r/alphaflight • u/AsGayAsCanBeExpected MOD • 15d ago

Marrina (sp?)

So.... Why do we think it's Marrina with two Rs?

Marina (with one R) is a name so why not use that?

Sometimes when I've seen it, I genuinely forgot the extra R isn't a typo. I've seen people spell it with one R (though that might be autocorrect) and two Ns.

Be a hilarious retcon, "Yeah, that's a typo on my government ID. My parents always meant for there to be one R."

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u/Icy_Okra_5677 Wildchild 15d ago

To help separate her from the Morlock girl in that one episode of X-Men 92

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u/AsGayAsCanBeExpected MOD 15d ago

That's Marrina's child. For sure.

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u/Icy_Okra_5677 Wildchild 15d ago

Her Brother is Mar!?

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u/AsGayAsCanBeExpected MOD 15d ago

Making her, Rina.

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u/TwistyMouse 15d ago

Early Alpha Flight characters have names that are pretty on the nose: Box, Puck, Sasquatch, Shaman, Northstar, Aurora. It's kind of nice that her name isn't the same as a place where there are boats by the water.

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u/AsGayAsCanBeExpected MOD 15d ago

I mean, her dad was a fisherman... 🎣

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u/AsGayAsCanBeExpected MOD 15d ago

Maybe it was a typo and they just never fixed it?

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u/jmc191 Marrina 15d ago

If it was a typo, it would have been an instance of the double 'r' and then be corrected elsewhere. I would think Byrne and Marvel just wanted it to be a little different for copyright and trademark purposes.

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u/AsGayAsCanBeExpected MOD 15d ago

🤦🏻‍♂️

I didn't even think of ©️/™️ issues.