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Guybrush Ulysses Marley-Threepwood?

coolsomecoolsome
edited November 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
I thought the Marley part was just a joke in EMI is it actuly his name now? or is TTG just jokeing on the blog?

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  • GaryCXJkGaryCXJk
    edited November 2009
    Gender equality, yada yada.
  • FalancaFalanca
    edited November 2009
    GaryCXJk wrote: »
    Gender equality, yada yada.

    Pfft, equality they say, yeah.

    I still cannot figure out how come it's not Threepwood-Marley instead...
  • Giant TopeGiant Tope
    edited November 2009
    Marley-Threepwood sounds better. And does it really matter anyways?
  • FalancaFalanca
    edited November 2009
    Giant Tope wrote: »
    Marley-Threepwood sounds better. And does it really matter anyways?

    Nah. 'tis only me being an arse.
  • TomPravetzTomPravetz
    edited November 2009
    Make 'em equal.

    Th-m-ree-a-p-r-w-l-oo-e-d-y
  • monkey_05_06monkey_05_06
    edited November 2009
    The purpose of "Marley-Threepwood" is because of Elaine's notoriety. She has a long standing term as "Gov. Marley". Changing her surname to "Threepwood" or even "Threepwood-Marley" would detract from that. Keeping it as "Marley-Threepwood" keeps the Gov./Marley association. The reason Guybrush changed his surname is obvious as the same reason any couple changes their surnames to be the same at the time they are wed. It's a symbol of unity, that the two persons are actually now one married couple. It wouldn't make sense therefore for them to use different variations of the same surname combination.

    Arguably from a "fan's" point-of-view, the Guybrush/Threepwood association is much more important as he's the main character of all the games. But as you said, it doesn't really matter.

    Joke or not seeing as it was in EFMI it should still be counted as official cannon. If it was a joke then it should just be considered as a recurring joke™. :D
  • The CommissionerThe Commissioner
    edited November 2009
    I think it's just a joke or typo in the blog because everyone knows he introduces himself as "Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate™". It's a brand.
  • Sir PantalonesSir Pantalones
    edited November 2009
    Nah, might just be out of old habits.
  • HaydenHayden
    edited November 2009
    Tpravetz wrote: »
    Make 'em equal.

    Th-m-ree-a-p-r-w-l-oo-e-d-y

    That's not equal! The first couple of letters of the male's name comes before the females, disgusting! :mad:
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited November 2009
    It's probably his full name, but nobody calls him that.
  • PecanBluePecanBlue
    edited November 2009
    I had kind of forgotten that that was his whole name until I read the court notice up close... On my second playthrough. So I completely forgot to name their kid all the way when I did that hypothetical design thing. WHOOPS!

    This is what happens when I choose to ignore EMI for too long.
  • MermaidMermaid
    edited November 2009
    Given that he's dead and thus his marriage with Elaine is terminated, his full name should have gone back to "Guybrush Ulysses Threepwood."
  • BrainiacBrainiac
    edited November 2009
    Mermaid wrote: »
    Given that he's dead and thus his marriage with Elaine is terminated, his full name should have gone back to "Guybrush Ulysses Threepwood."

    I just made the connection. Guybrush's death is the part that Ron Gilbert contributed. He's created a plotline purely to end the marriage!

    Oh wait, never mind. I forgot that Ron isn't actually Joe Quesada in disguise. :p
  • tmfm2000tmfm2000
    edited November 2009
    But wouldn't it still say Guybrush Ulysses Marley-Threepwood on the tomb stone though? And wouldn't that mean that it's still his name? And if it didn't, wouldn't the eventual reverting of his death also revert the termination of the wedding/name? We don't know if that will happen yet, but it's a possibility. The line is: "...until death do us part", but one question arise: is it the state of death or the event itself that terminates the wedding? If it's the state, wouldn't the coming back from the dead, even if it would be as an undead, in effect make you married again?

    oh god, why did I stay home from work today..
  • MermaidMermaid
    edited November 2009
    tmfm2000 wrote: »
    But wouldn't it still say Guybrush Ulysses Marley-Threepwood on the tomb stone though? And wouldn't that mean that it's still his name? And if it didn't, wouldn't the eventual reverting of his death also revert the termination of the wedding/name? We don't know if that will happen yet, but it's a possibility. The line is: "...until death do us part", but one question arise: is it the state of death or the event itself that terminates the wedding? If it's the state, wouldn't the coming back from the dead, even if it would be as an undead, in effect make you married again?

    oh god, why did I stay home from work today..

    Heh, interesting thought. If Elaine got married now and Guybrush returned it was "the event of death" so they would have to get married again.
    If she doesn't marry and Guybrush comes back, things would be alright since the state of death would be terminated.

    Any logic in that? :confused:
  • Giant TopeGiant Tope
    edited November 2009
    Well, it's the difference between fitting 18 letters of the name he's best known as on a tombstone vs. 32 letters of his lesser-known full legal name.
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited November 2009
    tmfm2000 wrote: »
    But wouldn't it still say Guybrush Ulysses Marley-Threepwood on the tomb stone though? And wouldn't that mean that it's still his name? And if it didn't, wouldn't the eventual reverting of his death also revert the termination of the wedding/name? We don't know if that will happen yet, but it's a possibility. The line is: "...until death do us part", but one question arise: is it the state of death or the event itself that terminates the wedding? If it's the state, wouldn't the coming back from the dead, even if it would be as an undead, in effect make you married again?

    oh god, why did I stay home from work today..

    Elaine was leagly declared dead in EMI ^^
  • jmmjmm
    edited November 2009
    Technically between CMI and EMI.
  • TomPravetzTomPravetz
    edited November 2009
    PecanBlue wrote: »
    This is what happens when I choose to ignore EMI for too long.

    Only bad good can come from ignoring EMI.
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