Name the VF-25

[Valkyrie Nut]

VF-25 Tornado II

VF-25 Griffon

VF-25 Spitfire II

[hellohikaru]

VF-25 Ohka (Baka )

[VFTF1]

I say it should be called:

VF-25 Skinny Manily

And in armored mode: Bitch Slapper

VFTF1

[BEAST]

Abaddôn (Heb. 'AbadDÔWN): place of destruction, havoc, or ruin

Apollyôn: the Destroyer or Angel of Destruction (more accurately ApolLUôn, or "the one who loosens-away")

Badlander (as in "Frontier")

Blitz or Blitzer (Ger.): lightning

Boondocks or Boondocker (as in "Frontier")

Borderliner (as in "Frontier" & M+)

Brigand

Bushwacker (as in "Frontier")

Freebooter (Dutch vrijbuiter): pirate

Frontiersman (as in "Frontier")

Havoc

Highwayman

Hinterland or Hinterlander (as in "Frontier")

Merc

Outback or Outbacker (as in "Frontier")

Pinnacle (as in "Frontier")

Ravager

Swashbuckler

Threshold (as in "Frontier")

Verger (i.e., "one who goes out on the verge", as in "Frontier")

Zenith (i.e., "highest point")

[Chronocidal]

Oy, all the frontier references are making me think of Oregon Trail... although, naming it the VF-25 Cholera, or even the Dysentery, might actually scare some people.

Edited March 25, 2008 by Chronocidal

[badboy00z]

VF-25 Terrorsaur.

[Beltane70]

VF-25 Frankenstein (the designers stole the feet off eureka 7's mech)

Morpheus is indeed, correct. Kawamori designed both the VF-25 and the Nirvash. Is it considering stealing if you're the one that made it?

[DestroidDefender]

Oy, all the frontier references are making me think of Oregon Trail... although, naming it the VF-25 Cholera, or even the Dysentery, might actually scare some people.

How about the VF-25 Donner....

[Graham]

So has anybody (Alex, Renato, Sketchley) actually submitted any names?

Graham

[Alex]

So has anybody (Alex, Renato, Sketchley) actually submitted any names?

Graham

Yeah. Renato submitted the name SILVERHAWKS.

[RichterX]

VF-25 Shoot first ask questions later

[ortzaku]

VF-25 Lonewolf

[Greyryder]

VF-25 F**k your gorram poo up

[UN Spacy]

So? Has it been decided?

[azrael]

So? Has it been decided?

IIRC, we won't know the results until May.

[1/1 LowViz Lurker]

If not already mentioned, VF-25 Freyjas would be good.

Freyja = mistress of the Valkyries.

from wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freyja

Receiver of half the slain

Freyja receives half of the spirits of warriors who had died bravely in battle. Snorri writes in Gylfaginning (24) that "wherever she rides to battle, she gets half the slain".[47]

Further, from Grímnismál:

The ninth is Fólkvangr, where bright Freyja decrees

where in the hall warriors shall sit:

Some of the fallen belong to her,

And some belong to Odin.

Freyja is also called Eigandi valfalls (Possessor of the slain)[48] and Valfreyja[49], Mistress of the slain and of the Valkyries in general.[16]

In Egil's Saga, Thorgerda (Þorgerðr), threatens to commit suicide in the wake of her brother's death, saying: "I shall not eat until I sup with Freyja". This should be taken to mean that she expected to pass to Freyja's hall upon her death.

Another point of view explains a difference between Odin's Einherjar and Freyja's; the oral tradition, or Óðal property, explains that Odin's warriors are "the offensive", or those who dedicate their life to fighting. Freyja’s warriors are "the defensive", or those who only fight to protect their families, clans or goods. The historian Else Roesdahl noticed that a difference between the two cultures in regards to burials containing weapons. In those in Norway the buried warriors had defensive shields, and in Denmark they had only offensive weapons.[50]

This would go well with the idea that the humans are the good guys wishing for peace defending themselves against alien bad guys who destroyed earth. (which was the original reason global wanted humans to spread themselves to avoid another alien attack which could make them extinct. In other words, the main characters in these stories has always decided to be in the military to protect humanity/girlfriend/families etc from danger, looking for alternative solutions to problems if possible, rather than to be some hero who enjoys the act of killing things or finds his purpose in life only through warring/combat/power. Even Misa who prides herself in being from a military family came to understand the aliens which her dad and the older generation refused to accept.)

VF-25 would be like the equivalent of what the koenig monster is to the MK II monster. It has things that remind you of the old mecha but improved. Either this or Valkyrie II would be best imo. Intimidating-sounding names like "nightmare", "katana" etc should just go to the stealth-themed black valks I reckon.

Edited April 3, 2008 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker

[Bill C.]

I honestly can't think of a better name for the stock VF-25 than the Valkyrie II. I'd save something like the Freya for a special/armored variant...

[1/1 LowViz Lurker]

Ah nice avatar. Mind if I steal it for some other forum?

[Shouta]

Sticking with the penchant for German Kawamori seems to have from time to time, I suggest the name VF-25 Verfolger. It means chaser/pursuer/persecutor I believe. If he went with English, VF-25 Persecutor has a nice ring to it.

[Cowboy17]

VF-25 Ranger

VF-25 Peacemaker II

Edited April 4, 2008 by Cowboy17

[Morpheus]

VF-25 Night Shadow

VF-25 Night Hunter

VF-25 Thundercats (hides...)

One question here, does the VF-171 have an official name yet?

[danth]

I like Scimitar, Fenris, Paladin, and Aether. I suggest:

VF-25 Tempest

VF-25 Zephyr

VF-25 Starchild

VF-25 Kirin

Just for fun:

VF-25 Teabagger

[RichterX]

VF-25 Focker

[Roy Focker]

VF-25 Focker

Excellent!

Even cooler if in battle Alpo screams, "Focker Pod Fire!:"

[Morpheus]

Homage to original Macross and Lynn Minmei:

VF-25 Shao Pai Lon (little white dragon)

[boinger]

VF-25 Shiva destroyer of worlds!

[Radd]

I think my favourites would be, in no particular order;

Fokker (double homage)

Sleipnir

or

Intruder II

[sketchley]

So has anybody (Alex, Renato, Sketchley) actually submitted any names?

Graham

Done.

[darkrealmbahamut]

VF-25 Nemesis

VF-25 Arashi

VF-25 Koga

[Graham]

Done.

Which names did you submit?

Graham

[sketchley]

Just one:

Skanda

I was tempted to submit Agni, but it tends to get butchered more when changed into Japanese phonetics and there's already been a "Fire Valkyrie" . In addition, Skanda has a lot more symbolism and association with Vajra than Agni does. Though, I'm sure Kawamori Shouji could appreciate the origins of both terms.

Edited April 13, 2008 by sketchley

[Heron]

Just one:

Skanda

I was tempted to submit Agni, but it tends to get butchered more when changed into Japanese phonetics and there's already been a "Fire Valkyrie" . In addition, Skanda has a lot more symbolism and association with Vajra than Agni does. Though, I'm sure Kawamori Shouji could appreciate the origins of both terms.

So what you're saying is that the Vajra are the spear of some being like Indra, the Supreme Hindu God of War and the Heavens?

[sketchley]

[Heron]

Yeah, they could definitely get some great story elements if they expand on the Vajra...weaving in elements of the Devas and Asuras...with the Protoculture Stellar Republic.

[Alex]

Just submitted my suggestion. Though it really sucks that the winning name will probably NOT be mentioned in the show,