Gainsborugh (potential spoilers)

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10-18-2007, 01:48 PM
MJN SEIFER

Gainsborough (potential spoilers)

This is Aeris's surname.

But what I want to know is which parent is it from.

Elmyra or Infania? (I know Infania was with (SPOILER)Gast but I don't know if they where married)
10-18-2007, 01:57 PM
TheSpoonyBard

It's Elmyra's surname.

If Gast and Ifalna were married, her name would be Faremis.
10-18-2007, 02:48 PM
MJN SEIFER

Thanks.
10-18-2007, 03:23 PM
cloud21zidane16

Its actually Gainsborough.
10-18-2007, 03:33 PM
MJN SEIFER

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Originally Posted by cloud21zidane16

Its actually Gainsborough.

My mistake. *Edit*
10-18-2007, 06:04 PM
ReloadPsi

Even if the retcons from the compilation hadn't shown us Gast's surname (Why isn't "Gast" his surname anyway? When you address a person as "Professor" you use their last name! Now I'm really confused about Hojo too.), Gainsborough would still have undoubtedly been Elmyra's surname as Aeris is not initially established as an adoptive daughter.
11-04-2007, 06:48 PM
MJN SEIFER

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Originally Posted by ReloadPsi

Why isn't "Gast" his surname anyway? When you address a person as "Professor" you use their last name!

I have no idea if this classes as a revival, as I just remembered this thread. But you have an interesting point, infact I always (wrongly) thought that Gast was his surname for reasons you explained. But then if you want to be really pedantic...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aeris

Thank you Mr. Barret

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

So how do you feel MISTER Sephiroth?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elena

Oh, Mr Tseng?

These are just three examples, one of the few things that bothered me about this excellent game. FFVIII did a little better, but FFIX did best in this field
11-04-2007, 06:57 PM
Godhand

That will be down to the translation and how suffixes like "-san" and "-kun" were handled. Occasionally you do get things like "Barret-san" rather than "Wallace-san", and obviously the closest thing to that is "Mister Barret".

I'm fairly sure "Professor" as a title isn't a suffix in Japanese, so the usage couldn't be the same as "-san", but I can't speak to that, not being an expert or having studied it at all.

VII's localisation was pretty terrible.
11-05-2007, 06:57 PM
MJN SEIFER

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godhand

That will be down to the translation and how suffixes like "-san" and "-kun" were handled. Occasionally you do get things like "Barret-san" rather than "Wallace-san", and obviously the closest thing to that is "Mister Barret".

That's a good point, I can't believe I didn't think of that.:rolleyes2
11-05-2007, 08:23 PM
Aerisfanatic

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Originally Posted by Mr. Burns

It's Elmyra's surname.

If Gast and Ifalna were married, her name would be Faremis.

ilfalnas last name was faremis?
11-06-2007, 08:45 AM
TheSpoonyBard

Her surname was never disclosed, but I was saying that if she were to marry Prof. Gast, she would probably take his surname.
11-06-2007, 12:47 PM
Kawaii Ryûkishi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godhand

That will be down to the translation and how suffixes like "-san" and "-kun" were handled. Occasionally you do get things like "Barret-san" rather than "Wallace-san", and obviously the closest thing to that is "Mister Barret".

I'm fairly sure "Professor" as a title isn't a suffix in Japanese, so the usage couldn't be the same as "-san", but I can't speak to that, not being an expert or having studied it at all.

In Japan, hakase ("doctor" or "professor") is indeed used as a suffix after someone's name, much like sensei ("teacher" or "master") is.