It turns out that the above spelling has some derogatory meanings associated with it, so I'm using an alternate one.
しゅじんこうとは １０
ねんらいの あいぼう。
てさきが きようで、
ゆみの めいしゅ。
しゅみ、かり。
こうぶつは、
ちくわ。
of ten years, he has a
worldly personality.
He's an expert marksman
with nimble fingers.
Hobby: Hunting.
Favorite food: Chikuwa
He has been the hero's
buddy for more than 10
years. He is good with
his hands, and is great
with a bow and arrow.
His hobby is hunting
His favorite food is
fish cake.
Chikuwa is a tube-shaped snack made from a fish paste. It's low in fat, high in protein, and, perhaps most importantly, dirt-cheap.
Her name seems Chinese, though that's the only Chinese thing about her as far as I know.
Lin Pu's people are called the "Woren" in English versions and フーレン (fuuren, phonetically "foo ren") in Japanese. Both terms are introduced in this game, though the English version also uses "Fullen" once in an unfortunately typical bit of inconsistency. フーレン is a phonetic approximation of how 虎人 would be pronounced in Chinese (it's kojin in Japanese). Google translate gives the Chinese phonetic reading as hǔ rén, though I can't vouch for its accuracy.
とを「かち」と「まけ」で
しか はんだんしない。
なににでも、きょうみを
しめすが、あきる
のもはやい。
たたかうことが
だいすき。
judges things in any terms other
than "winning" and "losing".
She shows interest in everything,
no matter what, but is just as
quick to lose interest.
She loves combat.
everything is `win' or
`lose' for her.
She is interested in
everything but bores
easily.
She loves competition.
His last name is "Marks" (or "Marx", or however you want to spell it), so given the ambiguity between Ls and Rs when writing sounds in Japanese, he becomes... "Land Marks". It's not a very plausible name, though, so I'll stick with "Rand".
きょたいは、おおきな
せんりょく。たいくつを
きらい、あちこちを
さすらっている。
ごうかいなおとこ
だが、ははおやが
にがて。
a tough shell is quite a force
in combat. He hates boredom
and wanders all over.
Though a hearty man, he just
can't handle his mother.
hide and good fighting
potential.
He hates to be bored so
he wanders around.
He is a heroic man
but has difficulty with
his mother.
"Wing Clan" is more literal, but "Sylpheed" gets massive style points.
ウインディアのおうじょ。
まほうがっこうで、
こうげきまほうを しゅ
ぎょうしている。
おしとやかに
みえるが、しんは
しっかりしている。
she has black wings.
She's studying offensive
magic at the magic school.
Though she appears elegant
and refined, she's actually
down-to-earth.
with black wings.
She is training in
attack magic at the
magic school.
She looks very dainty
but has a strong will.
しているが、もとは
エリートへいしだった。
いつもヘラヘラして、
かるいやつと
おもわれているが
ほんとうは
ちがうらしい。
entertainer, he used to
be an elite soldier.
He always comes across
as frivolous and shallow,
but apparently isn't really.
entertainer, but he used
to be an elite soldier.
He's always joking
around, so pepole think
he's not serious, but
the truth is he is very
serious.
ストで フェミニストの、
にくめないヤツ。
じゅんすいで ひとを
うたがうことを
しらない。
りょうりと、デッ
サンが とくい。
narcissistic, woman-loving
fellow you just can't hate.
He's too pure to know how
to distrust people.
Cooking and sketching
are his strong points.
a narcissist,
and chivalrous man.
He is hard to hate.
Pure-hearted and has
difficulty suspecting
people. He is a good
cook and sketches well.
The androgenous appearance, not to mention a very girlish combination form available later, have lead to some debate over whether Aspara (Spar) is supposed to be male or female, but assuming sex applies at all, those measurements are fairly definitive. Note the (relatively) broad chest, narrow hips, and virtual lack of any waist. Now compare to Bosch, Sten, and Ryu, who have similar builds (if not so slight), and then to Nina and Lin Pu, who have more balanced bust and hip measurements and almost comically slim waists. If Aspara is supposed to be female, then she's cursed with an incredibly boyish figure.
On a side note, the character's full name is "Aspara Gus". Yeah. BoF2 likes its puns.
いっしょうを ささげる
しゅぞく。つねに
れいせいで、かんじょうに
とぼしい。
もりのなかで
ちからを
はっきする。
their whole lives to the pursuit
of knowledge. Constantly calm
and scarce on emotion.
Exhibits power within forests.
who sacrifices life for
knowledge.
Always calm and shows no
emotions. His strength
comes out in the forest.
I think they meant "The Fated Child", as "fatal" in modern English typically means "deadly" and seldom has any meaningful connection with fate as such. Either way, it's a poor translation of 使命の子, which everyone seems to keep calling him, given that 使命 (shimei) is more of an appointed task than a fate or destiny in the usual sense. Elsewhere, I'm translating 使命の子 as "the chosen one" and 使命 by itself as "mission".
りょうしんとわかれ、
たくましく いきてきた。
ゆうきとリーダーシップに
めぐまれていて、
ぼうけんの
ちゅうしんと
なる。
at a young age, he has
lived strong.
He is blessed with courage
and leadership, and becomes
the focus of the adventure.
parents from childhood.
This has made him
strong. He is blessed
with bravery and
leadership. He is the
leader of adventure.
There's also a ninth character, but that one is kind of secret, and thus isn't shown here.