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Did Omega and Alpha actually have anything to do with ORAS other than just happening to be on the primal forms?
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Maybe Destiny Diamond and Infinity Pearl could work together, at a push, but the words "destiny" and "infinity" don't really have much to do with one another.
So you're saying...Omega and Alpha also tie into XY’s naming scheme in that they’re also letters.
Hmm. How about Diamond of Eternity and Pearl of Infinity?
Did Omega and Alpha actually have anything to do with ORAS other than just happening to be on the primal forms?
What about Light Diamond and Sound Pearl? Heart and Gold had nothing to do with Gold and Silver, neither did Alpha and Omega with Ruby and Sapphire.
Hmm. How about Diamond of Eternity and Pearl of Infinity?
Eternal and Infinity can work as names.
Josuke called; he wants his Stand back, Game Freak!Because I am a Pink Floyd fanboy, my nomination goes to "Shining Pearl" and "Crazy Diamond".
From a thematic perspective, I think the Heart and Soul parts of HGSS were meant to show how Johto was a more spiritual/traditional region compared to its next door neighbor Kanto.The Japanese names of Primordial Sea and Desolate Land are Sea of the Beginning and Land of the End. HeartGold and SoulSilver's titles don't have much to do with anything.
Then the Spanish translators came and decided to name the games "Oro HeartGold" and "Plata SoulSilver"The trickiest part about the names is that they have to work in every language. Heart and Soul is not only a word pair that makes sense in pretty much every language, but also a well-known concept of two elements that compliment each other.
Josuke called; he wants his Stand back, Game Freak!
From a thematic perspective, I think the Heart and Soul parts of HGSS were meant to show how Johto was a more spiritual/traditional region compared to its next door neighbor Kanto.
As for the titles of the Sinnoh remakes, I’d go with something like “Father of Diamond” and “Mother of Pearl” for a couple of reasons:
Of course, we would also end up getting an unused trademark for Platinum as well. Perhaps that would be "Child of Platinum" or something similar?
- It has been speculated by Bulbapedia that the mythology of the Creation Trio, or at least Dialga’s and Palkia’s contribution, was inspired by the Shinto creation myth with Izanagi and Izanami, especially due to their ties to the location of the Spear Pillar since the previously mentioned Shinto myth involves one island being created with a Spear.
- Not only does the “father” in “Father of Diamond” allude to Izanagi, but it also doubles as a reference to Father Time.
- In addition to the "mother" in "Mother of Pearl" allude to Izanami, but said title is also another name for nacre, the material pearls are made of.
Yes, that would be great! Phrased like that, those titles could actually refer to the Adamant and Lustrous Orbs, or even to Dialga and Palkia themselves in a metaphorical way.
In the Book of Revelation, the phrase "I am the alpha and the omega" is often interpreted to mean "I am the beginning and the end" (or in other words, God is eternal), because alpha and omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.
There's always been a theme of beginnings and endings in Hoenn. An NPC says something along the lines of, "It all begins in the Cave of Origin, and all ends at Mt Pyre," which always stuck in my memory.
Come to think of it, if Game Freak weren't afraid to get a little bit biblical with their Hoenn remake titles, then perhaps Divinity Diamond wouldn't be too much of a stretch?
Like SlowGinFizzzz pointed out, the Lustrous Orb isn't called that in every language. In fact, most languages call it the white orb or some variation of that, including the original Japanese translation. It doesn't seem likely that they'd name a game for an English translation of an item.Why not just Adamant Diamond and Lustrous Pearl (And for the DLC Griseous Opal)?
I don't think that's likely as the names are consistent across languages, and I imagine that it's easier for marketing and such to have the same name across all languages rather than name them on a case-by-case basis. And, before you say it, I highly doubt GameFreak will break tradition on this considering all games appear to be named consistently across languages, and that naming them in this manner in probably more beneficial than having eight or more different name variations.They could vary the names of the versions to match the names of the items.
Looking at the other languages section for HGSS, it appears that's not unique to the Spanish translators.Then the Spanish translators came and decided to name the games "Oro HeartGold" and "Plata SoulSilver"