okay as promised here are the random notes of character analysis on ghirahim based on a direct translation of his original dialogue here
Calling it the Land vs the Surface fixes the issue of if they live in the sky why do they call it the surface. the surface of what
He calls himself the current Demon Tribe Chief vs Demon Lord
He's still a dramatic bitch ("precious me") but much less so. His "call me Ghirahimu-sama" is less "call me by my full title because I'm better than you" and more "we are not friends and I outrank you"
Rapidly, overwhelmingly, vehemently disgusted is SO much better than the synonym vomit of furious outraged sick with anger (even if it is more iconic). I am furious outraged etc on his behalf
"boy come from the heavens" is SO MUCH MORE poetic than sky child. I'm so mad why'd they change it
Hiya, [person whose name I have forgotten]! (Aqua voice responds, Hi, Ken!)
Fire Sanctuary (my beloved)
ofc the "red string of fate" thing that is in eng as well BUT the CLEAR designation of the string of fate as red. I don't think I need to get into this we all knew
splendid vs fills my heart with rainbows. icon but I mourn what was lost. So much fandom drama could have been avoided
Okay. Okay okay okay, This is probably my favorite part: Ghirahim's partial transformation. He doesn't say "the one thing I lack is mercy" (because up until this point that's a lie; he's been very clear he hasn't killed Link because he's being nice). He says "my precious true form happens to have just one defect: changing its condition is not possible". The notes on this translation suggest it means he can't change back. In order to become the true form (and this is solves some arguments: Ghirahim's true form is the sword) he has to give up the beauty and freedom he's created.
"you stand before demon, no weapon without mercy" - again, this goes against him saying up until now I've spared your life. He says in the og version "I must have looked human, no, a totally useless sword", which seems to be both in the literal sense but also with him as being totally useless as the servant of Demise
stuff we can learn about her from Ghirahim's dialogue
he calls her a veteran of the goddess vs servant, which leads me to believe he's showing more respect for older Impa and he hasn't run into her younger version yet. does he make the connection that they're the same people? does he know her?
young quick paced pawn is much nicer than goddess-serving dog. Ghirahim is showing her much more respect
UNTIL you get to the fire sanctuary where it flips, Ghirahim calls her a lapdog in Japanese and a guard dog in English
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