DURYUDANA

Duryudana was the eldest son of Drestrarasta, namely King Hastina. He succeeded in becoming the king of Hastinapura by illegitimate means by giving the disputed lands to the Pandavas in exchange for the Hastina throne.

Duryudana is the character of the King of Hastinapura. He was the eldest son of Drestarasta and became king at a young age. Of the 100 Kaurava figures, only Duryudana had an umbilical cord and he was made the oldest child. He has a cunning, cruel and also greedy nature.

The character design on Duryudana’s body uses a base shape, which is a combination of a square and a triangle. The square shape is used as a symbol of the position he has, namely a king. In addition, the square shape of this character does not indicate that this character is a strong character that can be trusted or relied upon, but as a sign that he has the power to order others to harm people, in this context it is a pandawa.

kana gangsa bracelet, and the dhapur nagaraja keroncong. Apart from that, Duryudana as king also wore additional clothing in the form of a kunca.

The skin color in Duryudana’s character design also has a meaning that is applied from character traits. In the Dursasana leather puppet, he is seen to have a black face which symbolizes supernatural powers and maturity. In the context of Duryudana’s character, he has physical powers, but he is immature spiritually. The application of a lighter skin color to this character symbolizes bad qualities that contradict Duryudana’s strength or supernatural powers.

Height Differences

Duryudana is the leader of Kurawa Faction and as a hero, he is categorized in Tank class. The weapon used on Duryudana’s sprites is the mace. This is written in the story where the Bharatayuda war is almost over. Duryudana was the only remaining Kurawa at the end of the war, and when he finished meditating, he came to the battlefield with a mace.

The height of each character is different based on the reference taken by the Purwa shadow puppets. In the characters Bima, Duryudana, Dursasana, there is a significant difference in their height compared to the other four because the actual wayang of these characters were depicted to have a larger size. This tall stature is also applied in a more detailed way where Duryudana’s body height is slightly shorter than Bima and Dursasana. Bima has the tallest stature because the writer’s original description of Bima and the reference of wayang Bima shows that he is depicted to have the largest size when compared to the five Pandawa

As the King, he wore irah-irahan, namely makuta. Makuta itself is a headpiece that can be used by the king. Unlike the topong, makuta is quite tall. Other accessories worn by Duryudana are the panaggalan necklace, the nagamangsa kelatbahu, the

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3 and also has a large size when compared to the previous wayang funds. Another reason that supports Bima’s large body is Bima’s strength.

Meanwhile, the height of Yudistira, Arjuna, Karna, and also Drona does not have a significant di one another. This is because the wayang reference visually shows that these characters are of the same type of wayang and have the same size.

Side by side, the application of the shapes in the individual character can be seen more prominently. While two of the biggest characters share a similar height, the shape application to their respective design is shown through the shapen of their body and also the shape of their clothes so they have a di silhouette. The Pandawa characters are primarily using the square and round shapes as their base, while the Kurawa primarily uses more triangular shape, mixed with square shape. The application of these shapes also symbolizes the characteristics of the faction, Pandawa is the reliable and strong faction, meanwhile Kurawa is overall a cunning and evil faction.