Pronunciation

[New Super Mario]

This is the thread to ask how you pronounce certain video game characters. Cause lots of them have weird names, and it's really awkward to find you have been pronouncing the name wrong for years....

You can do it from any video game series, Zelda, Mario, Kirby, whatever.

 

[Bop1996]

Apparently, the canonical pronunciation of "Zebes" is two short e's instead of long e's.

 

[RandomGuy]

Well, I already could tell that. I suck at pronounicing F. F. characters. How do you say Sephiroth and Cid?

 

[Pokemon DP]

it was a life changing revelation

 

[SolarBlaze]

Apparently, the canonical pronunciation of "Zebes" is two short e's instead of long e's.

I've been pronouncing that as "Zaybs" all this time.

 

[Bop1996]

Apparently, the canonical pronunciation of "Zebes" is two short e's instead of long e's.

I've been pronouncing that as "Zaybs" all this time.

I've always said it as "Zeebees", since that sounded coolest to me and there was no pronunciation to go off as far as I knew. I don't think I'll be changing my pronunciation anyway, given the source.

 

[Lily x]

Fi is pronounced Fee, I think.
I always pronouced Dialga as 'Di- al- ga' rather than 'De- al- ga'
And I pronounce Arceus as Are see us rather than Are Key us

 

[Ultraluigi]

Fy for Fi, Mario for Mario (people always pronounce it Merio, it drives me nuts), and Ar-Key-Us for Arceus.

 

[Weasel]

Apparently, the canonical pronunciation of "Zebes" is two short e's instead of long e's.

I've been pronouncing that as "Zaybs" all this time.

I've always said it as "Zeebees", since that sounded coolest to me and there was no pronunciation to go off as far as I knew. I don't think I'll be changing my pronunciation anyway, given the source.

I've always said "Zeebs". I've also heard it called "Zebs" and "Zeebus"

 

[New Super Mario]

Lily I say Fi that way too. Also for "Navi" I say it with a short a instead of "nahvi".

And is Polari with a "are" sound or "air" sound?

 

[Ray Trace]

I pronounce Wario like War-ee-o. I don't know how it actually is; it could be Wahr-ee-o like in Mario.

Lakitu, I pronounce it Lah-key-too

 

[New Super Mario]

I pronounce Wario like War-ee-o. I don't know how it actually is; it could be Wahr-ee-o like in Mario.

Lakitu, I pronounce it Lah-key-too

When I say lakitu it's more of a "lu/la key too" instead of a lah. Maybe cause I just say it fast.

 

[LeftyGreenMario]

Rattata
Rat-ta-ta
I don't know why people have so much trouble in pronunciation with that name.

Wario
War-ee-oh, as in "warrior".

Lakitu
Lack-ee-two or la-kee-two

 

[banjonator1]

Oh my God. I just realized it's Lakitu and not Latiku. My life is ruined.

 

[NSY]

I say Fi the same way as NSM and Lily.

I think Lakitu has an official pronunciation.

 

[New Super Mario]

I say Wario like "Wa ree oh" (Like mario but with a w)

Oh my God. I just realized it's Lakitu and not Latiku. My life is ruined.

Nah it's not. I've had some embarrassing situations like this too. That't why I made the thread/

What about Pianta and Noki? I say "Pee On Ta" and "No Key".

 

[Vinnie927]

Reshiram Ree-chee-ram

Zekrom Zek-rom

 

[Mario4Ever]

Apparently, the canonical pronunciation of "Zebes" is two short e's instead of long e's.

I've been pronouncing that as "Zaybs" all this time.

I've always said it as "Zeebees", since that sounded coolest to me and there was no pronunciation to go off as far as I knew. I don't think I'll be changing my pronunciation anyway, given the source.

There's that bias again I've always pronounced it as "Zebs." On a related note, I've always pronounced Samus's last name as "Erin" rather than "uhran."

 

[Bop1996]

Apparently, the canonical pronunciation of "Zebes" is two short e's instead of long e's.

I've been pronouncing that as "Zaybs" all this time.

I've always said it as "Zeebees", since that sounded coolest to me and there was no pronunciation to go off as far as I knew. I don't think I'll be changing my pronunciation anyway, given the source.

There's that bias again I've always pronounced it as "Zebs." On a related note, I've always pronounced Samus's last name as "Erin" rather than "uhran."

I'll only criticize the story and cutscenes since I can't really speak for the gameplay I always said it as "Ehran", for some reason.

 

[Magikrazy]

The pseudo-legendary family of Unova. Do you guys pronounce them correctly?

Deino (DIE-no)
Zweilous (TSVAI-lous)
Hydreigon (hy-DRY-gon)

 

[Lily x]

I say Hy Dray Gon.

 

[Magikrazy]

I used to say ZWEE-lus, now I say TSVAI-lous.

 

[MCS]

Apparently, the canonical pronunciation of "Zebes" is two short e's instead of long e's.

Yeah, I thought that too. But when I played Other M I realized it's Zeh-behs.

 

[LeftyGreenMario]

I thought it was Planet Zeebs

 

[MCS]

I pronounced it Planet Zeebees.