Some "Not So Well Known" Facts ~Spoilers~

[The Slate Scholar]

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The are some things that are "less known" in most of the .hack//series. This includes everything from SIGN to G.U. Something in here are just random facts you should know, but several people still debate about. Other things in this guide provide an insight on English Translation horrors, and how they foolishly try to fix them. I'll start from the most recent to the oldest.

SPOILER WARNING!!!

 

[The Slate Scholar]

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.hack//G.U.
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-+-Mistranslations-+-
arrow Root Town Dul Dauna was misromanized as "Dol Donna"
arrow Rena's name was misromanized as "Lena"
arrow Ouka's name was misromanized as "Houka"
arrow Hangeki, in the arena, was mistranslated to "Rengeki" in REBIRTH. It was fixed to be pronounced "Hangeki" in REMINISCE, even though the words sitl read "Rengeki"
arrow Adept Rouges are called "Multi-Weapon" in the forums
arrow ΔHidden Forbidden Waterfall is known as "ΔHidden Forbidden Radiation" in REMINISCE

-+-The Rumor/Facts-+-
arrow Endrance was Elk from the original .hack//games. Their player is Kaoru Ichinose.
arrow Kuhn was Sieg in the original .hack//games. He is better known as Tomonari Kasumi in LIMINALITY.
arrow Pi was Ender from ROOTS until TaN disbanded.
arrow Yata was Naobi, the guild leader of TaN, in ROOTS.
arrow Yata was also Wiseman from the original .hack//games
arrow Shino was the original Innis Epitaph User
arrow RUMOR: It is believed that Zelkova, guild master of Moon Tree and master of Net Slum, is Helba

-+-Measurements-+-
arrow Haseo is 5'8" (174 cm) in height.
arrow Atoli is 5'3" (161 cm) in height.
arrow Kuhn is 5'10" (177 cm) in height.
arrow Yata is 6'10" (210 cm) in height.
arrow Sakubo is 4'5" (137 cm) in height.
arrow Endrance is 6'4" (194 cm) in height.
arrow Pi is 5'8" (175 cm) in height. Her measurements are 37-22-33".
arrow Ovan is 6'8" (205 cm) in height.
arrow Alkaid's is 5'1" (153 cm) in height.
arrow Antares is 5'10" (178 cm) in height.
arrow Azure Flame Kite is 5'7" (170 cm) in height.
arrow Bordeaux is 5'9" (175 cm) in height.
arrow Gaspard is 4'4" (134 cm) in height.
arrow Kaede is 5'8" (175 cm) in height.
arrow Matsu is 5'10" (178 cm) in height.
arrow Piros the 3rd is 6'6" (198 cm) in height.
arrow Silabus is 5'6" (168 cm) in height.
Shino is 5'3" (161 cm) in height.
Zelkova is 5'1" (156 cm) in height.

-+-Lost in Translation-+-


 

[The Slate Scholar]

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.hack//Another Birth
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[The Slate Scholar]

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.hack//AI Buster
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-+-Mistranslations-+-
arrow The One Sin is said to attack with the same element used against it (instead of the opposite).
arrow Albireo says Fire can defeat Wood when it actually just does normal damage.
arrow The "boy" that talks to Abireo is actually the woman Kamui (.hack//DUSK)

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.hack//AI Buster 2
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-+-Mistranslations-+-
arrow In the History of [The World] timeline, the 2006.1 entry refers to The World, which did not exist at the time. It is supposed to refer to the real world, which is not supposed to be capitalized.
arrow Delta: Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground is referred to as "Hidden Forbidden Sacred" throughout both novels.
arrow Moranna is referred to as "Morgana".
arrow The novel switches between Emma Weilant and Emma Wielant throughout the novel.
arrow Twin Blades are called "Twin Users"

.hack//2nd Character/Haruka Mizuhara's Situation
arrow pg. 12: Albireo is called a "Pole Arm" instead of Long Arm.
arrow pg. 38: Scanlation is called "scanaltion"
arrow pg. 53: Haruka calls "Haruka" her first character, but is in fact talking about her as her "main personality".
arrow pg. 59: W. B. Yeats is called "W. B. Yates"
arrow Title Page: Haruka Mizuhara is translated as "Haruka Muzuhara"

.hack//Wotan's Spear
arrow pg. 90: Tsukasa defeats 4 Long Arms in SIGN, but are called Heavy Axeman in the novel.

.hack//Kamui
arrow pg. 104: The Vagrant AI Rin is called "Lin" throughout the book.
arrow pg. 119: Lios is called "Ryos".

.hack//Rumor
arrow pg. 149: BlackRose is called "Black Rose".
arrow pgs. 150-152: Ouka is called "Orca"
arrow pg. 151: Mirielle is described as "...resembled a buff female knight wearing plate armor, with long, gray hair reaching down to her ankles, and an imprint of the fire Wave on her body." This is really describing Brigit.

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.hack//AI Buster (Together)
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-+-Namesake-+-
arrow Albireo's name comes from the binary star Albireo, comprised of a yellow and blue star. His eyes are styled in the same fashion.
arrow Lycoris' name comes from the flower Lycoris, meaning "Twilight" in Greek.
arrow Hokuto is the Japanese term for the Big Dipper.  

[The Slate Scholar]

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.hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet
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-+-Mistranslations-+-
arrow Anime: The Cobalt Knights are called "Cerulean Knights".
arrow Anime: Ouka's name was spelled "Ohka".
arrow Vol. 1: Ouka's name was spelled "Orca". Fixed in reprints. (see bottom of page)
arrow Vol. 1: Shugo was called "Shuga" in the prologue.
arrow Vol. 1: After killed, Shugo's screen says "Player Kite is dead.".
arrow Vol. 2: Rena was called "Reina" on the back cover.
arrow Vol. 2: Hunter's Blood was called "Hunter's Bane".
arrow Vol. 2: Piros was called a Heavy Blade instead of Heavy Axeman.
arrow Vol. 2: Twin Blades are called "Twin Swords".
arrow Vol. 3: Zefie was called "Zephie".
arrow Vol. 3: The One Sin was called "Zawan Shin". Fixed in reprints.
arrow Vol. 3: Spear of Wotan called "Spear of Voltan".
arrow Vol. 3: Helba is referred to as a "he".
arrow Vol. 3: Shugo says something is "lose" in The World.
arrow Vol. 3: Kazu is repeatedly called "Kaz".

-+-Difference in Manga and Anime-+-
arrow Shugo and Rena's parents are divored in the anime, but sitll together in the manga.
arrow Rena does not fall into a coma in the manga.
arrow Silver Knight does not has account deleted in the manga.
arrow Blamung and Kamui do not have a past relationship in the manga.
arrow Rei does not betray Balmung in the manga.
arrow Zefie is replaced my Morti in the anime.
arrow Komiyan III is data drained only once in the manga.
arrow Wiseman is replaced by Sanjuro in the anime.
arrow Shugo's second kiss was with Reki in the anime, but it was Zefie in the manga.

-+-Oddly Interesting-+-
arrow Shugo and Rena used to live next door to Fumikazu and Akira Hayami (Kazu and BlackRose).
arrow In the games, Mirielle was mistranslated as a boy.
arrow Reki and Magi were not originally in the series.
arrow Kamui was mistranslated as a boy in AI Buster.
arrow Kamui was orginally deisgned as a long-haired pretty boy, like Balmung.
arrow Kamui's eyes are brown in the anime, instead of one blue and one gold eye.
The Grunty Girl shown in Legend of the Twilight may not be Puchi from SIGN because of their different reactions and voices, though because of their shared character design they are thought to be the same character. Puchi's name is never mentioned in either SIGN or Legend of the Twilight where she was referred to as "Grunty Girl" ("Female Blademaster" in the original script and credits), but her was revealed by her .hack//Enemy Card. However, the class is wrong, since Puchi's character model is the same as Rachel's. The name "Puchi" is likely short for "Puchiguso" which was the original Japanese name for Grunties, and how canonical it is is unknown.

-+-Random-+-
Shugo's first kiss ever was inside The World (Aura).
Rena's ringtone for Shugo is "Obsession" from .hack//SIGN.
At the end of the manga, it is shown that many of the past .hack// characters are still playing The World. Because of its print in black and white, these could also be character with similar characteristics. Crim mentioned Subaru quitting The World after SIGN, but she is shown in the end. She may, however, have started playing once again after UNISON.
Bonus material at the end of each volume shows, presumably, Azure Kite defeating Balmung.
At the end of the 3rd volume, it says "On to G.U.!"

 

[The Slate Scholar]

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.hack//INFECTION-QUARANTINE
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-+-Inconsistencies-+-
arrow In the .hack//games, Aura's third segment is held by Macha, but in Another Birth, Kite reports that he retrieved it from Gorre.

-+-Oddly Interesting-+-
arrow The AI Subaru will refuse to follow Kite to Ω Obedient Someone's Knights, unless you have already been and met Crim at the Gott Statue.
arrow Although Helba is the only character to hover while moving, AI Subaru, like Terajima Ryoko, can float momentarily while using a recovery spell, revealing that her wings are somewhat functional.
arrow Sora only speaks "1337" in the English Version of .hack//QUARANTINE.
arrow Sora's speech in Japanese is nearly intranslatable.
arrow Balmung apparently does not like grunties, despite the fact that he is the initial top ranker for all Grunty Races.
arrow Altough Balmung does not use his wings in battle or while moving, he proves they are functional in Mutation, where he flies off of a building in Net Slum.
arrow Helba is the only character that moves by hovering.

-+-Lost In Translation-+-
arrow Macha screams when she is Data Drained, but her scream can only be heard in the Japanese audio.

-+-Additional Characters-+-
arrow Helba is the only player that joins Kite with 99 in all stats and 9999 HP.
arrow AI Subaru's weapon is called Fate Encounter, a rare level 99 Heavy Axe weapon.
arrow AI Tsukasa's starting weapon is called Ludicrous, a level 99 rare staff.
arrow Sora's blades are called Last Betrayal, a rare level 99 Twin Blade weapon.  

[The Slate Scholar]

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.hack//SIGN
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-+-Lost in Translation-+-
arrow Silver Knight was refered to as "Ginkan" in the fansubs of .hack//SIGN, resulting in some minor confusion between those who watched the dub and those who watched the sub. Actually, both names are correct, as "Ginkan" means roughly "Silver Knight" when translated.

-+-Rumors/Facts-+-
arrow Contrary to some rumors, none of the girls who controlled Mimika created Gardenia.
arrow It is speculated Mimiru's name is derived from Mimika's out of respect.

-+-Mysteries-+-
arrow The Aromatic Grass Macha often is seen with in SIGN can be seen as a symbol of her memories of Tsukasa or their friendship.
arrow As seen in .hack//AI Buster 2, Macha's silence seems to be due to the fact that she communicates entirely in text. So, even though she doesn't actually speak. Players are still able to understand her by reading their chat bars.

-+-Oddly Interesting-+-
arrow A-20's name is written the same in both English and Japanese
arrow A Harald AI supposedly used to exist in Hulle Granz Cathedral, but due to its easily accessible location it was probably one of the first to be deleted by Morganna.
arrow Aura did not appear in 6 episodes of .hack//SIGN. Episodes 1, 7, 17, 19, 20, and 27.
arrow Silver Knight is the only character to have appeared in all three anime TV series, albeit only being in one episode in both Legend of the Twilight and .hack//Roots.
arrow BT's name is the same in both English and Japanese, as she used Roman Letters to make her name.
arrow Bear is the first normal PC to successfully finish off a Guardian (although it was a joint effort, Bear dealt the final blow).
arrow Crim apparently has a Rocker Grunty, he was seen riding one in an episode of SIGN.
arrow In the original draft of the episode Recollection, Kaochin's name was "Nyal-ko", one of Michiko Yokote's cats.
arrow In the original draft of .hack//SIGN, Salu's name was "Zojerk", one of Michiko Yokote's cats.

-+-Namesake-+-
arrow Subaru is the Japanese name for the Pleiades star cluster.
arrow In ZERO, Sora tells Carl that he named his character after Sora Kawai, a famous poet and student of Matsuo Basho. Later, when Carl accuses him of lying, he explains that he changed the kanji to look cooler.
arrow Within Wilhelm Richard Wagner's masterpiece, The Ring of the Nibelungen, Balmung was the name of the sword that Siegfried wielded.
arrow Crim's title is "The Red Lightning", a possible reference to his appearance.
arrow Teddy's name is never said in SIGN. It was revealed by Analysis.  

[The Slate Scholar]

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MISCELLANEOUS/RESERVED
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-+-Shino Beats Up Ovan-+-
arrow Even IRL, Mimiru and Blackrose still look alike.
arrow Natsume's mother's name is Yayoi.
arrow An loved watching old movies with her mother.
arrow Misaki's (Haseo) parents are freaking rich, and are directors of a major enterprise (?). He lives alone in an apartment, though.
arrow Kaoru (Endrance) has to ask permission from his mother before buying things online. Currently wants a waterbed.
arrow Reiko and Jun are half-siblings, sharing the same mother.
arrow Masato had to change jobs frequently until he got his current job as a NAB investigator.
arrow Chigusa is from a traditional Japanese family.
arrow Gaspard was forced to do sumo wrestling when he was younger.
arrow Shino fell comatose in February.
arrow Sakaki (Tohru Uike) has excellent school records.
arrow Hino (Yata) goes to the gym 3 times a week.
arrow Sakisaka works at a Pachinko parlor.
arrow Aina's really shy and self-consious IRL. She has to get surgery periodically, and could only get treated in Germany.  

[The Slate Scholar]

Hope you all Enjoy! C:  

[RoleplayPirateNinjaZombie]

The Slate Scholar

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.hack//G.U.
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-+-Mistranslations-+-
arrow Root Town Dul Dauna was misromanized as "Dol Donna"
arrow Rena's name was misromanized as "Lena"
arrow Ouka's name was misromanized as "Houka"
arrow Hangeki was mistranslated to "Rengeki" in REBIRTH.
arrow In REMINISCE, Rengeki is pronounced "Hangeki" but the writing still reads "Rengeki"
arrow Adept Rouges are called "Multi-Weapon" in the forums
arrow ΔHidden Forbidden Waterfall is known as "ΔHidden Forbidden Radiation" in REMINISCE

-+-The Rumor/Facts-+-
arrow Endrance was Elk from the original .hack//games. Their player is Kaoru Ichinose.
arrow Kuhn was Sieg in the original .hack//games. He is better known as Tomonari Kasumi in LIMINALITY.
arrow Pi was Ender from ROOTS until TaN disbanded.
arrow Yata was Naobi, the guild leader of TaN, in ROOTS.
arrow Yata was also Wiseman from the original .hack//games
arrow Shino was the original Innis Epitaph User
arrow RUMOR: It is believed that Zelkova, guild master of Moon Tree and master of Net Slum, is Helba
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you do know that Rengekei means Combo attack and Hangeki means counterattack.. right?  

[The Slate Scholar]

Yes. I meant to place "In the arena" before
that phrase.  

[RoleplayPirateNinjaZombie]

The Slate Scholar

Yes. I meant to place "In the arena" before
that phrase.

there we go =D some might think your talking about field battles.. which would be correct.  

[The Slate Scholar]

Yes. Yes it would. Thanks again for pointing
that out.  

[The Slate Scholar]

Maybe s/he's a transexual applifying
his/her bust size!?! OOO: