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 Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:47 pm
I can understand that. I have a habit of calling Ansem the Wise, DiZ instead. My nephew is also a big fan of the games, and plays them quite a lot. Whenever he first started playing Kingdom Hearts II, he had millions of questions, especially during the cutscenes. It was a bit difficult to explain without giving stuff away.
Him: Who's that?
Me: Oh, that's just Ansem.
Him: WHAT? I killed Ansem on the other game!
Me: O.o Oh..Uh..No, I didn't mean Ansem...Don't know where THAT came from... *cough*
>.>
<.<
His name is DiZ. Yeah, Ansem is dead, don't worry. You won't have to fight him again. Well...technically...
Him: What does technically mean?
Me: ...Never you mind. Just play >.<
Haha...Yeah..Good times. Kids are grand XD
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:30 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:12 pm
Mizz_FUJIN What if KIngdom hearts was a Disney / Naruto collab instead? What if Sora was black with an afro? do you think he'd be treated differently? 1) It would fail. 2) I'd lynch myself mid-game... No, I'm kidding! XD ...eh... that's not funny. I'm sorry my fellow brothas. Uh... The idea of a black hero is kinda a pushy one, especially as an offspring of Disney and Square Enix. But being rated E, most of the younger gamers might not care, but when it comes to the older gamers there might be some who may feel, I suppose, uncomfortable (for a lack of a better word). Looking through a sociologist perspective (not saying I am one, which I'm not, but I took a sociology class and now I have this urge to learn more and whatnot), blacks have always been on the lower end of society. Not as bad as it was before, but today they're still low on the charts. Society, with the help of media, has depicted blacks as uneducated, poor, and violent. If you don't believe me, just think of all the movies you've seen where the black person plays the role of the underdog. Most of the times the person is male, uneducated, working several jobs to take care of his family (some times having to participate in illegal activities), and, of course, violent (think Native Son, how the main character would lash out at people out of fear). Considering all this, the game might not have done so well if Sora was black due to racist controversy. You wouldn't want to make up a character who's skin color would represent all those negative things (because what kind of a hero is poor, uneducated, and supports unjustified violent). Uh... Just for the record, I'm not racist and I'm really sorry if I come off as one and if I've offended anyone. Keep in mind, this isn't true for everyone, but, regardless, this is what society/media has portrayed blacks. And... I'm done. o.o;
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:36 am
Yes, Naruto Disney would fail.
What if there was a keyblade that could fuse itself with other keyblades?
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:37 am
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:05 pm
This isnt really a What if, more of a , uknowhatbugs me:
If The Heartless are called "heartless" because they don't have hearts, then why does a heart float off into the aether every time one is slain?
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:08 pm
Mizz_FUJIN This isnt really a What if, more of a , uknowhatbugs me: If The Heartless are called "heartless" because they don't have hearts, then why does a heart float off into the aether every time one is slain? From what i understand, Heartless are being of only a collapsed heart. Meaning they have no bodies. now Nobodies are beings of only the body, they have no heart. So the names are kind of reversed.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:17 pm
Kichi Kuronagi Mizz_FUJIN This isnt really a What if, more of a , uknowhatbugs me: If The Heartless are called "heartless" because they don't have hearts, then why does a heart float off into the aether every time one is slain? From what i understand, Heartless are being of only a collapsed heart. Meaning they have no bodies. now Nobodies are beings of only the body, they have no heart. So the names are kind of reversed. yeah i agree, they are, so wouldnt that just mean it was a mistranslation?
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:37 pm
No, no mistranslation. Pretty sure Tetsuya did that to screw with us xD Heartless are nothing but Hearts. The more powerful the Darkness inside the heart, the more powerful the Heartless. Nobodies are the Bodies and Souls left behind- the Souls being why they have sentience.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:03 pm
Yeah, no mistranslation. They're called haatoresu in japanese, basically heartless in katakana. And nobodies are nobadi, you get the idea. So it's perfectly instentional.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:28 pm
Okay, i understand biggrin
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:48 pm
What if kingdom hearts had 3 times as many Japanese references and everyone was all like, "DESU!!!"
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phoenixianCrystallist Crew
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:53 pm
Then I'd have a legitimate excuse for learning Japanese. n_n
What if all of the characters suddenly switched genders? oO
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:58 pm
Mizu_Kage_Hikari Then I'd have a legitimate excuse for learning Japanese. n_n What if all of the characters suddenly switched genders? oO I would be looking for Org XIII hentai instead of... you know... avoiding it... What if Marluxia had testosterone?
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:12 pm
End game. And I have to semi-agree about the Org gender bender. I say semi because... Xigbar, Lexaeus or Xaldin? As women? *shudder* What if Org XIII were a part of a musical? Oh wait...
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