"You spoony.. guy!"???
What the hell is this?
I was playing FF2 yesterday, and I didn't notice this line until now.
It actually sounds pretty 1337; I doubt that's the correct translation, anyway.
Can I really trust this translation?
I get the feeling the retelling is pretty sham.
It's an homage by the fan translators to a classic line. It's not an accurate translation of what Borgan actually said there, but it's not like it was an important line anyway.
And for heads up if you don't know the "classic line" it's "You spoony bard!"...
The early days of translations
"You Spoony Bard!" which is what Tellah yells at Edward is considered one of the most famous lines in Final Fantasy history and quite possibly video game history. Ted Woosley translated Square's SNES games back in the early to mid 90's (FFII<IV>, FFIII<VI>, Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, etc.) and he did a decent job considering he was always under pressure from Squaresoft to translate quickly to get the game published and sold in North America. Of course, now that Square Enix has grown and has hired more translators, the translations of their games are getting more sophisticated and accurate.
I don't remember what Tellah says in the re-translation of Final Fantasy IV on FF Anthology though...
Something along the lines of "You bastard!" I'd imagine. Got ta get those kiddies playing.
spoon·y also spoon·ey
1. Enamored in a silly or sentimental way.
2. Feebly sentimental; gushy.
I always thought it was a secret cocaine reference.
We all know that the Thief is the superior Final Fantasy figure. <-----PERIOD
Chronicles. And I thought it was the same thing, though I could be wrong -- I wouldn't imagine they'd change "You spoony bard!"Originally Posted by Cubster
They didn't change it, as far as I know it should still be in the GBA version as well...I'd know if Gamestop didn't take so damn long to get their shipment!
Woolsey didn't translate FFIV. Two or three Japanese guys did. The reason all the dialogue seems like it was written by someone who had a tenuous grasp on the English language was because it...well, was.
Both in the Fantranslation and in the Anthology version Tellah still says "You spoony bard!"
Which is why I prefer the prototype...
I guess they didn't want it to fade
So he still says "You Spoony Bard!" in FFIV? I guess Square decided to leave it as is due to many of us liking that line.Sorry, I played the game on PSone last year and I'm currently playing FFII on FFOrigins.
It's a perfectly cromulent insult.
Man, Scarmiglione is a crappy name. Milon was so much cooler.
Scarmiglione is his real name. It's from The Divine Comedy. He and the 3 other fiends were named after demons in The Inferno. However, only the names were used. The characters aren't similar in any other way (Barbariccia is male and Cagnazzo has a snout). In case you're wondering, the names are Italian and translate thusly:
Scarmiglione: (actually no idea on this one, but I heard it means "snatcher", even though that can't be true...)
Cagnazzo: ummm... well "cagna" means b**ch... draw your own conslusions...
Barbariccia: curly beard
Rubicante: It seems to mean "it steals you" or something like that...
Calcabrina is from the Comedy, as well. And Farfarello, but that's FFV.
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