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How do YOU pronounce Arceus?

What is your way of pronouncing 'Arceus'?

  • Ar-CEE-uss

    Votes: 23 53.5%
  • ARK-ee-us

    Votes: 13 30.2%
  • Ar-SAY-us

    Votes: 7 16.3%

  • Total voters
    43

Pokemon_Trainer_Danny

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There are three different ways on how to pronunciate Arceus' name. Before Arceus' name was revealed, people had pronounced it as 'Ar-see-uss', in a trailer of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, people pronounced it as 'Ark-ee-us', and the last being 'Ar-say-us', as said on Pokemon.com.

I personally always pronounced it as 'Ark-ee-us'. It always sounded most 'divine' to me.
 
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Before I first heard its name, I've always pronounced it "Ar-kay-uss". Now I pronounce it "Ar-see-uss" And I've heard it from Dr. House xD
 

PlatinumDude

Nyeh?
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I use the first pronunciation because it somehow reminds me of "Zeus." I've stuck to that pronunciation since Arceus was first introduced.
 

Mentalii

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I've always pronounced it Ar-say-us. Sounds like the most logical pronounciation to me.
 
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The first thing that I saw when I read the name for the first time was "arc," as in part of a circle. So naturally, I've always pronounced Ar-kee-us. I do understand that Ar-see-us works to, although it sounds like someone saying "Arse-y us." I don't really get how Ar-say-us would be a correct pronunciation, though (it should be written Arcéus if said that way).
 

MiTjA

Poké-atheist
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If it was Arkeus or whatever, the japanese name would have been A-RU-KE-U-SU instead of A-RU-SE-U-SU, but its not. So "Arsayus" /thread
 

C Payne

Hoenn in 3D!
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I personally always pronounced it as "Ar-See-Us" until some friends told me they thought it was Ar-Kee-Us(right before it was officially pronounced). Still say it my old way every so often.
 
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Ar-CEE-uss. Seemed like the most fitting pronunciation.
 

Snowdrop

Back and ready to babble!
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Arceus pronounced with a soft C reminds me of arse. I either pronounce it ARK-EE-US or ARE-SOOS because of the way Zeus is spelled like Arceus.
 
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I think if the "e" were meant to be pronounced "ee" is would be written with two e's. Like Butterfee, Weedle, Victreebel, Drowzee, Eevee, Feebas, etc. Compare that to names with one "e" like Golem, Kecleon, Ledyba, Gengar, Cleffa, Gardevoir, etc. In any case, the name looks like Greek and/or Latin so I'd go with "ar-SAY-us" or "ar-KAY-us."
 

Twilight Sky

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Ar-see-us.

Pronouncing it any other way would be weird to me. xD
 
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