In an early episode of FMP, when Sousuke is inside of Arbalest, his AS, he says the name "Al." In later episodes of FMP, when Sousuke is inside of Arbalest, instead of saying "Al," he says "A.I."
Did the english voice actor misread 'AI' as 'Al'? Or is there some other reason for the name change?
Note: I haven't seen the end of the series yet.
Error in the English dub of Full Metal Panic?*Small Spoiler*
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...But..."Al" looks similar to "AI" which, is why I thought maybe the actor or scriptwriter could have made a mistake...Knowname wrote:Honestly, do you always call your mom by her first name? So why can't souske use 2 names to signify what he's refering to, a personal name and a proper name. Also possibly because 'Al' got blown up in a prior episode (just guessing). It may be an error in the dub though...
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So, you say he's wrong, then say he may be right? Thanks, that helps a bunch.Knowname wrote:Honestly, do you always call your mom by her first name? So why can't souske use 2 names to signify what he's refering to, a personal name and a proper name. Also possibly because 'Al' got blown up in a prior episode (just guessing). It may be an error in the dub though...
And why would Souske use two names? And why "Al"? Pretty lame name for an A.I...*hasn't seen it*
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I'm trying to remember, but I think the same thing MAY have happened in the original Japanese too (only seen it subbed). It sounded familiar once you brought it up. ..
But if this does occur in the Japanese, it could be he called it "Alu/Aru" as a shortening of Arbalest. Then, when the show was translated, they just kept it as Al without paying attention to why it was called that. . . Or, I suppose, it could definitely be a misreading. I don't really know conclusively either way, however.
But if this does occur in the Japanese, it could be he called it "Alu/Aru" as a shortening of Arbalest. Then, when the show was translated, they just kept it as Al without paying attention to why it was called that. . . Or, I suppose, it could definitely be a misreading. I don't really know conclusively either way, however.
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Someone presented me with this quote. They didn't cite their source.
I wasn't sure whether or not to believe him.Arbalest (ARX-7)
The Arbalest is the special Arm Slave piloted by none other than Sousuke Sagara. It's outfitted with the Lambda driver, therefore having the ability to clash heads with Gauron's Coder. This unit is the successor to the Gernsback and was also created by the same person who made the Gernsback. Sousuke is Arbalest's only pilot, and will end up refusing anyone else as the pilot. The AI's name in Arbalest is Al. Sometimes the Lambda driver in this machine doesn't even work, so it's still questionable whether or not it's a usable Lambda driver.
That makes a lot of sense, lending credibility to what the guy who didn't cite his source claimed. Thanks.Solaria735 wrote:But if this does occur in the Japanese, it could be he called it "Alu/Aru" as a shortening of Arbalest. Then, when the show was translated, they just kept it as Al without paying attention to why it was called that. . . Or, I suppose, it could definitely be a misreading. I don't really know conclusively either way, however.