Question about Episode of Bardock name puns

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Question about Episode of Bardock name puns

Post by saiyangoku » Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:44 am

The subordinates of Chilled, Kyabira and Toobi, what are their name puns?

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Re: questions of name puns

Post by VegettoEX » Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:51 am

As detailed over in the appropriate page of our "Manga Guide" (check it out for even more info!):

Chilled's henchman Cavira gets his name from non-fertilized sturgeon roe, better known to most as caviar. In Japanese, the phonetics of the French word "caviar" are approximated using katakana (キャビア; kyabia). Although the trailing 'r' of "caviar" is phonetically present with the hard 'a' sound in Japanese, it is not visually seen when the word is romanized. To create this name pun, the 'r' was playfully reintroduced into the characters name (キャビラ; kyabira), although still not as a trailing consonant. Cavira's single horn is most likely a homage to the large tail fin of the Sturgeon fish he is named after.

Like Cavira, Chilled's other henchman Tobi also has a fish roe name pun. His name is based on the Japanese word tobiko (とびこ), which is used to describe Flying Fish roe. This type of roe is most widely known for its use in creating certain types of sushi. It is most likely because of his Flying Fish name pun that Tobi features two fin-like horns on his head resembling the Flying Fish's larger pectoral fins.
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