"The Duel" is the premiere episode of the first volume of the non-canon animated television series Star Wars: Visions. It premiered on the video streaming service Disney+ on September 22, 2021.
Use of Aurebesh
Opening titles
The episode opens with the title "THE DUEL" written in Aurebesh against the grainy black and white landscape.
Marketplace signage
A large structure on top of a building at the village marketplace is emblazoned with a stylized version of the Aurebesh letter M. Two lanterns and a sign hanging on the building carry the letter O, followed by some unknown characters. Some of the banners on the building spell out "M MAMURA'S STVDIO [sic] DESIGN ART".
According to the banner, there is an establishment called "JOGANMAN". The name is written in very casual, handwritten Aurebesh. The text next to it translates as "VORAYA". This is best seen when the Ronin is greeted by the shopkeeper at the end of the episode. Note that the banner is sometimes mirror-inverted because it is seen from behind.
Other banners on the Mamura's establishment read "TANOSAR KNNANI" • "SIGOTO" • "SIAGA[illegible symbol]N [illegible symbol]AGGY URE[illegible symbol]II SAIKOV" • "KYOTO" • "KAMKAZE". Kyoto is the name of a city in Japan, hinting at the origins of the episode "The Duel", which is set in an alternate history pulled from Japanese lore that fuses Star Wars with feudal Japan. Similarly, "sigoto" is similar to "shigoto", a Japanese word for "work".[1] "Saikov" is similar to "saikou", a Japanese word meaning the highest, or supreme.[2] "Kamkaze" is similar to kamikaze, a member of a Japanese air attack corps in World War II, assigned to make a suicidal crash on a target, such as a ship.[3]
Another marketplace banner reads "ENMOKV VCYYDAISENSOY".
Episode poster
The poster for the episode contains additional Aurebesh text that does not appear in the actual episode. "CON CERT" [sic], "DU EL" [sic] is written on banners, while a large monitor says "IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I ENDED A JE[obscured]" and "CONCERT".
See also
"The Duel" on Wookieepedia
References
- ↑ What does 仕事 (Shigoto) mean in Japanese. WordHippo. “English Translation: work”
- ↑ Abe, Namiko (April 18, 2018). Meaning of Saikou in Japanese. ThoughtCo.. “Saikou is a Japanese word meaning the highest, or supreme.”
- ↑ kamikaze. Merriam-Webster. “1: a member of a Japanese air attack corps in World War II assigned to make a suicidal crash on a target (such as a ship) 2: an airplane containing explosives to be flown in a suicide crash on a target”