my time has come!
so i would like to ask about the use of the word "cyborg," both in TFS and in FF7R with regards to chadley. i've seen there be a lot of confusion between 人造人間 and 改造人間 (what with the androids in DBZ actually being cyborgs, for instance) that i want to know: are we dealing with a term that implies a cybernetic modified human, or a fully human-looking robot?
Hi there!
So, from what I can gather:
“人造人間” is quite literally “artificial human” and therefore implies that Mr. Chadley is indeed a fully human-looking robot. I don’t believe “cyborg” is the best term in English to use for the little guy, because that implies he may have been a half-human, half-robot mix as we are used to thinking of when we hear “cyborg.”
He should be referred to as an android, as in a robot with a human form. Very much like the replicants in Blade Runner or Ash from the film Alien.
“改造人間” in regards to Sephiroth is the term that fits more with “cyborg” and therefore translates well into English. The word seems to imply modification, or “remodeling.”
Sephiroth, being enhanced from the womb, could be called a cyborg loosely, but since most would likely assume this means he has robotic enhancements, it’s probably better to translate Glenn’s term as “modified human.”
But that doesn’t have the same impact, and within the story context, “cyborg” can sound more derogatory and like a proper insult. I suppose this is why it is the best translation with no other strong alternatives.
So yes, I believe Hojo is implied to have built a robot and then he gave it a human appearance, one that suspiciously resembles young Sephiroth with tousled silver hair and wide blue eyes.
I strongly suspect that Chadley was created by the writers to provide some more depth on the way Hojo saw his son. He wanted an enhanced prodigy that was bound to his own will, but neither Chadley or Sephiroth ever full-filled this wish.
This is a theory of course, but I find all these little hints odd, and Chadley being a robot with that specific look is interesting.
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Where’s my Chadley and Cait interactions?????
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I am excited to see Chadley in Rebirth 😊
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Cloud: (sigh) "I have a life outside of you, you know..."
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I have to repost this because tumblr ate it, but…
I’m unsure if this counts as spoilers, but here is the concept art for Chadley and MAI from to Deluxe Edition Artbook:
Their designs are so cute, and I love how MAI has some Deepground chic to her look. It’s so funny to imagine Chadley seeing Weiss and Nero and thinking, “Wow, these uniform designs are incredible! I MUST incorporate elements of it into the designs of my original character!”
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FF7 Rebirth has made me like Chadley. Who I hated all of Remake - he irritated me so much.
I’m mad about it, but I care now. Okay, child, you can go sit with Cloud, Aerith, Zack, Yuffie, Tifa, and Reno as part of the characters I care far too much about in this series.
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"It's just like one of my Japanese animes!"
Don't tell me these two aren't related.
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