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Ner0014reN Since: Aug, 2023
Nejiiuyn Since: Jul, 2015
2024-10-21 06:48:14

It's not a dub induced example. Do we have a trope for examples that are not from a language dub?

Edited by Nejiiuyn My treasure? If you want it, you can have it! Search for it! I left in that place!
Nejiiuyn Since: Jul, 2015
2024-10-25 01:30:23

To give a more specific example of what I'm looking for:

Star Wars: The Clone Wars: In the episode "Storm over Ryloth", the Munificent-class warships used by the Separatists are inconsistently referred to using different terminology. In one line early on in the episode they are called Battlecruisers, in another line Ahsoka refers to them as Battleships, and in another line near the end of the episode they are referred to as Frigates.

Edited by Nejiiuyn My treasure? If you want it, you can have it! Search for it! I left in that place!
Ner0014reN Since: Aug, 2023
2024-10-26 02:20:29

If it's because it's talking about legends, it's Legend Fades to Myth

Though I don't think your example fits that

Scorpion451 (Edited uphill both ways)
2024-10-26 11:12:17

Battleship, frigate, and (battle)cruiser are all valid terms for a mid-sized warship in the real world, so it's not Artistic License – Ships or Artistic License – Military

I think this is just using synonyms correctly.

Edited by Scorpion451
KD Since: May, 2009
2024-10-26 11:44:37

I think a lot of this is a quirk of Star Wars, which plays fast and loose with its terms for military spacecraft.

Frigates in Star Wars are formidable vessels and often carry a large fighter and marine complement, whereas frigates in real life are among the smallest vessels in a navy. A layperson may refer to this as a "battleship" (ship made for battle), as opposed to a transport or civilian ship.

I don't know that I'd call it artistic license, even. It's just the names they use A Long Time Ago, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away..., and who can say that's wrong?

Edited by KD
Nejiiuyn Since: Jul, 2015
2024-11-03 16:46:52

I'm going to chalk this down as there being no trope for what I'm looking for.

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