Sui-gyou

Sui-gyou
Land	Mon-chien
Location	Ping-chao Par-fang (statue)
Role	King

Sui-gyou ( ) is the king of the Land of Dreaming Mon-chien. Embedded within him is Zuo-mong, the living apparatus whom produces all the dreams of the land.

Tong-Nou Book Entry

King of Mon-chien (Land of Dreaming), Sui-gyou is quite happy if left alone to dream. Being a king, he must provide dreams to all of the residents. This responsibility can be quite unbearable. He does, however, possess the privilege to dream the best dream.

Likes

His ideal is to drift away in dreams from day to day. His nature easily leads him to distress. He's usually in a depressive state, but in reality he enjoys that state.

Dislikes

Hates quarrels. Will do anything to maintain a peaceful life. Since his responsibility is great, he is totally drained.

Gallery

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  Sui-gyou's appearance in the Karacters gallery.

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  Sui-gyou's appearance in the Tong-Nou Illustrated Book.

Etymology

His name appears to be a fusion of sui (水, or mizu, meaning water) and gyou (行), a kanji that can mean "to circulate" or "to travel"; which originates from the Wu Xing philosophical concept, also known as the Chinese "Five Elements" (五行, go-gyou in Japanese).

In which case, as his name and domains theme suggest, Sui-gyou is a representation of the element of Water. The element is also linked to the winter season, the color black, the virtue of wisdom, a shelled body, and the North cardinal direction.

It could also reference the japanese word suigyo (水魚, water and fish), fitting due to the aquatic and fish-like thematic seen in all of Mon-chien and its creatures, as well as Sui-gyou himself.

Trivia

• Sui-gyou is the only king who cannot be contacted on the Computer. Upon attempting to do so, the monitor merely flashes Sui-gyou's face before disappearing. Interestingly, unused text exists saying "I am the King of Mon-chien (Land of Dreaming), Sui-gyou." in F_KING, implying he was meant to be contacted at one point.