Ships' names! Definitive list!

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:17 am

Zebra Airforce wrote:He put the names of the crafts from Senko no Ronde, not the characters.

Aren't they anthropomorphic exoskeletons rather than crafts?

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:58 am

Metal Black "Black Fly" represent! The ugliest, most pugnacious ship in shooting.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2416/bf00jc8.jpg

edit: although from that angle and with less metallic color, it looks quite cool.

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:01 pm

Bill wrote:Metal Black "Black Fly" represent! The ugliest, most pugnacious ship in shooting.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2416/bf00jc8.jpg

What the hell were they thinking .. o_O

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:01 pm

Udderdude wrote:
Bill wrote:Metal Black "Black Fly" represent! The ugliest, most pugnacious ship in shooting.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2416/bf00jc8.jpg
What the hell were they thinking .. o_O

Ghetto ship for a messed-up game.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:02 pm

I think its design rocks, actually. Looks like a space submarine.

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:07 pm

Turrican wrote:I think its design rocks, actually. Looks like a space submarine.

I'm quite fond of it too. It looks no-nonsense and very industrial, which fits the game's depressed mood perfectly. Also, MB's action is very "brawling," with lots of grueling close-quarters action. So a purpose-built, slightly stubby ship fits much better than the Vic Viper "jetfighter" archetype. It's not a pretty ship, in fact it's quite unattractive, but it's exactly what MB's atmosphere ordered.

I think that model, as cool as it is, interprets the in-game sprite quite differently. As does the game's official artwork. That model looks more articulated, while the artwork is a bit sleeker. More like Darius' Silver Hawk.

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/5236 ... ackwo4.jpg

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:33 pm

Code: R-9
Name: "Savior" ("Arrowhead")
Crew: 1
Weight: 31.0 t
Lenght: 16.2 m
Width: 10.8 m
Height: 5.1 m
Max Speed: 208km/sec
Max Power: 9.2e14 cr
Cannon: Shock Wave Cannon
Force Type: Round Force
Canopy Color: Blue
Polarized Light Canopy
This canopy protects the pilot's eyes from UV and X-Rays. An element infused in the canopy adjusts the level of protection to compensate for the type and intensity of rays received.
Description: The R9 was equipped with the first version of space armor used in the Earth Civilization Bloc. The addition of both the Wave Unit and the Force Control Device were key factors in its development.
Appears: R-Type I

Code: R-9 Custom
Name: "War Head"
Crew: 1
Weight: 22.0 t
Lenght: 13.5 m
Width: 4.2 m
Height: 9.2 m
Max Speed:n/a
Max Power:n/a
Cannon:The Spread Wave Cannon
A modified version of the Savior's Plasma Wave Cannon, this cannon was designed to carry a higher capacity of raw, blistering, Bydo melting Plasma Energy that spreads like a wave. Also called the Diffusionary Plasma Wave Cannon, play R-Type II and hold the Plasma Charge Button until the meter fills with blue and flashes orange. Takes lots of time to charge up.
Force Type: Enhanced Force
Canopy Color: Blue
Description:Used in sub-space combat, this R9 has been modified to use a more powerful Plasma Cannon called THE SPREAD WAVE CANNON, tailored to suck up more droplets of Plasma Energy than the Savior's version of the Wave Cannon. This spacecraft was used to vanquish the Bydo once and for all in R-Type II.
Appears: R-Type II

Code: R-9ø
Name: "Ragnarok"
Crew: 1
Weight: n/a
Lenght: n/a
Width: n/a
Height: n/a
Max Speed: n/a
Max Power: n/a
Cannon: Enhanced Shock Wave Cannon
Force Type:
Enhanced Force
Shadow Force
Cyclone Force
Canopy Color: Blue
Armored Canopy
Unlike the "usual" canopy, this canopy is equipped with sensor elements that read external data and projects the image on the inside of the canopy.
Appears: R-Type III - The Third Lightning

Code: R-9aII
Name: "Delta"
Crew: 1
Weight: n/a
Lenght: n/a
Width: n/a
Height: n/a
Cannon: Shock Wave Cannon (Releases the charged energy straight out toward the front enemy with powerful penetration force.
Force Type: Round Force
Canopy Color: Blue
Description: Considering aviation in the aerosphere, the R9a Delta is an enhanced miniature model. Although the R9a Delta is a prototype, it already has fighting experience in actual combat, and has significantly influenced subsequent fighter design. The R9a Delta is equipped with a diffuse shock wave cannon which can increase and diffuse energy using a special catalyzer, as well as the same shock wave cannon as that of the R9 mass production model.
The name "Delta" was originally used for the project, but the project staff usually called the prototype itself by this name. The formal development code recorded is R9aII.
Appears: R-Type Delta

Code: R-X
Name: "Albatross"
Crew: 1
Weight: n/a
Lenght: n/a
Width: n/a
Height: n/a
Cannon: Burst Shock Wave Cannon (Generates energy instantly inside of the enemy to cause fatal damage to it. )
Force Type: Tentacle Force
Canopy Color: Purple
Description: This is a prototype for a special force test, which was developed by the air force in collaboration with the aircraft manufacturer MacGwire Co.,Ltd. The surface of Rx is finished with a mirror coating as one of the countermeasures against optical weapons. The Rx is equipped with the "Burst Shock Wave Cannon" which generates energy instantly inside of the enemy by utilizing a navigation system with the different dimensions. The formal development code for the Rx is RX-10.
Appears: R-Type Delta

Code: R-13
Name: "Cerberos"
Crew: 1
Weight: n/a
Lenght: n/a
Width: n/a
Height: n/a
Cannon: Lightening Shock Wave Cannon (The lightening shock wave runs around searching for the enemy to tear it off. )
Force Type: Anchor Force
Description: This craft is manufactured by the military manufacturer Warleric Co., Ltd., and is greatly different in structure from the R-series conventional models. The R13 is equipped with the "Lightening Shock Wave Cannon", which adds the pursuit homing feature to the conventional shock wave cannon. The lightening shock wave cannon senses the target and shoots it precisely.
Appears: R-Type Delta

Courtesy of http://www.zone.ee/rtype/

Galaxius · Post by **Galaxius** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:54 pm

Solar Assault Gradius - Alpinia

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer ... 04&image=2

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:07 pm

CHANGE AIR BLADE:

- F36B Blaster
- YF-222A Alpha Blade
- (RANDOM JAPANESE NAME HALP!)
- AH-99IV Stone Golem
- XF-48G Galeria
- F/A-6Ω Omega Arrow
- (RANDOM JAPANESE NAME HALP!)
- XH-10ix Sylph

Enemy ships:

- F-36X Xe-ro
- XF-48J Jelda
- (RANDOM JAPANESE NAME HALP!)
- YF-222 ∆ Delta Edge
- AH-99VII Cycrops
- XH-10x Banshee
- (RANDOM JAPANESE NAME HALP!)
- F/A-6 Σ Sigma Lancer

And here's the name of the pods from Progear (forgot about them yesterday):

- Type-α
- Type-β
- Type-r

Also, on Donpachi/Dodonpachi/Dangun Feveron/DOJ the ships are just Type A/B/C. Does that count?

EDIT: Here's some more:

SONIC WINGS:
- F-18
- F-14
- FSX
- F-15
- AJ-37
- JAS-39
- AV-8
- IDS

SONIC WINGS 2:
- F-117
- A-10
- FS-X
- F-15
- F-14
- YF-23
- RAFALE
- FRS.2

SONIC WINGS LIMITED:
- F-117N Sea Hawk
- A-10 Thunderbolt II
- FS-X
- F-15DJ Eagle
- Ka-50 Hokum
- IL-102 Stormovik II
- Rafale M
- F-14 Tomcat
- AJ-37 Viggen
- F-104 Star Fighter

SONIC WINGS 3:
- F4U Corsair
- P61 Black Widow
- Zero Fighter
- M6A1 Seiran
- IL2 Stormovik
- I-16 Polikarpov
- D0335 Pfeil
- JU-87 Stuka
- Whirlwind
- Swordfish

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:55 pm

About Battle Garegga's ships: The regular 4 ships have 4 different names depending on their type but the extra characters, Chitta, Gain, Miyamoto and Bornnam are just called Gain A, Gain B, Gain C, etc...
The correct list would be:

Silver Sword
Cannon Ball
Masamune
Shatter Star

Grasshopper
Reinforcer
DGR October
Diving Fox

Flying Baron
Stormy Omen
Red Impulse
Black Zeppelin

Wild Snail
Iron Mackerel
Rust Champion
Golden Bat

Gain

Chitta

Miyamoto

Bornnam

The other names usually refer to the character's bomb or option shot. I don't know why these are used to describe the special character's types in the highscore topic, but it's just plain wrong.

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:06 pm

Plasmo wrote:The other names usually refer to the character's bomb or option shot.

You have a point there, but what about these names:

-Battle Valhalyzer
-Neo Gundalf
-Samurai Dragon
-Final Golgodian

They DO sound like ship names.

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:12 pm

Well actually these are the names for the ships, you're right. But when you talk about the ships you usually call them by the pilot (for the extra characters) Or would you call the Wildsnail by it's ship name G-913?

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:15 pm

SOQ 004 - Toryu (Dragon Slayer)

Color: Red
Speed: Quick
Shot pattern: Straight + Diagonal Angle fire
NALS Webs:
Ei-Dou: semi-circle web, laser fire
Pin-Point: cone web, incendiary fire
Pilot: Kaoru Yoshida

Department manager of the Defensive Section 2 and one of the most talented SOQ fighters in the line. Though being the oldest and most experienced of her team-mates, she is also the most advanced member of her team in regards to bone strengthening and neurological enhancements, making her the optimum fighter pilot in deep-space combat. Despite facing social nuances such as a bitter divorce and starting a new family, she is a confident woman who forgets her worries in her work.

SOQ 010 - Shien (Purple Lightening)

Color: Blue
Speed: Average
Shot pattern: Wide-Spread fire + Miniature-Homing Missile launchers
NALS webs:
All Range: full circle web, centralised electric fire
Bou-Ryu: semi-circle web, laser fire
Pilot: Ryota Mikazuki

The newest and youngest member of the SOQ Defensive Section 2 and has been with the Jin-Sei’s defense program for a year. Has excelled in physical training as well as the NALS fighting system, proving to be an excellent pilot with a strong and boisterous spirit under a moody facade. What few people know about him however is that he is one of President Miama’s sons; he went into hiding years ago for being unable to ventilate his feelings and emotions about the family company which he could not confront his father with.

SOQ 025 - Houga (Fang)

Color: Green
Speed: Slow
Shot pattern: Heavy fire + Dual Directional guns
NALS webs:
Random: multi-directional cone web, incendiary fire
Mu-Sou: cone web, laser fire
Pilot: Rika Kunimura

Her primary role in the Jin-Sei is Defense Plans & Operations chief assistant. She has had previous experience with the NALS fighting system since her school days, but because of her quarrelsome and independent nature she was issued to the Lunar surface mining facility for the company. During an attack on the facility, she was called into action by the main office and because of her excellent combat skills during a time of emergency was promoted to the SOQ. Her argumentative and liberal views are rooted in the fact that she is partly Swedish on her mother's side and was raised that way, which may explain why her speech and behavioral patterns are misinterpreted by her companions, but deep down she is a very compassionate woman.

Courtesy of Wikipedia

Need data on the SOQ 026 though.

Zuhzuhzombie!! · Post by **Zuhzuhzombie!!** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:31 pm

Soldier Blade - Soldier Blade V92

RHE · Post by **RHE** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:37 pm

Last Hope - Z-42 Warpstar

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:56 pm

I've put down the name of every ship in Change Air Blade, but there are four ships with japanese names. Can someone translate them?

Plasmo wrote:When you talk about the ships you usually call them by the pilot.

Of course, but on this particular list, where we put down the ship names, we should use Battle Valhalyzer, Neo Gundalf etc instead of the pilots.

EDIT: Thanks for the tip Enhasa.

Enhasa · Post by **Enhasa** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:59 pm

Turrican wrote:
Zebra Airforce wrote:He put the names of the crafts from Senko no Ronde, not the characters.
Aren't they anthropomorphic exoskeletons rather than crafts?

No, I would say they're proper crafts, I think you really ought to include them. The character names are all Mika, Changpo, etc. Most people don't know the rounder names. It's a moot point anyway, since when you go into boss, those are obviously ships.

Ruldra wrote:CHANGE AIR BLADE:

- F36B Blaster
- YF-222A Alpha Blade
- (RANDOM JAPANESE NAME HALP!)
- AH-99IV Stone Golem
- XF-48G Galeria
- F/A-6Ω Omega Arrow
- (RANDOM JAPANESE NAME HALP!)
- XH-10ix Sylph

Enemy ships:

- F-36X Xe-ro
- XF-48J Jelda
- (RANDOM JAPANESE NAME HALP!)
- YF-222 ∆ Delta Edge
- AH-99VII Cycrops
- XH-10x Banshee
- (RANDOM JAPANESE NAME HALP!)
- F/A-6 Σ Sigma Lancer

To be more precise, it's not really player and enemy so much as it is 1p and 2p. Also, I know this isn't any help, sorry, but I just call those ships Mosquito and Flying Pancake.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue May 13, 2008 6:29 pm

Enhasa wrote:No, I would say they're proper crafts, I think you really ought to include them. The character names are all Mika, Changpo, etc. Most people don't know the rounder names. It's a moot point anyway, since when you go into boss, those are obviously ships.

Excellent, updated.

Now I think I'll merge the Raiden Fighters entries and the Sonic Wings series - it has little sense to list the same ship twice just because it's included in the sequel.

Zuhzuhzombie!! · Post by **Zuhzuhzombie!!** » Tue May 13, 2008 7:09 pm

I believe the ship in Super Star Soldier is called Neo Caesar.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:41 pm

I know I've seen the ship in Space Megaforce referred to as the ED-057 (or something like that...doesn't a user around here have that as his name, or at least used to?), though I'm not sure whether that was also the name in Super Aleste, or whether it was "Westernized."

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:01 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:I know I've seen the ship in Space Megaforce referred to as the ED-057 (or something like that...doesn't a user around here have that as his name, or at least used to?), though I'm not sure whether that was also the name in Super Aleste, or whether it was "Westernized."

Not just an user - an Oldschoolers buddy! Check my banner ^_^

Anyway, yes, I think ED-057 is a western made up. But I can always list it under Space Megaforce...

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:15 pm

I want a pic of every one

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:27 pm

dpful wrote:I want a pic of every one

Believe it or not, there are many pictures available at Shoot The Core (models section), R-Type Hangar, R-Type Museum, Eightbit Fighters and some other webpages.

Of course, an animated gif capture of each sprite would be a total awesomeness...

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:36 pm

Oh yeah, the ship in Cyber Core is a transforming "entity" called [CHIMERA]. Looks like a ship to me. It's probably one of those "organic ships".

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:55 pm

LGB wrote:Oh yeah, the ship in Cyber Core is a transforming "entity" called [CHIMERA]. Looks like a ship to me. It's probably one of those "organic ships".

How fitting then that alphabetically it follows Crying!

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:56 pm

Turrican wrote:
LGB wrote:Oh yeah, the ship in Cyber Core is a transforming "entity" called [CHIMERA]. Looks like a ship to me. It's probably one of those "organic ships".
How fitting then that alphabetically it follows Crying!

Good lord, you've just ruined one of the better Genesis games. Thanks.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:07 pm

Now this, just is, the very definition of an excellent topic idea.

imho of course.

someone should mention Parodius MSX's/nemesis2's characters though. (yeah I am lazy)
This list can't be complete without a fullly armed pentarou in it's middle.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:28 pm

Turrican wrote:I think its design rocks, actually. Looks like a space submarine.

I dunno about "space submarine," but I like its design. Refreshing after all the "bird in space" ripoff ships

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:44 pm

Ed Oscuro wrote:
Turrican wrote:I think its design rocks, actually. Looks like a space submarine.
I dunno about "space submarine," but I like its design. Refreshing after all the "bird in space" ripoff ships

This thread is just a preliminary phase - once I've gathered the most info on all the vessels, I'd like to launch a poll/contest:

"The Top 25 mecha/industrial design vessels in shmups, ever"

Please continue to look for ship names and more importantly ships specs!

@Laydock: you're welcome.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:47 pm

I need to find out the name of the ship from Major Stryker.