Reporting Names: Difference between revisions

* The Terrans in [[Free Space|FreeSpace 2]] used Egyptian- and demonic-themed reporting names, respectively, for Vasudan and Shivan themed spacecraft, in contrast to the Greco-Roman names they gave to their own ship classes. The Vasudans, who admired Ancient Egypt, adopted the reporting names when they merged their government with the Terrans. The [[Starfish Aliens|Shivans]] are too [[Omnicidal Maniac|belligerent]] and use some kind of [[Starfish Language|communication method]] that prevents them from being asked for their opinion of GTVA reporting names.

* Used in the games set in the [[X (video game)|X-Universe]]. Due to the fact that no human is able to pronounce the original names of alien ships, all have got reporting names -- Boron ships have [[Animal Motifs|fish names]], Paranids use names from [[Mythical Motifs|Greek mythology]], and so on.

** Similarily, the various [[Bug War|Tyranid]] creatures are only ever referred to by their Imperial reporting names due to the fact that the 'Nids don't have any kind of [[Starfish Language|language that humans or other intelligent life are capable of comprehending]]. The imperial names, gathered from different encounters all over the galaxy, don't really have a common theme, except that many sound vaguely like dinosaur names.

*** Some are Latin names for things from the Romans: Lictors were public bodyguards for Roman magistrates, Carnifexes were executioners for the lower classes, it also means Butcher as in the job description.

* [[Command & Conquer]] vehicles are often given similar names. The GDI Mammoth tank and Orca Aircraft are the most iconic for the series.

** A Nod intelligence item in ''Tiberium Wars'' suggests the name "Gravity Stabilizer" for the Scrin aircraft production is actually a name given by analysts after studying what the unknown "Visitor structure type 8" did. Presumably the other units' names were arrived at similarly, giving them a somewhat more plainly descriptive feel than the original factions' units. One imagines the Scrin themselves were less than interested in telling humans all about their fancy tech.

** The battlecruisers in the original were ''Behemoth''-class, whereas the ones in the sequel are ''Minotaur''-class. Some of the background material suggests an older ''[[Theme Naming|Leviathan]]''-class that was already outdated when the series began.

** The names of the different zerg broods (back when the zerg had discreet broods) were explicitly stated to be names given by terran analysts. Their units are presumably named similarly. The zerg ''are'' shown to use these names themselves, but that's probably just [[Translation Convention]].

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