Fans say decision erases Gaelic origins.
Square Enixhas clarified the correct pronunciation ofFinal Fantasy 7character Cait Sith.
Wonder no more: it’s officially “Kate Sihth”.
Based on the spelling, that may already be obvious to you.
I’ll admit that for years I’ve pronounced it “Kate Sith”, like the evil Jedi.
Some players, though, have pronounced it “Ket Shee”.
The character design originates from the Gaelic Cat-sith, a spectral cat in folklore that haunts the Scottish Highlands.
As a result, some players believe this official pronunciation is erasing the origins of the character.
Square Enix’s announcement is perhaps causing more confusion than intended.
I also feel silly for mispronouncing it for all these years, though it turns out I wasn’t.
Cait Sith is just the latest.
Remake had fans debating if Mako was “Mah-ko” or “May-ko”.
For the record, I originally pronounced Yuffie as “Yuff-ie” rather than “Yoo-fie”.
Maybe for you Tidus is “Tee-dus”, or maybe it’s “Tie-dus”.
And when Clive shouts “Come to me Ifrit!”
inFinal Fantasy 16, maybe you expected “If-rit” or “Eef-rit” rather than “If-reet”.
I got to play Rebirth a couple of weeks back and described it as"Remake supercharged".
