator]] are Ginchiyo Tachibana, Fuku, Yagyu Sekishusai, and Tenkai, respectively.

* WorkingTitle: During development, it was simply known as "Project Ninja."

* DivorcedInstallment: The game was initially planned to be a new ''VideoGame/{{Tenchu}}'' title, but due to the franchise having had many developers and to avoid imitation, the game became a SpiritualSuccessor instead.

** Also with ''VideoGame/GhostOfTsushima'', which had its gameplay revealed on the same day as ''Nioh 2'' announcement.

** People who hacked the game to make enemies fight one another found out they can die to Shichimen Warrior and Headless Ape's Terror attacks. Even the bosses merely take very long to die this way. Armored Warrior, an enemy who can only be killed in a very specific way in the game proper, even has a different dead animation when dying of Terror. This all suggests at some point an option to give Sekiro an ability to inflict Terror himself was considered and then dropped.

* FanNickname:
** Fans have already taken a liking to referring to the game as "Ninja Souls" or "Samurai Souls".
** "[[VideoGame/DwarfFortress LMAO 2Ape]]" for the rematch against the Guardian Ape where it calls in a second Ape for backup.
** "[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Voldo]]" for the Long Arm Centipede enemies, due to their similar fighting styles.
** The [[AHandfulForAnEye Fistful of Ash]] is often called "pocket sand" after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTAXUYLbFYk a famous scene]] from ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.
** "Glock Saint Isshin" or "Isshin the Glock Saint" for Isshin Ashina, who is infamous for [[NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight using a gun in his boss fight.]]
** "[[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} Shrekiro]]" for Chained Ogre, due to a popular mod which changes the Chained Ogre into another famous ogre.
** "Woo Guy" for the skydiving Nightjar enemies, after their battle cry.

* CharacterSpecificPages: [[Characters/SekiroShadowsDieTwiceSekiroWolf Sekiro / Wolf]]

* CharacterSpecificPages: [[Characters/SekiroWolf Sekiro / Wolf]]

* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** Despite being DuelingWorks, the game actually shares some Japanese [=VAs=] with ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}''. [[Creator/ShizukaIto Emma]], [[Creator/RisaShimizu Divine Child of Rejuvenation]], Isshin Ashina (Tetsuo Kanao), and [[Creator/TakayukiSugo the narrator]] are Ginchiyo Tachibana, Fuku, Yagyu Sekishusai, and Tenkai, respectively.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The system for curing Dragonrot-infected [=NPCs=] was going to be a bit more involved. Instead of Emma making your first Dragon's Blood Droplet and the Recovery Charm, she was to make actual pills called "Dragonrot Pellets" that would cure it. Said pills were also supposed to be made via spending Wolf's Resurrective Power and given to the infected in-person, rather than praying with the Charm at a Sculptor's Statue. The mechanic was changed late enough that there's still dialogue strings for it in the game's code, although the item itself isn't there.

* WorkingTitle: During development it was simply known as "Project Ninja."

* ExecutiveMeddling: Fortunately downplayed with Creator/{{Activision}} just requesting the ''Shadows Die Twice'' subtitle be retained in the final game. While players initially feared that Activision's involvement would taint the game with the typical avarice found in so-called "AAA" titles, this wasn't the case as ''Sekiro'' was released as a full-price, single-player title with none of the persistent monetization found in big-budget games.

** "[[WesternAnimation/{{Skrek}} Shrekiro]]" for Chained Ogre, due to a popular mod which changes the Chained Ogre into another famous ogre.

* ShownTheirWork: Fantastical elements aside, the game's backstory is largely based on historical fact, and at least some of the game's characters, namely the Ashina clan, were either (loosely) based off real-life members or are a composite thereof.