The dialog surrounding Cait Sith, one of the vital contested names inside the Remaining Fantasy 7 prolonged universe, has taken a dramatic flip. On the social media web site that I insist on calling Twitter, Sq. Enix posted the next clarification:

“In Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth, Cait Sith is pronounced ‘Kate Sihth.’”

For some Remaining Fantasy followers, this assertion could learn alongside the traces of calling water moist. Actually, I think about many who performed Remaining Fantasy 7 again in 1997 naturally pronounced the identify like that. Nevertheless, many (naturally) consider the identify “Cait Sith” to be a reference to the corresponding Celtic folklore creature “Cait Sidhe.” That is usually pronounced like “Ket-Shee,” which some have since utilized to the remote-controlled Shinra machination. However with Sq. Enix’s clarification, it seems that in an effort to be as right as potential, some followers have argued themselves into an incorrect pronunciation as a substitute.

Be aware that Sq. Enix particularly says that Cait Sith is pronounced this fashion in Remaining Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Clearly, this opens the door to announcing Cait Sith as “Ket-Shee” within the authentic Remaining Fantasy 7, for the reason that submit affords no clarification on that entrance. I’m not group “Ket-Shee,” I simply take pleasure in chaos.

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Truthfully, arguing over tips on how to pronounce issues in Remaining Fantasy 7 is a time-honored custom at this level. Should you had been on a message board through the mid-2000s, saying “Aeris” as a substitute of “Aerith” was tantamount to saying that you just hated everybody with three or extra toes.

Additionally, calling Tifa “tih-fuh” as a substitute of “tee-fuh” might begin wars. Sooner or later, I caught the “tih-fuh” bug and nonetheless say that despite the fact that I do know “tee-fuh” is right. I’ve been almost punched within the face at the least as soon as because of this. No, listening to it pronounced in Remaining Fantasy VII Remake has not helped.

So, as foolish as it might appear, Sq. Enix’s clarification right here does have context. And whereas the voice acted script of Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth would naturally reply this query, at the least we will put this one to relaxation early. Now we simply want Sq. Enix to make clear whether or not “Safer Sephiroth” ought to really be “Sefer Sephiroth” or “Savior Sephiroth” to sate followers as soon as and for all.

Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth launches on February 29, 2024 on PlayStation 5.