Let's Play Secret of Mana #11 - Pandora Ruins

In this episode, we gain the powers of the Gnome and decide to follow up on Jema's investigation of the Pandora Ruins, per Luka's request.

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• Let's
• Play
• LP
• Walkthrough
• Secret
• of
• Mana
• Seiken
• Densetsu
• II
• Underground
• Water
• Palace
• Luka
• Jema
• Phanna
• Pandora
• Ruins

[YeUndone]

Phanna was originally Pamela. I suspect this is some Woolsey "Pamela must sound exotic to Japanese ears" stuff like with Tina-to-Terra in FFVI.

By similar logic, Yeshua was a very common name in the Aramaic-speaking world, so Bible translators should make it "Steve" rather than the exotic-sounding "Jesus". But eh, whatever. :P

[YeUndone]

Earthslide is called Earthquake in the Japanese version, and more interestingly, its icon in the ring menu is an animated catfish (though the spell animation is the same, IIRC).

Catfish are strongly associated with earthquakes in Japanese folklore (I believe there's some giant catfish god under the islands that causes earthquakes or something).

Pretty obvious why they changed it to the rock ball for Western audiences though. "What the? Is that a fish?!"

[vgamemaster4]

Tomatoes are fruits. Just saying.

[MayaCrystalwing430]

Pandora Ruins music sounds kinda creepy... idk y...

[Greensmurf]

I named my girl "Fianna". Then I saw another character called Phanna and was like "Oh fuck"

[KINFIN123]

@Wanderingsage7 The Sprite has no specified gender.

[Wanderingsage7]

wait, isn't the sprite female? ^^

[darevice239]

OH no zombies *insert Super ghouls and ghosts theme here*

[cutepiku]

Oh god, Pandora and it's clown music. This song will always haunt my dreams.

[Mad4Gamer]

:O, that musta taken hours even days!

way over trained

[Simon0]

i love it when you get level 8 on the glove weapon, then you do a fireball like Ryu.

[Simon0]

hold attack button.