Talk:Seong Mi-na

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Contents 1 Seung Mi Na 2 Hwang Romance 3 Correct Weapon Name 4 Fighting Style

[edit] Seung Mi Na

In order to prevent an edit war over Seung Mi Na's name, I have decided to explain the situation to those unfamiliar with why it is written in this way. In Asian names, the family name is one syllable and comes at the beginning of the name. Thus, her surname is actually Seung. In Korea, her given name, or the name by which she is called, is more often than not two syllables--in this case, Mina. However, it is only listed as a single word when referring exclusively to her given name, because when referring to her full name, each syllable is written as a separate word when romanized. This is done to match the fact that Korean names are generally written using three characters--one for each syllable. When Soul Edge was originally released, her name was actually written properly as Seung Mi Na, but was eventually changed in Soul Calibur to prevent confusion, mostly among Americans. It is asked that when you see her full name written as Seung Mi Na, you leave it as such; and if you ever see it combined to simply Seung Mina, that you restore it to its original state. Only if her given name is written on its own will she be referred to as Mina, as it should be. Thank you for your cooperation.

Alright, but whats the deal with the Seung and Seong ? Character mistranslation?

[edit] Hwang Romance

I'd like to point out that in the games there is actually no hint of romance between Hwang and Mina , and that any belief such is generally in a players mind , could the section be edited to reflect this , i would do it myself but i'ma reader more then anything

[edit] Correct Weapon Name

I just felt like mentioning, that Seung Mina's weapon is actually a Naginata, which was scrambled in translation. What the weapoj is listed as currently, a "Zhanmadao", is actually a variant of a "Zanbato", which is the large mystical sword used in fantasy, such as Zabuza's sword from Naruto as a modern example. 71.195.85.110 21:27, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fighting Style

In the article, Mina's fighting style is listed as Seong style longsword + Ling Sheng Su style rod. However, she only started training with Xianghua's father (and consequently learned the Ling Sheng Su style rod) after Soul Edge/Blade. So what was her style in Soul Edge? And if it was just the Seong style longsword, how does that make sense, considering she uses a naginata? Idiota Invisível 21:03, 5 November 2006 (UTC)