Malefor's Name Origin (possibility)

Nightfall · May 17, 2009 8:45 PM

I've just had a thought...

I don't know if anyone's heard the Evanescence song Whisper, but at the end there is a latin chant that goes, Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum meaning Save us from danger, save us from evil.

Maleficum (meaning evil) sounds almost identical to Malefor, so do you think that his name derives from that?

What do you lot think? xx

TornWings · May 19, 2009 2:24 AM

Yeah, there are a few similar words that denote something being bad, and it's safe to say that served as the base for "Malefor".

Spyro&Cynder4ever · May 19, 2009 2:15 PM

That's true. Btw, Evanessence ROCKS

Taco Godess · May 19, 2009 2:29 PM

Could be malificium, but it's probably from malicious or malice. Or both.

Spyro&Cynder4ever · May 19, 2009 2:37 PM

It could be. there are several possibilities

Nightfall · May 19, 2009 3:18 PM

Taco Godess wrote:

Could be malificium, but it's probably from malicious or malice. Or both.

Malificium? What does that mean? Something similar to evil obviously.

Yeah malice means evil in a way...

btw, Evanessence ROCKS

Yeah I know. They're my third favourite (after Within Temptation - don't hurt me Aicebo! - and Nightwish).

Spyro&Cynder4ever · May 19, 2009 3:24 PM

Well, the prefix "Mal" means "bad" so that might have something to do with it.

Nightfall · May 19, 2009 3:30 PM

In French it does and Latin too?

Aceedwin · May 19, 2009 4:37 PM

Stand back! I know Latin!

Malus does mean bad or evil. Also, I can't believe I know Latin.

Nightfall · May 19, 2009 6:18 PM

Aceedwin wrote:

Stand back! I know Latin!
Malus does mean bad or evil. Also, I can't believe I know Latin.

Good talent! smile Where'd you learn it?

Taco Godess · May 19, 2009 10:50 PM

Saphira wrote:

Taco Godess wrote:
Could be malificium, but it's probably from malicious or malice. Or both.
Malificium? What does that mean? Something similar to evil obviously.

Oh, aha, sorry. I spelled "maleficum" wrong.

Spyro&Cynder4ever · May 19, 2009 11:06 PM

That's entirely true. there are many ways to interpret these things.

Nightfall · May 20, 2009 12:06 PM

Taco Godess wrote:

Saphira wrote:
Taco Godess wrote:
Could be malificium, but it's probably from malicious or malice. Or both.
Malificium? What does that mean? Something similar to evil obviously.
Oh, aha, sorry. I spelled "maleficum" wrong.

Aww don't worry. wink

Cadc · May 21, 2009 12:24 AM

well, if we look for the root word, i have to guess malefor comes from malevolent (i'm guessing evil, or wrong doer. or something)

PYROX · May 21, 2009 3:33 AM

Omg..I heard the song before..But never got to think about itO:
Lol, nice thinking...It could be a mach:P

Nightfall · May 21, 2009 12:10 PM

Cadc wrote:

well, if we look for the root word, i have to guess malefor comes from malevolent (i'm guessing evil, or wrong doer. or something)

Yeah I once thought that but that was before I heard the song. Now I have two views!

Blaze the Dragon · May 31, 2009 2:26 PM

To be honest, it reminds me of the mythological demon and a duke of Hell, Valefar. Plus, break his name down into parts. Mal is in the romance languages, meaning "bad" or "evil (male in Italian, for evil, mal in Spanish and French for evil)." "E" is Italian for "and," and "for" stems off of the Italian word "forte" and the French word "fort," meaning strong. It could also stem from the Italian word for "strength;" forza (strength in French is force). So, to break his name down word by word, it would be "Evil and strong," in Italian, or "Evil strength." It would also be the same in French.

I take French and Spanish in high school, and I've also been looking into Italian on the side.

Nightfall · Jun 01, 2009 8:45 PM

Wow you know a lot! More than me anyway! big_smile Some good points there...

Spynder · Jun 06, 2009 2:54 AM

Possibly! And I LOVE that Evanescence song!

Nightfall · Jun 06, 2009 8:05 PM

Spynder wrote:

Possibly! And I LOVE that Evanescence song!

Yeah me too! My favourite though is Bring Me To Life. big_smile

Has anyone else got any more suggestions?

Aceedwin · Jun 06, 2009 8:35 PM

It may sound a little out of the water here, but here goes...

Some half-talented writer thought it sounded cool. It has no real meaning.

On a side note, the first summonable aeon to join your party in Final Fantasy X is called Valefor as default. He's not very good, Shiva or Bahamut are seriously superior.

Nightfall · Jun 10, 2009 6:25 PM

Ha ha! I used to think that Aceedwin, but it sounds too cool to just be made up. Plus it's been linked with many references on this topic.

Valefor... that probably means something else. Either that or it has the same meaning but they just wanted it to rhyme.

Good ideas though. wink

Spynder · Jun 10, 2009 6:47 PM

Did you guys notice that the mountain from Eternal Night was naed after Malefor? I didn't realize that until after I played through Eternal Night again after DotD.

Nightfall · Jun 10, 2009 7:06 PM

Spynder wrote:

Did you guys notice that the mountain from Eternal Night was naed after Malefor? I didn't realize that until after I played through Eternal Night again after DotD.

I didn't know that Malefor was the Dark Master's name until I saw previews for DotD. roll

I just thought it was a cool name for a mountain.

Aceedwin · Jun 10, 2009 7:22 PM

Malefor isn't cool. It's much less cool than, say, Sauron.

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