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princepotatosack · 3 months

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What If Choices' Race-customizable LIs Had Surnames Reflective Of Their Ethnicity?: An Experiment Just For Fun (Part 3/3)

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THE PRINCESS SWAP

Derya

This is a special case and not only because Clarke doesn't have a canon surname: the top row of face options are described in the asset files as "Middle Eastern" and the bottom row are described as "Caucasian". Caucasian is used in the U.S. interchangeably with "white" even though the Caucasus region is in east Europe/west Asia and can be interpreted to encompass parts of Turkey.

Clarke's family members (including parents of both face options) all have Turkish names and if I’m remembering correctly, it’s heavily implied in the text and art that their country is based on Turkey. Which makes the name Clarke really confounding. I wanted to replace it with a Turkish name but I couldn’t find anything that sounded remotely similar. So I chose the unisex name Derya because I like how it sounds!!!!!

Devin Rhee

These face options are described in the asset files as “Asian”. The masc face option’s haircut leaves me no choice but to headcanon him (and by extension the fem face option) as Korean. What the extremely common Korean surname Rhee lacks in being spelled similar to Wright, it makes up for in sounding kinda like Wright. If you were hearing it spoken from another room. Lmao

QUEEN B

Ian Wang / Ina Wang

These face options are described in the asset files as “Asian”. As discussed in Part 1, there are not a lot of sound matches in Asian languages or Spanish for King(sley). I did read a theory online that this LI’s name comes from the fact that they’re the counterpart to the MC who is the titular queen of the series, so I went with the thematic route and chose the surname Wang, which means “king” in Chinese and Korean. The fem face option reminds me of several Korean women I know so I headcanon these face options as Korean, although Wang is a rare surname in Korea whereas it is one of the most common (if not thee most common?) surnames in China. So I guess they could also be Chinese?

Ian Reyes / Ina Reyes

These face options are described in the asset files as “Hispanic”. Same as above, not too many Spanish sound matches, king/queen themes and motifs, etc., so I chose the Spanish surname Reyes which means “kings”.

ROOMMATES WITH BENEFITS

Drew Yáñez

This one was so hard lmao. These face options are described in the asset files as "Hispanic" and there were not a lot of Spanish-language surnames that are a sound match for Young.

Drew Yadao

Also a hard one! These face options are described in the asset files as "Asian" which is really broad, and they don't look "typically" East Asian to me or like any East Asian person I know. The masc one reminds me of someone I know who's Filipino so I'm going with that for my headcanon. Again not a lot of sound matches for Young just like in general, and I decided on the Ilocano surname Yadao because it was one of the only Filipino surnames I could find that started with a Y.

SHIP OF DREAMS

Theodore Kassavetis / Theodora Kassavetis

These face options are described in the asset files as "Mediterranean", although the wiki does note that there's a scene where they say they're Greek. So I initially decided on the Greek surname Karakostas since it kept the "K-AR-T" sound pattern from Carter but then I changed my mind and gave them the surname Kassavetis because I like John Cassavetes the Greek-American director.

SURRENDER

Reagan Tong

These face options are described in the asset files as "Asian". The "th" sound in Thorne that's found in very few other languages like come on now don't piss me off. These face options honestly give Vietnamese to me but I couldn't find any Vietnamese surnames that matched Thorne and the Cantonese surname Tong sounded closer in my opinion.

UNBRIDLED

Ryder Villanueva

The face option on the left is described in the asset files as "Hispanic", and the one on the right is described as "Filipino". A unique situation here as many people in the Philippines have Spanish-language surnames and some speak Spanish due to Spain's historical colonization of the Philippines, meaning "Hispanic" can sometimes apply to Filipinos. We're touching on a complicated issue of using "Hispanic" as an ethnic descriptor but this post is not the place to discuss that. Sooooo since Spanish does not traditionally use the letter W (?) there aren't any Spanish-language surnames starting with W, and the only surname from a Filipino language starting with W that I cound find was Wenceslao which I didn't think was a good match for Wilson. So we're going with the Spanish Villanueva which has the initial "il" sound . Also means "new house" which I think is thematically appropriate for this book? Idk I don't have VIP so I can't play it yet and I just read the summary.

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unfortunate-arrow · 8 months

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𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝: 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 | part 1

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𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙖 𝙂𝙖𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙮-𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙯

Nicknames: None

Name Meanings: Maya → Spanish diminutive, Hebrew, “water” ; Gabriella → Italian, “God is my strength” ; Kingsley → Old English, “king’s meadow.”

Date of Birth: August 2, 2015 (at 12:03 am)

Gender: Female ; she/her

Sexuality: Bisexual

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff

Faceclaim: Antonia Gentry

Parents: Camila Valdez and Jasper Kingsley (@cursebreakerfarrier)

Twin Brother: Noah Andreas Kingsley-Valdez

Godparents: Elias and Amada Valdez

Patronus: Brown hare

Favorite Subjects: Care of Magical Creatures, astronomy, charms

Least Favorite Subjects: Potions, transfiguration

Extracurriculars: Prefect, headgirl

Hobbies: Quidditch, basketball, music, astronomy, painting

Personality: Reserved, warm, perfectionist, knowledgeable, well-informed, curious, hardworking, fair, reliable, conscientious, rational, determined, stubborn, independent, a good friend

About Maya: As the younger twin, Maya is on the quieter side. She takes after both her parents evenly, with her father’s warm demeanor and her mother’s perfectionist tendencies. She has a generally close relationship with her twin brother, Noah, but they also bicker quite a bit. In addition, Maya has a good relationship with both of her parents although she’s a tad bit closer to her mother than she is to her father.

Upon starting Hogwarts, Maya was sorted into Hufflepuff, although she was a hatstall between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. She never joined the quidditch team. However, Maya became a prefect in her fifth year and later became head girl in her seventh year, following her mother’s footsteps. Maya really enjoyed her time at Hogwarts, even though her parents were both professors there. That was kinda annoying, but she enjoyed her time nonetheless.

After graduating from Hogwarts, Maya went on to become an aurologist. It was spur of the moment decision and Maya fell in love with it, especially because she was able to incorporate her love of creatures into this career.

Trivia:

Maya is bilingual and fluent in both English and Spanish.

As a young child, Maya would bring home all sorts of injured animals. However, she never had an interest in becoming a magiozoologist.

Maya’s middle name is after her late maternal grandmother.

𝙅𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙝 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙆𝙖𝙙𝙚

Nicknames: J

Name Meanings: Jonah → Hebrew, “dove” ; David → Hebrew, “beloved” ; MacKade → Irish, Scottish, “from the wetlands.”

Date of Birth: June 2, 2030 (at 2:38 am)

Gender: Male ; he/him

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff

Faceclaim: Amir Wilson

Parents: Nate MacKade and Nova Hartley (@gaygryffindorgal)

Siblings: Wyatt Hartley and Zoey Vanessa MacKade

Godparent: Paddy MacKade

Patronus: Black bear

Favorite Subjects: History of magic, transfiguration

Least Favorite Subjects: Herbology

Extracurriculars: Keeper and then seeker on the Hufflepuff quidditch team

Hobbies: Quidditch, hurling, football/soccer, reading, Star Wars, rugby

Personality: Kind, supportive, humble, adaptive, reserved, intelligent, honest, hardworking, stubborn, reliable, practical, perfectionist tendencies, impulsive moments

About Jonah: As the older twin, Jonah is the quietest of the three MacKade siblings. He’s got a generally good relationship with his older brother and twin sister. However, he is easily annoyed by Wyatt’s teasings and Zoey’s headstrong tendencies. He’s closest to his twin sister, though, even when he wishes she would stop trying to protect him and let him handle things for himself. He also has a good relationship with both his parents, with a slightly closer relationship with his father than his mother. In addition, he has a close relationship with his cousin, Ian.

Upon starting Hogwarts, Jonah was sorted into Hufflepuff. He joined the quidditch team in his second year as a keeper but in his fourth year, he switched positions to play seeker. He enjoyed spending time at Hogwarts and he really enjoyed playing quidditch. In addition, Jonah’s favorite subject was history of magic, something that he had in common with his father.

After graduating from Hogwarts, Jonah went on to become an archivist for a museum. He had worked for the ministry for a few years, but wasn’t very happy with that work so when a position opened up in a wizarding museum, he eagerly jumped at the opportunity to transfer position.

Trivia:

Jonah’s middle name is after his late paternal grandfather.

Jonah does not like rats, as one bit him when he was a young child and that incident kinda scarred him… when it came to rats, anyways.

𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙖 𝙅𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙆𝙖𝙙𝙚

Nicknames: Flower, Flo

Name Meanings: Flora → Latin, “flower” ; Jean → English and Scottish, “God is gracious” ; MacKade → Irish, Scottish, “from the wetlands.”

Date of Birth: October 27, 2028

Gender: Female ; she/her

Sexuality: Bisexual

Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw

Faceclaim: Lara McDonnell

Parents: Finn MacKade and Scotty Rosier (@drinkyoursoupbitch)

Brother: Ian David MacKade

Godparent: Nate MacKade

Patronus: Dapple gray mare

Favorite Subjects: Transfiguration, study of Ancient runes

Least Favorite Subject: History of Magic

Extracurriculars: Chaser on the Ravenclaw quidditch team, captain of the team in her sixth and seventh years

Hobbies: Quidditch, hurling, running, Gaelic football, reading

Personality: Athletic, intelligent, logical, inquisitive, reserved, quiet, outgoing, friendly, organized, detail-oriented, warm, stubborn, curious, direct, sarcastic

About Flora: As the eldest, Flora is very much her father’s daughter, although she’s got a lot of her mother’s temperament. She’s got a generally good relationship with her younger brother, Ian, and is closer to her cousin, Zoey. In addition, she has a good relationship with both of her parents, although she is a bit closer to her mother than she is to her father. In some ways, the similarities between Flora and Finn make it hard for the two of them to get along pretty well.

Upon starting Hogwarts, Flora was sorted into Ravenclaw. However, Flora was a hatstall between Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. In her third year, Flora quickly made the Ravenclaw quidditch team in the position of chaser. She fell in love with the sport, and began exploring muggle sports like hurling and Gaelic football. In addition, Flora was made team captain in her sixth year.

After graduating from Hogwarts, Flora decided to go professionally and started her career playing for the Kenmare Kestrels. She also went on to play for the Montrose Magpies before becoming a philanthropist.

Trivia:

Flora’s middle name is after her paternal great-grandmother.

𝙄𝙖𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙆𝙖𝙙𝙚

Nicknames: None

Name Meanings: Ian → Scottish, “the lord is gracious” ; David → Hebrew, “beloved” ; MacKade → Irish, Scottish, “from the wetlands.”

Date of Birth: May 18, 2030

Gender: Male ; he/him

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Hogwarts House: Gryffindor

Faceclaim: Paddy Holland

Parents: Finn MacKade and Scotty Rosier (@drinkyoursoupbitch)

Sister: Flora Elspeth MacKade

Godparents: Owen and Paddy MacKade

Patronus: Husky

Favorite Subjects: Charms, flying

Least Favorite Subjects: Potions, study of Ancient runes

Extracurriculars: Keeper on the Gryffindor quidditch team

Hobbies: Quidditch, reading, photography, football/soccer, hurling,

Personality: Reserved, impulsive, courageous, fly by the seat of his pants, stubborn, honest, curious, loyal, practical, responsible, jack-of-all-trades, observant, independent

About Ian: As the youngest, Ian takes after his mother more so than his father, although he has Finn’s temperament. He‘s generally got a good relationship with his sister, although he’s closer to his cousin, Jonah. In addition, he has a good relationship with both of his parents, although he’s a bit closer to his father. He’s also got a good relationship with all of his dad’s brothers, being closest to his Uncle Owen.

Upon starting Hogwarts, Ian was sorted into Gryffindor after a six-minute hatstall between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. He took a bit of time to grow comfortable at Hogwarts, but it was helped that his sister and cousins were also at Hogwarts too. In his fourth year, Ian joined the Gryffindor quidditch team in the position of keeper. In the fifth year, Ian was named prefect. In addition, Ian began discovering a passion for photography in his fifth year after his father gifted him a camera as a Christmas gift. However, he never wanted photography to be a career.

After graduating from Hogwarts, Ian went on to become a broom-maker.

Trivia:

Ian’s middle name of David is after his late paternal grandfather.

Finn taught Ian about photography, although Ian figured out much of it on his own while at Hogwarts.

𝙅𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡 𝙊’𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙇𝙚𝙚

Nicknames: Jem, Jamie

Name Meanings: James → Hebrew, “supplanter” ; Michael → Hebrew, “who is like God” ; O’Donnell → Irish, “descendant of Domhnall” ; Lee → English “meadow, pasture.”

Date of Birth: November 24, 2030

Gender: Male ; he/him

Sexuality: Demisexual

Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw

Faceclaim: Paxton Booth

Parents: Declan O’Donnell-Lee and Callie Black (@mjs-oc-corner)

Sister: Harper Aurora O’Donnell-Lee

Godparents: Dora and Brendan O’Donnell-Lee

Patronus: Erumpent

Favorite Subjects: Care of Magical Creatures, charms, flying, potions

Least Favorite Subjects: Transfiguration, astronomy

Extracurriculars: Care of Magical Creatures club, beater on the Ravenclaw quidditch team

Hobbies: Quidditch, reading, drawing, hiking, animals

Personality: Intelligent, curious, quick-witted, compassionate, stubborn, slightly impulsive, empathetic, kind, friendly, reliable, thoughtful, hardworking, “fight me”

About Jem: As the eldest child, Jem is a good combination of his parents’ personalities. He takes after his mother a bit more so than his father, but in general, his personality is a good combination of his parents’. He has a good relationship with both of them, but is closer to his paternal grandfather, Granda Barnaby. Granda Barnaby helped to foster Jem’s love of creatures and animals by allowing him to help out at the O’Donnell-Lee Creature Reserve and Rehab Center with the harmless creatures. In addition, Jem is also close with his little sister.

Upon starting Hogwarts, Jem was quickly sorted into Ravenclaw, following in the steps of his aunt Violet, great-uncle Conor, and great-aunt Ruth. He found himself at home in Ravenclaw quite quickly. He adored his time at Hogwarts, which helped to foster many different interests. He joined Ravenclaw’s quidditch team in his fifth year as a beater and joined the magical creatures club in his third year. His love for magical creatures grew with each subsequent care of magical creatures class.

After graduating from Hogwarts, Jem became a magiozoologist. He studied the field under the guidance of the non-familial members of the O’Donnell-Lee Creature Reserve and Rehab Center. Eventually, Jem inherited the center, after his aunt Dora retired.

Trivia:

Jem shares his middle name, Michael, with his great-uncle Ryan, his great-grandfather, Seán, his great-great-great-great uncle, and his father’s cousin (Ryan’s son). His greatx4 uncle and his father’s cousin both have Michael as their first name, while Great-Uncle Ryan and Great-Granda Seán have Michael as their middle name.

Fun fact! Jem was Declan’s original name. In his first iteration, Declan was named James Ryan “Jem” O’Donnell-Lee. Naming Declan’s son, Jem, was a fun nod to that.

𝙉𝙤𝙖𝙝 𝘼𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙮-𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙯

𝙒𝙮𝙖𝙩𝙩 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙆𝙖𝙙𝙚 • 𝙕𝙤𝙚𝙮 𝙑𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙆𝙖𝙙𝙚

𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙧𝙖 𝙊’𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙇𝙚𝙚

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