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Bhor Derri
Legion of Eden
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2013.09.11 12:50:00 -
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First of all I have to mention how painful it was for me to be away from the community for so long, I can't believe I missed some of the rage that makes the community so great.
Now back to topic, I have made some research while I was off-grid and what I found was pretty interesting some of these info I found without actually 'researching' and those compelled me to write this thread you are reading now.
1-Soma
It turns out that some of these names really have interesting origins and props to CCP for just finding sci-fi names with historic roots.
The word 'Soma' comes from the (very) old religion of Hinduism, and dates back to 6000+ BC  and 'Soma' is actually a part of their many rituals, and it is described as a vedic ritual drink and known to cause euphoria which might as well be due to the psychostimulant properties which causes high amount of dopamine and other dope stuff!
The weird part of this, at least for me, is the fact that I found out about Soma while I was reading about methylphenidate which is a part of the popular amphetamine category as the name is so familiar you might have noticed.
This drug however isn't 'cooked' by meth-heads for meth-heads and is actually used to treat ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
2-Sica
This bad-boy dates back to ancient Rome where gladiators fought each other for pompous Romans, freedom and quite possibly blood.
Sicas are daggers or rather short-swords that were used very widely throughout the region at the era while it is unknown if Romans actually used this weapon or not, the Sica is of Ilryian , Dacian and Thracian of origin; Dacia being the modern day Romania and Thrace being the place that Spartacus and my great grandmother was born yay.
Sicas also have a distinctive 'curve' on its blade which made it stronger and more bad-ass which assassinrs loved to use in their everyday life.
Finally the word 'Sica' means cut, awesome.
3-Madrugar
Altough I owe my Portugeese friend 'Theo' (sorry if I misspelled) which told me that the word 'Madrugar' meant Dawn, that's right Dawn.
I got my answer but nevertheless I found a decent Portugeese dictionary and looked up Madrugar and I found numerous different meanings for it here is some of my findings.
Early-Riser
Early
Precursor
So it isn't rooted within ancient history but has a certain ring to it, early-riser? damn...
Which makes me believe that there is some mythology behind this madrugar/early-riser; I will be doing some more research on this and post my findings here.
4-Gunnlogi
I knew that Gunnlogi was going to be somewhere in nordic history so I tried to find as much as I can about it though I need CCP to help me here please!
From what I could find it means something within the lines of war-flame, combat-flare and battle-blaze and is the name of a sword after the initial search I've contacted a history geek who knows quite a lot about vikings but it the mean time this is all I could find CCP HELP ME!
and that's all for now I will be posting about Dropships and Lavs soon so check back.
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Bhor Derri
Legion of Eden
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2013.09.11 12:51:00 -
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reserved for dropships. |
Bhor Derri
Legion of Eden
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2013.09.11 12:51:00 -
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reserved for LAVs |
Lorhak Gannarsein
Molon Labe.
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2013.09.11 12:53:00 -
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Liked and subbed. |
Roofer Madness
A.N.O.N.Y.M.O.U.S.
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Posted - 2013.09.11 13:04:00 -
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I believe Soma is the drug everyone is on in Aldous Huxley's "A Brave New World" too.  |
Yagihige
Crux Special Tasks Group
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.09.11 13:13:00 -
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If there's any link between Madrugar and the portuguese language (what was that with geese?  ) then it must be said that it's in verb form. So, it would translate as "to dawn". In this verb form, "Madrugar" would actually mean "to get/wake up early". To specifically mean "dawn", it would need to be "Madrugada". I still bet on some other ancient origin, though.
Btw, for me Onikuma was always kinda evident. I know enough japanese to recognize it as "Demon Bear". |
Forlorn Destrier
Bullet Cluster
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Posted - 2013.09.11 13:14:00 -
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Soma also means of or relating to the body. Just sayin'.
"the parts of an organism other than the reproductive cells." |
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CCP Logibro
C C P
C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2013.09.11 13:16:00 -
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/me grabs the popcorn bucket and watches on in interest
Also, the MCCs are Charron (Gallente) and Cestus (Caldari). Might want to add those to your list. 
CCP Logibro // EVE Universe Community Team // Distributor of Nanites // Patron Saint of Logistics
@CCP_Logibro |
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Aikuchi Tomaru
Subdreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2013.09.11 13:29:00 -
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CCP Logibro wrote:/me grabs the popcorn bucket and watches on in interest Also, the MCCs are Charron (Gallente) and Cestus (Caldari). Might want to add those to your list.
And what are the Minmatar and Amarr MCC called? |
Cody Sietz
Bullet Cluster
952
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Posted - 2013.09.11 13:32:00 -
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Didn't you do a drop ship meaning thread before?
Incubus is a guy succubus, Gorgon is a snake head lady and Prometheus is a dude that gave man fire or betrayed the gods or something(his liver gets eaten up...every day)
Caldari dropships are all snakes. |
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Spademan
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
DARKSTAR ARMY
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Posted - 2013.09.11 13:33:00 -
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CCP Logibro wrote:/me grabs the popcorn bucket and watches on in interest Also, the MCCs are Charron (Gallente) and Cestus (Caldari). Might want to add those to your list.
Would the Charron you used have any connection to the Charon that is Hades' ferryman?
And cestus to the old battle glove? |
KatanaPT
Tech Guard
General Tso's Alliance
297
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Posted - 2013.09.11 13:42:00 -
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Yagihige wrote:If there's any link between Madrugar and the portuguese language (what was that with geese? ) then it must be said that it's in verb form. So, it would translate as "to dawn". In this verb form, "Madrugar" would actually mean "to get/wake up early". To specifically mean "dawn", it would need to be "Madrugada". I still bet on some other ancient origin, though. Btw, for me Onikuma was always kinda evident. I know enough japanese to recognize it as "Demon Bear".
Bet the next one will be the Alvorada - Heavy Assault Dropship. |
Mac Dac
Wraith Shadow Guards
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Posted - 2013.09.11 14:08:00 -
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Cody Sietz wrote:Didn't you do a drop ship meaning thread before?
Incubus is a guy succubus, Gorgon is a snake head lady and Prometheus is a dude that gave man fire or betrayed the gods or something(his liver gets eaten up...every day)
Caldari dropships are all snakes. thought incubus was a female demon.
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Robert JD Niewiadomski
NULLIMPEX INC
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Posted - 2013.09.11 14:28:00 -
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Aikuchi Tomaru wrote:CCP Logibro wrote:/me grabs the popcorn bucket and watches on in interest Also, the MCCs are Charron (Gallente) and Cestus (Caldari). Might want to add those to your list. And what are the Minmatar and Amarr MCC called? Hammer and Templar? I may be wrong on names but here you can see what they will look like:
http://i.imgur.com/4xNAmjj.png
(Minmatar and Amarr MCCs ar in top right corner of that pic) |
Monkey MAC
killer taxi company
General Tso's Alliance
404
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Posted - 2013.09.11 14:35:00 -
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Mac Dac wrote:Cody Sietz wrote:Didn't you do a drop ship meaning thread before?
Incubus is a guy succubus, Gorgon is a snake head lady and Prometheus is a dude that gave man fire or betrayed the gods or something(his liver gets eaten up...every day)
Caldari dropships are all snakes. thought incubus was a female demon.
Incubus was a valkaryie I think, and yes prometheus stole fire from the gods, I can never rember if he was caught.
I wager they will call the amarian mcc an atlas (the guy who got tricked into carrying earth) |
Mac Dac
Wraith Shadow Guards
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Posted - 2013.09.11 14:42:00 -
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Monkey MAC wrote:Mac Dac wrote:Cody Sietz wrote:Didn't you do a drop ship meaning thread before?
Incubus is a guy succubus, Gorgon is a snake head lady and Prometheus is a dude that gave man fire or betrayed the gods or something(his liver gets eaten up...every day)
Caldari dropships are all snakes. thought incubus was a female demon. Incubus was a valkaryie I think, and yes prometheus stole fire from the gods, I can never rember if he was caught. I wager they will call the amarian mcc an atlas (the guy who got tricked into carrying earth)
prometheus was caughtand chained to the side of mt. olypus ,i think. thats why his liver is eaten everyday.
and i doubt the amar would have atlas as the name of thier MCC. they seem more biblical instead of mythological to me. thats why we need to think inside the book.
off topc: hey nice name bro where did u get it? |
Yagihige
Crux Special Tasks Group
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.09.11 14:46:00 -
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I just remembered to add that when it's said that Madrugar can mean "early-riser" in portuguese, that's also a bit incorrect. That would be "Madrugador" or "Madrugadora" depending if you mean a masculine or feminine subject. |
The Attorney General
ZionTCD
884
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Posted - 2013.09.11 14:57:00 -
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Scout LAV:
Abron
Scout LAV:
Callisto
Enforcer:
Vayu
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Bhor Derri
Legion of Eden
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2013.09.11 15:00:00 -
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Years of experience, science and just the right amount of magic saw-dust..514
Mac Dac wrote:off topc: hey nice name bro where did u get it?
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Soldner VonKuechle
SAM-MIK
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Posted - 2013.09.11 15:22:00 -
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Caldari are bladed weapons, Gallente are hindu/buddhist deities and other fantastic, mythological things. ... for the most part. So much variation in the naming scheme
Saga is a short sword
Gunnlogi is an indo-iranian sword.
Sagaris (caldari proto tank) is a long curved sword.
Chardybus is a sea monster
Vayru (I'm sorry I think I spelled that wrong) is a hindu god...of... crap forgot.
Baloch is a group of people in Iran.
Limbus is a border or edge. .. but usually referencing the eye.
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Sgt Kirk
SyNergy Gaming
EoN.
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Posted - 2013.09.11 15:27:00 -
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So much wrongness in this thread.
I'm not even going to begin correcting people because it would take too long .
Pass that popcorn over Logibro, I want to see how far off these people get. |
Cody Sietz
Bullet Cluster
952
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Posted - 2013.09.11 15:44:00 -
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Mac Dac wrote:Cody Sietz wrote:Didn't you do a drop ship meaning thread before?
Incubus is a guy succubus, Gorgon is a snake head lady and Prometheus is a dude that gave man fire or betrayed the gods or something(his liver gets eaten up...every day)
Caldari dropships are all snakes. thought incubus was a female demon.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure its the exact opposite of a succubus.
A incubus would seduce ladies and a succubus would do dudes. |
BLACKSTAR AND TSUBAKI
SVER True Blood
Public Disorder.
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Posted - 2013.09.11 15:48:00 -
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Roofer Madness wrote:I believe Soma is the drug everyone is on in Aldous Huxley's "A Brave New World" too.
indeed it is ...love that book mai fav
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Crimson Judgment
ROGUE SPADES
EoN.
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Posted - 2013.09.11 15:49:00 -
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to help you along Vayu is the hindu god of wind (gallente enforcer tank) which doesn't make much naming sense lol |
Cody Sietz
Bullet Cluster
952
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Posted - 2013.09.11 15:50:00 -
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BLACKSTAR AND TSUBAKI wrote:Roofer Madness wrote:I believe Soma is the drug everyone is on in Aldous Huxley's "A Brave New World" too. indeed it is ...love that book mai fav
Also, William SOnoMA cookware...is what I think of when I say Soma. |
shaman oga
Nexus Balusa Horizon
DARKSTAR ARMY
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Posted - 2013.09.11 16:03:00 -
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Amarok Probabily a gallente ship.
Crotalus Should be a caldari ship, they have all snake names.
Chakram The disc of Xena
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Iron Wolf Saber
Den of Swords
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Posted - 2013.09.11 16:09:00 -
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I just find it odd caldari are named after weapons that is something usually of minmatar tradition there is currently no caldari starship in new eden named as such. |
Soldner VonKuechle
SAM-MIK
131
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Posted - 2013.09.11 16:26:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:I just find it odd caldari are named after weapons that is something usually of minmatar tradition there is currently no caldari starship in new eden named as such.
I agree wolf, you'd think the 'violence-oriented' names would stick with the minmitar, but then again can't really use birds for caldari tanks. Nice to see gallente are mostly in track with the Greek dropships and mythologixal tank names.
Surya, that's the gal-proto tank I was thinking of. Thanks brain for being bad. |
Hawkin P
Molon Labe.
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2013.09.11 16:35:00 -
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Soldner VonKuechle wrote:
Chardybus is a sea monster
Charybdis isn't just a sea monster.
In Greek mythology, Charybdis was once beautiful and the daughter of Poseidon and Gaia. She destroyed so many coastal cities and lands with tidal waves, and typhoons, for her father's water kingdom, that Zeus became enraged and changed her into a monster.
Her cursed form is that of a huge underwater creature whose face is all teeth and whose arms and legs are flippers. When she sucks water in she creates large whirlpools capable of dragging a ship into her stomach.
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Soldner VonKuechle
SAM-MIK
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Posted - 2013.09.11 16:44:00 -
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Hawkin P wrote:Soldner VonKuechle wrote:
Chardybus is a sea monster
Charybdis isn't just a sea monster. In Greek mythology, Charybdis was once beautiful and the daughter of Poseidon and Gaia. She destroyed so many coastal cities and lands with tidal waves, and typhoons, for her father's water kingdom, that Zeus became enraged and changed her into a monster. Her cursed form is that of a huge underwater creature whose face is all teeth and whose arms and legs are flippers. When she sucks water in she creates large whirlpools capable of dragging a ship into her stomach.
COrrect good sir. I'm at work on my phone so walls of text are not an option.
This also fuels my suspicion that there is no real semblance of naming coherency in DUST or a coding error that gave the wrong race the vehicles. |
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