Names

Why do FF characters have weird names????

1. They're made in Japan
2. They're fantasy stories and
3. Common names are no fun.

Would you play a game where the main characters' names are Tom, Harry, and Sally?

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Originally Posted by DocFrance

Would you play a game where the main characters' names are Tom, Harry, and Sally?

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I would! But I'm just weird.

People have weird names in Japan, I guess.

Doesn't Earthbound use rather plain names? :p

I can't imagine even Japanese people having some of the names the characters have though. I guess it adds to the fantasy aspect though, yeah :p I think the non-human characters tend to have the weirder names though :p

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Originally Posted by Arche

Doesn't Earthbound use rather plain names? :p

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I don't know too many kids named Ness, Loid, Picky, Pokey, or Poo. Seriously, Poo, for chrissakes!

This is one reason why "Final Fantasy characters in HIGH SCHOOL!" fanfiction lacks credibility: any kid named Cloud would have the crap beaten out of him first day.

Because while they were makin' the game they mixed very names and got into that!!!!!!!

Rinoa seems Rino in portuguese!!!!!!

It's funny!

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Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi

This is one reason why "Final Fantasy characters in HIGH SCHOOL!" fanfiction lacks credibility: any kid named Cloud would have the crap beaten out of him first day.

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And anyone claiming to be a black mage would be made fun of all the time by Fighter, who would of course be the popular jock.

hmmmmmmm could it be because the games are...fantasy :D

I'm gonna call my daughter Kairi, such a nice name. (Okay it's not FF but near enough). And yeah weird names adds to the whole fantasy of it, I think anyway, I like their names.

Well, some names aren't wierd (Cecil, Vincent) But most are.

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Originally Posted by DocFrance

Would you play a game where the main characters' names are Tom, Harry, and Sally?

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I'm with you, Doc. The same thing goes for fantasy books, too. I mean, fantasy books where the protagonist is named Billy isn't very common. :D

Well, there is Billy from Xenogears...

A common name in the West is pretty rare in Japan. That's why Schala and Janus from Chrono Trigger are actually Sarah and Jacky in Japan.

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Originally Posted by Dark_Paladin_Cecil

Well, some names aren't wierd (Cecil, Vincent) But most are.

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I dunno, Cecil's a pretty weird name. I knew a girl named Rosa in school, but she actually was Italian so she had that excuse... The only actually ordinary sounding name from an FF I can think of is Maria. That's just part of the charm though.