Since this seems to be the de facto Marvel Asian characters thread, here's the news that we will have a Filipino-American Captain America, Ari Agbayani! And yes, "Agbayani" is as Filipino as a name can be; "bayani" means hero in Tagalog/Filipino. Can we get her to meet the Agents when her Cap story ends?
Marvel's Newest Captain America Is a College-Age Filipino-American Woman
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"一人じゃないから。" AI、『Story』。
"ヒロ、お前を信じてる。" タダシ、『ベイマックス』。
"You were my my new dream." "And you were mine." Eugene Fitzherbert and Rapunzel.
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Oh yeah tell me about it. I thought this is who the new character was:
And if that's the case, who's the red head on the main cover? In any case, character seems interesting. Her backstory seems to incorporate elements of the Chanel Miller sexual assault case that happened a number of years ago. She has been thankfully reclaiming her identity from that assault for these past several years.
"I am a man of peace."
"A man of peace...who fights like ten tigers."
Turns out Ari's first name means genitals in Tagalog, a language commonly spoken by Filipinos. Whoops.
Ari's is the backup story, that's why her cover isn't the main one.
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That's the more specific meaning, yes; but "ari" also means property in general, so it depends on the context. I rarely use it in the former context myself. I wonder though if it's just a nickname contracted from a longer name like "Ariel".
Depends on who's reading it.
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"一人じゃないから。" AI、『Story』。
"ヒロ、お前を信じてる。" タダシ、『ベイマックス』。
"You were my my new dream." "And you were mine." Eugene Fitzherbert and Rapunzel.
"Knowing is half the battle." G.I. Joe.
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Yep it is a nickname. According to the writer it is short for Arielle.
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Well, that problem is probably why Nova uses Rich instead. Dick's name was a problem even before he became Nightwing (which was in 1984 - Nova debuted in the late 70s), and the only reason he's still called that is Grandfather Clause. A new character wouldn't be called that now that Dick is a common word for penis.
What's the problem with Peter?
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