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Why doesn't Capcom switch Bison, Vega and Balrog's names back at this point?
- Thread starter WrenchNinja
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Off-Kilter
Banned
You want them to change their names, their identities, now? In 2015?
You're crazy OP
Bison is no Mike.
You're crazy OP
No. Chill, guy
Bison is no Mike.
Projectjustice
Banned
M in M.Bison is also understood as Master.
It's not a "seriousness" thing for me; Eggman just sounds lame in general. Plus, for me at least, Robotnik's just a fun name to say!
DryEyeRelief
Member
Bison doesn't just work as a Tyson reference. It's also supposed to suggest that the boxer headbutts (an illegal move in boxing), so he's not a fair fighter. Boxer's reversal attack is a headbutt.
What does Bison mean for a dictator? Nothing.
What does Bison mean for a dictator? Nothing.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Bison are very large, imposing animals.
What if that's his fursona?
This.
DryEyeRelief
Member
Super Combo: Crazy Buffalo
Ultra Combo: Violent Buffalo
Ultra Combo II: Dirty Bull
His name? Bison?
Nope. Balrog
Seven4sses
Member
They're all under a witness protection program and have emigrated to the U.S to live their new lives as their new respective personas. They're running from the law and have to live together in an underground base somewhere.
The Faceless Master
Member
swapping was no doubt cheaper than renaming.
not psycho
Member
According to wikipedia, Capcom says the M. is part of the character's mystery. But he has been referred to as Master Bison in Street Fighter Alpha 3.
Mike is the Japanese name for Balrog, I don't think it has ever been used for Bison.
CrashSimonFaye
Banned
New names are more known at this point.
For me the Japanese names makes so much sense, I always saw it in that way, and I hated the confusion when playing an us version of the game.
"Las Vegas" means "The Meadows" in the Spanish language.
Vega (singular, without an S) does not exist as a word.
"Las Vegas" means "The Meadows" in the Spanish language.
Vega (singular, without an S) does not exist as a word.
Tizoc
Member
Iirc boxers nicknaMe is raging buffalo or somewuch too
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Because the american names are a thousand times better.
As kids we always called M Bison as Mr Bison (or master, or major), and works perfectly as a name for a parody dicatator.
Vega is the one that makes most sense with the change. A spanish fighter with Balrog as a name is the most stupid thing ive ver heard, even more when Vega is actually a spanish surname, and feminine sounding.
Balrog as a name of a boxer doesnt do any harm either, its cool sounding.
Totally false.
Spanish surname.
Also this:
http://es.thefreedictionary.com/vega
So please do not talk about a language you dont actually know.
Nobody in Spain would name a spanish character Balrog. It was stupid and Im glad the tyson reference made that change.
As kids we always called M Bison as Mr Bison (or master, or major), and works perfectly as a name for a parody dicatator.
Vega is the one that makes most sense with the change. A spanish fighter with Balrog as a name is the most stupid thing ive ver heard, even more when Vega is actually a spanish surname, and feminine sounding.
Balrog as a name of a boxer doesnt do any harm either, its cool sounding.
Totally false.
Spanish surname.
Also this:
http://es.thefreedictionary.com/vega
So please do not talk about a language you dont actually know.
Nobody in Spain would name a spanish character Balrog. It was stupid and Im glad the tyson reference made that change.
Yeah. It's like how in DBZ, Mr. Satan (which is a stupid name) was originally changed to Hercule (which is better!) yet fans demand and insist upon the inferior original.
sixteen-bit
Member
They should make Mega Man Rockman too like superior nihongo
crimzonflame
Member
Did the announcer say the names in WW? I dont remember.
He didn't. That didn't come until SSF2.
markshneider
Neo Member
The west names version seems to make more sense to me:
- Vega is as far as I know a Spanish name, then Claw Spanish name's correct
- Balrog commonly refered as a big fire demon, boxing guy's face seems demonic enough for me
- M Bison could simply be changed to Mr. Bison, giving him at leat a title imponence. When everyone you know calls you Mr. as a title, it means you're important
- Vega is as far as I know a Spanish name, then Claw Spanish name's correct
- Balrog commonly refered as a big fire demon, boxing guy's face seems demonic enough for me
- M Bison could simply be changed to Mr. Bison, giving him at leat a title imponence. When everyone you know calls you Mr. as a title, it means you're important
The west names version seems to make more sense to me:
- Vega is as far as I know a Spanish name, then Claw Spanish name's correct
- Balrog commonly refered as a big fire demon, boxing guy's face seems demonic enough for me
- M Bison could simply be changed to Mr. Bison, giving him at leat a title imponence. When everyone you know calls you Mr. as a title, it means you're important
M Bison makes more sense for Boxer, maybe he could drop the M if they fear a lawsuit.
But the problem is that, yeah, Vega is a spanish sounding name, and that Balrog should not be a beautiful guy.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
The west names version seems to make more sense to me:
- Vega is as far as I know a Spanish name, then Claw Spanish name's correct
- Balrog commonly refered as a big fire demon, boxing guy's face seems demonic enough for me
- M Bison could simply be changed to Mr. Bison, giving him at leat a title imponence. When everyone you know calls you Mr. as a title, it means you're important
This.
Although Vega is more used as a spanish surname. Alfonso de la Vega for example. Still, it works perfectly for him as a character.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Because the non Japanese names make more sense than the Japanese ones.
sixteen-bit
Member
Must be that dehumanizing stare
Mermandala
Member
Vega is also a well known star and I always assumed the Dictator was named after that with his psycho powers appearing somewhat cosmic / meteor influenced.
Also: I've always wondered about the voice actors in WW/CE/HF. I've looked online to find out who provided the voice of the announcer and the rest, but there doesn't seem to be any info about it. Anyone have any ideas?
Same here! Where did that come from?
In all seriousness, they should call him Major Bison, it makes much more sense that a military dictator has a high military rank, and not be simply called Mike, but being too old-fashioned to write it out in full.
Yeah, but they ended up doing it for Charlie and Akuma anyway :/
Razzorn34
Member
Mervin Bison. Master of Psycho Power.
Even though we know their true Japanese names it doesn't change anything, we will still call them by the names we have known and called them by for 20+ years...
Like, I still call my mom "Mom" because that's how I have known her all my life... I don't suddenly decide to call her "Amy" because it's her true name.
Like, I still call my mom "Mom" because that's how I have known her all my life... I don't suddenly decide to call her "Amy" because it's her true name.
Nobody uses the word "vega" in singular in Spain, I never say it wasn't a surname.
btw the link you posted is the same description as a meadow.
I don't understand what thing you are saying is totally false.
And who cares what Spanish people would call a character? it was the name that they gave them originally by Capcom Japan.
Mermandala
Member
Balrog's (Boxer) name is just Rog now. Also, an occasional verb.
Speak for yourself, dude. Maybe it's not a commonly operative word nowadays, since most people live in cities and not in rural areas, but to claim that it doesn't exist? Nonesense. Besides, why would "vega" not exist when the plural, "vegas", does?
And there's a shitload of places where I lived that are called "Vega-something" (Vegadeo, Vega de Arriba, Vega de Terrón, etc.). They literally mean "meadow by river X". Tell the people who live in those areas that nobody uses the word...
Spanishsplaining to the native spanish speakers!
Bill Rizer
Member
Mr Bison was "canon" for us back then, here.
From wiki:
Name Change
Capcom USA initially claimed Akuma was possessed by a demon, a detail that has not been reused since his first appearance; the character's name change from Gouki to Akuma for localization reflects Capcom USA's attempt to accentuate the demonic nature, as the word akuma (悪魔means "devil" in Japanese.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
WTF are you talking about?
What is never used, apart from the city name, is in plural.
I used more than a few times the phrase, "junto a la vega del rio".
Are you saying thats as spaniard I dont know how to fucking speak spanish? Holy shit thats a new one.