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Joshua Corrinne Bardorba (ジョシュア・バルドルバ, Joshua Barudoruba?) is the four-year-old son of Duke Aldous Byron Bardorba in Vagrant Story. The Duke sired the boy at an old age, but considers the child to be his "soul", threatening to kill anyone who harms his Joshua. Interestingly, Joshua looks nearly identical to his elder brother, Sydney Losstarot, when he was about his age.
Story[]
Joshua tearfully begs Hardin not to die.
The cult Müllenkamp captures the boy, although the reason is never fully explained. The timid boy remains mute out of fear. The Müllenkamp leader, Sydney Losstarot, places Joshua in the hands of his second-in-command, John Hardin. Hardin, out of love for his long-lost little brother, shows Joshua much affection despite their situation. When Hardin dies, Joshua finally speaks, begging Hardin not to leave him, and goes with Callo Merlose. What becomes of them is unknown.
Musical themes[]
Joshua has two character theme, "Joshua" and "Joshua 2"; the former is much more solemn than the latter.
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Etymology[]
Joshua is a Biblical given name derived from the Hebrew Yehoshua (יהושע), meaning "God is salvation". The name was a common alternative form of the name יֵשׁוּעַ – yēšūă.
Joshua is a figure in the Torah, being one of the spies for Israel (Num 13–14) and identified in several passages as Moses' assistant. He was one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan, and after Moses' death, Joshua led the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan and allocated the land to the tribes. Another book in the Old Testament, the Book of Joshua, is a chronicle of Joshua's exploits as written from an author who stresses the importance of Mosaic law in Jewish life.
"Yeshua" is later used in the New Testament, where it is transliterated from the Hebrew into Greek in the Septuagint as Iesous (Ἰησοῦς). Jesus is also named Iesous (Ἰησοῦς) in the original Greek manuscripts of the New Testament. In the Bible, Jesus is crucified and three days later rises from the grave (Lk 24).