See, they named another ship the Hornblower, after the character in the CS Forester series of the same name. I read the books recently and paid close attention to the ship names. While everything suggests this is the end due to a thrilling final chapter of war, The Expanse decided to leave some hope that the story will be continued. With different conventions for different factions, of course. Baratheon spoke from behind a savage mask. Co-writer Will Sobel says that makes them uniquely suited to help Green Ronin bring these maps to life. Perfect, as it's been noted on this sub recently that Holden has a white knight complex. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The Culture ship names really are something else! Akin to a narrow, tall building, the ship's construction is layered floor-by-floor from the drive cone and reactor "upwards" to the flight deck and sensor relays. Your names don't feel quite right. There's a pretty famously powerful gun in the game(s) called the bitch which can roll corrosive (caustic) damage type. Those movies are the root of my arachnophobia. WebThere are ships named after real historical figures like Nathan Hale and Hammurabi. UNS Arboghast was a scientific vessel commandeered and retrofitted to investigate protomolecule activities at the impact site on Venus. It was renamed by James Holden after he and his crew escaped the Donnager aboard the ship, marking the start of its long and decorated career as an independent warship. That trilogy was amazing! UNN Nathan Hale that attempted to reach Phoebe before MCRN Scirocco. Funny that you said that. Rocinante possesses numerous advanced Martian weapons systems and materiel, including: In its service as an independent contract warship, Rocinante was later outfitted with a light keel-mounted railgun, capable of firing 1-kilogram MCRN-issue tungsten rounds at approximate 9,980 meters/second. The shipnames are good, but the Culture shipnames are better :-). Okoye cameos in The Expanse to explain why only a handful of ships are being attacked by the Ring entities, while others sail through safely. Alex enthusiastically suggested naming their new ship "Flamin' Alamo" or "Screamin' Firehawk" to which Holden refused, suggesting the name "Rocinante" instead. Space X's 3 autonomous drone ships where the rockets land are actually named after 3 Culture ships - the Of Cours I Still Love You, Just Read the Instructions and A Shortfall of Gravitas. It means it used to be a workhorse, but not anymore. Press J to jump to the feed. In addition to the storm motif, the Magnetar-class all seem to posses a human-element to the metaphor (Eye, Heart, Voice). Fortunately, the ship and crew survive when entering into the Ring Space, becoming the first to do so. MMC Marine Roberta "Bobbie" Draper - Temporary during Io Campaign, and later after the Slow Zone Incident, before eventually becoming part of the main c It wasn't just a Mormon town, it was supposed to be their Jerusalem. It just sounds so great. We Boyles took naturally to space due to our low bone density and love of yeast. Then they are then listed in alphabetical order. These are a few of the things that encourage good fortune: Naming a vessel after one that has previously sunk, Naming a boat after a storm or natural disaster is bad luck, according to Poseidon (interesting that the Laconian ships were all named in this fashion). ago According to nautical lore, naming your vessel after a storm or natural disaster will bring bad luck (so said Poseidon, allegedly). As the Roci draws closer to the Free Navy ship, the Zmeya launches a barrage of missiles in a helical pattern at the Roci. If you like interesting ship names, check out the names from Iain M Banks culture novels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spacecraft_in_the_Culture_series?wprov=sfla1. They give us feedback and tweaks here and there, to make sure that were being true to their vision, while also giving us enough room to breathe.. Taking that into account, here are some potential names: Fist of the Hurricane, Steps of Frost, Scratch of Lightning, Cries of Thunder, Howl of Snow, basically anything with a human part (body or action) + a storm element (rain, snow, hail, etc.). Then they were driven out by armed vigilantes- starting the exodus that eventually led them to Utah and Idaho. MCRN Tachi: Lieutenant Lopez(Commanding Officer)Rocinante: (Main)James Holden (Captain)Naomi Nagata (Executive Officer, Chief Engineer)Alex Kamal (Pilot, former)Amos Burton (Mechanic)Clarissa Mao (Assistant Mechanic)Bobbie Draper (Gunner, Pilot)Temporary:Josephus Miller (Season 2)Praxideke Meng (Season 2-3)Chrisjen Avasarala (Season 3)Bobbie Draper (Season 3)Anna Volovodov (Season 3)Monica Stuart (Season 3) Temporary OPA Navy crew: (Season 5)Bull (Pilot)LeveauUnnamed female Tycho engineerUnnamed male crewmember[1] The Nathan Hale, US Patriot from the revolution. I still have a jar of my mothers original yeast right here. They may also travel into the Ring network, and into many other planetary systems. Rhaegar settled his eyes on the man before him- the one responsible for all of this. Apparently it's a biblical reference (1 Samuel 28:3-25). The following is a semi-complete pictorial catalog of the characters inThe Expanse TV series; they are grouped by location and roughly in order of their last appearance when they are dead in the current episode, or the location of their first appearance when alive. Enjoy! There are ones named after fictional characters like Dagny Taggart (from Ayn Rands Atlas Shrugged) and Mark Watney (protagonist of The Martian, though its possible Watney is intended to exist in the Expanse universe.) Holden however reaches them in time and uses the Roci's PDCs to get them aboard the ship. Green Ronin Publishing, the team behind The Expanse tabletop role-playing game, has an exciting new book on the way. Finding that Lionel had escaped in a shuttle docked in the Anubis, Holden ordered Alex to destroy the Anubis with a torpedo, which Alex did gladly as the Rocinante now made its way to Eros. The Agatha King being treated like a loyal old woman that wont let you down, despite her cosmetic issues, the Weeping Somnambulist being a ship that was symbolic of the life and love an elderly Belter couple shared, and their mission. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthago_delenda_est. That's where Elon gets the drone recovery ship names from. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, General Discussion (All Show & Book Spoilers Must Be Tagged). It became the Rocinante after being refitted at Tycho Station. 1. The crew then discovered that the Hybrid had gotten onto the ship's cargo section. Great ship, great captain, great scenes they're in. The evolution of the Rocinante: Seth Reeds initial sketch, North Fronts early variants, elevations, block-in and refined models, and graphics pass. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. In Spanish, Rocin means "work horse" or "low-quality horse" and also can mean an illiterate or rough man. Ship names are always some place where you can subtly impress me. WebThere was an Imahara (station IIRC?) That's gives me, and pardon my French, one hell of a ship boner just hearing it. Press J to jump to the feed. Mine has definitely got to be the Caustic Bitch. Johnson then had the ship disguised as a gas hauler to help them avoid detection and gave the Rocinante's crew their mission; to find Lionel Polanski, one of Fred's operatives from the Scopuli. Before combat is initiated, Captain Camina Drummer leads a mutiny aboard the Tynan, fires a missile which disables the Dewalt's engines and orders Mowteng to stand down (both ships belonging to her own faction). Ive always been pushing to make the ships more and more cramped, make everything a little tighter, a little smaller, ceilings a little lower, said Breck Eisner, Anubis sounds deathly, fitting considering its payload and the fact it became a tomb. Hull number Marasmus was a rental out of Pallas Station carrying Aid Without Allegiance relief activists. Press J to jump to the feed. Fury of the squall may be better. "If I have to board one more ship named after some kid or girl who got left behind after a magic weekend on Titan, I might just shoot some people for general lack of creativity.". I was just rewatching season 2 and there was a brief scene where the Jefferson Mays was granted permission to dock (on Tycho I believe). They are then saved when Holden shuts down all protomolecule on the planet, allowing every ship's Fusion drive to work again. But even before that, authors Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham who write under the pen name S. A. Corey) explored the setting in their own homebrew RPG. Light Frigate newsletter, The Mandalorian season 3 poochied Gina Carano, Marshal Dune was a key player, but controversys keeping her out of the galaxy, Marvel still doesnt know what to do with its most popular hero, Spider-Man, Spider-Man endures, almost in spite of many Spider-Man stories, Destiny 2 power level guide, all caps and Powerful and Pinnacle gear sources explained, The best way to increase your Power level in Destiny 2s new Lightfall expansion, All the big new games coming out in March, Soulslike and sports fans are in for a treat with Wo Long and Augusta National, Sign up for the They have designs generally oriented towards function rather than to be aesthetically pleasing. Hold up, is that a Borderlands reference? In exchange for stolen stealth technology from the Red Planet, Marco "acquired" the mutineers a Protomolecule sample. The name perfectly hides what it really is. Sobel says that theres no protomolecule on board the Roci as depicted in this book. The exterior of the Rocinante. The story premise is good, but the character interactions and ship names had me laughing a lot! In the Assault on Thoth Station, the Rocinante was released from the OPA Guy Molinari to act as broken off cargo so it could float to the station. Oh for a second I thought you meant Harambe. Something like what they had in Mass Effect would be very cool indeed! With all the missiles destroyed, Holden activates the Roci's railgun and disables the Zmeya's drives, but as the Roci prepares to board the Free Navy ship, the Zmeya self-destructs. and a ship called the Tori Byron, as well as a location called "Savage Landing". By the time the Donnager picked up the Canterbury survivors, the Tachi was the only escort docked in the Battleship's hangar bay. I'll try and think more and see what I can find out. The Expanse Rocinante (Beratnas Gas) Space Engineers. You forgot the best one: Scipio Africanus. But you might not have guessed that if you only saw the shows sets. Specifications I hope the TV crew gets a chance to put it on the big screen one day. They kind of gave us free rein, Sobel told Polygon in an interview. "There's no more running for you." Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. :). By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Marco Inaros' Free Navy is currently the dominant force in The Expanse 's Sol system - an achievement only possible thanks to his season 5 alliance with Martian rebels. But The Expanse ship names are very much a product of humans as we are now. I only wish there were more actual naming conventions. Ships of the Expanse is available as a hardcover book for $39.95 (with an estimated shipping date of the first quarter of 2021) and a PDF for $19.95. Digital copies are also available via DriveThruRPG. Heres a full list of the ships that will be included in the final product: Please check your email to find a confirmation email, and follow the steps to confirm your humanity. Summary. Having managed to locate and communicate the codewords to the Ambedkar in time, the MCRN ship was satisfied and promtly left the Rocinante alone. But also, now you know what your ship looks like, so that if youre doing the ship-to-ship combat or space combat, youve got an idea of how that fits into your tactical plan.. Was about to say this. Something went wrong. Mars sues Rocicorp in both Martian and Earth courts to get the Rocinante back from the Roci Crew. Lieutenant Lopez(Commanding Officer)Rocinante: (Main). Maybe the arms of the hurricane. The Expanse, a wildly popular series of science fiction books and a beloved television series, was adapted into a role-playing game thanks to a crowdfunding campaign in 2018. I love the variety of names the MCRN ships, and that several are named after famous astronauts. He was the Egyptian god of the underworld before he got displaced by Osiris. Impossible to remember. Security officers on Ceres station are under contract to Star Helix Security, an Earth-based corporation. The Rocinante is freed from the Ring Space's speed limit thanks to Holden's plan to shut down every ship to make them not a threat to the Ring station. Naomi asks Prax for a new name for the ship's transponder, renaming the ship Pinus Contorta, the name of a tree species. For an extra layer of trivia fun, note that the Canterbury shares her name with The Canterbury Tales, a collection of short story poems from the 1300's which includes, among others, the KNIGHT'S Tale. I found reference to a book of the ships of The Expanse, not sure if it was published. If fans are interested in slapping some blue goo behind the bulkheads in the cargo bay, they should check out Abzus Bounty six scenarios designed for a new crew of characters. The Rocinante then goes to Luna with the surviving crew to meet up with Avasarala and to pickup Amos and Clarissa Mao. Ships of the Expanse was created with the help of the original authors. Features Ships of the Expanse is available as a hardcover book for $39.95 (with an estimated shipping date of the first quarter of 2021) and a PDF for $19.95. Holden orders to engage the ships to give the Razorback time to save Naomi. Basically dude bros naming ships, I'm guilty of it too as one of my favorite ship names is Excalibur. WebA category for a list of all warships employed by the United Nations Navy. Using her PDCs, the Tachi blasted her way out of the hangar and made a getaway at full burn before the Donnager was scuttled. With the Song of the Sirens in this case obviously being: LW. Produced by Daniel Orrett. The Expanse was always good at that. Like since the Roci was the "Tachi" maybe other Corvette-class ships have names like "Halberd", "Claymore", "Falchion", and "Scimitar". Oh yes! While in a recon mission near an asteroid in the Belt, the Roci is ambushed by a Free Navy fighter skiff. My other favorite names from the series are - Screw Loose, Limiting Factor, Congenial Optimist, Very little Gravitas inedeed, Shoot them later, and What is the answer and why? The ship involved in confrontation with MCRN Scipio Africanus. The remaining ships then surrender and the Roci goes to rendezvous with the Razorback to pick up Naomi. Another might be "Roar of the Tornado". "Babylon's Ashes" ECF-270 (former) He burned the city to the ground as vengance for the burning of the Acropolis during the second Persian invasion of Greece. I think it's the UN officer inspecting the Somnambulist at the Ganymede docks (Caliban's War) you might be thinking of. Just watched that episode today, brilliant. Propulsion Yeah, but I had to make up short nicknames for his human/AI character names lol. One of the primary shipyards in the Belt. MCRN Hammurabi. I've read somewhere that Anubis is currently involved in an never-ending battle with Oma Desala Also, in the book, there's a brief mention of the freighter "Bad Motherfucker" registered to the 'MYOFB Corporation' out of Luna. One I liked from the show was the MCRN's Scipio Africanus. Spaceships, when equipped with Epstein fusion drives, are able to travel between the planets of the Solar System with relative ease. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. You hear the name Donnager and you respect it. In an defunct and repurposed Helium-3 mine, Protogen scientists established Prospero station. Haha I hated the Laconian ship names. Ooh, interesting. Type Fearing no way out, Holden tries to contact Proto-Miller, who informs him of how to enter the Ring safely. First appearance When executing their plan, the Edward Israel launches its explosives-rigged shuttle at the Roci but Alex manages to destroy it. But maybe thats the Patrick obrien fan in me. It would go on to become the primary setting for the next several novels, and also play a huge role in the television series. I also love that some of the ships have nicknames, e.g., the Cant and the Roci. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Next, while the Serrio Mal is distracted by the Dewalt's missiles, the Roci destroys the Serrio Mal with six railgun rounds, detonating the ship's reactor. 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