 The bluntness of the famous mistranslation is in stark contrast to CATSs  cool, caustic irony in the original text. The difference is especially vivid  in the line corresponding to "All your base are belong to us." In the  original line, CATS uses a form of Japanese grammar that is rude to the  listeners but respectful towards the Federation army. Since the Federation  army was presumably an ally of the Captain, this usage is particularly  offensive but might be sarcastic. It suggests that the Federation army was  treacherously co