Which English dub terms are legit translations and not just Funi shit

[TechExpert2021]

The dub spellings should have been Sparking! Zero'd and consolidated to the Japanese spellings.

I hope so, but unfortunately, I don't think it will happen in official English localizations of Dragon Ball games as the Funimation dub-isms are far too ingrained into the English-speaking Dragon Ball fandom.

Funimation has ditched the "Vegito" spelling and went with the correct "Vegetto" spelling in their dub of DBZ Kai. The games should use that spelling, along with these correct spellings:

- "Freeza"
- "Kurilin" or "Kuririn"
- "Tenshinhan"
- "Turtle Hermit"
- "Jheese" or "Jeese"
- "Reacoom"
- "Gurd"

[MasenkoHA]

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They already do use Turtle Hermit

[Adamant]

It's the exact same word.

I don't recall, but does Freeza call them "saru" in Japanese in a derogatory way?

Yes, that's what I said.

[GhostEmperorX]

That particular point with Freeza always using "Saru" in the original JP shows that there's a need to tread carefully with criticisms of dub additions and not miss the mark completely.

Speaking of the movie titles, it says something that original DB had proper JP titles for its 3 movies that made way more sense than what was spammed for the 13 Z movies (the latter obviously being in place to rake in the Zeni first & foremost).

[BootyCheeksJohnson]

Instant Transmission is a fine term for the dub. Steve Simmons uses the more literal Instantaneous Movement, which most likely would be a pain to fit in the mouth flaps, but Funimation's term means the same thing. Although I'd also be fine with just teleporting or teleportation after the first explanation of the technique because that's ultimately what it is.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

Instant Transmission is a fine term for the dub. Steve Simmons uses the more literal Instantaneous Movement, which most likely would be a pain to fit in the mouth flaps, but Funimation's term means the same thing. Although I'd also be fine with just teleporting or teleportation after the first explanation of the technique because that's ultimately what it is.

I prefer the Westwood dub term "Instant Translocation", it better describes what the technique is. "Transmission" is a bit too broad, and would be better suited to energy being moved, as the word generally refers to something rather than someone, but "Translocation" suits specifically the movement of an individual better as "Location" is more commonly used specifically to say where a person is.

[Vegard Aune]

Shunkan idou is just the Japanese term for teleportation. Honestly calling it anything besides teleportation is just trying to force it to be a series-specific term when it... isn't.

[GhostEmperorX]

Shunkan idou is just the Japanese term for teleportation. Honestly calling it anything besides teleportation is just trying to force it to be a series-specific term when it... isn't.

True, this happens far too many times for its own good.

[MasenkoHA]

I agree that Instant Transmission isn't a really good. Sounds more appropriate for telepathy or something. Instant Movement is fine. Teleportation is fine.