Mispronounced Squaresoft/enix Names

[Stormie BluJay]

(Remember when you're reading this not to take anything seriously. This is meant to be slightly comedic, so try to keep a good sense of humor and loosen up.)

Oh, the humanity. How long can people not realized phonetic pronunciation? This thread is dedicated to letting people know how things are ACTUALLY pronounced. Don't worry, we still love you... maybe.

Final Fantasy VII - Tifa
Correct Pronunciation: tee - fuh
Incorrect Pronunciations: ti - fuh (Tiffa), tee - fay, tai - fuh

Honestly, wouldn't this be easy to understand? Yes, for years people have incorrectly pronounced one of the most easily understood names other than Cid or Cloud. Because there is only one 'f' between the 'i' and 'a', it can't possibly ever be pronounced "Tiffa", as it is in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus. And I don't even know how to possibly explain why or how her name could ever sound like "Tifay". Sorry, I just can't, unless you want Tina Fay to be cast for our heroine. Pronouncing her name 'Tyfa' is easily understood, but because the word ends with an 'a' and not an 'e', the 'i' is not long.


Final Fantasy VII - Yuffie
Correct Pronunciation: yuh - fee
Incorrect Pronunciation: yoo - fee, yoo - fai

Really? I mean, REALLY? This is a complete blunder to me. In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus, Yuffie's name is incorrectly pronounced "Yoofee", which just makes no phonetic sense, what-so-EVER. Yuffie. Two 'f's. That makes the 'u' short, so it makes an 'uh' noise. It's impossible to not understand. Really, people, a two-year-old could get this.

Final Fantasy X - Tidus
Correct Pronunciation: tai - dus
Incorrect Pronunciation: tee - dus, tay - dus, tee - doos

Okay...? For anyone who had never read a word of Shakespearian literature, Tidus is the name of one of his characters. Unlike Tifa, the word is pronounced differently... because its Shakespearian. In other words, it's pronounced tie - dus, and no other way.

Final Fantasy VIII - Seifer
Correct Pronunciation: zai - fur
Incorrect Pronunciation: see - fur, sie - fur, si - fur

Well... It's surprising people don't know a German name when they see one. Seifer is a somewhat common name in Germany, and follows their phonetics. if an 's' is at the beginning of the word is pronounced as a 'z', and an 'ei' is pronounced as a long 'i', so it should be zie - fur, right? Not according to some people. Even in Kingdom Hearts II they were close, but missed by one letter. Yes, they mispronounced the 's'. Oh well, maybe they should find out where these names come from before they do the voice acting...



Now you guys start posting too. If you know of any mispronounced names, please feel free to post on here. And remember, this is a humorous 'Squaresoft/enix Roast' thread, so making fun of the games is perfectly welcome.