I was sitting here thinking about why Sampo sounds so effeminate in the Japanese dub and why he reminded me of a bisexual male character from Ouran Highschool Host Club. In OHSHC this character is portrayed with a... I dont know how to describe it other than a "feminine way of speaking" because he's not straight AND he crossdresses for work. Sampo talks in a similar way to him - it's that way of speaking you always hear from anime male characters who arent straight.
But I couldnt figure out why I made that connection immediately, because these character's are completely different and have different functions within their stories.
AND THEN I remembered how the word 両刀遣い "ryoutoutsukai," is used as a slang word for a bisexual person but also means someone who is a two-sword fencer.
Sampo duel wields swords during battle... I've also heard that this term isn't really used in a positive way either - basically it's used to imply a someone who has unfaithful qualities about them. Basically someone who is disloyal and a cheater. Which doesn't exactly fit Sampo... because you know, we arent dating him. But he is very wily and he uses an "idiotic" persona to hide his true personality and intentions while he pulls the strings behind the scenes. So it's like...
oh...
Oh okay, that's interesting. Honestly I love stuff like this because it makes you wonder what Hoyoverse sends out to the dubbing teams and how each dubbing team has different ways to portray the character.
Another example of changing his character in subtle ways is the "museum theft "Mr. Cold Feet" quest, when you reject Sampo's offer he calls the MC 자기야 [chagiya] in the Korean dub, which means babe/honey and is a word used between couples. While in the English dub he calls the MC brother/sister, which doesnt sound nearly as smarmy as calling the MC honey/babe when they choose to turn Sampo in to law enforcement. I've also read that the Japanese dub is also flirtatious but I'm not familiar with "flirtatious" Japanese words, so I cant tell if he's being flirtatious or not. And I have absolutely no understanding of the Chinese language, so LMAO.
But yeah... very interesting... thank you Japan I will be taking this bisexual representation idc if he's evil or whatever <3
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Chapter 03 - RUN!
Length: 11k / total length: 45k
Rating: Explicit
Chapter summary: The boys are heading into a different direction today and Ian earns himself a rather peculiar nickname...
Summary: When Ian lands himself an internship with famous wildlife photographer Mickey Milkovich he can't believe his luck. Spending one month traveling through South Africa with his big hero is a dream come true. The two are off on a wild adventure but there's something mysterious about Mickey who seems to be holding more to his chest than just the tricks of the trade Ian had hoped to learn from him.
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