Thrawn's Revenge

Off Topic => Star Wars Discussion => Topic started by: Novantis on May 16, 2012, 07:24:47 PM

Title: Fighter Names?
Post by: Novantis on May 16, 2012, 07:24:47 PM

So if the Republic's alphabet was the Aurabesh, then how would they know that their fighters resembled English letters? Food for thought...

Title: Re: Fighter Names?
Post by: Corey on May 16, 2012, 07:53:57 PM

I brought this up in the staff chat about a week ago and Zer got angry with me.

Title: Re: Fighter Names?
Post by: Lord Xizer on May 16, 2012, 08:38:03 PM

Magic?

Title: Re: Fighter Names?
Post by: Slornie on May 17, 2012, 08:08:37 AM

*cough* High Galactic Alphabet (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/High_Galactic_alphabet).

Title: Re: Fighter Names?
Post by: Lord Xizer on May 17, 2012, 02:58:02 PM

Well here's a theory. The A,X,B,K, Y and V wings could be named not for their shape but for some other characteristic.
 For instance, B wing probably stands for BOMBER
V for velocity
X for the way the targeting system is represented(I.E. the crosshairs)
(I don't have a clue for the rest but that could be why they are called by those names. it may have nothing to do with the alphabet)

Title: Re: Fighter Names?
Post by: Novantis on May 17, 2012, 09:29:57 PM

Its funny I just remembered that Obi-Wan had a line in episode III where he said that it was time for "plan B". Another weird occurrence.  :P

Title: Re: Fighter Names?
Post by: Novantis on May 17, 2012, 09:30:39 PM

Quote from: Slornie on May 17, 2012, 08:08:37 AM

*cough* High Galactic Alphabet (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/High_Galactic_alphabet).

Right... forgot about that  :P

Title: Re: Fighter Names?
Post by: Corey on May 17, 2012, 09:35:58 PM

So it's in the alphabet of the Galactic Bourgeoisie?

Title: Re: Fighter Names?
Post by: Novantis on May 17, 2012, 09:44:29 PM

Quote from: Corey on May 17, 2012, 09:35:58 PM

So it's in the alphabet of the Galactic Bourgeoisie?

Apparently  :-\

Title: Re: Fighter Names?
Post by: Novantis on May 17, 2012, 09:48:51 PM

On a similar note, I found an interesting (by interesting I mean funny   =D) thread on Star Wars inconsistencies: http://nightly.net/topic/114-the-official-star-wars-give-me-any-inconsistency-and-ill-explain-it-away-thread/

Seems Legit...  ;)

Title: Re: Fighter Names?
Post by: Lord Xizer on May 18, 2012, 02:40:45 PM

I see they speak the universal common tongue...English!