Translation of Evangelion: 3.0

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Postby Joseki » Wed Oct 03, 2018 8:43 am

A question on the subreddit meade me discover this

00:14:56 {アスカ}    ま、目的優先。人命軽視は大佐のモットーだしね。
00:14:56 {Asuka} Well, the captain's motto is "prioritize the objective over human life".


The Japanese script says "colonel", the english translation "captain".

EDIT: Okay so 大佐 means both "colonel" and "captain", why pick one over the other?

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Postby pwhodges » Wed Oct 03, 2018 6:22 pm

"Captain" in the sense of "captain of a ship" may take precedence over actual rank as a convenient way of retaining the ambiguity, perhaps.
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Postby Blockio » Wed Oct 03, 2018 7:53 pm

View Original Postpwhodges wrote:"Captain" in the sense of "captain of a ship" may take precedence over actual rank as a convenient way of retaining the ambiguity, perhaps.

Can confirm. There is only one Captain of a ship
although there may be many people with the rank of Captain on a ship... :crazytwirl:
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