Why, oh why, did it have to be Khaak?

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Why, oh why, did it have to be Khaak?

Post by tismtia » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 01:32

I am not ashamed of my own nakedness, nor am I a homophobe. But why, oh why, did they use the name Khaak?!? Did this get fouled in translation? Any other name would have been fine. Maybe Fujina?
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Post by Dgn Master » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 01:39

Maybe be more informative here as the work khaak (in english anyways) means nothing.
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Post by Redjack » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 01:58

"Julian! Help! I've got Khaak all over me!" -Saya

I don't see what the problem is
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Post by Constipated_Vigilante » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 02:07

Heh, all through the storyline, hearing Saya say, "I'm under heavy fire from the Khaak," and Ban Danna, classically saying, "these things-we call them khaak, are invading! The khaak are invading!" It was pretty funny, I cracked up in my seat every time. When my dad ordered it for me (he's uptight about his credit card) he said, "the khaak are invading the universe?"
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Post by RoguePhotonic » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 02:30

:lol: ...once a khaak ship destroyed one of my ships and I yelled ****** ****...without thinking of their name...of course then it was :lol:
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Post by JackScratch » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 02:30

Maybe be more informative here as the work khaak (in english anyways) means nothing.
Khaak has the exact same pronounciation in US english as a name for both a rooster and a male sexual organ. For the brits it means crap. Either way its terribly funny.


There was one point where Brett said something like: "Jules give me a hand here, This Khaak is too big to handle alone!"

I laughed so hard I flew into a stationary object and died. And my wife stopped, and said "Just what kind of game are you playing over there??"
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Post by Dgn Master » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 02:42

Funny i always pronounced it **** rimes with Back, maybe i should have gone past mission 2 ... :o
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Post by CelticLegend » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 02:49

Yes.. my wife even laughed when I pointed this out to her.

I, too, am curious as to the why of it... Why not Khantt, or Khaaf, or Khaart.... ? It definitely brings too much of the "real world" with it, for those familiar with the slang term.
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Post by Constipated_Vigilante » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 02:49

Look! The khaak cluster is breaking!

Julian, we need help! There are constant waves of khaak coming into the system! There are just too many!

And, classic, when you're tangled up father moans, "Horrible....don't...let...them...do...it!!!!

"Great! The khaak beam missed the planet!"
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Post by ShaggyMoose » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 03:32

JackScratch wrote:There was one point where Brett said something like: "Jules give me a hand here, This Khaak is too big to handle alone!"
ROFL!

To be honest, the way they pronounce Khaak in the game doesn't sound all that much like ****, but its still amusing...
"On behalf of our President and Senator, the Argon Federation thanks you for your assistance with this invader. In return, you get... Silkworm missile removed."
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Post by Constipated_Vigilante » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 04:22

It sounds exactly like ****! Ban Danna, Saya, and Brett all say it exactly the same: ****! They're not saying cak, or caaaak, but ****!
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Post by Nightmariner » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 05:22

Absolutely screaming hilarious :lol:
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Post by CelticLegend » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 05:26

Noting the absence of dev input on this one. :wink:
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Post by Constipated_Vigilante » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 05:56

Either they put it in as that on purpose, which they almost definetiley did, or they're realizing they're mistake now and are ashamed for it.
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Post by milling_hordesman » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 06:59

hee hee... no, my favorite (and that of my suitemates) is:

"Breaking News! We've just recieved reports that there has been a massive khaak invasion in President's End!

not exactly a quote, but an great interpretation; happy birthday, mr. president, indeed!
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Post by Constipated_Vigilante » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 07:03

GOD, EGOSOFT IS SICK AND TWISTED!!!!!!!!! Now I understand why President's END was invaded by the khaak! Why couldn't the khaak have invadec Elena's Fortune or something...Although a bit more like Saya's Venture would be a lot more funny.
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Post by milling_hordesman » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 07:07

Or how about after you've gotten the strategic info. Select their capitol ships:

Khaak Carrier!

Khaak Destroyer!

I cracked up over those ones, too
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Post by Constipated_Vigilante » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 07:09

LOL!!!!!!KHAAK DESTROYER!!!KHAAK CARRIER!!!!!KHAAK FIGHTER!!!!KHAAK SCOUT!!!!!!KHAAK MOTHERSHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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Post by Lonkut » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 07:14

I laughed my ass off when first heard it.
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Post by Snokid » Tue, 20. Apr 04, 07:16

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