If our squads can be six maximum members, what kind of naming scheme are you going to use?
Personally I'll probably go with a goonies squad:
Mikey
Mouth
Data
Chunk
Brand
Sloth
If our squads can be six maximum members, what kind of naming scheme are you going to use?
Personally I'll probably go with a goonies squad:
Mikey
Mouth
Data
Chunk
Brand
Sloth
I'd say something like
Alejandro Ramirez
Bastienne Deveraux
Carla Rossi
Daisuke Tanaka
Edda Gerder
Frank Smith
Chunk's probably going to die first. :\Originally Posted by Limiate
I'm thinking about ancient heroes and heroines.
Hannibal, BA Barraccus, 'Face' and Murdoch. Two TBC.
Edit: Michael Knight - one TBC.
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Kirk, Spock, Sulu, McCoy, Red shirt 1 and 2.
Sheilei Holderhek, Madarame Harunobu, Natsuo Kobayashi, Annie Collough. Haven't decided on the other names yet.
Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Egon Spengler, Dr. Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, Roland Jackson, Kylie Griffin
I'll go Lost in Space
Dr. John Robinson
Dr. Maureen Robinson
Major Don West
Judy Robinson
Will Robinson
The Robot for the SHIV
Just kidding, I probably won't rename them so please have good defaults!
Finally! A thread worth obsessing over until the game comes out!
very nice ideas so far! I'll probably go with:
Rick Grimes - for the officer
Worf - for the heavy gunner
Han Solo - for the assault gunner
Bob Lee Swagger - for the sniper
when I add rookies to the team they will be:
Roy Batty - he knows he's going to die but is still a bad ass
Jean Grey - same
that aught to give the purists fits! : D
rick ghastley - tina turnoff - elton plophouse - kate trimmybush - sneezy wonder - paul mcdonkey
if you can name tanks/platforms stock-atkin-waterman - thats some sort of machine
If you can name ship - Top of the plops
:-)
I always go with the codenames
Reaper
Punisher
Wraith
Archer
Bullseye
Rogue
Grifter
Dozer
Hammer
Checkmate
....
Stuff like that
I don't think I'll spend too much time on their actual names, but I tell ya what, the moment someone shows up with the name "Broominski" or whatever, the grandoise line of "THE BROOM" callsigns will begin anew.
What, no outrage over the names I listed? Darn it...
I even crossed the Star Trek/Star Wars line...
As with most of my Xcom plays I'm going with a video game character theme.
John Marston <Nickname "Outlaw"> : Assault
Barret Wallace <Nickname "Avalanche"> : Heavy
Sniper Wolf <Nichname "FOXHOUND"> : Sniper
Deckard Cain <Nichname Last Horadrim> : Support
Still undecided on last 2 though.
Bolt Vanderhuge
Punch Rockgroin
Slab Bulkhead
Butch Deadlift
Gristle McThornbody
and
Bob Johnson
...oh wait.
Luke and Anakin Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca (c'mon, Firaxis - a Wookie skin can't be that hard) and Obi Wan Kenobi.
I will only have one name listed in my squad :
1) John Rambo
Kurt Vonnegut (Assault) Nickname "Killgore"
William Falkner (Sniper) Nickname "Joe Christmas"
Edgar Poe (Heavy) Nickname, "Raven"
Joanne Rowling (Support) Nickname, "Death Eater"
Maverick, Goose, Iceman, Viper, Wolfman, Jester - with Slider and Merlin on Ready 5.
On the original game these are the callsigns I use on my Omega (elite) team:
Satan's Kitten, Ghost Rider (CO and XO)
The Bug's Bunny, Shooting Star, Mad Dog, Savage Son (Scouts - now Assault)
Plasma Addiction, Laser Razor, Vigilante, Grim Reaper (Sniper)
Ares' Araut, Hellfire, Gunfighter, Canned Heat (Heavy)
Devil's Disciple, Bounty Hunter, Black Angel, Renegade (Support)
6 max squad is not even needed when you have just one huy and name him "Chuck Norris"
Less full names and more name elements.
Squad "Infinite Loop"
Struct
Union
Class
Enum
Const
Static
Squad "Laugh Riot"
Larry
Curly
Mo
Abbot
Costello
Charlie
Squad "Dinnertime"
Beef
Celery
Onion
Carrot
Potato
Gravy
Squad "Complete Breakfast":
Tony
Coco
Crunch
Snap
Crackle
Pop
What, no Shep?
Shemp? Not if I wanted to fit Charlie.
I'd likely go with CS to id my troops
3 - Sunray
3B - Moonbeam
31 - Foxhound
31A - Ironside or Sheldrake
31B - Starlight
31C - Holdfast
Steroid
Maddog
Shadow
Wolf
Razor
and ... Fox (just because Wolf and Steroid are in the team)
Mine will be named One of Six, Two of Six, Three of Six, Four of Six, Five of Six, and Six of Six.
If I had to give 'em non-default names (or just couldn't stand the defaults) then I'd probably come up with something like:
Roadkill
Goner
Driftwood
Deadass
Paintball
Headcase
1: Die
2: All
3: You
4: Stupid
5: Alien
6: Bastards
1: Abort
2: Retry
3: Fail
4: Rage
5: Quit
6: Ignore
1.John Carmack
2.John Romero
3.Julian Gollop
4.Warren Spector
5.Sid Meier
6.Markus Persson
I think I'd have to try something like this sooner or later..
1. Soldier One
2. Soldier Two
3. Soldier Three
4. Soldier Four
for a starting team.
And hope I don't end up the game with
1. Soldier Eightyeight
2. Soldier Nineteen
3. Soldier Fourty
4. Soldier Fourtyone
5. Soldier Ilostcount
6. Soldier Twentynine
ha ha! Ilostcount... too funny!
You know soldier Three would last until the second to last mission... then fall to a random sectoid standing in a cornfield... ha!
OK, Now I'm set:
Tiassa
Jhereg
Teckla
Orca
Dzur
Teckla
Oh, Yeah.
If i find myself in the jungle i'll send
Dutch,hawkins,billy,blain,poncho and mac maybe dillon can be like an observer^^
for anything else i'll send
an indian, a construction worker, a soldier, a biker, a policeman and a cowboy
and we will use psychological warfare^^
ha ha!
YMCAcom
Casey Hudson
Peter Moylneux
Ed Boon
Dan Houser
Here's hoping Hudson dies first... >__<#
how about a squad to kill, name them after the U.S. presidents you hate.
My sincerest apologies to everyone in advance---
Young man, there's no need for a frown
I said young man, cowering on the ground
Cause that SnakeMan, decimating your town
Was just gunned down by our plasma.
Young man, there's a job you can do
I said young man, you can join our fine crew
You can sign up, and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to fight for Mankind.
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
They have everything for Rookies to enjoy
You can try out new alien toys
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
You can go have a drink, you can have a good meal,
You can run on your own treadmill
Young man, are you listening to me?
I said young man, what Class are you gonna be?
I said young man, your home town's still on fire
And you've got a pulse - you're hired!
No man can fight ETs all alone
We let women, put the uniform on
And go out there to the Skyranger Bay
I'm sure we'll accept you today
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
You can change your last name or grow out your hair long
That's assuming you last that long.
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
You'll get the best training, and that nice armour there
Should the boss have the credits to spare
Young man, I was once just like you
I said I had just lost everything, too
When those Thin Men crashed their ship on my farm
I felt the whole world wanted me harmed
That's when the Sargent came up to me
And said young man in a location discreet
There's an Unit called the X-C-O-M
They will train you to shoot at "them"
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
They have everything for Rookies to enjoy
You can try out new alien toys
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
You can go shoot some pool, you can have a good meal,
You can run on your own treadmill
[/thread]My sincerest apologies to everyone in advance---
Young man, there's no need for a frown
I said young man, cowering on the ground
Cause that SnakeMan, decimating your town
Was just gunned down by our plasma.
Young man, there's a job you can do
I said young man, you can join our fine crew
You can sign up, and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to fight for Mankind.
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
They have everything for Rookies to enjoy
You can try out new alien toys
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
You can go have a drink, you can have a good meal,
You can run on your own treadmill
Young man, are you listening to me?
I said young man, what Class are you gonna be?
I said young man, your home town's still on fire
And you've got a pulse - you're hired!
No man can fight ETs all alone
We let women, put the uniform on
And go out there to the Skyranger Bay
I'm sure we'll accept you today
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
You can change your last name or grow out your hair long
That's assuming you last that long.
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
You'll get the best training, and that nice armour there
Should the boss have the credits to spare
Young man, I was once just like you
I said I had just lost everything, too
When those Thin Men crashed their ship on my farm
I felt the whole world wanted me harmed
That's when the Sargent came up to me
And said young man in a location discreet
There's an Unit called the X-C-O-M
They will train you to shoot at "them"
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
They have everything for Rookies to enjoy
You can try out new alien toys
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
It's fun to fight with the X-C-O-M
You can go shoot some pool, you can have a good meal,
You can run on your own treadmill
That's it, unless he want to do an In the Navy version, too.
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