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[Novakaine]

Pretty much named them all, but some of my favorites.
Stalkers - Evil Elmo, Fire Hawg and HamHox.
Hunchbacks - Lil' Dirty, Chuckles and Ogun's Fist.
Ah too many to list.

[Ted Wayz]

158 mechs, all named George.

[Flak Kannon]

... My 'coffin' 56.768249% of the time according to my current and archived statistics.

8466 drops 4806 deaths.

[Troutmonkey]

Ted Wayz, on 28 January 2015 - 03:51 PM, said:

158 mechs, all named George.

I'm curious. Why?

My Mechs all get pun names or something equally terrible.

Jenner - Jennerous
Cataphract - "Matter of" (Phract)
Jaeger - Jaeger Bomb
Stalker - Winnabago

Names are hard though, so lately I've been leaving them stock if I can't come up with a good pun.

[Tiamat of the Sea]

Well. I nickname EVERYTHING.

So in Lights, I have mastered the: (LCT)Unchaw, Obnoxtrous, (FS9) Etrigan, Coruscate, Nailgun, (RVN) Parabellus, and Cerebellus.

In Mediums, the (CDA)Singe, (HBK) Arminius, Igor, Unorthodoxy, Orphan, (BJ) Truncheon, Sap, (CN9) Growler, Clattertrap, Far Hill, (SHD) Jesse, and Aspiration.

In Heavies, the (QKD) Longshot, Blotter, (CTF) Thresher, Hammerfist, (ON1) Linebacker, Fireburst, Quarterback, (TDR) Thundershock, Greast, From The Blue, Chaac, (CPLT) Savannah Cat, Ballista, Chuckles, (JM6) Flechette, and Absolom.

For Assaults, I have my (HGN) Prastax, Candycorn, (STK) Prowler, Predator, (BLR) Galoot, Genghis, Warlord, (VTR) Preston, Compton, and Jekyllope.

In clan, I have my (KFX) _________ and Isengrim.

Planned but not mastered (some customized and partly skilled, some customized, some purchased, some not purchased yet), I have the:

Jenners: Scramble, Violet, Scarper
Vindicators: Danny Boy, Dice, Diploid
Dragons: Rhysticus, Gorbash, Shivan
King Crab: Inseiarashi, Yukitako, Stormclaw
Wolverine: Lord Farquad, Lopalong, Indolence
Awesome: Barndoor, Bacon, Troll, Thunderous
Cataphract: Dextrous, Crapshoot, Cataract
Quickdraw: Chloroform
Catapult: Displacer Beast
Commando: One-Two, Stranglethorn, Bargain Bin
Trebuchet: Impracticum, Ichi-Ni, Penaggolan
Cicada: Torchbug, Assassin Bug
Banshee: Shrieker, Lasher, Howler
Atlas: Jaganaatha, Deathfist, Deadly Cool, Right Side, Masher
Highlander: Zweihander, Falx
Kit Fox: Dippy Dawg
Summoner: Inviolate, Sleet, Halfwit, Happy Kitten
Dire Wolf: Violation, Nasty Dan, Archon, Crazy Lem
Timber Wolf: Beta, Lycaon, Ragnaloup, Wet Retriever
Mad Dog: Arraignment, Smelly Guest, Fido, Two Plus
Stormcrow: Red Right Hand, Incendicus, Contemptuous, Steambelcher
Adder: Corgidon, Ruination, Sincerity, Psycho Moon
Warhawk: Chortles, Dire Straits, Lame Duck, Dinnertime
Hellbringer: Oily Pete, Yodeling Lou, Fluffy
Nova: Schardille, Lurgy, Hwarf, Blighter
Gargoyle: Yodeler, Dolores, Handkerchief, Ragabash
Ice Ferret: Volatility, Cinder, Gravelguts, Interceptor
Mist Lynx: Lost, Forgotten, Misplaced, Distorted

I haven't picked out names for my Resistance Package 'mechs, but I will once I can design their setups in Smurfy's properly.

Generally, I run with three kinds of names.

• Theme Names: Either across similar weapon loadouts from different chassis (certain Clan 'mechs) or across chassis variants (Mist Lynx, Thunderbolt), I'll work with a theme- either similar names(Yodeling Lou, Crazy Lem) , names that have related meanings (Lost, Forgotten, Misplaced, Distorted), or names that work off of the original name of the 'mech (Ballista is a siege engine that differs from a Catapult, a Displacer Beast is a mythical cat, and the Savannah Cat is a real-life cat).
  
• Absurd Names: Really ran with this on certain 'mechs. Dippy Dawg the Kit Fox, for instance, or my Nailgun Firestarter. These can be inspired by what I do with the 'mech, or they can just be hilariously inappropriate (as with the Lame Duck Warhawk).
  
• Weaponry Names: The Deathfist Atlas has heavy arm weapons. I think you can figure it out from there.