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The Game Names

The name “Gannon” is now on the list of top baby names, but unfortunately it probably doesn’t have anything to do with the blue pig from the Zelda games. The poorly written opening story in the original Legend of Zelda … Continue reading →

Posted in Castlevania, Mario, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged alucard, gannon, ganon, ganondorf, god of war, kratos, mortal kombat, names, raiden, robin williams, zelda fitzgerald, zelda williams |

Thunderbolt and Lightning, Very Very Frightening Me

One god I’ve been meaning to look at for a while is the Japanese Raijin, a thunder deity. It’s interesting that we tend to use the term “thunder god” (the literal meaning of the name Raijin) even though it’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in Final Fantasy, Japanese, Mario, Mythology, Norse, Pokémon, Video Games | Tagged big trouble in little china, espers, final fantasy vi, fujin, izanagi-o-no-mikoto, izanami, mortal kombat, odin, pikachu, raichu, raiden, raijin, raiju, thor, thunder lakitu |