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[[File:voyager.png|frame| Care to guess the name of the [[Cool Starship]] that's the focal point of [[Star Trek Voyager]]?]] |
[[File:voyager.png|frame| Care to guess the name of the [[Cool Starship]] that's the focal point of [[Star Trek: Voyager]]?]] |
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This is one of the easiest ways to name a work of fiction. Instead of naming a series after [[The Place|a central location]], the name comes from the vehicle that is the focal point of the series. Extra points to those works where the vehicle doubles as the primary setting (ie a good deal of the character interaction occurs onboard), the [[MacGuffin]], or some combination of the two, all of which seem to be more likely if the vehicle is a [[Cool Ship]] (no, not [[Shipping|that]] kind of ship) be it [[Cool Starship|spacefaring]], [[Cool Boat|nautical]], time-traveling, or an [[Cool Airship|airship]]. As the title suggests, other vehicles, mecha, helicopters, tanks etc. also qualify for this trope. |
This is one of the easiest ways to name a work of fiction. Instead of naming a series after [[The Place|a central location]], the name comes from the vehicle that is the focal point of the series. Extra points to those works where the vehicle doubles as the primary setting (ie a good deal of the character interaction occurs onboard), the [[MacGuffin]], or some combination of the two, all of which seem to be more likely if the vehicle is a [[Cool Ship]] (no, not [[Shipping|that]] kind of ship) be it [[Cool Starship|spacefaring]], [[Cool Boat|nautical]], time-traveling, or an [[Cool Airship|airship]]. As the title suggests, other vehicles, mecha, helicopters, tanks etc. also qualify for this trope. |
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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* ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' |
* ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' |
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* ''[[Bumpety Boo]]'' |
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* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' (compare [[ |
* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' (compare [[Media Research Failure]]) |
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* ''[[Fafner in |
* ''[[Fafner in the Azure|Fafner in the Azure: Dead Agressor]]'' |
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* ''[[Linebarrels of Iron]]'' |
* ''[[Linebarrels of Iron]]'' |
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* ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]''. |
* ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]''. |
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* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' |
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' |
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* ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' |
* ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[RahXephon]]'' |
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* ''[[Sentou Yousei Yukikaze]]'' |
* ''[[Sentou Yousei Yukikaze]]'' |
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* ''[[Sol Bianca]]'' |
* ''[[Sol Bianca]]'' |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* ''[[Air Force One]]'' sort of. |
* ''[[Air Force One]]'' sort of. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Battleship Potemkin]]''. A film labelled "the most important propaganda film of all time". |
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* ''[[The Big Bus]]'' |
* ''[[The Big Bus]]'' |
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* ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' |
* ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' |
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* ''[[The Hindenberg]]'' |
* ''[[The Hindenberg]]'' |
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* ''[[The Hunt for Red October]]'' |
* ''[[The Hunt for Red October]]'' |
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* ''[[K19 The Widowmaker]]'' |
* ''[[K19: The Widowmaker]]'' |
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* ''[[The Love Bug]]'' |
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* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' |
* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' |
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* ''[[The Poseidon Adventure]]'' and its remake ''Poseidon'' |
* ''[[The Poseidon Adventure]]'' and its remake ''Poseidon'' |
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* ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert]]'' |
* ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Serenity]]'', [[The Movie]] of ''[[Firefly]]'' |
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* ''[[Titan |
* ''[[Titan A.E.]]'' |
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* ''[[Titanic]]'' |
* ''[[Titanic]]'' |
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* ''[[U-571]]'' |
* ''[[U-571]]'' |
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* ''PT-109'' |
* ''PT-109'' |
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* ''[[The Beast of War]]'', though not calling it by name. |
* ''[[The Beast of War]]'', though not calling it by name. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[3:10 to Yuma]]'' |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* ''[[Ark II]]'' |
* ''[[Ark II]]'' |
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* ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' |
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' |
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* ''[[Fireball |
* ''[[Fireball XL5|Fireball XL 5]]'' |
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* ''[[Firefly]]'' to an extent. While the actual ship was named ''Serenity'', it was a Firefly-class transport. |
* ''[[Firefly]]'' to an extent. While the actual ship was named ''Serenity'', it was a Firefly-class transport. |
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* ''[[The Love Boat]]'' was an in-universe nickname for the semi-eponymous cruise liner "Pacific Princess." |
* ''[[The Love Boat]]'' was an in-universe nickname for the semi-eponymous cruise liner "Pacific Princess." |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' |
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* In German-speaking markets ''[[Star Trek]]'' was originally called ''Raumschiff Enterprise''. |
* In German-speaking markets ''[[Star Trek]]'' was originally called ''Raumschiff Enterprise''. |
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* Although the series itself wouldn't qualify, ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'' had the episodes "Defiant" and "Valiant". Care to guess which ships those episodes revolve around? There was another episode called simply "The Ship" about a crashed Jem'hadar fighter. |
* Although the series itself wouldn't qualify, ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' had the episodes "Defiant" and "Valiant". Care to guess which ships those episodes revolve around? There was another episode called simply "The Ship" about a crashed Jem'hadar fighter. |
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* ''[[Star Trek Enterprise]]'' |
* ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' |
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* ''[[Star Trek Voyager]]'', pictured above. |
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', pictured above. |
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* ''[[Supercar]]'' |
* ''[[Supercar]]'' |
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* ''[[Supertrain]]'' |
* ''[[Supertrain]]'' |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Armored Core]]'' |
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* ''[[Starship Titanic]]'' |
* ''[[Starship Titanic]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Metal Gear]]'' - Only for [[Metal Gear (video game)||the first game]], where the enemy mecha is simply called "Metal Gear". Afterward, the game titles and the Metal Gear mecha featured in each game no longer matched up. |
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* ''[[Metal Slug]]''. The subtitle for the first game is even "Super Vehicle 001". |
* ''[[Metal Slug]]''. The subtitle for the first game is even "Super Vehicle 001". |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* ''[[The Magic School Bus]]'' |
* ''[[The Magic School Bus]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Speed Buggy]]'' |
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 5 June 2024
This is one of the easiest ways to name a work of fiction. Instead of naming a series after a central location, the name comes from the vehicle that is the focal point of the series. Extra points to those works where the vehicle doubles as the primary setting (ie a good deal of the character interaction occurs onboard), the MacGuffin, or some combination of the two, all of which seem to be more likely if the vehicle is a Cool Ship (no, not that kind of ship) be it spacefaring, nautical, time-traveling, or an airship. As the title suggests, other vehicles, mecha, helicopters, tanks etc. also qualify for this trope.
Examples of Vehicle Title include:
Anime and Manga
- Black Lagoon
- Bumpety Boo
- Cowboy Bebop (compare Media Research Failure)
- Fafner in the Azure: Dead Agressor
- Linebarrels of Iron
- Martian Successor Nadesico.
- Mazinger Z
- Megas XLR
- Mobile Suit Gundam and almost every other gundam title since, (excluding 0080, the 8th ms team, 0083, chars counterattack, and SEED)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Outlaw Star
- RahXephon
- Sentou Yousei Yukikaze
- Sol Bianca
- Space Runaway Ideon
- Super Dimension Fortress Macross
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
- Uchuu Senkan Yamato (AKA Space Battleship Yamato, AKA Star Blazers).
- Vandread sort of. The main ship is called the Nirvana, but the series gets it's name from the Vandreads (made by combining Dread fighter-ships Van mecha) all of which are called Vandred (insert female pilot's name here), except Super Vandread a.k.a. Vandread Pyoro (Pyoro being a robot and neither a pilot nor female)
Comic Books
- The Haunted Tank in the DCU.
Film
- Air Force One sort of.
- Battleship Potemkin. A film labelled "the most important propaganda film of all time".
- The Big Bus
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Drive Angry
- Genevieve
- The Hindenberg
- The Hunt for Red October
- K19: The Widowmaker
- The Love Bug
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- The Poseidon Adventure and its remake Poseidon
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
- Serenity, The Movie of Firefly
- Titan A.E.
- Titanic
- U-571
- The Wackiest Ship In The Army
- PT-109
- The Beast of War, though not calling it by name.
- 3:10 to Yuma
Literature
- Clive Cussler's Raise the Titanic.
- C. S. Forrester's The Last Nine Days of the Bismark
- And its 1960 film adaptation, Sink The Bismark!
- Stephen King's Christine
Live Action TV
- Airwolf (helicopter)
- Andromeda
- Ark II
- Battlestar Galactica
- Fireball XL 5
- Firefly to an extent. While the actual ship was named Serenity, it was a Firefly-class transport.
- The Love Boat was an in-universe nickname for the semi-eponymous cruise liner "Pacific Princess."
- Red Dwarf
- In German-speaking markets Star Trek was originally called Raumschiff Enterprise.
- Although the series itself wouldn't qualify, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine had the episodes "Defiant" and "Valiant". Care to guess which ships those episodes revolve around? There was another episode called simply "The Ship" about a crashed Jem'hadar fighter.
- Star Trek: Enterprise
- Star Trek: Voyager, pictured above.
- Supercar
- Supertrain
- The Wackiest Ship In The Army
Music
- Good Shp Venus
- Yellow Submarine by The Beatles
Theater
- H.M.S. Pinafore
- Duncan Pflaster's play The Starship Astrov
- Subverted in A Streetcar Named Desire as the reference is merely symbolic.
Video Games
- Armored Core
- Starship Titanic
- Metal Gear - Only for |the first game, where the enemy mecha is simply called "Metal Gear". Afterward, the game titles and the Metal Gear mecha featured in each game no longer matched up.
- Metal Slug. The subtitle for the first game is even "Super Vehicle 001".