Talk:Kamen Rider Imperer

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Created a stub in the temp page. Waiting for deletion of the original copyvioed article. Hasamij 14:56, 2005 Feb 12 (UTC)

Rewritten the stub article. Please help to expand it. :) Hasamij 15:51, 2005 Feb 16 (UTC)

I had sought the opinion of Jill Sylvan, the copyright holder of the article in question. She replied that although she didn't grant Wiki explicit permission to use her stuff, she didn't mind Wiki using it either. She just expected a reverse link back to her Sentai Spoilers page. Anyways I've put this entry in the copyright problem page. Hopefully the whole mess will be deleted in a week's time and we can start all over again! Hasamij 04:14, 2005 Feb 17 (UTC)

[edit] The name game

Sooooo folks, which is it? Impaler or Imperer? The latter sounds like Engrish, and I think it's for time these contradictions to be fixed up. Tony Myers 01:54, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

According to a VCD I bought it's Imperer, but I'm not sure it's right since it was translated from Japanese to Thai, then the title was changed from Thai to English. ~Anonymous

Well, my Japanese isn't perfect, but "インペラー" translates out in romaji as Imperaa and the pronunciation is Eem-pay-rlaah. *Note: the Japanese "R" sounds is not the same sound as the English "R", it is almost like a slurred English "R" and "L" together, which is why it is sometimes used for both "R" and "L" sounds in English. This is were some of the confusion comes from as well*. The Japanese spelling of the animal, "Impala" is "インパラ". It translates out in romaji as Impara and the pronunciation is Eem-pah-rlah. Given all that, I think the defining difference is the the "ペ (pe)" and "パ (pa)". While it may not look like much, it can mean the difference between two opposite words in Japanese. For instance, kirei (pretty) and kirai (hate) in Japanese. So while Impaler does make sense given that his contract monster resembles an Impala, his name is not pronounced as "Impalaa", which is where I assume the name Impaler come from. And as much as I think Impalaa sounds better, I think the actual word was intended to be pronounced as Imperer or Emperor. My two cents, what does everyone else think? Guyinblack25 21:27, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

I also toyed with this one. There are 4 ways to legitmatly look at the name-- Impaler, Impeller, Emperor, and Imperer. Impaler has been generally dismissed, although with the long horns, one would think he is capable of that. Jill claims the official name is Emperor, due to his legion of gazelles, but I personally refuse to accept that. Impeller was my best guess, an impeller being a device that spins (he has a Spin Vent!!!). Finally is Imperer, which...makes no sense, has no meaning, but regardless, is the ONLY way I've even seen this name spelled for him by Japanese. The books, magazines, toys, and even video game ALL refur to him as Imperer in ENGLISH LETTERS. While I am nearly convinced Impeller is the true way, I call, write, and refur to him as Imperer. -Doctor Cain -- November 2nd, 2006

If all the Japanese material on this character refers to him as Imperer, then it sounds like that's what the article should be named as well. Any other thoughts? Guyinblack25 16:44, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, since the Japanese can't say the letter "L" very well, they used "Imperer" than "Impaler". That's just on my point. --MaskedRiderGatack 06:30, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Just to clarify, when we say Impaler, do we mean someone who impales, or a reference to an Impala, the animal? I always thought it was a reference to the animal, but after taking another look at it, I realize that it could probably be read either way. How does everyone else pronounce it? Like "impale" or "impala"? Guyinblack25 19:09, 27 November 2006 (UTC)