DBZ: Ultimate Battle 22 - Hilarious Translations

Aurek · Post by **Aurek** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:25 pm

Hi,
I dont know if you guys are aware of the absurd but highly amusing translations and descriptions that appear in the manual to this PS1 game. Here are links to some scans I made. Sorry for the large image dimensions but I didnt know how to use the scanner very well and I wanted all the text to come out. I'm am quite perplexed as to how they can (more correctly than the dub) name 17 and 18 Cyborgs, yet call Captain Ginyu; Genious.

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:36 pm

They're "translated" from the French versions of UB22/FB IIRC.

And this isn't halve as bad as the Dutch translation of the booklet of Ranma 1/2 Hard Battle for the SNES. That's was a horror, with more genderbending than the actual series

tealsmith · Post by **tealsmith** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:09 pm

Majin Boo!

Brilliant!

askani son · Post by **askani son** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:39 pm

Ha Ha Ha Ha. Trunk vs Gotrunks.
And "circular jet" Ha Ha Ha Ha. Why can't they stick to one method of naming? There's Ta-(i)-yo ken so why isn't it Ki-enzan instead?

The S · Post by **The S** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:24 pm

The American instruction manual is pretty wiggy as well. In fact, I think that most of it's the same...

Read my UB22 strategy on GameFAQs to see what I mean... Great Saiyaman's REALLY hurts my head.

Caracal · Post by **Caracal** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:21 am

I think the manual for the British version is the same as I flipped through it once. I can't remembe what they called Mr. Satan but I know it wasn't right.

Pedro The Hutt · Post by **Pedro The Hutt** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:36 am

Oh no.. "Genius Turtle" returns, take cover!

And Kameha-meha.. man, just the other day I recalled Gohan saying that in the early dub. XD

Aurek · Post by **Aurek** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:22 am

Be careful, Frieza has called on the elite "Genious Commando"!

Caracal, they are taken from the english Pal version, Mr.Satan is actually named correctly.

The S · Post by **The S** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:54 am

He's referred to as Mr. Satan in the actual American game, and the manual refers to him as "Hercule Satan".

laserkid · Post by **laserkid** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 2:42 pm

Mr. Satan Satan...

So he's Mr. SS - OMG MR SATAN IS A SUPER SAIYAN!1111eleventyone

Ginyu Taiko · Post by **Ginyu Taiko** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:36 pm

Pedro The Hutt wrote:Oh no.. "Genius Turtle" returns, take cover!

That may have been translated directly from the French instruction booklet. I think Muten Roshi's name in the French version was translated as "Tortue Géniale".

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:44 pm

Is anyone else somewhat disturbed by Recoome's name being tranlated as 'Likum'?

The S · Post by **The S** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:42 pm

Mr. Satan Satan...

(Chris Sabat Vegeta voice) BLAST YOU NAME CENSORING SYSTEM!!!

The manual calls him H ercule Satan (disregard the space between the H & e, of course)

Mike D · Post by **Mike D** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:02 pm

Mega Goku

Heh heh. That's kinda cool.

Dominator · Post by **Dominator** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 3:10 am

Final Bout is an inferior game but has a superior translation. In fact read the Spanish version of the FB manual, the translation from English is amazingly similar to the English manual and it's not even a direct translation! I think it's the same with the Spanish UB22 manual as well.

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 3:48 am

Funny how Fat Buu was spelled Boo and Super Buu was spelled Bou! XD

sailorspazz · Post by **sailorspazz** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:59 pm

The "Likum" is probably because R and L are interchangable in Japanese, and this translation decided to make it an L.

El_Diablo · Post by **El_Diablo** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:39 pm

Do you have the one for Gohan?

Pedro The Hutt · Post by **Pedro The Hutt** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:00 pm

Ginyu Taiko wrote:
Pedro The Hutt wrote:Oh no.. "Genius Turtle" returns, take cover!
That may have been translated directly from the French instruction booklet. I think Muten Roshi's name in the French version was translated as "Tortue Géniale".

Well, that's my point indeed. =D In the dutch manga, which is based on the french manga, he bears that name too. >.>;;

ThunderPX · Post by **ThunderPX** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:39 am

Quite amusing, yeah. Of course, it was also pretty funny what the noobs at school thought when they had Final Bout and UB22 burned from Random person #44 when the show only got up to the Saiyan saga.