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What does Atom's battle cry mean?
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 4:35 pm
by YJ_Doodle
I was watching the English Sub version of 2003 and I couldn't help but wonder what Atom's battle cries meant. All I could hear was "Sorei" and "Eigh"(???) The subs translated it as "Take that", but I just wanted to make sure. Regardless of the meanings, I found them a bit silly as well as cute, rather than fierce XD
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 5:35 pm
by Uran-chama
From what I understand they're just kind of noises one would make when fighting. Like what you said, they're battle cries. I looked up sorya though and one website says "what to yell as you attack; a fighting taunt or war cry"
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 7:29 pm
by Tetsuwan Penguin
I think I've heard the same 'cry' in the Japanese language 'missing 89' from the 60's
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 8:42 pm
by Earthshine
I always thought they were kiai's, a short yell or shout used in martial arts before performing an attacking move, so I never really thought about a translation as it's a sound that really does not HAVE a communicative translation.
I always thought those that did the translations just felt that Atom HAD to say something otherwise American audiences might not sit well with him just yelling. I could be wrong though
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:33 am
by Little Brown Fox
Perhaps they thought that it sounded like he was saying something, and put the closest approximation to a meaning there that those "words" could ever have?
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 11:14 pm
by gokaiblue
"Earthshine" wrote:I always thought they were kiai's, a short yell or shout used in martial arts before performing an attacking move, so I never really thought about a translation as it's a sound that really does not HAVE a communicative translation.
I always thought those that did the translations just felt that Atom HAD to say something otherwise American audiences might not sit well with him just yelling. I could be wrong though
It's interesting you say that, because around the same time as the 2003 series, Dragon Ball Z was still rather popular. You would think that they would just have him yell like the characters in that anime since they obviously recut it to be more action based ala DBZ.
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 3:21 am
by Reid958
Here's a idea, in English 2003 you hear Astro shouts "let's rocket"???
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 12:33 am
by gokaiblue
^
It's also a highly inaccurate dub
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:29 am
by Rejoyce
When I hear "Let's Rocket" I think "Team Rocket's blasting off again!"
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:45 am
by gokaiblue
^
*twinkle*
Lol. That is funny