Talk:Scarecrow/@comment-27873938-20170204215350/@comment-25047329-20170204222430

I was curious and did a little research on scarecrows in Japan, and in hindsight I also realized that Scarecrow...never stands or walks (to my memory). I think he might be loosely based on Kuebiko, a helpful wisdom deity who's incapable of walking and "knows everything in the world/empire". He takes the form of a scarecrow and is described as "crumbling" or "disabled".

It doesn't put us closer to Scarecrow's identity, but it provides some food for thought. If he's based on Kuebiko, he might not physically be in the best of shape, but gets by because of his high intelligence. That would explain things like his low rating, need to rely on what to appears to be a CRc Gas Grenade, and inability (?) to walk.