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samout

Record the weird audio of Reedus saying "N'aww yeah" at the end of the newest Death Stranding -trailer (also uttered by Kojima at the Video Game Awards). Go write the word you heard in a japanese-english translator. What does it say?

If you don't believe me, after doing that type that same word spoken out by something like Google Translate.

Wikipedia:

The Japanese word Heian (平安, lit. "peace")...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian

Edit: I just realized this might be confusing to american english speakers. Heian is supposed to be pronounced Hey Yawn, with a prolonged "ee" -sound. Heian is more of a tranquil type of peace, and when I practiced karate the first kata (combination of moves) we learned was called Heian Shodan, which means Peaceful First Step or something akin to it. The Heian-kyo Period in Japan (Peace Time) was named so because Buddhism and other similar practices were popular.

Also, I am 100% not implying that Death Stranding is Metal Gear-related, just that Kojima has him say it (and says it himself) as a joke to troll with us. It was probably meant mainly for the japanese fans who love to speculate and theorize way more. It makes no sense why they would say it after every trailer and after the Game Awards 2017 speech was over. It's really random.

Posted Dec 19, 2017, 3:32 AM UTC · edited

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crustpunker•

? Can you just say what you think it says? I'm not sure what you mean for us to attempt?

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samoutOP•

He says Peace in japanese perfectly. Name of the missing Chapter 3. I'm pretty sure that doesn't mean DS relates to MGS, because it happens after the trailer stops and shows the credits. Just an easter egg.

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crustpunker•

I posted above what happened here. 平穏! HeiiON does mean peace or calmness BUT Japanese pronounce the "o" as in "Open" English speakers more often than not say the "o" like an "ah" sound. Ok! I see it now! When you spelled it as heiAn, that's a different word

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eddiekay•

TBH I would rather it be what you are saying OP as it really looked like it was a matter of time before a C&D was sent out. Or is this like how "some" people think Ric Flair says "Whoa" instead of "Woo"? :)

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samoutOP•

Spoiler since it's cumbersome as fuck:

Heian. It means Peace in japanese. Google Translate pronounces it the same exact way, with emphasis on the i-part. Heiiiian. "Hey Yawn" for english accents.

Here is the audio:

https://vocaroo.com/i/s1hDLjVYVqDp

And for fun, here's Google Translate's japanese voice saying Heian reversed (Aww yeah!), confirming the pronounciation is at least correct:

https://vocaroo.com/i/s03b24aoSAOV

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crustpunker•

Heiwa? 平和 is peace. I'm not aware of "Heian" meaning peace. Heian was a time period in Japan though 平安時代. THe first characters are both "平" however...　

Edit:Ah! 平穏! HeiiON Japanese pronounce the "o" as in "Open" English speakers more often than not say the "o" like an "ah" sound. Ok! I see it now!

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samoutOP•

Heian literally does mean Peace. The period you mean (Heian-kyo) means Peace Time, or Peaceful Days. Type it in Google Translate or go to Wikipedia. Go to any dictionary. I know the word from before, that's why it caught my attention. A karate kata you first learn when you start is called Heian Shodan - meaning Peaceful First Step/Chapter, and I loved an old Gameboy -game called Heiankyo Alien, so I looked up the word Heiankyo a long time ago. Heiankyo means Capital of Peace. That's why I went to confirm it using multiple sources today. 4 dictionaries, google translate and wikipedia.

Reply to edit: Yep! I also speak a native language with the same phonetics so I sometimes forget english works differently to something like japanese or european languages. To me, 'a' is the sound in the word 'off' in american english, and 'i' is like 'e'. So Heian is supposed to be pronounced "Hey yawn" to american english speakers.

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crustpunker•

Yes! "Hey yawn" It's crazy how such a little difference of pronunciation can create misunderstandings. It's the worst when using katakana where a word that has 2 syllabes in English like, "ice cream" turns out to have like, 7 if you use kana. also, if you say it in a "native" English speaking tone, no one will understand what you are trying to say half the time.

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samoutOP•

Yeah - Ice Cream becomes "Aizoo Kooreemoo" (Aisu Kuriimu) in japanese if pronounced in english. But in english it's just a simple word. Yet they sound out the same.

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GoldenVizions•

[No] (https://imgur.com/a/AKkh0)

and yes... Google translate doesn't directly translate it as Peace. However if you type in peace in English and translate it shows up as on of the nouns. 平安

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samoutOP•

https://imgur.com/xle8NTf

https://imgur.com/8pqx7Ol

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HammyHavoc•

Ever the voice of reason. :- )

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samoutOP•

Wikipedia:

The Japanese word Heian (平安, lit. "peace")

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian

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GoldenVizions•

[Heian] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian_period) was a 400 hundred year period of peace in Japan lasting from 794–1185.

Just interesting knowledge...

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Heian period

The Heian period (平安時代, Heian jidai) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height. The Heian period is also considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court and noted for its art, especially poetry and literature.

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crustpunker•

平安 Heian period of time. 平穏 HeiON peace/calmness. 平和 Heiwa peace.

In conversation, I usually hear "Heiwa" used more often than "Heion" but I'm not sure if that is true everywhere.

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MiserySnake•

I used google translate for the word for peace and then it has a little speaker so you can hear how it is pronounced and it says "Hey-Wa" not Awww Yeah Unless your are saying it is supposed to be backwards too. Then Awww Yeah could be Heah Waaaa.

https://www.google.com/search?q=peace+in+japanese&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1-ab

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randal-flagg•

It says hail Satan when I do it.

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