Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese?

Hendricks266 · 11-08-2006, 07:07 PM

I have been wondering this since I got SW.

Here is the evidence pointing towards Chinese (off the top of my head):

Fortune Cookies
"Ancient Chinese Secret!" - Lo Wang

and Japanese:

Pachinko Machines
"Just like Hiroshima…" - Lo Wang
"Just like Nagasaki…" - Lo Wang

Can anybody answer this for me?

Phayzon · 11-08-2006, 07:15 PM

Asian

Hudson · 11-08-2006, 07:24 PM

It's a walking stereotype...

Bryant · 11-08-2006, 07:30 PM

Heheh, Lo Wang. Get it, Lo Wang? Nevermind.

Hendricks266 · 11-08-2006, 07:33 PM

^ Uh… Yeah.

Mr.Fibbles · 11-08-2006, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bryant

Heheh, Lo Wang. Get it, Lo Wang? Nevermind.

"you wanna wash Wang, or you wanna watch Wang wash Wang?"

I think he is just your general Asian stereotype. no national or ethnic association.

Mudsling3 · 11-08-2006, 08:14 PM

It's chinese, he would be named Wang Lo... like his brother Hung Lo

And no Japanese would say anything near "just like Hiroshima/Nagasaki" Nukes.

Supreme Eight Ball · 11-09-2006, 02:48 AM

As Hudson said, he's a walking stereotype. Just like Duke Nukem. And that's the fun part of it.

By the way, is it true that asian players did not like Shadow Warrior because of its asian jokes?

Hendricks266 · 11-09-2006, 06:35 PM

^ I think that a "Wang Speak" option in the sound settings menu could solve most of those problems.

Neuro · 11-10-2006, 09:27 PM

"Lo Wang" is definitely not a Japanese name.

Hendricks266 · 11-11-2006, 05:15 PM

^ It was intended as a phallic joke, as is his brother's name, "Hung Lo".

Piercer · 11-12-2006, 10:05 AM

Didn't it say where he was from in the novels? It's been so long since I read them that I can't remember for sure.

Commando Nukem · 11-12-2006, 02:21 PM

Hes Asianese. Lets just leave it at that.

To quote our former president... Don't ask, don't tell.

John · 11-12-2006, 08:29 PM

Asianese? Right.

And I think it's fair to say that 3DR weren't really looking to give Lo Wang any realistic background.

Quote:

By the way, is it true that asian players did not like Shadow Warrior because of its asian jokes?

Well, he's a walking stereotype. If theres any reason that the Asian community didn't like it, thats it.

Player Lin · 11-15-2006, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by John

Asianese? Right.

And I think it's fair to say that 3DR weren't really looking to give Lo Wang any realistic background.

Well, he's a walking stereotype. If theres any reason that the Asian community didn't like it, thats it.

It's only a GAME! Who cares the fuxking stereotype...

but some player on Asian (like some of Chinese or Japenese) maybe didn't like SW because it may messed up their culture or something.
I still don't care those things... because it's JUST A GAME...

Lo Wang should be a Chinese(China) name...

Little Conqueror · 11-18-2006, 07:10 PM

There's no word "Lo" in Chinese - the closest thing is "lou." "Wang" is, but... it doesn't sound anything like the slang word in English.

"Heng Lou" sounds like "hung low," btw.

Phayzon · 11-18-2006, 08:33 PM

Names =/= Words (Well, they can be, but most arent)

Little Conqueror · 11-20-2006, 01:13 AM

In Chinese, names are words. Every word in a person's name has a literal meaning because it's a word from the Chinese language. There are only a few surnames that don't have any particular meaning, and even then, they're still homophonous with other Chinese words. I think that, as the Chinese major, I might just know what I'm talking about...

(Yes, names=/= words in English, but this is Chinese. Not English.)

Player Lin · 11-22-2006, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Little Conqueror

There's no word "Lo" in Chinese - the closest thing is "lou." "Wang" is, but... it doesn't sound anything like the slang word in English.

If you used the keyword --- "Lo" on Google to search , you can find some Chinese used this word for "Lou"... but in fact, this isn't really a Chinese word...(Or other "pin-yin" method used.)

What is "Pinyin" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin

I agree , Names =/= Words in English because
there are meaningful only in Chinese.
And always, nobody know a really Chinese name if you don't see or understand the name of Chinese character s.

(Like my real Chinese name [in "Han-yu pin-yin"] : "Teng-Wu Lin" , do you know what the words in Chinese?

There are many words-combination for this name.)

uh... Sorry for my poor English, so maybe possible can't be understand...

11-23-2006, 05:17 AM

He's probably Japanese but of Chinese origin.

Little Conqueror · 12-04-2006, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Player Lin

If you used the keyword --- "Lo" on Google to search , you can find some Chinese used this word for "Lou"... but in fact, this isn't really a Chinese word...(Or other "pin-yin" method used.)

What is "Pinyin" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin

I agree , Names =/= Words in English because
there are meaningful only in Chinese.
And always, nobody know a really Chinese name if you don't see or understand the name of Chinese character s.

(Like my real Chinese name [in "Han-yu pin-yin"] : "Teng-Wu Lin" , do you know what the words in Chinese?

There are many words-combination for this name.)

uh... Sorry for my poor English, so maybe possible can't be understand...

林騰武? Haha, I have a 10% chance of being right on the Teng part.

Anyway, yeah, names in Chinese always come from words. Sun Zi (Tzu)? His name, directly translated, means grandson.

Player Lin · 12-05-2006, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Little Conqueror

林騰武? Haha, I have a 10% chance of being right on the Teng part.

OMG! You got my real name!

I'm afraid you can "guess" my name TOTALLY right...

(Or you know me or got my real name on other page or site if I forgot removed...... hmm.. that should impossible....

I would rather believe you're so lucky....

)

Little Conqueror · 12-11-2006, 07:02 PM

Haha, holy crap. Are you serious? I simply chose the nicest meanings of "Teng" and "Wu" and picked the only "Lin" surname I could find. Haha! I feel smarter than I have any right feeling now.

My Chinese name's 孫遜, by the way. Yeah, a bit unusual.

Player Lin · 12-12-2006, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Little Conqueror

Haha, holy crap. Are you serious? I simply chose the nicest meanings of "Teng" and "Wu" and picked the only "Lin" surname I could find. Haha! I feel smarter than I have any right feeling now.

My Chinese name's 孫遜, by the way. Yeah, a bit unusual.

Yes , I'm serious! (I'm Serious Sam fan.

)
I only can say you're do a good choise

!

BTW, Your name is nice, and I think we're totally off-topic...

Nemesis 01 · 12-12-2006, 05:21 AM

If you're oriental and mystical your origin can never be known... It's an ancient Chinese secret, just like Hiroshima and Nagasaki!

11-23-2006, 05:17 AM	#20
Dead Meat Guest	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? He's probably Japanese but of Chinese origin.

11-08-2006, 07:07 PM	#1
Hendricks266	Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? I have been wondering this since I got SW. Here is the evidence pointing towards Chinese (off the top of my head): Fortune Cookies "Ancient Chinese Secret!" - Lo Wang and Japanese: Pachinko Machines "Just like Hiroshima…" - Lo Wang "Just like Nagasaki…" - Lo Wang Can anybody answer this for me? __________________ EDuke32 Senior Developer \| Duke4.net Staff Member

11-08-2006, 07:15 PM	#2
Phayzon	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? Asian __________________ I made the first post on the VB! "So I guess the news here is that not only is Australia the last to get anything new in regard to videogames, they're also the first to get them taken away." - LeadBullet "We're part-time internet superheros." - Hudson

11-08-2006, 07:24 PM	#3
Hudson	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? It's a walking stereotype... __________________ Staying Frosty Since 09/06/07 - I love you Katie <3 “Software is like sex; it's better when it's free.” - Linus Torvalds “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” - Calvin & Hobbes [INSERT SYSTEM SPECS THAT NO ONE CARES ABOUT HERE]

11-08-2006, 07:30 PM	#4
Bryant	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? Heheh, Lo Wang. Get it, Lo Wang? Nevermind.

11-08-2006, 07:33 PM	#5
Hendricks266	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? ^ Uh… Yeah. __________________ EDuke32 Senior Developer \| Duke4.net Staff Member

11-08-2006, 08:14 PM	#7
Mudsling3	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? It's chinese, he would be named Wang Lo... like his brother Hung Lo And no Japanese would say anything near "just like Hiroshima/Nagasaki" Nukes. __________________ A tooth for a tooth makes the dentists thrilled; An eye for an eye makes the surgeons thrived. It is not about make war or make love, but make money...largely depending on you are a man or woman. Call me conservative -- me

11-09-2006, 02:48 AM	#8
Supreme Eight Ball	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? As Hudson said, he's a walking stereotype. Just like Duke Nukem. And that's the fun part of it. By the way, is it true that asian players did not like Shadow Warrior because of its asian jokes?

11-09-2006, 06:35 PM	#9
Hendricks266	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? ^ I think that a "Wang Speak" option in the sound settings menu could solve most of those problems. __________________ EDuke32 Senior Developer \| Duke4.net Staff Member Last edited by Hendricks266; 11-11-2006 at 05:14 PM.

11-10-2006, 09:27 PM	#10
Neuro	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? "Lo Wang" is definitely not a Japanese name.

11-11-2006, 05:15 PM	#11
Hendricks266	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? ^ It was intended as a phallic joke, as is his brother's name, "Hung Lo". __________________ EDuke32 Senior Developer \| Duke4.net Staff Member

11-12-2006, 10:05 AM	#12
Piercer	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? Didn't it say where he was from in the novels? It's been so long since I read them that I can't remember for sure. __________________ Edges of Seven for LIFE! BOOM headshot! Xbox Live GT- Piercer

11-12-2006, 02:21 PM	#13
Commando Nukem	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? Hes Asianese. Lets just leave it at that. To quote our former president... Don't ask, don't tell. __________________ Open Maw Productions

11-18-2006, 07:10 PM	#16
Little Conqueror	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? There's no word "Lo" in Chinese - the closest thing is "lou." "Wang" is, but... it doesn't sound anything like the slang word in English. "Heng Lou" sounds like "hung low," btw. __________________ If wishes were fishes, we'd smell like ladies' underwear. "If you join the good fight, you get 72 domain names when you die." -- Wamplet

11-18-2006, 08:33 PM	#17
Phayzon	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? Names =/= Words (Well, they can be, but most arent) __________________ I made the first post on the VB! "So I guess the news here is that not only is Australia the last to get anything new in regard to videogames, they're also the first to get them taken away." - LeadBullet "We're part-time internet superheros." - Hudson

11-20-2006, 01:13 AM	#18
Little Conqueror	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? In Chinese, names are words. Every word in a person's name has a literal meaning because it's a word from the Chinese language. There are only a few surnames that don't have any particular meaning, and even then, they're still homophonous with other Chinese words. I think that, as the Chinese major, I might just know what I'm talking about... (Yes, names=/= words in English, but this is Chinese. Not English.) __________________ If wishes were fishes, we'd smell like ladies' underwear. "If you join the good fight, you get 72 domain names when you die." -- Wamplet

12-11-2006, 07:02 PM	#23
Little Conqueror	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? Haha, holy crap. Are you serious? I simply chose the nicest meanings of "Teng" and "Wu" and picked the only "Lin" surname I could find. Haha! I feel smarter than I have any right feeling now. My Chinese name's 孫遜, by the way. Yeah, a bit unusual. __________________ If wishes were fishes, we'd smell like ladies' underwear. "If you join the good fight, you get 72 domain names when you die." -- Wamplet

12-12-2006, 05:21 AM	#25
Nemesis 01	Re: Is Lo Wang Chinese or Japanese? If you're oriental and mystical your origin can never be known... It's an ancient Chinese secret, just like Hiroshima and Nagasaki!