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== Design == | == Design == | ||
=== Etymology === | === Etymology === | ||
| − | Due to the words "Lord" and "Road" both transliterating to 「ロード」 (''Rōdo'') in Japanese, by itself the original name of this theme is ambiguous and can mean either "Lightlord" or "Lightroad". | + | Due to the words "Lord" and "Road" both transliterating to 「ロード」 (''Rōdo'') in Japanese, by itself the original name of this theme is ambiguous and can mean either "Lightlord" or "Lightroad". For many years the former was the prevailing interpretation among the community; a sentiment apparently shared by the localization department for the ''TCG'', as [[Kevin Tewart]] gave the following reason for the archetype being localized to "Lightsworn": |
| + | {{quote|''"Lord" is a male title, the female equivalent is "Lady". "Lightlord" would be a fine title if all of the monsters were male - which they are not. You would have to use "Lightlord" for the male monsters and "Lightlady" for the female ones. But what about [[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter|Ryko]] and [[Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon|Gragonith]], are they "Lightlord" or "Lightlady"? Perhaps we'd need a 3rd category, called "Lighthing". Or perhaps "Lightit". Also you'd need to change things like [[Judgment Dragon]] to work off of "Lightlord and/or Lightlady". Or even "Lightlord / Lightlady / Lightit monsters".'' | ||
| − | + | ''Names like "Lightlord" work fine in Japan, where people think English is cool even though they can't understand it. These same names don't work so well in places where people actually know what the words mean.''<ref name="pojo">{{cite web |last1=Tewart |first1=Kevin |title=Why were they changed? |url=https://www.pojo.biz/board/showthread.php?p=21673923 |website=Pojo.com forums |access-date=11 April 2024 |page=2 |date=2011-05-12}}</ref>}} | |
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| − | + | In contrast, the [[Traditional Chinese]] release of ''[[Structure Deck: Dragonic Legion]]'' in 2015 used the name 「光道」 (''Guāngdào''), meaning "Lightroad", which was maintained by later [[Simplified Chinese]] prints. "[[Lightsworn Dragonling]]", released in 2024, has its Japanese name was written as 「{{Name|Lightsworn Dragonling|ja}}」, using the same Kanji characters as the two Chinese languages, implying that "Lightroad" might have been the intended meaning of the Japanese name from the beginning. | |
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| − | In contrast, the [[Traditional Chinese]] release of ''[[Structure Deck: Dragonic Legion]]'' in 2015 | ||
=== Story === | === Story === | ||
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* [[Minerva, the Exalted Lightsworn]] | * [[Minerva, the Exalted Lightsworn]] | ||
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* [[Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal]] | * [[Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal]] | ||
* [[Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss]] | * [[Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss]] | ||
