Just so there's no misunderstanding from the title or anything: I don't really hate or dislike any of these names. I'm also not saying that one version is particularly better than the other. This is just a fun poll to see which changes are considered the most unnecessary, because they changed barely anything, the original was better, or other reasons.
Most Unnecessary Name Change?
IX 03/24/18
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Frioniel 》 Firion14.3% -
Tina 》Terra26.0% -
Mash 》 Sabin18.2% -
Balflear 》 Balthier15.6% -
Butz 》 Bartz25.9%
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Oh no, Bartz was an EXTREMELY necessary name change.
I'll stand by this until I die.
I swear Bartz And Sabin had the Most necessary name changes outta these five
Reply to: Dancing Mad
Spelled Right or not I still have no idea who that is
Reply to: Cecil Harvey (Paladin)
Ted Woolsey did the original English translation for FFVI, as well as games like Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Breath of Fire, and more.
Reply to: Dancing Mad
Oh...
Gilbart --> Edward
My theory is that the translators changed the name to avoid bard puns, but I agree that it's not really necessary
Reply to: real_kh00
It just annoys me because Edward is Edge's name. The translators could've chosen any other name, but they just had to give Gilbart a name that another party member already has.
Reply to: Dancing Mad
I honestly never understood the change to the name Edward. And I feel like it also affected newcomer's impression of Edge's character. I lending a friend my DS edition of IV and while she read the booklet she couldn't stop making fun of how Edge's name also fit his (in her eyes) edgy design. So I can also say from personal experience that this change was more than likely for the worst.