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[Will9761]

Not in the game, but usually in the BT Universe. Here are a few short nicknames that I give some Battlemechs:

Thunderbolt- Thundy
Wolverine- Wolvie
Griffin- Griff
Victor- Vic

Edited by Will9761, 23 January 2014 - 09:37 PM.

[StompingOnTanks]

Commando - Commander Cupcakes
Centurion 9A - Super Trooper
Centurion 9AL - Super Trooper's Slightly Confused Laser-Wielding Brother
Raven - Mr. Stalky
Awesome - Blue Thunder
Highlander - Somebody Has Bad Gauss
Blackjack - Bang Zap Pew Pew

I have more but I'll spare you.

[PanzerMagier]

Well when it comes to naming my own mechs, nothing short of a name with a lengthy history and deep meaning befits every mech. To me, a name must mean something. It must have depth. For naming a mech will give it more than a simple nickname, it will give it a close personal bond between pilot and mech... And that is what True Mechwarriors are all about.

For an example my AWS-9M has the name "Quandary". It took a lot of thought before I decided to buy it, It took so much more thought to make it a viable mech and I still cannot possibly think up any good reasons why it plays well or why I'm somewhat infatuated with it.

I named my 3 phoenix variant mediums after the 3 wisemen. Balthazar, Melchior, Gaspar. The shadowhawk, the Griffon, the wolverine.

My HGN 732 is named "Prodigal son". Seeing as I've sold and re-bought it over 4 times now. Lore wise with my rp character, this specific mech is always hedged on notorious bets and gambled away, only to mysteriously and annoyingly return to my possession at the strangest times.

I named my centurions after chess pieces, to reflect their play style and strategy. As well as their hierarchy status in my medium kingdom.
Yen lo Wang ~ "King" he might seem to have limited potential but he is always underestimated.
CN9-A ~ "Rook" Solid, straight forward, does not cut corners. When the Rook takes on an atlas, he does not falter.

My founder's Atlas carries the name: "Nemesis".
Were he to turn against me, I shall have met my true arch enemy. There's always a ton of Ac20 ammo stored in the head compartment, regardless if he's carrying an Ac20... In my character's rp, the shells are hollowed out to make room for a small bunk house, in which I live.

Another one of my favorites is the Stalker 5S which I promptly named: the "Mastodon". The original design centered around 6 small lasers and 4 srm 4's. Biggest engine and 22 double heat sinks. Once the Mastodon got you in charging range, it followed one path and that is straight through your burning wreckage of a mech.

[Napoleon_Blownapart]

cat c1-aimless
cat-k2-stumpy
DDC-lurch
atlasD-punchy
shadowhawks-vulture,raptor,falcon
ecm spider-spot

[Alaskan Nobody]

Marack Drock, on 25 January 2014 - 05:36 AM, said:

and finally my Centurion- Loser

[Will9761]

I like to call Annihilators, "fatboys". Just look the CT, weapons, and the speed you can see why. It looks like these little piggies ate all the roast beef they could have. This mech and its variants looks like they all got diabetus.

Edited by Will9761, 25 January 2014 - 07:46 PM.

[eaglemaster42]

my mechs are named African Queen, Hiyaku Shiki, Red Comet, and Zaku mk.II

[Alaskan Nobody]

eaglemaster42, on 25 January 2014 - 07:43 PM, said:

my mechs are named African Queen, Hiyaku Shiki, Red Comet, and Zaku mk.II

Mind if I ask what chassis?

[Rear Admiral Tier 6]

Gaussjäger: Cardboard box with guns

Champion Blackjack: Boomstick

Shadowhawk: Bullet magnet/Missile hoover

Hunchback energy variant: Captain Beamspam

[eaglemaster42]

Shar Wolf, on 25 January 2014 - 10:58 PM, said:

Mind if I ask what chassis?

African Queen= dual gauss jaeger
Hyaku Shiki = thunderbolt that i don't know what to do with
Red Comet = a quickdraw i don't know what to do with
Zaku mk.II is an orion.

no real reason for those name except that I took them from whatever film/ tv show (#otakulife) I was watching at the time

[Hex Pallett]

Named most of my 'Mech after monsters presenting in The Witcher franchise. The novels had tons of crazy monster names already, and the videogame interpretation is like a f**king encyclopedia for all European monsters existing in folklore and mythologies and sh*t.

Which is why I named my DDC "Draug". I mean, look at this sh*t!



Though I do name them after other stuff if the context suits. My Yen Lo Wang was name Yama - same thing, one in Mandarin, the other in Hindu, but an exotic names is sexier anyway. My Raven 4X is named Slingshot, since I intend to build it a mini poptart in the first place. His 3L brother is named Sundew cuz it will stick and catch all the "flies"

[Hexenhammer]

Niko Snow, on 25 January 2014 - 11:00 AM, said:

I named each of my Commandoes after a Hobbit.

And here I thought I was cool for naming mine after the Brady bunch.

[Dramborleg]

I named my 6ML JR7-F Yung Lean because I can often get way more damage than I deserve by standing behind distracted heavies and assaults and dumping 10.5 DPS into their ass. Optimus Prime / do it from behind.

[Domoneky]

I try to stick with Latin Words for my Assault Mechs Like my D-DC is called Invictus meaning Unconquerable

[StompingOnTanks]

Once I buy it, I shall christen my new Trebuchet 5N "Sir Archerton the Long-Sighted Gentlemech of Terra".

[Alaskan Nobody]

StompingOnTanks, on 18 February 2014 - 04:18 PM, said:

Once I buy it, I shall christen my new Trebuchet 5N "Sir Archerton the Long-Sighted Gentlemech of Terra".

Not enough space allotted for mech-names.

[Shiro Matsumoto]

hmm.. a few i remember right now:

Cicadas: Fiver (X-5), Buzzer, Chica
Yen-lo-Wang - The Wang
Highlanders: Heavy Metal / Steel Waltz / Iron Tango.
Catapracts: Bears Claw / Tigers Claw.
Catapults: Firestorm / Steel Rain
Jenners: For Sarah / Roadrunner / Speedy
Spiders: Widow / Tailgunner

Edit: Oh right the Locust: WTF-IMDH - (WTF im doing here)

Edited by John McFianna, 19 February 2014 - 12:18 AM.

[StompingOnTanks]

Shar Wolf, on 18 February 2014 - 07:18 PM, said:

Not enough space allotted for mech-names.

DON'T RUIN MY DREAMS, SHAR! DON'T RUIN MY DREAMS! T_T

[Alaskan Nobody]

StompingOnTanks, on 19 February 2014 - 04:17 AM, said:

DON'T RUIN MY DREAMS, SHAR! DON'T RUIN MY DREAMS! T_T

I was going to name my (P) Shadowhawk, Shawk Trooper, but there wasn't space for the space.

[Alaskan Nobody]

Marack Drock, on 19 February 2014 - 12:32 PM, said:

(that one word with the T that I can't remember s I will make it up).

Tertiary?

My TDK is Deathsnail.