So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:17 pm

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I'm aware his name derives from the play "Waiting For Godot." Admittedly I haven't read or seen the play, but I did read brief summaries online, so I have a basic understanding of what it was about. Other than a few lines of text, I didn't really see any other connections between his name (in the context of the game) and the play it came from. So I'm just curious, besides those few lines in the game, are there any other references to the play? Why did they choose the name Godot? Was it just for those few lines, and then just as another reference to popular culture?

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Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:22 pm

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Well, it seems everyone is waiting to meet him in the game. Atmey also talks about Godot like he was somekind of a God figure. That would be one reason for the name.

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Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:22 pm

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Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:25 pm

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I honestly have no idea why they called him Godot. I guess it was just to make him seem even more mysterious.

Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:28 pm

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I think that in the Japanese version "Eagle river" is called "Godo river" and Godot is pronounced "Godo" so... Maybe the name was chosen because of that.

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Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:36 pm

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Xero Wright wrote:

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That's all I know anyway.

I'm certain it's pronounced "Gód-oh" but I still have a tendency of calling him "Gö-doh" for some stupid reason. North American dialect maybe? =/

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Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:42 pm

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I always pronounced his name "Go-dot". I assumed that it was bacause that sounded sort of computer-ey and he has an electronic visor. But I was completely wrong about that...

Quick question though: Is it meant to be pronounced "Go-doh" or "God-oh"?

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Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:25 pm

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According to Wikipedia...

Wikipedia wrote:

The name "Godot" is pronounced in Britain and Ireland with the emphasis on the first syllable (i.e. /'gɒ.dəʊ/); in North America it is usually pronounced with an emphasis on the second syllable (i.e. /gə'doʊ/). Beckett himself said the emphasis should be on the first syllable, and that the North American pronunciation is a mistake.

So it would be God-oh officially.

Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:36 pm

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I think he was named Godot because in 3-5 he states that when he was in a coma, Mia would wait for him however she had died so no one could wait for him so he abandoned Diego Armando, and became who people would wait for, Godot.

And that's my theory.

Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:26 am

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Godot is a total mystery. The name is too. The man's a total enigma, and (as I know) Godot never comes. The mystery of the character is forever wandering, and so is the Godot we know and love in Trials and Tribulations.

All I know is what my brother told me when he read the book. I haven't. I may be mistaken, so don't shoot me.

For more info- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot#Godot

Personally, I pronounce it as "G'doh".

Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:51 am

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It's french if anyone's still wondering why the t's silent.

Nego wrote:

Well, it seems everyone is waiting to meet him in the game. Atmey also talks about Godot like he was somekind of a God figure. That would be one reason for the name.

That's just a quote from the play. An homage to it, so to say.
I didn't mean for that to rhyme.

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Godot is a total mystery. The name is too. The man's a total enigma, and (as I know) Godot never comes. The mystery of the character is forever wandering, and so is the Godot we know and love in Trials and Tribulations.

All I know is what my brother told me when he read the book. I haven't. I may be mistaken, so don't shoot me.

For more info- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot#Godot

Personally, I pronounce it as "G'doh".

Me too, go-doh sounds too clunky. G'doh has some finesse to it, I think.

Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:48 am

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I think it has to do with his arrogance. He believes his awesomeness matched the awesomeness of Godot, even to the point that he decided to disguise himself as Godot.

Before we knew his real identity, he was viewed as the Godot, the man so many have waited for (I know WfG is fictional, and fictional in the Phoenix Wright world too) The character of Godot was not really described at all in the play, but apparently he was so remarkable two people decided to spend their entire lives eagerly waiting for him. His arrival would be regarded as historic, in a way.

But in the end, he didn't turn out to be Godot, just a former defense attorney. Liar. That means people still have to wait for the real Godot. My point is, he named himself Godot in order to make people think great of him, when he really isn't, and he realizes that at the end of 3-5.

Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:15 pm

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Gwiffen wrote:

According to Wikipedia...

Wikipedia wrote:

The name "Godot" is pronounced in Britain and Ireland with the emphasis on the first syllable (i.e. /'gɒ.dəʊ/); in North America it is usually pronounced with an emphasis on the second syllable (i.e. /gə'doʊ/). Beckett himself said the emphasis should be on the first syllable, and that the North American pronunciation is a mistake.

So it would be God-oh officially.

Drat. I've always thought of it as Go-DOH from when I saw the play performed a few years ago (I'm American). It bugs me when I realize I've been pronouncing something wrong, even when pretty much everyone here still says it that way.

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Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:37 am

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I pronounce it GOH-do with the stress on the first syllable and a long o.

Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:28 am

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I assume it's God + robot (as in his appearance) = Godot =D

Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:41 am

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For the English version, I think it's from DieGO ArmanDO. As for the Japanese version, they probably searched for a cool name.

Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:26 pm

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Again, Diego Armando probably comes from Godot, not the other way around. Although, that could be Capcom's way of saying that the American pronunciation of Godot is the correct way.

Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:27 pm

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Gin wrote:

I assume it's God + robot (as in his appearance) = Godot =D

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Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:28 pm

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Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:36 pm

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Because it's a cool name...? Actually, since it's a pseudonym, Godot probably named himself after the "character" in the play.

I agree.
I think he did make himself a character from that play to.
I mean if I had to do the thing he had to do, I'd take a unique character's name as well.

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Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:03 am

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I can just imagine Diego trying out for the high school play Waiting for Godot and the theater students decide to play a prank on him by giving him the "title character." (FYI, Godot never shows up in the play.) Then, coming out of his "coma," he relives his high school days in a flashback of sorts and yells out "I AM GODOT" as he sits bolt upright.

That's totally why he's called Godot. :godot:

Re: So why the name Godot? (Possible spoilers?)

Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:03 am

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Rofl. Yes.