Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-28489947-20161110034305/@comment-30477048-20161111161401

Zerorin wrote: Erimus wrote: Asking out of curiosity, not because I think it's wrong--what's the reasoning behind people guessing Kogarasumaru? Shouldn't a crow be dressed in black? (Then again, above, I was in favor of the Himezuru guess, even though a crane ought to be dressed in white.) Well they're not basing their guesses off the name, but rather the appearance and the timing of his release: https://twitter.com/rio447/status/796552807276908544

Here's an example of a possible speculation as to why they think it is Kogarasumaru. The tweet is in Japanese tho, but to sum it up, they say it's because the red clothing is related to the House of Taira (Heike).

I think there is merit in the theory that this is Kogarasumaru.

At first glance I thought he resembled a Heian (garbs, lipstick, pale face), though initially I wasn't too sure. The above explanation makes sense, however; the glimpse of his haircut that we get, as well as the red clothes he's wearing, all resemble a kamuro of Rokuhara. Now is also a good time to introduce a Heishi sword, since we've got several Genji swords around - and it might also mean that World 8 will be the Genpei War.

It will open up a lot of opportunities for recollections, in any case.