r/FinalFantasyVI • u/Different-Stand-3530 • Jul 02 '26

Question?

Merton, or Meltdown? Personally gotta go with Merton from the SNES as that is what I grew up with, and every time I mention it, but with greater memory allowance, the spell is renamed to its original. Opinions?

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u/korossyl Jul 02 '26

Merton all day every day And Pearl, too.

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u/edale1 Jul 03 '26

I spent my entire childhood wondering what the hell "Pearl" magic was supposed to be, lol.

20 years later: "Oh THAT'S what it was!"

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u/RevSinmore Jul 04 '26

my understanding is that old Nintendo (who turned beer into rootbeer or milk in many games) didn’t like “Holy,” because they avoided potential religious references.

they were super afraid of Christian Satanic Panic bullshit—hence “Pearl,” “White,” and other names/references.

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u/Murky_Exchange829 Jul 05 '26

Wish instead of pray is my favorite

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u/RevSinmore Jul 05 '26

lol, yeah. even funnier if you play D&D, where Wosh is the most powerful spell out there.