Rumor On Freeza's Native Language?

SHINOBI-03 · Post by **SHINOBI-03** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:50 am

Isn't it interesting that the whole universe can speak one single language that the Earth doesn't know about...?!

Saiyavenger2941 · Post by **Saiyavenger2941** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:53 am

SHINOBI-03 wrote:Isn't it interesting that the whole universe can speak one single language that the Earth doesn't know about...?!

There's other languages? I thought the entire universe inexplicably only spoke English/Japanese/your-region-here!

SHINOBI-03 · Post by **SHINOBI-03** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:04 am

Saiyavenger2941 wrote:
SHINOBI-03 wrote:Isn't it interesting that the whole universe can speak one single language that the Earth doesn't know about...?!
There's other languages? I thought the entire universe inexplicably only spoke English/Japanese/your-region-here!

Well, you have the Namekian language. Moori used it when talking to Freeza, but he said (In Viz):

" Please speak in a tongue that we understand, not Namekian. We know that you can speak our language."

Pain · Post by **Pain** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:06 am

Universal Japanese/English, my friends. So every single being that you see in Dragonball is an expert at foreign languages. Believable, on a monolithic scale.

SHINOBI-03 wrote:
Saiyavenger2941 wrote:
SHINOBI-03 wrote:Isn't it interesting that the whole universe can speak one single language that the Earth doesn't know about...?!
There's other languages? I thought the entire universe inexplicably only spoke English/Japanese/your-region-here!
Well, you have the Namekian language. Moori used it when talking to Freeza, but he said (In Viz):

" Please speak in a tongue that we understand, not Namekian. We know that you can speak our language."

The Namekians broke the Universal "English/Japanese Usage Only" law. So that's why they always get the shaft.

Innagadadavida · Post by **Innagadadavida** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:23 am

I'm still of the belief that everybody in the Dragon World gets a Babel Fish implanted in their ear at one point or another.

SHINOBI-03 · Post by **SHINOBI-03** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:35 am

Innagadadavida wrote:I'm still of the belief that everybody in the Dragon World gets a Babel Fish implanted in their ear at one point or another.

You know what?! There was an old anime called Uchuusen Sagittarius that was dubbed in Arabic years ago (one of my favorites).
According to the dub in one of the episodes, one of the members of an antagonist squad said that they use a translater implanted within their ears. Unlike the protagonists who used a portable translater that they broke it later for being usless and getting them to death sentence due to a cultural misunderstanding...!!

Innagadadavida · Post by **Innagadadavida** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:38 am

1986, it's possible they got the idea from Douglas Adams. But I doubt it. It's a pretty basic concept. I'm sure Hitchhikers Guide wasn't the first to use the implanted universal translator idea.

Pain · Post by **Pain** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:13 am

I always thought the scouters could translate. The thing can calculate numbers and pin-point locations, but can't translate a thing...ripoff.

Post by **Herms** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:12 am

Pain wrote:I always thought the scouters could translate. The thing can calculate numbers and pin-point locations, but can't translate a thing...ripoff. :?

But then nobody would be able to tell what anyone else was saying once Moori broke all the scouters.

Tyro · Post by **Tyro** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:11 am

The Namekian dragon could only be spoke to in Namekian, yet he could talk back to the summoner(s) in Japanese/your-translation.

Pain · Post by **Pain** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:06 pm

Tyro wrote:The Namekian dragon could only be spoke to in Namekian, yet he could talk back to the summoner(s) in Japanese/your-translation.

That's just him being a douche, for the entertainment.

dragondyle · Post by **dragondyle** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:03 am

So wait... what is the language Frieza is speaking? Is it real or made up?

Post by **Herms** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:37 am

dragondyle wrote:So wait... what is the language Freeza is speaking? Is it real or made up?

In the original he is simply laughing, and not speaking at all. In the Funi dub, he is saying something in his native language.

Senzu_Bean · Post by **Senzu_Bean** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:23 pm

I honestly think who was dubbing had temporally a brain stop. It is ridiculous!

SaiyaMel · Post by **SaiyaMel** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:24 pm

Even though I'm a fan of the original,, I thought the "native language" add in was pretty cool!

Saiyan-Professor · Post by **Saiyan-Professor** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:48 pm

SaiyaMel wrote:Even though I'm a fan of the original,, I thought the "native language" add in was pretty cool!

I agree I think that was a moment were the dub utilize wasted audio and added something unique to bring home the fact that aliens was involved in the conflict.

SaiyaMel · Post by **SaiyaMel** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:20 pm

Saiyan-Professor wrote:
SaiyaMel wrote:Even though I'm a fan of the original,, I thought the "native language" add in was pretty cool!
I agree I think that was a moment were the dub utilize wasted audio and added something unique to bring home the fact that aliens was involved in the conflict.

*Nods*

Kroni_Hunter · Post by **Kroni_Hunter** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:40 pm

It's a little contradictiong, really. In the dub, Nameks try to trick Frieza by acting like they can only speak Namek, but Frieza goes "We know you can speak our tongue, as well." implying english is his main language.

Senzu_Bean · Post by **Senzu_Bean** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:27 pm

Which apply Namekians are sort of natives of space. They seem to be pretty ancient since they have their own language.

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:06 pm

Funi wouldn't have even been tempted to do that if Toei didn't give Frieza that unnatural weird ass laughing motion.