Quote's name being Quote.

Okay why is Quote named Quote and not something else. What is he quoting? Why not a normal name like Bill, or George?

 

because programming jokes yay

 

Quote, Curly Brace, and (semi)Colon are all things commonly used in C++, the language the game's in.
Quote is actually an anagram for his real name, Qoute - the literary intricacies of this name were lost in translation.

 

because programming jokes yay

Pretty much the logic behind the names of the named robots in Cave Story. As for why the name Quote for our protagonist, I'd say that it ironically symbolizes the fact that Quote's lines aren't specifically shown in-game.

 

Pretty much the logic behind the names of the named robots in Cave Story

Uh so judging by the fact that you said named robots and not just Quote and Curly I assume that includes Malco
And if it does what does that mean I don't get it and google isn't being helpful

 

Don't forget about Excerpt and Interrobang, Nameless.

 

Uh so judging by the fact that you said named robots and not just Quote and Curly I assume that includes Malco
And if it does what does that mean I don't get it and google isn't being helpful

Ah yes, Malco. That's a very cryptic one. For most keyboards, the quote (") and curly brace ({}) characters are visually available on the keyboard, but some very obscure ones are not. In some word processors (not sure which ones this works in, but I know it works in KWord), you can get the omega (Ω) character by by pressing SHIFT+M+A+L+C+O.

 

Because that's what Pixel chose, probably on a whim. That's like asking why he named Balrog after a mythological creature made of pure flame. Because he liked the name.'

Nevermind I'm stupid.

 

it's probably supposed to be Marco

 

Wouldn't that mean I'm Malco, then?

 

I dont' know, are you poorly translated chinese?

 

Well, quote was originally Curly Brace, and I think there's also something about the { key being appearing to be on the " key's back.

 

Well, quote was originally Curly Brace, and I think there's also something about the { key being appearing to be on the " key's back.

Don't you mean the } key being on the " key's back?

 

The " and the } aren't even connected.

 

There are keyboard variations kids.

 

I'd like to believe Pixel understood the potential it has for puns and references. Like so:

"Quote"

 

I'd like to believe Pixel understood the potential it has for puns and references. Like so:

But Quote doesn't say anything.

That's one of the reasons he chose it perhaps. Irony.

 

Because that's what Pixel chose, probably on a whim. That's like asking why he named Balrog after a mythological creature made of pure flame. Because he liked the name.'

It means "king of the bars" if I recall. The name has absolutely nothing to do with Tolkien's Balrog, which has a different and more complex name origin:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balrog#Name

 

It means "king of the bars" if I recall. The name has absolutely nothing to do with Tolkien's Balrog, which has a different and more complex name origin:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balrog#Name

I recall reading in an interview something about how Balrog was indeed named after the aforementioned Balrog. I am fairly sure it does not mean "king of the bars".

 

Yeah, the king of the bars thing was something I believed for a long time, but I think GIR gave some sort of reasons based on japanese that convinced me otherwise.