Forum:Fire Emblem: Awakening Localization Hopes

Alright, this is a thread I'm creating in preparation for all the preferences people have for Fire Emblem: Awakening (FE13) names, many of which will be getting an official English translation for the first time. Being very familiar with both FE13 and the unique, sometimes unexpected challenges associated with localizing a foreign-made game, as well as how such things affect the ways that wikis present information, let me start out with some wishes I have for names.

This is probably my biggest wish. Clearly the mythological basis is there, and I think fan translation was really on point with this one, Zigludo notwithstanding... The Engrish are coming, the Engrish are coming...and they want your mythological references to die in a fire...sad... I mean, we have Levin Sword... I really hope they keep this one the way it is... I'm a bit more indifferent on this one than the previously listed names, but I think Julius/Julia makes more sense. This one is right up there with Sigurd in my view, maybe even a bit higher. Leaf makes me think of, well, a leaf. Leif fits in more with the Nordic/Irish/Northern European folklore that the Jugdral series is so keen on. The way "Jugdral" is actually spoken makes "Yggral" seem much more appealing. The whole Nordic mythology discussion comes to mind, where Yggdrasil is the world tree, and Yggdral is the FE4-5 continent. But either way isn't too bad. Most people tend to mispronounce the first spelling more than the second, though. This result, at least on this wikia, was one of the hotly debated name changes back in the day. I think it makes good sense, and I hope the NA localization team agrees. I think I've gotten too used to this, preferring it over the other spellings I've seen. I think the first spelling was almsot like it's trying to avoid being the same as the legendary Arturian knight... Personally, I think going with Valhart is a good example of not letting Engrish get the best of you. It sounds more emperor-like, I don't know... "Malice" means something else in English... I like this, but a better way isn't altogether unlikely, either. Same reasoning as Valhart, and as for the possible Street Fighter referrence, well, there were no issues with Vega...I don't think Guile is trademarked, anyway. I think it works... Same reasoning as Valhart, I suppose...
 * Siglud --> Sigurd
 * Rackesis --> Lachesis
 * Levn --> Levin
 * Celice
 * Yurius/Yuria --> Julius/Julia
 * Leaf --> Leif
 * Jugdral --> Yggdral
 * Lugh/Lleu
 * Aless
 * Perceval --> Percival
 * Valhalt --> Valhart
 * Malice --> Maris
 * Gangrel
 * Guire --> Guile
 * Nn --> Nene
 * Lenha --> Renha

The following are preferences that have already impossible (or are close to it). Well, nobody's perfect. That's what I'm chalking this one up to. Ha! I think that since the localization team already shot themselves in the foot with "Sully", they are scrambling with what to name the other cavalier now that the "Sun" and "Evening" reference is blown. I would've wrote some reasoning, but decided to flip the table instead. Boom. Critical hit. Damage.
 * Chrom --> Krom
 * Sort/Sully --> Sol/Soiree
 * Ylisse --> Iris

Thoughts, comments, criticisms? Fire away, this is the thread to do it in.--Aivass Remurias (talk) 06:17, January 6, 2013 (UTC)