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Post by The Huff on May 19, 2019 19:54:09 GMT
I agree with Martin here. I cannot think of a Beast Wars name that didn't come from another character that was not cringey. Apart from Rattrap. Airazor, Terrorsaur, Blackarachnia, Tigerhawk, Quickstrike, Depthcharge, Seaclamp, Cicadacon, Tripredacus, B'Boom, Polarclaw, Torca, Clawjaw, Ramulus, Jawbreaker, Skyshadow, Terragator, Noctorro, Razorbeast, Buzzclaw, Manterror, Fractyl, Packrat, Nightglider... None of those names are that good in my opinion. Manterror? Tigerhawk? Cicadacon? Blackarachnia? Some of them are quite lazy. But you also bring to my attention some more decent ones, like Sea Clamp & B'Boom so they aren't all bad. Of course the one universe that is even worse in it's naming than BW is the Live Action Movies - Brains, Dino, Que, Igor... |
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Post by Toph on May 20, 2019 1:26:08 GMT
Blackarachnia's no better or worse than any other nonsense name like Megatron or Starscream.
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Post by The Huff on May 20, 2019 7:53:45 GMT
Hmm I don't know. The thing that bothers me with most Beast Wars names is that they are just pretty much what they turn into - a Black Widow that is also an arachnid. Comparing Starscream's name to her, he would be called something like Greyflyer. I liked that most of the old names are actions or terms rather than going down the Marvel or He-Man route. Heh, we could have just had the Adventures of Truck Man and Volkswagon Boy!
But I agree that a lot of the original names are just as bad - we are just used to them because we were younger back then and now they are engraved in our memory: Hook, Hound (but at least he isn't an actual hound), Laserbeak, Kup, Hot Rod, Blurr. Unicron is an incredibly strange name (unless I'm missing something). Brawn is just as rubbish a name as Brains.
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Post by The Doctor on May 20, 2019 12:00:22 GMT
No, Matt, no! Brawn is a brilliant name. That and other Transformers names taught me the meanings of those words as a nipper.
-Ralph
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Post by The Huff on May 20, 2019 12:21:56 GMT
It did teach me a lot of words and meanings too. Before I knew what Brawn's name meant I thought it was something to do with Branflakes. Like Vortex made me think of the toilet cleaner - then I discovered it had a meaning!
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Post by Llama God on May 21, 2019 11:33:20 GMT
It's not uncommon to call big muscular people an ox. If they were human, you'd definitely be calling him an ox of a man. This is a new thing to me! It may just not be a saying in Scotlandland. I must confess that this is new to me also. I'd always assumed they put the "x" on the end to make it sound cool. After all, it was the nineties... |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 21, 2019 11:45:04 GMT
The phrase "strong as a Ox" is one I've heard plenty of times.
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Post by Llama God on May 21, 2019 11:48:51 GMT
Okay, tell a lie, guess I had heard that. Just not often enough for it to flag up in my mind when seeing Rhinox's name...
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Post by Toph on May 21, 2019 11:52:17 GMT
The phrase "strong as a Ox" is one I've heard plenty of times. That's it! I got confused. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 21, 2019 11:58:22 GMT
Okay, tell a lie, guess I had heard that. Just not often enough for it to flag up in my mind when seeing Rhinox's name... No, I don't think it registered in connection with Rhinox's name. Mainly cos he's a Rhino, not an Ox. It might be reading too much into the suffix..... ..... althogh I do now want a Rhino/Ox Rhinox Fuzor. |
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Post by Benn on May 21, 2019 12:40:40 GMT
Okay, tell a lie, guess I had heard that. Just not often enough for it to flag up in my mind when seeing Rhinox's name... No, I don't think it registered in connection with Rhinox's name. Mainly cos he's a Rhino, not an Ox. It might be reading too much into the suffix..... Yeah, cuz saying a rhino is as strong as an ox is underselling the rhino, really. |
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Post by Pinwig on May 21, 2019 21:53:13 GMT
Yeah, cuz saying a rhino is as strong as an ox is underselling the rhino, really. If I were a rhino and someone said that to me, I'd tell em to GTFO. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2019 4:45:45 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 23, 2019 10:32:31 GMT
WTF.
No. His name just means he rips and snaps!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2019 10:54:16 GMT
and it's a pun
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 23, 2019 13:22:24 GMT
Nonsense.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 26, 2019 17:38:08 GMT
I have just realised that Tentakil = tentacle!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Aug 26, 2019 18:29:25 GMT
oh
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 26, 2019 19:08:11 GMT
*facepalm*
We expect this from Ralph. Benn should know better.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 26, 2019 19:16:14 GMT
I only realised when trying to think of fish based puns while on an overcrowded train.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 26, 2019 19:29:53 GMT
I'm sure this has been explained before.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 26, 2019 19:30:49 GMT
Did you previously think it was about killing tents?
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Post by Benn on Aug 26, 2019 19:41:55 GMT
*facepalm* We expect this from Ralph. Benn should know better. No, I knew. That was my reaction to Ralph not knowing. |
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Post by The Huff on Aug 26, 2019 19:58:17 GMT
Can Alpha-Q count as a pun name?
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Post by The Huff on Aug 26, 2019 20:02:13 GMT
Aha, I see what you did there. You just made that one u- Oh you didn't make it up. Oh my god.  Martin Tung Lashor was in an episode of new She Ra recently. And they all took the mickey out of his name there too! |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 26, 2019 20:16:41 GMT
Some TF names with double meanings that may have passed folk by:
'Rollbar' means a metal bar running up the sides and across the top of a vehicle, especially one used in motor sport, strengthening its frame and protecting the occupants if the vehicle overturns. But the Throttlebot Rollbar also sells hot and cold savouries - anything in a bun, actually - out of the back of his van mode.
'Tailgate' means to drive too closely behind another vehicle. According to Tailgate's TFU entry, "a powerful ferrocobalt magnet under his hood allows him to be pulled by and within a few feet of any vehicle he chooses to follow, reducing his own fuel expenditure to nearly zero. His range has virtually no limit when he travels like this." What is less well known among humans is the media scandal that erupted on Cybertron over the revelations about his collection of rare alien animal tails, a scandal now referred to simply as 'Tailgate'.
'Ransack' means to go through a place stealing things and causing damage. But there was also that time this Insecticon wasn't looking where he was going and ran into a sack.
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 26, 2019 20:38:55 GMT
People think Krok got his name ('Croc') because his Action Master partner is Gatoraider the robot alligator. But his name pre-dates his partnership with Gatoraider and actually refers to his love for Korean rock music.
Slugslinger gives medical treatment to shell-less molluscs with broken arms. Slugfest then holds a party to cheer them up.
Martin
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Post by Shockprowl on Aug 26, 2019 20:44:50 GMT
I only realised when trying to think of fish based puns while on an overcrowded train. -Ralph Wow. Doc'. Even I knew about this one! |
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 26, 2019 20:58:17 GMT
*facepalm* We expect this from Ralph. Benn should know better. No, I knew. That was my reaction to Ralph not knowing. Thank goodness for that! |
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 26, 2019 21:04:07 GMT
Some TF names with double meanings that may have passed folk by This reminds me of the Uxbridge English Dictionary game from Clue :) |
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