Hey Dojo,
In case some of you missed it, James and Norris posted a detailed analysis of the Shenmue concept art that was featured at GDC. Interestingly, they noticed something that im sure will make you raise your eyebrows. Ill add my own theories and thoughts into this discussion aswell.
Ok, so if you blow up card number 8, you can clearly see two pictures of Ryo. One screaming, and one possibly training/sneaking. However, if you look at the background, you'll notice that there is a bald man wearing a suit faded into the clouds. Interestingly, there are four other individuals at different points of the mountains.
Could that man in the clouds be Tentei, and the 4 individuals be the 4 leaders of the Chi You?
I believe those individuals are as follows.
The lan Di figure appears to have Lan di's tradtional pose that we see in Shenmue artwork
The Niao Sun figure appears to be wearing something long and wide, like a dress.
The ziming figure appears to be looking out over a mountain by himself.
The last individual is interesting. It appears as if he is carrying a staff, which could potentially suggest that he is an old man?
Could this be the same guy?
And last but not least, Tentei. The big boss, in the heavens watching over everyone.
What do you guys think?
In case you missed it, here's Jame's original video.