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So here's the last bit of information I need...
For my next fic, I've got all the information I need. I have a plan, a story, characters, arcs, everything. Except one thing. The D/P/P Rivals English Name. In Japanese it is Jun. However, I've never seen a confirmed name in English (like Lucas and Dawn). Now, I've narrowed it down to a few choices that I've researched. The three most likely confirmed names are...
Damion Rey Chase (interesting coincidence because this is the name of my main character in my current fic) Of these three, most of the evidence points towards Damion. However, if anyone has any other information or insight. Please voice yourself! |
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Anime characters' names tend to be available as optional names for their game counterparts. So, for example, Ash was a default possibility for the main character in RBY, whereas Gary was a default possibility for his rival. May is available for the female character in RSE (and is in fact her name if you choose to use the male avatar), and the same story goes for Dawn.
That said, out of those choices, as far as I know, only Damion's an actual option for Pearl. I've never heard of either of the other two be proposed as names, but then again, I haven't really been paying too much attention to the speculation threads. Alternatively, I've heard Barry be used often as an alternate name for that character whenever someone attempts to write DP fic. If you used that, it'd be understood you meant Jun. Or you could simply go the easy route, look up everyone's Japanese names, and write a fic using just those instead of the dub ones. |
Well since there is no dub name yet, you really couldn't go wrong if you named him whatever you wanted as long as you made the reader aware that it is the D/P/PT rival and not some carbon clone. Though I do suggesting using one of the three you researched (Damion especially) since they're the more recognizable with the fandom.
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Well, as Behind The Name says, Jun is a chinese name that means 'Ruler' 'Talented' 'Supreme'. You could search an English name with the same meaning. I would offer Eric/Erik which means 'Ever Ruler'.
But this would mean you put more liberty in the choosing of names. If you want to be loyal to Nintendo and give your character the REAL name, well good luck I can't help XD |
His English name is Damion, I know that for a fact.
If you want people to understand who you're talking about in your story, use Damion. If you don't trust me, just wait until the English version of the episode airs, it's not long now. Something like five episodes to go, before they air it... |
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You know, you should probably try using the Japanese names, instead of worrying about the dubbed names, as said before.
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I agree with your opinion on using Japanese names, excluding the people of Kanto. I consider them to be the closest to 'real' Japan as it gets in the Pokemon world, so whenever I have a crazy need to create a Japanese character (usually a minor one) I vouch on making them Kantonian.
Ehem... *coughs* As for your original question, there's really no way to know what Jun's going to be called in the English dub (excluding Swift's 'facts'), so it's probably a good idea to either use Jun and make him move from some other region like I do, take a handy-dandy look at his optional names in-game and pick one, or go to some name-meanings site (Behind the Name is nice) and pick one that actually suits him. |
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But I'm also another one who agrees that one should have a more firmer grasp on the culture of a place before using names from that culture. But on the other hand, the Pokemon world has more of their own culture. |
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Because I never actually played Gold, Silver, or Crystal, so Johto never registered in my mind as a possibility. xD [failure for not playing GSC]
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