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Kintoki-Douji is named after Sakata no Kintoki. As a boy, he was known as Kintaro, and was said to have superhuman-like strength, wielded an axe, and wore a red apron with the character 金 (the "Kin" in Kintaro and Kintoki, meaning gold) on it. In some stories, he wrestles with bears.
Design
Kintoki-Douji was designed to resemble a Kintaro figurine which commonly depict Kintaro as a round boy in his red apron with a 金 symbol and his arms up, similar to the pose Kintoki-Douji has. Soejima added the blue cape to make it look more like a toy, similar to Teddie himself. The missile Kintoki-Douji carries is a pun between tomahawk axe and tomahawk missile since Kintaro carries an axe. The letters "Au" around Kintoki-Douji's stomach is the chemical symbol for gold since the legend has Kintaro wearing an apron with the character for gold on it. While some staff at Atlus complained about the puns in the design, Soejima thought those kinds of puns were fitting of Teddie due to his dialogue.[1]
In Golden, Teddie starts with Kintoki-Douji. It transfigures into Kamui upon maxing his Social Link, and can further transfigure into Kamui-Moshiri during winter.
When the legendary figure Kintaro reached adulthood, he took the name of Sakata no Kintoki. His childhood friends were the animals on the mountain where he grew up, and he regularly proved his incredible strength when playing with them. He was rarely seen without his tomahawk, with which he helped local woodcutters fell trees.
↑"Characters: Teddie", Persona 4 Official Design Works, Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department. Published by Famitsu (2008). Japanese. p. 80. ISBN-13: 978-4757745087.
