Pronunciation of Nihilus

[Darth_Schmarth]

I guess both would be correct, but what do you say? And does anyone know how Obsidian intended it to be pronounced? His name is never uttered in-game, after all. Personally I say NEE-hilus.

[Kor Qel Droma]

I voted the opposite.

[Petay]

I voted the same.

 

Its less NEE-hilus, more Nih-hilus, if that makes sense

[Bulgarian Jedi]

I chose NAIhilius. It sounds more dark and more Sith-ish.

[germi91]

I chose NAIhilius. It sounds more dark and more Sith-ish.

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Well Nihilus comes from Latin, 'Nothing'. So in Latin you'd pronounce it Nee-hee-lus. Since this is Star Wars and not the Roman Empire, you can pronounce it however you like. Heck, you can even call him Darth 'Numanumayei'.

Edited October 14, 2005 by germi91

[Wild Storm]

I say it "Nih-hil-lus"

[GhostofAnakin]

I say it "Nih-hil-lus"

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haha so do I.

[thepixiesrock]

I always think "New-lus" but then again, I never really read the word before.

[GhostofAnakin]

I always think "New-lus" but then again, I never really read before.

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Fixed for accuracy.

[thepixiesrock]

I always think "New-lus" but then again, I never really read before.

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Fixed for accuracy.

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I have a confession, I can only write, I can not read, so I am just assuming the above quote is praising my intellegence, but alas, I am not as smart as you thing, for as I said, I can not read. I am deeply sorry for misleading you all.

[Gabrielle]

It's pronounced the way it looks.

[Blank]

I have a confession, I can only write, I can not read, so I am just assuming the above quote is praising my intellegence, but alas, I am not as smart as you thing, for as I said, I can not read. I am deeply sorry for misleading you all.

 

At least you can take solace in your superior, unequaled artistry.

ploy to prove you actually can read

Edited October 14, 2005 by Blank

[master_pendrak]

i always thought it was more Ni-hil-us

Edited October 15, 2005 by master_pendrak

[Gabrielle]

If we must get right down to it, I like the Latin pronunciation.

[Dark Moth]

Voted NAI-hilus. NEE-hilus just sounds silly.

[Darth Kavar]

Neeh-eel-oohs

 

Donno if you know what I mean by that :pP but anyways for the game-box-front character he deserved much more attention.

[thepixiesrock]

I have a confession, I can only write, I can not read, so I am just assuming the above quote is praising my intellegence, but alas, I am not as smart as you thing, for as I said, I can not read. I am deeply sorry for misleading you all.

 

At least you can take solace in your superior, unequaled artistry.

ploy to prove you actually can read

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[julonia17]

I pronounce it Ni-hil-us

[Gabrielle]

Nilly-hus

[Blank]

I have a confession, I can only write, I can not read, so I am just assuming the above quote is praising my intellegence, but alas, I am not as smart as you thing, for as I said, I can not read. I am deeply sorry for misleading you all.

 

At least you can take solace in your superior, unequaled artistry.

ploy to prove you actually can read

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See? It worked!

[dufflover]

I also say "nih-hilus", so I voted NEE-hilus cos that's closest and I what I thought he meant...

[Bulgarian Jedi]

I sometimes call him NAIhilIus. I know the name commes form the Latin word for nothing, but my way sounds more like something a Sith lord would use as a name.

Plus you can still understand where does that name come from.

[Bulgarian Jedi]

It would have been much better if someone just called him by name ONCE, rather than "The One Who Destroys All", "The Lord of Hunger", etc.

[Darth_Schmarth]

To me the Latin bit is irrelevant, since English (or should I say Basic?) is the main language in the game. Considering how he speaks his name might as well be Darth Gibberish, but in English both ways to pronounce his actual name are valid. It's just funny that you get to know so little about him that you're not even sure of his name.

[Zulu 86]

Personally I go with Nih-HIL-us.

 

Though if you say Latin holds no baring on actualy pronunciation in Star Wars, it does raise an interesting point. For instance, The Imperator-Class Star Destroyer. How do you pronounce it?

 

I always thought it was Imper-AH-tor - but playing Rome: Total War, I discover it's Imp-EH-rator - well, it is how they pronounce it. I think it's very difficult to know EXACTLY how things were pronounced back in Roman times, since Latin has mutated since then.