So we were having a conversation about whether Noel was a dwarf or an elf and generally making fun of the translators, but in curiosity we went a looking, and it's actually stupidly interesting.
In general, Aigis uses yousei (妖精) as its catch-all term for fey. This includes elves like Spica, Lauren, Olivie (the yousei queen), sprites, and all such things related. A character we generally assume to be a Dwarf, such as
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, is actually titled as daichi no yousei (大地の妖精), or earth fey, so you might think that's a dwarf, but then you look at Gustav and he's titled as a "Dwarf" warrior in katakana (ドワーフ). So we have yousei, typically translated as fairy or elf, earth fairy, and dwarf. So... What is Noel?
Noel's title uses yousei. It is the same as used in other fey classes, so fairy priest Noel, or elven since Nutaku has translated it that way previously, which is typically a fine thing to do as yousei is also the word used for elves; in Japanese the terms are actually one and the same, and inclusive. But in the 2nd stage of the event Nutaku has her call herself a dwarf in her dialogue, which is why people laugh at the translators. Haha, Nutaku made an error!
Except that script is also
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, and in that very same comment she calls herself a dwarf the same as Gustav (ワシはドワーフのビショップノエルじゃ。). So what this means is that Nutaku's translation is
literally accurate to the source material in both places. Fact of the matter is, in JP Aigis they're all considered the same type (fey) as all fey bonuses effect elves, dwarves, etc, and in regards to making distinction between the races they obviously don't really care. And while I'm using "fey" here to be a fancy-pants, I could have just as easily used "elves" and still been 100% correct. Dwarves in Aigis are apparently just a type of elf.
I feel a little bad for making fun of them. Translation is a dumb job. >_>;
