Aekira's name has undergone a strange evolution over the years. In my tween years, the character that became Aekira Swyfte was a very sad Blood Elf named Akira Silvertalon. Silvertalon, because it sounded appropriately Elf-y and Warcraft-y, and Akira (meaning bright, or clear), because I was a middle school weeaboo who picked an incredibly common Japanese name over anything lore-friendly because, well, that's what I was familiar with, at the time.Â
As I matured, I realized that having an elf with a clearly foreign forename didn't make much sense, and rectified this how? By... sticking an E in the middle of it. I also changed Silvertalon to Swiftblade, because it rolled off the tongue better. Eventually, as I moved out of WoW and into TOR (and later, Final Fantasy), I dropped the 'blade' off the end of his surname and tweaked the spelling of the remaining 'swift' to create something unique. I came up with Swyfte as a result, giving me the current name of the cranky archer I know and love today.
The thought process behind Hiro's name is much shorter, chosen based on the circumstances of his backstory. Matsubara (lit. Pine Rose) came about due to the incident in which he first met his adoptive family, which, as one might guess, involved pine trees and rose bushes. I chose Hiro, like Akira, because it's popular, and in the context it's used in, it makes much more sense.
As I matured, I realized that having an elf with a clearly foreign forename didn't make much sense, and rectified this how? By... sticking an E in the middle of it. I also changed Silvertalon to Swiftblade, because it rolled off the tongue better. Eventually, as I moved out of WoW and into TOR (and later, Final Fantasy), I dropped the 'blade' off the end of his surname and tweaked the spelling of the remaining 'swift' to create something unique. I came up with Swyfte as a result, giving me the current name of the cranky archer I know and love today.
The thought process behind Hiro's name is much shorter, chosen based on the circumstances of his backstory. Matsubara (lit. Pine Rose) came about due to the incident in which he first met his adoptive family, which, as one might guess, involved pine trees and rose bushes. I chose Hiro, like Akira, because it's popular, and in the context it's used in, it makes much more sense.
