Why The Abomination? (Curious)

탱크블레이드 · December 14, 2016

Considering some translations I have seen I figured Habitant would have been what you guys would have chosen. What sparked the idea for Abomination? Kinda curious.

dazedgumball · December 14, 2016

Simply because it actually looks like an abomination. It is half insect, half man after all. I really wished they kept the Habitant as the name.

ShadowMadara · December 14, 2016

But first what does a Habitant mean?!

dazedgumball · December 14, 2016

MK2Xiao said:
But first what does a Habitant mean?!

An inhabitant.

Accurate due to the fact that the title of this creature is called the Denizen of the Deep

ShadowMadara · December 14, 2016

dazedgumball said:

MK2Xiao said:
But first what does a Habitant mean?!
An inhabitant.

Accurate due to the fact that the title of this creature is called the Denizen of the Deep

Hmm yeah I feel habitant sounds better but the abomination also describe this creature in a sense.

Noburo · December 14, 2016

I'll reserve judgement until I experience the story for myself. I personally warmed up to the name Habitant during the wait for this episode, since I've just been assuming it's a creature that lives in Berbhe that we disturbed/woke up through our actions in the story battles.

The word abomination has more meanings to it than just "gross thing", and I'm hoping that the monster's role in the story of Berbhe is the reason why they went with the change. If it's just some guy on the localization team going "Habitant? That ain't even a word! That right there's just an abomination!" then I'll be a bit bothered.

DeafEyeAnce · December 14, 2016

To me, a lot of the things we've been fighting already are abominations. Juggernaut for example? It feels like a lazy name to slap on. But I also agree with Noburo, I'll reserve judgment until I see the story behind it.

DarkOptimist · December 14, 2016

As a Canadian, Habitant always felt really awkward as a name, since it's also the name brand of (popular?) soups. I don't think the mental image of a giant yellow can of soup instills the kind of emotion the developers were going for with this boss.

The Abomination is hardly original and puts me in mind of the Marvel character, but I'd say it's a step in the right direction.

탱크블레이드 · December 14, 2016

Yeah its not bad at all i agree. Was just curious.

ShadowMadara · December 14, 2016

Anyone feels like neimhain is actually the war god Macha? In the end of Lugh we saw Macha talking to Milo and Iset sooo I think that's actually Neimhain

Question2 · December 14, 2016

Neamhainn is another goddess actually. It seems weird that players would be fighting her though. Macha had more foreshadowing and would have fit the role better.

Abomination fits way more IMHO, i can 100% guarantee there would be a way larger backlash if they had gone with "Habitant".

탱크블레이드 · December 14, 2016

Question2 said:
Neamhainn is another goddess actually. It seems weird that players would be fighting her though. Macha had more foreshadowing and would have fit the role better.

Abomination fits way more IMHO, i can 100% guarantee there would be a way larger backlash if they had gone with "Habitant".

Kinda. Yes and no. Depends on how many people prefer Korean Names over NA names xD as well as accuracy.

Ikarsu · December 15, 2016

Abomination... a thing that causes disgust or hatred.

when you look at it, it has a bug's body, a human head, can rotate in multiple directions like a doll, and has an appearance that makes Silent Hill monsters look cute and cuddly.

so yeah, Abomination should fit this boss perfectly for localization since Habitant literally means that you are French settler in Canada, and that would offend a load of people considering today's generation.

Noburo · December 15, 2016

I was going for the second definition of abomination on most sources; the word can be used as another word for hatred itself. Calling it "The Abomination" or "Abomination" would be actually be super cool to me if it had a story that inspired its hatred, like "The Fury" from Metal Gear Solid 3. To quote the news post, "it has no grand plan, no sinister machinations, no mighty goals to aspire to. It exists for one reason alone: To destroy and consume." and that's why I sound a bit pre-emptively disappointed with the change. Again, if the story dialogue adds more to it I'll probably end up loving it.

If they didn't want to offend French Canadians they wouldn't have slapped us with the horribad CAD NX exchange rate and not adjusted it according to how the US dollar has changed since then.

edit: Before anyone jumps on me for that^, I realize it would've been worse when usd was 1.50 cad earlier this year, but when the change happened it was at 1.25 or so and started dropping again for a few months. Subject for another thread anyways.

Ikarsu · December 15, 2016

Noburo said:
I was going for the second definition of abomination on most sources; the word can be used as another word for hatred itself. Calling it "The Abomination" or "Abomination" would be actually be super cool to me if it had a story that inspired its hatred, like "The Fury" from Metal Gear Solid 3. To quote the news post, "it has no grand plan, no sinister machinations, no mighty goals to aspire to. It exists for one reason alone: To destroy and consume." and that's why I sound a bit pre-emptively disappointed with the change. Again, if the story dialogue adds more to it I'll probably end up loving it.

If they didn't want to offend French Canadians they wouldn't have slapped us with the horribad CAD NX exchange rate and not adjusted it according to how the US dollar has changed since then.

Fawful would be proud to have a boss based on the embodiment of FURY.

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