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Well I'm almost done with the game, but I've been wondering...what the heck is namingway exactly? They aren't very clear on what he IS exactly. His family has a name, but is that the name of the 'species'? I've looked at his pixelated picture, and I have come to the conclusion that I have no idea what he is. He kind of looks like a moogle, or a Uribo even. Can anyone enlighten me on what namingway is exactly?

Have you been to the moon yet?

All answers lie on the moon.

Go, my son.

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It looks sort of catlike. I think. He has such a horrible sprite and pallete image that I'm glad he didn't make it in any FF's past this one.

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Have you been to the moon yet?

All answers lie on the moon.

Go, my son.

Yes I have been to the moon, I mentioned that I had seen...well you know. But it doesn't really clear anything up for me. Unless I missed something...*goes back to check*

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Quote (L. Cully @ 17th October 2005 20:19)

Have you been to the moon yet?

All answers lie on the moon.

Go, my son.

Yes I have been to the moon, I mentioned that I had seen...well you know. But it doesn't really clear anything up for me. Unless I missed something...*goes back to check*

Namingways aren't there for much more than to allow you to change your name. There's a small colony of them on the moon, which suggests that they're natively Lunarian, I suppose. I wouldn't read too much into the creatures, though. They don't have much mentioned history within the game.

That, and I don't like them very much, unless I'm buying elixirs from them.

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"Some fight for justice. Some fight for law . . .
. . .Cecil, what will you fight for?"
~KluYa

One of my favourite people on CoN just happens to have a Namingway as his avatar. *smiles*

I hadn't really thought much about them as a species, but as Ronin mentioned, I guess they're a type of Lunarian. Their little tune that they hum is kinda nice. Of course when you're on the moon they're the Hummingway family, not Namingways.

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kame, tortue, tortuga, schildkröte, tartaruga, turtle

"Arthur Dent?"
"Yes."
"Arthur Philip Dent?"
"Yes."
"You're a total knee biter."

I was interested in drawing one and that was part of the reason why I wanted a little more information on them. But it seems so far there isn't much on them to begin with, so they're open to interpretation.

Doesn't nameingway wear a little turban with a jewel on it?

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It looks sort of catlike. I think. He has such a horrible sprite and pallete image that I'm glad he didn't make it in any FF's past this one.

Actually, he was in IX, once again serving the purpose of changing names. He had a card as well.

This might help you a bit when trying to do a fanart of him.

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kame, tortue, tortuga, schildkröte, tartaruga, turtle

"Arthur Dent?"
"Yes."
"Arthur Philip Dent?"
"Yes."
"You're a total knee biter."

namingway (i thought it looked mor pig-like) is a little guy who feels he has to be the official name-changer, and therefore seeks life away from the hummingways which are found on the moon, and heads to a place he is needed where people care about their names

(hummingways: spritley beings who hum from dusk till dawn, and after the cows come home)



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"Have you ever seen a baby do that before?"

It seems that there msut be no other information on him. Thanks for everyone's insight though, if anyone finds a better picture of him or more information, please share it with me.

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Quote (Teta @ 17th October 2005 22:12)

Quote (L. Cully @ 17th October 2005 20:19)

Have you been to the moon yet?

All answers lie on the moon.

Go, my son.

Yes I have been to the moon, I mentioned that I had seen...well you know. But it doesn't really clear anything up for me. Unless I missed something...*goes back to check*

Namingways aren't there for much more than to allow you to change your name. There's a small colony of them on the moon, which suggests that they're natively Lunarian, I suppose. I wouldn't read too much into the creatures, though. They don't have much mentioned history within the game.

That, and I don't like them very much, unless I'm buying elixirs from them.

YOU'LL LIKE THEM IF YOU GET YOUR DAMNED ELIXIR DON'T YOU?!

I'm thinking of concocting a piece of fan fic where Namingway is transfered via dimensional rifting to the world of FF I. He then embarks upon a vicious campain to rename everything to his liking... it may not end pretty for him though.





WOO HOO! I've graduated to Mag Roader status. Nice!

This post has been edited by ultimage on 27th November 2005 20:29

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If you notice, he is holding a book, has glasses and is wearing a turban with a jewel in it. I always thought it was a pig, but it could be human like. He would probably wear really poofy clothing, like Aladins pants. But its most likely a pig-man.

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Who is Byblos?

I'm convinced that the Namingway family is why the spell Piggy exists.

edit: Namingway's sprite was updated in FF4A and it seems he's more of a cat than a pig.

This post has been edited by bad andy on 22nd December 2005 01:27

Behold, the new Namingway. Certainly looks catlike, no?

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"Some fight for justice. Some fight for law . . .
. . .Cecil, what will you fight for?"
~KluYa

gasp! Yeah, he does look more cat-like now. I had tried drawing him once already, I think I will try again with this new sprite. Thanks!

All in a days work.

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"Some fight for justice. Some fight for law . . .
. . .Cecil, what will you fight for?"
~KluYa

yes, i always though he looked kind of like a pig. but now he looks like a kitty! i guess it doesnt matter what he is though...as long as they sell ethers.

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To end all discussion here, it looks to me like a pig with cat ears wearing a turban with a pink jewel on the front and glasses. It also appears he wears a dress, a cape and has a tail. I'm wondering what that is hanging off the sides of his chin though. That part kinda reminds me of Dr. Zoidberg.

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"Knowledge is power.
Power corrupts.
Study hard; be evil."

Alright, here's how I've usually imagined him:



And that's not a dress, it's a book.

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"Some fight for justice. Some fight for law . . .
. . .Cecil, what will you fight for?"
~KluYa

that is so flipping cute and awesome!!! did you make it?

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/ \Last Arcanum
[ ]Strike Raid
XRagnarok

Yeah...I might turn it into a picture later.


If I get some time...


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"Some fight for justice. Some fight for law . . .
. . .Cecil, what will you fight for?"
~KluYa

Oh, I guess it is a book, huh? Oops. But that's a good picture nonetheless.

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"Knowledge is power.
Power corrupts.
Study hard; be evil."

Oh. I never realized it was a book. I like the GBA verison of Nameingway.

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Dead Winter. A nice comic.

I didn't notice it was a book ever until now. I just always thought he was a midget or sitting cross-legged.

That's one thing I like about the older graphics - it leaves room for imagination. With the graphics in games now, you can see well enough that every character (in any game I've played) has no skin blemishes at all which in itself isn't very realistic.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't see the book at first.

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"Knowledge is power.
Power corrupts.
Study hard; be evil."

Is there just one of him on Earth, and he just has a knack for showing up where you are? That's the impression that I get on the moon.

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I hear the jury's still out on...science.

That's it, you people have stood in my way long enough! I'm going to clown college!