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" B e l l u m o m n i u m i n o m n e s ""A w a r o f a l l a g a i n s t a l l."
"The Goddess Etro shall open the gate, welcoming the souls of the dead. When that occurs, a bright light shall shine down through the skies over the dead. Those who see the light shall be bestowed with strength from the land of the dead."
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This is not my first Noctis account. I started cosplaying Noctis in the summer of 2011 under Night Sky Noctis, which is now a mule. I then changed to Sky of the Night Light, the official translation of Noctis Lucis Caelum, however, that was banned the following year. With the help of friends donating to me and teaching me how to vend, I resumed to cosplay Noctis under my current username.
E t y m o l o g y
Noctis' name is derived from three Latin words: Nox (Night), Lux (Light), and Caelum (Heaven/Sky). If you were to read the phrase exactly, "noctis lucis caelum" would read "night light heaven/sky", or better yet "night light sky". Now the words, noctis, mean's "of the night". Lucis means "of light". So putting those two words together would mean "of the night light". The words "of the" indicates that they are possessive word and something belongs to them, which in this case, is Caelum (Sky).
The most literal and accurate translation for Noctis Lucis Caelum is Sky of the Night Light, however seeing that I got the account banned, Sky of the Light Night is second closest.
It was also confirmed @ TGS 2008 that Sky of the Night Light was the official translation.
For those who aren't convinced:
"Let me put it this way: The word Lucis does not suggest that the word "Light" belongs to something, it implies it. Word order in Latin is actually quite irrelevant; the only thing that truly matters is the inflection case. Granted, the phrase Noctis Lucis Caelum can either mean "Sky of the Night Light" or "Sky of the Light Night". But it can never have "Light" as the vocative noun (ie it can never mean "Light of the Night Sky" or "Light of the Sky Night" wink . It simply cannot according to Latin rules of declension."
- Faethin [ Admin @ finalfantasy.wikia ]
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A n a l y s i s
Noctis usually appears having a stoic expression. His face shows little to no emotion however, his true nature proves otherwise. He is not emo. He is not a "Cloud". He is a different kind of protagonist. In reality, Noctis is an ordinary young man that is very shy to strangers, somewhat like most people, though he masks this nature with a "cool" facade. (His friends however, can see right through his act.) With that being said, he sometimes acts over confident and overestimates his own strength, leading him to act recklessly in battle. Like many others, he opens up and becomes more comfortable around close friends; from that of being an enigma, to becoming a social and talkative individual. While fighting, Noctis is extremely callous and barbarous. He is seen snapping necks and impaling enemy soldiers. Living up to his title as Guardian and Prince, he shows that he is completely merciless to those who try to oppose him.
Nomura states that Noctis "will have a strong and distinctive personality, and will not be a "silent, gloomy little boy"", something that the Versus fanbase has portrayed Noctis to be.
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"All that lives must die,
Passing through nature to Eternity."
Shakespeare
 Sky of the Nights Light · Sun Jul 22, 2012 @ 07:41pm · 0 Comments |
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