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, 26 February 2011Ingo, Emmet, Don George.
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| '''Aston''' or '''Upton''' | | '''Aston''' or '''Upton''' | ||
| From the word "ascend" (which is 上り ''nobori'' in Japanese. 上り下り ''noborikudari'' means "going up and down"). Upton is an obvious choice for him but I can't find any down-based counterpart. | | From the word "ascend" (which is 上り ''nobori'' in Japanese. 上り下り ''noborikudari'' means "going up and down"). Upton is an obvious choice for him but I can't find any down-based counterpart. | ||
| | | {{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}} | ||
| | | Didn't expect that, I like the name. | ||
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| [[Subway Master|Kudari]] | | [[Subway Master|Kudari]] | ||
| '''Desmond''' | | '''Desmond''' | ||
| From the word "descend", counterpart to Nobori. | | From the word "descend", counterpart to Nobori. | ||
| | | {{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}} | ||
| | | Not bad. Though I'm not sure about the name's etymology ("emit" sounds far-fetched to me). | ||
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| [[Caretaker|Gaidō]] | | [[Caretaker|Gaidō]] | ||
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| '''Don Jorge''' | | '''Don Jorge''' | ||
| "Don" is a honorific used in Romance-speaking country (such as Italy or Spain) so I guess "Don George" sounds awkward to an American person (Don + an English name). I think changing it to Don Jorge will do well. Also, it begins with J (like Joy and Jenny), while in Japanese all three begin with Katakana "ji" (Joi/Junsa/Jooji). Can you notice the pattern? | | "Don" is a honorific used in Romance-speaking country (such as Italy or Spain) so I guess "Don George" sounds awkward to an American person (Don + an English name). I think changing it to Don Jorge will do well. Also, it begins with J (like Joy and Jenny), while in Japanese all three begin with Katakana "ji" (Joi/Junsa/Jooji). Can you notice the pattern? | ||
| | | [[Don George]] | ||
| | | Why so uncreative, PUSA? My prediction made really more sense. | ||
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| {{TR|Flint}} | | {{TR|Flint}} | ||