Board Thread:Deep-Sea Prisoner Discussions/@comment-33109134-20170501204334/@comment-25955276-20170501230514

Let me clarify myself, since it seems I've been misintrepreted:

When I said that Justim has been represented as male, I was referring to the translations regarding his and Vicers' familial status as brothers. Not that Justim is male because he lacks feminine body parts. I edit the wiki frequently, so I'm well aware that there are many characters that look like they fall into some definitions of gender, but are either opposite of what is initially thought of, they present as both male and female ,or they lack gender entirely.

Yes, I know that Deep-Sea Prisoner has depicted Etihw with female body parts. But, as Deep-Sea Prisoner's said that Etihw is agender, they are agender. This has been a fact consistently translated. Besides, as far as I know, Deep-Sea Prisoner has never, ever used the term "wife" when it comes to Etihw and Kcalb's relationship. Perhaps it was mentioned in TGG, but as far as I know the only people that to have used the term "wife" in regards to Kcalb and Etihw are fans.

The term "brothers" however, has been used by two separate translators.

You have mentioned that "kyoudai" is an ambiguous word. As far as I know, using online dictionaries and other media, you're right. All of the sources I've used have given mixed translations(older brother+younger sister, older sister+younger brother). However...

http://malacti.tumblr.com/post/154143796726/tl-for-the-new-devil-info

^ This here seems to support that Justim is male. This is a translation for a picture found in Log 70 of the Sunahama, translating information on the "devils". Specifically, Vicers' entry states this:

"Even though he’s not a devil「His face looks like one of a devil」.

He was taken to the devil meeting for that reason. Has a refreshing face, while his brother has a cuter one.* I t seems he was fighting against his younger brother…."

Now, several translators have already translated that Justim is Vicers' younger sibling, at the very least. While not translated into very proper English, the meaning of this translator is still clear:  this translation specifically states that Justim is Vicers' younger brother.



Now, I might be wrong, but it appears that the character for "little brother"(弟) appears twice in the last two sentences, generally correspond to where the words "brother" and "little brother" are in the English translation.

However, I don't know proper Japanese. For all I know, the text could mean something else differently or I've missed some of the Japanese nuances. I also can't say that I know everything about Justim. My information base regarding him is constructed out of bits and pieces.

I have to say this: we're all here, tryin' to get the wiki into the best shape it can possibly be. So, don't be afraid to point out my fallacies.