For sure. When they flash the big Omega symbol... it's hard to see how you put an R in there? I get Actar's explanation (which, thank you!), but I'm still just thinking It's Omega And They Dropped The M And E. It's messy, trying to enjoy a franchise that doesn't necessarily have my language in mind when they're naming things.

Also, maybe disagree on Deathsaurus not being the worst example of fighting over a name in Transformers? Like, Death-Saurus. It's clearly what the name of the giant evil monster is supposed to be. Decades of What If It Was This Random Assortment Of Consonants Instead, all fighting against the most reasonable interpretation in order to prop up a dumb dumb dumb alternative... It's just so pointless, you know?

I remember reading an article a while back, about how Apple Store employees are trained. One of the things they're told is not to correct a customer if they pronounce a feature or product wrong. The employee's intent may be to educate, but it creates a negative association in the customer's mind, an embarrassment. The employee knows what the customer means, and should just move on.

I think about that sometimes, when it comes to these character names or item names. They're constructed by people who probably don't care what a native English speaker might make of these names, and yet we treat somewhat-broken-translations as stone tablets, ammunition in battles.

I'm not saying that feelings are being hurt over discussions (not even arguments!) about these names. I mean, I hope they aren't? But, like, Oga or Orga or Ohga... I think we all mean the same guy? It's weird. It's a weird thing to feel like people are right or wrong about.

For the record, it's definitely Deathsaurus

Ironically, it seems we're having a semantics issue here. I was not aware we were talking about how unjustified having any kind of argument about these things were. I agree it's not hard to figure out where they got the name for the giant evil space chicken.

You have a good point about it not at all being a priority how these things actually get written in English, though. The only truly accurate way of spelling Ohga is オーガ. Which, again, is not simply dropping the "me" from オメガ, but mixing it with オー. I stand by my choice of romanization being choice that best represents that, but, yes, at the end of the day, it's really not anything to lose sleep over.

Just, please, nobody ever, *ever*, say Gord Drive. EVER.

That is... really? I don't want to open old wounds (I ain't ever asking about "number theory"), but there're things I never got to experience first-hand in this fandom. Was that really a thing? There being a debate over Gold Drive, the gold version of Drive?

Hahaha, 'debate'.

It's fact, Die.


https://news.tokunation.com/wp-conte...-Drive-002.jpg

I wouldn't use Ohma Form as an example considering they would later correct it when the actual product came out.

Astonishing. Astonishing. I picked the goddamn right franchise to be a fan of. It... they are trying so hard, you guys. I love it. I unironically love it.

Seeing this image made me remember that the "O" in Oma Zi-O is written オー　while the "O" in Zi-O is written オウ and then I realized I'm not even sure what you were trying to prove by posting that image, but it's definitely had the effect of making me uncertain of everything I've ever believed in. What even is language? Who are any of us to say it's wrong to spell Gold Drive as Gord Drive? Besides sensible, I mean?

EDIT: Oh wait, holy s***, "From"!? I was so on this ou train I didn't even notice! That's great!

I haven't even watched that show, but I think you're all being a little unfair about this. That's a character charm featuring OHMA, FROM KAMEN RIDER ZI-O. Everyone's favorite original character, Ohma! From the show Kamen Rider Zi-O! It's exactly what they wrote!