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Origins of HS Names
This is the edited and revised list of HeroScape name origins. Thanks to everybody who made contributions in this thread and elsewhere.
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Last edited by mvblair; April 16th, 2008 at 11:01 AM. Reason: Added some things 4/16/2008 |
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Welcome to 'Scapers.
While never giving much thought to the names, some seem like scabble pieces thrown on a table and put together in order of landing, your research is interesting. A small piece of me wonders what the naming process involves. Again, Welcome |
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Kyrie = Valkyrie, you know from Valhalla?
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What an awesome first post! Welcome to the boards mvblair. I think that as long as you present coherent messages here no one is going to flame you.
Several unit names have been assigned by Hasbro as nods to folks that have worked on the game itself. The Knights of Weston, Saylind, Nerak, and Sir Hawthorne come to mind. I'm sure that there are others that fall into that category too. And the great thing about this community is that someone is going to come along shortly with a huge amount of this information codified into one useful post. Cheers, markwars |
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Welcome to the boards, mvblair!
On behalf of our well-named and flame retardant community I extend to you a laurel and a hearty handshake. ~Aldin, NOT short for Aladdin He either fears his fate too much or his desserts are small That dares not put it to the touch to gain or lose it all ~James Graham |
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Welcome, mvblair, hope find it warm and inviting here, ~Cupid, who really likes to copy off of others, Cheers My mind is the Pink Zippo that sits on top of a pack of Camel Wides. |
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Re: Origins of HS Names
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Welcome to Heroscapers.com! Now, I don't know where you got the idea that anyone is out to flame 1st time posters. I like to think this community is very welcoming to new members. Ture, some of the long time members don't like it when new members are rude (some here consider poor writing due to laziness to be rude,) or demanding, or for asking questions without looking at any of the stickies or the FAQ. But your post it quite interesting! Name origins is one of my favorite subjects. Quote:
I'm pretty sure that Charo wasn't the inspiration for Charos! I mean, he's a King, not a Queen. Charon is the name of the ferrryman from Greek mythology who transported souls across the River Styx to the underworld, the land of the dead, but that doesn't really seem to fit Charos at all, so there must be some other inspiration... (Mark this one for further study.) Quote:
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Let's leave that "A" on there and we can easily relate them to Anubis... He was the jackal headed god of the Dead in Eqyptian mythology. I would say that Khosumet resembles Anubis even more than the Wolves, but I guess they are his underlings, thus "Anubian" wolves. Quote:
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Wow, great first post/thread.
I would like to add my own contribution to the cause: Microcorp Agents: In Risk 2210 (a game desirned by Craig, HS designer) one of the underwater colonies is named Microcorp. Oh, & so you won't feel left out, here's your first "flame" :P |
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Re: Origins of HS Names
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Seriously, did half of these actually require "research"? And half the rest are some of the biggest stretches I've ever seen. Charo? What is wrong with you? Why in the world would it irritate you/anyone that the names of some Heroscape figures just happen to be similar to real life names? *GASP* How dare Hasbro take ideas from real life! Especially any of Einar's troops, as, if you hadn't noticed, he's the historical general. So what if his guys come from real life? And if this is Heroscape, the Battle for All Time, why the heck would it bother you that someone like the 4th Mass., who were instrumental at Bunker Hill bother you? Were they not heroes enough for you?! [/rant] Arena of the Valkyire - Help create Heroscape's next Master Set! Trade List C3V Brainstorm never not funny Pepperony - 14/09/13 |
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Aubrien Archers for one of the daughters (Aubrey) |
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Hey Necroblade...chill out it's a first post and IMHO a very good first post. He did say some of the ideas were a stretch, and I do not recall a statement that he was irrated by the 4th Mass. Just Sudema. I’m pretty sure he just investigated to see if there was a 4th Regiment in history or if Hasbro made up the number. And i'm also sure that Charo was ment as a :P Mvblair Medusa of mythology was from Earth mythology and Sudema is from Feyland, therefore they could not use Medusa directly because that would contradict the storyline behind the character. Instead the loosly based her on Meduas and used a acronym to name her. IMHO…brilliant C3V Current Broadcast 4/29/2015 C3V Testimonial from " Easily the best quality classic customs I have ever seen" MY MINIATURE COLLECTION -- NEW VALHALLA |
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