Star*Soldier Gloss: Page 16 (August 28, 2008)

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Long Live the Confederation!
This is the Star*Soldier gloss for the fourth pilots page:
CONCEPT: See the [post=359832]previous post[/post]!

REFERENCES-
  • "Bobcat" - A type of Earth wild cat.
  • "laq" - Alternate honorific from False Colors.
  • "Pak Ma'hran" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant.
  • "Moof" - Originally Ernest Gibson from the Secret Ops fiction.
  • "Gallagher" - Trelane, from the Wing Commander community.
  • "Christopher 'Warlord' Dybbuk" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
  • "Randall 'Rattler' Russell" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
  • "Johnathan 'Ogre' Crane" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
  • "Cataclysm" - See, because he's a cat.
  • "Etienne 'Doomsday' Montclaire" - Main character introduced in Secret Missions 2
  • "Sutaghi" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action
  • "Thrak’hmar" - Modification of Trak'hmar, a moon from Voices of War and a destroyer from the WC:CCG.
  • "Thundering Anger" - Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG
  • "Storm Bringer" - Paktahn squadron from the WC:CCG
  • "Kilra'k Demon" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG
  • "Khodran 'The Fang' nar Jatargk" - Derived from Khajja "The Fang" nar Jatargk, Wing Commander I ace
  • "Milford 'Bookworm' Wattley - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
  • "Brad" - This actuall was an in-joke: the IRC group has a running gag about how you tell everyone that 'Brad broke up with you' when you want to eat an entire unit of ice cream.
  • "Fat Lady" - Originally Harlan Elliot from the Terran Confederation Handbook KIA list
  • "Singer" - When the fat lady *sings*? Eh? Eh? Aw.
  • "Kabaka Warrior" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG
  • "Gmarktu" - System near Kilrah mentioned in End Run
  • "Wendy 'Redline' Akers" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
  • "Ranger" - Originally Mike "Ranger" Unknown from the Super Wing Commander introduction
  • "Monkey Boy" - That's what they call us!
  • "Tsahl" - A Kilrathi clan name from the Wing Commander III novelization (Vurrig nar Tsahl)
  • "Baron Ragitagha" - A new head for one of the noble clans introduced in Fleet Action
  • "M'nress" - Similar to M'ress, Star Trek: TAS' resident Kilrathzinticaitian. Also, similar in modification to those Babylon 5 Kilrathi words on the WCU map.
  • "Steel Death" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG
  • "Caxki" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action
  • "Bhurak 'Starkiller' nar Caxki" - Kilrathi ace from Wing Commander I
  • "Lyndon" - Hey, hey, LBJ...
  • "Kramm" - First name which originally belonged to Deathfang, an unused Wing Commander III ace.
  • "Battle Brother" - Paktahn squadron from the WC:CCG.
  • "Ralph" - Originally Farrell Malph from the Confederation Handbook KIA list. I also like that it no longer makes any sense with the name.
  • "Clarkson" - Kelly again, maybe.
  • "Fang" - Originally Khajja "The Fang" from Wing Commander I.
  • "S'thran-Pak" - Epsilon Sector, Antares Quadrant
  • "K'M'tlee" - Trk'Pahn Sector, H'hriss Quadrant
  • "Lightning Strike" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG
  • "K'za T'qal" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u Caxki Quadrant
  • "Vengeance" - Originally Krulan nar Ragitagha from Wing Commander Academy.
  • "Qarg" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action.
  • "Wade 'Kingpin' Swanson" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
  • "Lane 'Viking' Boyd" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
  • "S.E. 'Broadway' Sarasin" - Pilot mentioned in the 'awards' blurb in Claw Marks.
  • "David" - My father's name.
  • "Cueball" - Originally Kendal Kendrick from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
  • "K'ta Mek" - Epsilon Sector, Antares Quadrant
  • "Ice Wind" - Originally a (KIA) pilot onboard the Tarawa in End Run.
  • "Vruskt 'Rogue' nar Sihkag" - WC:CCG pilot card
  • "Dor-Chak" - Kilrathi word meaning striking bird and also a type of rifle. From the Confederation Handbook.
  • "K'k-Tahn" - Epsilon Sector, Antares Quadrant
  • "Oargth" - System mentioned in End Run.
  • "Angela 'Veil' Hendrick" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
  • "Vanguard" - Originally a KIA pilot mentioned in a Wing Commander Prophecy losing endgame.
  • "Ki'ra" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action.
  • "Janguar" - Terran wild cat.
  • "dai" - Alternate honorific introduced in False Colors.
  • "Shata" - Race conquered by the Kilrathi early on, mentioned in Action Stations.
  • "Nargrast" - Kilrathi word for one of their hells, also the name of a moon in False Colors.
  • "Volles" - Kilrathi clan introduced in False Colors (Ghradhark nar Volles)
  • "Nancy" - My mother's name.
  • "Crossbones" - Originally Markham Colt from Special Operations 2.
  • "Brands" - A college history teacher.
  • "Yuri 'Warlock' Ivanchenkov" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
  • "Tiger" - Terran wild cat
  • "Ragitagha" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action. Note the lack of 'nar'.
  • "Star Pouncer" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG
  • "Savage Fury" - Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG
  • "Strike King" - TCS Lexington pilot from the Wing Commander IV novelization.
  • "Furfighter" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG
  • "vigrid" - System first introduced in The Secret Missions.
  • "Laser Fang" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG.
  • "H'rekkah" - System first introduced in Wing Commander Prophecy.
  • "Metailurini" - Terran wild cat.
  • "Tal'q" - System first introduced in the ICIS Manual.
  • "Khitz 'Skitz' nar Ki'ra" - WC:CCG pilot card.
  • "Xenosmilu" - Terran wild cat.
  • "Waxman" - One of the background pilots from the original Wing Commander.
  • "Lawrence" - D.H. Lawrence (Sons and Lovers, Women in Love, etc.)
  • "Slaveholder" - We were asked to remove some of the nastier Kilrathi bot names since the game was 'E for Everyone'... but not this one.
  • "T'Rel ~~~" - Epsilon Sector, Sa'Kahn Quadrant
  • "Flame" - Originally a TCS Tarawa pilot from End Run (KIA)
  • "Hillman" - Bob Hillman, rockin' folk musician.
  • "Tiger" - Originally Tom Vale's wingman from the Wing Commander IV novelization.
  • "Garriott" - After Richard and Robert Garriott, founders of Origin Systems.
  • "Baron Kur'u'tak" - A new leader for one of the noble clans introduced in Fleet Action.
  • "Khulragh" - Alternate spelling of Kulrag, a clan from Wing Commander Academy (used here as a first name!)
  • "Sharm" - Kilrathi system where Paladin hid in Special Operations 1.
  • "Bokoth" - Derived from Bokoth nar Kiranka, from the Wing Commander movie novelization.
  • "Sivar's Honored Warrior" - Derived from a Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG (Sivar's Honored Hrai).
  • "Baragh" - One of the systems near Kilrah in End Run.
  • "Griffin" - Originally Hunter's rio at the start of Fleet Action.
  • "Qhargha 'Baron Sihkag' nar Sihkag" - Uh oh, he shouldn't be there. That's an error.
  • "Crimson Birha" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG.
  • "Terragon" - One of the star systems from Wing Commander Armada's "gauntlet" mode.
  • "Kodkod" - Terran wild cat.
  • "Som'mers" - Clan introduced in the Kilrathi Saga manual (Bhuk nar Som'mers) which clearly refers to the great Anthony Sommers, Wing Commander programmer.
  • "Ski" - Originally "Ski" Glazowski, a technician from the Wing Commander III novelization.
  • "Carter" - Doctor Carter, from ER!
  • "Blood Most Noble" - Bloodfang squadron from the WC:CCG.
  • "K'sK'taq" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
  • "Blooded Claw" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG.
  • "K'sthak" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
  • "Chris 'Falcon' Cummings" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
  • "Ingraya" - Kilrathi system mentioned in Action Stations.
  • "Jack 'BoomBoom' Kabeli" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
  • "Gilkarg" - Derived from Gilkarg nar Kiranka, Thrakhath's father (named for the first time in the Kilrathi Saga manual).
  • "Darkpride" - Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG.
  • "Asgard" - System from the original Claw Marks Vega Sector map.
  • "Morghan" - Kilrathi-ization of 'Morgan'.
  • "Qarg" - I used Qarg a lot... probably because it was the least familiar noble clan before this game.
  • "Downtown" - Originally 'Downtown' Ross from Wing Commander II.
  • "Karl Frank" - A shout out to another alt.games.wing-commander poster.
  • "Goblin" - Originally Kris "Goblin" Pelley, a Wing Commander Prophecy redshirts. One of the rare cases where I used the Prophecy callsign for a different character.
  • "Todd 'Twitch' Gaffney" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
  • "Amanda 'Deadbolt' Carruthers" - WC:CCG pilot card.
  • "Renata 'Comet' Drake" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
  • "Takhar" - Kilrathi word meaning brother of equal rank, introduced in Fleet Action.
  • "B'shras 'Baron Caxki' nar Caxki" - A new leader for the Caxki clan.
  • "Thylacosmilus" - Terran wild cat.
  • "Spider" - Originally Spyder from Wing Commander Prophecy.
  • "Cheryl" - Old girlfriend.
  • "Big Duke" - Originally Big Duke Grecko from End Run (and other novels).
  • "Turtle" - A redshirt from the original Wing Commander's dialogue.
  • "Luke Gilmore" - Double Gilmore Girls reference.
  • "Ivan 'Posse' Krotchevsky" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
  • "Striking-Bird" - Translation of 'Dor-Chak,' from the Confederation Handbook.
  • "Andy 'Wiley' Brunk" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
  • "Kuklext 'Motley' Ragitagha" - WC:CCG pilot card.
  • "Unrepentant Rage" - Sorthak squadron from the WC:CCG.
  • "Kenny 'Hottman' Hott" - Instructor from the Secret Ops fiction.
  • "Bhorgh" - Kilrathi-ization of 'Borg'.
  • "Val" - Clan introduced in False Colors (Akhjer nar Val).
  • "Capp" - Originally a Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt, mentioned in the 'bar scene'.
  • "Barbe" - College professor.
  • "Cheetah" - Terran wild cat.
  • "Paghk" - The system deep in Kilrathi territory visited by the Tarawa in Fleet Action.
  • "Lynx" - Terran wild cat.
  • "Silent Doom" - Strakha squadron from the WC:CCG.
  • "K'vt Tag" - Vukar Tag Sector, K'vt Tag Quadrant
  • "Lisa" - Originally a Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt, mentioned in the 'bar scene'.
  • "Deleon" - Alex Deleon, from 'Exo Squad'.
  • "Grinder" - Originally Camilla Saint James, from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
  • "Chloe Catson" - After a *cat* named *Chloe*.
  • "Lair Master" - Paktahn squadron from the WC:CCG.
  • "Ghoran" - This was a clan created by the Privateer Online, 2nd Attempt world plans. A nar Ghoran character was supposed to be running the Kirankas for some reason.
  • "Chris 'PRofessor' Rankin" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
  • "Monique 'Roulette' LeCroix" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
  • "Schlitterbahn" - Originally Sinjean Brun from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
  • "Rostov" - Star system in Wing Commander I, one-armed bartender in the Wing Commander III novelization.
  • "Jennifer 'Phoenix' Blair" - Make your own story, ladies and gentlemen... Jennifer Blair was Chris' aunt and Phoenix was his original 'concept' callsign for WC2.
  • "Scarab" - Originally a Border Worlds pilot who dies in the Wing Commander IV novelization.
  • "Goran-Pak" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
  • "K'Tkhur M'etrh'Kuru" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
  • "Furball" - Terran slang for Kilrathi.
  • "Valgard" - Star system first seen in The Secret Missions.
  • "David 'Pops' Williford" - TCS Midway redshirt.
  • "Russ 'Rusty' Wilbury" - WC:CCG pilot card.
  • "Zrank 'Longshot' nar Sihkag" - WC:CCG pilot card.
  • "Marbak 'Baron Kiranka' nar Kiranka" - A new leader for the Kiranka clan! Or... well, make your own story.
  • "Charlotte" - A family member.
  • "Axxialla" - Originally Gabriella Carpentinu from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
  • "Randy 'Mule-Skinner' Skinner Jr." - Original R.A. "Mule-Skinner" Skinner from the original Claw Marks. Is this his son?
  • "Silas" - A family member.
  • "Barney" - Originally Morlock Barnes from Milk Run.
  • "Dragster" - Originally Amhar Bagheer from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
  • "Harrison" - Astronaut Harrison Schmidt.
  • "Lieutenant" - Originally Roosevelt Sullivan from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
  • "Radio" - Originally Lieutenant Rollins from Wing Commander III.
  • "Nalga" - From Fleet Action, a terrifying animal from Draga.
  • "Vharr" - Clan introduced in False Colors (Nrallos lan Vharr).
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Original update published on August 28, 2008
 
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Interesting stuff here.

"Flame" - Originally a TCS Tarawa pilot from End Run (KIA)
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That they went through the effort to identify where this callsign comes from (IIRC Bear only mentions it once when recounting pilots who were killed at Kilrah) is really great.

Despite Arena's small scale, the people who produced it have a love of Wing Commander that is simply amazing. It's great to see how seriously they took S*S despite the fact that many people who played Arena have probably not heard of it or even know what WC really is outside of XBLA.

Thanks Gaia!
 
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