I like the Espers the most (both FFVI and FFXII's), but when I think of "summons" the first term that enters my head is Eidolon thanks to FFIV DS.
Also, Aeon is a runner up for "incredibly cool name for a summon spirit".
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I like the Espers the most (both FFVI and FFXII's), but when I think of "summons" the first term that enters my head is Eidolon thanks to FFIV DS.
Also, Aeon is a runner up for "incredibly cool name for a summon spirit".
I like Aeon because it sounds really mystical, but then I just kind of call them summons.
I prefer eidolon, mostly for the word's Homeric origins. I'm a big ol' Homer nerd.
But in conversation I usually just refer to them as "summons" because that's a simpler, catch-all term.
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Originally Posted by Skyblade
Adding -aga to Thunder/Fire/Blizzard was never something I approved of. When it comes to summons, I don't prefer any of the terms used thus far... if I had to choose, it'd be between Espers and Aeons.
Word pluralization is based on form and usage when the word was integrated into English. Eidolon pluralized into Eidola, not Eidolons.Quote:
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Originally Posted by Skyblade
Adding -aga to Thunder/Fire/Blizzard was never something I approved of. When it comes to summons, I don't prefer any of the terms used thus far... if I had to choose, it'd be between Espers and Aeons.
That said, "Eidolons" is common enough for it to be a perfectly valid form. And the pronunciation that the game used could be argued as technically correct.
But if you're going to use "Eye-Dole-In" over "Eye-Duh-Lon", you should use the Eidola plural, because otherwise, I hate the way the word sounds. It feels unnatural and awkwardly accented.
Ah.
nomather what game, i always just call them Summons.
i did not like GF becaus in my mind that will always be a short for Girlfriend :P
Eidolon? naa, its a cool name but it just doesnt cut it for me
I don't remember being fond of the term. Aeon kind of made sense. Esper, sort of. Eidolon feels like they were trying to say Idols which feels like a cowardly way of saying Gods. Terms I'd like to see used include Seraphim and Nephilim and perhaps Theos.
Eidolon, pronounced eye-doh-lon.