11/7/2023 0 Comments Cats zero wing![]() It is not intended to translate the exact wording of the original, but rather an attempt to capture the spirit and tone which the author intended. The following is a "free text" translation of the original Japanese. Captain: All ZIG aircraft, take off!! Captain: We cannot but trust in them. CATS: Take care in these few remaining moments of your life. CATS: I guess it will soon be the end of your ship as well, huh. CATS: In cooperation with the Federal Government forces, CATS has taken over every last one of your bases. Captain: Y-You! CATS: You seem busy, gentlemen. Communication operator: Captain! A signal has come in! Captain: What!? Communication operator: A vision comes on the main screen. ![]() (Explosion goes off) Captain: What on earth is wrong, you say?! Engineer: It seems that someone has laid down explosives. Please note: You may need to have Japanese character sets installed on your computer for proper display. It also appears from the original text that CATS may be the name of an organization, not just of the particular cyborg villain appearing on the screen (as is the popular interpretation among English speakers.) It suggests that the Federation army was treacherously co-opted into betraying the bases. Since the Federation army was presumably an ally of the Captain, this usage is particularly offensive but might be sarcastic. The difference is especially vivid in the line corresponding to "All your base are belong to us." In the original line, CATS uses a form of Japanese grammar that is rude to the listeners but respectful towards the Federation army. The bluntness of the famous mistranslation is in stark contrast to CATS's cool, caustic irony in the original text. They may also be included within the song lyrics of the animated Flash movie. * This line and those following it are not in some animated GIF/Flash versions seen on the Internet. (spoken in the Flash animation as Ha Ha Ha ) Operator: Captain !! * Captain: Take off every 'Zig' !! Captain: You know what you doing. ![]() Captain: What you say !! CATS: You have no chance to survive make your time. Captain: It's you !! CATS: How are you gentlemen !! CATS: All your base are belong to us. Captain: What ! Operator: Main screen turn on. (spoken in the Flash animation as Someone set up us the bomb ) Operator: We get signal. Captain: What happen ? Mechanic: Somebody set up us the bomb. The cut scene transcript goes as follows: Narrator: In A.D. ![]()
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