What's a Meebo?

[ventus925]

I just viewed the cutscene you get after crossing the river to Marlind and I just foud it hilarious cause Alisha references Nintendo's popular figures "Amiibo". What was your reaction when you first heard it?

[CloMcNasty]

i think they are calling him Meebo which is probably from the word amoeba since he is a water Seraph.

[Lawlben]

Originally posted by CloMcNasty:

i think they are calling him Meebo which is probably from the word amoeba since he is a water Seraph.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiibo

that is what OP is referring to i think.

IIRC Edna calls Mikleo Meebo and Alisha asks "What is a Meebo ?"
A meebo = Amiibo

[Zunnoab #931]

Yeah I thought that was a funny joke. Some of the interactions with him remind me of Tenebrae of Tales of Symphonia's sequel, and that is not a bad thing. :)

[MFBloomsDay]

i'm pretty sure the pun on amiibo is just a coincidence...idk what the original dialogue is in japanese but the pun wouldn't really translate

[Zunnoab #931]

Originally posted by MFBloomsDay:

i'm pretty sure the pun on amiibo is just a coincidence...idk what the original dialogue is in japanese but the pun wouldn't really translate

Well that's part of what localization is. If something doesn't translate they have to try and find something that fits the general meaning or mood. It is very unlikely that wasn't on purpose.

[Little Game Fairy]

A, uhm, I don't quite think it's a reference to amiibo.

[Druid]

Reference to Amiibo doesn't make any sense in this case at all. It might just be simple, lazy nickname, wihout any intention to make sense. I don't remember how she called him in original voicover though. But water in japanese is mizu, so you take first syllable and add it to shortened boy (in many anime you can hear some characters using the word boya or something sounding that similarly instead of shounen). So MiBo wouldn't be that far-fetched phrase.

[暁のヨナ]

I believe it was a combination of Mikleo and boya (a japanese honorific refering to the person as a boy, in a childish sense).

[Simon]

Originally posted by 暁のヨナ:

I believe it was a combination of Mikleo and boya (a japanese honorific refering to the person as a boy, in a childish sense).

Yeah, that would be the most logical answer

[pianogrinder]

Well, Mikleo IS a boy, that's why Edna calls him Meebo and he hates it. :)

[ventus925]

Just a simple joke on the developers part is what I think it is. I still find it hilarious either way! :D

[Uncle Kartwheel]

I think Bō is a staff. Just as Edna gave Sorey a hard time for mindlessly swinging his sword around, she's literally giving him a nickname for the equipment he uses. o_o
The me portion is a personification of a staff, Japanese play on words are much more fun than English and it can have a hundred negative connotations. I am pretty sure, as with all Japanese play on words:
me is from mengoi
bo is from Bō

"Adorable staff"

Which holds the same sort of negative connotation as "cutesey boy."

There is also
meeji - Mage
-Mage boy. :P

[Bloodrealm]

Originally posted by LmOtaku:

I think Bō is a staff. Just as Edna gave Sorey a hard time for mindlessly swinging his sword around, she's literally giving him a nickname for the equipment he uses. o_o
The me portion is a personification of a staff, Japanese play on words are much more fun than English and it can have a hundred negative connotations. I am pretty sure, as with all Japanese play on words:
me is from mengoi
bo is from Bō

"Adorable staff"

Which holds the same sort of negative connotation as "cutesey boy."

There is also
meeji - Mage
-Mage boy. :P

Actually, I'm pretty sure the "Mee-/Mi-" part in "Meebo/Mibo" is from "Mikleo/Mikurio."

[AuraMix♥]

Also Meebo is a instant chat messenger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meebo

[demonist]

Originally posted by Bloodrealm:

Originally posted by LmOtaku:

I think Bō is a staff. Just as Edna gave Sorey a hard time for mindlessly swinging his sword around, she's literally giving him a nickname for the equipment he uses. o_o
The me portion is a personification of a staff, Japanese play on words are much more fun than English and it can have a hundred negative connotations. I am pretty sure, as with all Japanese play on words:
me is from mengoi
bo is from Bō

"Adorable staff"

Which holds the same sort of negative connotation as "cutesey boy."

There is also
meeji - Mage
-Mage boy. :P

Actually, I'm pretty sure the "Mee-/Mi-" part in "Meebo/Mibo" is from "Mikleo/Mikurio."

i believe this true also, it makes mikleo sound small and insignificant.