LordGro
Since: May, 2010
Mar 15th 2015 at 11:12:48 AM
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Pulled this. Problems:
- Who is a foreigner depends on who is speaking. Why is Luthor Huss a foreigner?
- How can Luthor Huss be a German when he is a character in a fantasy universe where Germany does not exist?
- Jan Hus was Czech, not German.
I know nothing about Warhammer, but tricorder readings say "shoehorned".
- In Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Prophet of Sigmar Luthor
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Tamfang
Since: Jan, 2001
Dec 25th 2010 at 2:37:49 PM
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I recently read some webcomic in which a major character's full name is one that no American would use: that of a famous murderer, or some such. Drat this porous memory of mine!
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Jordan
Azor Ahai
Since: Jan, 2001
Azor Ahai
Jul 8th 2010 at 9:06:32 PM
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Regarding the Romanian/Dracula example- my recollection from reading the novel is that Dracula is supposed to be a descendant/relative of the famous Vlad, not Vlad himself. Dracula is described as being a Voivode (a Prince), which was Vlad's title, but I'm pretty sure that's followed by saying something like "he's related to the famous one".
Hodor
The one example given in the "Chinese" sub-heading is "Mao". However all the examples are anime, while the name is (at least in English transliteration) the same as a not-uncommon Japanese female given name, e.g. the figure-skater Mao Asada. I think all the examples currently listed (Code Geass, Darker Than Black, FMP) are legitimate (two men and a surname) but it's something to watch out for.