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[quincyhorst]

El Matador Rojo: An analysis of Querardo Naval, bullfighting, and localization differences.

Querardo Naval, dub name Victor Garcia, is the captain of Red Matador (Or Los Rojos); Spain's selection in the third Inazuma Eleven game. Not that relevant in the franchise (Minus for a friendly match on the anime), but unfortunately with it's own controversy. To sum it up, almost everything about RM -including few of its players- is highly tied with bullfighting o 'Tauromaquia', the most controversial spanish tradition... Yet, the most "recognizable" worldwide.

In a way or another, I can understand the dislike towards RM and its players, specially from the Spanish Ina11 fans. Like it or not, bullfighting is one of those discussion topics that are bound to create strong emotions on people, specially on the country its most associated with. So, I won't judge anyone who isn't in par on this team.

But because today is May 5th, (5/5), the captain's number, I wanted to dedicate this entry to him, as to show a so-called "different side of the coin". We WON'T be talking about bullfighting per-se; but instead about how it was originally implemented on Querardo's character, how overseas localization treated it, and, most shocking to me, how that accidentally changed his entire character.

This entry is long and it will contain some personal interpretations of mine, so please bear with me.

First off, we will be checking the japanese profile from the original IE3 games, released back in 2010. Given this was the first version of Red Matador, it won't hide itself on showing bullfighting on its team and its profiles. Querardo's one in particular, goes like this:

闘牛のマタドールを目指して幼い頃から特訓している。 "He has been training since childhood to become a matador in bullfighting." (DeePL) "Aiming to become a bullfighting matador, he has been training since childhood." (Google Translate)

Very straightforward, he simply desires to become a matador and that's it. We could also talk about his anime version, too: Vs Inazuma Japan, he's shown as a very fiery player, perhaps seeming a bit smug towards his rivals but not necessarily ill-mannered, as he's eager to re-match Inazuma Japan again. He also does not hold back to use a hissatsu heavily inspired by bullfighting: Matador Feint.

Now we go to the other side of the globe, and this is where things start to change. Like I said, due to the controversial motif Spain wasn't very fond with this team; and most likely the rest of Europe too. So few modifications had to be made as RM was being brought overseas.

First, we'll stop by the english version, which is the most faithful translation, BUT...

"He has trained to be a matador since he was a child, but he hates hurting animals."

As you can see, Querardo (Or better said, Victor) retains his desire to be a matador, but now we get to ALSO learn about his dislike of animal suffering. Rather... Ironic.

In my opinion, I feel like this -and similar changes we'll see- were just a safe way for the localizers to say "SEE!? Red Matador isn't all pro-bullfighting!!!"; or maybe as a way to avoid putting the topic in a "normal"/positive light. Nonetheless, let's keep going through Europe. Something I've noticed is that the other languages also try to keep it faithful, but they change in at least one thing.

We now go to Spain, aka the country this character was meant to represent. Out of all the languages I could say this is the one that has been changed the most, adding too some sort of "background" to Victor's life.

"Se crió en una finca con toros y sabe torear, pero no le gusta herir a los animales." "He grew up on a farm with bulls and knows how to fight (them), but doesn't like hurting animals." (Translation by myself)

Another huge change is that while on both the japanese and english version it is explicity said he wants to become a matador, in here is it removed entirely. Victor just happens to know some moves, still justifying the existence of Matador Feint on him, but it is NOT specified if he wants to become a bullfighter or not.

The German profile of Victor returns to be more similar to ENG/JP, BUT we could say there is a... Different use of words. Credits for raspberrydevil on Tumblr for translating the profile from their game.

"Wurde von Kindesbeinen an zum Matador ausgebildet, obwohl er Tiere über alles liebt." "Since his childhood he was raised to be a Matador, even though he loves animals above anything else."

...In this version, it isn't even Victor's choice to become a matador. It is someone else's. And here it isn't specified if he likes this assigned future; in fact, it seems it conflicts with his love of animals. Sad...

Shout-out to the french version too, although my less knowledge about the language might not give me the full picture. I find interesting the use of the word "Destiné à " (Assigned, destined for, intended), and that in this version Victor straight up REFUSES to harm any animals, conflicting even more with his imposed future as a matador.

"Destiné à la tauromachie depuis l'enfance, il refuse toutefois de faire souffrir des animaux." "Destined for bullfighting since childhood, he refuses however to make animals suffer." (DeepL)

For now that's all the profiles I could find, but I think you get a proper idea of what I'm talking about. Either way...

...Isn't it interesting how with all those changes, we could make two entirely different characters?

First, we have Querardo Naval, a fiery boy who wants to be a matador regardless of the controversy; yet is so proud of this art that he incorporated its moves onto soccer.

And meanwhile, we have Victor Garcia: A boy raised alongside bulls, with the choice of becoming a matador in the future either made by him, or by somebody/something else: Be it a parent, family legacy, or even societal pressure. However, as time went on, Victor's feelings started to turn conflicted. He loved animals, specially the bulls who he would see almost everyday; yet being a matador required some sacrifices. In hopes of clearing his mind up he turned onto soccer instead, adding his own knowledge of bullfighting moves for new hissatsus; but its unknown what will he choose at the end. Well, of course, this ISN'T the actual story of the character, just one of the many takeaways I *myself* can interpret with all these overseas changes.

Now, here comes a dilemma, but when it comes to choosing between these two versions, specially when creating headcanons... I'd rather leave that to your own choice. I feel like the opinion on this topic overall will depend over oneself's own view of bullfighting. Those who might be on its favor could argue these changes are unfair, and those who dislike such tradition might see this in a positive light.

In my case, I'll confess that I personally prefer overseas!Querardo/Victor, mainly because I find interesting the story and dilemma it presents.To follow a century old tradition, or to see its other side? Plus, I think its a fun contrast with his whole team. Keep in mind my own view about bullfighting and "matadores" is mostly negative, so that influences my choice a bit. But if somebody where to prefer Querardo's original version, then I'd have no option but understand. After all, it does feel weird to see him so happily being the captain of an entire team based around bullfighting. Or maybe he's masking it, who truly knows.

I also understand somebody preferring Querardo's original profile due to it being heavily modified between versions. Lately I've been seeing some discourse when it comes to localization and region differences, and it's obvious not everyone will hold the same views about the topic.

Either way, if you've gotten here, thank you. Red Matador and Querardo have been topics I've been hyper-focusing a lot lately, so I've enjoyed writing this analysis. If you got another interesting overseas game translation here, feel free to share it, alongside your own thoughts on the character and his potential story.

Muchísimas Gracias!

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Clarifications:

Another character from Red Matador that also had huge changes between versions was Samuel Mayo/Mateo Bonachea; but I'd rather put him in an aside post.

This entry's idea happened with me finding the japanese version AFTER seeing the english and german versions first, which hitted me with such cognitive dissonance that led me to do all this research.

An alternate reading of "Wurde ausgebildet" in the german profile means "was trained" or "Has been trained", which is an adjective that refers to somebody who had been teached. It's still curious how in all the instances are worded like if a third party were the one who trained him. I'm not good at German at all, so correct me if I'm wrong.

To tell you the truth, even I myself don't know how to handle Querardo's story in my own setting. Like said before I love what the overseas region proposes and what could be done about it; but not using his original japanese self just gives me... Guilt? Idk. But at least I hope it can inspire anybody else who wants to make headcanons for him.

Other profile I saw was the italian one, but I haven't found much of interest with it.

Final one for now: I'm aware that a huge discussion that persists when it comes to bullfighting is the topic of "if the bull suffers or not", and also the personal stance of it can also impact any possible interpretation of the character. But by my own view, let's be fair... Seriously, there's NO way the poor animal doesn't have at least some high level of distress during the act. Being trapped in an enclosed arena with a deadly fate no matter what... Poor thing must be so confused 💔

...If you believe I'm just reading way too deep into this, don't be afraid of telling me (? If what I believe isn't true, then at least I hope this post can show some localization fun facts. 😅

[dglvr1760]

For @datruechelsea

Idk if this is what u wanted but here ya go!!!

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[bonez-yard]

Friendly fire on @x0moth0x

They're staring respectfully and so should you

Please do not STEAL/COPY/REPOST my art!!!

[lacebird]

new blogpost about some late-night musings as we enter september ♡

[daenerys-targaryen]

...and the life I gave away

lyrical parallels (fifteen | midnight rain) for Hannah!

[bonesblubs]

I’ll never get over that it took just one strangers small moment of kindness to change Xie Lians path. All of the suffering he went through, all of the despair, the disillusionment, all not forgotten or even forgiven, but reconciled. All because one person, not Hua Cheng, not family, not his ex friends, not his people, reached back to him when he’d been starting to lower his own hand in defeat. It’s possibly my favorite and most meaningful part of TGCF for me, because for me it stops being about these two guys who were meant for each other and were impossibly lucky enough to have found each other, and becomes a story about a person who had lost his way in his world so thoroughly that he lost himself, only to be found and put back on his feet by that same world that he mourned so terribly. His world stops being a concept of scale of numbers, black and white, good and bad, and becomes about the individual. What he can do to help individuals, the connections he can make with them. Their histories, their names, their faces. Inside each person is it’s own world. He’d been knocked off his pedestal, and the fall hurt to the point of breaking. But now that he’s risen to his feet, he’s able to look all these people in the eye, and they’re so much taller than he’d seen before.

[shaguro]

I feel like Connie is the type to like titties covered in icing and sprinkles for his birthday. Like he will suck the shit out of them.

LMAO connie is childish as hell so i could see this. shit he’d probably grab the tub of icing and start smoothing it over your pussy too, dropping the sprinkles on it like salt bae.

“stop moving pretty, want it to be perfect.” his eyebrows furrowing in concentration, smearing the sugar white paste on your lower lips with his fingers, leaving a generous amount on your clit. he leaned over to the container of rainbow sprinkles, grabbing a handful and flicking his wrist, some of it sticking to your private area and the rest falling all over the fluffy carpet.

“constance, you’re making a mess. stop playing.” you chided but you couldn’t help but giggle as he looked up from between your legs, his tanned nose covered in frosting. “i didn’t think you would enjoy it this much.”

“you didn’t think I would enjoy it? baby, i love it.” he grinned as he placed your thick legs over his shoulders, angling his face with your dripping sex. he gave it a long, slow lick from the hole to your clit before he closed his lips around it, sucking gently. your body jolted from the sensation, making connie’s hold on your legs tighten. he pulled back for a second to let out an airy chuckle, frosting and sprinkles on his cheeks and forehead now.

“best birthday gift ever.”

[leviscolwill]

something in the way you put your hands on my waist ★

pairing: bsf!levi colwill x reader

req: congrats to 600 followers! 🩷 may i request number 8 with levi colwill? ("arms wrapped around your lovers neck")

note: what can i tell, i love a good cliché trope. thank u for requesting anon 🫶🏻

now playing killer by fka twigs...

of course being levi's fake date for his cousin's wedding was a terrible idea. so, of course, you accepted.

if there was any person you would follow blindly, even if they had the worst idea, that would be your best friend.

it was just a small favor after all, saving him from a stupid bet he did with his cousin back when he got engaged; if he didn't have a girlfriend to bring as his plus-one to his cousin's wedding, levi would have to give away his insta password for a whole day.

he had a couple girlfriends during that year between the engagement and the wedding, but nothing too serious, surely not anyone he could take to a family wedding. and you couldn't say no when he said there was no one he'd rather go with.

your thoughts were interrupted by levi's hands finding their way to your waist, pulling you closer. your hands instinctively wrapped around his neck when the beat of the song got slower, the first notes to just the two of us played out and brought a smile on both your faces.

he had been dancing with you all night, very aware of how he was pretty much the only person you knew at the wedding, despite introducing you to every family member and friends, putting extra emphasis on the fact you were his girlfriend, for the night at least.

but something about this song, about the way his hands were the perfect fit for your waist. made all the laughs and small talks all around you subside, and you could somehow, in all the noise, only focus on the man standing dangerously close to you.

your giggles were levi's favourite sound, and he felt like he could die a happy man like this, making you twirl, your laugh floating in the air before your fingers found their place back to his neck, rubbing circles softly.

you knew what was going to happen next, something you found yourself daydreaming of quite often. his eyes flickered between your eyes and your lips while yours bore in his, unrelenting, silently daring him to make a move.

one of his hands left your waist to let his fingers brush against your lips ever so softly, as if he was scared to break you.

ever the pessimist one, choosing to put levi in charge of the positive side of your duo instead, you always complained about the obvious realism in your romance books whenever the main character mentioned something about feeling like you were 'the only people on earth'.

but that's how it felt, perpetual nothingness in your mind if it wasn't for levi's touch.

"can i?" his voice brought you back a bit closer to reality, although everything about it still felt like a dream.

you didn't trust yourself to speak right now, instead opting for a small nod, big enough for levi to get the green light.

his fingers tilted your face up, but he still had to bend a bit to be at the perfect distance to finally kiss you, he made you wait a couple more seconds though, scanning your face, to count every single freckle, every beauty mark, every little thing that made you, you.

and he then leaned in, connecting your lips. standing on your tippy toes desperately chasing more. your fingers slightly scratching the skin at the back of his neck, if you let go of him your knees would probably give up on you, so this only gave you more of a reason to hold on to him for dear life.

everything was better than in any of your dreams, or in any of levi's dreams for that matter. it was a kiss that left you breathless, literally. you had to push levi's chest to catch your breath seeing as he wouldn't stop anytime soon.

the small trace of common sense remaining urged you to check if anyone in attendance had an horrified look on their face at the unexpected pda, but everyone was just enjoying the wedding. the world around you didn't change one bit, but you knew this action changed the course of your relationship with your best friend.

when you looked up at him, his eyes were already on yours. you couldn't help the laugh at the smudged lipstick on levi's lips, quickly wiping it away with your thumb.

your little moment was interrupted by levi's cousin playfully slapping his back, “not gonna lie, i thought you were gonna pull a trick to get out of the bet, but it's nice meeting your girlfriend still."

[ninyard]

Here is one of my far too in depth Jeremy’s Family Theories that I posted here! okay so in this theory:

- Jeremy has an estranged oldest brother

- This brother goes by their father’s surname and not Knox

- Jeremy’s brother was also on the Trojans (but this may or may not be dependent on them having different surnames)

- Jeremy’s brother is/was homophobic

So I have a few theories about the Banquet incident and one that’s a mess of a bunch of different theories and it’s this: picture Older Brother. Older brother is a 4th year Trojan, he’s well liked, but he’s kind of an asshole in private. His dad is Jeremy’s dad - but he grew up with a different surname, because their parents were still together/married by the time he was in school. Jeremy and his sister became Knox kids after their mother married into the Knox family. The older brother was old enough and refused to change from his father’s surname. He tried to fit in with the Knox family but he knows he’s kind of a black sheep for it. He’s the one that’s excluded from public facing recognition, because he’s not a Knox.

SO

Jeremy gets scouted for the Trojans while his brother is still there, and to have his baby brother on the team was INFURIATING to him. He didn’t get along with Jeremy already, but to have him on this team. Oh, he hated Jeremy for that. But the key thing here is he never revealed that Jeremy was his younger brother. He threatened Jeremy as well, and told him to keep his mouth shut, and tell NO ONE that they were related.

Along comes the fall banquet. Jeremy is out as a gay man and has been for quite a while. It’s a bone of contention in his family but ultimately they accept it as long as he is quiet about it, and it doesn’t interfere with their political or public image. But Jeremy’s oldest brother never supported Jeremy and regularly insulted him or bullied him over it. So, Jeremy is out, and he decides to bring a man to the banquet. 1) his mother begged him not to. 2) his sister begged him not to. 3) everyone in his family begged him not to. But he refuses to hide who he is or pretend to be straight for the sake of their image. In the end there’s nothing they can do, and he goes with this man.

Jeremy, little freshman Jeremy, rolls up to the banquet with a man on his arm. It’s 2003, maybe 2004. It’s a huge deal. Jeremy’s older brother doesn’t know he is bringing said man to the banquet, and he fucking glares at him all night. He’s so angry. By the time the tables get moved, he plucks up the courage to cross the hall to Jeremy. Calls him a very unsavoury slur starting with an F and Jeremy hits his brother, he punches him square in the face. He would’ve hit him again, but they get pulled apart and he can’t. Theres witnesses. And still nobody knows they’re related. The brother leaves him alone, Jeremy promises to stay away from him, and the night continues.

Jeremy steps outside to get some air, and unbeknownst to him his brother follows him. An altercation ensues, and eventually they start PUMMELLING each other. His brother hits him first, Jeremy hits him back, there’s blood and bruises and now more witnesses as Jeremy’s brother beats him the fuck up. Somebody called the cops, and the cops have to separate them. They ask Jeremy if he wants to press charges; he says yes. He says he wants it to be reported as a hate crime. They ask his brother if he wants to press charges for assault, and he says yes. So they both get arrested.

Where I think Jeremy’s fear of cops comes from, or lack of trust, or hatred for them, is how he was treated that night. The cops tell him they need a reason to charge his brother with a hate crime, he tells them he’s gay, and he gets treated like SHIT. They search him for no reason, they’re looking for any reason they can to make him uncomfortable or drop the charges. They’re asking him did he do anything to deserve it? Did he antagonise his brother? Has he been drinking? They make him really fucking uncomfortable and upset. by the time his mom bails him out he’s ready to drop the charges, but decides not to. The brother goes to stay with his father, Jeremy goes home, and the Knox family pay A LOT of money to keep this quiet. They don’t charge Jeremy with assault, but maybe they tell his mom there’s nothing they can do about Jeremy’s charges against his older brother if he won’t drop them.

Proceed to the reaction from USC; they recognise it as a hate crime and Jeremy doesn’t get kicked out of school, but he does get a very stern warning and maybe gets benched for a while. His brother on the other hand loses everything: there’s an active hate crime charge against him, he brutally assaulted a freshman while representing the team, and he gets removed from the team and expelled from the university. The Knox family have no choice but to estrange him further than he already was - so he’s totally out of the picture.

Jeremy tore the family apart because of his refusal to drop the charges, then him dropping the charges and instead getting a no-contact/restraining order against his brother means that while he’s living there the brother cannot be in the picture. So brother who is already a black sheep for not being a Knox, is now no longer welcome in the family home (except for when Jeremy is not in the house - if he’s not estranged, possibly he visits on the weekends, or lives there during the summer? And that’s why Jeremy doesn’t live at home during those times?)

The scandal is that he caused a team member to be removed from the team as a freshman, his sister who doesn’t like him that much anyway can now no longer see her brother, and she stopped supporting Jeremy’s matches because of it. He tore the family apart because of his insistence on being “GAY HATE CRIME VICTIM”. They bullied him into not seeking justice - and his sibling hate him for this whole incident. They don’t agree with him being gay because of their political affiliations, his older brother lost HIS older brother because of him, his sister lost him too. Idk

Does this even make sense? Is it far fetched? I don’t know I don’t care I just had to get this off my chest. I could talk about my theories FOREVER. This is just. A quick short summary of the possibility of an oldest brother who’s no longer in the Knox Family Picture.

[natsuleaf]

selfship rb game!

[ taking a break! ]

send me a picture / description of your selfship, f/o or s/i and i will assign them a bird! 🦆🐤🦅🦉

(proship DNI!)

[nessie-bessie]

Art trade for @mttonex !

What better way to spend a date than to stay home watching videos honestly

[wiidoodles]

The OG beloved sheriff, Reggie boy, getting teased by Del about his crush on a certain purple haired conduit maybe 👀👀

Delsin: I know what you are

[epiclamer]

WRITE AIRPLANE WHUMP FOR CATS BIRTHDAY!!!

^^^ this very draft has been sitting in my inbox since before I knew your name. I’ve been waiting a long time my love <3 enjoyyyyy

@save-the-villainous-cat

Plane Crash

When the plane tumbled down, so did Villains whole world. It had started with a bit of turbulence, something the pilot had assured them was just fine and completely normal—much to the villain’s suspicion—but now it had escalated.

The plane’s condition was that of car ride down a rocky mountain. The seatbelt light hadn’t turned off once.

Slowly the flight attendants disappeared behind curtained sections, taking with them any whispers of reassurance.

People left bouncing in their seats and fumbling through the halls as they clasped to anything for dear life. It was starting to seem less and less okay.

Villain’s fear of planes did not help ease their racing mind.

They were going to die here.

“You’re not going to die here. Everybody please remain calm and seated while we head through this turbulent spot.”

If they were being honest, not even the pilot sounded sure of themselves. A slight quiver of panic could be heard through the loudspeakers in the plane.

Fastening their belt tighter around their waist, the villain gripped at the two armrests until their knuckles went white. Still, their attempts could do nothing to stop the clacking of their teeth as the plane swooped down again for a moment, pulling itself back up before the screaming in the seats begun.

But it wouldn’t be long before it was unstoppable.

People were getting nervous. Nervous people in a box trapped in the sky sounded like hell on earth to the criminal. They would even admit to being nervous themselves.

Taking a deep breath, Villain decided to take this moment to distract themselves, eyes scanning through the crowd of people that surrounded them. Maybe someone else had a good strategy for staying collected.

First they noticed a couple of teenagers, too consumed with their tacky movie to notice the bustling around them. Then a mother, clearly pregnant and sweating in gross amounts. An elderly couple, holding hands with their heads leaned back to the sky as if they were praying.

They probably were. It wasn’t a bad idea right now.

However, no matter how many people Villain watched, they couldn’t get their mind off of one.

Hero.

A ridiculous thought to begin with. Villain would’ve slapped themselves in the face if they weren’t fearing for their imminent death.

But it was their only thought.

Their cocky smirk, their laugh, their nonchalantness, their dragging feet, their burden-heavy shoulders, their tired eyes, their slight accent.

Everything.

Including under their suit…

Villain shook their head, trying to clear their thoughts. Having such lustful desires for their nemesis was disgusting.

But hey, they were probably going to die in five minutes so what did it matter?

The villain stopped breathing again, they wanted to pretend like this didn’t affect them one bit. They were never good with pretend. They had always been told they were too logic oriented.

They cursed their luck now. They needed someone, anyone, to be optimistic. Optimistic like their hero.

Fuck, they needed to send a text.

Flipping open their phone in a second, they knew it was no good, their screen lighting up as they clicked on Hero’s number. Fingers ready to write and mind filled with words.

Yet, nothing came out.

What were they even supposed to say? Hello? Goodbye? How are you? Care to plan my funeral?

In this situation what was sociably acceptable to send to your greatest enemy? Anything? Nothing?

They were so frustrated. Why wasn’t this easy? The villain was practically pulling the covers over on their death bed and they didn’t have any final words for their biggest crush?

Stupid, stupid, stupid. This was all stupid.

Their fingers worked without their brain, typing a few words before hitting send and shutting off their phone. The villain slid it back into their pocket as they relaxed as best as they could. Squeezing their eyes closed to best escape their situation.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the storm has past and we are heading for a smooth landing now. Thank you for your cooperation.”

The occupants cheered louder than anything the villain had ever heard before. Causing their own mini turbulence from inside the plane with the ruckus as they screamed and jumped. Hugging and crying and Villain was in the arms of strangers and they didn’t even care.

They were just so relieved.

As the people settled down and the plane came in to land, Villain felt their phone buzz in their pocket. Seeing a new message from Hero as they opened it up just to feel their heart sink.

It was nothing but a simple, “what?”. But Villain would never be able to explain just why they had sent “I love you.”

[taikanyohou]

WOODZ. Who Knows (2023).

[stingray-art]

Have you ever felt paralyzed with fear?

This is a gift for @hurtinghabits aka lemonpika on ao3, for the Greed Island server card #92, Swap Ticket!

[artastic-friend]

Cooking with BigHand DJMM

//TW for drawings of Blood and Dead Animals//

after seeing this post, and saw that Bighand DJ eats not only Venison (which is partly what my sona is) but also various birds XD I had to draw something about that.

Bighand DJMM belongs to @ntls-24722

TW for Blood and slight gore after the cut

later..

It finally hit him lol

goofy lil guy I love him so much

lil scrimble wimble skrunkle wunkle- lil sploinky sploog- what am I saying.. tumblr is corrupting me 💀/j

anyway.. dw, I don't mind him eating venison UvU I just thought it would be funny to draw this lmao

he can eat me too after I die I guess 💀 but only if he cooks me right 😤 /j