Actually, another translator (kWhazit), who's also involved with the AT2 Relocalization Project, also said it was bad that they removed completely the connotations of the hard work (or better said, slavery) she went during her life and the fact that she's incredibly stubborn, so an aesthetic spelling change (such as Myul) would have fit better than changing it to the point of removing said connotations. However, that's what we got when the game was localized for the English speaking audience.
I feel a mule's being hybrid is irrelevant to her name. Pure Blood Betas, including Mir, aren't hybrid, they're another sort of pure Revatails just like Revatail Origins are (3rd Generations are much closer to the hybrid you've mentioned). But now I see that the naming could be intentional; just as ppl created the strong and efficient animal to put to work, Mule (Mir) was created and had been treated throughly as a tool working for humans with the highly enhanced abilities.
Actually, I'm sure the connotations of her name as Mule are intentional. She is supposed to be the original 2nd gen Reyvateil, a hybrid of a true Reyvateil and a human, right? So just like the animal, she is a halfbreed. The only unfortunate part, in my mind, is that her creators were utter jerks.
You mean Mule => Mir? I know you can hear her say her name in "Legend of Ar Tornelico ‾ミュール生誕‾" "My name is Myuul." (I go with Myuul over Mule for obvs reasons X3)
I think I've been listening to akiko shikata for almost 3 years now, her voice still feels like an angel singing from heaven
Actually, another translator (kWhazit), who's also involved with the AT2 Relocalization Project, also said it was bad that they removed completely the connotations of the hard work (or better said, slavery) she went during her life and the fact that she's incredibly stubborn, so an aesthetic spelling change (such as Myul) would have fit better than changing it to the point of removing said connotations. However, that's what we got when the game was localized for the English speaking audience.
Now THIS is a final boss song.
Mule is a pretty cool name once you get past the connotations...
One of my favorites~ Glad to see it getting a video~
Such an underrated hymn.
I feel a mule's being hybrid is irrelevant to her name. Pure Blood Betas, including Mir, aren't hybrid, they're another sort of pure Revatails just like Revatail Origins are (3rd Generations are much closer to the hybrid you've mentioned). But now I see that the naming could be intentional; just as ppl created the strong and efficient animal to put to work, Mule (Mir) was created and had been treated throughly as a tool working for humans with the highly enhanced abilities.
美しい...
Actually, I'm sure the connotations of her name as Mule are intentional. She is supposed to be the original 2nd gen Reyvateil, a hybrid of a true Reyvateil and a human, right? So just like the animal, she is a halfbreed. The only unfortunate part, in my mind, is that her creators were utter jerks.
You mean Mule => Mir?
I know you can hear her say her name in "Legend of Ar Tornelico ‾ミュール生誕‾"
"My name is Myuul." (I go with Myuul over Mule for obvs reasons X3)
Type it the Japanese way, Myuruu and then all naming problems solved XD
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