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"Gradius" is pronounced "Gra-DE-us"

MoeDantesMoeDantes
edited 2011-07-13 00:45:20 in Media
no longer cuddly, but still Edmond
I feel dumb for pronouncing it wrong all this time (for those wondering how I can be sure, that's how its pronounced in the intro to Gradius Gaiden) On the bright side, it's yet another thing I can hold over Yu-Gi-Oh's head.

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  • DYREDYRE
    edited 2011-07-13 00:48:20
    Wait...  how else would you pronounce it? (assuming I'm reading your pronunciation right)

    Also what does this have to do with Yu-Gi-Oh!?
  • DonZabuDonZabu
    As opposed to "GRAH-dee-us"?
  • DYREDYRE
    Actually, now that I think of it, I actually usually pronounce it like "radius" except with a G.  Though I guess the first part should really be more like "grah" than "gray", huh?
  • SchitzoSchitzo
    They're somethin' else.
    wait, so is it Greydeeus or grahdeeus?
  • DYREDYRE
    edited 2011-07-13 00:55:52
    The latter, according to the Japanese pronunciation. (it's guradiusu, as opposed to gureediusu or something)
  • MoeDantesMoeDantes
    no longer cuddly, but still Edmond
    Wait... how else would you pronounce it? (assuming I'm reading your pronunciation right)


    Before seeing the intro I always pronounced it "GRAD-ius" (Grad as in Grad Student)

    For those wondering, it sounds like the in-game narrator pronounces it "Grah"

    Also what does this have to do with Yu-Gi-Oh!?


    There were Yu-Gi-Oh cards based on Gradius. In the anime Duke Devlin had them in his deck.

    Not only did he pronounce "Gradius" wrong (to be fair, at the time Gradius Gaiden wasn't out yet) but the cards made it look like Gradius was the ship you pilot, when Gradius is actually the planet you're defending (the ship is called the Vic Viper).
  • VorpyVorpy
    ☭Unstoppable Sex Goddess☭
    Konami made Gradius, and Konami is in charge of the distribution and creation of Yugioh cards. There we go.
  • MoeDantesMoeDantes
    no longer cuddly, but still Edmond
    And to be fair, they probably misidentified the Vic Viper on purpose so people would get the reference.

    I'm willing to bet the Japanese Duke Devlin pronounced "Gradius" right, though.
  • NyarlyNyarly
    Likes cheesecake unironically.
    As opposed to "GRAH-dee-us"?

    That's how I always pronounced it (and frankly, I still do, no matter what's correct). It's actually like the German "Radius" only with G.
  • GlowsquidGlowsquid
    Silence is golden.
    (for those wondering how I can be sure, that's how its pronounced in the intro to Gradius Gaiden)

    The male and female voices pronounce it differently.
  • PonicalicaPonicalica
    (void)
    Gradius itself is a mispronunciation.  It was originally supposed to be «Gladius», as in the Latin word for a sword.
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human
    Yet they invented a cool new name in the process.

    I say GRAY dee uhs, though.
  • VorpyVorpy
    ☭Unstoppable Sex Goddess☭
    Greh Die Us.
  • DYREDYRE
    I say GRAY dee uhs, though.

    As do I.  It's still wrong though.
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human
  • MoeDantesMoeDantes
    no longer cuddly, but still Edmond
    Okay, I just found the version with the female narrator.

    She says "GRAY-dius."

    So eh, this thread has just been rendered pointless.
  • DYREDYRE
    The katakana spelling is グラディウス (gradiusu).  So, presumably it's intended to be pronounced like "grah-dee-us" or else they would have spelled it like グレーディウス (gureediusu) or グレイディウス (gureidiusu).
  • ChagenChagen
    [tɕagɛn]
    Especially since "Gladius" is pronounced "Glah-dee-us".

    "Glah-dee-us"--> "Grah-dee-us"
  • VorpyVorpy
    ☭Unstoppable Sex Goddess☭
    ^^ Weeaboo
  • DYREDYRE
    edited 2011-07-14 02:26:37
    Well... yeah. >.>

    I blame samurai.  Them being cool is what made me become a weeaboo back when I was in elementary school.  Also Japanese video game developers making more games that I liked than non-Japanese developers.
  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    So...Seven Samurais, Y/N?
  • DYREDYRE
    Haven't seen it.
  • MoeDantesMoeDantes
    edited 2011-07-14 06:24:42
    no longer cuddly, but still Edmond
    It's one of the best movies of all time. If you can find Criterion Collection's three-disc edition, grab it.

    Look for Yojimbo while you're at it. And the uncut, subtitled version of Gojira (aka Godzilla: King of the Monsters).
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