Does anyone else despise this whole idea that MOTU characters have "real names"? This is a direct lift from the realm of DC and Marvel superheroes and really annoys the shit out of me when applied to the mythical worlds of Eternia and Etheria. Why can't Peekablue just be Peekablue and not "Penelope"? Why the hell is Blade said to be "Ritter" instead of just Blade?
Why would those planets follow the same sort of naming conventions as Earth, and specifically America for that matter. People in Cambodia regularly name their children after outwardly personality characteristics or after animals, so that it is not uncommon for someone to be named "Friendly", "Dog", "Hello", "Pig", or "Lucky". Or in many First Nations (or Native American) cultures people have awesome names like "Two Bears", "Happy Cloud", "Lone Elk", "Spirit Deer", or "Browneyes".
This whole "Real Name" bullshit is the insertion of a particular cultural perspective on naming conventions into a fantasy universe that completely deludes and detracts from the experience of total immersion. Totally lame.
Why would those planets follow the same sort of naming conventions as Earth, and specifically America for that matter. People in Cambodia regularly name their children after outwardly personality characteristics or after animals, so that it is not uncommon for someone to be named "Friendly", "Dog", "Hello", "Pig", or "Lucky". Or in many First Nations (or Native American) cultures people have awesome names like "Two Bears", "Happy Cloud", "Lone Elk", "Spirit Deer", or "Browneyes".
This whole "Real Name" bullshit is the insertion of a particular cultural perspective on naming conventions into a fantasy universe that completely deludes and detracts from the experience of total immersion. Totally lame.
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