>>56234185And I guess I'll just get this conversation out of the way while I'm at it: Every single character name in Eons in Flux has significant meaning to it, it actually hamstrings me quite a bit whenever I have to introduce a new character as I drop whatever I'm doing to start pouring through etymology records. Actual, serious redefining spoilers ahead:
Phos means "light," even though she surrounds herself with Dark-Types. We've talked about that one before.
It's no coincidence that the man who wants to reshape Paldea in his image is named Franco. That's just the surface-level bait.
Jacinto is the Spanish word for "Hyacinth," not only tying him into Macro Cosmos and the flower motif its named characters have (Rose, Oleana/Olive), but also carrying significant mythological meaning. Azelie is a French mutation of Adelaide, meaning "kind noble," while
Gene blessing her with the surname "Rosette" is exactly the kind of divine serendipity I've come to expect from my life because it provides another layer of flower motif foreshadowing for her role in the story. Ida's name was chosen because it means work.
Side characters are not exempt. Guildemere/Gildemere is named after a major supporting character from the first episode of Aeon Flux whose disgrace serves to establish the narrative between Aeon and her enemy/lover Trevor. Lucie is a diminutive of "Lucille," meaning "Bright," to create a counterpart to Phos
and because she's a preexisting character transplanted from my non-Pokemon work. The kill team in Episode 3 is named after the Howard Brothers Moe, Samuel (Shemp), Jerome (Curly), and Larry Fine. Bullard literally means "an untrustworthy person."
The inner machinations of my mind frighten even myself sometimes.
