Maybe if the rank of loyality unlock items and those items / dropsuits have the names proposed ?

Example: rank 6 Gall Federation ... give you access to purchase Pretorian sentinel pre fited and exclusive skin. or Black Eagle II Scout... (ADV) ... level 8 - 10 gives you proto unique dropsuits / weapons.

Made a Trello to keep track of suggested terminology for each Faction.

Voting is enabled, so be sure to place your votes on the ones you like!

Bro from ISD Mercury (Lore team for Eve) said Don't get too focused on Norse terminology for Minmatar, they use storms and weapons too

Imperial Guard,Praetorian Guard,
Executive Corps ,Black Water ,Halliburton
Tattoo Ones, THE ILLUSTRATED, Clansman
Republican

I cannot substantiate anything relating to Seraph or Empresses Hand though I must admit neither sounds particularly likely to actually be a rank within the Imperial/Empire military.

Which I reiterate once more Dust 514 players are not a part of in any official capacity.

And this is why I put no stock in this process. This isn't lore. It's an en masse submission of random and fanciful names supplied by the community with no context or purpose and wholly separate from EVE in its entirety.

Rather than focus on introducing and arbitrary series of titles that have no purpose and provide no insight into the universe of New Eden why not focus on actually bringing the context, story arcs, and histories of existing New Eden content into the fore of Dust. We've tried this before and no one was happy with the previous results.

I like it, and I'd have to agree that with a bit of tweaking it'd make a fitting analogue for the elite special operations force that the Caldari have been missing. Reading up on them it seems like they're really exemplify the idea of a number of specialists from different corperate backgrounds coming together to form an elite team to be used in support of the State in any way they can. I still think we should pair it with a more modern title though to make something like the Roushi / Shinsengumi Pathfinders.

Alternatively, if we wanted to get crazy, we could take a tab from Finland and make the Roushi Erikoisj+ñ+ñk+ñrikomppania (Roushi Special Jaeger Company, the RSJC). In native Caldari, that would make it the REJK. (Pronounced "The Rejects".) It's funny because before Caldari Prime there was a stigma among the Caldari that soldiers working for private companies like The Watch were only there because they couldn't hack it in the Expeditionary Marines. It's also a cool acronym, similar to modern agencies like JSOC and MAC V SOG. I know, I don't expect anyone to actually like this idea but... I think it's pretty cool.

Alternatively, for the Minimatar (which are normally outside of my area of expertice) I'd recommend the Ulfhednar.

We already have the Valkeniers, who are the Republic's big bad reformed prisoner soldiers, but New Eden lacks a more stealthy and cunning option in the Matari repertoire. In ancient nordic traditions while berserkers traditionally embodied the spirit of The Bear and charged headlong into the enemy front lines, ulfhednars were soldiers who strive to channel the soul of the wolf into how they fought on the battlefield. They would dye their skin black, don a wolf pelt, and band together in packs to take down opponents through skirmish hit-and-run tactics. Ultimately ulfhednar raiding parties were so successful that Europeans who fell victim deduced that they had superhuman abilities, which supposidly inspired some of the first tales of werewolves.

While wolves are only a legend in New Eden, the idea of a group of Minmatar soldiers throwing on animal furs over modern chest rigs and placing themselves behind enemy lines to disrupt logistics and free slaves just seems fitting.

I would agree, but the problem is that Berserkers come from the words "Ber" and "serkr", which means "Bearshirt" for the pelts worn specifically by berserkers. That having been said eventually the meaning of the word was lost entirely to other cultures and 'berserkers' became a blanket term for Norse animal warriors. Wolf Berserker would then translate to "Wolf Bear Shirt."

I suppose we could settle with just plain Berserkers, but that would have entirely different implications.

So right now where do we stand with the Caldari? The Rasetsu Special Jaeger Company would still come out to REJK, which makes me happy. But I want some sort of consensus between Caldari Lore experts before we settle on anything.

In my opinion, the Caldari are the ones most in need of a new and definitive special forces than any other empire now that the Dragonaurs are gone.

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Jaegers are important.

I wanna touch on this idea specifically because it's actually pretty cool to me.

The main thing that appeals to me is the inclusion of Vherokior culture (notably what I presume to be hallucinogenic herbs) which has always been a favorite of mine. Being a mercenary group though I sort of think that maybe they should a more profound reputation that isn't -entirely- culturally derived, something like booster usage (here's a list) prior to and during battles to enhance the fighting capability. Give them an anti-hero vibe with loose ties to the Angel/Serpentis Cartel and a bit of unique flare like that; a reason to love them but also sort of hate them.

You could even mix aspects of the other suggestions you threw out to add more depth to their history, especially with a derivative Valklear lineage to these dudes as it just meshes well with the aforementioned drug use. A sort of "Criminals stay criminals, even after exoneration" approach. As though they've clashed criminal notoriety with tradition. The only other feedback I can give here is maybe come up with a more punchy name as 'Berserkers' sounds a little bland in the larger scheme of things. Make up a word if you want.

The Hakhuron Shield and the Living Shrines sound bad ass though I'd still kinda like to see them for the Amarr. Ammatar oddly enough don't even bother to regulate their own slave trade and don't even have Holders like the Amarr do. Many even believe themselves to be the rightful owners of the remaining Minmatar peoples.

Having a particularly notable order that function as an intensely aggressive front line insurgency/counter insurgency command that has been at war with the Minmatar since the founding of the Mandate (remembering that there was a time in EVE where the Empire and Republic weren't in an official open war whereas the Ammatar and Minmatar have apparently always been at war) who are both fanatically loyal converts beyond all.... potentially loyal to the Ardishapurite Heir (Yonis arguably poised to steal Jamyl's throne) or directly only to the Throne itself would yield to some really combat effective soldiers.

More interesting would be if these fighters tattooed themselves in cursive script from the Scriptures in similar fashions as the Nefantar might have once done. The ultimate insult by the Ammatar to their former kin and a complete affirmation of their transformation between Matar and Amarr.

Cool in theory but cannot be an elite faction encompassed by the Amarr Empire. The Amarr openly revile and persecute Sani Sabik. Even in Khanid Space where interpretation of Scriptural Law is more liberal they crack down on this sort of thing.....arguably more violently and ruthlessly.

They'd make for a badass Blood Raider Corporation though. I also love you little bit of bio-engineering thing. Warriors who don't even need Armour to walk the battlefields sounds very Ancillary Justice to me.

Well maybe with that opinion you should shouldn't be weighing in on either.

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Seriously, I hate to shut you down since your ideas for the Amarr and Minmatar are on point but for the love of Tibus Heth don't take the Caldari from me. You ideas for them are feel kinda sub par and sound more like mercenary corporation names than an elite military regiment. That's something you can probably get away with in some of the other Empires, but the Caldari are by far the most militaristic and I'd like to see a proper unit being fleshed out like something equivalent to the 5th Dragonaurs Armored Division.

And yes I am, in fact, still in favor of the 3rd "Ratestu" Special Jaeger Company. (I added the 3rd now because I didn't think about it until now and I like the number 3.) Because saying that Jaeger doesn't fit would be like arguing that the Amarr shouldn't use the term "Paladins" because it is technically a Frankish word.

I beg of you, if you are really willing to forgo a hundred years of history because something 'sounds German' then please please please read up on the exploits of Simo Hayha, a White Guard (read jaeger trained) sniper who singlehandedly turned the tide of war in the Winter War.

This dude was so badass he would shovel snow into his mouth so that his breath wouldn't reveal his shooting position to Russian troops and refused to use a telescopic sight when sniping because an iron sight gave him a lower profile when aiming. At some point he had entire teams of snipers and artillery units dispatched to have him killed, but he kept on fighting right up until the moment that an explosive bullet cleaved off half his face. He survived his injuries to go on and become a professional moose hunter and dog breeder until he died of old age in 2002.

However, if even Rattati disagrees with me on this then feel free to replace "Special Jaeger Company" with the Suojeluskunta or "Civil Guard." In addition to being the Finn White Guard militia in the Finland Civil War, they were the force that trained (*cough* along with jaeger officers *cough*) Simo to become the force of nature that he was. Don't just force Goryo because it sounds right and it was the first thing you came up with.

Don't just force Goryo because it sounds right and it was the first thing you came up with.

I'd love to contribute but to my knowledge there aren't many things that weren't already mentioned.
Of course there are the Federal Marines, which are an actual thing

Interesting but sadly of your numerous suggestions the ones I find least interesting. I'm more a fan of your others even if I do like the Alukan concept of biological armours.