Say that Mankind launches two new spaceships.

[Xenetethrae]

Athena and Ares
Or Nyx and Styx
Or Huginn and Muninn

EVE much?

Also, I prefer Norse mythological names to those of Greek mythology, but have never understood how Huginn and Muninn sounds impressive. "Thought" and "Memory"?

How about Jörmungandr and Fenrir? (just scary things)
or Hermod and Sleipnir? (a perfect set up for a rescue mission)
or Valkyrie and Einherjar (cause this setup actually makes sense: 1 lead ship and 1 watchful protector/scout)

 

[pearcinator]

Or maybe "Bill" and "Ted"...

That would be most triumphant

 

[Cazza]

Sovereign & Pioneer would make good fitting names.

Enterprise would be out of the question but we gotta at least try. They will most likily be named after a peron or place.

 

[Lekonua]

Demosthenes and Locke.

 

[Epictank of Wintown]

On the side of joking:

Litany of Litany's Litany and Maximum Fuck.

On the serious side of things:

Apollo and Picard.

 

[Angerwing]

Impetus and Animus, or as someone else said, Adam and Eve.

Either something biblical or something Latin.

 

[martyrdrebel27]

Jules and Vincent

 

[crudus]

I wonder how many people are going to say Normandy and Enterprise

I was thinking Enterprise and Serenity. I don't think Normandy is ingrained in pop culture enough.

 

[s0m3th1ng]

They will probably be named after the scientist who invented the magic star drive or some other famous scientist like the cliched Wernher Von Braun.

 

[Scorched_Cascade]

Athena and Ares
Or Nyx and Styx
Or Huginn and Muninn

EVE much?

Also, I prefer Norse mythological names to those of Greek mythology, but have never understood how Huginn and Muninn sounds impressive. "Thought" and "Memory"?

How about Jörmungandr and Fenrir? (just scary things)
or Hermod and Sleipnir? (a perfect set up for a rescue mission)
or Valkyrie and Einherjar (cause this setup actually makes sense: 1 lead ship and 1 watchful protector/scout)

EVE? I've never played it, did I make an accidental reference?

I went with Ares and Athena because they are opposites and just fit and sound nice together. Nyx is the titan of darkness and Styx is the dark river. Huginn and Muninn not because they sound cool but because of the symbolism. They are Odin's ravens, his messengers and spies I thought it fitting that the space ships were named after them. Odin being chief among the Aesir and they being his messengers and spies its like a veiled threat, a declaration of status and a statement about human life being dominant on it's planet all in one.

Were I going for cool Norse references I'd go with Tyr and Thor or Loki and Hel.

 

[mireko]

The Litany of L-.. you people are fast. The Litany of Fury and the Nanoha.

[sub]Xenos, why don't you cool your heads?[/sub]

 

[Exile714]

Gilgamesh and Enkidu

 

[JRCB]

Steve.
Steve^2 (Steve Squared).

Oddly enough, this is also what I will name my kids if I have twins.

 

[Epictank of Wintown]

If Mankind Didn't really launch two spaceships, then why is the topic title "mankind launches two new spaceships?" Are you a games journalist in training?

also, "humankind"

Seriously? That's all you decided to contribute? =/

i apologize that you are stranded in old misogynist ways, but calling it "mankind" is just a sample of the archaic, male-dominated english-language.

Off-topic, but seriously. Do me a favor and take your PC bullshit elsewhere. All this "political correctness" crap does is drive home the fact that people are different. If we all stopped focusing on the fact that we ARE different and focused on what we all have IN COMMON, the world would be a better place.

But you self-centered PC winos can't have that, can you?

The Litany of L-.. you people are fast. The Litany of Fury and the Nanoha.

[sub]Xenos, why don't you cool your heads?[/sub]

The Angry Marines are, like, the best chapter ever.

 

[Paksenarrion]

Or Pride of Shepard and Fist of Wrex

I like these two names. That way, they can greet each other in passing:

"Shepard."

"Wrex."

 

[dalek sec]

The We're Coming To Blow You Up and the We're Coming To Take Your Stuff.

Honesty is the best policy!

Barring that, the Ishimura and the Von Braun. Nothing could POSSIBLY go wrong.

Well you could go with the Ishimura and then change the second one to the Event Horizen. What would go wrong with both of those classy names?