User blog:Gundam Legilis/What kind of land is Mistral?

Hello everybody!

After watching Volume 4, I had a thought in my head. What kind of Kingdom is Mistral? I mean in the sense of what cultures inspired its creation.

When I first heard of Mistral, I thought it was mostly based on Greek culture, based on Pyrrha Nikos' 4 time consecutive championships, along with her and Neptune's references to Greece (the island does border the Mediterranean). Then once SSSN (especially Scarlet and Neptune) came into play (and maybe Cinder's goons), I thought that Mistral was a city based more of seafaring cultures, with inland farming. That it was more of a mishmash than anything. That, and the design of the Haven uniforms - they had an urban feel to them, that neither resembled a seafaring culture nor a farming culture.

Once the Kingdom was shown in its entirety in the finale, I was shocked to see mostly Asiatic designs. If the capital was mostly based on Asian culture, how would it explain Pyrrha's Greek influence and her possible connections to Mistral? After all, she did win the Mistral Regional Tournament, unless these events allow for people from other Kingdoms to participate. Or how would it explain Neptune possibly coming from Mistral, assuming he was born there in the first place? His design has a more modern feel that would contrast with the Asiatic look of Mistral in Volume 4. His weapon is so high-tech it belongs in Atlas, rather than in Mistral. Was Neptune really from Mistral? Or did he immigrate there from Atlas?

Do you have any idea what this all means?

-Gundam Legilis