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Game Forum / Role Playing Games / Final Fantasy / August 2003Meaning of Onion Kid?
I've noticed that over the years no one has been able to quite figure out why the warrior in FF3 are called "Onion Kids" when they start out. There's a translation of the entire Kimagure Orange Road manga floating around on the web, and while reading it I came upon something which might explain it: <Translation note: "imo yarou" = lit., "potato-jerk"; comes from the fact that potatoes are grown in the country, and thus, are unfashionable or uncool...> Onion Kid sounds rather similar to this (does anyone know what the untranslated term was?) If you remember, the warriors did come from a town out in the mountains. So it's quite possible that the starting class should be translated as 'Hick' or 'Bumpkin'. -==Kensu==- Anyone know if Square plans to FINALLY release FF3 here in the states? > Anyone know if Square plans to FINALLY release FF3 here in the states? They've announced that plans to rerelease it in Japan are still moving forward, in spite of the end of the Wonderswan. While no official North American release has been announced, I'd say it's likely.  Signature- Blaine http://www.bureau42.com ICQ: 24893016 "It was mentioned on CNN that the new prime number discovered recently is four times bigger than the previous record." - John Blasik. > I've noticed that over the years no one has been able to quite figure > out why the warrior in FF3 are called "Onion Kids" when they start [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > mountains. So it's quite possible that the starting class should be > translated as 'Hick' or 'Bumpkin'. I always figured it might have something to do with kids being all wimpy and crying... you know, cuz onions make people cry... uh... yeah. I guess it would be weird if it were like in FF5, and that if you became an Onion Kid at the end of the game after mastering the other classes it made you a super-powerful god. Dan. SignatureDan Posluns - remove the obvious from my e-mail address to reply http://www.danposluns.com ICQ: 35758902 >I guess it would be weird if it were like in FF5, and that if you became >an Onion Kid at the end of the game after mastering the other classes it >made you a super-powerful god. I thought FF3 did it that way. Rob Owner of 2501 Netstalker Points awarded by Corwin of Amber, mainly because Atma's just too damn attractive to get away from. Gave 7499 Netstalker Points to Cypher because there's no such thing as a good day on AGFF without JT bashing! Owner of David Watson, rec.arts.anime.misc "One of them was disguised as a woman, but wasn't pulling it off. Like, her hair was red, but it was a little too red, y' know? And the other one, the tall, lanky one, his face was so blank and expressionless. He didn't even seem human. I think he was a mandroid." --Blaine Faulkner, The X-Files (Episode 3x20, "Jose Chung's From Outer Space") And Lulu in FFX has the "Onion Knight". FFX was my first and only FF. I was rather bemused at the name. Now I learn it has a puzzling history in the series. What to make of these "Onions" kids and knights. Neo |
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