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Strengthening my chances with more prediction. Also, one more reason why "Don Jorge" is fitting.

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 | [[Subway Master|Nobori]]
-| '''Aston'''
+| '''Aston''' or '''Upton'''
-| From the word "ascend" (which is 上り ''nobori'' in Japanese. 上り下り ''noborikudari'' means "going up and down").
+| From the word "ascend" (which is 上り ''nobori'' in Japanese. 上り下り ''noborikudari'' means "going up and down"). Upton is an obvious choice for him but I can't find any down-based counterpart.
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 | [[Yacon]]
-| '''Diego'''
+| '''Diego''' or '''Clayton'''
-| From "digging". Have to come up with something better.
+| Diego from "digging" (in the ground), Clayton from clay.
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 | [[Don George]]
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-| "Don" is a honorific used in Romance-speaking country (such as Italy or Spain) so I guess "Don George" sounds awkward to an American person (Don + an English name). I think changing it to Don Jorge will do well.
+| "Don" is a honorific used in Romance-speaking country (such as Italy or Spain) so I guess "Don George" sounds awkward to an American person (Don + an English name). I think changing it to Don Jorge will do well. Also, it begins with J (like Joy and Jenny), while in Japanese all three begin with Katakana "ji" (Joi/Junsa/Jooji). Can you notice the pattern?
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