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I did a quick translation of the symbols in the upper right corner of the blackboard screencap, and I came up with this for the row on the far right, top to bottom:
C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L
Then this for the middle one:
A, B, O, W, E, R , T
Couldn't get 4 of the first 6 on the left row:
, , C, , L, , O, !, A, B, C
Not much to go on there, maybe it's the beginning of a tutorial for their language.
I know it's done a lot in these things but the direct symbol to letter translation isn't how different languages using different letter symbols works...Even languages using mostly the same alphabet (English, French, Spanish, German etc) end up with very different words.
Bugged me when I first saw a Kryptonian 'alphabet'. Marvel have done it in the books more recently with the 'builders code' language.
Hell, the best & brightest here couldn't decipher ancient Greek & Egyptian until they found the 'Rosetta Stone' to help them figure it out.
You are absolutely correct. However, I have absolutely ZERO complaints about that. I think it's cool when I can 'translate' something from the movies just by spending some time on figuring out the code and it is more than just a bit of gobbledygook.
In the MCU, the Agardian language has always been translatable in this way, and they have been consistent in the coding. Mjolnir, the inscriptions in Odin's vault, the floor of the throne room, the Book of Yggdrasil, and even the berserker staff can all be translated (i have translated all of them), and they all say something that is unique and makes sense. IMO, it helps create a 'culture' for the Asgardians and adds depth to the fictional world. (the only time they cut corners was on Loki's handcuffs, which has the same inscription as Mjolnir. that was a let down).
Maybe the alien language in the MCU is more complex, but I hope that if someone does figure out the code (as The Shrike is trying to do), it can apply to all other uses of that language in-universe.
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I did a quick translation of the symbols in the upper right corner of the blackboard screencap, and I came up with this for the row on the far right, top to bottom:
C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L
Then this for the middle one:
A, B, O, W, E, R , T
Couldn't get 4 of the first 6 on the left row:
, , C, , L, , O, !, A, B, C
Not much to go on there, maybe it's the beginning of a tutorial for their language.
Which language is it, tho? Kree, Skrull, other?
I've long suspected/anticipated that Coulson would be linked w/the Kree. Now he at least has Kree blood flowing thru his veins. Hope they take the connection to the extremes next season. Maybe Director Coulson becomes cosmically aware like Mar-Vell and starts sensing/dealing with alien races. That'd be cool. ;-)
Kree could eventually lead to:
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