List of Translation Differences

This is a list of notable differences or changes between the original Japanese text and the English releases. The purpose of this list is not to list every change but instead show possible nuances, references or missing lines that were not translated. This could be for a number of reasons, including difficulty of translation (puns that don't work in different languages, lack of equivalent words etc.), the lack of contextual or yet-to-be-revealed information, or cultural reasons.
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==== Carnage ====
*Carnage () as a term used to describe Leonhardt is dropped from mention in the localization. It describes a state of being one can attain through the use of the sword Kernviter.
==== Divergent Laws ====
* Divergent Laws (の) literally means Law of the Beyond. It is used before the term The Beyond makes its official debut in .
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==== Hamilton's Gender ====
* The pronouns used to refer to L.Hamilton, the third disciple of C. Epstein are gender ambiguous. Until it was made clear she was a woman, the pronoun 'he' was used in all games leading to the release and when it was made clear.
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==== Mystic Core ====
*The Thaumaturgical Sector (魔導区画) was given the name Mystic Core in the original game, matching the OST of the same name. The localized name brings to mind the Thaumaturgy used by the Gralsritter, however no such link has been made explicit.
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==== Sharon Kruger's Alias ====
* Sharon Kreuger's alias, Severing Chains () is the abbreviated form of Severing Eclipse . This abbreviation obviously does not work in English, making the origin of her second title ambiguous.
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==== Poisoning Techniques of the East ====
*In the Solis Shrine, a comparison is made between the Rivalries and the 'Poisoning techniques of the assassins of the East'. This refers to the ancient Eastern practice of mixing poison and venom together with the aim of making something stronger from the resultant substance. In the same way, the Divine Knights become stronger by absorbing the defeated opponents in the Rivalry. The reference to the assassin's poisoning methods was dropped in the English.
==== Lost Zem Etymology ====
* The Sept-Terrion of Earth was localized as Lost Zem (ロストゼウム). It was confirmed in an AMA on Reddit by Toshihiro Kondo that the etymology of the word comes from a portmantaeu of Lost and the 'seum' part of 'Museum' https://old.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/c8u8iy/ama_i_am_toshihiro_kondo_president_of_nihon/est0c30/
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==== The start of the Eternal Recurrence Plan ====
* The Grandmaster refers to the fact that F. Novartis isn't present in particular when referring to the start of the Eternal Recurrence Plan, as opposed to 'all of the Anguis' not being present (Mariabell Crois exempted).
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==== Swin & Nadia's Nicknames ====
* Swin Abel and Nadia Rayne refer to each other as 'Su' and 'Na' respectively. These nicknames come from the katakanized numbers for 'Three' (スリー/ Surii) and 'Nine'(ナイン/ Nain) which happen to match the first syllable of Swin and Nadia's names, and the numbers they were given by The Organization. This doesn't work phonetically in English so 'S' and 'N' are used instead, and the reference to their numbers is lost.
==== Gramheart's Plan ====
* When accessing the Celestial Globe to talk with the Grandmaster, Roy Gramheart's plan, the 'Possibilities of the World Plan' (世界の可能性) is recognised by the Grandmaster. This precise term has occurred before when it is used by Georg Weissmann in to refer to the powers of each Sept-Terrion. The translation given was that each Sept-Terrion utilised a 'facet of reality' but it is the same term. それらは『世界の可能性』を それぞれ異なる方法で利用することで 奇蹟を起こすアーティファクトだった。
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==== Four Gardens ====
*The Organization's full true name, The Four Gardens () is a reference to the four branches of its structure: Swords, Rust, Thorns and Gold. It is also wordplay on the fact that they are an assassin organization, as it can also be read as 'Garden of Death'. There is also an association with Ellroy Harwood, the Fourth Anguis and assassin.
== References ==
Category:Concepts