User blog comment:Ariel Saeba/Mythology and Character Origins in DxD/@comment-27876048-20160510232127

So just for fun I was researching some myths and legends that might apply to this series and I found something interesting. Before I continue keep in mind its just a theory I came up with. My theory naturally has to do with the current situation in the DxD universe and my theory is involves the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The only reason I thought of it is because this series is full references to mythologies and legends and since the end of the fourth arc had to do with Revelations I was surprised the Four Horseman were not depicted. Let me know what you guys think.

A common misunderstanding is the Horseman of War is the first Horseman to appear that is actually false its the White Horseman of Conquest, in more popular interpretations its known as Pestilence.

"Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, “Come.” I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer." — Revelation 6:1-2 As​ you guys probabily guessed I think the first Horseman is Vali LuciferHere are my reasons:1. Vali has been shown through the series as someone who pursues power and challenges, which are aspects of conquest.2. The horseman is depicted having a crown, which means royalty or someone of influence. Vali is a descendent of one of the original Maous which technically makes him a prince.3. My third reason has to do with Albion in the myth "Lludd and Llefelys"(also known as Cyfranc Lludd a Llefelys) Albion represents the England when they were always trying to conquor Wales, also the two dragons were considered to be a major plaque affecting the land so that correlates to the pestilence aspect of the White Horseman. Naturally the second Horseman, the Horseman of War, is probably Issei Hyoudou " When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.” And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him."— Revelation 6:3-4 The reasons I think Issei is the Red Ho​rseman is because:1. The Horseman of War was given a great sword by someone of great authority in heaven. In volume 4 Michael the leader of the angels, heaven, and the Bibilical God's substitute gave Issei Ascalon a legendary holy sword.2. I'm NOT saying he was the cause of the events but as soon as Issei was reincarnated as a devil and revealed to be the Red Dragon Emporer a series of violent events occured. -The Khaos Brigade attacked the newly formed alliance as well as other factions, Loki tried starting Ragnarok, Hades and Indra started doing sketchy things behind the scenes, and most importantly Issei unintentionally inspired Euclid Lucifuge which led to Trihexa awakening.

"Euclid then points at me.

“The balance of my heart was broken for a long time and both my mind and body was in a state which was no different to that of a corpse. But I came to this conclusion after finding about you, Hyoudou Issei, who acted as he liked and brought new atmosphere to the Underworld.”

Euclid looks up. He looks somehow bright.

“—“Ah, yes. I should also live as I like”—.”

-Volume 17 Life 4

The third Horseman, the Black Horseman of Famine I think is Saji Genshirou.

"When He broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come.” I looked, and behold, a black horse; and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; but do not damage the oil and the wine.” — Revelation 6:5-6Reasons:

1.  The Dragon inside Saji's Sacred Gear Vritra in mythology was said to have caused droughts which in turn brought about famine.

2.  When in his Balance Breaker state Saji gain completely drain his opponents of their magic turning them to ash/dust.

In regards to the last Horseman no character has appeared that has any of the characteristics.

"When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come.” I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth." — Revelation 6:7-8 Because there is mention of Hades following the Pale Hoseman of Death a new character may appear in the last arc this of course depends if the author made these similarities intentional, which I know is very small. The massive hole in my theory is that the common denominator among all three characters is that they are all sacred gear users with legendary dragons sealed inside of them and there is a very small chance a fourth character like will appear. When I say Vali, Issei, and Saji are the first three Horsemen I mean in a metaphorical/symbolic sense. Keep in mind this only a theory I have  Here are my source links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritrahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse#White_Horsehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_horse_(mythology)#Abrahamichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_dragonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lludd_and_Llefelys