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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

That's not even the worst example from that franchise! At least Ohga has a clear etymology, is what I'm saying!

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.