Final Fantasy IV: Free Enterprise--Five Edward Fiesta!

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Video Games > Let's Play! > Final Fantasy IV: Free Enterprise--Five Edward Fiesta!

NGDBSS: Dec 30, 2009

Oberndorf posted:

I wonder if Kary isn’t some bizarre abbreviation for Valkyrie. Would actually make some sort of sense.

I believe it was actually a mistranslation of Kali from Hindu mythology. The connection is more explicit with FF1, where the boss of that name has multiple pairs of arms and weapons to match. FF9 also has the similar concept of the many-armed Maliris (?) which references the marilith from AD&D 2E, I guess because they didn't want the mythology connection to be too obvious? It's just a game of telephone because AD&D was in turn referencing Hindu mythology.

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NGDBSS: Dec 30, 2009

How did you fail to notice that Cecil didn't have a helmet equipped? I kept expecting you two to eventually cotton on but it didn't come up until the middle of the Dark Elf fight.

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