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What do you name your ships and why?
C r o w:
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Burn the heretic, kill the mutant,
PURGE THE XENO
Anyway, I named my ships in very stupid ways:
Mobula: Don't flank me, guess why?
Junker: Shenanigans, because I use it mainly as munker, or to do stupid things.
Spire: TroughFireAndFlames, I had my best time when playing this ship with a heavy carro and 3 flamers. the enemy didn't have chem spray. And I like the song.
Goldfish: Trash, because this is the one ship that I can't bring myself to appreciate.
Squid: ImSorryForMyCrew, and when I say it, I truly am, engineers that happen to be there, hate me, and usually I fly with almost random builds.
Pyramidon: Skyshard, a friend suggested this name, I liked it, I used it.
Galleon: Dies Irae, better to hear sang by Mozart's choir, the sight of two hwachas shooting on you, at mid to close range is truly magnificent AND terrible, and begins a day full of wrath.
It's former name was "Furiosa" that means in Italian "furious", only it sounds terribly better when said by a native English speaker, I opted for this name since it would be my flagship name in every game involving ships, and because I started using the galleon because I was getting angry.
Jamini:
In order that they were named:
Goldfish - Dart
-Originally a blenderfish build. The Dart charges in, takes down the balloon of the target, then chases it down to pin their opponent to the ground. I rarely take Hwachas on my goldfish.
Mobula - Depth Changes
-When I first flew my Mobula, I was screwing around with a harpoon - x4 mine loadout. The name was a pun referring to how the mines were used. (Aim DOWN. Aim down!)
-Nowadays I use it to refer to how I fly. Vertical mobility is key for keeping a mobula alive and in arc.
Spire - Stake
-The cousin of the Dart. Can you guess what I try and do with this? (hint: Drogue chute)
Squid - Squib
-I enjoy calling Squids Squibs over voice. Even if it sounds and looks dumb. ESPECIALLY when it sounds/looks dumb.
Naoura:
Galleon: the Innkeeper's Daughter. She's beautiful, she's fanciful, and she's likely to toss you through a window if you try to pinch her rear.
Pyramidion: Staff of Charon. Pretty self explanatory, since the Pyra has a very Greek sounding name, and I decided to make it seem more grand than it really is.
Goldfish: Surprise. From the movie Master and Commander. I didn't really have a better name for the Goldie, so I just went with one I knew.
Squid: Apophis. The embodiment of chaos and disorder. So, basically, a Squid.
Mobula: Cumulus. Explanation not really needed.
Spire: Pillar of Atlas. I followed suite with the Pyra, mostly because I couldn't think of a better name.
Junker: Scavver/Patches. Patches works well because, well, it's a ragged little ship. Scavver just because I like the name.
Atruejedi:
I've kept the same ship names for nearly all of my career in GOI, so I might as well stop by and explain them.
The Pyramidion RAMMING SPEED, inspired by Worf's quote during Star Trek First Contact... view here! Exact quote is at 40 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni8MURSwSZg
The Junker KMS Sigmund Freud, named for the German psychoanalyst, but I have no idea why I chose to name it after him. I'm sure it has something to do with my mother. You'll have to analyze me, I guess. I used the designation KMS because that's what the World War II strategy game Hearts of Iron series used for German naval ships.
The Galleon FULL BROADSIDE, because I'm not subtle.
The Mobula Kaiser Chief, named for the UK band I've adored for a long time (though they're awful live). A popular song was Ruby, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qObzgUfCl28
The Goldfish Bright Ship Humana, because I love Bad Religion and it's mentioned in a song by them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-We8ogMQ-U
The Spire Sun Crusher, because I thought it looked like the absurd ship from the Star Wars expanded universe, viewable here: http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/0/01/SunCrusher_egvv.jpg
The Squid Ackbar, because puns. IT'S A PICTURE!: http://img.lum.dolimg.com/v1/images/admiralackbar1_2_845df144.jpeg
ShadedExalt:
--- Quote from: Atruejedi on September 19, 2016, 05:29:04 pm ---The Junker KMS Sigmund Freud, named for the German psychoanalyst, but I have no idea why I chose to name it after him. I'm sure it has something to do with my mother. You'll have to analyze me, I guess. I used the designation KMS because that's what the World War II strategy game Hearts of Iron series used for German naval ships.
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Personally went with "Freud Was Right" for the Spire.
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