Names

[Project G]

Why do FF characters have weird names????

[TheAbominatrix]

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

[DocFrance]

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

[m4tt]

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

I would! But I'm just weird.

People have weird names in Japan, I guess.

[crono_logical]

Doesn't Earthbound use rather plain names?

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 I think the non-human characters tend to have the weirder names though

[DocFrance]

Doesn't Earthbound use rather plain names?

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

[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.

[Polaris]

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

Rinoa seems Rino in portuguese!!!!!!

It's funny!

[DJZen]

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.

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.

[Snowman]

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

[Xander]

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.

[Rase]

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

[Freya Coral]

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

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.

[DocFrance]

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.

[DJZen]

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

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.