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Square Enix clarifies pronunciation of Cait Sith in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
04.10.2023 - 12:21 / eurogamer.net
Square Enix has clarified the correct pronunciation of Final Fantasy 7 character Cait Sith.
Revealed as playable in the latest trailer for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, players have been debating how to say the name correctly for years.
Wonder no more: it's officially «Kate Sihth».
Based on the spelling, that may already be obvious to you. I'll admit that for years I've pronounced it «Kate Sith», like the evil Jedi.
Some players, though, have pronounced it «Ket Shee». The character design originates from the Gaelic Cat-sìth, a spectral cat in folklore that haunts the Scottish Highlands.
As a result, some players believe this official pronunciation is erasing the origins of the character. Square Enix's announcement is perhaps causing more confusion than intended. I also feel silly for mispronouncing it for all these years, though it turns out I wasn't.
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This is one of the rare times Irish and Scottish Twitter are gonna combine to form Gaelic Twitter and believe me you don't want to be on the receiving end of that. https://t.co/FVPBPZdZHJ
Okay it’s kind of wild to take a mythological creature from another culture and then tell people that the official way to pronounce it is not at all how that culture pronounces it https://t.co/lZsHrXgMtH
This is a real language that they've decided to completely ignore the rules of for the convenience of English speakers. Even the Japanese version of his name is consistent with the true Gaelic pronunciation.
This is an objectively horrible decision. https://t.co/710A1CCUDv
Very disappointing and almost certainly a choice made by an American. This is an actual irish/Scots Gaelic term that has a correct pronunciation and its not this. The Japanese pronunciation is already close to it, AND Cait sith has a scottish accent in the English dub. Wild. https://t.co/wlyPPiStqr
In Scottish folklore, the cait sith (faerie cats) were believed to haunt funerals and steal the deceased's soul. During one tale, however, a funeral procession of cats is seen carrying a coffin topped with a little crown. This is why Final Fantasy VII's Cait Sith wears one. pic.twitter.com/dlTizE4F9W
Today I learned a dying language and it's existence was attached to the pronunciation of Cait Sith… When for the past near 20 years, I assumed it was just folks poking fun, thinking it closer to how some JP names have weird pronunciations. I was surprised to say the least. https://t.co/KwHuYJWayi
And this is always a problem with remakes, especially when they go from text only to voices. Cait Sith is just the latest.
Remake had fans debating if Mako was «Mah-ko» or «May-ko». I've always been a «May-ko» guy (even if it's wrong) and it's hard to hear differently. For the record, I
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