Oh for maker's sakes what have I missed!? And Ursula even linked my pic *blush*...
I had real life emergency at work and stuff so had to skip out on the discussion. You know life and death take priority, lmao.
So, where are we.. the kiss?? The name??
As a rival I much prefer the non-glowy kiss. IF ONLY because when you send Fenris away the first time you can say "At least think about what I've said...." and he says "As you wish..." while he walks away. I LOVE that reference and I can't help but do it on a rivalmance because it just makes the most sense to me to have that conversation about Hadrianna, think about what was said/felt and then come back "I have been thinking about you..."
The glowy kiss is my absolute favorite on friendmance and I NEVER see that wall push as violent or even remotely suggesting that Fenris wants to hurt you. It is a push, against a wall... not a *SLAM* If Fenris wants to hurt Hawke he WOULD have. This was not his intent. If anything it is just culmination of emotion, and it takes Hawke by surprise, but it isn't unwanted by either of them.
Now, as far as the name. Fenris would not change his name to Leto because as Ryz said before it has no meaning for him. He even yells at Varania "STOP calling me that!" -- why would he want a name of someone who is foreign to him. Fenris is who he is, what he has become, and I think it is a constant reminder of where he came from and what he has lost while at the same time reminding him that he is just Fenris now, and not "pet" anymore. Also, "what's in a name..." -- sorry can't resist a chance to quote me some Shakespeare.
As he says with Aveline a name is not who you are, but represents something to you. A thread to your identity that you build around it. Aveline hates her namesake, but it was the "wish of her father" to be Aveline. Fenris likewise has had no other name, and probably was not called Fenris very often except mockingly. I'm sure Danarius used it as such. Yet now Fenris is the only name he can identify with. He owns the "little wolf" part of it. He takes pleasure in taking what Danarius gave him and using it against him. The markings, the name, it all serves a purpose for identity to Fenris. To go back to the name Leto, a name he has lost and apparently despises just doesn't make sense.
Also, I will quote myself as I just posted about the origins of Leto a few pages back....
tvtropes states "Leto directly translates as 'summer' in some Slavic languages, and 'he who is always happy' in Latin. Considering his current less than sunny disposition, this goes to show how much he's lost."
Also, in ancient greek mythology Leto is a goddess born of the Titans (mother of Artemis [the huntress] and Apollo) and her name is thought to have originated as "possibly related to "lethe" (λήθη; oblivion) and "Lotus" (the fruit that brings oblivion to those who eat it). Or letho which would thus mean "the hidden one." (from the leto wiki)
So, since his name is then changed to Fenris, and it is pretty obvious that his disposition is no longer relevant to "summer" or "happiness" in any way I can picture together pieces of who I think Leto is. Moreover, he would be the exact opposite kind of person to what Fenris is now. Except for two distinctions of personality that I think he always had. That being 1.) his loyalty and protectiveness of people he loves/cares about and 2.) his humor -- although maybe as Leto it was less Deadpan and more to cheer people up around him.
Since Arcanum is the language of Tevinter and is based on Latin as Tevinter is based off ancient Rome I would assume the root meaning is the male name out of the Latin. Not so much the female name out of the Ancient Greek. So it can be a boy's name too
Modifié par Arquen, 09 août 2011 - 06:18 .