azrael Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Just submitted my suggestion. Though it really sucks that the winning name will probably NOT be mentioned in the show, Oh well. Quote
sketchley Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Who knows. I got the impression that the anime was deliberately avoiding mentioning a pet-name for the VF-25. Though, given how far ahead the production most likely is (or should be), the picked name most likely won't appear until the latter half of the series. Quote
vanpang Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 VF -25 Raiden VF-25 Hayate VF-25 Hien VF-25 Neo Valkyrie "New Valkyrie !" The first three are Jap Fighter used in the later stages in WW2 Quote
Ghadrack Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 A Day late and a dollar short but I like "Gungnir" it is the name of Odin's spear, it plays along with the Valkyrie theme. His spear was also represented as a Lightning Bolt which is probably the allusion they were giving with the previous Lightning designation. Unfortunately it doesn't roll off the tongue as nicely as Valkyrie does. Quote
Kronnang Dunn Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 (edited) Vf-25 toryu (demon slayer) Wow, I love it!!! Is it Japanese? Now my many choices... ***VF-25 INDRAKÄMPFER*** (Actually in Hindu mythology the Vajra was the magical weapon of the War God Indra. Kämpfer means "fighter" in German, thus the whole complete name is "Indra Fighter"). ***VF-25 WANZESTOMPER*** (Means "Bug Stomper" in German) ***VF-25 WANZEMÖRDER*** (Means "Bug Killer" in German) ***VF-25 VAJRAMÖRDER*** (Means "Vajra Killer" in German) ***VF-25 VAJRAKÄMPFER*** (Means "Vajra Fighter" in German) ***VF-25 WANZEKÄMPFER*** (Means "Bug Fighter" in German) Edited April 19, 2008 by Kronnang Dunn Quote
Dervish Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 (edited) VF-25 Brahmastra I think it fits well with the series enemies having a sanskrit name (Vajra). Edited April 19, 2008 by Dervish Quote
lososaurus Posted April 20, 2008 Posted April 20, 2008 VF-25, The VF-0 and the VF-1 with the 'badass' knob cranked way up...even past 11. Quote
azrael Posted April 20, 2008 Posted April 20, 2008 The contest has officially ended. The winning entry will be announced in Newtype, in stores May 10, 2008 and on the official MF website. Quote
Firefighter Destroid Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 I was influenced by the following in order to come up with this name - the beautiful long fighter nose of the 25, its far-reaching wingspan, the red-striped white finish, the letters in Alto's name, a bird, and the way it rhymes with Macross: VF-25 ALBATROSS So what do you think? In Japanese, they'd say it a-ru-ba-to-ro-su. Like it? Thanks for reading. Quote
Kelsain Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 (edited) I was influenced by the following in order to come up with this name - the beautiful long fighter nose of the 25, its far-reaching wingspan, the red-striped white finish, the letters in Alto's name, a bird, and the way it rhymes with Macross: VF-25 ALBATROSS So what do you think? In Japanese, they'd say it a-ru-ba-to-ro-su. Like it? Thanks for reading. Tune from SDFM pops into head... AL-BA-TROSS! AL-BA-TROSS! *dadadada* AAAAAAALLLL-BUH-TU-ROOOOSSSSSSS!!!!! Edited April 23, 2008 by Kelsain Quote
taksraven Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 Tune from SDFM pops into head... AL-BA-TROSS! AL-BA-TROSS! *dadadada* AAAAAAALLLL-BUH-TU-ROOOOSSSSSSS!!!!! WHAT FLAVOUR IS IT?????? Taksraven Quote
ComicKaze Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 VF-25 Freyja (in the whole norse mythology thing like Valkyrie). Quote
Firefighter Destroid Posted May 5, 2008 Posted May 5, 2008 Here's another interesting name I thought up. VF-25 represents the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Valkyrie. The metal associated with this lengh of time is Silver. And we all know how Mr. Kawamori sometimes likes blending Deutsch in the names he comes up with. So why not come up with a: VF-25 SILVER VALKYRIE (Silver Walkure / Silbur Valkyrie / Silbur Walkure) If that is too long, we could just name it: VF-25 WALKURE In Japanese, this would be pronounced: 'ba-ru-kyu-re-' as compared with the original 'ba-ru-ki-ri' so even if they refer to the same thing they are distinct from one another. The U should actually be the smiley face letter. By the way, which fictional manufacturer was involved in its production? Could it be Shinsei because of the transformation design or could it be Stonewell Bellcom, 25 years after producing the first ever VF? Credits to 'omg' for sending in the ALBATROSS name first. Quote
Graham Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 or could it be Stonewell Bellcom, 25 years after producing the first ever VF? Stonewell Bellcom no long exisits as a separate entity. According to the Macross Compendium, Shinnakasu Heavy Industry and Stonewell Bellcom merged in 2012 to form Shinsei Industry. I do think the VF-25 looks like a Shinsei design. The VF-171 is almost certainly a General Galaxy design (unless General Galaxy were bought out sometime between 2045 and 2059). The mystery VF featured in the opening also looks more like a General Galaxy design IMO. Of course, by 2059, there may be some new players in the VF manufacturing business that we don't know about yet. Graham Quote
Graham Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Well, according to MWer Kresphy who just posted scans of the latest Newtype magazine in the Frontier news thread (3 days before the official release date!), the VF-25's nickname is Messiah (メサイア). Not initially liking or disliking the name. I guess I'm going to need to to see if it grows on me. Graham Quote
Dante74 Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Messiah? Weird choice, not really something I'd associate with a fighter jet. Quote
polidread Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 How is it related to Gundam SEED's Jesus Yamato? XD Quote
Kelsain Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 So, how much candy will it take to convince our wonderful fansubbers to subtitle it as the Albatross instead? Quote
s001 Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 VF-25 Messiah Messiah? Well, yes, sounds a little weird, but hey here comes the lineart!!! Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Messiah?...seems a bit over the top, like if it were the ultimate valkyrie ever Quote
Mr March Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 (edited) Hehehhe, it's the VF-25 Shao Pai Lon I'm more or less happy with the name. Like I said in the other pinned thread, though Messiah is a bit over-the-top at least it hasn't been used and abused for fighter craft names by a thousand other sci-fi franchises. I'm sure someone will eventually post some obscure fighter called a messiah from a sci-fi franchise, but I haven't heard about it so that's all that matters to me. Edited May 7, 2008 by Mr March Quote
UN Spacy Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 It's decent but it doesn't fit with previous themes. VF-0 Phoenix VF-1 Valkyrie VF-4 Lightning VF-11 Thunderbolt VF-17 Nightmare VF-19 Excalibur VF-22 Sturmvogel VF-25 Messiah Quote
azrael Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 It's decent but it doesn't fit with previous themes. VF-0 Phoenix VF-1 Valkyrie VF-4 Lightning VF-11 Thunderbolt VF-17 Nightmare VF-19 Excalibur VF-22 Sturmvogel VF-25 Messiah Well, it goes with Kawamori's idea of not basing the VF-25 on any real-world fighter. Quote
Vifam7 Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Messiah? Blah, stupidest name ever. Sounds like a name thought up by a religious fundamentalist. x_x Quote
eugimon Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Messiah? Blah, stupidest name ever. Sounds like a name thought up by a religious fundamentalist. x_x Uhm... no... a religious fundamentalist wouldn't name a plane the "messiah". Messiah sounds more like the name of a gundam in the current 00. Quote
Repiv_Onex Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Anyways, start naming names. Perhaps MW should host a contest as well. Winner who matches the winner in Japan gets a prize? We should have host the contest. Yeah Seraph is nice. I'm thinking of something like VF-25 Phantom VF-25 Messiah I got it right. Too bad no prize. Messiah? Blah, stupidest name ever. Sounds like a name thought up by a religious fundamentalist. x_x Messiah has another meaning not relating to any religious meaning. Quote
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