[spoiler]*A Wild Gringo has appeared*[/spoiler]
So if you haven't seen, Bungie makes a lot of strange weapon names and descriptions. Here are the explanations for some.
Badger CCL is "Badger Couldn't Care Less".
LDR 5001 is "Long Distance Relationship" plus "five hundred and 1" is just outside the average restraining order.
Telesto- Telesto is actually a moon of Saturn. The weapon was formed from a remnant of the Reef's weapon, the Harbringers. They were used against the Hive during the Battle at Saturn's Rings and destroyed Telesto in the process.
No Land Beyond- A Quote by a WWII Russian sniper
Gjallahorn- In Norse Mythology, the Gjallahorn was a horn blown to signal the beginning of the end of the world.
Another NitC- "Another Nail in the Coffin"
TFWPKY 1969- "The Fall Will Probably Kill You..."- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, made in 1969. The quote is completed with "..., but if that doesn't, the bullets surely will."
The Trolly Problem- A moral experiment of which you stand by and let more people get killed or go out of your way and only get one person killed.
Two to the Morgue- "They put one of ours in the hospital, we send one of theirs to the morgue."- The Untouchables [spoiler][quote]Two To The Morgue could have a different reference as well, judging by the flavor text "[i]you know the old saying[/i]"
The saying has several variations of course, but the one I believe it means is "When you seek revenge, first dig two graves".[/quote]- TheFishE77[/spoiler]
123 Syzygy- A reference to an astronomical phenomenon where celestial bodies align. Also it is a catastrophic event detailed in the Books of Sorrow.
The Devil You Know/ The Devil You Don't- "The Devil You Know is better than the Devil You Don't."
Against All Odds- The description is "Threat assessment calculates your odds of survival at 3,721:1...unless you pull this trigger." In The Empire Strikes Back, C3P0 says "Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately three thousand seven hundred and twenty to one."
Time On Target: TOT is a military term which means to fire all artillery at one target, at one time.
One Way Trip 000- 000 is Australia's "911". This means you're going to the hospital and not coming back.
Zero Point LotP- "Life of the Party!"
Up The Ante- A Poker reference. In the old days revolvers were common ways to settle gambling disputes, as this is a Handcannon.
Pax Totalus EPR8- Latin for "Total Peace". Which isn't a fitting name for something created for murder.
One/One Synesthete- Synesthete is when the brain connects two unconnected stimuli. Like you hear your car honk and think of the sweet taste of Maple Syrup
1000 Yard Stare- A blank stare a vet gets after experiencing emotionally traumatic events. (Insane1rish)
The Ram- A reference to a Dr. Who creature who was Ramlike and made people worship him.
Loner.Rebel-From Peewee's Big Adventure. "You don't want to get mixed up with a guy like me. I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel."
Loner, Dottie, rebel -> Loner Dot Rebel -> Loner.Rebel (Lootcifer)
Up For Anything- Its description, "Risk is its own reward" is a reference to Swiss Linguist, Ferdinand de Saussure. He was quoted saying, "Risk-taking brings its own reward: it keeps a continual agitation alive on the heart." This would tie into the name as, no matter what you do, you will gain purpose from it.
Zombie Apocalypse WF47- The WF seems to stand for "Wichita Falls", where a large Zombie Crawl takes place annually. I can't seem to find where the 47 comes in.
Eyasluna- Latin for "Hawk Moon." (Or Baby/Little Hawk Moon. I am getting conflicting responses)-PandaTaco, Powershelf, etc.
Hawksaw- A reference to Seattle Seahawks. Bungie has stated that they love the Seahawks (They are based in Washington) to the point where the Sunbreaker Hammer looks like a Seahawk (yes, they admitted this). The description, "A Northwestrly wind is blowing." Is an obvious remark that the Seahawks come from the American Southwest.
Hereafter- The description, "Huddled at the mountain's base, we had no choice but to beat our ploughshares into swords once more." is a reference to a part of The Bible, where farmers have to "Beat their ploughshares into swords" (meaning use their farming equipment as weapons for defense)
BTRD-345- "Be The Real Deal". Do that and you'll be "better than the rest." -KingGenius777
Apple of Discord- A reference to the Snow White tail. The name is representative of the magic apple Maleficent gave to Mrs. White. The description, "For the farest" is a reference to the fact that that Snow White was "farer" (prettier) of the two, and the apple was intentioned for her.
It seconds as the Apple of Discord from a Greek Myth. The story went that Eris (The goddess of Discord, not the Destiny character) had a contest to see which goddess was the most fare. Because she was the goddess of discord, or conflict, the threw the prize, The Apple of Discord, into the group causing a dispute between the Goddesses over who won which eventually led to the Trojan War.
Shadow Price- A Shadow Price is when an object has more value than originally apparent.-c111whelan999
Red Death- A reference to Edgar Allen Poe's [i]The Masque of The Red Death[/i] where a plague manifests itself as a living being to kill a noble and his staff.-Kongu2525
[b]also[/b]
in the novel [i]The Shining[/i], the idea of the "Red Death" from Edgar Allen Poe was actually planted in the main character's mind which showed that he was going insane. The phrase [i]"The Red Death held sway over all!"[/i] cropped up during his periods of insanity frequently.- Rickylumic 77
MIDA Multitool- MIDA: Martian Interplanetary Defense Alliance: Multi-Tool.
If bungie is sticking to it's Halo roots with the U.E.S.C Marathon.
Jade Rabbit- Several cultures have recognized a "Rabbit on the moon". The Chinese version, the Jade Rabbit, was seen pounding a mortar and pestle, creating the elixir of life which makes their gods immortal.-H111xPower
Three Little Words- a reference to the King Lionidas (Spartan King) statue. On the statue are three words "Come and take", which is rumored to be the King's response to the Persians demand that the Spartans lay down their weapons.- The Breezy Bree
Monte Carlo- Monte Carlo is a city in Monaco (south of France). It is a lush city based on gambling, and the name "Monte Carlo" has become "an international byword for the extravagant display and reckless dispersal of wealth"
The Comedian- A reference to the DC character, The Comedian, a member of the Watchmen group who carried around his lucky shotgun.- TheBrownieD2W
EVERY OMOLON WEAPON- Powershield
[spoiler]Thesan (Thesan FR4) was the Estruscan God of the dawn and divinity. The Flavour text pints this out:
"Hasten the DAWN with the new Omolon Thesan FR4."
Eirene (Eirene RR4) was the Greek god of peace and Spring. The flavour text says
"A new Golden age is on the horizon. With the Omolon Eirene RR4, you'll be the first to see it coming."
This, I believe, is saying about how a golden age means PEACE, and comes around like the season of Spring.
The Kumakatok (Kumakatok HC4) were basically 3 Philippine Grim reapers who knocked on your door and brought bad omens. This is referenced in the flavour text:
"When the Omolon Kumakatok HC4 comes KNOCKING, even the Darkness locks its doors."
Uffern (Uffern HC4) is Welsh for hell, as referenced in the flavour text:
"Omolon's Uffern HC4 sentences the City's enemies to BURN"
Susanoo it may make more sense to say it is Japanese as well as it being the Shinto God of storms and water. Flavour text says:
The fearsome STORMS of today become the healing WATERS of tomorrow.
Cocytus (Cocytus SR4) is the river of wailing and one of the 5 that surround the Greek underworld. Flavour text says:
"The Omolon Cocytus SR4 will DROWN your enemies in a RIVER of pain.
Tuonela (Tuonela SR4) is a Finnish hell. The flavour text says:
"Hell will freeze over before the Omolon Tuonela SR4 will fail you."
This is referencing how Tuonela is a hell yet Finalnd is very cold, hence it freezing over.
Uzume (Uzume RR4) is the Shinto God of revelry and the dawn.
They've already used dawn with the Thesan so they kinda just winged this one with the flavour text.
Tlaloc (Tlaloc) was a very important Aztec God, hence its exotic status-the supreme God of the rain and storms. The Flavour text says:
"Release the STORM. Hold nothing back."
So, now I've done all of the year 2 Omolon weapons. Does it stop there? No! The year 1 bikes follow the same pattern, but there are no special Flavour texts here.
Helios (Helios SR4) was the Greek personification of the Sun.
The Yamaduta (Bronzed Yamaduta SR4/Primed Yamaduta S4) are Hindu messengers of death, basically Grim Reapers again.
Eos (Silvered Eos SR4) is the Greek personification of the dawn.
Sorg (Painted Sorg SR5) sadly, draws up a blank. However, it could be an abbreviation is Sorginak, assistants to the goddess Mari or witches in Basque mythology.
Abaddon (Painted Abaddon SR5) is either a Hebrew Bible bottomless pit, or the name of an angel from the Bible who controls a swarm of locusts.
Kin (Silvered Kin SR5) also shows nothing but is probably short for Ah Kin, a Mayan Sun-God.[/spoiler]
Sorry but we ran out of room
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2 RepliesFabian Strategy named for the Roman General Fabian and his strategy of just following Hannibal around like a mosquito but never challenging him to open combat.
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This right here is why they had a $500 mil budget for the game. [spoiler]Totally worth it.[/spoiler]
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4 RepliesTime on Target also means the exact time in which an Airborne Assault will hit the drop zone. It doesn't mean whatever you said about artillery.
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good job! here's an ultra bump!
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Fabian Strategy: "Wait for enemy to make a mistake. Die. Stand by for Ghost Resurrection. Repeat as necessary." Both are direct links to the real Fabian Strategy, which targets the morale, supplies and strength of the enemy through skirmishes and small scale battles, wearing down the enemy.
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5 RepliesEdited by SaintSamMills51: 8/7/2016 5:36:40 AMI just thought of one. Ace of Spades. Ace of Spades is also known as the Death Card. Jabberhakke is a reference to the Jabberwocky, a horrible monster that was referenced in Alice in Wonderland. It's a portmanteau of Hakke, the weapons manufacturer from the game, and the monster. I'm done
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Mida was a reference for marathon.
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Awesome post great read
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3 RepliesSomeone reply please, i wanna check this out later
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3 RepliesTuonela SR4 - translates to "Underworld" in Finnish. Hell will freeze over before the Omolon Tuonela SR4 fails you.
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Edited by shallowdegree72: 8/7/2016 5:42:47 PMI don't know if everything you wrote was right but it was an interesting read, the first of its kind if I may say so myself. This is probably one of the best threads I've read on here. Good job dude.
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Mine?
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I thought I'd give Bnet another shot after abandoning it long ago, threads like these are neat, thanks for that!
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7 RepliesEdited by Wicked: 8/7/2016 1:16:47 PM'Time on Target' doesn't mean to fire all artillery to one spot. It's the time fire control gives to the radio operator, letting them know when the artillery will impact the designated target. That artillery could be mortars, cannons, rockets, missiles, naval guns, etc etc..
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Bump.
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3 RepliesYeah your hawksaw one is wrong. It's a Shakespeare reference. I can't directly quote it off the top of my head but it's something about when a northwesterly wind is blowing not being able to distinguish a hawk from saw
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1 ReplyApple of discord has nothing to do with snow white, it is solely Greek mythology. Cocytus is named after a river in the underworld in Greco-Roman mythology. Not after a god. All Omolon weapons are named after mythological deities or other things from mythologies. A baby hawk is called an eyas. Eyasluna is therefore literally baby hawkmoon. Mythoclast is a destroyer of myths. Thus, Vex mythoclast is a destroyer of Vex mythology, which is based on their control of time and referenced by the infinite loop in the flavor text. A reflection sum is a method used in spectroscopy in which millions of tiny individually unimportant sections are analyzed and compiled, thus discovering imperfections that would not normally be visible. A graviton is a hypothetical particle of gravitational energy, thus graviton forfeit is a momentary giving up of gravity.
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This is awesome, thanks.
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3 RepliesEdited by ManBlaster: 8/7/2016 3:43:06 PMAll of omolon's weapons have dark/gothic/mytholgical meanings.(how fitting to see their finest weapon found via dead orbit). Kumakatok is a reference to a group of 3 people in hooded robes that would knock on peoples doors as a sign of ill omen often when a person at the residence was ill. [spoiler]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumakatok[/spoiler] Tounela is a Finnish realm of the dead or underworld [spoiler]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuonela[/spoiler] Uffern is a welsh word for 'Hell' [spoiler]http://mymemory.translated.net/en/Welsh/English/uffern-dan[/spoiler] Eirene greek goddess of peace [spoiler]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eirene_(goddess)[/spoiler] Cocytus is actually a river that connects to the river Styx in greek mythos if you haven't figured it by now I've looked these up on Wikiapedia. also Hakke weapons are named after military leaders/heros/rebels and seemingly women of power and importance it would seem. Suros...is like the car dealership of gun makers... stylish names with 3 advertised slogan words for each model.
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[quote]Gjallahorn- In Norse Mythology, the Gjallahorn was a horn blown to signal the beginning of the end of the world.[/quote] Well, that explains everything.
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1 ReplyGood post however the bible says beat swords into plowshares . Saluted non the less!
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Edited by EdeTheGod: 8/7/2016 3:40:03 PMThe Black Spindle is a really interesting name. The Daughters of Oryx are called The Weaver and The Unraveller and those are brands for the Totems at the beginning of Kings Fall. The flavour text says something like 'not a hammer.' Which is a reference to The Black Hammer from Y1 Crotas End. And it goes on to say something like 'for The Weaver and The Unraveller a spindle...' It's cool as -blam!- but who knew about the Daughters enough to name a weapon to counter them? Eris? Toland? Edit: It isn't the flavour text but the grimoire card.
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6 RepliesI think the flavour text for Hereafter probably refers to the H. P. Lovecraft story Dunwich Horror...
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1 ReplyLyudmila - Known as Lady Death, from the Ukranian Soviet, she was the most successful female snipers with 309 kills.
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He I still have my loner.rebel and I love peewee
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Edited by Ketch of the Day: 8/19/2016 4:01:13 AMThis is amazing. Anyone else think the Eris thing is intentional? And i am so happy someone else saw the RAM Easter egg... i'm not alone...