Super Mario Odyssey: Wario Outfit Description [JPN vs ENG]

Today’s post is a small one, and covers a reader request to look into the Wario cap from Super Mario Odyssey. It’s part of an ongoing series of comparison from the game both by request and personal curiosity.

Japanese	Lit. Translation	Official Localization
特徴的な　Ｗ字マークがついた帽子 Ｗ字マークの帽子と　合わせたい衣装	A cap with a distinctive W on it. An outfit to match the W-marked cap.	A cap bearing a distinctive W. It doesn’t fit well and kind of chafes. The kind of outfit that you want to wash at least once before you wear it.

Like we have seen before when comparing this game’s localization, the Japanese is simply stating something as it is, where as the localization is adding a certain flair to it. The Japanese description in fact is much like what we saw in the Luigi cap description.

Unlike Luigi though, the Japanese is much more clear-cut and dry here, compared to the localization that adds reference to Wario’s larger size and poor hygiene.

It’s pretty straightforward!

An interesting observation by Connor Krammer over on twitter notes:

Something fun I noticed: the English loc for the outfit doesn't reference the W, but *does* alliterate on it: want, wash, [w]once, wear. Could be unintentional, but I think it's a cute nod.

— Connor Krammer (@ConnorKrammer) January 15, 2018

It is possible it could be accidental, but that is a nice observation regardless.

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That’s that!

I will continue to look at fun differences between the versions of sorts of games when I get time!

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