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Where the EVE-devs got the ship names^^
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clusidc
DNS Requiem
#1 - 2011-10-09 20:10:45 UTC
Alysane
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2011-10-09 20:13:54 UTC
clusidc wrote:
Hi all,

I would like to create a discussion about the origin of the ship-names. Some examples:



Regards,
clusidc


I think Kestrel just means kestrel, like the falcon-type bird
Simetraz
State War Academy
Caldari State
#3 - 2011-10-09 20:15:13 UTC  |  Edited by: Simetraz
Been awhile

Each race has a different theme
Caldari - Birds
Gallente - Greek Mythology
Minmatar - Norse Mythology
Amarr - ?????


Not sure about the last one

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Brynhilda
Chimp Hoons Export and Expo Service
Scary Wormhole People
#4 - 2011-10-09 20:17:54 UTC
After some research into the name...


The Moa is an extinct flightless bird that was native to Australia. It was the main food source for another extinct bird named the Haast's Eagle. Man came and hunted the Moa to extinction and with the Moa gone, the Eagle also became extinct.

Put it in EVE perspective, the Moa is a very rarely used ship and the Eagle is almost profitable to reprocess than to actually fly in combat.

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Abdiel Kavash
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#5 - 2011-10-09 20:17:55 UTC
Caldari - animal names, capital and some TII ships named after mythological creatures
Gallente - mostly mythology or latin names for stuff
Amarr - religious themes
Minmatar - swords, storms, Norse mythology
Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#6 - 2011-10-09 20:18:15 UTC  |  Edited by: Akirei Scytale
Simetraz wrote:
Been awhile

Each race has a different theme
Caldari - Birds
Gallente - Greek Mythology

That last two I forget


Minmatar: Norse Mythology
Amarr: general religious names, mostly christian
Alysane
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2011-10-09 20:18:38 UTC  |  Edited by: Alysane
Simetraz wrote:
Been awhile

Each race has a different theme
Caldari - Birds
Gallente - Greek Mythology

That last two I forget


Correct, and Amarr are based on religious terms (especially Roman Catholic), Minmatar include alot of Norse mythology, melee weapons, animals and storms.

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ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#8 - 2011-10-09 20:20:03 UTC
There was a thread some time back about this. if memory serves me right...

Gallente ships are named after various deities, most of them from Greek mythology.
Caldari ships are named after birds... with some exceptions.
Amarr ships are named after terms that are religious in nature.
Minmitar ships are named after various animals and weather events that denote power and/or destruction.

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David Grogan
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2011-10-09 20:20:53 UTC  |  Edited by: David Grogan
Brynhilda wrote:
After some research into the name...


The Moa is an extinct flightless bird that was native to NEW ZEALAND. It was the main food source for another extinct bird named the Haast's Eagle. Man came and hunted the Moa to extinction and with the Moa gone, the Eagle also became extinct.

Put it in EVE perspective, the Moa is a very rarely used ship and the Eagle is almost profitable to reprocess than to actually fly in combat.



fixed that and all i had to do is google it and got that on the first hit

wikipedia


they were related to australian birds such as Emu and Cassowary but Moa evolved in new zealand not australia

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Simetraz
State War Academy
Caldari State
#10 - 2011-10-09 20:22:50 UTC
LOL all there was looking them up and found Minmatar and changed it and saw you all got Amarr NP.

All done Smile

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Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#11 - 2011-10-09 20:23:19 UTC
ShahFluffers wrote:
There was a thread some time back about this. if memory serves me right...

Gallente ships are named after various deities, most of them from Greek mythology.
Caldari ships are named after birds, and figures from Japanese folklore.
Amarr ships are named after terms that are religious in nature. mostly Christian.
Minmitar ships are named after various animals and weather events that denote power and/or destruction, but most of them are straight out of Norse mythology.


FTFY
Gempei
Marvinovi pratele
#12 - 2011-10-09 20:26:34 UTC
Tengu (天狗) - Japanese demon ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengu )
Ines Tegator
Serious Business Inc. Ltd. LLC. etc.
#13 - 2011-10-09 20:44:49 UTC
But what oh what is the Vexor named after? Aside from a mutilation of Latin, and a Big Bad Beetlborgs' henchman, I can't find any non-eve references to it.

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Ishtanchuk Fazmarai
#14 - 2011-10-09 20:53:39 UTC
For those of you who can read Spanish, GilGalaad from Divine Alliance bothered himself to find out the meaning of EVERY ship name in EVE. Some have got pretty weird stories...

GilGalaad (DA) at eveonline.es: EVE ship names explained (threadnaught)

Translated excerpt on the breakout of racial names:

Gallente -> Mostly names from ancient mythology

Minmatar -> Mostly Scandinavian mythology and blade weapons

Amarr -> Mostly religious concepts with elements of christian, jewish and islamic mythology

Caldari -> Mostly fantasy animals, actual animals with a mythological meaning, and Eastern mythology

Angel Cartel ->Mostly Angelology names

Blood Raider -> Mostly gore names

Sansha Nation -> Mostly Daemonology names

Jove -> Mostly names of specters and ghosts

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#15 - 2011-10-09 20:54:31 UTC
Caldari definitely has Bird associations in naming, even mythological Japanese Birds like the Tengu.


...................................and THEN there is the SCORPION ! .........................so go figure.What?

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Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#16 - 2011-10-09 20:55:27 UTC  |  Edited by: Akirei Scytale
Ines Tegator wrote:
But what oh what is the Vexor named after? Aside from a mutilation of Latin, and a Big Bad Beetlborgs' henchman, I can't find any non-eve references to it.


It may just be a classy Freespace hat-tip.
Nevermind, that is a user-created ship.
Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#17 - 2011-10-09 20:56:05 UTC
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Caldari definitely has Bird associations in naming, even mythological Japanese Birds like the Tengu.


...................................and THEN there is the SCORPION ! .........................so go figure.What?


the Tengu is not a bird, nor is the Kitsune.
Brynhilda
Chimp Hoons Export and Expo Service
Scary Wormhole People
#18 - 2011-10-09 20:56:36 UTC
David Grogan wrote:
Brynhilda wrote:
After some research into the name...


The Moa is an extinct flightless bird that was native to NEW ZEALAND. It was the main food source for another extinct bird named the Haast's Eagle. Man came and hunted the Moa to extinction and with the Moa gone, the Eagle also became extinct.

Put it in EVE perspective, the Moa is a very rarely used ship and the Eagle is almost profitable to reprocess than to actually fly in combat.



fixed that and all i had to do is google it and got that on the first hit

wikipedia


they were related to australian birds such as Emu and Cassowary but Moa evolved in new zealand not australia


I was going by memory. I couldn't remember if it was Australia or New Zealand.

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Ishtanchuk Fazmarai
#19 - 2011-10-09 21:00:05 UTC
Ines Tegator wrote:
But what oh what is the Vexor named after? Aside from a mutilation of Latin, and a Big Bad Beetlborgs' henchman, I can't find any non-eve references to it.



Vexor: first-person singular present passive indicative of vexare (to trouble, to annoy). Blink

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#20 - 2011-10-09 21:00:58 UTC
BTW I wish there were MORE threads like this instead of the hateful BULLCRAP that gets tossed about.

A real and interesting discussion.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
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