Niang-Niang (娘々(ニャンニャン)?) is a "bizarre magician", a Magic God, who dwells in a territory beyond a certain layer of the world.[1]
Etymology
In Chinese, the term "Niang Niang" (娘娘) is an old-fashioned and respectful term for "mother." There are a number of Chinese goddesses that are sometimes called 娘娘, including but not limited to both Mazu and the Queen Mother of the West, but more commonly designing Songzi Niangniang, a Taoist goddess of fertility.
Personality
Not much is known about Niang-Niang, but the being is apparently playful in nature, with his or her often ending with a star character (☆) to indicate this.
Chronology
Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index
Magic God Othinus Arc
- Main article: Magic God Othinus Arc
In that world where distance and time doesn't matter, destiny's hand has moved and allowed Niang-Niang to meet with Nephthys and the other magic gods that are in that realm as they discuss their plans after the events that have transpired between Othinus and Kamijou Touma. She is apparently mad at Othinus for doing whatever she wanted in the existing world while they are all stuck in there.
Niang-Niang and the others later find Aleister Crowley ripping a hole in the fabric of the realm, which would mean that they could now appear in the existing world. Aleister later attack these "bizarre magicians" after they enrage him, though it is likely this was his purpose from the beginning when he entered the realm.[1]
Character Art Design
According to Haimura he based Niang-Niang of his generation's Jiangshi: Lei-Lei from the Vampire series, known to the English speakers as Hsien-Ko from the Darkstalkers series.
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