I first read it as "Aloe Vera" too.
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| Posted by: Glenn Magus Harvey 11th August 2018 01:46 |
| Here comes the silliest question of the month. Is "Allo Ver", the enemy, or rather its name specifically, a pun on "Aloe vera"? I mean it's obviously already a pun on "all over". But based on the way I pronounce it I end up saying it like "Aloe vera" minus the last a. Given that it's a skeletal undead enemy and not a plant, my guess is probably not. |
| Posted by: Cefca 11th August 2018 20:23 |
| Quote (Glenn Magus Harvey @ 11th August 2018 01:46) Given that it's a skeletal undead enemy and not a plant, my guess is probably not. I would agree, with Death Warden being it's official name and all. I do pronounce it the same way as you though. |
| Posted by: Elena99 12th August 2018 10:53 |
| Wow. I have never thought about it like that before. I also just pronounced it as "Aloe Vera" minus the a, but now I see how All Over would work AND make more sense. |
| Posted by: Galsic 12th August 2018 17:51 |
Quote (Glenn Magus Harvey @ 10th August 2018 20:46) I mean it's obviously already a pun on "all over". Hate to admit it, but wasn't obvious to me : / . And here I thought it had a cool, non-sensical name... |
| Posted by: Rangers51 13th August 2018 20:29 |
Quote (Glenn Magus Harvey @ 10th August 2018 19:46) But based on the way I pronounce it I end up saying it like "Aloe vera" minus the last a. I'm pretty sure I noticed the "intended" name as early as my first playthrough when the game was new. But like you and others in this thread, I've always pronounced it this way too. |
| Posted by: Glenn Magus Harvey 13th August 2018 20:35 |
Quote (Elena99 @ 12th August 2018 05:53) Wow. I have never thought about it like that before. I also just pronounced it as "Aloe Vera" minus the a, but now I see how All Over would work AND make more sense. Quote (Galsic) Hate to admit it, but wasn't obvious to me : / . And here I thought it had a cool, non-sensical name... I'll be honest, I noticed the intended pun ("all over") only after a while, because for a long time it didn't register due to having a very different sound. |
| Posted by: Spooniest 18th August 2018 19:39 |
| Ted Woolsey likes to mess with our heads, lol. I first read it as "Aloe Vera" too. Heh. 1995 was fun year. |