Empire-Specific Derogatory Terms Brainstorm

[Geist]

In the other thread some people pointed out that Smurfs, Elmos, and Barnies are becoming a bit aged, so we should invent new derogatory terms to use in the new game.

So, what do you guys think should replace the long used words used to beat down the morale of the enemy? What can possibly become the successors of the 3 words most used in any PS veterans vocabulary?

Some thoughts: It should be 1-2 syllables, children's icon is preferred, but anything that is reasonably demeaning can work. Should be reasonably well-known, so the enemy knows your demeaning him.

Some Ideas:
Eggman/men for TR(Villain from sonic, red and black, round like TR armor)
Grims for VS(Short for Grimace from McDonalds)

Not really that great I admit, so hoping you guys can come up with something better, although I beginning to wonder if nothing is as good as what came before.

[Canaris]

Van00bs has always been a good one

New Clownies is my favourite, NC have always looked like clowns

everytime they attacked a base in PS1 it always reminded me of Starship Troopers at the fort scene where they scream bugs, just replace bugs with clowns.

Starship Troopers,Battle at Whiskey Outpost - YouTube

It's strange tho I've never been able to come up with a derogatory term for the TR... crazy eh?

[Grimster]

smurfs, elmos and barnies is excellent why try to change that? :)

Canaris: That you as a TR has problems using your imagination is not surprising. ;-)

[MooK]

Smurfs, Elmos, Barnies seems fine to me.

[CplVars]

Vanoobs always seemed more commonly used than Barnies when I played the game.

[FastAndFree]

everytime they attacked a base in PS1 it always reminded me of Starship Troopers

Funny you would say that (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6368961094655327601#) (An all time classic if you ask me)


Vanoobs always seemed more commonly used than Barnies when I played the game.

Back when I was playing NC (please strike this from the record) we always called the VS fishheads or fishes
(based on the perceived fishlike shape/scaly texture of their helmets)

[FastAndFree]

oops sorry

[GuyFawkes]

Based purely upon Matt Higby's dietary eating habits, and a noticeable trend throughout the development cycle:

In TR week he had varying types of greasy cheeseburgers.
NC week he's moved onto new age deli sandwiches with tasty bread .
I can only guess VS week will be mixtures of Tofu salads , lentils and fruit salad.

From this I deduce that the following should be true :-

TR will be known as Grease-monkeys
NC will be known as Yuppy's
VS will be known as the Vegimites

[NapalmEnima]

TR: Losers
NC: The Other Losers
VS: Too Awesome For Their Own Good (taftog)

[MooK]

TR: Losers
NC: The Other Losers
VS: Too Awesome For Their Own Good (taftog)

The Other Losers?

Not gonna happen.

[Higby]

I've got a good nickname for VS...

https://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/134512922851418112

[GuyFawkes]

I've got a good nickname for VS...

https://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/134512922851418112

Grapes :rofl: or just call them Squishies :groovy:

[MgFalcon]

I've got a good nickname for VS...

https://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/134512922851418112

Great, we're Grapes... lol

So that makes TR Strawberry (shortcake?)

And NC to be Piss-water Coors light! (ohhhh this is THE most insulting title IMHO) Y'all can drop some blueberries in there too, to give that piss water some flavor and all :D

[Marth Koopa]

Newb Conglolmerate
Terran Repooplick

[TiberiusAudley]

Pigs, Rebels, and Nutjobs.

Should be easy to tell who's who.

[Graywolves]

The VS are Grapists.

[Talek Krell]

Grims for VS(Short for Grimace from McDonalds)Who the hell is Grimace from McDonalds?

[Captain1nsaneo]

Pigs, Rebels, and Nutjobs.

Should be easy to tell who's who.
I like it.

Who the hell is Grimace from McDonalds?
http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2009/07/28/00000_1.jpg



TR: Carnies, Reds, jerks, Tacos, gimps, horse lovers, jaw grabbers, rail roaders, Howdy Doody, Uncle Woody(1), Jlngbah (2), Radishes.
NC: yellow/blue dogs, Blues, assholes, ablative shielding, barrel lickers, lemmings, floor meat, monkey lovers (curious George, man in yellow), Humbah (2), Flemings.
VS: Fruit loops, Purples, twits, mudsuckers, environmentalists, short armed, Robbies (Will Robinson, Danger), Citation needed ("Bitches!"), Zumbah (2), Swills.

Normal rule for comedy is that in a list of 9 only 1 will be funny.


1: http://www.unclewoodyshow.com/
2: Boohbah - WTF! - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJvHrx1X-Gk) (I hope you like WTF)

At the end though, we're looking for something that's made its way into the public conscious and has become reviled. Elmos, Smurfs, and Barnies each carry a stigma that doesn't need a guy with a barrel in the opposite trench to make it loathsome. Going to be very hard to find something that will be as commonly accepted as those there. Bad foods might work eg: Eggplants, cod, and stepchildren.

[Talek Krell]

I never realized that thing had a name. :huh:

NC: ablative shieldingI like this one.

[Graywolves]

http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2009/07/28/00000_1.jpg




This nearly killed me :rofl:

[Higby]

The VS are Grapists.

WKUK reference? I love that show.

[MgFalcon]

I like it.


http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2009/07/28/00000_1.jpg



TR: Carnies, Reds, jerks, Tacos, gimps, horse lovers, jaw grabbers, rail roaders, Howdy Doody, Uncle Woody(1), Jlngbah (2), Radishes.
NC: yellow/blue dogs, Blues, assholes, ablative shielding, barrel lickers, lemmings, floor meat, monkey lovers (curious George, man in yellow), Humbah (2), Flemings.
VS: Fruit loops, Purples, twits, mudsuckers, environmentalists, short armed, Robbies (Will Robinson, Danger), Citation needed ("Bitches!"), Zumbah (2), Swills.

Normal rule for comedy is that in a list of 9 only 1 will be funny.


1: http://www.unclewoodyshow.com/
2: Boohbah - WTF! - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJvHrx1X-Gk) (I hope you like WTF)

At the end though, we're looking for something that's made its way into the public conscious and has become reviled. Elmos, Smurfs, and Barnies each carry a stigma that doesn't need a guy with a barrel in the opposite trench to make it loathsome. Going to be very hard to find something that will be as commonly accepted as those there. Bad foods might work eg: Eggplants, cod, and stepchildren.

ARE YOU ON CRACK?!?!

Cod is amazing! Eggplant is good but people don't know how to prep it, as for the stepchildren... well yeah they pretty much suck as food

[HELLFISH88]

Technophile has always been my favorite insult/term to use against the Vanu Sovereignty.

[Squeegeez]

I like bluebies, and van00b

[Captain B]

I prefer us and them.

[basti]

Insults? Pretty clear:

TR: Red Idiots
NC: Blue Idiots


Dont need anything else. Both Idiots, Idiots. :p

[sylphaen]

To second Basti, the secondary names could be:
TR: haters
NC: backstabbers


(Im quite glad no one has thought about calling the VS brainsuckers. With all that story redesign and vanu is psychedelic alien that makes people hear voices, people could have gotten the wrong idea about our peaceful intentions.)

[Peacemaker]

Breaking it down into social sterotypes now!

TR - The Rednecks! YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAW!!!!!!!!
NC - The Hippies! Yo man, don't tell me I can't smoke my weed, I gotta gun!
VS - VirginS! Hey, do you wanna play my virtual D&D?

[FastAndFree]

Hahaha "lemmings", I like that

[Captain1nsaneo]

ARE YOU ON CRACK?!?!

Cod is amazing! Eggplant is good but people don't know how to prep it, as for the stepchildren... well yeah they pretty much suck as food

To be honest I picked them based on color. Eggplant can be purple, cod comes from the sea (blue), and Red headed stepchildren because I couldn't thinking of anything else.

As for if I'm on crack, I've been off medication for years.

[MgFalcon]

To be honest I picked them based on color. Eggplant can be purple, cod comes from the sea (blue), and Red headed stepchildren because I couldn't thinking of anything else.

As for if I'm on crack, I've been off medication for years.

Hahaha makes sense, I'm just a huge foodie.

[Rivenshield]

Call me an old-fashioned crustacean, but Barney/Elmo/Smurf are time-honored insults arrived at in the heat of actual combat. We can do no better.

You might as well try to rename the Magmower or the Noobhammer.

[NewSith]

I think the question is - what empire is going to bear the honorable title "EZ Mode". For some reason I think NC will give the title away to TR this time... Just a pure premonition.

[Kouza]

Dont fix what aint broken.

[cellinaire]

Call me an old-fashioned crustacean, but Barney/Elmo/Smurf are time-honored insults arrived at in the heat of actual combat. We can do no better.

You might as well try to rename the Magmower or the Noobhammer.


This. (and I also wholeheartedly agree with Kouza. ) :groovy: