I had a liberated borg officer once, I named Thaddeus Demming, and gave him a Flagship named USS Premonition. You may, or may not get the reference.
My first toon, before I purchased the playable Caitian was FLash Dashing, since I tried to give him a classic sci fi hero theme, I named his escort, The Gunstar. That wasent The Last Starfighter he used, I equiped him now with the escort carrier, I named it USS Mustang, after my favorite WW2 fighter plane.
EPIC FAIL SUPERBOWL........Just because,:mad:Ambassador Class With captain killing consoles...Fans, and devs do not read too far into this, I am blowing off steam on a bad bet.
i used to call my ship the U.S.S. Wilusa, but everyone started calling me will so i changed it to the U.S.S. Chekov. mainly cause he was always my favorite and he doesn't get enougha ttention for his role.
Simply because it's a badass name. No idea how I came up with it. And I actually got a few in-game PM's telling me it's a cool name, so I'm not the only one who likes it.
The early ships I didn't like, I named U.S.S Nuisance, U.S.S. OLD P.O.S. or U.S.S. ButtUgly.
Some ships I name after booze I like, Labatts, Bacardi, Crown Royale, and some get Names from my favorite animes, Yamato, Macross, Frontier, Gecko State.
If something is not broken, don't fix it, if it is broken, don't leave it broken.
I've got a new Fed Science character based entirely around the Temporal Lockbox stuff. He's a Klingon from the 29th Century, who gets stuck in the 25th Century by Tholian temporal jiggery-pokery. What with his time travelling nature, his ships have all been named after actors who've played The Doctor in the BBC show, Doctor Who.
So far, he's commanded;
USS Tennant - Nova class
USS Pertwee - Olympic class
USS Troughton - Intrepid class
USS Baker - Luna class
USS Hartnell - Wells class
He also has two shuttlecraft;
USS McGann - Aeon class
USS Cushing - Danube class (2409 Starfleet standard issue)
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
This character is why I don't play my Romulan any more. Tovan Khev is NOT my BFF! Get him off my bridge!
My old main used USS Excalibur on a Sov cruiser. I would put it on a Constitution refit but... When I was a kid growing up I had a TOS technical manual. In it there was a long list of NCC numbers and names. Another Constitution class was USS Excalibur NCC 1705. I thought the name was cool and fromt then on always imagined myself as the Captain of that ship while Kirk was flying around in his.
My Current main uses the USS Iapetus. Why? Because I think its an awesome sounding name. I first heard it in the boardgame Solar Quest. It's one of the moons of Saturn.
My Klingon uses the yaybom. Way back when I was on a MUSH called ATS. In it I always flew around in a ship called the yaybom. I've never been able to seperate that ship from tha tKlingon. So when I remade that Klingon here I had to bring back that ship.
One of my Tellarite captains uses USS Challenger. I origionally created that character to join a fleet that was going to try and RP being all on the same ship the US challenger. Unfortuantly that experiment failed almost immediately but I liked the ship design and name so I kept it.
On my Nauscian named Klaxem I have the IKS Torgoh. It's basically just named after that bumbling guy you see on MST3k. It amuses me.
My caitian has an Atrox Carrier named the Tigers Claw. It is named after carrier in the game Wing Commander. Its kinda amusing concidering the Caitians are basically Kilrathi
My other characters dont really have main ships yet. Alot of times Ill just hit random on a new ship and just keep what sounds acceptable.
Believe it or not, I too had a ship named "Tiger's Claw" named after the ship from Wing Commander. It was a Star Cruiser - Nomad-Class with Vanguard-Class pylons.
All my ships are named after famous ships from other sci-fi shows and movies, with their registry numbers based on the movies' release dates. I choose those names since I couldn't figure a good original one at the top of my head at the time.
The ships I own are as follows:
1.) U.S.S. Axiom (Odyssey Tactical Cruiser) N.C.C.-92008-W
NAME REFERENCE: The "Axiom" from Disney's "Wall-E." (My current ship in use.)
2.) U.S.S. Axalon (Wells Temporal Science Vessel) N.C.V.-921064-X
NAME REFERENCE: The Maximal's ship, "The Axalon" from Beast Wars. Also the name of my Sonic character's Well-Class timeship on Deviantart.
3.) U.S.S. Event Horizon (Research Science Vessel (Horizon-Class)) N.C.C.-970815-L
NAME REFERENCE: The titular "Event Horizon" of the 1997 sci-fi horror film of the same name. (Keeping this ship in stock because the Horizon-Class looks cool.)
5.) U.S.S. Palomino (Support Cruiser Retrofit (Ambassador-Class)) N.C.C.-91979-C
NAME REFERENCE: The "Palomino" from Disney's 1979 sci-fi film, "The Black Hole." (Originally named "U.S.S. Cygnus," N.C.C.-92130-C.)
6.) U.S.S. Proteus (Odyssey Star Cruiser) N.C.C.-980403-J
NAME REFERENCE: The "Proteus" ship from 1998's "Lost In Space" film. (My previous main ship before getting the Tactical Odyssey.)
7.) U.S.S. Roger Young (Heavy Escort Carrier (Armitage-Class)) N.C.C.-970711-S
NAME REFERENCE: The "Roger Young" from the "StarShip Troopers" film.
8.) U.S.S. Sulaco (Assault Cruiser Refit (Regent-Class)) N.C.C.-921986-A
NAME REFERENCE: Ship from "ALIENS."
These two Mirror ships are the only names that were original:
9.) I.S.S. Retrocausality (Mobius Temporal Destroyer) N.C.V.-93612-Y
NOTE: I had to go in wikipedia to look up a good name for a timeship, and Retrocausality made sense for a temporal destroyer name.
10.) I.S.S. Tango Avenger (Mirror Assault Cruiser (Nomad-Class with Vanguard-pylons)) N.C.C.-91370
NOTE: The name "Tango Avenger" I got from a name someone gave their Titan A.E. ship on the old Titan A.E. site forum back in 2000. Name intriged me since. So, this name is 13 years old. Whoever named that ship Tango Avenger - GIVE THAT GUY A BEER! =3
Currently have two characters, my first (and main) is a Fed Human Tac Officer and ship names are random in the sense that I name them based on whatever comes to mind at the time with no set theme (apart from a few named after areas of south west UK):
Light Cruiser: USS Cullompton - Named for the town where I live, about 12.5 miles north of Exeter, UK
Cruiser: USS Persephone - Zeus' daughter and a great name for a ship of any kind in my opinion
Heavy Escort: USS Cornwall - back to a south west UK theme like my first ship
Support Cruiser (Ambassador Class): USS Bristol - another SW UK name
and my current ship is an Exploration Cruiser: USS Eisenhorn - named for the Imperial Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn from the Warhammer 40K universe who was the main character in the Eisenhorn trilogy if novels by Dan Abnett.
My second char is a Vulcan Science Officer and I have more of a back story for her, basically joined starfleet to persue a scientific career despite being offered a prestigious position at the Vulcan science academy and defying her parents wishes and traditions in doing so. I plan to name the ships she commands after either notable people from history (mainly science or literature) or female names that would suit a science vessel.
Just started this character so am still commanding a tier 1 ship:
Oberth Class: USS Daphne - named for the naiad who Apollo fell in love with, fits a small science vessel as well imo
My main Ship is a fleet Excelsior called Raging Queen.
There was a Starfleet ship of that name in the DS9 manual and i always thought its a cool name. It also was the name of a privateer-/pirateship in a novel of wich the name escapes me at the moment.
There ar only 2 other ships i fly somewhat regulary.
First is a Steamrunner class ship called Bladerunner in honor of the movie and the runner part of the name.
The secons is a Odyssey Science Cruiser called Mnemosyne for the the godess of memories.
Other ships i have include the Tabula Rasa (MVAM Prometheus), Styx (Armitage), Eclipse (Galaxy R), Nebuchadnezzar (Regent), Fourty Thieves (fleet Defiant)
Looking forward to buy the fleet Aquarius. Ill name it CRM-114 (Combat Recon module 114)
Insiders know what this name refers to
I'm one of those who comes up with a theme for each character's ships. Though it does sometimes take a few ships to figure out what I want to do. Current ships in bold.
Science (main), named after Michigan things:
Michigan Cherry (also the captain's name in City of Heroes [R.I.P.])
Sleeping Bear
Lake Huron
Tahquamenon Manitou (Runabout)
Isle Royale Sleeping Bear (again--current)
Tactical, named after cryptids:
Yeti
Chupacabra Kirin (Runabout)
Loch Ness
J'ba Fofi J'ba Fofi (refit--current)
If I ever unpack her Breen ship, it will be the Jackalope.
Engineer, named after observatories (real and in-universe):
Hubble
Argus
Mauna Loa
Amargosa Xiangfen (Runabout) Atacama (current)
Mauna Kea (planned Fleet ship name)
And I'll let you figure out the theme for my Klingon engineer:
Ko'Nepag NIchal (shuttle)
Ta'Qey Du'an (current)
__________________ Ann Manistee Traverse - Human Science ~~ Oken Miquat - Saurian Tactical
Exin Jor - Joined Trill Engineer ~~ Vartox - Romulan Science Dn'Dok, son of Ladok - Klingon/Romulan Engineer ~~ Mosa M'ren-faa - Ferasan Tactical
Krushan Twinn - Orion Science
1. Yakutsk - One of the coldest cities on Earth. Has Breen set on it. Get it?
2. Mixcoatl - Mesoamerican god of the hunt. Because it's an escort that hunts wascally Womulans.
3. Gamete- Because I didn't think that I could have gotten away with using "Sperm Cell" since that's what the Hope and Horizon looks like mixed up.
4. Some random Klingon ship name that I didn't pay attention to since there's no need to invest yourself in the KDF beyond finding the good sectors to maraud in.
It doesnt sound original, but Luke Minhere has been a staple character of mine for two decades. He was called the Black Wolf by an administrator on another game, over ten years ago, and thus it only fits that any group he has run is The Wolfpack, or simpley, Wolfpack.
If you ever heard the old country song, I Was A Highwayman, it makes me think of Luke. He has been through all of the ages, from UO to A o C, CoH to CO, and now Star Trek Online, not to mention many consol games. His character simply seems to fit any time well, so naturally, Wolfpack follows him.
"I fly a starship, across the universe divide,
and when I reach the other side,
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can,
or perhaps I may become a highwayman again,
or I may simply be a single drop of rain,
but I will remain,
and I'll be back again and again and again......" - Highwayman
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. -Einstein
My current vessel is a Mirror Vo'quv Carrier named the IKS Qeylis Ro' (Fist of Kahless). Since it usually has four Mirror B'Rotlh BoP Refits out at any given time, I think it's appropriate... five ships, one for each finger (with the Qeylis Ro' being the big middle finger pointed at the Federation).
My first redside ship was called the Nga'Chuq pIn'a'... I'll let you translate that one yourselves if you feel so inclined.
Blueside (when I still played blueside), my ships follow a common theme. There's the Sobieski, the Kosciuszko, the Pilsudski, the Husaria, and a few others I can't quite recall. All heroes or elements of Polish military history.
USS Tiburon NCC-(1)68636: "Tiburon" means "shark" en Espanol.
IKS Norgh'a'Qun: a norgh is an acquatic predator much like a shark. The 'a'-suffix indicates greatness in the attached noun. "Qun" is the Klingon word for god. So "Norgh'a'Qun" means either "Great shark god" or "God of sharks."
All the other ships belonging to my two mains are variations on the theme. I like sharks.
My Fed Sci's ships are all named after my favorite sci-fi authors: USS Larry Niven, USS Douglas Adams, USS Robert Heinlein etc. and their registry numbers refence their name sake in some way - i.e. USS Ray Bradbury NCC-(100)471-F.
My Fed Eng started naming his ships after Space Shuttle orbiters, but there were only five besides the Enterprise, so I'll have to get creative when I get him to VA.
My KDF Tac's ships are named for Klingon birds; currently he drives the Pach raptor IKS Cha'bIp named for a type of bird noted for its speed.
...Oh, baby, you know, I've really got to leave you / Oh, I can hear it callin 'me / I said don't you hear it callin' me the way it used to do?...
- Anne Bredon
Fleet Patrol Escort: USS Crusader- Medieval history
Mirror Patrol Escort: ISS Trajan- Roman General and Emperor
Mirror Star Cruiser: ISS Alexander- Macedonian king who conquered the Persian Empire
Mirror Assault Cruiser: USS Repulse- British battlecruiser
Support Cruiser: USS Agincourt- Famous medieval battle
Danube class runabout: USS Flying Deathtrap
"The meaning of victory is not to merely defeat your enemy but to destroy him, to completely eradicate him from living memory, to leave no remnant of his endeavours, to crush utterly his achievement and remove from all record his every trace of existence. From that defeat no enemy can ever recover. That is the meaning of victory."
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
Mine is called the USS Curiosity because I was always interested in that little rover . Since I am also a science vessel, it fits well with the theme of exploration .
Main (science)--Berat, Cardassian exchange officer, dual-commissioned as a gul and a Starfleet captain
All of his ships have a Cardassian-related name.
U.S.S. Akellen Macet (Vesta): Named for Gul Akellen Macet, a gul whose characterization I much prefer from the novels, and I ignore his being made into a semi-villain in STO. In the novels, he is one of the first Cardassians with whom Starfleet and Bajoran officers establish a real partnership post-Dominion War, and Macet plays an instrumental role in the parasite crisis. Unfortunately he was pretty much dropped from the Treklit novels not long after that.
U.S.S. Sherouk (RSV): With the blessing of Starfleet, named for his former (and since decommissioned) command in the Cardassian Defense Force. Also happens to be a place located somewhere in the Middle East, but that was not the intention when I came up with the name. Recently had to give this one up for a Vesta, and while I love the Vesta, I will always miss this beauty.
C.D.S. Tekeny Ghemor (Galor): In-game it obviously has a Federation registry, but I always imagine it as Berat's current command in the Cardassian Guard, when he gets the opportunity to return the favor Starfleet did for him, and host a number of Starfleet officers (the BOFFs ) as exchange officers aboard a Cardassian vessel. Named for Legate Tekeny Ghemor, seen in "Second Skin" and "Ties of Blood and Water."
U.S.S. Zerayd (Peregrine): Named for a Cardassian bird of prey (in my fics).
U.S.S. Shalok (Danube): I made up the name of a river on Cardassia for that.
Secondary (Engineering) Rraeit Nirria, Caitian.
U.S.S. Le-Matya (Vesta): I wanted something "cat-themed," but I also felt that Starfleet even on the show has a dearth of alien ship names in spite of the diversity Starfleet claims to have and the appreciation of its member worlds. So I named the ship after a Vulcan felinoid.
U.S.S. Dawn (Mirror Assault Cruiser): Repainted and rechristened as a Starfleet vessel. The name of the Dawn was actually the game's suggestion--and it fit, because I was looking for something redemption-themed!
U.S.S. Serval (think this one is a Peregrine fighter): I decided to break with the bird-of-prey theme for the Peregrines, and choose a smaller felinoid for this one.
U.S.S. Tallahatchie (Danube): Named for a river in Alabama.
Tertiary (science)--Alexei (Alyosha) Ivanovich Strannik, Devidian found on Earth and raised (sort of) human. Appears in human form.
U.S.S. Chin'toka: Named for a significant Dominion War battle. Alyosha will keep both an escort (the Chin'toka) and a Vesta. The escort is thus named because he graduated right into the Dominion War and he lost a lot of his graduating class in battle. (Yes, Alyosha cares about his crew and classmates, and no, they are NOT the MRE's. He has a device that supplies him with artificial neural energy he's able to live off of.)
U.S.S. Chalcedon (Vesta): This ship has a name with personal meaning to Alyosha in a completely different way from the Chin'toka. It relates instead to his faith (Alyosha is Russian Orthodox). The Chalcedon is named for the place where the ecumenical Council of Chalcedon took place.
Last character (tactical--KDF)--Jesror Krantak, Nausicaan
I.K.S. Fugh'li: I don't like the KDF. I have this character solely to farm dilithium. Hence I didn't even bother with "real" Klingon, and without further comment, let's just say the name should make my opinion perfectly clear.
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Hi everyone, new user, thought I'd join this discussion.
For my only character so far, I've named my Miranda-class light cruiser the U.S.S. Da Vinci. I thought it only fitting that an Engineer character would pilot a starship named after one of the quirkiest engineers in history. I like the name enough that I might use it for one of my later ships, although right now I'm going over a whole host of possible names for my eventual Excalibur or Ambassador class...
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My first toon, before I purchased the playable Caitian was FLash Dashing, since I tried to give him a classic sci fi hero theme, I named his escort, The Gunstar. That wasent The Last Starfighter he used, I equiped him now with the escort carrier, I named it USS Mustang, after my favorite WW2 fighter plane.
If you see me in game, please say "Hai"
Simply because it's a badass name. No idea how I came up with it. And I actually got a few in-game PM's telling me it's a cool name, so I'm not the only one who likes it.
Some ships I name after booze I like, Labatts, Bacardi, Crown Royale, and some get Names from my favorite animes, Yamato, Macross, Frontier, Gecko State.
So far, he's commanded;
USS Tennant - Nova class
USS Pertwee - Olympic class
USS Troughton - Intrepid class
USS Baker - Luna class
USS Hartnell - Wells class
He also has two shuttlecraft;
USS McGann - Aeon class
USS Cushing - Danube class (2409 Starfleet standard issue)
This character is why I don't play my Romulan any more. Tovan Khev is NOT my BFF! Get him off my bridge!
Believe it or not, I too had a ship named "Tiger's Claw" named after the ship from Wing Commander. It was a Star Cruiser - Nomad-Class with Vanguard-Class pylons.
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Glad to see a follow brony on STO. =3
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changeling as in ponies? =3
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The ships I own are as follows:
1.) U.S.S. Axiom (Odyssey Tactical Cruiser) N.C.C.-92008-W
NAME REFERENCE: The "Axiom" from Disney's "Wall-E." (My current ship in use.)
2.) U.S.S. Axalon (Wells Temporal Science Vessel) N.C.V.-921064-X
NAME REFERENCE: The Maximal's ship, "The Axalon" from Beast Wars. Also the name of my Sonic character's Well-Class timeship on Deviantart.
3.) U.S.S. Event Horizon (Research Science Vessel (Horizon-Class)) N.C.C.-970815-L
NAME REFERENCE: The titular "Event Horizon" of the 1997 sci-fi horror film of the same name. (Keeping this ship in stock because the Horizon-Class looks cool.)
4.) U.S.S. Galactica (Dreadnought Cruiser (Venture-Class)) N.C.C.-91980-E
NAME REFERENCE: Battlestar Galactica & Galactica 1980.
5.) U.S.S. Palomino (Support Cruiser Retrofit (Ambassador-Class)) N.C.C.-91979-C
NAME REFERENCE: The "Palomino" from Disney's 1979 sci-fi film, "The Black Hole." (Originally named "U.S.S. Cygnus," N.C.C.-92130-C.)
6.) U.S.S. Proteus (Odyssey Star Cruiser) N.C.C.-980403-J
NAME REFERENCE: The "Proteus" ship from 1998's "Lost In Space" film. (My previous main ship before getting the Tactical Odyssey.)
7.) U.S.S. Roger Young (Heavy Escort Carrier (Armitage-Class)) N.C.C.-970711-S
NAME REFERENCE: The "Roger Young" from the "StarShip Troopers" film.
8.) U.S.S. Sulaco (Assault Cruiser Refit (Regent-Class)) N.C.C.-921986-A
NAME REFERENCE: Ship from "ALIENS."
These two Mirror ships are the only names that were original:
9.) I.S.S. Retrocausality (Mobius Temporal Destroyer) N.C.V.-93612-Y
NOTE: I had to go in wikipedia to look up a good name for a timeship, and Retrocausality made sense for a temporal destroyer name.
10.) I.S.S. Tango Avenger (Mirror Assault Cruiser (Nomad-Class with Vanguard-pylons)) N.C.C.-91370
NOTE: The name "Tango Avenger" I got from a name someone gave their Titan A.E. ship on the old Titan A.E. site forum back in 2000. Name intriged me since. So, this name is 13 years old. Whoever named that ship Tango Avenger - GIVE THAT GUY A BEER! =3
My shuttles are:
11.) U.S.S. Chronos Trigger (Aeon Timeship) N.C.V.-93605-Z
NAME REFERENCE: Chrono's Trigger game.
12.) U.S.S. Jupiter-2 (Danube Runabout) N.C.C.-980403-C
NAME REFERENCE: Again, "Lost In Space" film.
I got other names of famous sci-fi ships that I'm saving up for future ships.
That's about it.
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Light Cruiser: USS Cullompton - Named for the town where I live, about 12.5 miles north of Exeter, UK
Cruiser: USS Persephone - Zeus' daughter and a great name for a ship of any kind in my opinion
Heavy Escort: USS Cornwall - back to a south west UK theme like my first ship
Support Cruiser (Ambassador Class): USS Bristol - another SW UK name
and my current ship is an Exploration Cruiser: USS Eisenhorn - named for the Imperial Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn from the Warhammer 40K universe who was the main character in the Eisenhorn trilogy if novels by Dan Abnett.
My second char is a Vulcan Science Officer and I have more of a back story for her, basically joined starfleet to persue a scientific career despite being offered a prestigious position at the Vulcan science academy and defying her parents wishes and traditions in doing so. I plan to name the ships she commands after either notable people from history (mainly science or literature) or female names that would suit a science vessel.
Just started this character so am still commanding a tier 1 ship:
Oberth Class: USS Daphne - named for the naiad who Apollo fell in love with, fits a small science vessel as well imo
There was a Starfleet ship of that name in the DS9 manual and i always thought its a cool name. It also was the name of a privateer-/pirateship in a novel of wich the name escapes me at the moment.
There ar only 2 other ships i fly somewhat regulary.
First is a Steamrunner class ship called Bladerunner in honor of the movie and the runner part of the name.
The secons is a Odyssey Science Cruiser called Mnemosyne for the the godess of memories.
Other ships i have include the Tabula Rasa (MVAM Prometheus), Styx (Armitage), Eclipse (Galaxy R), Nebuchadnezzar (Regent), Fourty Thieves (fleet Defiant)
Looking forward to buy the fleet Aquarius. Ill name it CRM-114 (Combat Recon module 114)
Insiders know what this name refers to
Defiant class
It cloaks... it kills... that's why.
U.S.S. Casino Royale
D'Kora
I hold dabo nights there, that's why.
U.S.S. Hindenburg
Ambassador class
I pulled this one out of its box to test it. I went one PvP round and it crashed and burned. That's why.
Science (main), named after Michigan things:
Michigan Cherry (also the captain's name in City of Heroes [R.I.P.])
Sleeping Bear
Lake Huron
Tahquamenon
Manitou (Runabout)
Isle Royale
Sleeping Bear (again--current)
Tactical, named after cryptids:
Yeti
Chupacabra
Kirin (Runabout)
Loch Ness
J'ba Fofi
J'ba Fofi (refit--current)
If I ever unpack her Breen ship, it will be the Jackalope.
Engineer, named after observatories (real and in-universe):
Hubble
Argus
Mauna Loa
Amargosa
Xiangfen (Runabout)
Atacama (current)
Mauna Kea (planned Fleet ship name)
And I'll let you figure out the theme for my Klingon engineer:
Ko'Nepag
NIchal (shuttle)
Ta'Qey
Du'an (current)
Ann Manistee Traverse - Human Science ~~ Oken Miquat - Saurian Tactical
Exin Jor - Joined Trill Engineer ~~ Vartox - Romulan Science
Dn'Dok, son of Ladok - Klingon/Romulan Engineer ~~ Mosa M'ren-faa - Ferasan Tactical
Krushan Twinn - Orion Science
1. Yakutsk - One of the coldest cities on Earth. Has Breen set on it. Get it?
2. Mixcoatl - Mesoamerican god of the hunt. Because it's an escort that hunts wascally Womulans.
3. Gamete- Because I didn't think that I could have gotten away with using "Sperm Cell" since that's what the Hope and Horizon looks like mixed up.
4. Some random Klingon ship name that I didn't pay attention to since there's no need to invest yourself in the KDF beyond finding the good sectors to maraud in.
As for why, well I intend to take them everywhere
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It doesnt sound original, but Luke Minhere has been a staple character of mine for two decades. He was called the Black Wolf by an administrator on another game, over ten years ago, and thus it only fits that any group he has run is The Wolfpack, or simpley, Wolfpack.
If you ever heard the old country song, I Was A Highwayman, it makes me think of Luke. He has been through all of the ages, from UO to A o C, CoH to CO, and now Star Trek Online, not to mention many consol games. His character simply seems to fit any time well, so naturally, Wolfpack follows him.
"I fly a starship, across the universe divide,
and when I reach the other side,
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can,
or perhaps I may become a highwayman again,
or I may simply be a single drop of rain,
but I will remain,
and I'll be back again and again and again......" - Highwayman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lslTWKCKtGQ
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. -Einstein
USS Helmand
USS Sangin
USS Basra
Crusiers
USS Resolution
USS Nottingham
USS Illustrious
Science
USS Helios
USS Corona
so you can see the themes ive got going on :cool:
also have a bird of prey called IKS Jaghl'a on my klink char, Jaghla' being klingon for 'enemy' ...i think
My first redside ship was called the Nga'Chuq pIn'a'... I'll let you translate that one yourselves if you feel so inclined.
Blueside (when I still played blueside), my ships follow a common theme. There's the Sobieski, the Kosciuszko, the Pilsudski, the Husaria, and a few others I can't quite recall. All heroes or elements of Polish military history.
IKS Norgh'a'Qun: a norgh is an acquatic predator much like a shark. The 'a'-suffix indicates greatness in the attached noun. "Qun" is the Klingon word for god. So "Norgh'a'Qun" means either "Great shark god" or "God of sharks."
All the other ships belonging to my two mains are variations on the theme. I like sharks.
My Fed Sci's ships are all named after my favorite sci-fi authors: USS Larry Niven, USS Douglas Adams, USS Robert Heinlein etc. and their registry numbers refence their name sake in some way - i.e. USS Ray Bradbury NCC-(100)471-F.
My Fed Eng started naming his ships after Space Shuttle orbiters, but there were only five besides the Enterprise, so I'll have to get creative when I get him to VA.
My KDF Tac's ships are named for Klingon birds; currently he drives the Pach raptor IKS Cha'bIp named for a type of bird noted for its speed.
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my Chimera Class Destroyer is named U.S.S. Tostausu, (Vulcan for executioner).
I have not confimed this with an actual Vulcan, but have a call in to Leonard Nimoy.;)
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Fleet Patrol Escort: USS Crusader- Medieval history
Mirror Patrol Escort: ISS Trajan- Roman General and Emperor
Mirror Star Cruiser: ISS Alexander- Macedonian king who conquered the Persian Empire
Mirror Assault Cruiser: USS Repulse- British battlecruiser
Support Cruiser: USS Agincourt- Famous medieval battle
Danube class runabout: USS Flying Deathtrap
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Here's the history behind them all...
Main (science)--Berat, Cardassian exchange officer, dual-commissioned as a gul and a Starfleet captain
All of his ships have a Cardassian-related name.
U.S.S. Akellen Macet (Vesta): Named for Gul Akellen Macet, a gul whose characterization I much prefer from the novels, and I ignore his being made into a semi-villain in STO. In the novels, he is one of the first Cardassians with whom Starfleet and Bajoran officers establish a real partnership post-Dominion War, and Macet plays an instrumental role in the parasite crisis. Unfortunately he was pretty much dropped from the Treklit novels not long after that.
U.S.S. Sherouk (RSV): With the blessing of Starfleet, named for his former (and since decommissioned) command in the Cardassian Defense Force. Also happens to be a place located somewhere in the Middle East, but that was not the intention when I came up with the name. Recently had to give this one up for a Vesta, and while I love the Vesta, I will always miss this beauty.
C.D.S. Tekeny Ghemor (Galor): In-game it obviously has a Federation registry, but I always imagine it as Berat's current command in the Cardassian Guard, when he gets the opportunity to return the favor Starfleet did for him, and host a number of Starfleet officers (the BOFFs
U.S.S. Zerayd (Peregrine): Named for a Cardassian bird of prey (in my fics).
U.S.S. Shalok (Danube): I made up the name of a river on Cardassia for that.
Secondary (Engineering) Rraeit Nirria, Caitian.
U.S.S. Le-Matya (Vesta): I wanted something "cat-themed," but I also felt that Starfleet even on the show has a dearth of alien ship names in spite of the diversity Starfleet claims to have and the appreciation of its member worlds. So I named the ship after a Vulcan felinoid.
U.S.S. Dawn (Mirror Assault Cruiser): Repainted and rechristened as a Starfleet vessel. The name of the Dawn was actually the game's suggestion--and it fit, because I was looking for something redemption-themed!
U.S.S. Serval (think this one is a Peregrine fighter): I decided to break with the bird-of-prey theme for the Peregrines, and choose a smaller felinoid for this one.
U.S.S. Tallahatchie (Danube): Named for a river in Alabama.
Tertiary (science)--Alexei (Alyosha) Ivanovich Strannik, Devidian found on Earth and raised (sort of) human. Appears in human form.
U.S.S. Chin'toka: Named for a significant Dominion War battle. Alyosha will keep both an escort (the Chin'toka) and a Vesta. The escort is thus named because he graduated right into the Dominion War and he lost a lot of his graduating class in battle. (Yes, Alyosha cares about his crew and classmates, and no, they are NOT the MRE's. He has a device that supplies him with artificial neural energy he's able to live off of.)
U.S.S. Chalcedon (Vesta): This ship has a name with personal meaning to Alyosha in a completely different way from the Chin'toka. It relates instead to his faith (Alyosha is Russian Orthodox). The Chalcedon is named for the place where the ecumenical Council of Chalcedon took place.
Last character (tactical--KDF)--Jesror Krantak, Nausicaan
I.K.S. Fugh'li: I don't like the KDF. I have this character solely to farm dilithium. Hence I didn't even bother with "real" Klingon, and without further comment, let's just say the name should make my opinion perfectly clear.
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For my only character so far, I've named my Miranda-class light cruiser the U.S.S. Da Vinci. I thought it only fitting that an Engineer character would pilot a starship named after one of the quirkiest engineers in history. I like the name enough that I might use it for one of my later ships, although right now I'm going over a whole host of possible names for my eventual Excalibur or Ambassador class...