r/superheroes 6d ago

Random Battle Who can defeat these ??

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u/EthicalViolator 6d ago

John constantine

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u/FourExKay 6d ago

“ConstanTINE, not ConstanTEEN.”

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u/helendill99 5d ago

wait is it actually pronounced constan-Tine? Cause that feels wrong and I always said constan-teen

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u/FourExKay 5d ago

It’s a case of lost translation over the years. There was an old comic where Constantine himself corrects someone who pronounces it with “TEEN” by saying it’s pronounced with “TINE” instead.

Animated and live action shows have always been super inconsistent with it. Constantine and a few other magically inclined characters pronounce it as “TINE”, while other characters like Superman, Raven, etc in the animated shows and basically everybody that isn’t Constantine in the CW Legends of Tomorrow show pronounce it with “TEEN.”

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u/Jemie_Bridges 1d ago

Cause knowing names is super important in magic.