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Originally Posted by jogproof

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I hope that this helps any one who doesn't like Kiwami arms. Also the name Zenith is quite apt as not only does it mean high point but it is often used to describe some one at the hight of power, sadly it makes me want a Nadir arms for Ryugan.

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

Because it means extremity as in the pinnacle/height of something. Same as Zenith.

None of this really runs counter-point to the fact that the problem is that "Zenith" is just a really dumb name.

It could be the literal translation for "Kiwami," and it'd still sound stupid. A word chosen for it's cool sound in one language doesn't automatically translate to another. Likewise a cool English word could very well result in a stupid Japanese word.

That's why the languages are different. Hell, Aesir apparently didn't think the Rider names needed to be translated. They don't call Gaim "Armoured Warrior." Or Ryugen "Mystery Dragon." So why they bend over backwards and create confusion with Lockseed names, I don't get.

It's just inconsistency. As much as I hate TV-Nihon's "leave half the show in japanese" at least they have some kind of pattern for leaving honourifics, proper nouns, and repeated phrases untranslated consistently. Aesir just seems like it's changing some of the names to be different.