Dyson? Name the new VS fighter (now called the Scythe)

[FastAndFree]

In case you were living in a cave yesterday

The VS have a new fighter that we're currently calling the Dyson, although that may change

So, what do you all think would be a better name for it?

I got nothing so far

[Aractain]

It really has to change because I can't think of anything other than the vacuum.

Well then again.....


Space Ball 1.





(google search didn't have many images of this which is strange)

[SKYeXile]

meteorite, sounds better, but still ghey...ill get back to you.

remember VS names are taken from space...so lunar or solar activates etc...

[cellinaire]

Tinky Winky.....?

[Captain B]

Roomba? That at least floats around and sucks. Someone mentioned Zenith (forgot who), which sounds cool. Or Apogee.

[Erendil]

Nebula
Corona
Helio
Helion
Helix
Neutrino
apogee
perigee
Angstrom
Nova
Parallax
Photon
Proton
Protostar
Singular
nucleus

[FastAndFree]

Did you hit up an astronomy glossary too?

[LostSoul]

What about Thyson? Thats a bit like a punch in the face name!

[FastAndFree]

If all else fails we can just steal the name of the Aeon air superiority fighter from SupCom:

Corona


Hmm wait, Nova. Radiant.

[Tlacatecatl]

I like Magnetar.

It fits with the scientific and space theme and since we already have a Pulsar (and Quasar) we should have a Magnetar.

Another good one would be Eclipse. That would have a nice touch when 1000 of those fighters block out the sun while they attack.

[Quovatis]

Originally Posted by Tlacatecatl

I like Magnetar.

+1
Like the name. Dyson is ok, but I'm going to think about silly hand dryers and spherical vacuum cleaners every time I get in one.

Other possible name might be Polar (pronounced POE-lar), which is a highly magnetic white dwarf star in astronomy.

[Xyntech]

Polaris may be better than Polar to avoid pronunciation confusion. Would make for a pretty good name as well.

All I can think with the name Magnetar is that I want a little tractor beam on the bottom of my fighter so that I can lift people way up into the air and drop them to their death. On second thought, yes, do that. Gimme a Magnetar.

[Talek Krell]

Originally Posted by Tlacatecatl

I like Magnetar.

That could be especially fitting if the fluff says it's using a magnetic drive system. It would shorten to Mag though, which might be confusing.

[Thoreaux]

The Vanu naming scheme used to be all space-based. But for the life of me I can't think of many good ones that are space-based. Supreme Commander does have a bunch of good ones that could be "borrowed", but so do a lot of RTSs, actually.

Any of the following are better than Dyson IMO:

Shrike (a bird)
Seraph
Flare (space theme)
Sprite (I like this name, but everybody will think of soda)

[Lithious]

What about "Dickus".. or even, "Biggus Dickus"..

Naa serious, Apogee sounds cool or even Zenith