Tatsumaki Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Simple: Some names are the same between the English, and Japanese versions, while some differ. Most of the differing names can be pronounced pretty much the same way; it's just the spelling. But some are WAY different. Just state which ones you prefer: Jeigan or Jagen? Gohdon or Gordin? Dohga or Draug? Sheeda or Caeda? Riff or Wrys? Barts or Barst? Saji/Maji or Bord/Cord? Kashim or Castor? Nabarl or Navarre? Marich or Merric? Matis or Matthis? Zagaro or Sedgar? Biraku or Vyland? Banutu or Bantu? Radei or Radd? Rinda or Linde? Jeik or Jake? Tomth or Dolph? Mishelan or Macellan? Thormas or Tomas? Boha or Boah? Horus or Horace? Astria or Astram? Paora or Palla? Katua or Catria? Cheine or Xane? Rolence or Lorenz? Gato or Gotoh? I neglected to mention some names because they were either the same in both versions, or had too small of a difference to really count (seriously, Kain or Cain?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galenforcer Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I prefer most of the new names(except Kain, Sheeda, Zagaro, Paola and Katua) Also, you spelled the old names wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleObsessedGuy Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I think that this whole name thing personally, is pointless. As long as you know who the characters are, you have no problem. If you like a certain name better, then just use it. For all anyone cares, we can call them Frank Bob and Billy. Who cares how you pronounce it as long as they know what you are talking about. But that is just my opinion. If you guys want to decide which is better in a thread be my guest, I just don't think it's a good idea. Don't mean to be mean by the way. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 (edited) Nintendo needs to listen to Marth Koopa. (Marth Koopa) (warning, lots of sarcasm!) Jagen - lets swap the e and a and completely drop the i, that makes sense! Gordin - was there any reason to change the o to an i? NO Draug - guard backwards, how old was the person who thought of this? 12? Shiida/Caeda - changing the e's to i's serves no purpose other than to make the name uglier, there are so many things wrong with CAEDA, it's ridiculous, the biggest thing is that CAEDA is hard to pronounce properly Wrys - Let's change "Riff" into a name that is very similar to an already existing character! Ogma - there was no reason to drop the u Bord/Cord - we have a chopping board and an extension cord, that's so much better than Saji and Maji! Barst - He sure loves his Pop Tarst Darros - that extra R was completely necessary Merric - Because Marich is too hard to pronounce Mathis - Math is... math is what? Math is hard? Math is easy? Math is fun? Math is pointless? I don't get it Sedgar - nevermind that Zagaro is a perfect translation and an amazing name, EDGAR with an S in front of it is much better! Roshea - The added a serves absolutely no purpose, it only makes the name look ugly and leads me to believe NOA thinks FE fans are bad at pronouncing names Vyland - this isn't even a translation FFS, it's just an outright change! What was wrong with Biraku? Wendell - "Hey guys, what if we add another L onto Wendel's name?" "DUDE YOU'RE A GENIUS! Have a promotion!" Rickard - Because Ricardo isn't a proper name and it sucks, yup Bantu - Where'd the u go? It makes no sense to drop it! Radd - MORE dropped letters? Does it cost more money for the programmers to type in that extra letter? What the **** is wrong with RADDY? Linde - Another proper name changed into an improper name that makes no sense Dolph - DOLPH? DOLPH? What the **** kind of name is DOLPH? What is wrong with Toms or Tomth? Not "idiot" sounding enough? Let's turn TOMTH the badass into DOLPH the DOOFUS Macellan - More improper translations and names that make no sense Tomas - More pointless letter dropping and improper names Horace - Translation that makes no sense Palla - Let's change Paola's beautiful name into the most boring name we could possibly imagine and ignore the fact that Paola is a perfect translation Catria - Another name that further proves NOA doesn't know how to translate and doesn't give two ****s about the quality of their translation Xane - What is this, Kingdom Hearts? Get these Xs out of here! And, as with Caeda, is hard to pronounce properly Tiki - nevermind that Chiki is, again, a perfect translation Lorenz - Looks goofy, the more sophisticated spelling of LAWRENCE fits the character more Gotoh - ANOTHER improperly translated name and completely useless change that only further serves to annoy the non-Japanese FE fans I am spelling in caps not because I am angry, but because I am too lazy to use bold. Some of the names are different from the two listed. Jeigan or Jagen? JAGEN Gohdon or Gordin? GORDON Dohga or Draug? DRAUG Sheeda or Caeda? CAEDA Riff or Wrys? WRYS Barts or Barst? BARST Saji/Maji or Bord/Cord? BOTH Kashim or Castor? CASTOR Nabarl or Navarre? NAVARRE Marich or Merric? MARIC Matis or Matthis? MATTHIS Zagaro or Sedgar? .... Biraku or Vyland? VYLAND Banutu or Bantu? BANTUTU Radei or Radd? Randei? RADDY Rinda or Linde? LINDA Jeik or Jake? JAKE Tomth or Dolph? Dolph is a doofus. (It's actually short for RanDOLPH Marth Koopa) Mishelan or Macellan? McCLELLAN Thormas or Tomas? TOMAS Boha or Boah? BOAH Horus or Horace? HORUS Astria or Astram? ASTRAME Paora or Palla? PAOLA Katua or Catria? CATRIA Cheine or Xane? CHAINY Rolence or Lorenz? LORENZ Gato or Gotoh? GOTOH Edited August 2, 2009 by Marae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Wright Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Jeigan or Jagen Jagen sounds retarded. Jeigan is much better. Gohdon or Gordin? Gordin is better. Dohga or Draug? Doga is a better name. Sheeda or Caeda? Sheeda is better than Caeda. Riff or Wrys? At least Riff is a word. Where the FUCK did Wyrs come from? Barts or Barst? Bart would have been better. XD Saji/Maji or Bord/Cord? Saji and Maji sound better. Kashim or Castor? Same. Nabarl or Navarre? Same. They both sound like weird names to me. Weird but cool, anyway. Marich or Merric? Same. Matis or Matthis? Matthis is better, IMO Zagaro or Sedgar? Zagaro sounds better. Biraku or Vyland? Vyland, I guess. Banutu or Bantu? Funny to say. Radei or Radd? Neither Rinda or Linde? LindA would have been better. Jeik or Jake? Jake is always better than Jeik. Tomth or Dolph? Mishelan or Macellan? Neither Thormas or Tomas? Boha or Boah? Horus or Horace? Astria or Astram? Paora or Palla? Katua or Catria? Cheine or Xane? Rolence or Lorenz? Gato or Gotoh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezperson Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) Jeigan or Jagen? Jeigan Gohdon or Gordin?Gordin (Gordon would've been better) Dohga or Draug?Draug Sheeda or Caeda?Caeda Riff or Wrys?Riff Barts or Barst?Brast Saji/Maji or Bord/CordBord/Cord (I'm Bord...) Kashim or Castor?Kashim Nabarl or Navarre?Navarre Marich or Merric?Marik Matis or Matthis?Matthis Zagaro or Sedgar?Zagaro Biraku or Vyland?Biraku Banutu or Bantu?Bantu Radei or Radd?Radd Rinda or Linde?Rinda Jeik or Jake?Jeik (srsly) Tomth or Dolph?Tomth Mishelan or Macellan?Michelin Thormas or Tomas?Thormas Boha or Boah?Boah Horus or Horace?Horace Astria or Astram?Astria Paora or Palla?Paora] Katua or Catria?Catria Cheine or Xane?Cheine Rolence or Lorenz?Rolence Gato or Gotoh?Gotoh Edited August 4, 2009 by cheezperson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) Jeigan or Jagen? They're pronounced the same. Gohdon or Gordin? Gordin. Gohdon is obvious Engrish. Dohga or Draug? Doga sounds slightly better. Sheeda or Caeda? Sheeda. Caeda is perfectly acceptable, though. Riff or Wrys? Don't care. Barts or Barst? Don't care. Saji/Maji or Bord/Cord? Bord/Cord is slightly more amusing than Saji/Maji. Kashim or Castor? Kashim. Castor is perfectly acceptable, though. Nabarl or Navarre? Navarre because that's what I've always called him. Marich or Merric? Don't care. Matis or Matthis? Don't care. Zagaro or Sedgar? Don't care. Biraku or Vyland? Vyland sounds slightly better than Biraku/Villuck. Banutu or Bantu? Aren't they close enough? Radei or Radd? Aren't they close enough? Rinda or Linde? I prefer Linda to both. Jeik or Jake? Jake. They're pronounced the same, and "Jeik" is obviously Engrish. Tomth or Dolph? Dolph sounds like a real name. Tomth sounds like a stupid lisp. Mishelan or Macellan? Aren't they close enough? Thormas or Tomas? Tomas is a real name. Thormas is Engrish. Boha or Boah? Aren't they close enough? Horus or Horace? Same thing more or less. Astria or Astram? Don't care. Paora or Palla? Don't care. Katua or Catria? Don't care. Cheine or Xane? Chainy is superior to both. Xane is the one and only name change that I actually hate. Rolence or Lorenz? Rolence is Engrish. Lawrence and Lorenz are the same thing. Gato or Gotoh? Don't care. Edited August 4, 2009 by Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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