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One of the most memorable things about Dual Strike is the way Jake talks–super casual, lots of music and club references, and dropping slang like it’s 1999–circa 2005. One of the things you might pick up when looking up Dual Strike is this Jake mostly just exists in the English version–the Japanese version has the polite John who is “calm for his age” and likes to think before he speaks. As for the European versions, I remember he tends to be something between the two.

One of things I’ve wanted to do is catalog all of Jake’s music references from the English version and see how it’s translated in the other versions. If Jake/John doesn’t refer to music at all then what DOES he talk about instead?

Let’s find out.

Disclaimers as always, I’m using machine translators such as Google Translate and Deep L. All impressions and interpretations are mine. These same words could come off differently depending on the reader, especially ones fluent in these languages.

English

“Hey, Rachel, we rule! Let’s hit the clubs!” “You’re a fast learner! I can barely keep up.”

Japanese

“勝ちました、レイチェルさん!” “ぐんぐん成長してるわね。私も負けられないわ!”

"We won, Rachel!"* "You're growing up so fast. I can't lose either!"

French

“Rachel, nous les avons vaincus!” “Tu apprends vite! Tu veux me dépasser?”

"Rachel, we defeated them!" "You're a fast learner! Do you want to surpass me?"

Italian

“Rachel, abbiamo vinta!” “Stai imparando in fretta! Ti tengo testa a fatica!”

"Rachel, we won!" "You're learning fast! I'm barely keeping up with you!"

German

“Wir haben gewonnen, Kommandantin!” “Du lernst schnell! Ich komme kaum noch mit!”

"We won, Commander!" "You're a fast learner! I can hardly keep up!"

Spanish

“Rachel, ¡hemos ganado!” “¡Vas aprendiendo rápido, soldado!”

"Rachel, we won!" "You're learning fast, soldier!"

*John calls her Rachel-san. He uses the -san honorific with pretty much everybody but Colin. If I recall correctly, he’s the only character in the game (and series) who does this.

So pretty much the same idea...except Jake really wants to hit those clubs.

hi so i’m making my own universe B)

it’s set far in the future, and robots and futuristic technology litters the now destroyed and once green and thriving world

it looks kinda like fallout with no nukes lmao

one of the main focuses is an agency called the p.a.c.c.o. (private association of crowd control and organization), and agency with the goal of overtaking all civilizations. they come to failing settlements with the promise of resources and power, only to take control of the people and teaching the young their curroupt point of view. there are more characters, like these two

these are old drawings but they’re all i got B)

their names are seven and five, robot agents for the p.a.c.c.o

"You've built 150 neotanks! You're the one!"

It's a shame I couldn't do anything for the 15th anniversary last year or really, this year. FWDS was released on June 23 and AWDS on August 22--in America anyway. Famicom Wars DS marks the only time a Japanese version released BEFORE the international. And it looks like it's still going to be the only title in the series to hold that honor, oof.

But, still, just a big shoutout to a game that means a lot to me and I love dearly. It's the very first AW game I picked up and the one I still love the most.