It’s just a strange incorrect consistency introduced by the English writers. So this “Evil” connection isn’t a real connection in the original game Gyiyg isn’t the Mani-Mani statue or anything.
But this time the word used really is just “evil”, with no capitalization or anything else. The capitalization of “Evil” here is interesting, as “Evil” or “Evil Power” capitalized like that is often how they wrote around the word “devil” or “demon” in earlier parts of the script.From a technical translation standpoint, this was a clumsy way to handle it. In MOTHER 2, Pokey calls him “Master Gyiyg” until near the end of his speech, when he decides to ditch the honorific and just call him “Gyiyg”, which in Japanese culture is pretty serious business.In EarthBound, he calls him “Giygas” almost the entire time, except until the point where the “honorific ditching” happens, where he calls him “Master Giygas” once and then corrects himself.It doesn’t make too much of a difference though, except maybe for fans wanting to dig deep into the game’s story. There’s a slight nuance difference between “the Apple couldn’t predict this” (EarthBound) and “the Apple never predicted this” (MOTHER 2).I think it’s interesting that in MOTHER 2 Pokey will accept that the Apple predicted their arrival but is still super-confident that “oh, but it’s not gonna be right THIS time!” In EarthBound it just says that the Apple has made a prediction. The line about how the Apple of Wisdom had predicted their arrival got messed up in translation.It’s clear in English too, but I think it might just come across as a regular insult if you’re scrolling through the text quickly. The “you guys look pathetic” line makes ever-so-slightly more sense in Japanese – he’s referring to the fact Ness and friends turned themselves into lame-looking robots.The important things to take away from this are: He has become the embodiment of Evil itself… which he cannot control on his own. Gyiyg has become “evil” itself… Evil energy which not even he can control. Master Giygas… No, Giygas is no longer the wielder of Evil. …Master Gyiyg – no, just plain ol’ Gyiyg – is the embodiment of evil… Or so it might seem, but that’s not the case. The Apple of Enlightenment couldn’t predict this. The Apple of Wisdom never predicted this. Why, you ask? ‘Cause of me, of course! It was thanks to Master Gyiyg’s guidance that I, the great Porky, made it here. Giygas will be stronger, a more powerful entity than any other! You’re going to be defeated, and Master Gyiyg will become even more powerful and even more terrifying. …But I won’t let what the Apple of Enlightenment predicted take place. The Apple of Enlightenment has already made a prediction.īut things won’t go the way the Apple of Wisdom says.
The “Apple of Wisdom” perfectly predicted that you guys would finally make it here. Man, you look really pathetic now, you know that? I assist only the strong and able! That’s Pokey. Since this is important text, I’ll just post both versions here, though there isn’t too much of a difference: MOTHER 2 (literal) When Pokey shows up before the final battle, he acts tough and talks about predictions and Giygas and such.
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