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Why is it that all Covenant land-based vehicles have negative names, like Wraith, Ghost, Banshee, Spectre, Shadow, Phantom, etc., while spacefaring ships have holy and good names (Seraph, Truth and Reconciliation , Pious Inquisitor ? Does space represent heaven and land represent hell?

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  • 06.20.2006 2:07 PM PDT
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maybe the covenant thought the "negative" names sounded B.A. it makes the vehicle sound tough??? idunno

  • 06.20.2006 2:09 PM PDT

Halo's a hell of a drug.

Because that's what the humans call them. Of course will give them negative names because they are associated with something negative. I'm sure if you translated what the covie called them, they would be something positive, like Flower Power or something.

  • 06.20.2006 2:10 PM PDT
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lol, right. I just thought because those were all religious names, and that had to do with the Halo Religion, or sumthin like that. Just a comment.

  • 06.20.2006 2:11 PM PDT

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Posted by: aplusjimages
Because that's what the humans call them. Of course will give them negative names because they are associated with something negative. I'm sure if you translated what the covie called them, they would be something positive, like Flower Power or something.


Then why call the fighters Seraphs?

  • 06.20.2006 2:12 PM PDT
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Well all their main land and air vehicles have supernatural or spirtual names to them

  • 06.20.2006 2:13 PM PDT

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Well all their main land and air vehicles have supernatural or spirtual names to them


Really. Seriously?

The question is why are land vehicles "bad" and space vessels "good."

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  • 06.20.2006 2:16 PM PDT
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Well theirs no speculation that their bad or good
Its just a mattter of opinion

  • 06.20.2006 2:22 PM PDT
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The land vehicles are not given "bad" names. The land vehicles are what the Humans called them when they first encountered them, and they stuck (ie: Banshee is called such because it makes a wailing noise). Ships are given "good" names probably because Humanity developed better translation technology before descovering the newer ships (Truth and Reconsiliation, etc.), and those are rough translations of their actual name in Sangheilian (or whatever).

Ground vehicles are named by the Marines, Army, etc. The grunt-soldiers that don't give a sh** what they're supposed to be called. Ships and major landmarks of the Covenant armada are named by the Navy (who have more time to think about what they're called), who deal with intelligence (and probably spend a little time in the Covenant language).

My guess is that the Ghost, Banshee, Spectre, etc. are not their actual names. But Truth and Reconciliation, Unyielding Hiorophate (sp?), etc. is.

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Yea, because the Covenant named their ship Truth and Reconciliation, so the humans could of translated that into the Pink Hippo

  • 06.20.2006 2:34 PM PDT
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Posted by: xXSm00thi3Xx
Well theirs no speculation that their bad or good
Its just a mattter of opinion

In language there is a diction and a underlying emotion. Fat and Corpulant mean the same thing, but they mean two different things. Fat is hurtful. But Corpulant is like the description for Santa Claus.

  • 06.20.2006 2:40 PM PDT
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hows about this?

There are many many ghosts, banshees, spectres, etc...

there is only one ship Truth

and only one ship Reconciliation.

could it be that they are named after their models (like you call your brand new honda Sally)??

I think this is a MUCH better reason why the ships names are specific to each ship, as the more common vehicles are just general names, but the major vehicle installations, such as TRUTH and RECONCILIATION are a more precise name....

end of discussion, IMO.

  • 06.20.2006 2:56 PM PDT

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Posted by: illblamyourcouch
hows about this?

There are many many ghosts, banshees, spectres, etc...

there is only one ship Truth

and only one ship Reconciliation.

could it be that they are named after their models (like you call your brand new honda Sally)??

I think this is a MUCH better reason why the ships names are specific to each ship, as the more common vehicles are just general names, but the major vehicle installations, such as TRUTH and RECONCILIATION are a more precise name....

end of discussion, IMO.


Then what about Seraphs?

  • 06.20.2006 3:22 PM PDT
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over...analizing...please stop...

  • 06.20.2006 3:22 PM PDT
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I've been around these parts for almost eight years now...wow! Maybe I should be concerned about that...

Covenant Vhicles are all names of ghosts, and human vehicles are all names of animals.

  • 06.20.2006 3:23 PM PDT
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Posted by: aplusjimages
Because that's what the humans call them. Of course will give them negative names because they are associated with something negative. I'm sure if you translated what the covie called them, they would be something positive, like Flower Power or something.

flower Power, nice

  • 06.20.2006 10:46 PM PDT
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all the covie vehicles are another word for ghost....

ghost,specter,wraith,banshee,shadow,phantom, you catch my drift?

and for the other ones idk

  • 06.21.2006 11:53 AM PDT