SpycrabSurprise Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) The Gantulyst stands out for me as the only Eidolon that I can't understand the connection in the name. Examples: Vomvalyst: Vomva being Greek for "Bomb", they are sort of suicide troops. Teralyst: Carries a tree-like thing, trees are a common symbol of Earth, aka Terra. Hydrolyst: Makes it rain, but not in the fun way. Ropalolyst: Greek for "Bat", pretty self-explanatory. But what does "Gantu" mean? Assistance would be greatly appreciated. EDIT: Immediately after posting this I thought to force Google Translate to put "Gauntu" in Greek instead of whatever language it was automatically doing, to find out it means "chaos", which I can understand with all the crap going on during the fight. Edited May 20, 2019 by SpycrabSurprise I'm dumb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Krism- Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) Gun? Like, big arm-gun/cannon? Edited May 20, 2019 by Xenox_Ilz-ot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)Hikuro-93 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Well... This is the closest I can find on such an origin. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/gaunt I can imagine how it fits on an Eidolon tbh, seeing as they are just shadows of their former selves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AncientWarrior- Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 His name is Gary but his lil brother Terry always called him "Gaunti" and the name just stuck 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)Skippy575 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 I find it easier to call him Garry. Chaos makes sense though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkstrangler Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 It's not the Eidolon "Gauntalyst" it's the Eidolon GANTalyst. You might be able to find your answer with the actual name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpycrabSurprise Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 1 minute ago, sharkstrangler said: It's not the Eidolon "Gauntalyst" it's the Eidolon GANTalyst. You might be able to find your answer with the actual name. In a Tridolon right now, I certainly see a "u" in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephemiel Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) You'd likely find something if you were writing it correctly. It's "Gantulyst, not "Gauntalyst" Gantu in Sanskrit means "Traveler" or "a course". Edited May 20, 2019 by Ephemiel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpycrabSurprise Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ephemiel said: You'd likely find something if you were writing it correctly. It's "Gantulyst, not "Gauntalyst" Gantu in Sanskrit means "Traveler" or "a course". While you are correct about the spelling, having only one out of the five names not be Greek would be very strange, and "traveler" doesn't really fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HugintheCrow Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 I don't really care what's the reasoning behind their names. What fascinates me is the ability of people to mispronounce things that are straight up written in-game for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)wintersfrozen Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Could also just go by gaunt... Quote gaunt /ɡônt/ adjective adjective: gaunt; comparative adjective: gaunter; superlative adjective: gauntest (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age. "a tall, gaunt woman in black" synonyms: haggard, drawn, cadaverous, skeletal, emaciated, skin-and-bones, skinny, spindly, thin, over-thin, size-zero, spare, bony, angular, lank, lean, rawboned, pinched, hollow-cheeked, hollow-eyed, lantern-jawed, scrawny, scraggly, shriveled, wasted, withered, raddled; More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EchoesOfRain Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 I always thought of it as Giant without the i. It IS the first giant eidolon you encounter after the Teralyst, after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkstrangler Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 1 hour ago, SpycrabSurprise said: now, I certainly see a "u" in there You're misreading. There is most definitely no U in the first half of Gantulyst. It's on the wiki, it's on the drop tables, it's everywhere. It's not Gauntalyst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpycrabSurprise Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, sharkstrangler said: You're misreading. There is most definitely no U in the first half of Gantulyst. It's on the wiki, it's on the drop tables, it's everywhere. It's not Gauntalyst. First half yes, I have the dumb, but there is certainly one U in there, which was not in your original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TARINunit9 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 This is why I don't bother with the official names. I just use Basiclyst, Laserlyst, and Lightninglyst Oh, and also Tinylyst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkstrangler Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, SpycrabSurprise said: First half yes, I have the dumb, but there is certainly one U in there, which was not in your original post. Hm yes seems i misspelled that, I guess we both have the dumb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cook-EN- Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Probably based off of the words "garGANTUan" or "giGANTic" because its basically just a big Teralyst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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