Talk:Simon Belmondo
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Is there any reason this isn't just "Simon Belmont"? The written characters are the same, just different translations...--MCRG 05:14, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- Well, not really, since the last katakana is "do" instead of "to". I do believe the proper romanization would be more akin to "Simon Belmond". --Detour 05:42, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- Again, "Belmondo" is the official Romanization in Japan and there's nothing Transformers-related that says his surname is "Belmont". Also, yes, it is a real name. —Interrobang 05:50, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- What is the source for this "official Romanization in Japan", given Konami US usually reflects such changes, and "Belmondo" was only used in the first game's credits?--MCRG 06:03, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- Yaargh. I know it exists, but I can't find it. It likely isn't "Belmond", unless Konami wanted to give a family of vampire killers the name of a city in Iowa with a population of 2,500, or "Belmont", since the kana end with "do", not "to". Even if we can't confirm it as official, "Belmondo" is the only thing that makes sense from the kana. —Interrobang 06:22, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- Would an instruction booklet that mentions the Belmont name be official enough? Or the back of a Castlevania box? I say Belmont name since Simon isn't the only Belmont in the series. Semysane 07:19, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- Yaargh. I know it exists, but I can't find it. It likely isn't "Belmond", unless Konami wanted to give a family of vampire killers the name of a city in Iowa with a population of 2,500, or "Belmont", since the kana end with "do", not "to". Even if we can't confirm it as official, "Belmondo" is the only thing that makes sense from the kana. —Interrobang 06:22, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- What is the source for this "official Romanization in Japan", given Konami US usually reflects such changes, and "Belmondo" was only used in the first game's credits?--MCRG 06:03, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- Again, "Belmondo" is the official Romanization in Japan and there's nothing Transformers-related that says his surname is "Belmont". Also, yes, it is a real name. —Interrobang 05:50, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
