Terra or Tina?

[The Man]

I've got the feeling that 'Mash' is a horrible mistranslation (from English to Japanese) of Matt.

I'm 99.995% certain that this is the truth.

I'm relatively indecisive on this issue; at some points I've said I liked Terra better, and at some points I've said I preferred Tina. This is really one of the few Woolsey name-changes that I don't look at as a case of rape, however.

[LingaringBell]

I prefer Terra also, but in terms of the Celestial and Earth references, I think that probably has a lot to do with the ideas of magic and the essesences of magic. Spirit energy and such is drawn in traditional beliefs from two sources, the Celestial plane, namely the heavens and stars and such, and the whole "Life Stream" Planet Life energy. Since these two women are more emobodiments of magic, instead of just esper users, you could say they are more directly connected to the sources of their powers.

[Bahamut2000X]

I've got the feeling that 'Mash' is a horrible mistranslation (from English to Japanese) of Matt.

So when I go to Japan I have to change my name to Mash?

[Marble]

That's just an assumption. Pretty sure he had the whole earth-heavens juxtaposition in mind.

No, it's not an assumption. It's been stated by Woolsey himself.

[ZellMog]

Terra > Tina
Sabin > Mash

That's all there is to it. :moggie: