Compiling a List of Nicknames for the Various Elite Ships
Do You have any insightful / descriptive / humorous names for any of the Elite Ships?
Ceekay gave me this idea to add Nicknames into the One Glance Ship Reference
Original thread was locked so I thought I'd start a new thread and see what we can pull together.
SRV
- Buggy
- Car
- Pram
Imperial Fighter
Federal Condor
Alliance Taipan
Sidewinder
- Sidey
- The starter ship
- Freewinder
- Startwinder
- Crapwinder
- Snidewinder
- Suicidewinder
Eagle
- Freagle (the free one)
- Steagle (As in STock Eagle, as used for PvP bouts).
- Bird of Prey
- Eddie
Hauler
- Taxi
- Doorstop
Adder
- Stingray
- Mathematician (a bit of a stretch, this one. LOL)
Imperial Eagle
- iEagle
Viper
- Vpr
- Sniper
- Fer-de-lace wannabe
- Baby Ferdy
Cobra Mk III
- CM3, CMKIII
- CMDR Jameson
Viper Mk IV
- V4, VMK4, VMKIV
- Heavy Viper
Diamondback Scout
- DBS
- Grasshopper
Cobra Mk IV
- CMKIV, CMK4, CM4
- Cobra Mk Poor
- The Controversial One
- The Exclusive One
- Baby Sloth
Type-6 Transporter
- T6
- Type-6
- Brick
- Shoebox
- Baby Type 9
Dolphin
- Skippy
- Flipper
Diamondback Explorer
- DBX
- Locust
Imperial Courier
- Courier
- iCourier
Keelback
- KB
- Type-6+
- Keelbrick
- Flappy
- SLF Wrapper
Asp Scout
- AspS
- Jack of No Trades
- The Good for Nuthin'
- Crap
- Useless
- Pointless
. . . you get the idea.
Vulture
- The Glass Cannon
- The Paper Canopy
- Cinderella
Asp Explorer
- Asp
- Explorer
- AspX
- Jumpy
Federal Dropship
- FDS
- Dropship
- Federal Drift Ship
- Federal Drop S*t
- Federal Drop Kick
Type-7 Transporter
- T7
- Type-7
- The Box
- Breezeblock
- The Coffin
- The Flying Coffin
- Deathbox
- Deathtrap
- Space Calf
Alliance Chieftain
- Chiefy, Chiefie
- The Chief
- The Chieftang
Federal Assault Ship
- FAS
- Assault Ship
- Federal Salt Ship
Imperial Clipper
- Clipper
- iClipper
- Imperial Slipper
Alliance Challenger
Federal Gunship
- FGS
- Gunship
- Gunboat
- Federal Fun Ship
- Federal S**t Brick
- Dakka Dakka
Krait MK II
- Kr8
- Krython
Orca
- Willie
- Baby Whale
- Killer Whale
Fer-de-Lance
- FDL
- Ferdie, Ferdy
- Fer-de-Win
- Murderlance
- Unfair-de-lance
- Hurt-de-lance
- For-da-Chance
- Fer-de-Pants
Python
- The Most Versatile Ship in the Game
- The Jack of all trades, master of most
- Miniconda
Type-9 Heavy
- T9
- Type-9
- The Space Cow
- The Pig
- The Sloth
Beluga Liner
- Beluga
- The Liner
- Wedding Barge
- The Whale
- The Vibe
- Flying Todger
- Toaster Jammer
Type-10 Defender
- T10
- TX
- The Space Bull
- The Battle Bull
- Bughunter
- Iron Pig
- The Hulk
- The Tank
Anaconda
- Annie
- 'Conda
- Braben's Baby
- Mary Sue
Federal Corvette
- Corvette
- Corvy
- 'Vette
- Federal Courgette
- Star Destroyer
- Grindvette
- Farragut Wannabe
- Baby Farragut
Imperial Cutter
- Cutter
- iCutter
- Imperial Drifter
- The Imperial Grind-Sink
- The Impractical Clutter
--- Other Names I've come across.
The Big 3
The Three Cs
- Names for the 'Connie, Corvette, Cutter
The Big 4
- Anaconda, Corvette, Cutter, Type 10.
The Big 5
- Anaconda, Beluga, Corvette, Cutter and Type 10
or
- Anaconda, Corvette, Cutter, Type 9 and Type 10
The Big 6
- Anaconda, Beluga, Corvette, Cutter, Type 9 and Type 10
The F*S
- Federal * Ships.... FDS, FAS, FGS
The Fish
- Dolphin, Orca, Beluga
The Insects
- Thargoid ships
The Type-X Type-* TX
- Type 6, Type 7, Type 9 (and Type 10 or even Keelback).
* I took the name references out because it's likely someone else actually coined the phrase.
