Jugdral Localization (Wank Optional)
Feb. 21st, 2013 09:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mark_asphodelSo. We'll hear no more about Latka and Scrabblebits 'round these parts.
And not Luchtaine and Scathach, either. Despite the mythological bent showed in the localization overall, Ayra's mini-me daughter has been localized as... Larcei. I think I like it. Meanwhile, NoA completely and utterly punted on the raving mess of a name that is Sukasha/Skasaher/Scathach and came up with... Ulster. Despite the fact that they've been assiduously erasing real-life place names from the game script overall (x-ref Leonster, Silesse, etc). I'm guessing this means that if Shanan gets localized in anything ever he will indeed be rendered as "Shannon" to go with his cousin.
"Ulster" is not a very good name but I have to laugh about it, as it just seems like NoA looked at "スカサハ" and went, "Fuck it. Where's a map of Ireland? Pick something!"
Anyway, first we have the FE5 names.
Dadga --> Dadgar. OK.
Marita--> Mareeta. Eh. Not my favorite spelling but w/e.
Evayle--> Evyel. Again, I had my own preference but I'll get over it. I was half-expecting "Yvelle" or something out-there.
Olwen is unchanged.
Seiram--> Salem. Yes!
Cyas--> Saias. It's a palindrome.
Reidrick--> Raydrik. Eh. Don't care for it but again w/e. I kind of like how Google Translate makes him the double-barrelled menace of Ray Hendrick.
Oh, and Fiana remains Fiana.Marita Mareeta mentions it.
Then we have the FE4 gang.
Ardan--> Arden. OK.
Jamka-->Jamke. I dunno if that's better or worse.
Aira-->Ayra. I'm just glad they didn't go with "Ira," which reminds me of old European dudes (same way "Serge" was a bad name for Cherche.)
Arthur is unchanged
Julius is unchanged
Fee is still Fee. Good.
Altenna-->Altena. Eh. Looks better the other way.
Ethlin-->Ethlyn. Very pretty and I totally expected this. NoA likes their "y"s these days.
Aless-->Ares. Always preferred "Aless" but not gonna cry over it. He makes a better God of War than "Mars" does anyway.
Alvis-->Arvis. Never liked his name to start with and dunno how I feel about this.
Levin-->Lewyn. The vaguely Jewish bard becomes a Welsh bard, and after I got over the shock I decided I liked the name.
Sety-->Ced. I am probably in the extreme minority here, as I'm fine with this. Crusader Sety and his Holsety spell always struck me as a little weirdly coincidental so I don't care if the similarity has been expunged.
Cuan-->Quan. Holy shit. I have seen this spelling on one, count that one, piece of Japanese fanart. Ever. I expected either a full-on mythological correctness with "Cian" or a 4kids-style "Quin" and wasn't sure which way the wind would blow here. Yikes.
Lachesis-->Raquesis. Huh. Funny that this time they chose to dump the mythical reference. I'm just glad it wasn't "Rackesis," which sounded like either a bone disease or a parasitic infestation. "Raquesis" kind of has a Raquel Welch sex-bomb ring to it. I guess she's the new L'Arachel in terms of "Well, I guess you can do that with those syllables."
Maris and Roro are Malice and Legion. Very cool.
I'm reeling from "Quan" and "Arvis" and "Ulster" but I'll get over it.
And not Luchtaine and Scathach, either. Despite the mythological bent showed in the localization overall, Ayra's mini-me daughter has been localized as... Larcei. I think I like it. Meanwhile, NoA completely and utterly punted on the raving mess of a name that is Sukasha/Skasaher/Scathach and came up with... Ulster. Despite the fact that they've been assiduously erasing real-life place names from the game script overall (x-ref Leonster, Silesse, etc). I'm guessing this means that if Shanan gets localized in anything ever he will indeed be rendered as "Shannon" to go with his cousin.
"Ulster" is not a very good name but I have to laugh about it, as it just seems like NoA looked at "スカサハ" and went, "Fuck it. Where's a map of Ireland? Pick something!"
Anyway, first we have the FE5 names.
Dadga --> Dadgar. OK.
Marita--> Mareeta. Eh. Not my favorite spelling but w/e.
Evayle--> Evyel. Again, I had my own preference but I'll get over it. I was half-expecting "Yvelle" or something out-there.
Olwen is unchanged.
Seiram--> Salem. Yes!
Cyas--> Saias. It's a palindrome.
Reidrick--> Raydrik. Eh. Don't care for it but again w/e. I kind of like how Google Translate makes him the double-barrelled menace of Ray Hendrick.
Oh, and Fiana remains Fiana.
Then we have the FE4 gang.
Ardan--> Arden. OK.
Jamka-->Jamke. I dunno if that's better or worse.
Aira-->Ayra. I'm just glad they didn't go with "Ira," which reminds me of old European dudes (same way "Serge" was a bad name for Cherche.)
Arthur is unchanged
Julius is unchanged
Fee is still Fee. Good.
Altenna-->Altena. Eh. Looks better the other way.
Ethlin-->Ethlyn. Very pretty and I totally expected this. NoA likes their "y"s these days.
Aless-->Ares. Always preferred "Aless" but not gonna cry over it. He makes a better God of War than "Mars" does anyway.
Alvis-->Arvis. Never liked his name to start with and dunno how I feel about this.
Levin-->Lewyn. The vaguely Jewish bard becomes a Welsh bard, and after I got over the shock I decided I liked the name.
Sety-->Ced. I am probably in the extreme minority here, as I'm fine with this. Crusader Sety and his Holsety spell always struck me as a little weirdly coincidental so I don't care if the similarity has been expunged.
Cuan-->Quan. Holy shit. I have seen this spelling on one, count that one, piece of Japanese fanart. Ever. I expected either a full-on mythological correctness with "Cian" or a 4kids-style "Quin" and wasn't sure which way the wind would blow here. Yikes.
Lachesis-->Raquesis. Huh. Funny that this time they chose to dump the mythical reference. I'm just glad it wasn't "Rackesis," which sounded like either a bone disease or a parasitic infestation. "Raquesis" kind of has a Raquel Welch sex-bomb ring to it. I guess she's the new L'Arachel in terms of "Well, I guess you can do that with those syllables."
Maris and Roro are Malice and Legion. Very cool.
I'm reeling from "Quan" and "Arvis" and "Ulster" but I'll get over it.
