Dermot Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 I've pondered the mystery of Beltino Toad's name. His Japanese name is ?????? (Beruts'?no), but romanized as Beltino. I kept wondering what kind of name Beltino was. Italian? Spanish? ...Greek? ...Bulgarian? XD Wild mass guessing usually fell flat when I googled.But I just had an epiphany. Even when Japanese designers choose a non-Japanese name, it's not uncommon for their colleagues to misspell it. This is how Aerith becomes "Aeris", Bart becomes "Balto" (no relation to the half-wolf of the same name), etc. But they can still get some of the details right ("Aeri" in "Aerith", for example).On a hunch, I realized that the French name Bertineau is very close, and it's pronounced Bertsineau in Québec. ...it's not the most solid lead ever imagined, but it's better than anything else I thought of thus far. It seems to consider both the spelling (with just a "t") and the pronunciation (like /ts/). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FoXXX Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 But but but but but but but but but but everything after SNES SF is bad, bad, bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 Oh shush, I still like some of the ensemble characters. Just not a certain Black Hole Sue. :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EazyIN Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Well there's some Italian food joint down here named Beltino's so there ya' have it >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 Well there's some Italian food joint down here named Beltino's so there ya' have it >_>Do you know anything about the name Beltino? :3 Still, it's strange how the Japanese name specifically has a /ts/ pronunciation, when the name is only spelled with a "t". And no, it's not Beruch?no - the Japanese name is specifically spelled with kana that form "tsi" (big "tsu", little "i").It's possible that "Beltino" could be a Woolseyism (different name that "sounds better" to the translator). Beltino was introduced in the instruction manual for Star Fox 64, where Katarina had become "Katina", Fichina was botched as "Fortuna", etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EazyIN Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Do you know anything about the name Beltino? :3 Still, it's strange how the Japanese name specifically has a /ts/ pronunciation, when the name is only spelled with a "t". And no, it's not Beruch?no - the Japanese name is specifically spelled with kana that form "tsi" (big "tsu", little "i").It's possible that "Beltino" could be a Woolseyism (different name that "sounds better" to the translator).I don't pay attention to the other SF characters besides the main ones <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Asriel Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 On a side note, I'd like to tell that Beltino was "commonly" used as Slippy father's name among the fandom way before it even appeared in the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 On a side note, I'd like to tell that Beltino was "commonly" used as Slippy father's name among the fandom way before it even appeared in the games.He was mentioned in the SF64 manual. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr. Mario Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 His name sounds Italian to me, I think his voice actor is Itailian too, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scorpion03 Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Have to say I always thought he was italian and the name does sound italian, although i doubt its an exact copy of a real name, rather something the designer liked the sound of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DRL Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 His name sounds Italian to me, I think his voice actor is Itailian too, right?Yeah, 'Beltino' sounds rather cool if usingan Italian accent. I've pondered the mystery of Beltino Toad's name. His Japanese name is ?????? (Beruts'?no), but romanized as Beltino. I kept wondering what kind of name Beltino was. Italian? Spanish? ...Greek? ...Bulgarian? XD Wild mass guessing usually fell flat when I googled.But I just had an epiphany. Even when Japanese designers choose a non-Japanese name, it's not uncommon for their colleagues to misspell it. This is how Aerith becomes "Aeris", Bart becomes "Balto" (no relation to the half-wolf of the same name), etc. But they can still get some of the details right ("Aeri" in "Aerith", for example).On a hunch, I realized that the French name Bertineau is very close, and it's pronounced Bertsineau in Québec. ...it's not the most solid lead ever imagined, but it's better than anything else I thought of thus far. It seems to consider both the spelling (with just a "t") and the pronunciation (like /ts/).Some of us allways miss those little details.Cool thing you are around to help .But but but but but but but but but but everything after SNES SF is bad, bad, bad!So literally, you, FoXXX, the #1 Krystal fanboyaround, is saying: "Krystal is bad because she isnot in SNES SF". :trollface: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krystal Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Try Italian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr. Mario Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Try Italian.Looked up his name in many langueges, couldn't find it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Monroe Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Beltino is made up, but its Italianesque. Its not the only made up name in the series, you know (Dengar, Oikonny, ect). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 Beltino is made up, but its Italianesque. Its not the only made up name in the series, you know (Dengar, Oikonny, ect).Dengar comes from the Kansai regional accent of Japanese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Monroe Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Dengar comes from the Kansai regional accent of Japanese.And in English it comes from Star Wars, soooo yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 And in English it comes from Star Wars, soooo yeah.I don't remember a Dengar in Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Monroe Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I don't remember a Dengar in Star Wars.That's probably because he was one of the minor background characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 That's probably because he was one of the minor background characters.Yeah, I'm really not that enormous of a Star Wars fan. It's mostly a series of movies everyone was watching when I was a little kid. I was born in 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Monroe Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Yeah, I'm really not that enormous of a Star Wars fan. It's mostly a series of movies everyone was watching when I was a little kid. I was born in 1980.I'm not either, I just enjoy poking into extra stuff like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scorpion03 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 That's probably because he was one of the minor background characters.Wiki has quite a lot of info on him, including a full background, random to say hes only a minor char. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krystal Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Yeah, I'm really not that enormous of a Star Wars fan. It's mostly a series of movies everyone was watching when I was a little kid. I was born in 1980.Because if you aren't a fan of something, it can never be the origin of something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Julius Quasar Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Beltino is made up, but its Italianesque. Yep!Dengar comes from the Kansai regional accent of Japanese.And in English it comes from Star Wars, soooo yeah.hmm...I didn't know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Monroe Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Wiki has quite a lot of info on him, including a full background, random to say hes only a minor char.He IS minor as far as the entire Star Wars mythos goes. Just another face in the crowd, just one with an extensive background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEAKERnight. Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I've always thought Beltino was liek a Latin name or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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