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Topic	Anime, Manga, VN, JRPG, Related Things Discussion Topic XCIX
agesboy 08/02/22 9:28:32 PM #246:	YoukaiSlayer posted... It is though because my point on dromarch wasn't that people will get dromarch as a reference but won't get byakko, it's that they kept the idea of mythological beast and found a name that fit the rest of the names they chose. big spoilers for xc2: they're actively subverting their own plot by doing this though. all of the blades' names are in Japanese for a reason- to hint early and heavily on one of the biggest plot twists/points of the game; that titans are blades' final forms. two of the four heavenly beasts are titans and two are main characters' blades and you're supposed to realize there's a connection there, but that link is weakened if not completely severed by naming them disconnected mythological names. that's also an early indicator that Jin/Shin, Metsu/Malos, and the rest of Torna is ALL blades. and it even ties back into Nia! i seriously feel like this detracts from the game more than westernizing the name palette --- http://i.imgur.com/LabbRyN.jpg raytan and Kana are on opposite ends of the Awesome Spectrum. <cite>agesboy posted [p:967028647] in Anime, Man... [t:80044363]...</cite> <quote>YoukaiSlayer posted... </cite> <quote>It is though because my point on dromarch wasn't that people will get dromarch as a reference but won't get byakko, it's that they kept the idea of mythological beast and found a name that fit the rest of the names they chose.</quote>big spoilers for xc2: they're actively subverting their own plot by doing this though. all of the blades' names are in Japanese for a reason- to hint early and heavily on one of the biggest plot twists/points of the game; that titans are blades' final forms. two of the four heavenly beasts are titans and two are main characters' blades and you're supposed to realize there's a connection there, but that link is weakened if not completely severed by naming them disconnected mythological names. that's also an early indicator that Jin/Shin, Metsu/Malos, and the rest of Torna is ALL blades. and it even ties back into Nia! i seriously feel like this detracts from the game more than westernizing the name palette --- http://i.imgur.com/LabbRyN.jpg raytan and Kana are on opposite ends of the Awesome Spectrum.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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