Devil Maker: Tokyo

Featured Welsh Content

There are many figures from Welsh mythology that appear as cards in Devil Maker: Tokyo.

Ceridwen is a Welsh sorceress that is also regarded as a goddess of poetry, inspiration, rebirth and transformation. Her in-game description references a Welsh tale featuring her sons Afagddu (also known as Morfran) and Gwion.

In this story, Ceridwen had brewed up a potion of knowledge in a cauldron that was intended for Afagddu. She asks Gwion to stir it, but he ends up trying some of the potion and gains the wisdom instead. Gwion eventually became the Welsh bard Taliesin.

Arianrhod is a character from the Welsh Mabinogion tales. Her name comes from the Welsh words arian and rhod, giving her the nickname “Silver Wheel”, and she is often associated as a goddess of the moon, time, and rebirth. In this game, Arianrhod can evolve into the card Arianrhod of Wheel.

From Arthurian legends, Arthur, Guinevere (Welsh: Gwenhwyfar), Merlin (Myrddin), Modred (Medraut), Morgan le Fay (Morgen), Lancelot and Galahad are acquirable cards.

Although the majority of these characters have origins in the Welsh tales of King Arthur, Lancelot and Galahad first appear in later French stories.

Galahad’s name may have come from the Welsh Gwalchaved, meaning “Falcon of Summer”.

Lancelot may also have Welsh origins, with some theorising he may derive from the Welsh hero Lleu Llaw Gyffes.

The legendary weapon of King Arthur, Excalibur, is mentioned in texts of the game. Excalibur comes from the original Welsh name, Caledfwlch, meaning “hard cleft”.