Thrill
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Thrill is a character in the Devil Summoner series.
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Thrill was a test-tube baby born as part of a genetic experiment in the Soviet Union, in which a fertilized egg was imbued with the genes of a genius. After the Soviet Union's collapse, Thrill moved to the Kansai region in Japan, and he was able to fluently speak the Kansai dialect within days.[1]
Gameplay
Game Appearances
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Soul Hackers 2
Dr. Thrill is mentioned by name, being stated to have created the shaved ice subspecies of Jack Frosts that exist, such as Blue Hawaii Frost.[2]
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Trivia
Nomenclature
Doctor Thrill is named after a line from an MC Hammer video where Bobby Brown says Michael Jackson "thrilled" him (in reference to the song "Thriller"). Coincidentally, Dr. Thrill is also the name of an Osamu Tezuka character.[3]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ドクター・スリルShin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Dr.スリルDevil Summoner: Soul Hackers |
Doctor Thrill Dr. Thrill |
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Concept art of Thrill for Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner.
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Thrill's in-game portrait in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner.
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Thrill's in-game portrait in Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (PlayStation).
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Thrill's in-game portrait in Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (Nintendo 3DS)
Notes
References
- ↑ Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner World Guidance (1996), Daisuke Narisawa and CB's Project. Published by SoftBank. Japanese. p. 200. ISBN-13: 978-4-7973-0084-0.
- ↑ "One of the shaved ice subspecies of Jack Frost created by Dr. Thrill" Soul Hackers 2.
- ↑ "—— ドクタースリルと造魔に関しては? / 伊藤 ドクタースリルの元ネタは、手塚先生ですから……。 / 金子 それが違うんだよ。実は、MCハマーのビデオで、ボビー・ブラウンが出てきて、マイケル・ジャクソンのことを「奴はスリルて酔わせた」って言うじゃん。「スリラー」のことなんだけど。それでスリル博士っていいなって思って。後で本屋で見たら「スリル博士」ってあって……。 / 伊藤 てっきり最初からそれだと思ってた。 / 金子 実はMCハマーだったんだよ。でも逆に嬉しかったけどね。" Translation: "— What about Doctor Thrill and the zouma? / Itou: Well, he was based on Tezuka Osamu’s work… / Kaneko: No, no, that’s wrong. It was actually based on an MC Hammer video where Bobby Brown shows up and says Michael Jackson thrilled him. It was about “Thriller”, but I figured “Doctor Thrill” sounded good. I only saw Tezuka’s “Dr. Thrill” at the library later… / Itou: I always thought it was Tezuka. / Kaneko: It was actually MC Hammer. But I was happy either way." Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Official Guidebook Final (1996), JK Voice. Published by Aspect. Japanese. p. 114. Translation by dijeh. ISBN-13: 978-4-89366-472-3.